BIOPL 4832 - Proteomics and Protein Mass Spectrometry in Biology

(crosslisted) PLBR 4832, PLPA 4832

Fall. (Offered alternate years) 1 credit.

Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800, BIOMG 3300 or BIOMG 3320 or equivalents. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMG 3310.

K. van Wijk.

Introduction to proteomics and mass spectrometry and its application in plant biology. Includes discussion of protein separation, protein tagging and visualization techniques; principles of biological mass spectrometry and interpretation of spectra; bioinformatics tools in proteomics; comparative proteomics; phosphorylation mapping. Discusses limitations and possibilities of proteomics on plants for which little sequence information is available and experimental papers involving plant proteomics.