ionomicsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The ionome is the mineral nutrient and trace element composition of an organism, representing the inorganic component of cellular and organismal systems. Ionomics, the study of the ionome, requires application of high-throughput elemental analysis technologies, and their integration with bioinformatic and genetic tools. Ionomics has the ability to capture information about the functional state of an organism under different conditions, driven by genetic and developmental differences, and by biotic and abiotic factors. The relatively high throughput and low cost of ionomic analysis means that it has the potential to provide a powerful approach to not only the functional analysis of the genes and gene networks that directly control the ionome, but also to the more extended gene networks controlling developmental and physiological processes that indirectly affect the ionome.