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    • Systems Biology
    • Metabolic Engineering
    • Computational Biology

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    • Genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions are crucial for studying organism metabolism.
    • Existing reconstructions face challenges in comparability due to data heterogeneity and lack of standardization.
    • This heterogeneity often necessitates building new models from scratch, hindering research progress.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To enhance the predictive power of metabolic models.
    • To propose a shift from gene-protein-reaction to transcript-isoform-reaction associations for increased precision.
    • To address issues in metabolic model reconstruction and comparability.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing transcript-isoform-reaction associations instead of gene-protein-reaction associations.
    • Discussing relevant databases for retrieving transcript-level information.
    • Analyzing issues arising from non-standardized building pipelines and cofactor usage.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed shift leverages improved precision in gene expression measurements.
    • Identified potential issues with database retrieval and non-standardized pipelines.
    • Highlighted the need for standardized approaches and addressed problems like artificial futile cycles.

    Conclusions:

    • Switching to transcript-isoform-reaction associations can significantly improve metabolic model predictability.
    • Addressing standardization issues in databases and model-building pipelines is essential.
    • Community efforts towards unifying metabolic model reconstructions are vital for advancing the field.