title: Mass-spectrometric exploration of proteome structure and function.
abstract: Numerous biological processes are concurrently and coordinately active in every living cell. Each of them encompasses synthetic, catalytic and regulatory functions that are, almost always, carried out by proteins organized further into higher-order structures and networks. For decades, the structures and functions of selected proteins have been studied using biochemical and biophysical methods. However, the properties and behaviour of the proteome as an integrated system have largely remained elusive. Powerful mass-spectrometry-based technologies now provide unprecedented insights into the composition, structure, function and control of the proteome, shedding light on complex biological processes and phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.|Faculty of Science, University of Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ruedi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aebersold
authors.affiliation: Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.|Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010641:Phenotype; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D020543:Proteome