A proteome is a set of proteins at a particular time and under defined conditions. This might be all the proteins in a cell, tissue sample or even an entire organism.
Proteomics is the study of proteomes and seeks to determine how proteins interact and function together.
An application of proteomics is studying particular cancers.
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