Title
Hybrid Petri net based modeling for biological pathway simulation
Abstract
Hybrid Petri net (HPN) is an extension of the Petri net formalism, which enables us to handle continuous information in addition to discrete information. Firstly, this paper demonstrates how biological pathways can be modeled by the integration of discrete and continuous elements, with an example of the 驴 phage genetic switch system including induction and retroregulation mechanisms. Although HPN allows intuitive modeling of biological pathways, some fundamental biological processes such as complex formation cannot be represented with HPN. Thus, this paper next provides the formal definition of hybrid functional Petri net with extension (HFPNe), which has high potential for modeling various kinds of biological processes. Cell Illustrator is a software tool developed on the basis of the definition of HFPNe. Hypothesis creation by Cell Illustrator is demonstrated with the example of the cyanobacterial circadian gene clock system. Finally, our ongoing tasks, which include the development of a computational platform for systems biology, are presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s11047-009-9164-6
Natural Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Hybrid Petri net,Cell Illustrator,Pathway simulation
Software tool,Petri net,Computer science,Systems biology,Formal description,Artificial intelligence,Formalism (philosophy),Machine learning,Biological pathway,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
3
1567-7818
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.42
10
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hiroshi Matsuno125733.71
Masao Nagasaki236826.22
Satoru Miyano32406250.71