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proteomics

proteomics

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The study of all proteins a living thing makes
  • noun
  • /proʊtiˈoʊmɪks/
  • Specialized
: proteómica
  • Therefore, proteomics represents a promising toolbox for opening the window into an organism's record of environmental exposures and experiences.
  • proteomics and metabolomics

Examples

  • By studying proteomics, we can gain insights into disease mechanisms related to protein function.

  • Proteomics helps researchers understand how proteins interact within the body.

  • Sample preparation for mass spectrometry-based proteomics.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Use of proteomics has facilitated the development of panels of biomarkers to increase diagnostic accuracy.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Using proteomics, laser microdissection followed by mass spectrometry can directly identify proteins with or without mutations.

    Blog text (6)

  • The proteins are then digested to peptides with trypsin or other proteolytic enzymes and analyzed using standard proteomics.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The field of proteomics allows scientists to analyze the full set of proteins in a given organism.

Surface Forms

proteomics singular
proteomics plural

Morphology

proteomics = proteome (transparent) = proteome + ics

Formed by the standard academic suffix '-ics' attached to 'proteome', giving 'the study of the proteome', a directly derived meaning.

Etymology

Proteomics comes from protein and the ending -omics, which means 'the study of all', as in genomics ('genes'). So proteomics is the study of the whole set of proteins a living thing makes.