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29 June, 2006. MIBLab Workshop E-Cell Project. E-Cell. www.e-cell.org Model and reconstruct biological phenomena In silico Precise whole cell simulation. Organization. Headquarters - Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University
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29 June, 2006 MIBLab WorkshopE-Cell Project
E-Cell • www.e-cell.org • Model and reconstruct biological phenomena • In silico • Precise whole cell simulation
Organization • Headquarters - Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University • Original Home – Shonan-Fujisawa Campus, Keio University • The Molecular Sciences Institute, Berkeley • Mitsubishi Space Software Co. Ltd., Amagasaki
History • Project Launch – 1996 • Cell model with 127 genes – 1997 • Modeling real cells – 1998 • The Institute for Advanced Biosciences – 2001
Research Focuses • Modeling methodologies • E-Cell system • Numerical simulation algorithms • Mathematical analysis methods
Research Group • Mitochondrion • E-Neuron • E2coli • e-Rice • Erythrocyte • Cell signaling • Bacterial chemotaxis signaling pathway • Stoch Sim algorithm • Circadian rhythm, diabetes, mathematical analysis, myocardial cell
E-Cell Parts • E-Cell Simulation Environment (E-Cell SE) • E-Cell Modeling Environment (E-Cell ME) • E-Cell Analysis Toolkit
System Features • Object-oriented modeling and simulation • Plug-in architecture • Real-time user interaction and visualization
Simulation Algorithms • Gillespie • Ordinary differential equations • Differential-algebraic equations • Power-law formalisms • Flux distribution / discrete-time simulator
Scripting • Simulation session • Analysis session • Model file generation
SBML / Parallel computation • SBML level 1/2 import / export • Parallel stepper scheduling (under development) • Distributed computing
Platforms • Fedora core 3 • Windows XP / 2000 (beta) • RedHat Enterprise Linux on IBM pSeries • Mandrake Linux 10 • Future platforms • IBM AIX • Linux / x86-64 • Linux / IA64
Tutorial • Online tutorial (E-Cell Wiki) • http://www.e-cell.org/community/tutorials • ICSB 2006, Yokohama
Simple Pathway • Substrate (S) • Enzyme (E) • Product (P)
Modeling with E-Cell • Entity (more than one) • Variable • Process • system • Stepper
Testing Result • Pathway modeling tool • A lot of numerical solvers • XML model (EML) • Cannot run other tools