A systems biology starter kit for arenaviruses

Viruses. 2012 Dec;4(12):3625-46. doi: 10.3390/v4123625.

Abstract

Systems biology approaches in virology aim to integrate viral and host biological networks, and thus model the infection process. The growing availability of high-throughput “-omics” techniques and datasets, as well as the ever-increasing sophistication of in silico modeling tools, has resulted in a corresponding rise in the complexity of the analyses that can be performed. The present study seeks to review and organize published evidence regarding virus-host interactions for the arenaviruses, from alterations in the host proteome during infection, to reported protein-protein interactions. In this way, we hope to provide an overview of the interplay between arenaviruses and the host cell, and lay the foundations for complementing current arenavirus research with a systems-level approach.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arenavirus / genetics
  • Arenavirus / pathogenicity*
  • Computational Biology / methods
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Humans
  • Protein Interaction Maps
  • Proteomics
  • Systems Biology / methods*
  • Virology / methods*