MCD BIO M140
Cancer Cell Biology
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Biological Chemistry M140.) Cancer causes and genetics. Effects of cell transformation on cell growth and metabolism. Altered cell cycle, metabolism, and differentiation pathways in cancer cells. Tumor microenvironment contributions to cancer malignancy, including angiogenesis, metastasis, and immune system evasion.
Letter grading.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 165A.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MCD BIO M140
- MCD BIO 165ABiology of Cells
- CHEM 14DOrganic Reactions and Pharmaceuticals
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biology
- CHEM 30BOrganic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy
1 direct requisite. Showing 10 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
MCD BIO M140
- PHYSICS C187ABiological Physics I: Life at Rest
- PHYSICS C187BBiological Physics II: Life in Motion
- PHYSICS C287ABiological Physics I: Life at Rest
- PHYSICS C287BBiological Physics II: Life in Motion
2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 4 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.





