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BetaSys uses the example of regulated exocytosis in pancreatic β-cells, and its relevance to diabetes, to illustrate the major concepts of systems biology, its methods and applications.

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Author:   Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek ,  Beate Klösgen ,  Jesper Larsen ,  Flemming Pociot
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2011 ed.
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.872kg
ISBN:  

9781461428152

ISBN 10:   1461428157
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   19 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Systems biology of β-cells - revisited.- Established facts and open questions of the focused systems analysis of regulated exocytosis in β-cells – a background for a focused systems analysis approach.- Mitochondria and metabolic signals in β-cells.- β-cell ontogenesis and the insulin production apparatus.- The role of the cytoskeleton in transport and release of the insulin-containing granules by pancreatic β-cells.- The mathematical microscope making the inaccessible accessible.- Magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic β-cells.- Mapping the β-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 β-cell function.- Proteomic analysis of the pancreatic islet β-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 β-cell.- Nanotoxicity.- From silicon cell to silicon human.- Probing cellular dynamics with mesoscopic simulations.- What drives calcium oscillations in β-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.

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From the reviews: 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)

From the reviews: “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)

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