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Title: Application of wide selected-ion monitoring data-independent acquisition to identify tomato fruit proteins regulated by the CUTIN DEFICIENT2 transcription factor

Author
item MARTIN, L. - Cornell University
item SCHERWOOD, R. - Cornell University
item NICKLAY, J. - Thermo Fisher Scientific
item Yang, Yong
item MURATORE, S. - Thermo Fisher Scientific
item ANDERSON, E. - Cornell University
item Thannhauser, Theodore - Ted
item ROSE, J. - Cornell University
item ZHANG, S. - Cornell University

Submitted to: Proteomics
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/12/2016
Publication Date: 5/10/2016
Citation: Martin, L., Scherwood, R., Nicklay, J., Yang, Y., Muratore, S., Anderson, E., Thannhauser, T.W., Rose, J., Zhang, S. 2016. Application of wide selected-ion monitoring data-independent acquisition to identify tomato fruit proteins regulated by the CUTIN DEFICIENT2 transcription factor. Proteomics. 16:2081-2094.

Interpretive Summary: The major goal of the research reported here was to demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of a novel label-free mass Spectrometry-based quantitative method known as “wide selected-ion monitoring data-independent acquisition” (WiSIM-DIA) to detect and quantify the expression of proteins regulated by the transcription factor CUTIN DEFICIENT2 (CD2). Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach as a global, quantitative protein identification strategy. Furthermore, they confirm the role of CD2 in controlling cuticle formation, demonstrate CD2 influences on cell wall biology, anthocyanin biosynthesis, and plant development. They provide new insights into the molecular processes associated with CD2 function.

Technical Abstract: We describe here the use of label-free wide selected-ion monitoring data-independent acquisition (WiSIM-DIA) to identify proteins that are involved in the formation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit cuticles and that are regulated by the transcription factor CUTIN DEFICIENT2 (CD2). A spectral library consisting of 11,753 unique peptides, corresponding to 2338 tomato protein groups, was used and the DIA analysis was performed at the MS1 level utilizing narrow mass windows for extraction with Skyline 2.6 software. We identified a total of 1140 proteins, 67 of which had expression levels that differed significantly between the cd2 tomato mutant and the wild-type cultivar M82. Differentially expressed proteins including a key protein involved in cutin biosynthesis, were selected for validation by target SRM/MRM and by Western blot analysis. In addition to confirming a role for CD2 in regulating cuticle formation, the results also revealed that CD2 influences pathways associated with cell wall biology, anthocyanin biosynthesis, plant development, and responses to stress, which complements findings of earlier RNA-Seq experiments. Our results provide new insights into molecular processes and aspects of fruit biology associated with CD2 function, and demonstrate that the WiSIM-DIA is an effective quantitative approach for global protein identifications.