PROTEOMICS AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODOLOGIES

The course covers topics that concern both the chemical characterization of proteins and the study of a proteome. In particular are presented techniques ranging from the analysis of a protein fingerprinting and sequence determination by Edman degradation, to the separation of complex mixtures of proteins by 2D-electrophoresis and multi-dimensional chromatography. A large part of the course is dedicated to the mass spectrometry of proteins. The main techniques of mass spectrometry and mass-mass of proteins are presented, both from the point of view of the theoretical aspects from that of interpretation of mass spectra.
Another topic addressed is bioinformatics in proteomics. As specific applications of mass spectrometry will face the determinations of post-translational modifications. Finally, topics such as analysis of chemical modifications of proteins, Quantitative Proteomics,Functional Proteomics are also treated.

In details the course covers the following topics:
Fingerprinting analysis of a protein
Determination of the protein primary sequence by Edman Proteomics: introduction and theory
2D electrophoresis and multidimensional chromatography
Mass spectrometry of proteins: theory and applications
Mass spectrometry of proteins: instrumentations
Tandem Mass Spectrometry and sequencing
Bioinformatic Tools in proteomics
Determination of the post-translational modification
Quantitative Proteomics
Functional Proteomics
Proteomics in medicine