Cloning of GsTPS9 Gene from Glycine soja and Study on Its Responses to Stresses

Trehalose synthase is an important functional enzyme in the synthesis of trehalose in organisms and also participates in plant stress-resistant physiological processes.The transcriptomic study showed that a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene was responsive to salt and alkaline stresses in Glycine soja.To dissect the molecular mechanisms of this enzyme in plant responses to stresses,the PCR technique was used to clone a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene from Glycine soja and it was designated as the GsTPS9.The full-length cDNA of this gene was 2583bp which encoded 861 amino acids.The sequence and structure analyses indicated that the GsTPS9 had high homology with Glycine max GmTPS9.The qRT-PCR analysis revealed that the GsTPS9 gene was expressed in Glycine soja roots,stems and leaves,and the highest expression level was in roots;the GsTPS9 gene had different responses under the stresses of NaCl,NaHCO_(3),PEG6000,ABA,MeJA and SA.This study laid the foundation for revealing the mechanism of the TPS in plant signal transduction pathways.