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1.3 Relationship between genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics

2 min readjuly 25, 2024

Molecular biology's central dogma oversimplifies . The real process involves complex , , and . Genomics and transcriptomics have limitations in predicting protein behavior and interactions.

Integrating proteomics with other omics approaches provides a holistic view of cellular processes. This enhances , , and , leading to improved understanding of biological systems and applications in personalized medicine.

Molecular Biology and Omics Integration

Central dogma vs protein synthesis

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  • Central dogma DNA → RNA → Protein describes one-way flow of genetic information oversimplifies process
  • Actual flow involves DNA to mRNA, processing (splicing, capping, polyadenylation), to proteins,
  • Real-world process includes regulatory mechanisms, feedback loops, epigenetic factors influencing (, )

Limitations of genomics and transcriptomics

  • Genomics fails to account for , predict events, capture post-translational modifications (, )
  • Transcriptomics struggles with , ,
  • Both unable to detect (nucleus, cytoplasm), predict protein activity or functional state, capture over time (, )

Integrating Omics Approaches

Integration of proteomics data

  • Multi-omics data integration combines genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic datasets provides holistic view of cellular processes (metabolism, signaling pathways)
  • Complementary information genomics reveals genetic variations, transcriptomics shows gene expression patterns, proteomics measures actual protein abundance
  • Enhanced pathway analysis identifies discrepancies between mRNA and protein levels reveals post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms (miRNA regulation, protein degradation)
  • Improved biomarker discovery combines genetic predisposition with protein expression increases accuracy in disease diagnosis and prognosis (cancer, neurodegenerative disorders)

Proteogenomics for genome annotation

  • integrates proteomics data with genomic and transcriptomic information improves genome annotation
  • Validates predicted protein-coding genes, identifies , corrects (, )
  • Confirms expression of , reveals alternative splicing events at protein level, identifies and their functions
  • Applications in personalized medicine detects , improves interpretation of
  • Challenges include need for advanced , and analysis pipelines
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