Nettsider med emneord «networks»

This thesis uses the SmartNIC Netronome Agilio to fix a performance problem in the network that exists mostly because a performance problem in operating system was solved somewhat carelessly.

Chromosomes are organized in three dimensions (3D) inside the cell nucleus. This organization is crucial to maintain normal functions in the cell. Recently, new technologies allow high-throughput mapping of DNA contact points across the entire genome. Since this information sheds light on how parts of the DNA are interconnected, we can represent these models as large networks, and use tools from network analysis to better understand the topological features in the 3D genome. This knowledge is important for understanding when (and how) changes to these topologies can cause diseases such as cancer.

The regulation of gene expression involves a complicated network of interacting elements. At the core of this network are transcription factor complexes, promoters, inhibitors, and enhancers, that all play a role in regulation the transcription of genes into mRNA. What emerges is not a single set of interactions, or even a single pathway, but a complex network of interacting genes and gene products. We can model these networks using computational tools developed in our lab that integrate prior knowledge on potential transcription factor binding with gene expression data. These tools have been valuable in our understanding of how genes are regulated in different tissues, and in modeling the disruption of gene regulation in diseases such as cancer.

However, several other factors play a role in regulating gene expression, and we are working on expanding our network models to better understand the full picture of gene regulation. A very important factor in how genes are regulated is how chromosomes are organized in the cell, or the 3D genomic architecture of the cell. For example, if promoters and enhancers are brought into close proximity with one another, they form loops across large distances, and can thereby change the regulatory landscape. These loops are embedded within so-called topologically associating domains that organize the genome into regulatory neighborhoods.