CPC G01N 33/54353 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6804 (2013.01); G01N 2458/10 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A method for identifying a protein of a plurality of proteins, comprising:
(a) attaching a plurality of proteins to an array, wherein a protein of the plurality of proteins is immobilized at a position of the array;
(b) treating the plurality of proteins to remove posttranslational protein modifications;
(c) exposing the array to a plurality of different affinity reagents, wherein affinity reagents of the plurality of different affinity reagents have a known degree of binding non-specificity for proteins of the plurality of different proteins;
(d) determining a binding pattern of the affinity reagents bound to the protein; and
(e) identifying the protein using the known degree of binding non-specificity of the affinity reagents and the binding pattern of the affinity reagents bound to the protein.
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