The Global Proteome Machine was set up so that scientists involved in proteomics using tandem mass spectrometry could use that data to analyze proteomes. This project is supported by the GPMO to improve the quality of analysis, make the results portable and to provide a common platform for testing and validating proteomics results.

The GPM is currently configured to use the following proteomes:

1. A. thaliana (ATH1, TAIR v. 6.0, Nov. 2005)
2. Cat (50.1d, CAT, Jun 2006)
3. Chicken (50.2h, WASHUC2, May 2006)
4. Cow (50.4, BTAU 4.0, Oct 2007)
5. D. melanogaster (49.45, BDGP 5.4, Nov 2007)
6. Dog (50.2h, CanFam 2.0, Aug 2006)
7. Elegant worm (50.190, WS 190, Apr 2008)
8. Guinea pig (50.1d, cavPor2, Jun 2006)
9. Horse (50.2a, Equ Cab 2, Sep 2007)
10. Human (50.36l, NCBI 36, Dec 2007)
11. Mosquito (50.3k, AgamP3, Feb 2006)
12. Mouse (50.37c, NCBI m37, Dec 2007)
13. Rabbit (ENSEMBL 50.1g, RABBIT, May 2005)
14. Rat (50.34t, 3.4 RGSC, Aug 2006)
15. Rice (OSA1, Apr. 2004)
16. S. pombe (v. 19, June 2005)
17. Yeast (SGD, Dec 2005)
18. X. tropicalis (50.41j, JGI 4.1, Aug 2006)
19. Zebra fish (50.7d, WTSI Zv7, Jun 2007)

All Unigene resources (plant + Xenopus sp. + human + mouse + rat + cow) are updated every Monday evening, at 22:00 CST. Bacterial genomes are updated once a month, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, with the update being complete by 20:00 CST.

In addition to the proteomes listed, a small collection of common contaminant and "test" proteins is included. These proteins include bovine and porcine trypsin and bovine serum albumin. If you would like to see any other contaminants included in this collection, please click here.