番茄耐盐体细胞变异体的离体筛选

以上海主要栽培番茄品种“鲜丰”的下胚轴作为外植体诱导愈伤组织,用NaCl进行直接高盐胁迫和逐渐加大盐浓度胁迫筛选。研究结果表明,逐渐NaCl浓度胁迫筛选获得的耐盐性大多属生理适应性,直接高盐胁迫筛选才有可能获得真正的耐盐突变体。直接高盐胁迫筛选再生出的12株耐盐植株,在150mmol/L NaCl的盐胁迫下,幼苗的成活率可达66％,而未经胁迫筛选过的原始株成活率则为零。其中,2株耐盐突变株能正常开花、结果。其在盐胁迫培养基中芽体的生根率、鲜重及干重均显著高于原始株。     

拟南芥活性氧不敏感型突变体的筛选与特性分析

采用 EMS化学诱变方法与 H2 O2 氧化胁迫选择 ,以根在重力作用下的弯曲生长为指标 ,筛选得到拟南芥活性氧不敏感型突变体。对突变体杂交后代遗传分析表明 ,突变株对活性氧不敏感性状为隐性单基因突变所致 ;生理生化分析表明突变体对 H2 O2 有很强的抗性 ,表现为气孔开度对 H2 O2 不敏感和 H2 O2 胁迫时较低的膜脂过氧化水平。运用 L SCM技术并结合 H2 O2 荧光探针 H2 DCFDA检测外源 ABA诱导保卫细胞内产生 H2 O2 的情况 ,结果显示突变体体内荧光强度比对照低 ,暗示了突变体体内消除 H2 O2 的能力可能有所提高 ,增强了植株对氧化胁迫的抗性。拟南芥活性氧不敏感突变体的筛选 ,不仅为人们深入研究活性氧在细胞内的作用提供良好的实验材料 ,而且还将大大加深人们对信号转导途径的再认识     

笃斯越桔耐弱碱突变体的离体筛选与鉴定

以笃斯越桔组培苗为试验材料,建立了EMS诱变体系,采用EMS诱变与NaHCO3共同胁迫处理的方法,筛选耐弱碱候选突变体,并进行了相关生理指标的鉴定,以明确其突变体株系的耐弱碱能力。结果显示:(1)0.4%EMS浸泡笃斯越桔茎段4h为较适宜的诱变剂量,存活率达46.7%;在含0.1%EMS的培养基中处理3d,存活率达50.0%;EMS浸泡处理后,NaHCO3适宜剂量为8mmol·L-1,经3次交替培养后,筛选出2株候选耐弱碱突变体。(2)相关生理指标鉴定表明,2株候选突变体的SOD和POD活性及游离脯氨酸含量显著高于对照,MDA含量显著低于对照。研究表明,该研究获得的笃斯越桔候选突变体具有一定的耐弱碱能力。     

通过花药培养筛选水稻耐镉突变体

通过花药培养筛选出三个水稻耐镉突变体并都获得再生植株。再生植株及由根尖诱导产生的愈伤组织都保持稳定的耐镉性。突变植株的花药经再培养鉴定也具有耐镉性,从而表明所获突变体的耐镉特性是可以遗传的。在对愈伤组织耐镉机理进行的分析中发现,突变体愈伤组织中的胱氨酸和半胱氨酸的含量高于对照。将一定量的胱氨酸加到含镉的培养基中用于检查野生型愈伤组织的增殖情况,观察到胱氨酸可以降低镉对细胞的危害,表明突变体耐镉机理可能与细胞中积累有较多的胱氨酸和半胱氨酸有关。     

拟南芥活性氧不敏感型突变体筛选与特性分析

采用EMS化学诱变方法与H2O2氧化胁迫选择,以根在重力作用下的弯曲生长为指标,筛选得到拟南芥活性氧不敏感型突变体。对突变体杂交后代遗传分析表明,突变株对活性氧不敏感性状为隐性单基因突变所致;生理生化分析表明突变体对H2O2有很强的抗性,表现为气孔开度对H2O2不敏感和H2O2胁迫时较低的膜脂过氧化水平。运用LSCM技术并结合H2O2荧光探针H2DCFDA检测外源ABA诱导保卫细胞内产生H2O2的情况,结果显示突变体体内荧光强度比对照低,暗示了突变体体内消除H2O2的能力可能有所提高,增强了植株对氧化胁迫的抗性。拟南芥活性氧不敏感突变体的筛选,不仅为人们深入研究活性氧在细胞内的作用提供良好的实验材料,而且还将大大加深人们对信号转导途径的再认识。     

