Building cross-scale models of epigenetic mechanisms


Autoria(s): Ruskin, Heather J; Perrin, Dimitri; Roznovat, Irina A
Data(s)

2014

Resumo

Epigenetic changes correspond to heritable modifications of the chromosome structure, which do not involve alteration of the DNA sequence but do affect gene expression. These mechanisms play an important role in normal cell differentiation, but aberration is associated also with several diseases, including cancer and neural disorders. In consequence, despite intensive studies in recent years, the contribution of modifications remains largely unquantified due to overall system complexity and insufficient data. Computational models can provide powerful auxiliary tools to experimentation, not least as scales from the sub-cellular through cell populations (or to networks of genes) can be spanned. In this paper, the challenges to development, of realistic cross-scale models, are discussed and illustrated with respect to current work.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/82688/

Publicador

IEEE Computer Society

Relação

DOI:10.1109/BIBM.2014.6999256

Ruskin, Heather J, Perrin, Dimitri, & Roznovat, Irina A (2014) Building cross-scale models of epigenetic mechanisms. In 2014 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), IEEE Computer Society, pp. 30-37.

Direitos

IEEE

Fonte

School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #cross-scale/ multi-scale, computational modelling, DNA methylation, Epigenetics, cancer, colon crypt component
Tipo

Conference Paper