Grapevine Leaf proteome - Overexpression of a stress-responsive U-box protein gene VaPUB affects the accumulation of resistance related proteins in Vitis vinifera 'Thompson Seedless'

To investigate differentially accumulated proteins caused by transgenic events, comparative proteomic analysis using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was employed for Vitis vinifera ‘Thompson seedless’ leaves and transgenic Vitis vinifera ‘Thompson seedless’ leaves. Obtained proteins were digested with trypsin and subjected to MALDI-TOF-MS/MS analysis. According to annotations and a Blast search, proteins analyzed by MALDI-TOF/TOF were classified into 4 functional categories: carbon and energy metabolism, oxidation reaction, protein metabolism and resistance.