Plant Systems Biology
Systems biology is a new field that seeks to integrate high-throughput biological studies with other scientific disciplines including mathematics, engineering and computer sciences to model how biological systems function. This new discipline is key to a full understanding of the life sciences and is already shaping strategies for the funding of biosciences.
Systems Biology is an extremely timely and important volume in the Annual Plant Reviews Series. The Editors of the book have drawn together a very impressive, able and internationally respected set of authors. The book is broadly divided into four sections. Commencing with an introductory section covering basic principles, the book's second section covers models for systems biology and includes details of microbes, yeast and C. elegans. Section three deals with plant genomics and includes chapters on Arabidopsis, small RNAs, proteomics, transcriptional hard wiring, metabolomics and ionomics. The books final section looks at network integration, transcriptional networks and root development, modelling in plant growth, plants in the environment, and evolution and self organization.
Systems Biology is essential reading for all those working in biological sciences, particularly those involved in plant sciences, molecular, cell and developmental biology and genetics. Libraries in all research establishments and universities where biological sciences are studied and taught will need copies of this landmark publication on their shelves.
Table of Contents
BASIC PRINCIPLES.
1. Systems Biology Principles (Reka Albert* & Sarah Assman*, Penn State).
a. Systems theory and Biology.
b. Models.
c. Properties of Models.
d. Network versus elements.
e. Network Properties.
f. Data integration.
2. Statistics (Francesca Chiaromonte*, Penn State).
3. Computational methods in Systems Biology (Dennis E. Shasha*, NYU Courant).
a. Software tools.
b. Visualization techniques.
MODELS FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY.
4. Microbes: Richard Bonneau* (NYU Biology/Courant).
5. Yeast: (Charlie Boone, U Toronto- not yet confirmed).
6. C. elegans: Piano/Gunsalus* (NYU Biology).
PLANT GENOMICS: IDENTIFYING THE PARTS LIST.
7. Arabidopsis Genome: The Parts List (Joe Ecker*, SALK).
8. small RNAs: (Pam Green* & Blake Meyers*, U Delaware).
9. Proteomics: Putting the parts together (Scott Peck- Not confirmed).
10. Transcriptional hard wiring: (Eric Grotewold*, Ohio State).
11. Metabolomics in Systems Biology: (Wolfram Weckwerth*, Max Planck, Potsdam).
12. Ionomics: (Mary Lou Guerinot*, Darmouth).
PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: INTEGRATING THE PARTS LIST.
13. Network integration: Metabolic and Cellular networks (Gutierrez* & Coruzzi*).
14. Transcriptional Networks and Root Development: (Philip Benfey*, Duke).
15. Modeling plant growth: (Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz- Not confirmed).
16. Plants in the environment: (Michael Purrugganan, NC State).
17. Evolution and self-organization (Mark Siegal & Ken Birnbaum, NYU Biology)
