外源一氧化氮供体对几种植物种子的萌发和幼苗生长的影响

以0、0.1、0.3、0.5、0.7、0.9mmol·L-1共6种浓度的外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)处理豌豆、黄瓜、玉米和刺槐种子及其砂培幼苗后的结果表明:0.1～0.3mmol·L-1SNP对种子发芽势、发芽率及幼苗的根长、叶绿素含量和生物量有明显的促进作用;随着SNP浓度的增加,种子萌发和幼苗生长明显受抑制,不同植物受抑制程度的差异明显.     

外源NO对NaCl胁迫下长春花幼苗生物量和叶绿素荧光的影响

在温室条件下采用盆栽法,研究了50mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下5个不同浓度外源NO供体硝普钠(sodium nitroprusside,SNP)对长春花(Catharanthus roseus)幼苗生物量、叶绿素含量和叶绿素荧光的影响。结果表明:(1)鲜重和干重均在S2(50mmol·L-1NaCl+0.1mmol·L-1SNP)处理下达到最高,分别较对照S0(50mmol·L-1NaCl)显著增加18.8%和13.9%。叶绿素a、叶绿素b和类胡萝卜素与生物量相似,均在S2处理下含量最高,但它们均与S0无显著差异,叶绿素a/b变化较为复杂。(2)0.1mmol·L-1SNP缓解盐胁迫对PSⅡ反应中心的破坏效果最好,显著提高50mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下长春花幼苗叶片的可变荧光(Fv)、最大荧光(Fm)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/Fo)、实际光化学效率(φPSⅡ)和光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP),降低了初始荧光(Fo)、非光化学荧光猝灭系数(qN)。综上所述,0.1mmol·L-1SNP能够通过降低盐胁迫对叶绿素的降解和对PSⅡ反应中心的破坏,促进幼苗生长,提高对50mmol·...     

水杨酸和硝普钠对NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗生长及生理特性的影响

以番茄品种‘秦丰保冠’为试材,采用营养液培养法,研究单独和复配施用外源水杨酸(SA)、一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)对100 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗生长及生理特性的影响.结果显示:SA、SNP、SA+SNP处理均能显著提高盐胁迫下番茄幼苗叶片保护酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活性、脯氨酸和叶绿素含量、幼苗根系活力,并显著降低叶片电解质渗漏率及丙二醛(MDA)含量,有效减轻盐胁迫对幼苗造成的伤害,促进幼苗的生长发育,其中SA+SNP复配处理效果最好.研究表明,外源SA和SNP处理均能通过提高番茄幼苗保护酶活性和脯氨酸含量来有效缓解盐胁迫伤害,且SA+SNP复配处理在提高番茄幼苗耐盐性方面具有协同增效作用.     

NO对盐胁迫下长春花种子萌发和幼苗生理代谢的影响

为探讨NO对盐胁迫下长春花(Catharanthus roseus)种子萌发及幼苗生长的缓解作用,在50 mmol·L~(-1)NaCl胁迫下,研究了不同浓度外源NO供体硝普钠(SNP)处理对长春花种子萌发及幼苗生理代谢的影响。研究表明:盐胁迫抑制长春花种子萌发,0. 1 mmol·L~(-1)SNP缓解盐胁迫对长春花种子萌发和幼苗生长效果最好,显著提高种子发芽率、发芽指数、活力指数和叶片中脯氨酸(Pro)含量,降低了丙二醛(MDA)含量,0. 1~0. 5 mmol·L~(-1)SNP下硝酸还原酶(NR)活性增强,大于0. 5 mmol·L~(-1)SNP加重盐胁迫伤害。适当浓度的NO可有效缓解盐胁迫对长春花种子和幼苗的伤害。     

