title: Soybean proteomics.
abstract: Soybean, the world's most widely grown seed legume, is an important global source of vegetable oil and protein. Though, complete draft genome sequence of soybean is now available, but functional genomics studies remain in their infancy, as this agricultural legume species exhibits genetic constrains like genome duplications and self-incompatibilities. The techniques of proteomics provide much powerful tool for functional analysis of soybean. In the present review, an attempt has been made to summarize all significant contributions in the field of soybean proteomics. Special emphasis is given to subcellular proteomics in response to abiotic stresses for better understanding molecular basis of acquisition of stress tolerance mechanism. Detailed protocols of protein extraction, solubilization, fractionation of subcellular organelle, and proteins identification are explained for soybean proteomics. All this information would not only enrich us in understanding the plants response to environmental stressors but would also enable us to design genetically engineered stress tolerant soybean.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, West Bengal State University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Zahed
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Setsuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins