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P-43<br />
Proteomic characterization of downy mildew-infected grapevine plants<br />
D. Cecconi, A. Milli, L. Bortesi, A. Persi, A. Lovato, M. Pezzotti, A. Polverari*<br />
Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Italy<br />
*Corresponding author: annalisa.polverari@univr.it<br />
We have carried out a proteomic 2D analysis of Vitis vinifera leaves cv. Pinot Noir artificially<br />
infected <strong>with</strong> Plasmopara viticola (30000 sporangia per ml), <strong>and</strong> collected at 24, 48 <strong>and</strong> 96<br />
hours post-inoculation. Leaf tissues from 3 independent biological replicates were pooled.<br />
After testing different protocols for protein extraction, good quality 2D maps were obtained<br />
by performing protein extraction in a solubilizing/lysing solution containing 7M urea, 2M<br />
thiourea, 80mM citric acid, 1% C7Bz0 <strong>and</strong> 1x protease inhibitor cocktail. Gels (five per each<br />
sample) were scanned using a Bio-Rad VersaDoc 1000 imaging system <strong>and</strong> analyzed by<br />
PDQuest software (Bio-Rad) for spot detection, background subtraction <strong>and</strong> spot OD intensity<br />
quantification. After normalization <strong>and</strong> statistical analysis, about 100 spots differentially<br />
expressed were identified (fold-change ≥ 2, <strong>with</strong> p≤0.05). Identification by RP-HPLC-ESI-<br />
MS/MS analysis, revealed 72 unique proteins, 56 up-regulated <strong>and</strong> 16 down-regulated.<br />
Functional categories prevalently affected by infection were related to Calvin cycle <strong>and</strong><br />
glycolysis (28%), oxidative stress response (19%), defence response (12%), photosynthesis<br />
(9%) <strong>and</strong> protein folding (6%). A peculiar pattern in the number of modulated proteins over<br />
time was observed: 53 <strong>and</strong> 47 differentially expressed proteins were detected at 24 hpi <strong>and</strong> 96<br />
hpi, respectively, <strong>and</strong> only 14 at 48 hpi, none of which included in the “defence response”<br />
category, suggesting a temporary breakdown of the response, that will be the object of further<br />
investigations.<br />
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