It has become clear that the post-embryonic growth and development of plants requires properly controlled short distance cell-to-cell communication not only through the historically well-known phytohormones, but also through secreted small peptide signals. This protocol demonstrates an example of how to isolate small peptides (< 10 daltons) from complex protein mixtures (e.g. cauliflower meristem protein extraction) for MS/MS analysis.
Ni, J. (2012). Proteolytic Fragment Isolation and Analysis (ex. N-terminal GST-tagged CLAVATA3 Protein GST-CLV3). Bio-protocol 2(14): e232. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.232.