China to lead liver proteome project

By: David Cyranoski

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<h1>China to lead liver proteome project</h1>
<h4>By: David Cyranoski</h4>
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<p><P>China is to lead a massive international research project to describe all the proteins in the human liver — the liver proteome — under the auspices of the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO). </P><br />
<P>Controversially, as part of the project, a Beijing team hopes to generate a huge collection of monoclonal antibodies and provide them to scientists around the world at cost price. These antibodies are usually made one at a time, and HUPO is concerned both because the plan may be over-ambitious and because antibody production has not yet been standardised. </P><br />
<P>China has already pledged 200 million yuan (US$24 million) for the three-year pilot phase of the international liver-proteome study.</P><br />
<P><a href="http://www.nature.com/login/scidev_login.taf?ref=/nature/journal/v425/n6957/full/425441a_fs.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/tracking/external/'+this.href);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link to full <em>Nature </em>article</A></P><br />
<P>Reference: <em>Nature</em> 425, 441 (2003)</P></p>

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China is to lead a massive international research project to describe all the proteins in the human liver — the liver proteome — under the auspices of the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO).

Controversially, as part of the project, a Beijing team hopes to generate a huge collection of monoclonal antibodies and provide them to scientists around the world at cost price. These antibodies are usually made one at a time, and HUPO is concerned both because the plan may be over-ambitious and because antibody production has not yet been standardised.

China has already pledged 200 million yuan (US$24 million) for the three-year pilot phase of the international liver-proteome study.

Link to full Nature article

Reference: Nature 425, 441 (2003)