含笑小孢子的发生、雄配子体的发育及其系统学意义

含笑的花药具4个小孢子囊,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、3～6层中层和绒毡层组成。绒毡层细胞在发育后期由单核分裂为2核,原位解体,为腺质型;小孢子母细胞在减数分裂过程中胞质分裂为同时型,小孢子四分体为四面体型,也有左右对称型的;成熟花粉为3细胞型。在前人对含笑小孢子发生和雄配子体发育的观察描述基础上,丰富了含笑的胚胎学资料,并对其系统学意义进行了探讨。     

观光木的小孢子发生及雄配子体发育的研究

采用石蜡切片法对观光木(Tsoongiodendron odorum Chun)的小孢子发生和雄配子体发育进行了解剖学研究.观光木的花药由花药原基发育而来,具4个小孢子囊,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、2～3层中层和1～2层绒毡层组成.中层在小孢子四分体时期开始解体,最终消失;绒毡层为腺质绒毡层,细胞具1～2核,在花药发育过程中不断分泌各种物质,提供小孢子发育,直到花粉成熟绒毡层才自溶消失.初生造孢细胞分裂形成次生造孢细胞,次生造孢细胞再转化为小孢子母细胞,小孢子母细胞减数分裂的胞质分裂为修饰性同时型,四分体排列方式为交叉型、对称型或"T"型(极少),成熟花粉粒二细胞型,开花时散出.观光木的成熟花粉粒存在严重的败育现象.     

蒙古莸小孢子发生和雄配子体发育的研究

运用常规石蜡切片技术对蒙古莸小孢子发生和雄配子体发育进行了观察.结果表明:(1)花药4室,花药壁由4层细胞组成,由外向内分别为表皮、药室内壁、1层中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育方式为双子叶型.(2)花药壁表皮具多细胞腺体,药室内壁、药隔部分细胞发育后期均发生纤维性加厚.(3)绒毡层细胞有两种来源,外周部分来源于初生壁细胞,近药隔部分来源于药隔细胞.腺质绒毡层,发育后期为二核.(4)小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程胞质分裂为同时型,四分体多数为四面体型,偶有左右对称型.(5)成熟花粉为2细胞型,具3个萌发沟.     

七叶树小孢子发生及雄配子体发育研究

用石蜡切片法观察了七叶树花药的发育过程.结果表明:(1)雄蕊花药四室,花药壁完全分化时,从外到内依次是表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育为基本型.表皮细胞1层,发育过程中始终存在;药室内壁在花药成熟时形成带状纤维层加厚;幼小花药壁的中层3~4层细胞,在花药发育成熟时退化消失;绒毡层1层细胞,发育类型为分泌型,小孢子母细胞减数分裂时绒毡层开始退化解体,花药成熟完全消失,仅剩1层绒毡层膜.每一花药中有多列雄性孢原细胞,发生于幼小花药表皮下方;(2)小孢子母细胞减数分裂为同时型,四分体多呈正四面体排列;减数分裂过程中,小孢子母细胞外方被胼胝质壁所包被,小孢子形成后胼胝质壁逐渐消失.成熟花粉二细胞型,外形呈圆三角状,具三孔沟.     

柠条锦鸡儿小孢子发生和雄配子体发育

利用常规石蜡切片技术对柠条锦鸡儿小孢子发生及雄配子体发育的过程进行了观察,为柠条锦鸡儿生殖生物学提供基础资料。结果表明:(1)柠条锦鸡儿雄蕊花药4室,花药壁完全分化时,由外到内依次是表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育为基本型;表皮细胞1层,发育过程中始终存在;药室内壁在花药成熟时形成带状纤维层加厚;幼小花药壁的中层1～2层细胞,在花药发育成熟时退化消失;绒毡层1层细胞,腺质绒毡层,花药成熟时消失。(2)小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中的胞质分裂为同时型,产生四面体型和左右对称型小孢子。(3)成熟花粉粒为二细胞型,扫描电镜下观察其成熟花粉粒为圆球形,外壁近光滑。(4)花粉母细胞分裂后形成的四分体小孢子中出现多核仁现象,核仁数在2～6个范围变化,推测这可能和末期Ⅱ核仁融合的不彻底有关。研究发现,柠条锦鸡儿小孢子发生和雄配子发育过程没有发现异常现象。     

黄连木大小孢子发生和雌雄配子体发育研究

采用石蜡切片法和整体染色透明法对黄连木大、小孢子发生及雌、雄配子体发育过程进行了研究.结果表明:黄连木雄花有4～5枚雄蕊,每花药具4个花粉囊,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层(2～3层)和绒毡层组成,绒毡层为腺质型.小孢子母细胞减数分裂后胞质分裂为同时型,四分体为正四面体型和左右对称型,四分体时期可观察到少量的二分体.成熟的花粉粒为2-细胞型,球形或近球形,具2～4个萌发孔.雌花单子房,1室,1胚珠,单或双珠被,厚珠心,胚珠倒生,胚囊发育为蓼型.     

