Genetics Institute, Genetics Institute, Plant Molecular and Cellular Program, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
Commentary
Short Commentary on: Comparative Proteomics of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Guard Cells and Mesophyll Cells in the Transition from C3 to CAM
Author(s): Qijie Guan, Bowen Tan, Jingkui Tian* and Sixue Chen*
In the work entitled “Comparative proteomics of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum guard cells and mesophyll cells in
the transition from C3 to CAM”, we presented an interesting diurnal/diel proteomics analysis in M. crystallinum during its photosynthesis transition using the label-free method. We identified the proteins showing inverse
responding patterns at each time point between the control (no transition) and treatment group (undergoing
transition) in guard cells and mesophyll cells. This simple but useful method allowed us to focus on 165 and 151
proteins out of 1153 proteins in guard cells and mesophyll cells, respectively. The results facilitated understanding of
plant photosynthesis plasticity at the single cell-type level. .. View more»