title: Comparative studies of mitochondrial proteomics reveal an intimate protein network of male sterility in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
abstract: Plant male sterility has often been associated with mitochondrial dysfunction; however, the mechanism in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has not been elucidated. This study set out to probe the mechanism of physiological male sterility (PHYMS) induced by the chemical hybridizing agent (CHA)-SQ-1, and cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) of wheat at the proteomic level. A total of 71 differentially expressed mitochondrial proteins were found to be involved in pollen abortion and further identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF MS (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of fight/time of flight mass spectrometry). These proteins were implicated in different cellular responses and metabolic processes, with obvious functional tendencies toward the tricarboxylic acid cycle, the mitochondrial electron transport chain, protein synthesis and degradation, oxidation stress, the cell division cycle, and epigenetics. Interactions between identified proteins were demonstrated by bioinformatics analysis, enabling a more complete insight into biological pathways involved in anther abortion and pollen defects. Accordingly, a mitochondria-mediated male sterility protein network in wheat is proposed; this network was further confirmed by physiological data, RT-PCR (real-time PCR), and TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelling) assay. The results provide intriguing insights into the metabolic pathway of anther abortion induced by CHA-SQ-1 and also give useful clues to identify the crucial proteins of PHYMS and CMS in wheat.
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shuping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China zhanggaisheng18@sohu.com.
authors.forename: Gaisheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yingxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qilu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Junsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jialin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Junwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, National Yangling Agricultural Biotechnology & Breeding Center, Yangling Branch of State Wheat Improvement Centre, Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shoucai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051479:Plant Infertility; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011058:Pollen / Q000378:metabolism; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry; D014908:Triticum / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins
keywords: Male sterility; mitochondrion proteomics; oxidative stress; protein network; tapetal programmed cell death; wheat.