An improved MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry procedure and a novel DNA marker for identifying over-expressed Bx7 glutenin protein subunit in wheat

Wang, K., Islam, S., Ma, J., Anwar, M., Chen, J., Yan, Y., Appels, R. and Ma, W. (2014) An improved MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry procedure and a novel DNA marker for identifying over-expressed Bx7 glutenin protein subunit in wheat. Hereditas, 151 (6). pp. 196-200.

Abstract

Wheat bread-making quality is mainly determined by glutenin proteins in the grain, which exist in a wide range of variable alleles with differential influence on processing attributes. A recently identified allele, Bx7 over-expression (Bx7oe), has been showing highly significant positive effects on wheat dough strength over the normally expressed Bx7 allele. SDS-PAGE and normal RP-HPLC procedures failed to separate the two alleles. In the current study, an extensively optimised MALDI-TOF based procedure and a refined DNA based marker for efficiently differentiating Bx7oe from normal Bx7 allele were established. Results indicated that the MALDI-TOF procedure is cost effective, high throughput, and proven reliable, while the refined PCR marker only amplifies Bx7oe allele, a clear advantage over the previously developed codominant marker.

Publication Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation:	School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing Inc
Copyright:	© 2015 The Authors
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/25190

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