Immunoproteomics
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Immunoproteomics is the study of large sets of proteins (proteomics) involved in the immune response.
Examples of common applications of immunoproteomics include:
- the isolation and mass spectrometric identification of MHC (major histocompatibility complex) binding peptides
- purification and identification of protein antigens binding specific antibodies (or other affinity reagents), and
- comparative immunoproteomics to identify proteins and pathways modulated by a specific infectious organism, disease or toxin.
An important aspect to proteomics in general is that mass spectrometry is the ultimate technique used for protein identification.
Further reading
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- Further reading on An Introduction to Protein Identification