title: Proteomic mapping for legume nodule organogenesis.
abstract: While genetic screens have identified mutants of the model legume Lotus japonicus that can nodulate in the absence of rhizobia, the lack of a proteome map is a major hindrance to understanding the functional protein networks associated with this nodulation process. In this issue of Proteomics, Dam et al. (Proteomics 2014, 14, 230-240) developed 2D gel-based reference maps of nodules and roots of Lotus and a spontaneous nodule formation mutant (snf1). Comparative proteomic analysis of roots and two developmental stages of nodules provide useful insights into tissue-specific mechanisms underlying nodule organogenesis. Additionally, a comparison of interspecies nodule proteomes displays that overlapping and individual mechanisms are associated with legume nodulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Nagib
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahsan
authors.forename: Severin E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D000070116:Lotus / Q000502:physiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000502:physiology*; D053204:Root Nodules, Plant / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins
keywords: Comparative proteomics; Legumes; Lotus japonicus; Nodule