A novel computational method for predicting tissue-specific disease-associated signaling pathways in human utilizing Caenorhabditis elegans reference data.

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dc.contributor.advisorLee, Myeongwoo.
dc.contributor.advisorCho, Young-Rae.
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Xuan, 1989-
dc.contributor.departmentBiology.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Biology.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-24T14:33:21Z
dc.date.available2013-09-24T14:33:21Z
dc.date.copyright2013-08
dc.date.issued2013-09-24
dc.description.abstractSignal transduction is a hot topic as molecular biology grows because it directly relates to cellular processes, supporting function of the organism as a whole. A dysfunctional signal transduction will cause uncoordinated cellular behaviors. For humans, these uncoordinated cellular behaviors will cause diseases. To study mechanism of signal transduction, diverse approaches have been applied, including traditional experimental and computational methods. Compared to traditional experimental approaches, computational methods are better in analyzing large amounts of data and predicting results from limited data. In this research, a novel computational method is built to predict tissue-specific disease-associated signaling pathways in human by referring to C. elegans data. Tissue-specificity and disease association data are utilized to perform this prediction, with a support of a novel pathway finding algorithm. Lists of candidate pathways associated with certain selected diseases are successfully generated from the results.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8851
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectSignaling transduction.en_US
dc.subjectPathway prediction.en_US
dc.subjectCaenorhabditis elegans.en_US
dc.subjectTissue specificity.en_US
dc.subjectDisease-associated genes.en_US
dc.titleA novel computational method for predicting tissue-specific disease-associated signaling pathways in human utilizing Caenorhabditis elegans reference data.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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