Conference Report
2001

Proteomics: Focus on Protein Interactions

publication

Author Information

Author(s): Joan Marsh, Michael Taussig

Primary Institution: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Conclusion

The conference highlighted various approaches to studying protein interactions and the challenges associated with them.

Supporting Evidence

  • Various groups are working on ways to extract information on protein-protein interactions from published literature.
  • Different experimental methods, such as yeast two-hybrid screening and phage display, are used to detect protein interactions.
  • Mass spectrometry is a key technique for analyzing complex protein mixtures and post-translational modifications.

Takeaway

Scientists are trying to understand how proteins interact with each other, which is really complicated, like putting together a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces.

Methodology

The conference included presentations on various experimental and computational methods for studying protein interactions.

Limitations

Many methods may not detect all types of protein interactions, and some proteins may not be expressed or cloned effectively.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/cfg.109

Want to read the original?

Access the complete publication on the publisher's website

View Original Publication