极度濒危植物西畴含笑的大小孢子发生及雌雄配子体发育

用石蜡切片法对极度濒危植物西畴含笑(Michdia coriacea)的大小孢子发生和雌雄配子体发育过程进行观察.西畴含笑的花药为四囊型,花药壁5～7层,腺质绒毡层;小孢子形成时胞质分裂方式为修饰性同时型;四分体排列方式多为四面体型和十字交叉型,偶为不规则形状;成熟花粉粒为二细胞型.西畴含笑的胚珠倒生,双珠被,厚珠心;大孢子母细胞减数分裂形成线形四分体,合点端大孢子为功能大孢子,胚囊发育类型为蓼型.西畴含笑胚胎学特征与木兰科多数种类一样,均表现出胚胎发育的原始性.西畴含笑大小孢子发生和雌雄配子体发育过程中存在严重异常发育特征,这可能是导致其结实率低的重要原因.     

黄顶菊小孢子发生与雄配子体发育的研究

利用常规石蜡切片技术,观察了黄顶菊小孢子发生及雄配子体发育过程.结果表明:(1)花药具4个花粉囊,花药肇发育为基本型,由4层细胞构成一表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,绒毡层属于变形型,其细胞为双核;(2)从孢原细胞出现到二细胞花粉粒形成,同一花药四个花粉囊的发育不同步;(3)孢原细胞为单孢原起源;小孢子母细胞减数分裂为连续型,形成的四分体为四而体型排列;(4)成熟花粉粒为二细胞型,三个萌发孔,花粉外壁具有明显的刺,偶尔观察到巨大花粉;(5)小孢子母细胞时期,花药壁中层毗邻绒毡层的一面产生外绒毡层膜,包被绒毡层和小孢子母细胞.     

毛钩藤的小孢子发生和雄配子体发育

在光学显微镜和透射电镜下观察了毛钩藤(Uncaria hirsuta Havil.)的小孢子发生和雄配子体发育过程.结果表明,毛钩藤花两性,具5枚雄蕊,花药4室,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层组成,花药开裂时,药室内壁高度纤维化带状加厚.花药壁的发育方式属于双子叶型,小孢子母细胞减数分裂的胞质分裂为同时型.小孢子在四分体时期开始沉积花粉外壁,小孢子大液泡化时期开始沉积花粉内壁.成熟花粉为2-细胞型.毛钩藤的花粉发育特征和茜草科植物基本一致.毛钩藤绒毡层属于分泌型,双重起源,分别起源于次生周缘层和药隔细胞.小孢子发育早期绒毡层开始降解并分泌形成大量乌氏体,花药开裂时绒毡层完全消失,剩下少量乌氏体.小孢子早期内壁加厚突出形成,小孢子细胞核分裂以后内壁加厚开始脱落,花药开裂时,只剩下少量的内壁加厚突出.初步推测,内壁加厚突出与乌氏体共同作用为雄配子体的发育提供营养物质.     

一品红雄配子体发育研究

一品红花药来源于雄蕊原基,花药由表皮(1层)、药室内壁(1层)、中层(1层)、绒毡层(1层)及造胞细胞组成,花药四室,药壁发育为双子叶型。小孢子发生和雄配子体发育是经由小孢子母细胞减数分裂形成四分体,该四分体胞质分裂为同时型,四分体排列为四面体型,小孢子再经有丝分裂形成2-核花粉。花药壁层的变化是表皮在花药成熟期消失,中层在四分体时消失,药室内壁在花药成熟期形成柱状纤维层。绒毡层在单核小孢子期径向伸长,有双核或多核,另外有的绒毡层细胞形成横隔或类胎座;进入2-核花粉期,绒毡层细胞分泌颗粒物进入药室,为非典型腺质绒毡层;进入成熟期绒毡层消失。同时观察到花药发育异常现象。     

THE ANTHER TAPETUM IN CYTOPLASMIC-GENETIC MALE STERILE SORGHUM

Measurements of anthers of five fertile lines of Sorghum vulgare Pers. indicate that the tapetum decreases in radial extent following the two-celled dyad stage of meiosis. At a mature pollen stage 78% of the anthers of fertile lines and 88% of those of a fertility restorer line have a narrow tapetum measuring between 4 and 16 μ radially, with the remainder having a degenerate tapetum less than 4 μ wide. In isogenic sterile lines, approximately 68% of the anthers have a narrow tapetum less than 16 μ wide at a “prepollen” stage, which represents the terminal stage in the sterile lines, whereas the remaining 32% have a well-developed or enlarged tapetum measuring over 28 μ in radial width. Tapeta in the sterile lines have a variation in width and in morphology not encountered in fertile lines and presumably display the variable manifestations of nuclear-cytoplasmic interaction characteristic of cytoplasmic-genetic male sterility.     

