Identification and Expression Analysis of Sucrose Phosphate Synthase(SPS)and Invertase(INV)Gene Families in Pomegranate
Sucrose phosphate synthetase(SPS)and sucrose invertase(INV)are key regulatory enzymes of sucrose metabolism and play important roles in plant growth and development.Bioinformatics and fluores-cence quantitative PCR were used to identify the SPS and INV gene family members of pomegranate and ana-lyze their physical and chemical properties,conserved domains,conserved motifs,secondary structure,sub-cellular localization,phylogenetic relationships and expression patterns in the study.The results showed that 4 SPS genes and 11 INV genes were identified from pomegranate,whose encoded proteins were all unstable ones with typical conserved domains.The number and types of motifs among the family members were roughly the same,indicating highly conserved protein structures.These members were distributed unevenly on chromo-somes and located in chloroplasts.The secondary structure of these proteins mainly consisted of α-helices and random curls.The SPS and INV gene family members of pomegranate had different degrees of relationship,and had higher homology with the gene family members of Eucalyptus grandis.The expression patterns of SPS and INV gene family members in pomegranate were different at different fruit developmental stages.The relative ex-pression level of PgINV3 was the highest on September 15(fruit enlargement stage),which was significantly higher compared with the other periods.The study results had great significance to elucidating the molecular mechanism of sucrose metabolism in pomegranate fruits.
Punica granatum L.SPS geneINV geneBiological information analysisGene expression