Visualizing metabolic network dynamics through time-series metabolomic data
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Abstract Background New technologies have given rise to an abundance of -omics data, particularly metabolomic data. The scale of these data introduces new challenges for the interpretation and extraction of knowledge, requiring the development of innovative computational visualization methodologies. Here, we present GEM-Vis, an original method for the visualization of time-course metabolomic data within the context of metabolic network maps. We demonstrate the utility of the GEM-Vis method by examining previously published data for two cellular systems—the human platelet and erythrocyte under cold storage for use in transfusion medicine. Results The results comprise two animated videos that allow for new insights into the metabolic state of both cell types. In the case study of the platelet metabolome during storage, the new visualization technique elucidates a nicotinamide accumulation that mirrors that of hypoxanthine and might, therefore, reflect similar pathway usage. This visual analysis provides a possible explanation for why the salvage reactions in purine metabolism exhibit lower activity during the first few days of the storage period. The second case study displays drastic changes in specific erythrocyte metabolite pools at different times during storage at different temperatures. Conclusions The new visualization technique GEM-Vis introduced in this article constitutes a well-suitable approach for large-scale network exploration and advances hypothesis generation. This method can be applied to any system with data and a metabolic map to promote visualization and understand physiology at the network level. More broadly, we hope that our approach will provide the blueprints for new visualizations of other longitudinal -omics data types. The supplement includes a comprehensive user’s guide and links to a series of tutorial videos that explain how to prepare model and data files, and how to use the software SBMLsimulator in combination with further tools to create similar animations as highlighted in the case studies.
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Buchweitz, Lea F.; Yurkovich, James T.; Blessing, Christoph; Kohler, Veronika; Schwarzkopf, Fabian; King, Zachary A.; et al. (2020). Visualizing metabolic network dynamics through time-series metabolomic data. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4925334.v2
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AUTHORS (12)
LB
Lea F. Buchweitz
JY
James T. Yurkovich
CB
Christoph Blessing
VK
Veronika Kohler
FS
Fabian Schwarzkopf
ZK
Zachary A. King
LY
Laurence Yang
FJ
Freyr Jóhannsson
ÓS
Ólafur E. Sigurjónsson
ÓR
Óttar Rolfsson
JH
Julian Heinrich
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Andreas Dräger