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Applying Systems Biotechnology Tools to Study Cell Metabolism
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Applying Systems Biotechnology Tools to Study Cell Metabolism

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2017) | Viewed by 13595

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Xueyang Feng

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Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Interests: multi-omics; metabolic flux analysis; genome editing; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; systems biology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Cell metabolism is a complex system composed of thousands of cell components, including genes, proteins, and metabolites. In the past two decades, systems biotechnologies, such as multi-omics analysis, have seen increasing applications and successes in uncovering novel metabolic pathways, discovering regulatory network of cell metabolism, and predicting cell performance. Instead of focusing on a few biological targets, systems biotechnologies study the cell metabolism as a whole and provide holistic views of the entire biological system. With recent advances of analytical and computational approaches, we envision that numerous novel discoveries could be provided and revolutionize our understanding of cell metabolism.
The current Special Issue emphasizes development and application of state-of-the-art systems biology technologies to decode cell metabolism. It will also feature the industrial applications of systems biotechnologies for improving cell performance.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this exciting Special Issue.

Prof. Xueyang Feng, Ph.D.
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Omics
  • Metabolic flux analysis
  • Genome-scale modeling
  • Signaling
  • Computational biology
  • Pathway analysis
  • Analytical biochemistry
  • Macromolecular modeling

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Assessing and Resolving Model Misspecifications in Metabolic Flux Analysis
by Rudiyanto Gunawan and Sandro Hutter
Bioengineering 2017, 4(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4020048 - 24 May 2017
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Metabolic flux analysis (MFA) is an indispensable tool in metabolic engineering. The simplest variant of MFA relies on an overdetermined stoichiometric model of the cell’s metabolism under the pseudo-steady state assumption to evaluate the intracellular flux distribution. Despite its long history, the issue [...] Read more.
Metabolic flux analysis (MFA) is an indispensable tool in metabolic engineering. The simplest variant of MFA relies on an overdetermined stoichiometric model of the cell’s metabolism under the pseudo-steady state assumption to evaluate the intracellular flux distribution. Despite its long history, the issue of model error in overdetermined MFA, particularly misspecifications of the stoichiometric matrix, has not received much attention. We evaluated the performance of statistical tests from linear least square regressions, namely Ramsey’s Regression Equation Specification Error Test (RESET), the F-test, and the Lagrange multiplier test, in detecting model misspecifications in the overdetermined MFA, particularly missing reactions. We further proposed an iterative procedure using the F-test to correct such an issue. Using Chinese hamster ovary and random metabolic networks, we demonstrated that: (1) a statistically significant regression does not guarantee high accuracy of the flux estimates; (2) the removal of a reaction with a low flux magnitude can cause disproportionately large biases in the flux estimates; (3) the F-test could efficiently detect missing reactions; and (4) the proposed iterative procedure could robustly resolve the omission of reactions. Our work demonstrated that statistical analysis and tests could be used to systematically assess, detect, and resolve model misspecifications in the overdetermined MFA. Full article
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Macroscopic Dynamic Modeling of Sequential Batch Cultures of Hybridoma Cells: An Experimental Validation
by Laurent Dewasme, François Côte, Patrice Filee, Anne-Lise Hantson and Alain Vande Wouwer
Bioengineering 2017, 4(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4010017 - 23 Feb 2017
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Hybridoma cells are commonly grown for the production of monoclonal antibodies (MAb). For monitoring and control purposes of the bioreactors, dynamic models of the cultures are required. However these models are difficult to infer from the usually limited amount of available experimental data [...] Read more.
Hybridoma cells are commonly grown for the production of monoclonal antibodies (MAb). For monitoring and control purposes of the bioreactors, dynamic models of the cultures are required. However these models are difficult to infer from the usually limited amount of available experimental data and do not focus on target protein production optimization. This paper explores an experimental case study where hybridoma cells are grown in a sequential batch reactor. The simplest macroscopic reaction scheme translating the data is first derived using a maximum likelihood principal component analysis. Subsequently, nonlinear least-squares estimation is used to determine the kinetic laws. The resulting dynamic model reproduces quite satisfactorily the experimental data, as evidenced in direct and cross-validation tests. Furthermore, model predictions can also be used to predict optimal medium renewal time and composition. Full article
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