黄瓜幼苗子叶在低温下的光抑制及其恢复

用PAM脉冲调制荧光仪测定叶绿素荧光的变化研究了黄瓜幼苗子叶在PFD为50和100μmolm-2s-1,温度为4、7、10、15℃下的光抑制及其恢复。结果表明,黄瓜幼苗子叶Fv／Fm随着温度的下降和PFD的增加而下降,并且增加等量的PFD在4℃下比在10℃下引起更大的Fv／Fm下降。在黑暗条件下光抑制有轻微恢复,但完士恢复必需光照,且恢复起始时的光照十分重要。DTT可部分抑制叶绿素荧光Fo和Fm的猝灭,且15℃下比在4℃下抑制效果更大。CAP能强烈地加剧光抑制并几乎完全抑制恢复,且10℃下比在4℃下对光抑制的加剧作用更大。冷锻炼提高了黄瓜幼苗抵抗低温先抑制的能力,而CAP对冷锻炼苗比未锻炼苗的低温光抑制具有更大的加剧作用。     

冷敏感植物的低温光抑制及其生化保护机制

阐述了冷敏感植物光抑制的发光机理、光与低温在光抑制中的关系及冷敏感植物在低温光抑制过程中的生理化变化,并结合冷锻炼对植物的影响,介绍了植物防制光破坏的生化机制。     

冷锻炼对甜椒叶片光合作用及其低温光抑制的影响

以冷敏感植物甜椒 (CapsicumannuumL .)抗冷性不同的两个品种为试材 ,利用CIRAS 1光合测定系统和FMS2调制式荧光仪 ,在控温控光条件下分析比较了冷锻炼苗与未经锻炼苗的叶片光合特性、叶绿素荧光参数对温度的响应。结果表明 ,随着温度的降低 ,无论是否经过锻炼 ,低温主要通过抑制碳同化能力来影响光合作用 ,并使光能过剩 ,导致低温光抑制。提高环境CO2 浓度以增强暗反应对光能的利用 ,低温光抑制减轻。 5d的亚适温锻炼过程中甜椒叶片已发生一定程度的光抑制 ,但锻炼苗叶片能在低温下维持较高的光系统II光化学效率(ФPSII)、光化学猝灭系数 (qP)和光适应下光系统II最大光化学效率 (Fv′/Fm)值 ;冷锻炼提高了两品种低温下对光抑制的抗性 ,而且对抗冷品种的作用效果更明显     

冷锻炼对水稻和黄瓜幼苗SOD,GR活性及GSH,AsA含量的影响

水稻（Ｏｒｙｚａ ｓａｔｉｖａ Ｌ．）和黄瓜（Ｃｕｃｕｍ ｉｓｍ ｅｌｏ Ｌ．）幼苗在昼夜温度为１５ ℃／１０ ℃、白天光照１２ ｈ,光强为２５０ μｍ ｏｌ·ｍ － ２·ｓ－ １的条件下锻炼３ ｄ,明显地提高幼苗叶片中膜保护酶——超氧物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）、谷胱甘肽还原酶（ＧＲ）活性和内源抗氧化剂——还原型谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＨ）、抗坏血酸（ＡｓＡ）的含量。经冷锻炼和未锻炼的幼苗移置４ ℃、光强为２５０ μｍ ｏｌ·ｍ － ２·ｓ－ １下胁迫处理２ ｄ,未锻炼苗叶片中ＳＯＤ、ＧＲ 活性和ＧＳＨ、ＡｓＡ 含量明显下降,而经冷锻炼的苗则相对比较稳定。从脂质过氧化产物——丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）含量及幼苗的存活率亦看出：冷锻炼苗具有较低的脂质过氧化水平和较高的幼苗存活率。由此认为：冷锻炼能提高水稻和黄瓜幼苗细胞膜的稳定性,从而增强了耐低温光胁迫的能力     

水稻幼苗根质膜氧化还原系统活性与抗冷性的关系

本试验以水稻幼苗为材料,研究冷胁迫和钙浸种、低温锻炼、低温锻炼结合钙浸种预处理分别对幼苗根质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性的影响。实验结果表明：冷胁迫降低了质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性;钙浸种、低温锻炼、低温锻炼结合钙浸种预处理均提高了质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还源活性,尤其是削减了冷胁迫降低质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性的作用。根质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性与水稻幼苗抗冷力密切相关。     

PSⅡ膜脂肪酸的脱饱和与黄瓜低温光抑制关系的研究

低温适应（１２℃,１２０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ·ｍ－２·ｓ－１ＰＰＦＤ）引起黄瓜子叶ＰＳⅡ膜碎片（ＰＳⅡｍｅｍｂｒａｎｅ,下同）饱和脂肪酸分子百分含量的减少,膜脂不饱和度提高。其中,十六碳脂肪酸的脱饱和较为明显,Ｃ１６３脂肪酸的分子百分含量经低温适应后上升。分段测定类囊体膜的电子传递活力发现,低温适应使电子传递Ｈ２Ｏ→ＭＶ和ＤＰＣ→ＭＶ呈现先降后恢复的趋势,其中ＰＳⅡ的电子传递活力在低温适应７２ｈ内受影响较小;而ＰＳⅠ的活力受到明显抑制。经叶绿素ａ荧光测定也证实,低温适应后ＰＳⅡ的荧光化学效率仍较高,同时,黄瓜子叶对低温光抑制的抗性提高。本文认为,ＰＳⅡ膜碎片中饱和脂肪酸含量的降低有可能提高膜的流动性,从而增强黄瓜幼苗对低温光抑制的抗性。     

水稻幼苗根系膜氧化还原系统活性与抗冷性的关系

本试验以水稻幼苗为材料,研究冷胁迫和钙浸种,低温锻炼,低温锻烧结合钙浸种预处理分别对幼苗根系膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６还原性的影响。实验结果表明：冷胁迫降低了质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６还原活性;钙浸种,低温锻炼,低温锻炼结合钙浸种处理均提高了质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６还原活性、尤其是削减了冷胁迫降低质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾３－６还原活性的作用。     

光和暗条件下低温对黄瓜和水稻叶绿素蛋白质复合体的影响

本试验以黄瓜和水稻幼苗为材料,研究了光照和黑暗条件下低温对植物叶绿素蛋白质复合体的影响。SDS—PAGE电泳结果表明:5℃及12h 280μmol m~(-2)S~(-1)处理2d,Chl-蛋白质复合体的降解明显大于5℃暗低温处理;低温与光照对P700-CPa_1的影响大于LHCP。叶绿素荧光测定表明;5℃及12h 280μmol m~(-2)s~(-1)的处理对PSⅡ的影响亦大于暗低温处理。由此认为:低温与光对植物叶绿体的PSⅠ和PSⅡ都有明显的影响,其机理可能与常温下高光强引起的光抑制相类似;不同的是低温下中等光强就能引起光抑制。因此,在光照低温下往往加剧植物冷害的发生。     

黄瓜幼苗发育及冷煅炼过程子叶中的多肽变化

黄瓜幼苗在发育过程中抗冷性逐渐降低,光下冷锻炼可以提高幼苗的抗冷性,如果锻炼中不给予光照,则幼苗的抗冷性降低。用双向电泳结合银染的方法检测表明：幼苗在６－１２日龄的发育过程中,一些多肽消失,一些则形成。光,暗锻炼对消失的多肽的延缓和对新形成的多肽的促进效果不同。光,暗锻炼均诱导了一个５８．０ｋＤ多肽的形成。认为在冷锻炼中有多个基因参与调控,锻炼所诱导的抗冷性的提高是基于与发育有关的代谢的协调。     

紫外线—B辐射与3种植物幼苗的光合作用：光合作用对紫外线—B敏 …

紫外线－Ｂ辐射降低豌豆、大豆和黄瓜３种植物幼苗的净光合作用速率（Ｐｎ）和表观量子效率（ＡＱＥ）,Ｐｎ和ＡＱＥ的减少幅度随紫外线－Ｂ辐射时间的延长逐渐增大。３种植物的光合作用对此外线－Ｂ辐射的敏感性依为：豌豆〉黄瓜〉大豆,光合作用光抑制的发生程度与光合作用对ＵＶ－Ｂ辐射敏感性有内在联系。定量分析显示,光合作用光抑制的发生程度随ＵＶ－Ｂ辐射时间增加,是ＵＶ－Ｂ辐射剂量的累积效应。     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.     

2018年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2018年中国植物科学继续呈现快速发展的态势, 我国科学家在国际植物科学主流学术刊物发表论文数量大幅增加, 取得了多项具有重要影响的成果。调控植物生长-代谢平衡实现可持续农业发展入选2018年度中国科学十大进展; 中国被子植物区系进化历史研究入选2018年度中国生命科学十大进展。以水稻为代表的农作物和果蔬等经济作物研究在国际上已呈现出明显的优势, 若干领域已从“追赶”状态跨越到“领跑”地位。该文对2018年中国科学家在植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究成果进行了概括性评述, 旨在全面追踪和报道当前中国植物科学领域的发展前沿和热点, 展示中国科学家所取得的杰出成就。     

我国葫芦科植物离体培养研究进展

葫芦科植物包括多种瓜类蔬菜,对其进行离体培养研究具有重要的理论和实践意义。综述了国内在葫芦科植物器官培养、体细胞胚胎发生、花药培养、原生质体培养和体细胞杂交及离体遗传转化等方面取得的研究进展,并对葫芦科植物离体培养、遗传转化与育种的前景作了展望。     

2018年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2018年中国植物科学继续呈现快速发展的态势, 我国科学家在国际植物科学主流学术刊物发表论文数量大幅增加, 取得了多项具有重要影响的成果。调控植物生长-代谢平衡实现可持续农业发展入选2018年度中国科学十大进展; 中国被子植物区系进化历史研究入选2018年度中国生命科学十大进展。以水稻为代表的农作物和果蔬等经济作物研究在国际上已呈现出明显的优势, 若干领域已从“追赶”状态跨越到“领跑”地位。该文对2018年中国科学家在植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究成果进行了概括性评述, 旨在全面追踪和报道当前中国植物科学领域的发展前沿和热点, 展示中国科学家所取得的杰出成就。     

2017年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2017年中国植物科学继续保持高速发展态势, 重大成果频出, 具体表现在中国植物学家在国际顶级学术期刊发表的文章数量平稳上升。中国植物科学领域的研究工作者成果精彩纷呈, 如新型广谱抗病机制的发现、水稻广谱抗病遗传基础及机制和疫霉菌诱发病害成灾机制研究等。2017年中国生命科学领域十大进展评选中, 有两项植物科学领域的研究成果入选。水稻生物学、进化与基因组学和激素生物学等领域学科发展突出。另外, 值得一提的是, 长期从事高等植物与代谢途径调控分子网络研究和水稻品种设计育种的李家洋院士的研究成果“水稻高产优质性状形成的分子机理及品种设计”荣获2017年国家自然科学一等奖。这一具有重大国际影响的开创性贡献标志着中国植物科学在该领域的国际科学前沿居于引领和卓越地位。该文对2017年中国本土科学家在植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究成果进行了系统梳理, 旨在全面追踪和报道当前中国植物科学领域发展的最新前沿动态, 与广大读者共同分享我国科学家所取得的辉煌成就。     

我国葫芦科植物离体培养研究进展

葫芦科植物包括多种瓜类蔬菜,对其进行离体培养研究具有重要的理论和实践意义.综述了国内在葫芦科植物器官培养、体细胞胚胎发生、花药培养、原生质体培养和体细胞杂交及离体遗传转化等方面取得的研究进展,并对葫芦科植物离体培养、遗传转化与育种的前景作了展望.     

Morphine-potentiated platelet aggregation in in vitro and platelet plug formation in in vivo experiments

The detailed mechanisms underlying morphine-signaling pathways in platelets remain obscure. Therefore, we systematically examined the influence of morphine on washed human platelets. In this study, washed human platelet suspensions were used for in vitro studies. Furthermore, platelet thrombus formation induced by irradiation of mesenteric venules with filtered light in mice pretreated with fluorescein sodium was used for an in vivo thrombotic study. Morphine concentration dependently (0.6, 1, and 5 microM) potentiated platelet aggregation and the ATP release reaction stimulated by agonists (i.e., collagen and U46619) in washed human platelets. Yohimbine (0.1 microM), a specific alpha(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist, markedly abolished the potentiation of morphine in platelet aggregation stimulated by agonists. Morphine also potentiated phosphoinositide breakdown and intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization in human platelets stimulated by collagen (1 microg/ml). Moreover, morphine (0.6-5 microM) markedly inhibited prostaglandin E(1) (10 microM)-induced cyclic AMP formation in human platelets, while yohimbine (0.1 microM) significantly reversed the inhibition of cyclic AMP by morphine (0.6 and 1 microM) in this study. The thrombin-evoked increase in pH(i) was markedly potentiated in the presence of morphine (1 and 5 microM). Morphine (2 and 5 mg/g) significantly shortened the time require to induce platelet plug formation in mesenteric venules. We concluded that morphine may exert its potentiation in platelet aggregation by binding to alpha(2)-adrenoceptors in human platelets, with a resulting inhibition of adenylate cyclase, thereby reducing intracellular cyclic AMP formation followed by increased activation of phospholipase C and the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger. This leads to increased intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization, and finally potentiation of platelet aggregation and of the ATP release reaction.     

Changes in aquatic vegetation in Rhine floodplain streams in Alsace in relation to disturbance

Abstract. Changes are described in aquatic vegetation in oligotrophic, groundwater-fed Rhine floodplain streams in Alsace (eastern France), resulting from disturbance. Disturbance factors include changes in nutrients, either permanent ones - effluent from a waste water treatment plant or trout hatcheries - or periodic ones: flooding. Regular inputs of high levels of phosphate and ammonia modified the macrophyte vegetation in these streams. The floristic composition, which was characteristic of oligotrophic waters upstream of the eutrophicated sector, changed to that of a eutrophic situation as originally found downstream. Periodic disturbance by floods which normally occur once a year, irregularly eutrophicates the small streams, causing the development of a mixture of eutrophic and oligotrophic species. Six macrophyte communities are distinguished, indicating different trophic levels. The aquatic vegetation is adapted to the variations of phosphate and ammonia levels. Hence, aquatic macrophytes can be used as bio-indicators of fluctuations in water nutrient levels in relation to the type of disturbance.     

Progress in glial cell studies in some laboratories in China

Glial cells in the central nervous system(CNS) consist of a heterogeneous population of cell types,each characterized by distinct morphological features,physiological properties,and specific markers.In contrast to the previous view that glial cells were passive elements in the brain,accumulating evidence suggests that glial cells are active participants in various brain functions and brain disorders.This review summarizes recent progress of glial cell studies from several groups in China,ranging from studie...