猕猴桃花粉原位生长过程中Ca2+的超微细胞化学定位

应用扫描电镜和荧光显微镜对软枣猕猴桃同种花粉在柱头上原位萌发及花粉管生长情况进行了观察,并用焦锑酸盐沉淀法对其授粉前后柱头及花柱中Ca2+进行超微细胞化学定位.结果显示:(1)猕猴桃柱头属于干性柱头,具有一道裂沟,乳突呈长圆柱形,授粉前后形态差异不明显.(2)授粉后3 h,花粉管生长穿过柱头表面,授粉后7 h,花粉管生长到达花柱底部;(3)授粉前后,柱头接受面靠近柱头外围细胞的角质层一侧细胞器内含有丰富的钙,而柱头非接受表面钙颗粒分布很少;(4)授粉前和授粉后3 h,花柱顶端钙颗粒较少,基部钙颗粒较多;授粉后7 h,花柱顶端和基部钙分布密度无明显差别;(5)授粉前后花柱顶端钙主要均匀分布在细胞质膜位置;在花柱基部授粉前钙主要分布在引导组织胞间隙中,授粉后3 h主要分布在细胞质内,授粉后7 h主要存在于细胞质、内质网上.研究表明,猕猴桃授粉前后,柱头和花柱组织中均含有钙,授粉前和授粉后3 h花柱中的钙呈现出梯度分布,授粉后7 h钙的梯度分布现象减弱甚至消失.     

百合远缘杂交花粉萌发及花粉管生长过程观察

利用荧光显微镜对百合远缘杂交组合Bernini×Pollyanna花粉萌发及花粉管生长过程进行观察研究,结果显示,授粉后3~30 h内花粉萌发形成花粉管,且花粉管生长速度由快到慢,48~51 h内花粉管停止生长,花粉管最后深入到花柱的1/3处,并观察到一些异常的花粉管形态;花粉管生长过程中还伴随着一系列的胼胝质反应,出现的部位依次是乳突细胞、花粉管、花柱通道细胞、胚珠中的胚囊.结果表明该杂交组合不亲和.研究认为Berni-ni柱头乳突细胞是阻碍Pollyanna花粉管生长的第一道屏障,花柱通道细胞是抑制花粉管在花柱内生长的第二道屏障.     

授粉对烟草花柱引导组织结构的影响

花柱内引导组织是花粉管生长时的必需结构,对花粉管的生长具有支持、营养、引导生长等重要作用。为了研究授粉对花柱引导组织结构的影响,该研究对烟草开花后不授粉及授粉1~4d内的花柱引导组织结构动态进行了观察比较。研究发现:未授粉花柱内的引导组织的变化是一个类似于衰老的死亡过程,授粉后花柱内引导组织细胞发生剧烈变化,细胞快速死亡,与未授粉花柱的引导组织的变化完全不同,它们可能是两种完全不同的调控方式。     

异叶苦竹花粉管生长及双受精过程（英文）

以异叶苦竹为材料,采用扫描电镜、荧光显微镜技术及传统的石蜡制片技术,解剖观察其花粉管生长途径及双受精过程。结果表明:(1)授粉后,花粉在柱头上吸水膨胀,约30min即可萌发。(2)授粉1~2h后花粉管可达到花粉长度的5~10倍,花粉管在柱头分支中进一步伸长,并开始伸入花柱中生长。(3)授粉后5h,大量花粉管沿引导组织进入花柱基部与子房顶部之间的子房壁,有少量花粉管在子房壁与外珠被之间的缝隙中生长。(4)授粉后8h,少量花粉管到达珠孔端。(5)授粉后15~18h,精核与极核融合,形成初生胚乳核;精、卵核融合,形成合子。(6)授粉后20~30h,仍可在花柱中见到大量呈束状的花粉管。(7)授粉后48h,子房内的大部分花粉管出现解体,大多数花粉死亡。研究认为,精细胞到达胚珠的时间为8h。     

异叶苦竹花粉管生长及双受精过程

以异叶苦竹为材料,采用扫描电镜、荧光显微镜技术及传统的石蜡制片技术,解剖观察其花粉管生长途径及双受精过程。结果表明:(1)授粉后,花粉在柱头上吸水膨胀,约30 min即可萌发。(2)授粉1～2 h后花粉管可达到花粉长度的5～10倍,花粉管在柱头分支中进一步伸长,并开始伸入花柱中生长。(3)授粉后5 h,大量花粉管沿引导组织进入花柱基部与子房顶部之间的子房壁,有少量花粉管在子房壁与外珠被之间的缝隙中生长。(4)授粉后8 h,少量花粉管到达珠孔端。(5)授粉后15～18 h,精核与极核融合,形成初生胚乳核;精、卵核融合,形成合子。(6)授粉后20～30 h,仍可在花柱中见到大量呈束状的花粉管。(7)授粉后48 h,子房内的大部分花粉管出现解体,大多数花粉死亡。研究认为,精细胞到达胚珠的时间为8 h。     

