Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the separation of proteins for chemical characterization.

Abstract

AbstractThe first complete genome, that of the bacterium Hemophilus influenzae, was published in 1995 (1). We now have the complete genomic sequences for more than 80 prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, and a major milestone has been reached recently with the completion of the human genome (2,3). A major challenge in the post-genome era will be to elucidate the biological function of the large number of novel gene products that have been revealed by the genome sequencing initiatives, to understand their role in health and disease, and to exploit this information to develop new therapeutic agents. The assignment of protein function will require detailed and direct analysis of the patterns of expression, interaction, localization, and structure of the proteins encoded by genomes; the area now known as & proteomics& (4). KeywordsAmersham Pharmacia BiotechElectrode StripSilicon FluidMethionine SulphoxideBromophenol Blue SolutionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.