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  1. Article ; Online: Computational modeling of signal transduction networks without kinetic parameters: Petri net approaches.

    Koch, Ina / Büttner, Bianca

    American journal of physiology. Cell physiology

    2023  Volume 324, Issue 5, Page(s) C1126–C1140

    Abstract: More and more computational techniques have been applied to model biological systems, especially signaling pathways in medical systems. Due to the large number of experimental data driven by high-throughput technologies, new computational concepts have ... ...

    Abstract More and more computational techniques have been applied to model biological systems, especially signaling pathways in medical systems. Due to the large number of experimental data driven by high-throughput technologies, new computational concepts have been developed. Nevertheless, often the necessary kinetic data cannot be determined in sufficient number and quality because of experimental complexity or ethical reasons. At the same time, the number of qualitative data drastically increased, for example, gene expression data, protein-protein interaction data, and imaging data. Especially for large-scale models, the application of kinetic modeling techniques can fail. On the other hand, many large-scale models have been constructed applying qualitative and semiquantitative techniques, for example, logical models or Petri net models. These techniques make it possible to explore system's dynamics without knowing kinetic parameters. Here, we summarize the work of the last 10 years for modeling signal transduction pathways in medical applications applying Petri net formalism. We focus on analysis techniques based on system's invariants without any kinetic parameters and show predictions of all signaling pathways of the system. We start with an intuitive introduction into Petri nets and system's invariants. We illustrate the main concepts using the tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1)-induced nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) pathway as a case study. Summarizing recent models, we discuss the advantages and challenges of Petri net applications to medical signaling systems. In addition, we provide exemplarily interesting Petri net applications to model signaling in medical systems of the last years that use the well-known stochastic and kinetic concepts developed about 50 years ago.
    MeSH term(s) Algorithms ; Computer Simulation ; Signal Transduction/physiology ; Models, Biological ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
    Chemical Substances Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases (EC 2.7.10.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 392098-7
    ISSN 1522-1563 ; 0363-6143
    ISSN (online) 1522-1563
    ISSN 0363-6143
    DOI 10.1152/ajpcell.00487.2022
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  2. Book: Modeling in Systems Biology

    Koch, Ina / Schreiber, Falk / Reisig, Wolfgang

    The Petri Net Approach

    (Computational Biology)

    2011  

    Series title Computational Biology
    Keywords Sammelwerk ; NBII010 ; FINT060 ; TALA050 ; FINRS10 ; biochemical systems ; Gene Regulatory Networks ; Metabolic Networks ; Modeling of Biological Systems ; Network Analysis ; petri nets ; Qualitative Analysis ; Quantitative Analysis ; Signal Transduction Networks ; Biochemical Systems ; Petri Nets ; Systems Biology
    Language English
    Size 388 p.
    Edition 1
    Publisher Springer London
    Document type Book
    Note PDA Manuell_11
    Format 160 x 241 x 29
    ISBN 9781849964739 ; 1849964734
    Database PDA

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  3. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Multidimensionale Charakterisierung reaktiver und neoplastischer menschlicher Lymphknoten unter Anwendung von Methoden aus dem Bereich Bioinformatik, digitale Pathologie, Datenanalyse und Graphentheorie

    Wurzel, Patrick [Verfasser] / Koch, Ina Gutachter] / [Hansmann, Martin-Leo [Gutachter]

    2024  

    Author's details Patrick Wurzel ; Gutachter: Ina Koch, Martin-Leo Hansmann
    Keywords Medizin, Gesundheit ; Medicine, Health
    Subject code sg610
    Language German
    Publisher Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
    Publishing place Frankfurt am Main
    Document type Book ; Online ; Thesis
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  4. Article ; Online: Graph-theoretical prediction of biological modules in quaternary structures of large protein complexes.

    Gisdon, Florian J / Zunker, Mariella / Wolf, Jan Niclas / Prüfer, Kai / Ackermann, Jörg / Welsch, Christoph / Koch, Ina

    Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)

    2024  Volume 40, Issue 3

    Abstract: Motivation: The functional complexity of biochemical processes is strongly related to the interplay of proteins and their assembly into protein complexes. In recent years, the discovery and characterization of protein complexes have substantially ... ...

    Abstract Motivation: The functional complexity of biochemical processes is strongly related to the interplay of proteins and their assembly into protein complexes. In recent years, the discovery and characterization of protein complexes have substantially progressed through advances in cryo-electron microscopy, proteomics, and computational structure prediction. This development results in a strong need for computational approaches to analyse the data of large protein complexes for structural and functional characterization. Here, we aim to provide a suitable approach, which processes the growing number of large protein complexes, to obtain biologically meaningful information on the hierarchical organization of the structures of protein complexes.
    Results: We modelled the quaternary structure of protein complexes as undirected, labelled graphs called complex graphs. In complex graphs, the vertices represent protein chains and the edges spatial chain-chain contacts. We hypothesized that clusters based on the complex graph correspond to functional biological modules. To compute the clusters, we applied the Leiden clustering algorithm. To evaluate our approach, we chose the human respiratory complex I, which has been extensively investigated and exhibits a known biological module structure experimentally validated. Additionally, we characterized a eukaryotic group II chaperonin TRiC/CCT and the head of the bacteriophage Φ29. The analysis of the protein complexes correlated with experimental findings and indicated known functional, biological modules. Using our approach enables not only to predict functional biological modules in large protein complexes with characteristic features but also to investigate the flexibility of specific regions and coformational changes. The predicted modules can aid in the planning and analysis of experiments.
    Availability and implementation: Jupyter notebooks to reproduce the examples are available on our public GitHub repository: https://github.com/MolBIFFM/PTGLtools/tree/main/PTGLmodulePrediction.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Protein Interaction Mapping/methods ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Computational Biology/methods ; Algorithms ; Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1422668-6
    ISSN 1367-4811 ; 1367-4803
    ISSN (online) 1367-4811
    ISSN 1367-4803
    DOI 10.1093/bioinformatics/btae112
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  5. Article ; Online: The canonical and non-canonical NF-κB pathways and their crosstalk: A comparative study based on Petri nets.

    Trares, Kira / Ackermann, Jörg / Koch, Ina

    Bio Systems

    2021  Volume 211, Page(s) 104564

    Abstract: NF-κB is a protein complex that occurs in almost all animal cell types. It regulates the cellular immune responses to stimuli in the nucleus. Dysregulation of NF-κB can cause severe diseases like chronic inflammation, autoimmune diseases or cancer. We ... ...

    Abstract NF-κB is a protein complex that occurs in almost all animal cell types. It regulates the cellular immune responses to stimuli in the nucleus. Dysregulation of NF-κB can cause severe diseases like chronic inflammation, autoimmune diseases or cancer. We modeled the two major pathways leading from the external cellular stimulation of the CD40 receptor to the nuclear translocation of NF-κB dimers, the canonical and non-canonical pathway. Based on literature data, we developed two Petri net models describing these pathways. In a third Petri net, we combined the two models, introducing crosstalk specific in CD40L-stimulated B cells. In terms of structural properties, we checked the Petri nets for their consistency and correctness. To explore differences and similarities, we compared structural properties and the simulation behavior of the models. The non-canonical NF-κB pathway exhibited a more diverse regulation than the canonical pathway. Applying in silico knockout analyses, we were able to quantify the relevance of individual biochemical processes. We predicted interrelationships, e.g., between the synthesis of the protein NF-κB-inducing kinase and the processing of the precursor protein p100. The activation of the transcription factors, p50-RelA and p52-RelB, was affected by most of the knockouts. The results of the in silico knockout were in accordance with experimental studies. The Petri net models provide a basis for further analyses and could be extended to include gene expression, additional pathways, molecular processes, and kinetic data.
    MeSH term(s) CD40 Antigens/metabolism ; Dimerization ; NF-kappa B/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CD40 Antigens ; NF-kappa B ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-22
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 186234-0
    ISSN 1872-8324 ; 0303-2647
    ISSN (online) 1872-8324
    ISSN 0303-2647
    DOI 10.1016/j.biosystems.2021.104564
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  6. Article ; Online: Prediction and analysis of redox-sensitive cysteines using machine learning and statistical methods.

    Keßler, Marcus / Wittig, Ilka / Ackermann, Jörg / Koch, Ina

    Biological chemistry

    2021  Volume 402, Issue 8, Page(s) 925–935

    Abstract: Reactive oxygen species are produced by a number of stimuli and can lead both to irreversible intracellular damage and signaling through reversible post-translational modification. It is unclear which factors contribute to the sensitivity of cysteines to ...

    Abstract Reactive oxygen species are produced by a number of stimuli and can lead both to irreversible intracellular damage and signaling through reversible post-translational modification. It is unclear which factors contribute to the sensitivity of cysteines to redox modification. Here, we used statistical and machine learning methods to investigate the influence of different structural and sequence features on the modifiability of cysteines. We found several strong structural predictors for redox modification. Sensitive cysteines tend to be characterized by higher exposure, a lack of secondary structure elements, and a high number of positively charged amino acids in their close environment. Our results indicate that modified cysteines tend to occur close to other post-translational modifications, such as phosphorylated serines. We used these features to create models and predict the presence of redox-modifiable cysteines in human mitochondrial complex I as well as make novel predictions regarding redox-sensitive cysteines in proteins.
    MeSH term(s) Cysteine ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Proteomics
    Chemical Substances Cysteine (K848JZ4886)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-06
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1334659-3
    ISSN 1437-4315 ; 1431-6730 ; 1432-0355
    ISSN (online) 1437-4315
    ISSN 1431-6730 ; 1432-0355
    DOI 10.1515/hsz-2020-0321
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  7. Article ; Online: Variation of butyrate production in the gut microbiome in type 2 diabetes patients.

    Siptroth, Julienne / Moskalenko, Olga / Krumbiegel, Carsten / Ackermann, Jörg / Koch, Ina / Pospisil, Heike

    International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology

    2023  Volume 26, Issue 3, Page(s) 601–610

    Abstract: Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a common disease that poses a challenge to the healthcare system. The disease is very often diagnosed late. A better understanding of the relationship between the gut microbiome and type 2 diabetes can support ... ...

    Abstract Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a common disease that poses a challenge to the healthcare system. The disease is very often diagnosed late. A better understanding of the relationship between the gut microbiome and type 2 diabetes can support early detection and form an approach for therapies. Microbiome analysis offers a potential opportunity to find markers for this disease. Next-generation sequencing methods can be used to identify the bacteria present in the stool sample and to generate a microbiome profile through an analysis pipeline. Statistical analysis, e.g., using Student's t-test, allows the identification of significant differences. The investigations are not only focused on single bacteria, but on the determination of a comprehensive profile. Also, the consideration of the functional microbiome is included in the analyses. The dataset is not from a clinical survey, but very extensive.
    Results: By examining 946 microbiome profiles of diabetes mellitus type 2 sufferers (272) and healthy control persons (674), a large number of significant genera (25) are revealed. It is possible to identify a large profile for type 2 diabetes disease. Furthermore, it is shown that the diversity of bacteria per taxonomic level in the group of persons with diabetes mellitus type 2 is significantly reduced compared to a healthy control group. In addition, six pathways are determined to be significant for type 2 diabetes describing the fermentation to butyrate. These parameters tend to have high potential for disease detection.
    Conclusions: With this investigation of the gut microbiome of persons with diabetes type 2 disease, we present significant bacteria and pathways characteristic of this disease.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Butyrates/metabolism ; Microbiota ; Bacteria
    Chemical Substances Butyrates
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1454951-7
    ISSN 1618-1905 ; 1139-6709
    ISSN (online) 1618-1905
    ISSN 1139-6709
    DOI 10.1007/s10123-023-00324-6
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  8. Book ; Thesis: Untersuchungen zur spezifischen Genexpression in humanen Hepatomzellen

    Koch, Ina

    eine HBV-Hybrid-mRNA mit mitochondrialen Domänen ; Expression eines cytoplasmatischen Antigens als Folge der malignen Entartung

    (Reihe Wissenschaft)

    1989  

    Series title Reihe Wissenschaft
    Keywords Gene Expression Regulation ; Liver Neoplasms / etiology ; Hepatitis B Virus ; Hepatitis B / complications ; Cloning, Molecular ; Leberkrebs ; Hepatitis B ; Ursache ; Hepatitis-B-Virus ; Messenger-RNS ; Genexpression
    Subject m-RNA ; m-RNS ; Matrizen-RNS ; Boten-RNS ; HBV ; Hepatitisvirus B ; Ursachen ; Haematogene Hepatitis ; Serumhepatitis ; Transfusionshepatitis ; Virushepatitis B ; Lebercarcinom ; Leberkarzinom ; Primärer Leberkrebs ; Primäres Lebercarcinom ; Lebermalignom
    Language German
    Size VIII, 161 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
    Publisher Gertner
    Publishing place München
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Book ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis München, Univ., Diss., 1989
    HBZ-ID HT003384115
    ISBN 3-925632-06-9 ; 978-3-925632-06-8
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  9. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Prediction of transcription factor binding using epigenomics and genome variation data

    Baumgarten, Nina [Verfasser] / Schulz, Marcel Holger [Gutachter] / Hiller, Michael [Gutachter] / Koch, Ina Gutachter] / [Hedrich, Lars [Gutachter]

    2024  

    Author's details Nina Baumgarten ; Gutachter: Marcel Holger Schulz, Michael Hiller, Ina Koch, Lars Hedrich
    Keywords Biowissenschaften, Biologie ; Life Science, Biology
    Subject code sg570
    Language English
    Publisher Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
    Publishing place Frankfurt am Main
    Document type Book ; Online ; Thesis
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  10. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Understanding protein complexes by graph-theoretical analysis of their topology

    Wolf, Jan Niclas [Verfasser] / Koch, Ina Gutachter] / [Schulz, Marcel Holger [Gutachter]

    2023  

    Author's details Jan Niclas Wolf ; Gutachter: Ina Koch, Marcel Holger Schulz
    Keywords Biowissenschaften, Biologie ; Life Science, Biology
    Subject code sg570
    Language English
    Publisher Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
    Publishing place Frankfurt am Main
    Document type Book ; Online ; Thesis
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