Proteomics

Proteomics, the study of proteins, involves isolation, identification, expression, and characterization of the structure and function of proteins. Proteomics offers opportunities to improve the drug development process in various ways. One method is by identifying additional proteins to act as potential drug targets, which could lead to viable ne...

While protein chemistry is far from a novel discipline, new challenges have arisen with the advent of industrial scale analyses. Compared to genomics applications, which have been readily scalable, protein analysis presents additional challenges on many fronts. In contrast to the static nature of the human genome which is made up of four nucleoti...

To achieve the promise presented by mapping the human genome, we must strive to understand what is happening in a cell beyond the DNA sequence of a given gene. As a result scientists are performing extensive study of proteins. While genes carry the blueprints for life, proteins perform the vital functions necessary for life to exist. This report pr...

A significant need for increased efficiency in drug discovery has driven a tremendous level of research to expand the knowledge base concerning the underlying mechanism of disease. With the sequence of the human genome largely completed and subsequent analysis revealing a reduced estimate of the number of genes present, there has been a shift to t...