10. Metabloic Model Reconstruction and Analysis of an Artificial Microbial Ecosystem
Chao Ye, Nan Xu, Xiulai Chen, and Liming Liu
11. RNA Sequencing and Analysis in Microorganisms for Metabolic Network Reconstruction
Eva Pinatel and Clelia Peano
12. Differential Proteomics Based on 2D-Difference In-Gel Electrophoresis and Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Elucidation of Biological Processes in Antibiotic-Producer Bacterial Strains
Giuseppe Gallo and Andrea Scaloni
13. Techniques for Large-Scale Bacterial Genome Manipulation and Characterization of the Mutants with respect to In Silico Metabolic Reconstructions
George C. diCenzo and Turlough M. Finan
14. Computational Prediction of Synthetic Lethals in Genome-Scale Metabolic Models using Fast-SL
Karthik Raman, Aditya Pratapa, Omkar Mohite, and Shankar Balachandran
15. Coupling Fluxes, Enzymes, and Regulation in Genome-Scale Metabolic Models
Paul A. Jensen
16. Dynamic Flux Balance Analysis using DFBAlab
Jose Alberto Gomez and Paul I. Barton
17. Designing Optimized Production Hosts by Metabolic Modeling
Christian Jungreuthmayer, Matthias P. Gerstl, David A. Peña Navarro, Michael Hanscho, David E. Ruckerbauer, and Jürgen Zanghellini
18. Optimization of Multi-Omic Genome-Scale Models: Methodologies, Hands-On Tutorial and Perspectives
Supreeta Vijayakumar, Max Conway, Pietro Lió, and Claudio Angione
Marco Fondi Department of Biology University of Florence Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy Email: marco.fondi@unifi.it
This volume looks at the latest methodologies used to study cellular metabolism with in silico approaches. The chapters in this book are divided into 3 parts: part I discusses tools and methods used for metabolic reconstructions and basic constraint-based metabolic modeling (CBMM); Part II explores protocols for the generation of experimental data for metabolic reconstruction and modeling, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and mutant generations; and Part III cover advanced techniques for quantitative modeling of cellular metabolism, including dynamic Flux Balance Analysis and multi-objective optimization. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Cutting-edge and thorough, Metabolic Network Reconstruction and Modeling: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for qualified investigators studying cellular metabolism, and novice researchers who want to start working with CBMM.