CellDesigner
CellDesigner is a process diagram editor for drawing gene-regulatory and biochemical networks. Intuitive user-interface helps to draw a diagram in rich graphical representation with our own design. Networks are drawn based on the process diagram, with graphical notation system proposed by Kitano.
CellDesigner is used for
- User-friendly visualization
- Modeling and simulation of genetic regulatory networks
- Protein networks and metabolic networks.
CellDesigner is SBML compliant software. SBML (System Biology Markup Language) is a standard computer-readable format for representing models of biochemical and gene-regulatory networks. SBML is applicable to metabolic networks, cell-signaling pathways, regulatory networks, and many others. Networks are able to link with simulation and other analysis packages through Systems Biology Workbench. CellDesigner uses SBML (System Biology Markup Language) to describe models and allow simulation of models using an integrated SBML ODE solver.
Cell Designer = SBML + Simulation + Databases Connections
In this tutorial we will learn about the basic components of the software, developing graphical model of a network, developing computational model & simulation of the model.
CellDesigner is implemented in Java, thus it runs on various platforms such as Windows, Linux, and MacOS X.
The current version of CellDesigner requires JRE (Java Runtime Environment). The installers for Windows & Linux include JRE 1.6, so no need to install Java before installing CellDesigner. On MacOS X, Java 1.6 is required.
The Spoken Tutorial Effort for CellDesigner is being contributed by Ms. Dasaka Kavita & Ms. Sakina Shaikh from IIT Bombay. Other contributors who helped in the creation of the scripts include Mr. Anil Patel & Ms. Reshma Patil from IIT Bombay who have contributed as 'Domain experts'.
CellDesigner Slide Template (TEX Format)
Glossary
Basic Level
- Overview of CellDesigner
- Link for the Startup Guide Version 4.3
- Clippings of video tutorials available in CellDesigner series
- Installation of CellDesigner 4.3
- Software requirement
- Download & Installation of CellDesigner
- On Windows Operating System
- Adding a protein species
- Getting Started with CellDesigner
- The Menu & Tool Bar
- Different areas in the CellDesigner workspace
- Components, Species & Reaction
- Creating a simple network: Name & Size of the network
- Save a network
- Export an image
- What is Celldesigner?
- How to Open CellDesigner from the shortcut CellDesigner icon on the desktop
- Symbols for generic protein, receptor, ion channel, truncated protein, gene, RNA etc
- Symbols for State transition, Heterodimer association, Dissociation, Catalysis, Inhibition etc
- How to change the size of a component
- How to zoom a network
- Grid Visible, Grid Snap
- Change size of network
- Select a component
- Move/Delete a component
- Undo/Redo
- Change the size of the component
- Zoom
- Installation of CellDesigner on Linux OS
- Download and install CellDesigner 4.3 on Ubuntu Linux Operating System
- Create a Compartment in the draw area of CellDesigner
- How to find out the details of the OS type of our machine
- How to see the Main menu bar clearly.
- To open a new document
- Significance of Select Mode
- How to change the position of the List & Notes area
- How to change size of the areas
- How to see all the icons on the CellDesigner window.
- How to draw a Compartment and change position of the compartment name
Intermediate Level
- Build-and-Modify-Process-Diagram
- Use of Macros
- How to move Components on the draw area
- Generic protein to Simplae molecule
- Connect a reaction line around a species
- Align and extend a reaction line
- Add a Product and a Reactant
- To build a process diagram for Methionine Biosynthesis
- Customizing Diagram Layout
- How to change color, shape and width of a Reaction line
- How to add Anchor points to a Reaction line
- How to align Components
- How to show/hide Reaction ids
- How to add notes to Components
- How to edit Protein
- How to edit information
- And get a Bird’s eye view of the diagram
Advanced Level
Contributors and Content Editors
Bellatony911, Kavita, Minal, Nancyvarkey, PoojaMoolya, Sakinashaikh
