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By studying viruses one may begin to understand how static genomes can define dynamic processes of development. This talk will describe some of the approaches we are taking, using computer simulations and laboratory experiments, to account for the many molecular-level processes and interactions that occur when a common bacterium, E. coli, is infected by one of its viruses, phage T7. We accounted for processes of phage genome entry, transcription, translation, and DNA replication, including protein-DNA and protein-protein regulatory interactions, and we predicted the dynamics of phage progeny formation. The simulations have enabled us to identify limiting host-cell resources in phage growth, discover novel anti-viral strategies, and suggest frameworks for mining data from global mRNA and protein studies.
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Yin, J. (2004). Genome Function—A Virus-World View. In: Opresko, L.K., Gephart, J.M., Mann, M.B. (eds) Advances in Systems Biology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 547. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8861-4_4
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