彩色马蹄莲大小孢子发生和雌雄配子体发育的研究

选用石蜡切片法观察了彩色马蹄莲品种‘Majestic Red’的大小孢子发生及雌雄配子体发育的过程。研究结果表明：彩色马蹄莲的胚珠为倒生,具双珠被、厚珠心和珠被绒毡层。大孢子母细胞的减数分裂后形成的四分体为直线型或T型排列,合点端的大孢子发育成为功能大孢子,其余3个大孢子则退化,表明胚囊发育方式为单孢子发生的蓼型胚囊。观察到每个雄花花药多数,花粉囊呈蝶形,每侧有2个小孢子囊。花药壁由外到内分别为表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,其中绒毡层为变形绒毡层类型。在小孢子形成时,胞质分裂属于连续型,小孢子排列成十字形的四分体,成熟花粉则为二胞花粉粒。     

云南紫稻细胞质雄性不育系花药发育过程中Ca2+的分布特点

运用焦锑酸钾沉淀法研究了云南紫稻细胞质雄性不育系和保持系花药在发育过程中Ca^2 的分布特点。结果表明,保持系的花粉母细胞和小孢子的胞质内部基本无Ca^2 的沉淀,后期花粉外壁出现Ca^2 的沉淀;保持系早期的绒毡层细胞形态正常,胞内有少量Ca^2 沉淀,后期绒毡层细胞开始凋亡,胞质凝集,胞内出现大量Ca^2 的颗粒。不育系花粉母细胞在减数分裂时期败育,胞质液泡化,内部出现大量Ca^2 的沉淀;不育系绒毡层细胞形态正常,胞内无Ca^2 的沉淀。绒毡层与花粉母细胞、小孢子之间出现大量Ca^2 颗粒。探讨了不育系花药花粉母细胞中以及与绒毡层细胞之间Ca^2 的异常积累与雄性不育的关系。     

川东獐牙菜小孢子发生和雄配子体形成

报道了川东獐牙菜（Swertia davidii Franch.）小孢子发生和雄配子体形成的过程。主要结果如下：花药四室,药壁发育为基本型;绒毡层异型起源,属于腺质型绒毡层,药室内具有的退化绒毡层核是早期该层细胞有丝分裂凸入药室中央并原位退化形成的;中层细胞3层;药室内壁退化;花药壁表皮宿存,细胞柱状伸长,纤维状加厚。小孢母细胞减数分裂为同时型,四分体排列方式主要为四面体形和左右对称型,少数为“T”形和十字交叉形;成熟花粉为2-细胞类型。     

獐牙菜小孢子发生及雄配子体发育(英文)

用石蜡切片法对獐牙菜小孢子发生及雄配子体发育过程进行首次观察研究。主要结果如下:花药四室,药壁发育为基本型;绒毡层异型起源,属于腺质型绒毡层,药室内具有的退化绒毡层核是早期该层细胞有丝分裂凸入药室中央并原位退化形成的;中层细胞2层;药室内壁同表皮同时宿存,细胞柱状伸长,纤维状加厚。小孢子母细胞减数分裂为同时型,四分体排列方式主要为四面体形,少数为左右对称形和十字交叉形;成熟花粉多为2-细胞类型,偶见3-细胞型,具三萌发孔。     

