Comprehensive genome-wide analysis of Glutathione S-transferase gene family in potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) and their expression profiling in various anatomical tissues and perturbation conditions

摘要

Abstract Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are ubiquitous enzymes which play versatile functions including cellular detoxification and stress tolerance. In this study, a comprehensive genome-wide identification of GST gene family was carried out in potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.). The result demonstrated the presence of at least 90 GST genes in potato which is greater than any other reported species. According to the phylogenetic analyses of Arabidopsis , rice and potato GST members, GSTs could be subdivided into ten different classes and each class is found to be highly conserved. The largest class of potato GST family is tau with 66 members, followed by phi and lambda. The chromosomal localization analysis revealed the highly uneven distribution of StGST genes across the potato genome. Transcript profiling of 55 StGST genes showed the tissue-specific expression for most of the members. Moreover, expression of StGST genes were mainly repressed in response to abiotic stresses, while largely induced in response to biotic and hormonal elicitations. Further analysis of StGST gene's promoter identified the presence of various stress responsive cis-regulatory elements. Moreover, one of the highly stress responsive StGST members, StGSTU46, showed strong affinity towards flurazole with lowest binding energy of ?7.6kcal/mol that could be used as antidote to protect crop against herbicides. These findings will facilitate the further functional and evolutionary characterization of GST genes in potato. Highlights ? Genome-wide analyses identified 90 glutathione S-transferase genes in potato genome. ? Evolutionary GST genes are highly conserved and expansion of tau sub-class is the major reason behind StGST family extension. ? StGST genes showed complete opposite pattern of expression in response to abiotic and biotic stress elicitors. ? Strong affinity of StGSTU46 towards flurazole could be used as an antidote to protect the crop against herbicides.