Wang Xuewei, Dalkic Ertugrul, Wu Ming, Chan Christina
Michigan State University, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department, 2527 Engineering building, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2008 Oct;19(5):482-91. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2008.07.011. Epub 2008 Sep 3.
Nature exhibits modular design in biological systems. Gene module level analysis is based on this module concept, aiming to understand biological network design and systems behavior in disease and development by emphasizing on modules of genes rather than individual genes. Module level analysis has been extensively applied in genome wide level analysis, exploring the organization of biological systems from identifying modules to reconstructing module networks and analyzing module dynamics. Such module level perspective provides a high level representation of the regulatory scenario and design of biological systems, promising to revolutionize our view of systems biology, genetic engineering as well as disease mechanisms and molecular medicine.
自然界在生物系统中展现出模块化设计。基因模块水平分析基于这一模块概念,旨在通过强调基因模块而非单个基因来理解疾病和发育过程中的生物网络设计及系统行为。模块水平分析已广泛应用于全基因组水平分析,从识别模块到重建模块网络以及分析模块动态,探索生物系统的组织方式。这种模块水平的视角提供了生物系统调控情况和设计的高层次表示,有望彻底改变我们对系统生物学、基因工程以及疾病机制和分子医学的看法。