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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2016, Vol. 15 Issue (05): 1005-1016    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61163-7
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Comparative proteomic analysis provides new insights into ear leaf senescence of summer maize (Zea mays L.) under fild condition
WEI Shan-shan*, WANG Xiang-yu*, LIU Peng, ZHANG Ji-wang, ZHAO Bin, DONG Shu-ting  
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology/National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources/ College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, P.R.China
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Abstract  As the most important organ in plant photosynthesis, the leaf plays an important role in plant growth and development. Leaf senescence is associated with fundamental changes in the proteome. To research the molecular mechanisms of leaf senescence, protein expression in senescing maize ear leaves grown under field conditions was analyzed using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF MS). A total of 60 senescence-associated proteins were identified. The identified proteins are involved in many biological processes, especially energy, metabolism and protein synthesis. Several of the identified proteins have not been previously reported as senescence-associated, including glycine-rich RNA-binding protein.
Keywords:  maize (Zea mays L.)        ear leaf        proteomics       senescence  
Received: 07 May 2015   Accepted:
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We acknowledge financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31171497), the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2011CB100105), the Corn Industry Technology System, Ministry of Agriculture, China (CARS-02) and the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201203096, 201203100).

Corresponding Authors:  DONG Shu-ting, Tel/Fax: +86-538-8245838, E-mail: stdong@sdau.edu.cn    
About author:  WEI Shan-shan, E-mail: sdauwss@163.com; WANG Xiang-yu, E-mail: sdauwxy@163.com * These authors contributed equally to this study

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WEI Shan-shan, WANG Xiang-yu, LIU Peng, ZHANG Ji-wang, ZHAO Bin, DONG Shu-ting. 2016. Comparative proteomic analysis provides new insights into ear leaf senescence of summer maize (Zea mays L.) under fild condition. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 15(05): 1005-1016.

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