BetaSys [electronic resource] : Systems Biology of Regulated Exocytosis in Pancreatic ß-Cells /
Booß-Bavnbek, Bernhelm.editor.
Klösgen, Beate.editor.
Larsen, Jesper.editor.
Pociot, Flemming.editor.
Renström, Erik.editor.
The insulin secreting β-cell is one of the most specialized cell types with diverse and multi-functional components (genes, gene products, organelles and metabolites) and a multitude of regulatory strategies in response to internal and environmental signals. This book looks at the technological advances that make simultaneous detection of thousands of biological variables possible; at a substantial variety of mathematical models and numerical simulations that aim to explain major aspects of the β-cell function; and at the challenge to formulate a comprehensive and robust model of the main networks of the underlying biochemical and physical processes for diagnostic and therapeutic use.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Systems biology of β-cells - revisited -- Established facts and open questions of the focused systems analysis of regulated exocytosis in β-cells - a background for a focused systems analysis approach -- Mitochondria and metabolic signals in β-cells -- β-cell ontogenesis and the insulin production apparatus -- The role of the cytoskeleton in transport and release of the insulin-containing granules by pancreatic β-cells -- The mathematical microscope making the inaccessible accessible -- Magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic β-cells -- Mapping the β-cell in 3D at the nanoscale using novel cellular electron tomography and computational approaches -- In vivo applications of inorganic nanoparticles -- Cell cultivation and sensor-based assays for dynamic measurements of cell vitality: basic concepts -- Bioimpedance spectroscopy -- DNA variations, impaired insulin secretion and type-2 diabetes -- Genetically programmed defects in β-cell function -- Proteomic analysis of the pancreatic islet β-cell secretory granule: current understanding and future opportunities -- Physiological and pathophysiological role of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, amylin) - a role in the pathogenesis of type-2 diabetes -- Present state of islet transplantation for type-1 diabetes patients -- Predictive protein networks and identification of drugable targets in the β-cell -- Nanotoxicity -- From silicon cell to silicon human -- Probing cellular dynamics with mesoscopic simulations -- What drives calcium oscillations in β-cells? new tasks for cyclic analysis -- Whole-body and cellular models of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion -- Geometric and electromagnetic aspects of fusion pore making -- Index.
The insulin secreting β-cell is one of the most specialized cell types with diverse and multi-functional components (genes, gene products, organelles and metabolites) and a multitude of regulatory strategies in response to internal and environmental signals. This book looks at the technological advances that make simultaneous detection of thousands of biological variables possible; at a substantial variety of mathematical models and numerical simulations that aim to explain major aspects of the β-cell function; and at the challenge to formulate a comprehensive and robust model of the main networks of the underlying biochemical and physical processes for diagnostic and therapeutic use.
Systems biology.
Human genetics.
Bioinformatics.
Diabetes.
Systems Biology.
Human Genetics.
Bioinformatics.
Diabetes.