Comparative proteomic analysis of oil palm leaves infected with Ganoderma boninense revealed changes in proteins involved in photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, and immunity and defense.
The basidiomycete fungal pathogen Ganoderma boninense is the causative agent for the incurable basal stem rot (BSR) disease in oil palm. This disease causes significant annual crop losses in the oil palm industry. Currently, there is no effective method for disease control and elimination, nor is any molecular marker for early detection of the disease available. An understanding of how BSR affects protein expression in plants may help identify and/or assist in the development of an early detection protocol. Although the mode of infection of BSR disease is primarily via the root system, defense-related genes have been shown to be expressed in both the root and leafs. Thus, to provide an insight into the changes in the global protein expression profile in infected plants, comparative 2DE was performed on leaf tissues sampled from palms with and without artificial inoculation of the Ganoderma fungus. Comparative 2DE revealed that 54 protein spots changed in abundance. A total of 51 protein spots were successfully identified by LC-QTOF MS/MS. The majority of these proteins were those involved in photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism as well as immunity and defense.
Integrative and Applied Biology Department, Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn Bhd, UPM-MTDC Technology Centre III, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Leona Daniela
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Jeffery Daim
Integrative and Applied Biology Department, Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn Bhd, UPM-MTDC Technology Centre III, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tony Eng Keong
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Ooi
Integrative and Applied Biology Department, Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn Bhd, UPM-MTDC Technology Centre III, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nalisha
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Ithnin
Integrative and Applied Biology Department, Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn Bhd, UPM-MTDC Technology Centre III, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Hirzun
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Mohd Yusof
Integrative and Applied Biology Department, Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn Bhd, UPM-MTDC Technology Centre III, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Harikrishna
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Kulaveerasingam
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nazia
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Abdul Majid
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.|University of Malaya Centre for Proteomics Research (UMCPR), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Saiful Anuar
SA
Karsani
D028023:Arecaceae / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D032902:Ganoderma / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D060066:Protein Interaction Maps / Q000502:physiology; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D040901:Proteomics
D010940:Plant Proteins; D020543:Proteome
Elaeis guineensis; Ganoderma boninense; Leaf proteins; Oil palm; Proteomics