Receptor-like protein kinase 2 (RPK 2) is a novel factor controlling anther development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Receptor-like kinases (RLK) comprise a large gene family within the Arabidopsis genome and play important roles in plant growth and development as well as in hormone and stress responses. Here we report that a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR-RLK), RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE2 (RPK2), is a key regulator of anther development in Arabidopsis. Two RPK2 T-DNA insertional mutants (rpk2-1 and rpk2-2) displayed enhanced shoot growth and male sterility due to defects in anther dehiscence and pollen maturation. The rpk2 anthers only developed three cell layers surrounding the male gametophyte: the middle layer was not differentiated from inner secondary parietal cells. Pollen mother cells in rpk2 anthers could undergo meiosis, but subsequent differentiation of microspores was inhibited by tapetum hypertrophy, with most resulting pollen grains exhibiting highly aggregated morphologies. The presence of tetrads and microspores in individual anthers was observed during microspore formation, indicating that the developmental homeostasis of rpk2 anther locules was disrupted. Anther locules were finally crushed without stomium breakage, a phenomenon that was possibly caused by inadequate thickening and lignification of the endothecium. Microarray analyses revealed that many genes encoding metabolic enzymes, including those involved in cell wall metabolism and lignin biosynthesis, were downregulated throughout anther development in rpk2 mutants. RPK2 mRNA was abundant in the tapetum of wild-type anthers during microspore maturation. These results suggest that RPK2 controls tapetal cell fate by triggering subsequent tapetum degradation, and that mutating RPK2 impairs normal pollen maturation and anther dehiscence due to disruption of key metabolic pathways.     

Pre-zygotic embryological characters ofPlatycrater arguta, a rare and endangered species endemic to East Asia

Platycrater arguta Sieb. et Zucc. is a rare and endangered species endemic to East Asia. It produces two floral morphs viz. bisexual and male flowers. For bisexual flowers, simultaneous cytokinesis in the microsporocyte meiosis leads to a tetrahedral tetrad. The mature pollen grain is shed at 2-cell stage. The young anther wall is composed of epidermis, endothecium that develops fibrous thickenings at maturity, 1–2 middle layers and tapetum. The tapetum with uninucleate to binucleate cells, disintegrates in situ (glandular tapetum), yet in a small percentage of the anthers (about 37.6%), the tapetum does not disintegrate, causing complete male sterility. The ovules are anatropous, unitegmic, tenuinucellar and the formation of the embryo sac follows the monosporic, Polygonum type. Antipodal cells are lacking in the mature embryo sacs. Before fertilization, two polar nuclei fuse into a secondary nucleus. The formation of microsporangial wall, microsporogenesis and male gametogenesis in male flowers are analogous to those in the bisexual. Prezygotic embryological characters ofP. arguta were reported for the first time, revealing that its endangerment is correlated with the abortion of pollen of a part but not to the female development that is normal.     

ABA and IAA control microsporogenesis in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Petunia hybrida</Emphasis> L.

The formation of fertile male gametophyte is known to require timely degeneration of polyfunctional tapetum tissue. The last process caused by the programmed cell death (PCD) is a part of the anther program maturation which leads to sequential anther tissue destruction coordinated with pollen differentiation. In the present work, distribution of abscisic acid (ABA) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in developing anthers of male-fertile and male-sterile lines of petunia (Petunia hybrida L.) was analyzed by using the immunohistochemical method. It was established that the development of fertile male gametophyte was accompanied by monotonous elevation of ABA and IAA levels in reproductive cells and, in contrast, their monotonous lowering in tapetum cells and the middle layers. Abortion of microsporocytes in the meiosis prophase in the sterile line caused by premature tapetum degeneration along with complete maintenance of the middle layers was accompanied by dramatic, twofold elevation in the levels of both the phytohormones in reproductive cells. The data obtained allowed us to conclude that at the meiosis stage ABA and IAA are involved in the PCD of microsporocytes.     

The BAM1/BAM2 receptor-like kinases are important regulators of Arabidopsis early anther development

Anther development involves the formation of several adjacent cell types required for normal male fertility. Only a few genes are known to be involved in early anther development, particularly in the establishment of these different cell layers. Arabidopsis thaliana BAM1 (for BARELY ANY MERISTEM) and BAM2 encode CLAVATA1-related Leu-rich repeat receptor-like kinases that appear to have redundant or overlapping functions. We characterized anther development in the bam1 bam2 flowers and found that bam1 bam2 anthers appear to be abnormal at a very early stage and lack the endothecium, middle, and tapetum layers. Analyses using molecular markers and cytological techniques of bam1 bam2 anthers revealed that cells interior to the epidermis acquire some characteristics of pollen mother cells (PMCs), suggesting defects in cell fate specification. The pollen mother-like cells degenerate before the completion of meiosis, suggesting that these cells are defective. In addition, the BAM1 and BAM2 expression pattern supports both an early role in promoting somatic cell fates and a subsequent function in the PMCs. Therefore, analysis of BAM1 and BAM2 revealed a cell-cell communication process important for early anther development, including aspects of cell division and differentiation. This finding may have implications for the evolution of multiple signaling pathways in specifying cell types for microsporogenesis.