Computational systems biology

H Kitano - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
To understand complex biological systems requires the integration of experimental and
computational research—in other words a systems biology approach. Computational …

[PDF][PDF] K+ Channels: Function‐Structural Overview

C González, D Baez‐Nieto, I Valencia… - Comprehensive …, 2012 - academia.edu
Potassium channels are particularly important in determining the shape and duration of the
action potential, controlling the membrane potential, modulating hormone secretion …

The million mutation project: a new approach to genetics in Caenorhabditis elegans

O Thompson, M Edgley, P Strasbourger… - Genome …, 2013 - genome.cshlp.org
We have created a library of 2007 mutagenized Caenorhabditis elegans strains, each
sequenced to a target depth of 15-fold coverage, to provide the research community with …

The genome of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni

M Berriman, BJ Haas, PT LoVerde, RA Wilson… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Schistosoma mansoni is responsible for the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis that
affects 210 million people in 76 countries. Here we present analysis of the 363 megabase …

The genome and life-stage specific transcriptomes of Globodera pallidaelucidate key aspects of plant parasitism by a cyst nematode

JA Cotton, CJ Lilley, LM Jones, T Kikuchi, AJ Reid… - Genome biology, 2014 - Springer
Background Globodera pallida is a devastating pathogen of potato crops, making it one of
the most economically important plant parasitic nematodes. It is also an important model for …

ATP-Sensitive potassium channels and their physiological and pathophysiological roles.

A Tinker, Q Aziz, Y Li, M Specterman - Compr Physiol, 2018 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
ATP sensitive potassium channels (KATP) are so named because they open as cellular ATP
levels fall. This leads to membrane hyperpolarization and thus links cellular metabolism to …

C. elegans AWA olfactory neurons fire calcium-mediated all-or-none action potentials

Q Liu, PB Kidd, M Dobosiewicz, CI Bargmann - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans and other nematodes have been thought to lack
classical action potentials. Unexpectedly, we observe membrane potential spikes with …

OpenWorm: overview and recent advances in integrative biological simulation of Caenorhabditis elegans

GP Sarma, CW Lee, T Portegys… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The adoption of powerful software tools and computational methods from the software
industry by the scientific research community has resulted in a renewed interest in …

Full Assessment of Fate and Physiological Behavior of Quantum Dots Utilizing Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model Organism

Y Qu, W Li, Y Zhou, X Liu, L Zhang, L Wang, Y Li… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We evaluated the in vivo fate and physiological behavior of quantum dots (QDs) in
Caenorhabditis elegans by GFP transfection, fluorescent imaging, synchrotron radiation …

Much more than a leak: structure and function of K2P-channels

V Renigunta, G Schlichthörl, J Daut - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Over the last decade, we have seen an enormous increase in the number of experimental
studies on two-pore-domain potassium channels (K 2P-channels). The collection of reviews …