Lettuce Phosphoproteome

Temperature plays an important role in the growth and development of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). A high temperature can induce bolting, which decreases both the quality and production of lettuce. However, knowledge of underlying lettuce bolting is still lacking, especially in the molecular basis that high temperature promotes the premature bolting of lettuce at the phosphorylated level. In this study, we analyzed the lettuce stems during the bolting period induced by a high temperature (33oC/25oC, day/ night) and a controlled temperature (20oC/13oC, day/night) using iTRAQ-based phosphoproteome and 987 phosphoproteins were significantly changed after high-temperature treatment and a total of 3814 phosphorylation sites located in 1766 phosphopeptides were identified. Also