拟南芥耐旱、耐高盐突变体sdt1的获得

在有20000个独立转化株系的拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)激发标签突变体库中,筛选到1 株耐旱、耐盐突变体sdt1(high-salinity and drought tolerant 1)。实验结果表明在连续26d不浇水的干旱胁迫条件下,sdt1可保持正常生长而野生型全部萎蔫死亡。此外,在外施150 mmol/L NaCl水溶液的高盐胁迫条件下．sdt1可正常生长,而野生型全部死亡。在0．5xMS培养基上进行的发芽实验表明sdt1对内源和外施ABA的敏感性均低于野生型,为一个ABA不敏感突变体。对叶片失水率的测定结果表明,在干旱胁迫下sdt1的失水率显著小于野生型。Southern杂交结合sdt1的遗传分析表明该突变体为紧密相邻的2个T-DNA串联插入,对突变的功能基因有待进一步分子鉴定。     

拟南芥低盐敏感突变体的筛选

通过对ein3-1功能缺失型突变体种子进行EMS诱变,筛选到47株盐敏感突变体。根据对盐敏感程度的不同将其分为3类,分别为低盐超敏感突变体(low concentration of salt hyper-sensitive mutants,lsh),低盐中等敏感突变体(low con-centration of salt moderate-sensitive mutants,lsm)和低盐弱敏感突变体(lowconcentration of salt slight-sensitive mutants,lss)。以其中一株lss-3为例,进行了深入研究。根据遗传分析和生理试验表明,lss-3是以ein3-1为背景的隐性双突变体,而且具有比Col-0和ein3-1更加敏感的盐表型。三重反应表明,lss-3与ein3-1类似,表现出对ACC不敏感的表型。推测lss-3突变的基因可能与乙烯信号途径组分EIN3有关,也可能与之无关,仅是参与抗盐的一个新基因。     

拟南芥耐低钾突变体的筛选及遗传分析

利用乙酰甲基磺酸（ＥＭＳ）诱变方法,以幼苗根在重力作用下的弯曲生长为指标、筛选得到了拟南芥（Ａrabidopsis thaliana)耐低钾突变体。经过对突变体杂交后代的遗传分析证明,其中两株突变体的耐低钾性状为隐性单基因突变所致。鉴定、分离与植物耐低钾性状连锁的基因将有可能与对培育钾高效作物品种有重要意义。     

‘巴斗’杏再生体系的建立与耐盐突变体的筛选

以‘巴斗’杏试管苗茎段为外植体,研究其再生体系的建立以及在含不同浓度NaCl培养基上诱导耐盐愈伤组织,筛选耐盐突变体。结果显示：茎段在MS＋6-BA1．5mg·L^-1＋IBA0．5mg·L^-1培养基上诱导愈伤组织效果最好,芽的分化率可达88％;将出芽愈伤组织块接种到附加IBA0．5mg·L^-1＋KT2．0mg·L^-1的MS分化培养基上效果最佳,芽的分化系数最高为12．7;较理想的生根培养基为MS＋NAA0．1mg·L^-1。＋IBA0．2mg·L^-1,生根率在46．3％以上;在含0．8％NaCl的愈伤组织诱导培养基中,连续继代筛选2代,转入不含NaCl的分化培养基中,分化出了完整植株。经继代培养筛选,测定发现获得的耐盐植株比正常培养植株的游离脯氨酸含量高。     

PCR—SSCP与测序技术相结合检测小麦耐盐突变体

根据位于小麦第四同源群上与耐盐有关的gf-2.8基因的编码区序列设计1对引物,分别以两个耐盐突变体及其亲本的总DNA为模板进行PCR扩增,在5个供试材料中均扩增出1条约685bp的目的条带,SSCP电泳显示突变体974915与其他供试材料之间存在差异。测序表明冀麦24和其耐盐突变体8901-17的扩增产物序列与gf-2.8基因的发表序列相同,这表明突变体8901-17的突变位点不在该基因上,而另一耐盐突变体974915的序列中则至少存在2个单碱基突变,有一处突变导致了氨基酸的变化,该突变位点位于gf-2.8基因的保守区域内。     

Salt tolerance and glycerol accumulation of a respiration-deficient mutant isolated from the petite-negative, salt-tolerant yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

