Toward a systems-level understanding of gene regulatory, protein interaction, and metabolic networks in cyanobacteria.

ABSTRACT: Cyanobacteria are essential primary producers in marine ecosystems, playing an important role in both carbon and nitrogen cycles. In the last decade, various genome sequencing and metagenomic projects have generated large amounts of genetic data for cyanobacteria. This wealth of data provides researchers with a new basis for the study of molecular adaptation, ecology and evolution of cyanobacteria, as well as for developing biotechnological applications. It also facilitates the use of multiplex techniques, i.e., expression profiling by high-throughput technologies such as microarrays, RNA-seq, and proteomics. However, exploration and analysis of these data is challenging, and often requires advanced computational methods. Also, they need to be integrated into our existing framework of know

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Prieto MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4079066 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature