Cloning and functional analysis of soluble acid invertase 2 gene (SbSAI-2) in sorghum.

Han FX, Dun BQ, Zhang J, Wang Z, Sui Y, Zhu L, Li GY

Published: 5 December 2021 in Planta
Keywords: Composition and content of sugar, Invertase activity, Sorghum SbSAI-2, Sucrose metabolism
Pubmed ID: 34862923
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03772-4

The sorghum soluble acid invertase gene SbSAI-2 was cloned and the function verified in Pichia pastoris and rice, showing the SbSAI-2 affects composition and content of sugar in stem juice. Sugar metabolism is one of the most important metabolic processes in plants, in which soluble acid invertase plays a key role. However, the structure and function of the soluble acid transferase gene in sorghum are still fully unclear. In this study, SbSAI-2 was cloned from the sorghum variety BTx623, and two transcripts were found through sequence analysis, with only one transcript translated into an active protein. There is 72% homology between SbSAI-2 and OsVIN2. The construction of Osvin2 mutant lines and SbSAI-2-1 overexpression lines in Oryza sativa L. japonica. cv. Nipponbare were produced to clarify the invertase functionality. While the invertase activity in the stem of the Osvin2 mutant line was reduced, with no significant difference (P  > 0.05), and the contents of fructose and glucose in stem tissue did not change significantly (P  > 0.05), and the content of sucrose increased by 38.89% (P