A respiration-deficient (RD) mutant was isolated from the petite-negative, salt-tolerant yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii. One strain among sixteen glycerol-non-utilizing mutants exhibited vigorous liberation of CO2 but no uptake of O2. Furthermore, this strain lacked cytochrome aa3 and had a reduced level of cytochrome b. The few mitochondria found in cells of this strain contained few or no cristae. Salt tolerance and intracellular accumulation of glycerol by the RD strain were almost equal to that of the wild-type strain in media containing NaCl up to 2.5 M. In media with more than 3 M NaCl, the growth of the RD mutant was retarded and the intracellular accumulation of glycerol was depressed in spite of ample production.     

Small ubiquitin-like modifier proteases OVERLY TOLERANT TO SALT1 and -2 regulate salt stress responses in Arabidopsis

Understanding salt stress signaling is key to producing salt-tolerant crops. The small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) is a crucial regulator of signaling proteins in eukaryotes. Attachment of SUMO onto substrates is reversible, and SUMO proteases, which specifically cleave the SUMO-substrate linkages, play a vital regulatory role during SUMOylation. We have identified two SUMO proteases, OVERLY TOLERANT TO SALT1 (OTS1) and OTS2, which are localized in the nucleus and act redundantly to regulate salt stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. ots1 ots2 double mutants show extreme sensitivity to salt. However, under low-salt conditions, ots1 ots2 double mutants are phenotypically similar to wild-type plants. We demonstrate that salt stress induces a dose-dependent accumulation of SUMO1/2-conjugated proteins in Arabidopsis. ots1 ots2 double mutants constitutively accumulate high levels of SUMO1/2-conjugated proteins even under nonstress conditions and show a further dramatic increase in SUMO1/2-conjugated proteins in response to salt stress. Transgenic lines overexpressing OTS1 have increased salt tolerance and a concomitant reduction in the levels of SUMOylated proteins. Conversely, the ectopic expression of the mutant ots1(C526S) protein lacking SUMO protease activity fails to produce a salt-tolerant phenotype. We show that salt directly affects OTS1-dependent signaling by inducing OTS1 protein degradation. Our results indicate a requirement for OTS1 deSUMOylation activity in plant salt tolerance responses.     

Isolation and characterization of salt-sensitive mutants of a salt-tolerant yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

Abstract Twenty salt-sensitive (ss) mutants were isolated from the salt-tolerant yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii by treatment with N -methyl- N '-nitro- N -nitrosoguanidine. The mutants were divided into five classes on the basis of their ability to grow in media containing various high concentrations of NaCl. The mutant with the greatest sensitivity to NaCl of all the mutants tested was able to grow very slowly with a longer lag phase in medium containing 2 M NaCl, in contrast to the wild strain which had the capacity to grow in medium containing 3.5 M NaCl. Most of the ss mutants exhibited, to some extent, less tolerance to high concentrations of glucose than the wild strain. It appeared from the characterization of the ss mutants that the following factors are necessary for growth of Z. rouxii in high concentrations of NaCl: (a) the ability to produce glycerol under these conditions; (b) the ability to maintain a defined concentration of glycerol within the cells; (c) the ability to take up glycerol that has leaked into the medium, and to assimilate glycerol; and (d) unknown factor(s).     

Comparative proteomic analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana roots between wild type and its salt-tolerant mutant

Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) showed the variation expression of Arabidopsis thaliana root proteins between wild type and its salt-tolerant mutant obtained from cobalt-60 γ ray radiation. Forty-six differential root protein spots were reproducibly presented on 2-DE maps, and 29 spots were identified by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight/time of flight mass spectrometry (MS). Fifteen protein spots corresponding to 10 proteins, and 14 protein spots corresponding to 9 proteins were constitutively up-regulated and down-regulated in the salt-tolerant mutant root. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that those differential proteins might be involved in the regulation of redox homeostasis, nucleotide metabolism, signal transduction, stress response and defense, carbohydrate metabolism, and cell wall metabolism. Peroxidase 22 might be a versatile enzyme and might play dual roles in both cell wall metabolism and regulation of redox homeostasis. Our work provides not only new insights into salt-responsive proteins in root, but also the potential salt-tolerant targets for further dissection of molecular mechanism adapted by plants during salt stress.     

