Bioinformatics
Code: 101909 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2501230 Biomedical Sciences | OB | 3 |
Contact
- Name:
- Leonardo Pardo Carrasco
- Email:
- leonardo.pardo@uab.cat
Teachers
- Angel Gonzalez Wong
- Marc Gómez Autet
- Claudia Llinŕs del Torrent Masachs
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives and Contextualisation
This course introduces the student to the field of Bioinformatics, an area of research that uses computer databases to store, retrieve and assist in the understanding of biological information. The large genome sequencing projects as well as significant progresses in the determination of three-dimensional protein structures have led to an explosion of genetic sequences and structural data available for automated analysis. The student will learn how genomic analysis and protein structures can lead to a better understanding of the biological processes. Students will be introduced to basic tools of Boinformatics and Computational Biology. The practical sessions will complement this knowledge, allowing students to become familiar with the details and the use of the most used tools and online resources of the field.
Competences
- Apply knowledge acquired to the planning and implementation of research, development and innovation projects in a biomedical research laboratory, a clinical department laboratory or the biomedical industry.
- Display knowledge of the basic life processes on several levels of organisation: molecular, cellular, tissues, organs, individual and populations.
- Work as part of a group with members of other professions, understanding their viewpoint and establishing a constructive collaboration.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and apply suitable functional study methodologies for the development of research projects.
- Use procedures for analysing the structure, properties and function of cellular molecules and organelles.
- Work as part of a group with members of other professions, understanding their viewpoint and establishing a constructive collaboration.
Content
1. Introduction. Databases in Bioinformatics
- NCBI - Entrez
- Bibliographic data bases
- Protein sequences. UniProt
- Nucleotide sequences. GenBank
2. Genomics
- Genome annotations
- Search for genes
- Genome project
- Genomic browsers
- Encode project
- HapMap project
- Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders: OMIM
- Databases of SNPs
- Genome association studies (GWAS)
3. Alignment of sequences
- Sequence comparison methods
- Substitution matrices
- Dynamic programming
- Local and global alignment
- Search by similarity (BLAST)
- Multiple sequence alignment
- Representation of LOGOS of Sequences
- Progressive alignment. ClustalW
4. Phylogenetic analysis
5. Structural bioinformatics
- Protein secondary structure
- Protein tertiary structure. Molecular interactions
- Experimental methods for the determination of the tertiary structure of proteins: X-ray and NMR
- The PDB format
- Protein quaternary structure
- Structural alignment of proteins, molecular cavities, molecular electrostatic potential
- Cell membrane, membrane proteins, prediction of secondary structure of transmembrane segments
- Structural classification of proteins: motifs, domains
- Homology modeling
6. Modes of drug action
- G protein-coupled receptors
- Kinases
- Growth factors
7. Chemoinformatics
- Representation of chemical entities. SMILES and Tanimoto coefficient
- Structure-Activity Relationships. Pharmacophore models
- Protein-ligand molecular docking
- ADME / Tox
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Practical classes | 24 | 0.96 | |
| Research project presentation | 5.5 | 0.22 | |
| Theoretical classes | 24 | 0.96 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Consolidation practices and tutorials | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Research project | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Study | 71 | 2.84 |
The orientation of the course is eminently practical with the use of software.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance to practices and presentation of the corresponding reports | 15% | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 2 |
| Drafting and presentation of a project | 20% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3 |
| Practical and theoretical exams | 65% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 2, 3 |
- 2 partial exams of theoretical-practical knowledge and conceptual questions [Tests T1 (32.5%) and T2 (32.5%)]
- Attendance to practical classes and presentation of correspondent reports [AI (15%)]
- Preparation and presentation of a project [PJ (20%)]
Single assessment is not an option in this course
Bibliography
- Attwood, T.K., Parry-Smith, D.J., Introducción a la Bioinformática, Pearson Education, 2002.
- Baldi, P., Brunak, S., Bioinformatics, MITPress, 1998.
- Baxebanis, A.D., Oullette, F., Bioinformatics, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
- Lesk, A. Introduction to Bioinformatics. Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Waterman, M.S., Introduction to computational biology maps, sequences and genomes,Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000.
http://www.nih.gov/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
http://www.pdb.org/
http://www.ebi.ac.uk
http://www.uniprot.org/
http://www.rcsb.org/
http://www.genomesonline.org/index
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/mapview/
http://genome.ucsc.edu/ENCODE/
http://www.genome.gov/Encode/
http://www.nature.com/encode/#/threads
http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SNP/
http://omim.org
http://www.1000genomes.org/home
http://www.genome.gov/
http://www.genome.gov/GWAStudies/
http://www.embl.de/
http://genes.mit.edu/GENSCAN.html
http://expasy.org/prosite/
http://prodom.prabi.fr/
http://pfam.sanger.ac.uk/
http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/TMHMM/
http://scop.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/scop/
http://www.cathdb.info/
http://ekhidna.biocenter.helsinki.fi/dali_server/
http://www.vcclab.org/lab/edragon/
http://matisse.ucsd.edu/itp-bioinfo/links.html
http://sites.univ-provence.fr/~wabim/english/logligne.html
Software
No
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 531 | Catalan | second semester | afternoon |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 532 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 533 | Catalan | second semester | afternoon |
| (SEM) Seminars | 531 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 532 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 53 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |