干旱胁迫与ABA 的信号转导

植物经历干旱胁迫时,ABA被普遍认为是一种干旱信号而传递干旱信息。在干旱信号ABA的转导过程中,从ABA的被感知到保卫细胞发生变化引起气孔关闭以及ABA诱导的基因表达都经历了复杂的变化。本文对ABA的信号转导过程进行了综述。     

植物体内干旱信号的传递与基因表达

干旱是严重影响植物生长发育的重要环境胁迫因子之一。干旱能影响植物的水分状态,使植物缺水遭受伤害。近年来,相继从拟南芥等植物中克隆出了一些受干旱诱导的基因,如蛋白激酶基因、光合基因、渗透调节基因、功能蛋白基因（如LEA基因）等。干旱等胁迫信号经历一系列的传递过程,最后诱导这些特定基因的表达。在植物体中,可能存在依赖ABA型和不依赖ABA型两条干旱信号的传递途径。近年来从高等植物中分离出一系列调控干旱相关基因表达的转录因子,通过转录因子之间以及与其它相关蛋白之间的相互作用,激活或抑制干旱等胁迫因子诱导的基因表达。     

干旱胁迫下拟南芥中H_2S与ABA信号关系研究

以野生型拟南芥(WT)、硫化氢(H_2S)合成酶缺失型突变体lcd、脱落酸(ABA)合成缺失型突变体aba1实生苗为材料,以0.3 mol·L^-1甘露醇模拟干旱胁迫,研究干旱胁迫对ABA含量、H_2S含量的影响,及其在拟南芥抵抗干旱胁迫中的作用及信号关系。结果显示:干旱胁迫显著提高LCD和ABA1基因相对表达以及H_2S含量,ABA含量;干旱胁迫显著抑制突变体lcd、aba1的种子萌发;干旱胁迫下,外施NaHS促进干旱胁迫下WT、lcd和aba1中內源H_2S的产生及上调LCD、ABA1基因相对表达,而外施ABA提高干旱胁迫下WT、aba1中H_2S含量及LCD、ABA1基因相对表达,但是对lcd中H_2S含量及LCD基因相对表达没有显著影响。研究结果表明,信号分子H_2S和ABA在拟南芥的干旱胁迫响应中发挥一定的作用,且H_2S位于ABA的下游参与调控拟南芥的信号过程。     

液压信号与植物水分胁迫信号传递研究（综述）

植物根部受到干旱胁迫时,由茎部产生的液压信号使茎部作出反应.液压传递根到茎之间的水分胁迫信号.土壤干旱引起茎中场所产生液压反应,然后产生ABA信号,引起气孔关闭.在不同植物中,减弱液压反应,阻止干旱信号的长距离传导,气孔不能关闭.     

植物干旱胁迫下气孔关闭的信号转导

气孔关闭被认为是干旱胁迫的应答事件之一,根源ABA作为其原初信号之一,它向保卫细胞的运输受木质部汁液pH影响。而钙离子和阴离子通道则是ABA诱导气孔关闭的重要第二信使。     

逆境胁迫下ABA与钙信号转导途径之间的相互调控机制

Ca2+信号是植物应答各种逆境胁迫响应的一个重要组分,它在植物抗病、抗虫及适应非生物胁迫反应中起着重要的作用.Caz+信号作为第二信使在激素信号转导尤其是ABA信号转导过程中发挥着重要作用.研究表明,当植物受到如干旱、低温、盐害等环境胁迫时,细胞迅速积累ABA,胞内钙离子浓度瞬间升高,然后钙离子浓度呈现忽高忽低的震荡现象.在植物细胞中发现Caz+/CDPK、Caz+/CaM和Caz+/CBL三类钙信号系统,它们与逆境胁迫信号转导密切相关.本文通过综述植物在逆境条件下,ABA与钙信号的产生、转导及产生适应性和抗性等方面,介绍了ABA与钙信号之间的相互调节机制.     

提高作物耐旱性的DREB转录因子研究进展

当植物受到干旱胁迫时就会感受到水分的变化,表达产生各种耐旱蛋白包括耐旱功能蛋白、转录因子和激酶,从而抵御干旱胁迫。目前已经明确的耐旱信号途径主要有4条：其中2条是ABA依赖的信号途径,另外2条是不依赖于ABA的信号途径。DREB转录因子是不依赖于ABA的信号途径中的一个重要的转录因子。由于DREB转录因子以及这一信号途径在各种植物中具有很高的保守性,研究这一信号途径对于改良作物的耐旱性以及了解植物抵御干旱的信号交叉联系具有重要意义。综述了近几年来在DREB基因的克隆、表达调控以及遗传转化方面的研究进展,并对未来的发展进行了展望。     

干旱下植物气孔运动的调控

概述了植物气孔对大气干旱和土壤干旱的反应,认为植物气孔对大气干旱的反应并不是一种反馈机制;并就干旱条件下植物气孔运动的水力学和化学信号调控机制进行了简要论述,认为虽然化学信号调控干旱下气孔运动更为广泛,但ABA不是唯一的化学信号,水分关系影响了信号的产生、运转和气孔对信号的敏感性,干旱条件下水力学和化学信号共同调控着植物的气孔运动。     

土壤干旱胁迫下非水力根信号调控夏玉米气体交换对大气环境的响应

对不同程度土壤干旱胁迫下夏玉米非水力根信号的产生以及气体交换过程对大气环境的响应进行了试验研究。充足底墒播种后采用3个土壤水分处理等级(0~200cm土壤相对湿度为>80%、60%~70%、40%~50%,代号为W T1、W T2和W T3)。生育期内遮去自然降水。试验结果表明,在拔节期轻度和中度土壤干旱胁迫的情况下,玉米根系合成大量ABA传输到地上部分,参与控制气孔开度和气体交换过程对大气环境变化的响应并调节水分消耗。在日变化过程中,当光强和水汽压亏缺较高时,由于蒸腾速率较高,非水力根信号物质向冠层的传输速率也较高,ABA在叶片中的累积影响了气孔开张对光强响应的敏感度,气孔开度受到抑制,并且随着ABA累积和浓度的增加,气孔抑制作用越强;在水汽压亏缺较低的情况下,非水力根信号物质向冠层的传输速率较低,ABA的代谢过程以及再分配过程能够保证这种信号物质保持在低水平,从而保证一定程度的气孔开度和光合、蒸腾速率。这种策略能够使夏玉米在轻、中等干旱条件下保证最大的光合作用,同时在可能的胁迫情况下降低蒸腾作用以提高水分利用效率。     

ABA对植物侧根发生的调节(综述)

本文概述侧根发生及其受ABA调控的研究进展.ABA通过抑制部分侧根起始基因的表达、抑制侧根分生组织的活化等调控侧根发生.氮水平和干旱胁迫抑制拟南芥侧根发育,ABA可以缓解这种抑制作用.ABA和生长素在侧根原基发生过程中相互作用,其作用机理较为复杂.     

土壤干旱条件下氮素营养对玉米内源激素含量影响

在田间持水量分别保持于35％、55％和75％±5％的土壤水分条件下,利用盆栽实验研究了土壤干旱和氮素营养对玉米内源激素和气孔导度的影响．结果表明,土壤干旱下氮素营养明显降低了玉米根系木质部汁液ABA浓度,而正常供水下施氮处理间则无显著差异(施氮处理仍较低),同时测定的叶片ABA浓度则呈相反的变化趋势,表现为干旱下施氮处理要高于不施氮处理;施氮处理木质部汁液中ZRs浓度应低于相应的不施氮处理,在调控气孔行为方面并未表现拮抗ABA作用;3种土壤水分条件下,施氮玉米叶片的气孔导度均高于不施氮处理,与木质部汁液ABA浓度呈负相关,说明施氮处理较低的根源ABA浓度是导致其气孔导度较大的主要原因．     

Plant stress surveillance monitored by ABA and disease signaling interactions

Abiotic and biotic stresses are the major factors that negatively impact plant growth. In response to abiotic environmental stresses such as drought, plants generate resistance responses through abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction. In addition to the major role of ABA in abiotic stress signaling, ABA signaling was reported to downregulate biotic stress signaling. Conversely recent findings provide evidence that initial activation of plant immune signaling inhibits subsequent ABA signal transduction. Stimulation of effector-triggered disease response can interfere with ABA signal transduction via modulation of internal calcium-dependent signaling pathways. This review overviews the interactions of abiotic and biotic stress signal transduction and the mechanism through which stress surveillance system operates to generate the most efficient resistant traits against various stress condition.     

Identification and functional roles of CaDIN1 in abscisic acid signaling and drought sensitivity

Plants frequently face challenges caused by various abiotic stresses, including drought, and have evolved defense mechanisms to counteract the deleterious effects of these stresses. The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in signal transduction pathways that mediate defense responses of plants to abiotic stress. Here, we report a new function of the CaDIN1 protein in defense responses to abiotic stress. The CaDIN1 gene was strongly induced in pepper leaves exposed to ABA, NaCl, and drought stresses. CaDIN1 proteins share high sequence homology with other known DIN1 proteins and are localized in chloroplasts. We generated CaDIN1-silenced peppers and overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis plants and evaluated their response to ABA and drought stress. Virus-induced gene silencing of CaDIN1 in pepper plants conferred enhanced tolerance to drought stress, which was accompanied by low levels of lipid peroxidation in dehydrated leaves. CaDIN1-overexpressing transgenic plants exhibited reduced sensitivity to ABA during seed germination and seedling stages. Transgenic plants were more vulnerable to drought than that by the wild-type plants because of decreased expression of ABA responsive stress-related genes and reduced stomatal closure in response to ABA. Together, these results suggest that CaDIN1 modulates drought sensitivity through ABA-mediated cell signaling.     

Genotypic variation in 'early warning signals' from roots in drying soil: intrinsic differences in ABA synthesising capacity rather than root density determines total ABA 'message' in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)

In a comparison of six cowpea cultivars, we determined the variation in abscisic acid (ABA) production as an ‘early warning signal’ produced in response to drought stress. By imposing drought only to the upper 20 cm rooting zone, we compared the rates of ABA synthesis relative to (i) total root mass and (ii) inherent variation per unit root mass. We were able to relate the intensity of the stress response to these two factors, and determine which is quantitatively more important as the primary signal indicating responsiveness to drought stress. Plants were grown in 1.2 m long columns and a soil drying treatment imposed in such a way that that upper roots were in dry soil and deep roots in soil at field capacity. Relative water contents (RWC) of stressed plants were similar and not significantly different from those of well watered controls. However, roots accumulated ABA in the dehydrated zone, where root water content ranged from 10–12 g g^?1 DW. The soil moisture contents and root ‐water contents in the dry zone were similar for each of the different varieties. However, the ABA contents were significantly different in drought‐stressed (upper) roots and ranged from 7.82 nmol g^?1 DW in cv. APC 689 to 16.02 nmol g^?1 DW in cv. APC 370, such that for varieties with similar overall root weights (e.g. APC 580 and APC 540) the different ABA contents were related to the capacity for ABA synthesis. The relationship between stomatal conductance and total root ABA was assessed, with a negative relation (r= 0.90, n= 24, P= 0.05) suggesting that the intrinsic capacity of cowpea varieties for ABA synthesis could play an important role in regulating stomatal conductance in a drying soil and provide useful selection criteria for tolerance to drought stress.     

Does engineering abscisic acid biosynthesis in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia modify stomatal response to drought?

The consequences of manipulating abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis rates on stomatal response to drought were analysed in wild‐type, a full‐deficient mutant and four under‐producing transgenic lines of N. plumbaginifolia. The roles of ABA, xylem sap pH and leaf water potential were investigated under four experimental conditions: feeding detached leaves with varying ABA concentration; injecting exogenous ABA into well‐watered plants; and withholding irrigation on pot‐grown plants, either intact or grafted onto tobacco. Changes in ABA synthesis abilities among lines did not affect stomatal sensitivity to ABA concentration in the leaf xylem sap ([ABA]_xyl), as evidenced with exogenous ABA supplies and natural increases of [ABA]_xyl in grafted plants subjected to drought. The ABA‐deficient mutant, which is uncultivable under normal evaporative demand, was grafted onto tobacco stock and then presented the same stomatal response to [ABA]_xyl as wild‐type and other lines. This reinforces the dominant role of ABA in controlling stomatal response to drought in N. plumbaginifolia whereas roles of leaf water potential and xylem sap pH were excluded under all studied conditions. However, when plants were submitted to soil drying onto their own roots, stomatal response to [ABA]_xyl slightly differed among lines. It is suggested, consistently with all the results, that an additional root signal of soil drying modulates stomatal response to [ABA]_xyl.