With the completion of the human genome project, followed by the
rise in high-throughput technologies like the various microarray
and now high throughput genomic sequencing
platforms,weexperiencedthebirthofSystemsBiologyafteritslonggestation.
Thisrevolutionis
markedbyachangeintheresearchparadigmfromthesinglesmall-scaleexperiment,i.
e. ,following
thechangeofacomponentinamulticomponentsystem,toonethatattemptstosimultaneously
monitorthechangeoftensofthousandsofmoleculeswithinthisbody.
Thisclearlynecessitatesthe
unparalleleduseofproject-specificinformatictools,which,todate,requiresanunprecedentedlevel
ofdevelopmenttocollect,manageandminethedataforinterestingassociations.
Tobegintounderstandthisinformationwenowrelyonstatisticalanalysistoaidinourselection
ofthefruitfromthetree.
However,thisoftentakesusonajourneyintoanewfieldforwhichweare
notyetprepared.
SamuelJohnson(1709-1784)foreshadowedthedilemmawewouldfaceand
characterizeditasfollows:"Knowledgeisoftwokinds.
Weknowasubjectourselves,orweknow wherewecanfindinformationonit.
"Itisforthelatterthatweroutinelyturntotheliterature. The
rateofgrowthoftheliteratureparallelsthatofsequencingdataandthearraydataplacingan
almostimpossibletaskbeforeeachinvestigator.
Topartiallyeasethisburdenweareagainturning
towardsdevelopinginformaticaidsthatminetheliteratureanddatatodevelopsummariesand
associationstodirectlyaddressthequestionsposedandthenewhypothesesthataretobetested.
Althoughmoreclearlyarticulated,weagainfacesimilarchallengesasthosetackledduringthe
courseofthehumangenomeproject.
Itisessentialthatthetrainingofthebiologistandcomput-
scientistoccurinaninterdisciplinaryenvironmentofcross-fertilization.
Withthisgoalinmindthe
textbook"BioinformaticsforSystemsBiology"wasundertaken.
WebeginthisexplorationwithPartI,toprovidethecomputerscientistwithanintroductiontothe
underlyingprinciplesofcellbiology.
ThisisfollowedbyabriefintroductioninPartIIasameansfor
thebiologisttobecomefamiliarwithconceptsandthestatisticalanalysisoflargedatasets.
PartIII
thendescribes,todate,thebestcharacterizeduseofthemicroarrayplatformthatisnowmoving
towardswholegenomeanalysis.
Withallofthisdata,howdowebeginanalysisforcommonelements
guidingtheunderlyingprinciples?ThisisdiscussedinPartIVwhichleadstoPartVandPartVIto
test,insilico,therelationshipsonawidescaleinordertoassesstheirapplicability.
Upondeveloping
theassociations,PartVIIaskshowdoesthisinformationrelatetowhatwasmeasured?Asthesebasic
principlesaredevelopedfroman"omics"drivenbiologicalsystemsapproach,theyareappliedin
PartVIIItotranslationalmedicine.
Anexcellentexampleisthenewterm"personalizedmedicine"
thatisbeginningtoreverberateinclinicalcare.
ItistheculminationoftheSystemsBiologyrevolution
wheretechnologicaladvancesandcross-fertilizationhavedriventhefieldtomaturetothepoint
whereitisbeingincorporatedinatruebench-to-bedsidemanner.
Asyoureadthechapters,youwillfindthattheycanstandalone,yetcanbecombinedto
emphasizetheintegralroleofinformaticsinSystemsBiology.
Mostofthefiguresandtablesarein greyscale.
IwouldencourageyoutoviewthosethatbenefitfromcolorontheaccompanyingCD.
ThematerialcontainedontheCDprovidesanexcellentsourceofslidesforyourlecturesand
presentations. v vi Preface
Thechapter-relatedGlossaryandAbbreviationssectionwillassistinfamiliarizingyouwiththe
terms.
Youwillalsofindtheliteratureandsuggestedreadingsections,includingkeyreferences,
veryusefulasyoudelveintothesubjectmatter.
Technology,byitsverymeaningimpliesrefinement and change. The
informatics approaches used in systems biology are continually
subject to refinement.
Withthisreality,youareencouragedtoutilizethewebsiteinformationprovidedin
variouschapterstohelpaccessthemostcurrentinformationandresourcesavailable.
AsSystems
Biologydevelopsweareabletowitnessgrowingpainsandmilestones.
Withcontinuedinformatic
andbiologicalcross-fertilization,advancementsinSystemsBiologywillrevolutionizepersonalized
medicineansweringquestionsbyintegratinginformationinunexpectedways.
Contents PartI LifeofaCellandItsAnalysis...1 1
StructureandFunctionoftheNucleusandCellOrganelles...3
JonHolyandEdPerkins 2
TranscriptionandtheControlofGeneExpression...33
NadineWiper-BergeronandIlonaS. Skerjanc 3
RNAProcessingandTranslation...51
ChristinaKaramboulas,NadineWiper-Bergeron,andIlonaS. Skerjanc 4
DNAReplication,Recombination,andRepair...67 LindaB. Bloom 5
CellSignaling...89 DanielA. RappoleeandD. RandallArmant 6
EpigeneticsofSpermiogenesis-drivenbiologicalsystemsapproach,theyareappliedin
PartVIIItotranslationalmedicine.
