Publication of an article by a faculty member of the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports

According to the Public Relations Department of Zabol University

An article by the faculty members of the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Department was published in the first issue of 2025 of the prestigious journal Scientific Reports from the Nature Subgroup Publication Series entitled "iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of herbicide stress in Avena ludoviciana Durieu". This article was written by Dr. Baratali Fakheri (Professor of the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Department of the Faculty of Agriculture), and was published in collaboration with researchers from universities and research institutions in the country (Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, North Khorasan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, and the National Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center). In this study, iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics analysis of herbicide stress in wild winter oats was conducted. Wild winter oats are considered the most common and troublesome weed in Iranian wheat fields. The widespread and continuous use of herbicides has led to the emergence and development of resistant biotypes in wild winter oats, making it one of the most important herbicide-resistant weeds in crops. Given the importance of understanding the mechanisms of herbicide resistance and identifying key proteins involved in the response to herbicides inhibiting acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) and acetolactate synthase (ALS) in wild winter oats, this study aimed to identify proteins involved in herbicide resistance in wild winter oats using the Isobaric Tags for Relative and Absolute Quantification (iTRAQ) technique. It is worth noting that proteomics uses protein chemistry, bioinformatics, and biology to identify, quantify, and study post-translational modifications and interactions of proteins. The goal of proteomics is to identify new proteins based on their role, function, and study their expression patterns in regulatory systems.

Article access link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-84326-y