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ArticlePloS one2014

Molecular cloning, characterization and positively selected sites of the glutathione S-transferase family from Locusta migratoria.

Xueyao Zhang, Jianxin Wang, Min Zhang, Guohua Qin, Daqi Li, Kun Yan Zhu, Enbo Ma, Jianzhen Zhang

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xueyao ZhangResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Jianxin WangResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Min ZhangResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Guohua QinResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Daqi LiResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Kun Yan ZhuDepartment of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America.
Enbo MaResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Jianzhen ZhangResearch Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Shanxi University · CNKansas State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are multifunctional enzymes that are involved in the metabolism of endogenous and exogenous compounds and are related to insecticide resistance. The purpose of this study was to provide new information on the molecular characteristics and the positive selection of locust GSTs. Based on the transcriptome database, we sequenced 28 cytosolic GSTs and 4 microsomal GSTs from the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). We assigned the 28 cytosolic GSTs into 6 classes--sigma, epsilon, delta, theta, omega and zeta, and the 4 microsomal GSTs into 2 subclasses--insect and MGST3. The tissue- and stage-expression patterns of the GSTs differed at the mRNA level. Further, the substrate specificities and kinetic constants of the cytosolic GSTs differed markedly at the protein level. The results of likelihood ratio tests provided strong evidence for positive selection in the delta class. The result of Bayes Empirical Bayes analysis identified 4 amino acid sites in the delta class as positive selection sites. These sites were located on the protein surface. Our findings will facilitate the elucidation of the molecular characteristics and evolutionary aspects of insect GST superfamily.

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Cloning, MolecularAnimalsBayes TheoremBlotting, WesternGlutathione TransferaseInsect ProteinsLocusta migratoriaModels, MolecularOrgan SpecificityPhylogenyProtein ConformationReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerGlutathione TransferaseInsect ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID25486043
PMCPMC4259467
OpenAlexW2007256321

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