SpringerProtocols: Abstract: Discrete Dynamic Modeling with Asynchronous Update, or How to Model Complex Systems in the Absence of Quantitative Information

10. Discrete Dynamic Modeling with Asynchronous Update, or How to Model Complex Systems in the Absence of Quantitative Information

By: Sarah M. Assmann¹, Réka Albert²

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A major aim of systems biology is the study of the inter-relationships found within and between large biological data sets. Here we describe one systems biology method, in which the tools of network analysis and discrete dynamic (Boolean) modeling are used to develop predictive models of cellular signaling in cases where detailed temporal and kinetic information regarding the propagation of the signal through the system is lacking. This approach is also applicable to data sets derived from some other types of biological systems, such as transcription factor-mediated regulation of gene expression during the control of developmental fate, or host defense responses following pathogen attack, and is equally applicable to plant and non-plant systems. The method also allows prediction of how elimination of one or more individual signaling components will affect the ultimate outcome, thus allowing the researcher to model the effects of genetic knockout or pharmacological block. The method also serves as a starting point from which more quantitative models can be developed as additional information becomes available.

Affiliation(s): (1) Biology Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
(2) Physics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

Book Title: Plant Systems Biology

Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 553 | Pub. Date: Jan-01-2009 | Page Range: 207-225 | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-563-7_10

Subject: Plant Sciences

Key Words: Boolean model - computational biology - dynamic modeling - discrete model - network analysis - signal transduction - systems biology

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