BetaSys
Systems Biology of Regulated Exocytosis in Pancreatic ß-Cells
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2011
XX, 556 pages
978-1-4419-6956-9 (ISBN)
Description
BetaSys uses the example of regulated exocytosis in pancreatic ß-cells, and its relevance to diabetes, to illustrate the major concepts of systems biology, its methods and applications.
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"This second volume is Springer's Systems Biology series focuses on the organisation of pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells, with a particular focus on the technological approaches deemed necessary to further our understanding of beta cell physiology and the pathogenesis of diabetes. . I warmly recommend should be on the shelves of all research laboratories involved in modern beta cell research." (P. Meda, Diabetologia, Vol. 54, 2011)More details
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Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek | Beate Klösgen | Jesper Larsen
BetaSys
Systems Biology of Regulated Exocytosis in Pancreatic ß-Cells
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03/2011
Springer
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Content
Preface.- Systems biology of ß-cells - revisited.- Established facts and open questions of the focused systems analysis of regulated exocytosis in ß-cells - a background for a focused systems analysis approach.- Mitochondria and metabolic signals in ß-cells.- ß-cell ontogenesis and the insulin production apparatus.- The role of the cytoskeleton in transport and release of the insulin-containing granules by pancreatic ß-cells.- The mathematical microscope making the inaccessible accessible.- Magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic ß-cells.- Mapping the ß-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 ß-cell function.- Proteomic analysis of the pancreatic islet ß-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 ß-cell.- Nanotoxicity.- From silicon cell to silicon human.- Probing cellular dynamics with mesoscopic simulations.- What drives calcium oscillations in ß-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.
