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Table 1 Formal approaches to the meaning facets of bio-models

From: Structure, function, and behaviour of computational models in systems biology

Formal

Language element/

Intrinsic meaning facet

approach

Ontology branch

Structure

Function

Behaviour

  

(S1)

(S2)

(S3)

(F1)

(F2)

(F3)

(B1)

(B2)

(B3)

SBML

species

 

x

       
 

reaction

  

x

      
 

kineticLaw

  

x

      
 

initialAmount

    

x

    
 

parameter

    

x

    

SBO

“modelling framework”

x

        

SED-ML

Simulation

   

x

     
 

Change

    

x

    

KiSAO

“modeling and simulation

     

x

   
 

algorithm”

         

DYML

feature

      

x

  
 

constraints

    

x

    

TEDDY

“temporal behaviour”

      

x

  
 

“behaviour diversification”

      

x

  

Temporal logics

       

x

  

SBRML

Result

       

x

x

Fielded Text

        

x

x

Formal

Language element/

Extrinsic meaning facet

approach

Ontology branch

Structure

Function

Behaviour

  

(S1)

(S2)

(S3)

(F1)

(F2)

(F3)

(B1)

(B2)

(B3)

UniProt

  

x

       

NCBI Taxonomy

 

x

        

Database

          

Gene ontology

“Biological Process”

x

     

x

  

SBO

“physical entity representation”

 

x

       
 

“systems description parameter”

 

x

       
 

“occurring entity representation”

  

x

      
 

“systems biology representation”

  

x

      

Reactome

   

x

      

Cell type

     

x

    

Ontology

          

SABIO-RK

     

x

    

FuGE

Material

    

x

    
 

Investigation

     

x

   
 

Data

       

x

x

SBRML

Result

       

x

x

Fielded Text

        

x

x

  1. Formal approaches (languages, ontologies and biological resources) for computer representations of bio-models and their contribution to the formalisation of the meaning facets as shown for the example models by Tyson. An “x” means that the respective formal approach or some given aspect (language element or ontology branch) of it is able to represent the specific meaning facet or at least parts of it. The table is divided into intrinsic (top) and extrinsic (bottom) meaning facets.