Deciphering Plant Molecular Data Using Computational Methods
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 182
Special Issue Editor
2. BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
3. Department of Mathematics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
Interests: plants bioinformatics; computational genomics, genome evolution, pathogenomics, metagenomics; gene prediction, structural variation detection, disease gene identification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-throughput sequencing technologies continue to generate vast amounts of plant molecular data, advancing the frontier of plant biology research and making significant contributions to the understanding of plants. Computational analysis has become an indispensable tool in unraveling complex plant molecular networks.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers to share the latest findings and advancements in the use of computational methods for unraveling the mysteries of plant molecular networks. We welcome original research articles, critical review papers and perspectives that delve into various aspects of this field, including the genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and epigenomics of plants. Additionally, we encourage contributions on data processing, analysis and visualization techniques that pave the way for novel insights into plant molecular mechanisms.
Dr. Rajeev K. Azad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant molecular networks
- plant biology
- computational data
- genomics
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
A guide to metabolic network modeling for plant biology
Xiaolan Rao and Wei Liu
Abstract
Plants produce a wide range of compounds that play diverse roles in plant growth and development, and in response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Understanding metabolic pathway fluxes in plants is essential in guiding strategies to direct metabolism for crop improvement, plant natural product industry, and human nutrition and health. In the past decade, metabolic network modeling has become a predominant tool for integration, quantitation, and prediction of the spatial and temporal distribution of metabolic flows. In this review, we provide a practical protocol for mathematical modeling of metabolic networks, including steady-state modeling (flux balance analysis (FBA) and metabolic flux analysis (MFA)) and dynamic modeling. The practical application of mathematical modeling will provide significant insights in the structure and regulation of plant metabolic networks.
