Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics

The ‘omics revolution ensued from the surge in genetic sequencing seen in the 1990s as scientists aimed to sequence the whole human genome. Advances in sequencing and analytical technologies allowed for increased efficiency and precision, and an integrated, comprehensive approach to understanding organisms followed.
This approach is termed “’omics” and includes the following fields; genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, fluxomics, and metabolomics. These fields collectively consider all of their respective constituents.
For example, proteomics is the large-scale study of the entire complement of proteins in cell types or organisms. Unlike it’s predecessors, genomics and transcriptomics, proteomics is more complicated as it involves the consideration of post translational modifications, such as phosphorylation. Proteomics has practical applications in protein networks where the study of ways proteins interact aids the field of systems biology, the computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. Proteomic technologies can be applied to high-throughput techniques, such as mass spectroscopy.
Over the last 30 years, the ’omics have received attention from the research community, the media, and the public alike, largely owing to the advances in scientific understanding that have resulted from ‘omics research. It remains an exciting and fast-paced field of study that is set to continue expanding our knowledge of biological molecules and systems.

Global Market Report: Proteomics

In this article, we discuss the applications of proteomics and its recent developments, along with reviewing the current global market and predicting how the field may evolve in the future.

A Guide to Optimizing Protein Design

What is Clinical Proteomics?

Quantifying Protein Diversity: Using DIA-MS to Measure Post-Translational Modifications

Role of Proteomic Analysis in Skin Regeneration

Comparison Between Metabolic Target Analysis and Metabolic Profiling

Interpreting Proteomics Data

Role of Proteomics in COVID-19

Challenges with Standardization in Lipidomics

What is Phosphoproteomics?

An Overview of Quantitative Proteomics

How are Advancements in Mass Spectrometry Impacting Metabolomics Research?

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What is Metabolomics?

Global Market Overview: Metabolomics

What is Shotgun Lipidomics?

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Combating Counterfeit Green Tea with Metabolomic Profiling

Ethics in Clinical Proteomics

Challenges in Environmental Metabolomics

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Racial Differences in Protein Biomarkers

Environmental Metabolomics

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Role of Applied Omics in Precision Medicine

Exploring Biosynthetic Diversity

How have Fluorescent Proteins Transformed Science?

Studying the Metabolic Pathways Between Tissues

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

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What is Immunoliposome Therapy?

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What is Proteomics?

Understanding Neurobiology through Proteins

Using Omics to Harness the Power of Personalized Nutrition

What is Protein Ubiquitylation?

Importance of Lipidomics in Stem Cell Research

What is Forensic Proteomics?

Applications of Bone Proteomics

What is 'Bottom-Up' Proteomics?

What is Single-Cell Proteomics?

How Can Proteins Help Organisms to Tell the Time?

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How is Omics Revolutionizing Cancer Research?

Cytometric Bead Arrays: A Breakdown of the Technique

What is the Metabolome?

What are Prions?

Importance of Blood Serum Calorimetry in Lung Cancer Treatment

Applications of Peptidomics

Importance of Solubility and Lipophilicity in Drug Development

Compound Identification for Nontargeted Metabolomics

Analyzing Proteomes Using LC-MS/MS

Pharmacokinetics of Cannabis and its Secondary Metabolites

Protein Biosynthesis

Metabolomics in Toxicology

Insight into the Human Proteoform Project

Understanding Native Protein Characterization

What is Phenomics?

What is Western Blotting?

An Overview of Protein Localization

The Human Metabolome Project

The ‘omics’ Revolution

How are the Metabolome and Proteome Related?

How to Analyze Macromolecular Protein Complexes

Heritability Differences in Metabolic Classes

What Role do Proteins Play in Disease?

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What is 4D Proteomics?

How does the Proteome Differ Between Individuals?

Lipidomics in Food Science

Combining Proteomics and Genomics to Eliminate Disease

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The Role of Metabolomics in Precision Medicine

Discovering Misfolded Proteins using Fluorescent Probes

Combating Infectious Diseases Through Computational Protein Design

Omics Approaches to Biomarker Analysis

A Beginners Guide to Plasma Proteomics

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Protein Degradability

What is Pharmacometabolomics?

Investigating the Evolution of Microbiome Science

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New Research Reveals RFC's Dynamic Partnership in DNA Synthesis

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