title: Flux visualization using VANTED/FluxMap.
abstract: The calculation of metabolic fluxes has been shown to be a valuable asset in systems biology. Several procedures are commonly used to achieve this. Flux balance analyses or metabolic flux analyses usually result in a list of reaction rates (fluxes) provided in a spreadsheet format. This makes it difficult to quickly assess general characteristics of the solution. A fast and easy mapping of these results to a graphical map template facilitates an easy visual data inspection. Here, we describe a protocol that helps in setting up user-specific network templates, mapping flux results to it, and creating multiple exportable flux maps at one time.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krach
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Junker
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rohn
authors.forename: Falk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Björn H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Junker
mesh_terms: D060847:Metabolic Engineering / Q000379:methods; D064688:Metabolic Flux Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D055432:Metabolomics / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012984:Software; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000379:methods