Proteome analysis of contrasting rice genotypes under phosphorus-starvation stress

This study aims to deal with a comparative proteome analysis of shoot and root tissues of contrasting phosphorus (P) responsive rice genotypes (Pusa-44 and its near-isogenic line (NIL)-23 harboring Pup1 QTL). Proteins were isolated from shoot and root tissues collected from 45-day-old rice plants grown hydroponically in PusaRicH medium with P (16ppm, +P) or without P (0 ppm, -P) under controlled environmental conditions. Following protein quantification using the Bradford method, and quality check using 1D SDS-PAGE, trypsin was used for in-solution digestion and Nano ACQUITY UPLC-MS/MS was used to separate and identify peptides. This study aimed at deciphering the molecular aspect of Pup1 QTL in P-starvation stress tolerance in rice.