Table 1 Functional distribution of the proteins identified in each citrus mitochondrial proteome

From: Isolation and comparative proteomic analysis of mitochondria from the pulp of ripening citrus fruit

Function

Citrus unshiu

Citrus reticulata

Citrus sinensis

Citrus grandis

No. of Proteins

Percentage

No. of Proteins

Percentage

No. of Proteins

Percentage

No. of Proteins

Percentage

Cellular communication/signal transduction

151

5.6

145

5.6

113

4.8

126

5.5

Cellular structural organization

46

1.7

43

1.6

34

1.4

38

1.6

Cellular transport and transport mechanisms

209

7.7

202

7.8

165

7.1

162

7.1

DNA synthesis and processing

47

1.7

44

1.7

46

2.0

39

1.7

Energy

215

7.9

225

8.7

220

9.4

215

9.4

Metabolism

769

28.4

702

27.0

649

27.8

636

27.8

Protein fate

450

16.6

418

16.1

348

14.9

318

13.9

Protein synthesis

279

10.3

277

10.7

256

11.0

251

11.0

RNA processing

92

3.4

91

3.5

104

4.4

109

4.8

Stress response and detoxification

123

4.5

122

4.7

115

4.9

101

4.4

Transcription

37

1.4

36

1.4

37

1.6

44

1.9

Miscellaneous or unclassified proteins

290

10.7

294

11.3

251

10.7

248

10.8

Total

2708

 

2599

 

2338

 

2287

 
  1. The proteins identified in each citrus mitochondrial proteome were divided into 12 major functional groups based on the functional classification of Heazlewood et al.6. The number and proportion of proteins in corresponding functional groups are listed