Comparative proteomic analysis of aluminum tolerance in Tibetan wild and cultivated barleys

  • Huaxin Dai
  • , Fangbin Cao
  • , Xianhong Chen
  • , Mian Zhang
  • , Imrul Mosaddek Ahmed
  • , Zhong-Hua Chen
  • , Chengdao Li
  • , Guoping Zhang
  • , Feibo Wu

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Abstract

Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a major limiting factor for plant production in acid soils. Wild barley germplasm is rich in genetic diversity and may provide elite genes for crop Al tolerance improvement. The hydroponic-experiments were performed to compare proteomic and transcriptional characteristics of two contrasting Tibetan wild barley genotypes Al- resistant/tolerant XZ16 and Al-sensitive XZ61 as well as Al-resistant cv. Dayton. Results showed that XZ16 had less Al uptake and translocation than XZ61 and Dayton under Al stress. Thirty-five Al-tolerance/resistance-associated proteins were identified and categorized mainly in metabolism, energy, cell growth/division, protein biosynthesis, protein destination/storage, transporter, signal transduction, disease/defense, etc. Among them, 30 were mapped on barley genome, with 16 proteins being exclusively up-regulated by Al stress in XZ16, including 4 proteins (S-adenosylmethionine-synthase 3, ATP synthase beta subunit, triosephosphate isomerase, Bp2A) specifically expressed in XZ16 but not Dayton. The findings highlighted the significance of specific-proteins associated with Al tolerance, and verified Tibetan wild barley as a novel genetic resource for Al tolerance.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere63428
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalPLoS One
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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Copyright: 2013 Dai et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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