connective tissue consists of cells separated by the extracellular matrix, whose composition and amount vary according to age, to functional requirements, and to the presence of pathologic conditions. within this non-random macromolecular assembly, collagens, elastin, proteoglycans and structural glycoproteins are mutually interdependent and modifications of one component, by extrinsic (environ...

MOTIVATION Experimental techniques in proteomics have seen rapid development over the last few years. Volume and complexity of the data have both been growing at a similar rate. Accordingly, data management and analysis are one of the major challenges in proteomics. Flexible algorithms are required to handle changing experimental setups and to assist in developing and validating new methods. In...

This chapter provides a concise overview on the methods and applications of targeted proteomics in the context of translational and clinical studies. Mass spectrometry-based targeted proteomics has emerged as a promising technique for protein and peptide quan‐ tification, presenting a great potential for clinical applications. While significant amount of discovery works have been carried out in...

Every human being is different based on genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Novel medical technologies have become more precise owing to molecular information, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc. The “omics” technologies have opened up new horizons for healthcare systems, enabling them to prevent and/or diagnose diseases more precisel...

In the post-genomic era the concept of personalized medicine and molecular medicine emphasizes the utility of the proteomics approach. Proteomics is the global analysis of cellular proteins and complements the genomics approach. Proteins, in principle do all the work of the cell and ultimately dictate all biological processes and the cellular fate. Proteomics uses a combination of sophisticated...

Poteomics is the investigation of all the proteins and their various modifications making up a system, be that a cell, tissue or organism. The techniques involved in proteomics allow the global screening of complex samples of proteins and provide qualitative and quantitative evidence of altered protein expression. This lends itself to the investigation of the molecular mechanisms underpinning d...