光色素信号通路中磷酸化修饰研究进展

光是植物的唯一能量来源, 植物在进化过程中产生不同的光敏色素来感知光信号。光信号通路中元件通常被特异翻译后修饰调节。光敏色素是一种自磷酸化的丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶, 可以被一些蛋白磷酸酶去磷酸化。通过对光敏色素A (phyA)和光敏色素B (phyB)的自磷酸化位点研究, 发现自磷酸化对光敏色素的功能及其介导的信号通路起着非常重要的作用。光激活的光敏色素诱导光敏色素作用因子(PIF)磷酸化, 这对于PIF的正常降解及光形态建成的起始是必需的。该文主要介绍了光敏色素信号通路磷酸化修饰的最新进展, 以期为深入研究光敏色素信号转导机制提供参考。     

免疫测定光敏核不育水稻中光敏色素I含量

光敏核不育水稻（农垦58S）是中国水稻研究中的一个重要发现,水稻杂交育种上有巨大潜力。研究表明：农垦58S的雄性不育性受光周期调控,光敏色素是育性转变过程中光周期反应的光受体。然而,鉴于高等植物中存在至少两种不同的光敏色素分子,并且它们同时存在水稻中,人们对调节农垦58S雄性不育过程的光敏色素分子种类及作用方式仍然不清楚。本文采用酶联免疫吸附测定法（ELISA）,比较了不同光周期下农垦58S和对照品种农垦58叶片（光周期感受器官）中光敏色素（phyA）的含量。从农垦58S的二次技梗原基分化期开始,进行10天的光周期处理,一组为短日照（SD）,另一组为长日照（LD）。在第10个暗期结束前,于暗绿光下收获每株水稻的最上部两片新展叶,立即保存在液氮中。样品在研钵中磨成液氮粉,然后加入提取液（含50mmol/LTris-HCI和0．2mol／L巯基乙醇,pH8．5）匀浆。粗提液经0．5％聚乙烯亚胺（PEI）沉淀一,上清液供ELISA分析。以燕麦phyA的多克隆隆抗体、单克隆抗体分别作ELISA的一抗和检测抗体。供ELISA分析。以燕麦phyA的多克隆抗体、单克隆抗体分别作ELISA的一抗和检测抗体。采用ELISA可以专一性地检测水稻phyA(Table1)。几次独立的实验说明,光周期处理对phyA含量有较大的影响。要相同的光周期下,农垦58S的phyA在较长时间暗期中的合成速度明显比农垦58快,这证实了前人的推测,即农垦58S甲基化程度较低的phyA基因的表达可能比农垦59更活跃。许多研究指出,pohyA含量的高低必然影响有关的生理过程。两种基因型相同的大麦品种对光周期、远红光（FR）敏感性的不同反应正是phyA含量差异所致。因此,SD下叶片积累较多的phA可能是农垦58S花粉育性恢复所必需的。另外,在农垦58S育性转变敏感期内每天的光周期结束时（EOD）进行短暂（15分钟）的FR照射实验,以推测光敏色素(PhyB)在育性转变中的作用,因为EODFR反应由phyB介导。10次EODFR处理后,农垦58S的抽穗、开花期均比SD对照相应地推迟2天。这与穗、开花（LD效应）,其花粉败育、种了结实率却没有变化（图1）,说明开花与花粉育性的调控机制有所不同。从上述结果我们认为,可能是phyA,而不是pohyB参与光周期诱导的农垦58s花粉育性转变过程,并且phyA可能通过其含量的变化起调节作用;phyB与水稻的抽穗、开花等现象有关。农垦58S可能通过其含量的变化起调节作用;phyB与水稻的抽穗、开花等现象有关。农垦58s控制花粉正常发育的phyA信号传导链可能存在某些缺陷,从而导致对光周期的敏感性增加,SD下积累较多的phyA则可以弥补这些缺陷。     

光敏核不育水稻叶片中钙调素mRNA原位杂交分析(简报)

采用组织RNA原位杂交技术研究钙调素基因在光敏核不育水稻接受光周期信号后时空表达特征的结果表明,钙调素基因在不同光周期诱导后,叶片在育性转换对光周期敏感的不同发育时期中,mRNA表达量和空间分布上没有明显的差异,与光敏核不育水稻育性不存在直接的关系;叶肉细胞中钙调素mRNA的大量表达,可能与光敏色素信号系统调节叶绿体发育及光合作用有关。     

胁迫相关基因CIPK14在PHYA介导抑制拟南芥远红光黄化苗转绿过程中的作用

本文对CBL互作蛋白激酶, CIPK14参与拟南芥光敏色素A介导的, 远红光黄化苗转绿抑制调控进行了研究. 结果发现, 拟南芥光敏色素A功能缺失突变体(phyA)远红光黄化苗(4天)转入白光处理后, 仅0.5 h叶片迅速转绿; 相同条件下, CIPK14基因插入失活突变体(cipk14)远红光黄化苗, 经过15 h白光处理之后叶片才开始转绿; 野生型(Col-4)远红光黄化苗转绿时间介于突变体phyA与cipk14之间. 基因表达分析表明, 上述不同基因型拟南芥远红光黄化苗转绿的快慢, 与原叶绿素酸酯还原酶基因表达量存在正相关性. 结合研究发现——CIPK14基因受到远红光调节, 并且表达具有时钟节律性认为, Ca²⁺调节蛋白CIPK14,可能在PhyA信号传导途径的上游分支介入PhyA介导的远红光黄化苗转绿抑制调控.     

光敏核不育水稻叶片中钙调素mRNA原位杂交分析

采用组织ＲＮＡ原位杂交技术研究钙调素基因在光敏核不育水稻接受光周期信号后时空表达特征的结果表明,钙调素基因在不同光周期诱导后,吉片在育性转换对不周期敏感的不同发育时期中,ｍＲＮＡ表达量和空间分布上没有明显的差异,与光敏核不育水稻育性不存在直接的关系,可能与光敏色素信号系统调节叶绿体发育及光合作用有关。     

水稻幼苗条纹突变体yss1的转录组分析

利用60Co辐射诱变籼稻品种"Ⅱ-32B",筛选得到一个水稻幼苗条纹突变体yss1,该突变体在水稻五叶期前表现出明显的条纹叶表型;色素分析表明yss1叶片中叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量明显低于野生型,五叶期后突变体和野生型无显著差异。利用转录组分析水稻三叶期野生型和突变体yss1中的基因表达,表明与野生型相比,yss1中表达差异显著的基因432个,其中274个表达上调,158个表达下调。GO分析显示叶绿素合成途径中多数基因表达上调,类胡萝卜素合成过程中的相关基因受到不同程度地调控。因此,推测YSS1基因通过调节叶绿素和类胡萝卜素合成过程中的基因表达,进而调控光合色素的合成。     

拟南芥QUA1基因在光信号途径中的表达与功能分析

光信号在植物生长发育过程中具有非常重要的作用。不同的光信号通过调节植物下游基因的表达,进而影响细胞分化、结构和功能的改变,以及组织和器官的形成,参与植物光形态建成。QUA1 (QUASIMODO1)是拟南芥糖基转移酶家族中的一个成员,参与植物细胞壁中果胶的合成。本文以拟南芥qua1-1/cry1以及qua1-1/phyB双突变体为材料,对QUA1基因在光信号途径中的功能进行了分析。结果显示,qua1-1突变体在暗、蓝光、红光以及远红外光培养条件下下胚轴的伸长均受到抑制,QUA1基因的表达同样受到光信号的调节,而且突变体中多种光信号调节基因的表达也受到了影响。通过对qua1-1突变体下胚轴的观察发现,突变体下胚轴表皮细胞长度明显变短。与cry1以及phyB突变体相比,qua1-1/cry1和qua1-1/phyB双突变体下胚轴长度明显变短,而且双突变体中光信号调节基因的表达也有明显变化,表明QUA1可能参与了CRY1以及PHYB介导的蓝光及红光信号传导。以上结果表明QUA1影响了下胚轴细胞的伸长以及光信号调节基因的表达,并参与调控多种光信号传导途径。     

