Abstract
In order to identify molecular markers for the analysis of the sugarcane genome, proteins extracted from apical segments of shoot tissues were resolved by a combination of equilibrium (IEF) and nonequilibrium (NEPHGE) two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. A number of taxa of the "Saccharum complex" group (Saccharum species and the related genera of Andropogoneae) with presumed contributions to the sugarcane genome were surveyed. Protein profiles were compared to a reference map consisting of 1,482 protein spots from the noble cane,Saccharum officinarum L. Fifty-three polypeptides, representing about 3.6% of the total resolved spots, showed interspecific variation, whereas 78 polypeptides, about 5.3% of the total, showed intergeneric variation. Of the total polymorphic protein spots, qualitative (presence/absence) variation was more prevalent among the wild than among the cultivated species of the genusSaccharum, but the quantitative (spot intensity) variation was similar for both groups. The population of protein spots showing qualitative and quantitative variations was similar among the related genera of Andropogoneae. These polymorphic proteins can be used in genetic and evolutionary studies of the sugarcane genome.
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