Software Structural and functional analysis of cellular networks with CellNetAnalyzer
2007

CellNetAnalyzer: A Tool for Analyzing Cellular Networks

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Author Information

Author(s): Klamt Steffen, Saez-Rodriguez Julio, Gilles Ernst D

Primary Institution: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems

Hypothesis

Can a comprehensive toolbox for structural and functional analysis of cellular networks be developed?

Conclusion

CellNetAnalyzer provides a single suite to perform structural and qualitative analysis of both mass-flow and signal-flow based cellular networks in a user-friendly environment.

Supporting Evidence

  • CellNetAnalyzer extends its predecessor FluxAnalyzer by new methods for signaling and regulatory networks.
  • It provides a large toolbox with various, partially unique, functions and algorithms for functional network analysis.
  • More than 600 independent researchers worldwide have downloaded CellNetAnalyzer.

Takeaway

CellNetAnalyzer is a software that helps scientists understand how different parts of a cell work together by analyzing their networks.

Methodology

CellNetAnalyzer is a MATLAB toolbox that allows users to create and analyze both mass-flow and signal-flow networks through a graphical user interface.

Limitations

The software may not fully account for all types of interactions between mass-flow and signal-flow networks.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1752-0509-1-2

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