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Application of formal methods to biological regulatory networks: extending Thomas’ asynchronous logical approach with temporal logic

✍ Scribed by Gilles Bernot; Jean-Paul Comet; Adrien Richard; Janine Guespin


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
310 KB
Volume
229
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-5193

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✦ Synopsis


Based on the discrete definition of biological regulatory networks developed by Rene´Thomas, we provide a computer science formal approach to treat temporal properties of biological regulatory networks, expressed in computational tree logic. It is then possible to build all the models satisfying a set of given temporal properties. Our approach is illustrated with the mucus production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This application of formal methods from computer science to biological regulatory networks should open the way to many other fruitful applications.