Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis provides insights into the aluminum-responsiveness of Tamba black soybean

PLoS One. 2020 Aug 19;15(8):e0237845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237845. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Aluminum (Al3+) toxicity is one of the most important limitations to agricultural production worldwide. The overall response of plants to Al3+ stress has been documented, but the contribution of protein phosphorylation to Al3+ detoxicity and tolerance in plants is unclear. Using a combination of tandem mass tag (TMT) labeling, immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) enrichment and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Al3+-induced phosphoproteomic changes in roots of Tamba black soybean (TBS) were investigated in this study. The Data collected in this study are available via ProteomeXchange with the identifier PXD019807. After the Al3+ treatment, 189 proteins harboring 278 phosphosites were significantly changed (fold change > 1.2 or < 0.83, p < 0.05), with 88 upregulated, 96 downregulated and 5 up-/downregulated. Enrichment and protein interaction analyses revealed that differentially phosphorylated proteins (DPPs) under the Al3+ treatment were mainly related to G-protein-mediated signaling, transcription and translation, transporters and carbohydrate metabolism. Particularly, DPPs associated with root growth inhibition or citric acid synthesis were identified. The results of this study provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms of TBS post-translational modifications in response to Al3+ stress.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum / toxicity*
  • Citrates / metabolism
  • Glycine max / drug effects
  • Glycine max / metabolism*
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Plant Roots / drug effects
  • Plant Roots / metabolism
  • Protein Biosynthesis / drug effects
  • Protein Interaction Maps / drug effects
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational / drug effects
  • Proteomics*
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Stress, Physiological / drug effects
  • Transcription, Genetic / drug effects

Substances

  • Citrates
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Plant Proteins
  • Aluminum

Grants and funding

This work was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFD0502000), State Cultivation Base of Eco-agriculture for Southwest Mountainous Land, and National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2014CB138701).