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proteomics

American

[proh-tee-om-iks] / ˌproʊ tiˈɒm ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.

proteomics British

/ ˌprəʊtɪˈɒmɪks /

noun

the branch of biochemistry concerned with the structure and analysis of the proteins occurring in living organisms

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proteomics Scientific

/ prō′tē-ō′mĭks /

The analysis of the expression, localizations, functions, and interactions of the proteins expressed by the genetic material of an organism.

proteomics Cultural

A new and evolving field of science that seeks to specify all the proteins produced by a cell in all types of situations and environments and to understand how they function. Because proteins are the product of information coded for in DNA, proteomics is closely allied to the study of the genome.

Etymology

Origin of proteomics

First recorded in 1995–2000; proteom(e) ( def. ) + -ics ( def. )

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These findings were made possible through collaborations with the FBM's metabolomics and proteomics platforms, as well as with Prof. Owen Skinner's team at Northeastern University in the United States.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

Improving this limitation could have a major impact on fields such as single-cell proteomics and metabolomics, which aim to measure all proteins or metabolites within a single cell.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026

If you know the labeling efficiency, you can carry out spatially resolved proteomics in this way.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

The researchers used a technique called chromatin proteomics to 'fish out' all of the other proteins that interact with FOXL2 when it is bound to DNA.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024

"This approach was used to study the roles of specific proteins identified in the proteomics experiment, like disk-determining factor A and rod-determining factor A in cell-shape determination," Schulze says.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

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