水稻衰老调控机制研究取得重要进展

正植物的衰老受发育年龄和体内信号因子精确调节。脱落酸(ABA)是植物五大激素之一,参与众多的生物学过程,如促进种子休眠、提高耐逆性、调节气孔开关、促进叶片衰老等。在植物衰老时,体内ABA含量急剧升高,外源ABA也可诱导叶片衰老,因此,ABA被认为是一重要的衰老促进激素。然而,水稻中ABA合成和信号传导相关基因的突变体并未表现出延迟衰老的表型。因此,人们一直困惑ABA是如何参与调控植物的衰老进程。     

水稻OsYDA基因调控气孔发育的功能分析

气孔是植物特化的表皮结构,在植物蒸腾过程和与外界气体交换过程中起到重要作用。拟南芥YDA（AtYDA）是MAPK级联信号途径中的一种激酶（MAPKKK4）,它在叶片气孔的发育过程中起着负调控的作用。AtYDA功能缺失导致叶片气孔显著增加,而表达组成型激活形式的AtYDA（ΔN-YDA）则会导致表皮产生无气孔表型。本研究克隆了水稻中与AtYDA同源的2个基因OsYDA1和OsYDA2。在拟南芥中过量表达这2个基因都导致了叶片气孔密度的减少和叶片失水速率的降低。而表达ΔN-OsYDA1和ΔN-OsYDA2的转基因植株则呈气孔系数下降的表型。这表明OsYDA与AtYDA在调控气孔发育的功能上具有保守性。     

拟南芥F-box基因At3g16740的表达分析

拟南芥At3g16740基因为F-box基因家族成员,其功能尚不清楚.通过连续和瞬时光照处理分析,发现蓝光、红光和远红光都诱导At3g16740基因的表达,其中远红光的诱导作用最明显.蓝光受体cry1、cry2,红光受体phyB或远红光受体phyA突变导致At3g16740基因表达的光诱导作用减弱或者消失,表明该基因为光信号通路相关基因.通过实时荧光定量PCR分析At3g16740基因在拟南芥不同组织器官中的表达,发现其在拟南芥根、茎、叶、花和果荚中都有表达,花和果荚中的表达量最高,推测该基因可能参与植物花和/或果荚的发育.酵母双杂交分析发现,At3g16740蛋白通过F-box结构域与拟南芥ASK(arabidopsis-SKP1-like)家族成员ASK1、ASK2和ASK11相互作用,表明At3g16740是SCF(Skp、Cullin、F-box)复合物的成员.     

浙东南杨梅叶片气孔观察与相似性研究

对浙江省东南部台州、温州、宁波及绍兴4个地区25份杨梅地方品种材料叶片的气孔特性进行研究,测定了气孔密度、气孔面积、气孔长、短轴和气孔器长、短轴。结果表明:所有材料气孔均属于平行型;气孔密度在500～1200个/mm2之间,主栽品种东魁、荸荠和丁岙梅气孔密度偏小;气孔面积从40～80μm2不等,以50μm2较为集中;气孔器长、短轴以变异1号最大,温州土梅最小;气孔长、短轴的变化规律为长轴>短轴。利用重心距离法对气孔密度、气孔面积、气孔大小和气孔器大小进行聚类分析,从距离0.5处进行分类,可分为5类。聚类分析表明:气孔的相似度在某种程度上可以作为区别品种的依据,但要精确地研究它们之间的遗传关系,还需与分子生物学、形态学等综合手段相结合予以鉴定。     

Increased phytochrome B alleviates density effects on tuber yield of field potato crops

The possibility that reduced photomorphogenic responses could increase field crop yield has been suggested often, but experimental support is still lacking. Here, we report that ectopic expression of the Arabidopsis PHYB (phytochrome B) gene, a photoreceptor involved in detecting red to far-red light ratio associated with plant density, can increase tuber yield in field-grown transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) crops. Surprisingly, this effect was larger at very high densities, despite the intense reduction in the red to far-red light ratios and the concomitant narrowed differences in active phytochrome B levels between wild type and transgenics at these densities. Increased PHYB expression not only altered the ability of plants to respond to light signals, but they also modified the light environment itself. This combination resulted in larger effects of enhanced PHYB expression on tuber number and crop photosynthesis at high planting densities. The PHYB transgenics showed higher maximum photosynthesis in leaves of all strata of the canopy, and this effect was largely due to increased leaf stomatal conductance. We propose that enhanced PHYB expression could be used in breeding programs to shift optimum planting densities to higher levels.     

芭蕉芋叶片结构特征及其与抗旱性的关系

运用石蜡切片法和指甲油印迹法,对3个芭蕉芋品种的叶片解剖结构——叶片厚度、叶肉厚度、上表皮厚度、下表皮厚度、气孔密度、气孔长度及宽度、长细胞长度及宽度、短细胞长度及宽度等10项相关指标进行测定,分析芭蕉芋抗旱性与叶片结构之间的关系。结果表明:(1)芭蕉芋的表皮结构与抗旱性有一定的关系,表现为抗旱性强的品种气孔密度大,且长、短细胞体积小、排列紧密。(2)芭蕉芋叶片、叶肉、上下表皮厚度与抗旱性关系在不同品种间差异不显著。(3)芭蕉芋叶肉及上、下表皮占叶片横切面的比例与抗旱性存在显著相关关系。(4)芭蕉芋叶片保水能力与叶肉比例呈极显著负相关关系,与上表皮比例呈极显著正相关关系。     

Blue light inhibits stomatal development in soybean isolines containing kaempferol-3-O-2G-glycosyl-gentiobioside (K9), a unique flavonoid glycoside

Stomata have a fundamental role in controlling plant photosynthesis and transpiration, but very little is known about factors controlling stomatal differentiation and development. Lines of soybean that contain a specific flavonol glycoside, kaempferol‐3‐O‐2‐glycosyl‐gentiobioside (K9), as well as greatly reduced stomatal density, especially on the adaxial epidermis, have been identified. The specific effects of blue light photoreceptors on stomatal development in K9 lines and their isoline pairs containing no K9 were studied. Low irradiances of blue light (7% of total photosynthetically active radiation) added to high irradiances from low‐pressure sodium lamps strongly inhibited stomatal development on the adaxial epidermis of K9 lines, but not in isoline pairs differing putatively in only one gene and lacking K9. Overall, blue light slightly increased stomatal density on the abaxial epidermis in all isolines, demonstrating differential regulation of stomatal development in the upper and lower epidermis. Blue light also caused an increase in leaf area in all isolines, indicating that changes in stomatal density were not the non‐specific result of alterations in leaf area. Morphological studies revealed that the blue light‐induced reduction in stomatal density in K9 lines was due to reduced stomatal initiation as well as aborted or abnormal stomatal development. As the phytochrome photostationary state was kept constant, the results indicate that one or more blue light receptors are involved in the control of stomatal development. This system should be useful for the study of mechanisms controlling stomatal development, even if the photo‐inhibitory response is unique to K9 lines.     

fhy1 defines a branch point in phytochrome A signal transduction pathways for gene expression

Physiological analysis of the fhy1 mutant of Arabidopsis has led to the proposal that the mutant is deficient in a downstream component of the phytochrome A signal transduction pathway. To define this lesion at the molecular level, we have examined the expression of a range of phytochrome-regulated genes in fhy1. In far-red light, the regulation of genes such as CHS and CHI is blocked in fhy1, whereas the induction of CAB and NR genes is affected minimally. In contrast, the induction of all genes tested is blocked in a phytochrome A-deficient mutant, confirming that gene expression in far-red light is regulated solely by phytochrome A. Thus, fhy1 defines a branch point in phytochrome A signal transduction pathways for gene expression. Contrary to the general opinion that responses to continuous red light are mediated by phytochrome B and other photostable phytochromes, we have shown also that red light-induction of CHS is mediated almost entirely by phytochrome A. Furthermore, phytochrome A-mediated induction of CHS by red light is blocked in fhy1. The induction of CHS by blue light, however, is normal in fhy1, suggesting that although FHY1 is a component of the phytochrome A signaling pathway, it is not a component of the blue-light signaling pathway for CHS expression.     

