Fennell Grapevine Dormancy - Understanding transduction of the photoperiod signal

To begin understanding transduction of the photoperiod signal, Vitis riparia Michx. (PI588259) grapevines that had grown for 35 days in long photoperiod (long day, LD, 15h) were subjected to either continued LD or a short photoperiod (short day, SD, 13h) treatment. Shoot tips (4-node shoot terminals) were collected from each treatment at 7 and 28 days of LD and SD for proteomic analysis via two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis. The peptides were identified using MALDI-TOF_TOF mass spectrometer after trypsin digestion. A master gel was made and mapped with all p roteins from both photoperiod treatments. The proteins were identified by matching the peptide sequences against the 12X Vitis vinifera grape genome in NCBI. This study was funded in part by NSF grant DBI064755 and the South Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station.