外源一氧化氮和过氧化氢调节菊苣盐适应性

研究外源性一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP,0.1 mmol·L-1)和过氧化氢(H2O2,0.5 mmol·L-1)对NaCl(210 mmol·L-1)胁迫下菊苣(Cichorium intybus)幼苗生长、抗氧化酶活性和逆境蛋白的影响。结果表明:与空白对照相比,盐胁迫导致菊苣幼苗的根长和鲜重显著降低;丙二醛(MDA)含量显著升高(P0.05);超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性减弱,而过氧化物酶(POD)活性增强;热激蛋白90(HSP 90)和脱水蛋白(CiDHN1)mRNA的相对表达量增加,CiDHN1含量在2~48 h内持续升高。与盐胁迫对照相比,SNP预处理缓解了盐胁迫对菊苣幼苗生长的抑制;使幼苗MDA含量显著下降;SOD、POD和CAT活性显著增强(P0.05),SOD和POD同工酶谱带增多;并使HSP90和CiDHN1mRNA的相对表达量和蛋白含量均进一步增加;H2O2预处理也具有类似的效应。这说明SNP和H2O2预处理对菊苣幼苗盐胁迫的缓解效应与其上调抗氧化酶的活性和逆境蛋白的表达有关。     

一氧化氮对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根生长和氧化损伤的影响

0.05和0.10 mmol/L一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(sodium mtropmsside,SNP)处理明显减轻NaCl浓度为150 mmo1/L左右的盐胁迫对小麦幼苗根生长的抑制效应,其中0.05mmol/L的SNP效果最明显;0.30mmol/L以上的SNP处理对根抑制无明显缓解作用;当NaCl浓度大于300 mmol/L时,各种浓度的SNP均不能减轻盐胁迫对根生长的抑制.以N O清除剂血红蛋白(hemoglobin,Hb)以及NOx-,K3Fe(CN)6等为对照,观察到0.05 mmol/L的SNP能不同程度地提高150mmo/L盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根尖细胞中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(ascorbateperoxidase,APX)活性,明显降低MDA、H2O2和O2-.的积累,阻断盐胁迫诱导的根尖细胞DNA片段化,表明NO能有效缓解盐胁迫引起的小麦幼苗根尖细胞的氧化损伤.     

外源一氧化氮对盐胁迫下菊苣生长及渗透调节物质的影响

利用室内砂培实验,研究了外源性一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP,0.2 mmol·L-1)对不同浓度NaC1(140和280 mmol·L-1)胁迫下菊苣(Cichorium intybus L.cv.Commander)幼苗生长及渗透调节物质的影响.结果表明:与空白对照相比,随着盐胁迫时间的延长(6 ～ 15 d),菊苣叶面积、叶长、叶宽以及叶相对含水量(RWC)明显降低,而脯氨酸含量则显著升高(P＜0.05).HPLC分析表明,根中果糖、葡萄糖和蔗糖含量表现为先升高后下降;1-蔗果三糖和蔗果四糖的含量在低盐胁迫下明显下降,而在高浓度盐胁迫下则有所升高.SNP预处理不仅缓解了盐胁迫对菊苣叶的生长和RWC的抑制,而且使脯氨酸含量和蔗果四糖含量急剧增加(P＜0.05),同时降低了果糖、葡萄糖和蔗糖的含量.这说明外源NO能通过增强菊苣幼苗的保水能力,促进渗透调节物质脯氨酸和果聚糖特别是蔗果四糖的生成而增强抵御盐胁迫的能力.     

GA诱导NaCl胁迫下黄瓜种子萌发和幼苗耐盐性效应

研究外源GA对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响.结果显示:(1)0和75mmol·L-1NaCl处理可促进种子萌发,浓度为100mmol·L-1及以上时,随着浓度的增加,种子萌发受抑程度越严重;(2)150mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下,添加外源GA可显著提高黄瓜种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和a-淀粉酶活性;促进种子萌发,以100和150mg·L-1GA处理效果较好;(3)外源GA显著提高幼苗生物量,提高SOD和POD活性,降低MDA含量,以100mg·L-1GA处理效果较好.研究表明一定范围的外源GA可缓解盐害对黄瓜种子萌发和幼苗生长的抑制作用,诱导其耐盐性的提高.     