高山杜鹃与大喇叭杜鹃种间杂交过程的观察研究

以高山杜鹃‘Nova Zembla’为母本,大喇叭杜鹃为父本进行人工杂交授粉,利用荧光显微镜对杂交组合花粉萌发及花粉管生长过程进行观察,并统计其杂交的田间坐果率。结果显示:(1)授粉后1d花粉开始萌发形成花粉管,其萌发率在授粉后1～5d内显著增长,其后增长缓慢,到第12天萌发率最高达37.36%。(2)花粉萌发后花粉管生长速度由慢变快,授粉后2d花粉管进入花柱,7d进入子房,10d进入胚珠;实验中杂交花粉管与胚珠虽有结合,但与胚珠结合率低,授粉后12d仅7.42条花粉管进入胚珠。(3)在花粉管生长过程中,伴有大量异常现象,表现为授粉后柱头细胞、花粉管、花柱引导组织、子房组织、胚珠中的胚囊等部位依次出现胼胝质沉积反应,花粉管生长中出现的膨大、先端沉积胼胝塞而中途停止生长、螺旋扭曲、粗细不均、杂乱生长或螺旋膨大且逆向生长等异常。(4)该实验杂交的田间坐果率为零。研究表明,高山杜鹃‘Nova Zembla’与大喇叭杜鹃杂交不亲和,杂交后花粉管生长的异常行为可能是种间杂交不亲和的主要原因,且受精前障碍与受精后障碍可能同时存在。     

枇杷少核株系花粉管生长差异研究

以‘大五星’枇杷退化种子少核株系‘川农1号’(C1)为试材,以‘大五星’枇杷自花授粉为对照,采用荧光显微技术,对枇杷少核株系自花、异花授粉后花粉管生长情况进行观察。结果表明:(1)C1株系异花授粉后花粉能在柱头上萌发,并伸入中央花柱道,在授粉后48h左右到达花柱基部。(2)C1株系自花授粉后,花粉萌发与花粉管的伸长速度相对于异花授粉滞后,自花授粉后36h大多数花粉管到达花柱的中上部并停止生长,且伴随产生花粉管顶端形态异常、荧光异常明亮等现象,最终只有极少数花粉管能到达花柱基部。研究表明,C1株系为配子体自交不亲和,C1株系的自交不亲和性是引起其少核的重要原因之一。     

观察荞麦花柱中花粉管的方法

观察花粉粒在柱头上萌发和花粉管在花柱中的生长情况 ,较简便的方法是利用脱色苯胺蓝染色 ,在荧光显微镜下观察。此法简单 ,而且效果也很好 ,但是只能临时观察 ,不能长期保存 ,而且要求实验室必须有荧光显微镜设备 ,因此在实际教学中仍有许多不便之处。我们根据前人观察花粉管的方法 ,在荞麦花粉管的观察中进行了试验 ,并做了某些改进 ,效果较好 ,现介绍如下。1　取材　　取当天上午开花并授粉后的荞麦花柱 (授粉后 3 0～60 min之间为宜 ,以保证花粉管萌发生长在花柱中 )。2　操作步骤1 )固定　用卡诺氏固定液或 FAA固定液固定。然后换洗…     

荞麦亲和与不亲和授粉后柱头和花粉管中ATP酶的超微细胞化学定位

利用磷酸铅沉淀技术对荞麦(Fagopyrum esculentum Month.)pin型植株分别进行亲和授粉和不亲和授粉后的柱头、花粉粒、花粉管进行了ATPase的超微细胞化学定位。结果表明(1)亲和授粉和不亲和授粉后0.5h,柱头细胞的ATPase活性反应水平较低或基本无酶活性;柱头表面、柱头上附着的花粉粒内ATPase活性在不亲和授粉时较低,亲和授粉时较高,花粉粒内ATPase主要定位于线粒体和精子细胞;(2)授粉后1.5h,不亲和授粉的柱头细胞及花粉管的ATPase活性均较低,花粉管停止生长,细胞质开始解体;而亲和授粉的柱头细胞及花粉管的ATPase活性均较高,ATPase主要定位于柱头细胞的质膜、胞基质以及花粉管的壁、质体的膜、高尔基体、线粒体上。根据不同时期不同部位ATPase活性的差异,我们认为荞麦发生自交不亲和时,花粉管在花柱中停止生长不仅是因为花粉管得不到花柱中的营养物质而引起的,可能也与花粉管自身物质代谢发生障碍有关。     

东方百合系内杂交授粉技术与胚抢救技术研究

研究了东方百合系内杂交授粉技术及胚抢救技术。结果表明:(1)在组合‘Justina’בShela’中,采用柱头直接授粉,花粉管在花柱中向下定向生长,在子房中向胚珠定向生长;采用切花柱授粉,花粉管在花柱切口及子房中发生不同程度无向性生长;残留花柱越长,进行胚珠定向的花粉管数量越多,获得的饱满种子越少,采用柱头直接授粉获得的饱满种子最多。(2)采用柱头直接授粉对东方百合系内56个组合进行杂交实验,仅1个组合未获得饱满胚珠、3个组合获得胚珠少于10个,其余52个组合获得大量饱满胚珠,初步表明此法可作为东方百合系内杂交通用授粉技术。不同胚抢救技术试验结果显示,授粉约70d后采用切胚珠接种比胚珠直接接种的杂种胚萌动快、萌发率高,而且前者的胚抢救效率也明显高于授粉40d后的"剥胚式接种"。研究认为,授粉约70d后采用"切胚珠接种"可作为东方百合系内杂交通用胚抢救技术。     

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.     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

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.