proteome

American  

[proh-tee-ohm] / ˈproʊ tiˌoʊm /

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.

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proteome British  

/ ˈprəʊtɪˌəʊm /

noun

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

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proteome Scientific  

/ prō′tē-ōm′ /

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

2. Compare genome

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Etymology

Origin of proteome

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

Example Sentences

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proteome

"Directly linking changes in a cell's metabolic state to changes in the proteome is really exciting."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024

One of the leaders of the analysis, John Prensner, began peering into the dark proteome because so many of his searches among known genes for ones related to cancer turned up empty-handed.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024

A: So far ancient brains have yielded the largest proteome of any tissue.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 19, 2024

The development of PT maladaptation markers required analysis of plasma proteome in patients having cardiac surgery and in marathon runners who may have suffered exercise-related AKI.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023

He teamed up with a group led by Ketan Patel at Oxford to investigate the role formaldehyde plays in regulating gene activity by looking at changes to the proteins, or proteome, produced in mouse cells.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023