构建人类胰腺β细胞的时空多尺度模型的机遇和挑战
Jitin Singla1, Kyle M McClary2, Kate L White3
1Molecular and Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Bridge Institute, Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Cell
|March 24, 2018
概括
创造一个动态的,多尺度的真核细胞模型是一个重大的科学挑战. 这一愿景概述了胰腺β细胞的时空模型, 以促进糖尿病研究和医疗保健.
科学领域:
- 计算生物学
- 系统生物学
- 生物物理
背景情况:
- 在不同尺度上动态建模整个真核细胞是一个重大挑战.
- 这种模式有望彻底改变生物研究,
- 结合生物学,化学,物理和计算机科学的跨学科方法是必不可少的.
研究的目的:
- 提供胰腺β细胞的时空多尺度模型.
- 建立一个理解和调节糖尿病病变的框架.
- 突出社区驱动的实验和建模方法发展的机会.
主要方法:
- 开发新的数据采集实验技术.
- 创建先进的计算模型方法.
- 整合从原子到细胞层面的多层次数据.
主要成果:
- 一个用于胰腺β细胞模型的框架.
- 确定多尺度细胞建模中的关键挑战和机遇.
- 一个跨学科合作的路线图.
结论:
- 一个全面的,动态的,多尺度的胰腺β细胞模型可以实现.
- 这种模式将对糖尿病研究和治疗产生重大影响.
- 为了实现这一雄心勃勃的目标,整个共同体的努力至关重要.
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