Genomics & Bioinformatics

Proteomics

Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins.  Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, with many functions. The proteome is the entire set of proteins that are produced or modified by an organism or system. Proteomics has enabled the identification of ever-increasing numbers of protein. This varies with time and distinct requirements, or stresses, that a cell or organism undergoes. Proteomics is an interdisciplinary domain that has benefitted greatly from the genetic information of various genome projects, including the Human Genome Project. It covers the exploration of proteomes from the overall level of protein composition, structure, and activity. It is an important c component of functional genomics.

Proteomics generally refers to the large-scale experimental analysis of proteins and proteomes but is often specifically used to refer to protein purification and mass spectrometry.