The invention belongs to the field of
plant genetic engineering, and relates to a soybean GmSAMS1
gene and an application thereof. According to the soybean GmSAMS1
gene and the application thereof, one soybean S-adenosylmethionine synthetase
gene GmSAMS1 is cloned from a soybean, and the sequence is SEQ ID NO.1. The
protein level of the gene in a soybean leaf is changed after being induced by prodenia litura. Through a
plant expression vector, the GmSAMS1 gene is introduced in a tobacco
cell, the tobacco with overexpression GmSAMS1 is compared with a comparison tobacco, and the
insect resistance to the prodenia litura is improved obviously. The invention discloses a
genetic engineering improvement method for conducting
plant insect resistance transformation through the gene. By the adoption of the method, a certain function is achieved on cultivation of a
plant variety with the
insect resistance changed, in particular a soybean variety, and the soybean GmSAMS1 gene and the application thereof can be used for increasing the yield and improving the quality of crops especially the soybean by directly transforming the insect resistance of the crops.