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Protein Detection

Protein detection is the set of methods used to identify, quantify, and characterize specific proteins within biological samples such as tissues, cells, plasma, or culture media. Because proteins carry out most cellular functions and their abundance and modification states reflect physiological and disease condition…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 26× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2326-0793 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Protein detection is the set of methods used to identify, quantify, and characterize specific proteins within biological samples such as tissues, cells, plasma, or culture media. Because proteins carry out most cellular functions and their abundance and modification states reflect physiological and disease conditions, reliable detection is fundamental to diagnostics, drug development, and basic research. Approaches span the proteome from single proteins to whole-body analysis and include immunoassays that exploit antibody recognition, electrophoretic separation, and, increasingly, mass spectrometry, which identifies and measures proteins and peptides by their mass-to-charge ratios. In Proteomics and Genomics Research, mass-spectrometry-based and chromatographic techniques enable both targeted measurement of individual proteins and comprehensive profiling of complex mixtures, supporting applications in cancer biology, biomarker discovery, and personalized medicine. Detection also extends to specific molecular features such as protein-protein and protein-DNA binding, post-translational modifications, and the conditions, including disulfide bonding, required for activity. Sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility are central concerns, since low-abundance proteins and complex backgrounds challenge accurate measurement. The resulting data link protein expression to function and disease state, allowing researchers to use proteins as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and to monitor responses to treatment. By converting the presence and quantity of proteins into measurable signals, protein detection underpins the connection between molecular biology, clinical diagnostics, and therapeutic development.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 26 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Proteomics and Genomics Research (ISSN 2326-0793).

Journal editorial board
Sutopa Dwivedi · United States Liuyang Wang · United States Juan Sainz · Spain

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