Using genome-scale models to predict biological capabilities

EJ O'Brien, JM Monk, BO Palsson - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Constraint-based reconstruction and analysis (COBRA) methods at the genome scale have
been under development since the first whole-genome sequences appeared in the mid …

Constraint-based models predict metabolic and associated cellular functions

A Bordbar, JM Monk, ZA King, BO Palsson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2014 - nature.com
The prediction of cellular function from a genotype is a fundamental goal in biology. For
metabolism, constraint-based modelling methods systematize biochemical, genetic and …

A linked organ-on-chip model of the human neurovascular unit reveals the metabolic coupling of endothelial and neuronal cells

BM Maoz, A Herland, EA FitzGerald, T Grevesse… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The neurovascular unit (NVU) regulates metabolic homeostasis as well as drug
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the central nervous system. Metabolic fluxes …

Metabolic network analysis reveals altered bile acid synthesis and metabolism in Alzheimer's disease

P Baloni, CC Funk, J Yan, JT Yurkovich… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
Increasing evidence suggests Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology is influenced by
primary and secondary bile acids, the end product of cholesterol metabolism. We analyze …

Constraining the metabolic genotype–phenotype relationship using a phylogeny of in silico methods

NE Lewis, H Nagarajan, BO Palsson - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012 - nature.com
Reconstructed microbial metabolic networks facilitate a mechanistic description of the
genotype–phenotype relationship through the deployment of constraint-based …

Astrocyte immunometabolic regulation of the tumour microenvironment drives glioblastoma pathogenicity

R Perelroizen, B Philosof, N Budick-Harmelin… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Malignant brain tumours are the cause of a disproportionate level of morbidity and mortality
among cancer patients, an unfortunate statistic that has remained constant for decades …

Reconstruction of genome-scale active metabolic networks for 69 human cell types and 16 cancer types using INIT

R Agren, S Bordel, A Mardinoglu… - PLoS computational …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Development of high throughput analytical methods has given physicians the potential
access to extensive and patient-specific data sets, such as gene sequences, gene …

OptCom: a multi-level optimization framework for the metabolic modeling and analysis of microbial communities

AR Zomorrodi, CD Maranas - PLoS computational biology, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Microorganisms rarely live isolated in their natural environments but rather function in
consolidated and socializing communities. Despite the growing availability of high …

Reconstruction of genome-scale metabolic models for 126 human tissues using mCADRE

Y Wang, JA Eddy, ND Price - BMC systems biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Human tissues perform diverse metabolic functions. Mapping out these tissue-
specific functions in genome-scale models will advance our understanding of the metabolic …

A systematic evaluation of methods for tailoring genome-scale metabolic models

S Opdam, A Richelle, B Kellman, S Li, DC Zielinski… - Cell systems, 2017 - cell.com
Genome-scale models of metabolism can illuminate the molecular basis of cell phenotypes.
Since some enzymes are only active in specific cell types, several algorithms use omics data …