Proteomic analysis of kiwifruit Proteomic analysis of kiwifruit in response to the postharvest pathogen, Botrytis cinereain response to the postharvest pathogen, Botrytis cinerea

In the present study, an iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis, combined with gene expression and virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), were used to identify genes associated with the infection of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa ‘Hayward’) by B. cinerea. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first proteomic study of the kiwifruit-B. cinerea interaction, and provides information that can be used to better understand the mechanism of gray mold infection in kiwifruit.