MicroRNA-regulated networks: The Perfect Storm for classical molecular biology, the Ideal Scenario for systems biology

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 774, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-76

  Vera, Julio ^a   Lai, Xin ^a   Schmitz, Ulf ^a   Wolkenhauer, Olaf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bistability; Feedback loop; Feedforward loop; Kinetic models; MiRNA cluster; MiRNA network motifs; MiRNA regulated networks; MiRNA target hub; Post transcriptional regulation; Ultrasensitivity

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 93; PROTEIN P21; SIRTUIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84934438006     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-7-5590-1_4     Document Type: Article

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