Proteome facts for kids

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Proteome is a word made from the words protein and genome. It means all the proteins produced by an organism. It was suggested in 1994 by Marc Wilkins, Professor of Biotechnology at the University of New South Wales.

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General schema showing the relationships of the genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome (lipidome).
The proteome can be used to determine the presence of different types of cancers.
This image shows a two-dimensional gel with color-coded proteins. This is a way to visualize proteins based on their mass and isoelectric point.
An Orbitrap mass spectrometer commonly used in proteomics

See also

In Spanish: Proteoma para niños

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