This book serves as an introduction to the myriad computational approaches togene regulatory modeling and analysis, and is written specifically with experimental biologists in mind. Mathematical jargon is avoided and explanations are given in intuitive terms. In cases where equations are unavoidable, they arederived from first principles or, at the very least, an intuitive descriptionis provided. Extensive examples and a large number of model descriptions are provided for use in both classroom exercises as well as self-guided exploration and learning. As such, the book is ideal for self-learning and also as the basis of a semester-long course for undergraduate and graduate students in molecular biology, bioengineering, genome sciences, or systems biology. INDICE: What Is a System, and Why Should We Care?; What Models Can and Cannot Predict; Why Make Computational Models of Gene Regulatory Networks?; Graphical Representations of Gene Regulatory Networks; The Biochemical Basis of Gene Regulation; Simplified Models: Mass Action Kinetics; Network Inference in Practice; Searching DNA Sequences for Transcription Factor Binding Sites; Model Selection Theory; System Dynamics; Robustness Analysis; Quo Vadis; and other chapters.
- ISBN: 978-1-84816-221-1
- Editorial: Imperial College
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 340
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés