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Toward the Systems Biology of Vesicle Transport
Author(s) -
Quenneville Nicole R.,
Conibear Elizabeth
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
traffic
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.677
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1600-0854
pISSN - 1398-9219
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00436.x
Subject(s) - biology , systems biology , computational biology , intracellular transport , intracellular , genome , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Systems biology aims to study complex biological processes, such as intracellular traffic, as a whole. Systematic genome‐wide assays have the potential to identify the transport machinery, delineate pathways and uncover the molecular components of physiological processes that influence trafficking. A goal of this approach is to create predictive models of intracellular trafficking pathways that reflect these relationships. In this review, we highlight current genome‐wide technologies of particular relevance to vesicle transport and describe recent applications of these technologies in the framework of systems biology. Systems approaches hold great promise for placing trafficking pathways in their cellular contexts.