Plant Systems Biology

Frank J. Bruggeman, Jorrit J. Hornberg, Fred C. Boogerd (auth.), Sacha Baginsky, Alisdair R. Fernie (eds.)9783764372613, 3764372613

Systems biology represents the integration and application of various technologies that share a common goal of measuring globally the properties of a specific biological sample. These combined data describe and monitor the complex networks that exist within each cell, tissue and organism, and can be used to generate predictive models of the behavior of the system. This volume aims to provide a timely view of the “state of the art” in systems biology. The editors take the opportunity to define systems biology as they and the contributing authors see it, and this will lay the groundwork for future studies. The volume is well-suited to both students and researchers interested in the methods of systems biology. Although the focus is on plant systems biology, the proposed material could be suitably applied to any organism.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XIII
Introduction to systems biology….Pages 1-19
Natural and artificially induced genetic variability in crop and model plant species for plant systems biology….Pages 21-53
Transcriptional profiling approaches to understanding how plants regulate growth and defence: A case study illustrated by analysis of the role of vitamin C….Pages 55-86
Case studies for transcriptional profiling….Pages 87-97
Regulatory small RNAs in plants….Pages 99-113
Differential display and protein quantification….Pages 115-140
Protein identification using mass spectrometry: A method overview….Pages 141-170
Methods, applications and concepts of metabolite profiling: Primary metabolism….Pages 171-194
Methods, applications and concepts of metabolite profiling: Secondary metabolism….Pages 195-212
Metabolic flux analysis: Recent advances in carbon metabolism in plants….Pages 213-243
Network visualization and network analysis….Pages 245-275
Current challenges and approaches for the synergistic use of systems biology data in the scientific community….Pages 277-307
Integrated data analysis for genome-wide research….Pages 309-329
Network analysis of systems elements….Pages 331-351
Back Matter….Pages 353-357