Project description:Post-translational modification of proteins through methylation plays important regulatory role in biological processes. Lysine methylation on histone proteins is known to play important role in chromatin structure and function. However, non-histone protein substrates of this modification remain largely unknown. Herein, we use high resolution mass spectrometry to global screening methylated substrates and lysine- methylation sites in tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum). A total of 241 sites of lysine methylation (mono-, di-, tri-methylation) in 176 proteins with diverse biological functions and subcellular localized were identified in mix tomato with different maturity. Two putative methylation motifs were detected. KEGG pathway category enrichment analysis indicated that methylated proteins are implicated in the regulation of diverse metabolic processes, including arbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms, pentose phosphate pathway, fructose and mannose metabolism, and cysteine and methionine metabolism. Three representative proteins were selected to analyze the effect of methylated modification on protein function. In addition, quantitative RT-PCR further validated the gene expression level of some key methylated proteins during fruit ripening, which are involved in oxidation reduction process, stimulus and stress, energy metabolism, signaling transduction, fruit ripening and senescence. These data represent the first report of methylation proteomic and supply abundant resources for exploring the functions of lysine methylation in tomato and other plants.
Project description:In the present study, we demonstrated that application of CaCl2 to ‘Micro Tom’ tomato fruit (mature green stage) delayed fruit senescence and mature.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of 7 tissues of commercial tomato (S. lycopersicum cv MoneyMaker) and its wild red-fruited ancestor (S. pimpinellifolium LA0722) genotypes performed to assess expression level of tomato transcriptome and to aid whole genome annotation. Sequencing of fruit at 3 different developmental stages will help to assess gene regulation through ripening.
Project description:In this study, we explored the metabolome and transcriptome of the ripe fruit in nine landrace accessions representing the seven genetic groups and compared them to the mature fruit of the wild progenitor S. pimpinellifolium. The goal is to shed light in understanding the factors responsible for acquiring tomato fruit quality (taste and flavour) at molecular level during the domestication process.
Project description:For exploring whether mRNA m6A modification participates in the regulation of tomato fruit ripening, we performed m6A-seq in three tomato fruit samples, including wild-type (WT) at 39 days post-anthesis (DPA) and 42 DPA, and Cnr mutant at 42 DPA, with three biological replicates. mRNA methylome analysis reveals that m6A methylation is a prevalent modification in mRNA of tomato fruit and the m6A sites are predominantly enriched in the stop codon and 3’ untranslated region, where m6A deposition has been proved to negatively correlate with gene expression. Hundreds of ripening-induced and ripening-repressed genes, including the SlDML2, were found to harbour changed m6A levels during fruit ripening or in the Cnr mutant, implicating the involvement of m6A modification in the regulation of fruit ripening.
Project description:Ethylene receptor protein quantification is essential to study their functions, but is impaired by low resolutive tools such as antibodies that are mostly nonspecific. Here we report a proteomic method that enables the quantification of all tomato ethylene receptors, which can be applied to other organisms. Testing this method, we found that “Never-Ripe” tomatoes stay orange while a mutated receptor accumulated at ripening, further blocking the ethylene signal .
