Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): 1-8.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2019-0505

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Cloning and Expression Analysis of St4CL Gene in Solanum tuberosum

XIE Hai-juan1, FAN Xi-de1, YE Guang-ji1, 2, ZHOU Yun1, 2, WANG Jian1, 2, YANG Yong-zhi1, 2   

  1. 1. Qinghai University,Xining 810016;
    2. Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences/State key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Biotechnology of Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Potato Breeding of Qinghai,Xining 810016
  • Received:2019-06-04 Online:2019-11-26 Published:2019-11-19

Abstract: 4-coumarate:CoA ligase(4CL)is one of the most important enzymes in phenylpropane metabolism,thus cloning 4CL from Solanum tuberosum and analyzing its expression will lay foundation for studying its function. A gene named St4CL was cloned from Qingshu 9,bioinformatics for it was conducted,and qRT-PCR was used to detect the expressions of St4CL in the different tissues and varieties. The results demonstrated that the CDS of St4CL gene was 1 710 bp,and it encoded 569 amino acids. The molecular weight of protein was 61.83 kD,and the isoelectric point was 5.53. Bioinformatics analysis showed that St4CL was a stable hydrophobic protein with random coil(42.36%),α-helix(28.47%),extended strand(21%),and β-turn(8.08%). Subcellular localization prediction showed that St4CL was located on the thylakoid membrane of chloroplast. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that St4CL protein had the highest sequence similarity(about 97%)with and the closest genetic relationship to Sl4CL in Solanum lycopersicum. The promoter of St4CL gene contained many cis-acting elements related to stress response,such as abscisic acid responsive element,gibberellin-responsive element,MYB binding site involved in drought and flavonoid biosynthesis,etc. qRT-PCR analysis showed that St4CL expressed in all tissues,the highest in leaves followed by flowers,and the lowest in roots. The expression of St4CL varied in different varieties,with the highest expression in Qingshu10 and the lowest expression level in Xiazhai 65.

Key words: Solanum tuberosum, 4-coumarate:CoA ligase, expression analysis, late blight