Scion and Rootstock Effects on ABA-mediated Plant Growth Regulation and Salt Tolerance of Acclimated and Unacclimated Potato Genotypes

Tolerance of salt stress in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) increased when the plants were pre-exposed to low concentrations of salt (salt acclimation). This acclimation was accompanied by increased levels of abscisic acid (ABA) in the shoot. To further study the role of roots and shoots in this acclimation process, reciprocal grafts were made between a salt-tolerant (9506) and salt-sensitive ABA(−) mutant and its ABA(+) normal sibling potato genotype. The grafted plants were acclimated with 75 or 100 mM NaCl for 3 weeks and then exposed to 150–180 mM NaCl, depending on the salt tolerance of the rootstock. After 2 weeks of exposure to the salt stress, the acclimated and unacclimated plants were compared for physiologic and morphologic parameters. The response to the salt stress was strongly influenced by the rootstock. The salt-tolerant 9506 rootstock increased the salt tolerance of scions of both the ABA-deficient mutant and its ABA(+) sibling. This salt tolerance induced by the rootstock was primarily modulated by salt acclimation and manifested in the scion via increased plant water content, stem diameter, dry matter accumulation, stomatal conductivity, and osmotic potential, and is associated with a reduction in leaf necrosis. There was also a pronounced scion effect on the rootstock. Using 9506 as a scion significantly increased root fresh and dry weights, stem diameter, and root water content of ABA(−) mutant rootstocks. Specific evidence was found of the role of exogenous ABA in the enhancement of water status in grafted plants under salt stress beyond that of grafting alone. This was verified by more positive stomatal conductivity and upward water flow in ABA-treated grafted and nongrafted plants and the absence of upward water flow in nontreated grafted plants through NMR imaging. Grafting using either salt-tolerant scions or rootstocks with inherently high ABA levels may positively modify subsequent responses of the plant under salt stress.     

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The current study attempted to obtain candidate doubled haploid (DH) wheat lines by serially combining two approaches: conventional chemical mutagenesis and anther culture. Additionally, the salt tolerance levels were examined between stress-treated (100 mM NaCl) and non-treated DH groups. For the molecular analysis, IRAP markers were used to characterize retrotransposon insertion polymorphisms induced by haploidization, chromosome doubling, and/or mutagenesis in the DH lines. Various sodium azide (NaN₃) concentrations (from 0 to 5 mM) were applied to seeds of the Pehlivan wheat cultivar to obtain an M₁ generation mutant population. Anther culture was set up from the M₁ mutant population. Green plant regeneration, the frequency of selected candidate mutants within the DH form and the levels of salt tolerance between samples were screened. A total of eight thousand anthers were cultured, and sixteen candidate salt-tolerant DH mutant lines, twenty-seven candidate DH mutant lines with different characteristics and one hundred and two candidate DH lines with morphologically normal appearances were obtained from the NaN₃-mutagenized population. The IRAP patterns were quite similar between the control DH lines, and the genetic differences between the controls and DHs originating from possible mutants showed close relatedness. According to previous studies, chemical mutagenesis and anther culture were combined for the first time to detect candidate salt tolerant genotypes at the DH stage. This approach might also be useful for determining the threshold dose and efficiency of wheat mutagens.     

Genetic analysis of salt tolerance in arabidopsis. Evidence for a critical role of potassium nutrition.

A large genetic screen for sos (for salt overly sensitive) mutants was performed in an attempt to isolate mutations in any gene with an sos phenotype. Our search yielded 28 new alleles of sos1, nine mutant alleles of a newly identified locus, SOS2, and one allele of a third salt tolerance locus, SOS3. The sos2 mutations, which are recessive, were mapped to the lower arm of chromosome V, approximately 2.3 centimorgans away from the marker PHYC. Growth measurements demonstrated that sos2 mutants are specifically hypersensitive to inhibition by Na+ or Li+ and not hypersensitive to general osmotic stresses. Interestingly, the SOS2 locus is also necessary for K+ nutrition because sos2 mutants were unable to grow on a culture medium with a low level of K+. The expression of several salt-inducible genes was superinduced in sos2 plants. The salt tolerance of sos1, sos2, and sos3 mutants correlated with their K+ tissue content but not their Na+ tissue content. Double mutant analysis indicated that the SOS genes function in the same pathway. Based on these results, a genetic model for salt tolerance mechanisms in Arabidopsis is presented in which SOS1, SOS2, and SOS3 are postulated to encode regulatory components controlling plant K+ nutrition that in turn is essential for salt tolerance.