Overexpression of rice phytochrome A partially complements phytochrome B deficiency in Arabidopsis

The red/far-red reversible phytochromes play a central role in regulating the development of plants in relation to their light environment. Studies on the roles of different members of the phytochrome family have mainly focused on light-labile, phytochrome A and light-stable, phytochrome B. Although these two phytochromes often regulate identical responses, they appear to have discrete photosensory functions. Thus, phytochrome A predominantly mediates responses to prolonged far-red light, as well as acting in a non-red/far-red-reversible manner in controlling responses to light pulses. In contrast, phytochrome B mediates responses to prolonged red light and acts photoreversibly under light-pulse conditions. However, it has been reported that rice (Oryza sativa L.) phytochrome A operates in a classical red/far-red reversible fashion following its expression in transgenic tobacco plants. Thus, it was of interest to determine whether transgenic rice phytochrome A could substitute for loss of phytochrome B in phyB mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. We have observed that ectopic expression of rice phytochrome A can correct the reduced sensitivity of phyB hypocotyls to red light and restore their response to end-of-day far-red treatments. The latter is widely regarded as a hallmark of phytochrome B action. However, although transgenic rice phytochrome A can correct other aspects of elongation growth in the phyB mutant it does not restore other responses to end-of-day far-red treatments nor does it restore responses to low red:far-red ratio. Furthermore, transgenic rice phytochrome A does not correct the early-flowering phenotype of phyB seedlings. Received: 12 July 1998 / Accepted: 13 August 1998     

Light perception in plants: cytokinins and red light join forces to keep phytochrome B active

Plant growth and development is modulated by internal cues such as rhe hormonal balance and external factors. Plants are particularly sensitive to their light environment, which they scrutinize with at least three classes of photoreceptors. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that light and hormonal signaling interact at several levels. A cytokinin receptor was recently identified together with several elements acting in this signaling pathway. ARR4, a response regulator working downstream of a cytokinin receptor, has been shown to regulate phytochrome B-mediated light signaling.     

Phytochrome-regulated repression of gene expression requires calcium and cGMP.

The plant photoreceptor phytochrome A utilizes three signal transduction pathways, dependent upon calcium and/or cGMP, to activate genes in the light. In this report, we have studied the phytochrome A regulation of a gene that is down-regulated by light, asparagine synthetase (AS1). We show that AS1 is expressed in the dark and repressed in the light. Repression of AS1 in the light is likely controlled by the same calcium/cGMP-dependent pathway that is used to activate other light responses. The use of the same signal transduction pathway for both activating and repressing different responses provides an interesting mechanism for phytochrome action. Using complementary loss- and gain-of-function experiments we have identified a 17 bp cis-element within the AS1 promoter that is both necessary and sufficient for this regulation. This sequence is likely to be the target for a highly conserved phytochrome-generated repressor whose activity is regulated by both calcium and cGMP.     

水稻剑叶气孔性状与孕穗期耐冷性的关系研究

以人工气候室鉴定的孕穗期耐冷性不同的10个水稻品种为材料,采用扫描电子显微镜观测其剑叶的气孔密度、气孔大小和单位面积气孔周长等性状特点,以探讨水稻剑叶气孔性状与孕穗期耐冷性的关系.结果表明:耐冷性强品种'培杂软香'、'天优688'、'冈优825' 的气孔密度和单位叶面积气孔总周长较小,分别为380～410个/mm2和29.8～32.6 cm;耐冷性弱的品种'粤杂763'气孔密度和单位叶面积气孔总周长较大,分别为618个/mm~2和46.9 cm; 耐冷性中等的品种'培杂泰丰'等介于二者之间,分别为460～510个/mm~2和35.1～39.3 cm.气孔密度相近时,气孔较大的品种耐冷性较弱;单位叶面积气孔总周长相近时,气孔密度大的品种耐冷性较弱.研究发现,水稻品种剑叶的气孔密度和单位叶面积气孔总周长与其孕穗期耐冷性均呈极显著正相关,可以作为水稻孕穗期耐冷性的鉴定指标.