Isoamylase (Isoamylase, ISA) catalyzes the hydrolysis of α-1,6 linkages, thereby affecting the branching structure of starch and promoting crystallization and granule formation. The study utilized yeast two-hybrid screening to identify proteins interacting with MeISA2 to explore new proteins that may interact with MeISA2 to influence cassava starch accumulation. A bait protein vector pGBKT7-MeISA2 was constructed, and it was demonstrated that MeISA2 did not possess autoactivation activity and was non-toxic to yeast cells. Through yeast two-hybrid screening of a cDNA library, a total of 7 candidate interacting proteins were obtained. Point-to-point yeast two-hybrid re-validation experiments confirmed the interaction between MeISA2 and MePsbO1. MePsbO1 belongs to the Photosystem II oxygen-evolving enhancer protein (PsbO) family, which facilitates the efficient operation of the photosynthetic electron transfer process. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that MePsbO1 had the closest phylogenetic relationship with HbPsbO1 from Hevea brasiliensis, a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, with a similarity of 90.12%, while its similarity to Arabidopsis thaliana AtPsbO1 was only 77.71%. It is predicted that MePsbO1 is localized in the chloroplast, and the MePsbO1 gene is predominantly expressed in leaves. Plant ISA is involved in the synthesis of transient leaf starch, thus it is hypothesized that MePsbO1 and MeISA2 may interact to jointly regulate the rate of photosynthesis and the accumulation of transient leaf starch. The results study would provide new insights into the mechanism by which the MeISA2 gene participates in the accumulation and distribution of photosynthetic products in cassava source organs.
| 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 |