An ensemble approach to the study of the emergence of metabolic and proliferative disorders via Flux Balance Analysis

An extensive rewiring of cell metabolism supports enhanced proliferation in cancer cells. We propose a systems level approach to describe this phenomenon based on Flux Balance Analysis (FBA). The approach does not explicit a cell biomass formation reaction to be maximized, but takes into account an...

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Main Authors: Giancarlo Mauri, Lilia Alberghina, Marco Vanoni, Dario Pescini, Daniela Gaglio, Sara Molinari, Riccardo Colombo, Chiara Damiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Publishing Association 2013-09-01
Series:Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
Online Access:http://arxiv.org/pdf/1309.7696v1