Editing Proteomics (section)

===Post-translational modifications===
Most programs available for protein analysis are not written for proteins that have undergone [[post-translational modifications]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Petrov D, Margreitter C, Grandits M, Oostenbrink C, Zagrovic B | title = A systematic framework for molecular dynamics simulations of protein post-translational modifications | journal = PLOS Computational Biology | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | pages = e1003154 | date = July 2013 | pmid = 23874192 | pmc = 3715417 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003154 | bibcode = 2013PLSCB...9E3154P | doi-access = free }}</ref> Some programs will accept post-translational modifications to aid in protein identification but then ignore the modification during further protein analysis. It is important to account for these modifications since they can affect the protein's structure. In turn, computational analysis of post-translational modifications has gained the attention of the scientific community. The current post-translational modification programs are only predictive.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Margreitter C, Petrov D, Zagrovic B | title = Vienna-PTM web server: a toolkit for MD simulations of protein post-translational modifications | journal = Nucleic Acids Research | volume = 41 | issue = Web Server issue | pages = W422–W426 | date = July 2013 | pmid = 23703210 | pmc = 3692090 | doi = 10.1093/nar/gkt416 }}</ref> Chemists, biologists and computer scientists are working together to create and introduce new pipelines that allow for analysis of post-translational modifications that have been experimentally identified for their effect on the protein's structure and function.