Bioinformatics for Systems Biology - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1934115029 ISBN 13 : 9781934115022

Editeur : Humana Press Inc., 2009

Synopsis

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 appr

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Humana Press Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1934115029
• ISBN 13: 9781934115022
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 639
• Éditeur: Krawetz Stephen
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible