富硒壶瓶碎米荠对青鱼幼鱼生长、生理生化、硒代谢、抗氧化及先天免疫的影响

为探究富硒壶瓶碎米荠(Cardamine hupingshanensis)对青鱼(Mylopharyngodon piceus)幼鱼生长、血清生理生化、肝脏硒代谢、抗氧化能力和先天免疫指标的影响,选取360尾初始体重为(5.51±0.02) g的青鱼幼鱼随机分配至4个实验组中,每组3个重复。在基础饲料中添加富硒壶瓶碎米荠的量为0、0.5、1.0和2.0 g/kg(硒的实际含量分别为0.04、0.43、0.75和1.57 mg/kg),同时添加矿物质混合物(无硒添加)和维生素混合物,配置成4种等氮等能的青鱼幼鱼试验饲料,养殖周期为60d。结果显示:饲料中添加0.5和1.0 g/kg富硒壶瓶碎米荠时,鱼体增重率(WG),特定生长率(SGR)较对照组和过量组(2.0 g/kg)显著升高,饲料系数(FCR)显著降低(P<0.05)。当饲料中富硒壶瓶碎米荠添加量为0.5—1.0 g/kg时,血清中的甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TCH)和白蛋白(ALB)含量呈上升趋势,而葡萄糖(GLU)含量显著下降(P<0.05)。饲料中添加0.5—1.0 g/kg富硒壶瓶碎米荠时可显著提高肝脏核因子...     

《PLoS综合》：研究者发现新型超富硒植物

中国科学技术大学教授尹雪斌研究组在湖北恩施发现一种新型超富硒植物—壶瓶碎米荠,从而有望为硒缺乏者带来福音。相关研究在线发表于美国《公共科学图书馆·综合》。     

正交试验分析不同作物的产量、含硒量与土壤酸碱度、硒酸盐、亚硒酸盐含量的相关性

采用正交试验研究了碎米荠、韭菜、大豆、马铃薯的产量、含硒量与土壤酸碱度、硒酸盐、亚硒酸盐含量的关系。结果表明:影响作物含硒量最大的因素是作物品种,不同作物间差异极显著。在土壤中施用硒酸钠和亚硒酸钠均能够提高作物含硒量,用量均以1.0 mg/kg为宜;硒酸钠会使作物产量降低,用量过高使作物硒吸收总量下降;土壤pH值增加有利于植物对硒的吸收,但综合考虑作物产量、含硒量和硒摄入总量,土壤适合的pH值应在6.7～7.9之间。     

硒超积累植物壶瓶碎米荠的根际微生物特征研究

对湖北恩施的硒超积累植物——壶瓶碎米荠的根际微生物特征进行16S rRNA基因文库分析,结果显示其根际微生物相较于非根际土壤微生物具有更高的丰度和更低的复杂度,而且主要由α-变形菌纲(15%~22%)、β-变形菌纲(10%~16%)、放线菌纲(10%~18%)、酸杆菌纲(8%~15%)、γ-变形菌纲(5%~16%)等组成;此外,根际微生物还存在很多特异性微生物,如:硝化螺旋菌纲(2%~5%)、芽单孢菌纲(2%~5%)、疣微菌纲(2%~4%)、浮霉菌纲(1%~2%)、其他(丰佑菌纲、鞘脂杆菌纲、芽孢杆菌纲、梭菌纲)(3%~4%)。代表性的根际微生物α-变形菌纲和硝化螺旋菌纲可能在壶瓶碎米荠对硒的吸收、积累过程中扮演了重要的作用。     

一株假单胞菌(Pseudomonas alcaliphila MBR)好氧还原亚硒酸钠为红色单质硒

【目的】本实验室保藏的一株异化硝酸盐还原菌(Pseudomonas alcaliphila MBR),其能够在好氧环境下以有机碳源为电子供体,把易溶解、高毒性亚硒酸钠还原成为红色单质硒,本文对该菌株还原亚硒酸盐的特征进行了研究。【结果】结果表明该菌株可以在pH为6-11环境中生长,对亚硒酸钠有较强抗性,其MIC(minimal inhibitory concentration)可高达50 mmol/L。在5天时间内,菌体以柠檬酸钠为电子供体,把2 mmol/L亚硒酸钠完全还原为红色单质硒并主要积累于胞外。硝酸盐和还原型谷胱甘肽对菌体还原亚硒酸钠具有促进作用,初步确定菌体对亚硒酸钠的还原是细胞膜或细胞质中的某些物质催化的结果。【结论】本项研究为应用Pseudomonas alcaliphila MBR于生物反应器提供了重要基础。     

中国硒资源利用中若干关键科学问题的探讨

中国是典型缺硒大国,一条马鞍形土壤缺硒带呈东北-西南走向分布,占主要农耕区土壤面积的33.34%,但同时也存在点状分布的富硒-高硒地区,占主要农耕区土壤面积的8.69%,成为湖北恩施、陕西安康、安徽石台、广西巴马、江西宜春等地方农业转型升级的新抓手,得到大力开发利用。伴随着硒资源的开发利用,一些科学问题被广泛提出,如：硒摄入有何健康效果？天然富硒区人群是否有实证研究数据？硒-镉共生导致天然富硒农产品富硒的同时是否存在镉含量超标问题？硒资源中的硒形态组成有何重要意义？硒超积累植物-壶瓶碎米荠的超积累硒的机制是什么？这些关键科学问题亟待解答。基于对天然硒资源近10年的研究成果,对以上科学问题进行了一些有益探讨,以期为未来高效安全科学地利用硒资源提供一些研究思路。     

不同培养条件下杏鲍菇对硒的耐受性与硒形态分析

为了明确不同培养条件下杏鲍菇对外源硒的耐受性,分别在固体培养基、液体发酵培养基和栽培基质中添加不同量的亚硒酸钠,并检测杏鲍菇子实体中富集硒的存在形态。结果表明：固体培养条件下,硒浓度低于160 mg/L时,对菌丝的生长没有显著影响;液体培养条件下,4 mg/L的硒元素即可对杏鲍菇菌丝体的生长产生显著抑制;栽培模式下,基质中补充10~600 mg/kg的硒元素,不会影响杏鲍菇菌丝体的生长,且子实体中的硒含量会随基质中硒浓度的增加而增加。子实体硒形态分析表明,富集硒以硒代蛋氨酸、甲基硒代半胱氨酸、硒代胱氨酸和亚硒酸盐［Se（IV）］四种形式存在,其中硒代蛋氨酸是硒与氨基酸的主要结合形式。     

甲基营养型芽孢杆菌拮抗玉蜀黍尾孢菌、链格菌和灰葡萄孢菌及环脂肽分析

【目的】探究甲基营养型芽孢杆菌(Bacillus methylotrophicus)对植物病原菌玉蜀黍尾孢菌(Cercospora zeae-maydis Tehon et Daniels)、链格菌(Alternaria alternate)和灰葡萄孢菌(Botrytis cinerea)的拮抗作用并鉴定抗菌物质,为其病害防治提供优良生防菌。【方法】平板对峙法初筛和杯碟法筛选拮抗菌株;微生物形态学和16S rRNA基因鉴定拮抗菌株;薄层色谱(TLC)和编码基因分析鉴定抗菌物质;玉米田间生防试验评估拮抗菌对3种病原菌的防治效果。【结果】筛选到一株能够明显拮抗玉蜀黍尾孢菌、链格菌和灰葡萄孢菌的甲基营养型芽孢杆菌B-1841,抑制率分别为65.95%、71.04%和46.69%,抑菌物质为伊枯草菌素类脂肽。玉米田间生防试验表明,菌株B-1841对玉蜀黍尾孢菌、链格菌和灰葡萄孢菌感染的玉米病害均有防治效果,相对防效分别为60.25%、69.89%和45.21%。【结论】甲基营养型芽孢杆菌B-1841对玉蜀黍尾孢菌、链格菌和灰葡萄孢菌引起的病害有防治作用,在农作物真菌病害防治方面具有潜在应用价值。     

亚硒酸钠和硒酸钠对小白菜生长生理特性的影响

以小白菜品种'秦白2号'为材料,采用盆栽试验研究了不同浓度亚硒酸钠[Se(IV)]和硒酸钠[Se(VI)]胁迫对小白菜生长生理特性的影响及其生理机制,为土壤硒污染修复及其合理开发利用提供理论依据.结果表明,Se(IV)≤10.0 mg·kg-1时,小白菜的叶长、叶宽显著下降,而生物量没有受到显著影响;Se(VI)≤1.0 mg·kg-1时,叶长、叶宽、生物量没有显著变化;更高浓度处理时,叶长、叶宽、生物量均随外源Se(IV)和Se(VI)处理浓度的增大而急速下降.Se(IV)≤40.0 mg·kg-1和Se(VI)≤20.0 mg·kg-1处理均对小白菜叶片叶绿素含量无显著影响,但更高浓度外源Se(IV)和Se(VI)却显著抑制了叶绿素合成.低浓度外源Se(IV)和Se(VI)均使小白菜叶片谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性上升,膜质过氧化物(MDA)含量下降,对超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性及脯氨酸含量无显著影响;高浓度硒使MDA含量、脯氨酸含量及SOD活性上升,而使GSH-Px活性和CAT活性下降;外源Se(IV)和Se(VI)均使过氧化物酶(POD)活性降低.研究发现,低浓度外源Se(IV)和Se(VI)均提高了小白菜的抗氧化作用,从而促进小白菜叶片叶绿素的合成和生长,高浓度时则相反;低浓度硒的抗氧化作用和高浓度硒的过氧化作用均以Se(VI)大于Se(IV).说明硒酸钠的有效性和毒害作用均大于亚硒酸钠.     

