Purification of Peptides in High-Complexity Arrays

Abstract

Compared to the human genome, which is formed by approximately 25,000 genes, the human proteome comprises over a million functional proteins and thus represents a much higher diversity. Although genetic research provides valuable information on the proteins which can be translated, a great task in the future will be the exploration of the entire protein interaction network. Understanding protein interactions will greatly help scientists to identify the mechanisms behind fatal diseases such as cancer, AIDS, and tuberculosis and, hopefully, provide new