Plant root systems form complex networks with the surrounding soil environment and are controlled by both
internal and external factors. To better understand the function of root tips of soybean during germination, three proteomic
techniques were used to analyze the protein profiles of root tip cells. Proteins were extracted from the root tips of 4-dayold
soybean seedlings and analyzed using two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis-based proteomics, SDS-gel based
proteomics, and gel-free proteomics techniques. A total of 121, 862, and 341 proteins were identified in root tips using the
2D gel-based, SDS gel-based, and gel-free proteomic techniques, respectively. The proteins identified by 2D gel-based
proteomic analysis were predominantly localized in the cytoplasm, whereas nuclear-localized proteins were most commonly
identified by the SDS gel-based and gel-free proteomics techniques. Of the 862 proteins identified in the SDS gelbased
proteomic analysis, 190 were protein synthesis-related proteins. Furthermore, 24 proteins identified using the 2Dgel
based proteomic technique shifted between acidic and basic isoelectric points, and 2 proteins, heat shock protein 70.2
and AAA-type ATPase, displayed two different molecular weights at the same isoelectric point. Taken together, these results
suggest that a number of proteins related to protein synthesis and modification are activated in the root tips of soybean
seedlings during germination.
Proteomic Techniques to Examine Neuronal Translational Dynamics