朱砂叶螨硒代谢通路基因筛选及硒磷酸合成酶 TcSPS1的原核表达和特性分析

【目的】本研究旨在筛选朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus硒代谢通路的关键基因,探究其在朱砂叶螨硒代谢中的功能。【方法】使用基因克隆技术对8条朱砂叶螨硒代谢通路基因进行克隆;利用qPCR技术检测这些基因在不同浓度(0, 5, 20和50 μmol/L)亚硒酸钠(Na₂SeO₃)处理的豇豆苗上饲养3 d的朱砂叶螨品系(短期硒饲养品系)雌成虫间以及朱砂叶螨普通品系(豇豆苗饲养)和长期硒饲养品系(20 μmol/L Na₂SeO₃处理的豇豆苗饲养超1年)雌成虫间的表达量差异,并分析它们对硒诱导的表达响应;原核表达差异表达基因TcSPS1,并测定获得的重组蛋白生化特性。【结果】成功克隆了朱砂叶螨硒代谢通路的8条基因TcTxnrd1, TcTxnrd2, TcSPS1, TcSPS2, TcSPS2-1, TcSPS2-2, TcSG和TcPSTK。qPCR结果表明TcSPS1和TcTxnrd2在短期硒饲养和长期硒饲养朱砂叶螨品系中均上调表达,且TcSPS1的表达量变化与硒浓度变化密切相关。原核表达系统成功获得TcSPS1可溶性重组蛋白,测得其重组蛋白比活力为2.366±0.046 nmol/mg pro·min,K_m和V_max值分别为10.054±0.062 μmol/L和29.633±1.777 nmol/mg pro·min。【结论】通过硒代谢通路基因分析,初步解释了朱砂叶螨对硒的适应的分子机制,并证明了上调表达的TcSPS1基因在朱砂叶螨产生对硒的适应中起着重要的功能。     

Metabolism of selenomethionine and effects of interacting compounds by mammalian cells in culture

Since differences have been found in animals, the efficacies of selenomethionine (SeMet), selenite, and selenocystine (SeCys) for glutathione peroxidase (GPx) induction and cellular incorporation were compared and some effects of interacting nutrients on SeMet utilization were examined in tissue cultures. In three cell lines, Chang liver cells, mouse myoblasts and human fibroblasts, selenite was more effective than SeMet for GPx induction. However, radiotracer studies showed that SeMet was more rapidly incorporated into all cells than either selenite or SeCys. Chromatography of acid hydrolysates of Chang liver cells grown with 75Se-labeled SeMet indicated that approximately 90% of incorporated 75Se remained as SeMet, and less than 10% was as SeCys, the form of Se in GPx. Selenite supplementation slightly reduced both the incorporation of 75SeMet and the proportion of cellular 75Se recoverable as SeCys in Chang liver cells. Supplementation with L-methionine, however, significantly reduced 75SeMet incorporation, but significantly increased the proportion of cellular 75Se recovered as SeCys. L-cystine supplementation had no effect on either the cellular incorporation of 75SeMet or the proportion of cellular 75Se recovered as SeCys. These studies of SeMet utilization and effects of interacting nutrients are reflective of observations on SeMet metabolism in whole animals and humans.     

Effect of dietary supplementation with selenium-enriched yeast or sodium selenite on selenium tissue distribution and meat quality in commercial-line turkeys

The objective of this study was to determine the concentration of total selenium (Se) and proportions of total Se comprised as selenomethionine (SeMet) and selenocysteine (SeCys) in the tissues of female turkeys offered diets containing graded additions of selenized-enriched yeast (SY), or sodium selenite (SS). Oxidative stability and tissue glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity of breast and thigh muscle were assessed at 0 and 10 days post mortem. A total of 216 female turkey poults were enrolled in the study. A total of 24 birds were euthanized at the start of the study and samples of blood, breast, thigh, heart, liver, kidney and gizzard were collected for determination of total Se. Remaining birds were blocked by live weight and randomly allocated to one of four dietary treatments (n = 48 birds/treatment) that differed either in Se source (SY v. SS) or dose (Con [0.2 mg/kg total Se], SY-L and SS-L [0.3 mg/kg total Se as SY and SS, respectively] and SY-H [0.45 mg total Se/kg]). Following 42 and 84 days of treatment 24 birds per treatment were euthanized and samples of blood, breast, thigh, heart, liver, kidney and gizzard were retained for determination of total Se and the proportion of total Se comprised as SeMet or SeCys. Whole blood GSH-Px activity was determined at each time point. Tissue GSH-Px activity and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were determined in breast and thigh tissue at the end of the study. There were responses (P < 0.001) in all tissues to the graded addition of dietary Se, although rates of accumulation were highest in birds offered SY. There were notable differences between tissue types and treatments in the distribution of SeMet and SeCys, and the activity of tissue and erythrocyte GSH-Px (P < 0.05). SeCys was the predominant form of Se in visceral tissue and SeMet the predominant form in breast tissue. SeCys contents were greater in thigh when compared with breast tissue. Muscle tissue GSH-Px activities mirrored SeCys contents. Despite treatment differences in tissue GSH-Px activity, there were no effects of treatment on any meat quality parameter.     

Selenium metabolism and glutathione peroxidase activity in cultured human lymphoblasts

The metabolism of selenite, selenocysteine (SeCys), and selenomethionine (SeMet) was studied in three human lymphoblast cell lines with defects in the transsulfuration pathway and in control cells without this defect. There were very little differences in the induction of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity by selenite and SeCys among these cells. However, markedly higher levels of SeMet were required to induce GPX activity in transsulfuration defective cells than in control cells. Surprisingly, the addition of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) to the media resulted in elevated GPX activity in all cells regardless of the chemical form of Se used. There is no explanation for this effect of PLP, but it is not through direct reaction with GPX or on the alteration of sulfhydryl groups.     

Periodate-oxidized adenosine inhibits the formation of dimethylselenide and trimethylselenonium ion in mice treated with selenite

The metabolic detoxification of selenite and many other selenium compounds involves a series of S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methylations yielding dimethylselenide (DMSe), which is exhaled, and trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe), which is excreted in the urine. This paper shows that periodate-oxidized adenosine (Adox) inhibits these methylation reactions in vivo and increases the toxicity of selenite. When Adox was injected in mice at 100 mumol/kg 30 min before injection of [75Se]selenite at 0.4 mg Se/kg the appearances of [75Se]DMSe in the breath and [75Se]TMSe in the liver were completely inhibited for 90 min. This was mediated by accumulation of S-adenosylhomocysteine, the methyltransferase inhibitor, in the livers of Adox-treated mice due to inhibition of its hydrolase enzyme. During 24 h, Adox-treated mice excreted no detectable urinary [75Se]TMSe and exhaled only 20% as much [75Se]DMSe as controls. The urine of Adox-treated mice also contained S-adenosylhomocysteine at a level (ca. 4 mM), 200 times that of untreated mice, which provided a convenient index of methylation potential in the intact animal. When three groups of three mice each were injected with 100 mumol Adox/kg, selenite at 4 mg Se/kg, or a combination of the two, the mice receiving the combination were dead within 2 days, while the mice in the other two groups all survived at least 4 days. These results verify the enzymatic nature of selenium methylation in vivo, support its importance in detoxification, and indicate the value of Adox in further studies of selenium metabolism.     

Products of the reaction of selenite with intracellular sulfhydryl compounds

The usual first step in the intracellular metabolism of exogenous selenite is its chemical reaction with glutathione to form selenodiglutathione (1). We have investigated whether selenite also reacts intracellularly with other SH compounds. HeLa cells were exposed to [75Se]selenite and lysed with SDS. Cellular proteins and nucleic acids were precipitated with trichloroacetic acid, and the acid-soluble fraction was analyzed by ion-exchange thin-layer chromatography (ion-exchange TLC) and autoradiography. In control cells, the major [75Se]-containing species detected can be identified by its mobility as selenodiglutathione. Two other species were detected, which can be identified as selenodimercaptoethylamine and the mixed selenotrisulfide of mercaptoethylamine and glutathione. In contrast, in cells that were depleted of glutathione (by treatment with buthionine sulfoximine), very little, if any, selenodiglutathione was detected. However, new [75Se]-containing species were detected, which can be identified as selenodicysteine and the mixed selenotrisulfide of cysteine and glutathione. The same species were detected when [75Se]selenite was added to the acid-soluble fraction of a cell extract (as opposed to living cells), confirming that these compounds can be formed by nonenzymatic reactions.     

