Function and Regulation of Cellular Systems

Preface

Part I Metabolic Networks and Engineering
Introduction to Part I Reinhart Heinrich, Thomas Höfer A Functional Dynamics Approach to Modelling of Glycolysis Hynne Finn, Sune Dano, Preben G. Sørensen Temperature-Compensation in Biological Clocks: Models and Experiments Peter Ruoff Metabolic Control Analysis of the ATPase Network in Contracting Muscle: Regulation of Contractile Function and ATP Free Energy Potential Jeroen A.L. Jeneson, Hans V. Westerhoff, Martin J. Kushmerick En Route for Systems Biology: In Silico Pathway Analysis and Metabolite Profiling Jochen Förster, Mats ?kesson, Jens Nielsen

Part II Intracellular Signal Transduction
Introduction to Part II Thomas Höfer, Reinhart Heinrich Presynaptic Calcium Dynamics of Neurons in Answer to Various Stimulation Protocols Michael Meyer-Hermann, Frido Erler, Gerhard Soff Mathematical Modeling of Signaling Cascades: Principles and Future Prospects Birgit Schöberl, Martin Ginkel, Ernst Dieter Gilles, Gertrud Müller Collective Behavior of Membrane Channels: Electro-physiological Studies on Gap Junctions Paramita Ghosh, Debasish Bose, Subhendu Ghosh Modelling of Periodic Intercellular Ca2+ Waves Antonio Politi, Thomas Höfer Travelling Waves as a Mechanism of Pattern Generation in Discrete Cell Lattices Erik Plahte, Leiv ?yehaug Design and Operation: Keys to Understanding Biological Systems Eberhard O. Voit

Part III Cellular Materials: Mechanics and Motility
Introduction to Part III Erwin Frey, Wolfgang Alt Biopolymer Dynamics Chris Wiggins, Lo?c Le Goff Microme.