proteome

[ proh-tee-ohm ]

noun

, Genetics.

1. the entire complement of proteins found in an organism over its entire life cycle, or in a particular cell type at a particular time under defined environmental conditions.

proteome

/ ˈprəʊtɪˌəʊm /

noun

1. the full complement of proteins that occur within a cell, tissue, or organism

proteome

/ prō′tē-ōm′ /

1. The complete set of proteins that can be expressed by the genetic material of an organism.
2. Compare genome

Word History and Origins

Origin of proteome¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; prote(in) + (gen)ome

Word History and Origins

Origin of proteome¹

C20: from prote [ in ] + -ome

Example Sentences

An analysis of the powder revealed a link between the amount of a protein involved in bone mineralization and the piglets’ ages at death, the researchers reported in 2017 in the Journal of Proteome Research.

From Science News

They described their findings in an April paper in the Journal of Proteome Research.

From Ars Technica