Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The set of proteins present in an organism under a given set of environmental conditions.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[prote(in) + (gen)ome.]

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Blend of protein and genome.

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Examples

  • The term proteome “proteins that are encoded and expressed by a genome” was coined in 1994 by Marc Wilkins, then a graduate student at Macquarrie University in Sydney, Australia.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • The term proteome “proteins that are encoded and expressed by a genome” was coined in 1994 by Marc Wilkins, then a graduate student at Macquarrie University in Sydney, Australia.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • "The question is: Can we then group all living organisms based on the whole proteome, that is, the assembly of all proteins, instead of using just a selection of a small set of proteins, which is equivalent to using a small set of genes?" said Kim.

    Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2009

  • The scientists catalogued the proteins produced in the cell, the RNA molecules transcribed from the DNA genetic code, and the chemical reactions which make up the cell's metabolism - also known as the proteome, the transcriptome and the metabolome.

    Scientific American 2009

  • The scientists catalogued the proteins produced in the cell, the RNA molecules transcribed from the DNA genetic code, and the chemical reactions which make up the cell's metabolism - also known as the proteome, the transcriptome and the metabolome.

    Scientific American 2009

  • The research team at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences University in Hyderabad, India, set out to see if there was a difference in the pattern of protein expression, called the proteome, in type 2 patients compared to patients without diabetes.

    Top Headlines - Diabetes Health 2009

  • idea 1: well, in addition to the drug databases, it's also called the proteome bioknowledge database. they pay phds to populate genetic databases by reading papers. it's extremely useful for yeast, less so for humans so far..

    Why ask why? Or, who wants raw knowledge? 2006

  • a much greater challenge will be elucidating function of the extraordinarily complex web of interacting proteins, dubbed the proteome, that constitutes and powers all living things.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Together, mapping the human building-blocks at the genome and proteome level has the potential to transform modern medicine.

    Scientists Reach Midpoint of Protein Study Sten Stovall 2010

  • It seeks to emulate the success of the Human Genome Project, focussing on the previously uncharted human proteome.

    Scientists Reach Midpoint of Protein Study Sten Stovall 2010

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