Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) is a key enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of phytochelatin (PC). PC can reduce the toxicity of heavy metals to plants through complexation. Heavy metal pollution in soil increases the risk of cassava food safety. It is of great significance to study the reduction and control of heavy metals in cassava by analyzing the function of MePCS1 gene. In this study, the coding region of MePCS1 gene in cassava variety SC8 was cloned by PCR. The full length was 1512 bp, encoding 503 amino acids. Protein sequence analysis showed that MePCS1 protein was a hydrophilic protein, containing 41 phosphorylation sites and 2 glycosylation sites, without signal peptide. The phylogenetic tree showed that the cassava MePCS1 protein had the closest relationship with the PCS protein of the rubber tree. The qPCR analysis showed that the MePCS1 gene had the highest expression level in the stem. During the development of cassava roots, the expression level of MePCS1 gene was the highest in the root enlargement period. Lead (Pb) stress induced MePCS1 gene expression. MePCS1 gene can improve the tolerance of BY4741 yeast to Pb. The results of this study provide new information for further analysis of the functional characteristics of the MePCS1 gene and its mechanism for reducing Pb in cassava tuber roots.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |