Plant Proteomics

• What have we learned from proteomics studies in plants?

• What is the current status of plant proteomics with respect to technologies and achievements?

• How do we design and conduct proteomics experiments?

• Where will plant proteomics take us in the near future?

Plant Proteomics: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications answers these questions and more. Plant proteomics has great potential for improving yield and disease resistance as well as for developing species that better satisfy the requirements of human and animal nutrition. This reference provides a broad perspective on the state of plant proteomics and delineates exciting advances in the discipline. With contributions from leading researchers worldwide, it:

• Describes proteomics studies in Arabidopsis, rice, and legumes

• Includes information on using common technologies such as mass spectrometry and gel electrophoresis, and previews emerging technologies

• Discusses expression proteomics, functional proteomics, structural proteomics, bioinformatics, and systems biology

• Has chapters dealing with the specific proteomes of plant tissues, such as seed, root, anther, and leaf, all containing important organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria

• Provides guidelines for sample preparation

• Includes abbreviations, glossaries, and resources for further information

Focusing exclusively on plant proteomics, this is the premier reference for scientists conducting plant proteomics research and for students in plant sciences.

Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, PhD, is the Associate Director of the Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB) in Kathmandu, Nepal. He earned his doctorate in applied biological chemistry at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1998. His research objective is to unravel the "regulatory networks" of the signaling and metabolic pathways in proteomes to improve seed quality and yield in plants using integrated OMICS approaches.

Randeep Rakwal, PhD, is presently a researcher on the Tsukuba Mental Stress Team at the Health Technology Research Center (HTRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. He earned his doctorate in applied biological chemistry at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1997. His current research focuses on the genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics of environmental stress responses in plant and animal systems.