Bioeffects of selenite on the growth of Spirulina platensis and its biotransformation

The bioeffects of selenium on the growth of Spirulina platensis and the selenium distribution were investigated. S. platensis was batch cultured in Zarrouk medium containing increasing concentrations of sodium selenite. The biotransformation characteristic of selenium was analysed by the determination of the detailed selenium distribution forms. At 35 degrees C, 315.2 microEm(-2) x s(-1), sodium selenite concentrations below 400 mg x l(-1) were found to stimulate algal growth, especially in the range of 0.5-40 mg x l(-1). However, above 500 mg x l(-1) sodium selenite was toxic to this alga with the toxicity being related to the sulfite level in the medium. S. platensis was found to resist higher selenite by reducing toxic Se(IV) to nonsoluble Se(0). Selenium was accumulated efficiently in S. platensis during cultivation with accumulated selenium increasing with selenite concentration in the medium. It was demonstrated that inorganic selenite could be transformed into organic forms through binding with protein, lipids and polysaccharides and other cell components. The organic selenium accounted for 85.1% of the total accumulated selenium and was comprised of 25.2% water-soluble protein-bound, 10.6% lipids-bound and 2.1% polysaccharides-bound selenium. Among the organic fractions lipid possessed the strongest ability to accumulate Se (6.47 mg x kg(-1)). The 14.9% inorganic selenium in S. platensis was composed of Se(IV) (13.7%) and Se(VI) (1.2%).     

镍胁迫下产铁载体细菌对花生的促生性

【目的】挖掘镍耐受性强、产铁载体活性高的植物根际促生细菌,研究镍胁迫下产铁载体细菌对花生的促生作用及其对花生吸收镍的影响。【方法】利用CAS(Chrome azurol S)培养基对花生根际产铁载体细菌定性筛选及定量测试获得产铁载体能力强的菌株,16S r RNA基因相似性及系统进化分析鉴定产铁载体细菌,并用含Ni~(2+)牛肉膏蛋白胨培养基测试细菌对Ni的耐受性;通过花生盆栽实验,测试花生的株高、根长、生物量、氮磷钾含量及镍含量来分析镍胁迫下产铁载体细菌对花生的影响。【结果】从花生根际分离筛选产铁载体芽孢杆菌5株,其中HSGJ1产铁载体能力最强,培养2 d后产156.56 mg/L的铁载体。HSGJ1对Ni~(2+)具有较强的耐受性,最小致死浓度为150 mg/L。在50、100 mg/kg的Ni~(2+)盆栽基质中,HSGJ1能够有效地促进花生的生长、增加花生的生物量及氮磷钾含量,并使花生根部和地上部分的镍含量降低。【结论】产铁载体芽孢杆菌HSGJ1是一株优良的植物根际促生细菌,可应用于镍污染农耕土壤的作物种植中,以提高作物在镍胁迫下的抗逆性,降低作物对镍的富集量,具有较好的应用价值。     

Proteomics analysis reveals multiple regulatory mechanisms in response to selenium in rice

Selenium (Se) shows both beneficial and toxic effects on plant growth. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings cultivated under lower concentrations of sodium selenite showed enhanced growth, whereas higher concentrations of sodium selenite repressed seedling growth. To acquire detailed regulatory mechanisms underlying these effects, a comparative proteomics study using 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF/TOF MS was performed. By comparison of gel images between Se treatments and control, 66 and 97 differentially expressed proteins were identified in shoot and root, respectively under at least one of the Se treatment concentrations. Gene Ontology and Clustering analysis reveal primary metabolism, photosynthesis and redox homeostasis are the most highly affected biological processes by Se treatments. Lower Se treatments (2 and 6 mg/L sodium selenite) activated antioxidative system, enhanced photosynthesis and primary metabolism. However, higher Se treatment (10 mg/L sodium selenite) damaged photosynthesis apparatus, inhibited photosynthesis and primary metabolism. Protein ubiquitination and phosphorylation may also play important roles in Se response in rice. In conclusion, our study provided novel insights into Se response in rice at the proteome level, which are expected to be highly useful for dissecting the Se response pathways in higher plants and for producing Se enriched rice cultivars in the future.