Anexcellentexampleisthenewterm"personalizedmedicine"
thatisbeginningtoreverberateinclinicalcare.
ItistheculminationoftheSystemsBiologyrevolution
wheretechnologicaladvancesandcross-fertilizationhavedriventhefieldtomaturetothepoint
whereitisbeingincorporatedinatruebench-to-bedsidemanner.
Asyoureadthechapters,youwillfindthattheycanstandalone,yetcanbecombinedto
emphasizetheintegralroleofinformaticsinSystemsBiology.
Mostofthefiguresandtablesarein greyscale.
IwouldencourageyoutoviewthosethatbenefitfromcolorontheaccompanyingCD.
ThematerialcontainedontheCDprovidesanexcellentsourceofslidesforyourlecturesand
presentations. v vi Preface
Thechapter-relatedGlossaryandAbbreviationssectionwillassistinfamiliarizingyouwiththe
terms.
Youwillalsofindtheliteratureandsuggestedreadingsections,includingkeyreferences,
veryusefulasyoudelveintothesubjectmatter.
Technology,byitsverymeaningimpliesrefinement and change. The
informatics approaches used in systems biology are continually
subject to refinement.
Withthisreality,youareencouragedtoutilizethewebsiteinformationprovidedin
variouschapterstohelpaccessthemostcurrentinformationandresourcesavailable.
AsSystems
Biologydevelopsweareabletowitnessgrowingpainsandmilestones.
Withcontinuedinformatic
andbiologicalcross-fertilization,advancementsinSystemsBiologywillrevolutionizepersonalized
medicineansweringquestionsbyintegratinginformationinunexpectedways.
Contents PartI LifeofaCellandItsAnalysis...1 1
StructureandFunctionoftheNucleusandCellOrganelles...3
JonHolyandEdPerkins 2
TranscriptionandtheControlofGeneExpression...33
NadineWiper-BergeronandIlonaS. Skerjanc 3
RNAProcessingandTranslation...51
ChristinaKaramboulas,NadineWiper-Bergeron,andIlonaS. Skerjanc 4
DNAReplication,Recombination,andRepair...67 LindaB. Bloom 5
CellSignaling...89 DanielA. RappoleeandD. RandallArmant 6
EpigeneticsofSpermiogenesis-CombiningInSilicoandProteomicApproaches
intheMouseModel...105 SophieRousseauxandMyriamFerro 7
GenomicToolsforAnalyzingTranscriptionalRegulatoryNetworks...119
JohnJ. Wyrick PartII StatisticalToolsandTheirApplication...137 8
ProbabilityandHypothesisTesting...139 MichaelL. Kruger 9
StochasticModelsforBiologicalPatterns...151 GautamB. Singh 10
PopulationGenetics...163 JillS. Barnholtz-SloanandHemantK. Tiwari
11 StatisticalToolsforGeneExpressionAnalysisandSystemsBiology
andRelatedWebResources...1 81 ChiaraRomualdiandGerolamoLanfranchi
vii viii Contents PartIII TranscriptomeAnalysis...207 12
WhatGoesinisWhatComesOut:HowtoDesignandImplementaSuccessful
MicroarrayExperiment...209 JeffreyA. LoebandThomasL. Beaumont 13
ToolsandApproachesforanEnd-to-EndExpressionArrayAnalysis...227
AdrianE. PlattsandStephenA. Krawetz 14
AnalysisofAlternativeSplicingwithMicroarrays...267
JingyiHui,ShivendraKishore,AmitKhanna,andStefanStamm PartIV
StructuralandFunctionalSequenceAnalysis...281 15
AnIntroductiontoMultipleSequenceAlignment-andtheT-CoffeeShop.
BeyondJust
AligningSequences:HowGoodcanyouMakeyourAlignment,andsoWhat?...283
StevenM. Thompson 16
ASpectrumofPhylogenetic-BasedApproachesforPredictingProtein
FunctionalSites...315 DukkaBahadurK. C. andDennisR. Livesay 17
TheRoleofTranscriptionFactorBindingSitesinPromotersandTheir
InSilicoDetection...339 ThomasWerner 18
InSilicoDiscoveryofDNARegulatorySitesandModules...353 PanayiotisV.
Benos PartV LiteratureMiningforAssociationandMeaning...367 19
MiningtheResearchLiteratureinSystemsBiology...369 KeirT. Reavie 20
GoPubMed:ExploringPubMedwithOntologicalBackgroundKnowledge...385
HeikoDietze,DimitraAlexopoulou,MichaelR.
General
Imprint: |
HumanaPress
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Editors: |
Stephen Krawetz
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Dimensions: |
260 x 193 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
639 |
Edition: |
2nd ed. 2009 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-934115-02-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Biology, life sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-934115-02-9 |
Barcode: |
9781934115022 |
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