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Title: Soil solid phases effects on the proteomic analysis of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34

Journal Article · · Biology and Fertility of Soils

Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 is a completely sequenced soil-borne beta-proteobacterium with known genome and proteome. Comparative 2-D electrophoresis and protein mass spectrometry were used to compare the proteome of C. metallidurans CH34 from liquid culture and after incubation for 1, 3, and 12 days in microcosms containing quartz sand, kaolinite, montmorillonite, or an artificial soil. Results showed that proteome from liquid culture was similar to CH34 proteins extracted from sand and kaolinite, whereas the proteins extracted from artificial soil differed significantly and no proteins were detected from C. metallidurans CH34 incubated in the montmorillonite microcosms. Protein recovery decreased on prolonging incubation time in all microcosms. Mass spectrometry identification showed that the trend of lower recovery upon incubation time was independent on the putative function of protein. These results suggest that the soil solid phase influences the protein recovery and soil proteomic analysis and that distinction between protein recovery and protein expression in soil will be a challenging for soil proteomic researchers.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1045897
Report Number(s):
BNL-98116-2012-JA; BFSOEE; R&D Project: 08-079; YN0100000; TRN: US201215%%266
Journal Information:
Biology and Fertility of Soils, Vol. 48, Issue 4; ISSN 0178-2762
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English