The proteins of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) were extracted by TCA-acetone method and the technique of two-dimensional electrophoresis in cotton proteomics was improved. Some satisfied pictures were obtained through optimizing many key procedures, such as sample preparation, sample dissolution, IPG stripe, IEF electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE. Then proteins from cold treated cotton cotyledon for 12 hours were extracted and separated by 2-DE. A large quantity of protein spots appeared in pictures. PDQuest software was used to analyze the pictures and ...