proteomic characterization of artificially aged seed in Nelumbo Nucifera

The long-lived sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) fruit provides a good platform for uncovering aging-related mechanism in extension of seed-life and improving of food quality of economic crops during storage. Here, we investigated the proteome of artificial aging lotus seed to uncover the aging -resistance mechanism. Proteome was performed on the seeds embryo axis treated at 80C for 0, 12 and 24 Hours. We identified 4667 proteins, and found 383 and 37 proteins (folds>1.3, FDR<0.01) were differentially expressed from 0-12h and 12-24h treatment, respectively. This proteome data will provide a better understanding and give further insights on lotus seed aging-resistance.