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Introduction |
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1 Network views of the cell |
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1.1 The network hypothesis |
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1.2 The central dogma and gene regulatory networks |
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1.3 Protein---protein interaction networks |
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1.6 Networked networks and cell functionality |
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2 Transcriptional regulatory networks |
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2.2 Transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes |
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2.3 Structure of transcriptional regulatory networks |
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2.4 Evolution of transcriptional regulatory networks |
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2.5 Dynamics of transcriptional regulatory networks |
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3 Transcription factors and gene regulatory networks |
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3.2 Promoters' complexity/eukaryotic gene promoters |
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3.3 Transcription factors |
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3.4 Bioinformatics of regulatory networks |
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4 Experimental methods for protein interaction identification |
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4.2 Protein complementation techniques |
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4.3 Affinity purification methods |
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4.4 Protein complex purification and mass spectrometry |
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4.5 Protein and peptide chips |
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4.6 Other methods for interaction detection and functional analysis |
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4.7 Quality of large-scale interaction data |
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4.8 Comparison of methods |
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5 Modeling protein interaction networks |
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5.2 Scaling laws and network topology |
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5.3 Predicting protein interactions |
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5.4 Towards models at an atomic level of resolution |
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6 Dynamics and evolution of metabolic networks |
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6.2 Cellular metabolism and its regulation |
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6.3 Metabolism across disciplines |
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6.4 Dynamics of a metabolic system |
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6.5 Stoichiometric analysis |
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6.6 Constraint-based modeling: feasible states and optimality |
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6.7 Predicting genetic perturbations |
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6.8 Double perturbations and epistatic interactions |
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6.9 The ancient history of metabolism: from cell-scale to biosphere-scale |
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7 Hierarchical modularity in biological networks: the case of metabolic networks |
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7.2 Modularity and hubs in biological networks |
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7.3 Scaling of the clustering coefficient: a signature of hierarchy |
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7.4 Method for finding network modules |
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7.5 A case study: the E. coli metabolic network |
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7.6 Hierarchy, fractality and the small world of networks |
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8.2 Chemical signalling: many pathways following a few general themes |
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8.3 Cross-talks among signal transduction pathways |
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8.4 Signalling networks, system organization and modelling |
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8.5 Conclusions and outlook |
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Appendix A Complex networks: from local to global properties |
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Appendix B Modelling the local structure of networks |
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Appendix C Higher-order topological properties |
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Appendix D Elementary mathematical concepts |
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References |
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Index |
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