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

Although Martinez is pleased with how much of the dark proteome has been uncovered, Youn believes much more remains to be found.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 24, 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

Earlier proteome analyses had shown, moreover, that Rab7a is a potential interaction partner of TPC2.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

These biomarkers are more likely to be formaldehyde-induced changes in the proteome, since formaldehyde levels are so low in the body that the chemical would be hard to detect.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 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