GATA transcription factors play an important role in regulating plant response to abiotic stress. In this study, an IbGATA16 gene was cloned from sweet potato and analyzed by bioinformatics. The expression pattern of IbGATA16 gene in sweet potato under drought and salt stress was analyzed. Experimental results show that the full length of IbGATA16 CDS sequence is 420 bp, and it encodes 139 amino acids. The molecular weight of IbGATA16 was 15.39 kDa, isoelectric point was 9.97. The full length of the genome is 582 bp, including 3 exons and 2 introns. IbGATA16 is an unstable hydrophilic lipid-soluble protein., and its subcellular localization predicts that the protein is located in the nucleus. It has the C-X2-C-X17-C-X2-C domain and belongs to the typical GATA class of transcription factors. There are many cis-acting elements in the 1382 bp upstream promoter sequence of IbGATA16 gene, such as MYB, ABRE, and GARE-motif. The results of multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree analysis showed that IbGATA16 protein was closely related to ItGATA16. The sequence of the N-terminal zinc finger domain is highly consistent, suggesting a possible similar function. The results of real-time fluorescence quantification showed that IbGATA16 was expressed in root, stem and leaf tissues of sweet potato, and the expression level of IbGATA16 in leaves was significantly higher than that in stem and root tissues. IbGATA16 was significantly induced by drought and salt stress, and after 0, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h of drought and salt stress, the expression of IbGATA16 was significantly higher than that of 0 h. Under drought stress, the expression of IbGATA16 reached its peak at 1 h, and under salt stress, the expression of IbGATA16 reached the maximum at 3 h. IbGATA16 positively responds to drought and salt stress in sweet potato. These results indicated that IbGATA16 gene was involved in the response of sweet potato to drought and salt stress, and the regulation of IbGATA16 gene was different in roots, stems and leaves. This study provides a reference for further research on the biological function of IbGATA16 and its mechanism in response to stress in sweet potato.
| 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 |