In two-hybrid analysis, β-galactosidase may be used as a reporter to identify proteins that interact with each other.
The detective work needed to identify such proteins will be carried out at the institute.
A tissue sample is stained to identify specific cellular proteins.
In this case, more sensitive methods are required to identify more remotely related proteins or protein families.
In the case of Genocea, identifying proteins is just a first step.
The earliest previously identified ancient proteins were from mammoths that died about 300,000 years ago.
The first step is to identify proteins that prevent the vector species from transmitting the pathogen.
With a suitable computer and data base, they will be able to identify proteins by reading their amino acid sequences.
There are two main ways MS is used to identify proteins.
And he said the failure to develop many biomarkers so far showed how hard it was to identify specific proteins.