Proteomics

Professor Seth Grant provides a definition of proteomics - the study of the properties of a large numbers of proteins.

Proteomics can be defined as the study or the approach to studying large numbers of proteins or the properties of many proteins. Previously, protein biochemistry focused usually on just one protein and its properties, but new methodologies such as mass spectrometry can be used to study hundreds of thousands of proteins all in one shot.

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1218. Small World Protein Networks

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1213. PSD-95 and Learning

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1207. Genes to Cognition Continuum

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1212. NMDA Receptors and Learning (1)

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1215. PSD-95 Mutations

In studies of PSD95, Professor Seth Grant's group showed that memories are formed when neurotransmitter receptors associate with proteins.

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1220. Cocaine and Memory Loss

Professor Seth Grant explains that taking cocaine reduces the expression of the PSD95 protein, which can lead to memory impairments.

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1217. Long- and Short-term Memory Differences (2)

Professor Seth Grant explains that long-term memories are created when the synapse sends a signal to the nucleus to activate certain genes.

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1216. Hebbosome

Professor Seth Grant introduced the word 'hebbosome' to describe the multiprotein complex that converts neural activity patterns into a memory trace.

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1206. Genes to Cognition Research

Professor Seth Grant explains that the Genes to Cognition research program is investigating the network of proteins that are important to learning.

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