Comparative analysis of AGPase proteins and conserved domains in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) and its two wild relatives

Hualin Nie, Sujung Kim, Jongbo Kim, Suk Yoon Kwon, Sun Hyung Kim

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Abstract

Conserved domains are defined as recurring units in molecular evolution and are commonly used to interpret the molecular function and biochemical structure of proteins. Herein, the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) amino acid sequences of three species of the Ipomoea genus [Ipomoea trifida, I. triloba, and I. batatas (L.) Lam. (sweetpotato)] were identified to investigate their physicochemical and biochemical characteristics. The molecular weight, isoelectric point, instability index, and grand average of hyropathy markedly differed among the three species. The aliphatic index values of sweetpotato AGPase proteins were higher in the small subunit than in the large subunit. The AGPase proteins from sweetpotato were found to contain an LbH_G1P_AT_C domain in the C-terminal region and various domains (NTP_transferase, ADP_Glucose_PP, or Glyco_tranf_GTA) in the N-terminal region. Conversely, most of its two relatives (I. trifida and I. triloba) were found to only contain the NTP_transferase domain in the N-terminal region. These findings suggested that these conserved domains were species-specific and related to the subunit types of AGPase proteins. The study may enable research on the AGPase-related specific characteristics of sweetpotatoes that do not exist in the other two species, such as starch metabolism and tuberization mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-45
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Plant Biotechnology
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Mar 2022

Keywords

  • ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
  • AGPase large subunit
  • AGPase small subunit
  • conserved domain
  • sweetpotato
  • tuberization

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