Protein gels

Standards

Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions.^[1][2] Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, as they are the main components of the physiological metabolic pathways of cells. The term "proteomics" was first coined in 1997^[3] to make an analogy with genomics, the study of the genes. The word "proteome" is a blend of "protein" and "genome", and was coined by Marc Wilkins in 1994 while working on the concept as a PhD student.^[4][5] The proteome is the entire complement of proteins,^[4] including the modifications made to a particular set of proteins, produced by an organism or system. This will vary with time and distinct requirements, or stresses, that a cell or organism undergoes.

Identifying proteins and their parts are important in looking at cell cascade, or looking at the pathways and enzymatic process of proteins. Also, scientists look at proteins such as the immune system proteins to create new products to kill or create vaccinations, as well as studying how complex the immune function of organisms are.

Proteins are used to create vaccines for flu, HPV vaccine are created because of knowlege of proteins as well as how to develop drugs to counteract different bacteria and viruses. Also RNA splicing and used in reproduction and also in cancer studies and cellular reproduction.