钙离子参与一氧化氮促进盐胁迫下的玉米种子萌发

0.001～1.0 mmol·L~(-1)一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)均能提高玉米种子的发芽率,缓解盐胁迫下种子萌发的抑制作用,其中0.1 mmol·L~(-1)SNP的效果最佳。用胞外游离Ca~(2 )螯合剂EGTA、质膜Ca~(2 )通道阻断剂LaCl_3和液泡Ca~(2 )释放抑制剂钌红与0.1 mmol·L~(-1) SNP共处理,均能减弱或抵消SNP促进种子萌发的作用。据此推测,钙离子参与SNP促进盐胁迫下玉米种子萌发的信号转导过程。     

盐胁迫对4种短命植物种子萌发及植株生长的影响

以新疆北部4种十字花科短命植物为材料,研究不同浓度NaCl胁迫下其种子萌发及植株生长特性,以明确它们的耐盐性强弱。结果显示:(1)随着NaCl浓度的增加,4种植物种子萌发率、萌发指数和相对萌发率均不同程度下降,而相对盐害率则逐渐升高,并以绵果荠的耐盐性最好,其在300 mmol.L-1NaCl胁迫下仍有22.22%的萌发率。(2)4种植物的生长在50~150 mmol.L-1NaCl胁迫下没有受到明显抑制,在200 mmol.L-1浓度下受不同程度的抑制,而在300 mmol.L-1NaCl胁迫下抑制作用更严重,其中绵果荠在各浓度处理下长势均最好,能够在300 mmol.L-1NaCl胁迫下存活10 d。(3)在盐胁迫条件下,4种植物细胞质膜透性不同程度增加,而叶片相对含水量和光合色素含量均不同程度降低,并以绵果荠各项指标的变化幅度最小。可见,4种新疆短命植物种子萌发和植株生长均受到盐胁迫的伤害,但它们的耐盐阈值明显不同,并以绵果荠的耐盐性最强。     

外源葡萄糖、果糖和NO供体(SNP)对盐胁迫下水稻种子萌发的影响

单独采用一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)供体硝普钠(sodiumnitroprusside,SNP)、葡萄糖和果糖浸种均不同程度地提高盐胁迫下水稻种子早期发芽率和发芽指数,SNP预处理可以不同程度地提高果糖和葡萄糖的含量;进一步采用葡萄糖和果糖分别与SNP混合后浸种,发现葡萄糖与SNP处理对盐胁迫下水稻种子的萌发有正协同效应,而果糖和SNP的组合处理对盐胁迫下水稻种子的萌发可能受到SNP一定程度的负调控.此外,SNP对盐胁迫下幼苗生长的促进效应可以被葡萄糖和果糖处理所加强,其中葡萄糖的效应更明显.     

水稻单核苷酸多态性及其应用现状

单核苷酸多态性（single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs）在水稻中数量多,分布密度高,遗传稳定性高。水稻SNPs的发现方法主要有对样本DNA的PCR产物直接测序、从SSR区段检测SNPs和从基因组序列直接搜索等。目前已有多种基因分型技术运用到了水稻SNPs检测,SNPs检测的高度自动化使水稻SNPs基因分型非常方便。单核苷酸多态性在水稻遗传图谱的构建、基因克隆和功能基因组学研究、标记辅助选择育种、遗传资源分类及物种进化等方面的应用具有巨大潜力。     

SNP deserts of Asian cultivated rice: genomic regions under domestication

When performing a genome‐wide comparison between indica (93‐11) and japonica (Nipponbare), we find 8% of the genome, which have an extremely low SNP rate (< 1 SNP/kb). Inside these ‘SNP deserts’, experimentally confirmed genes show increased K_a/K_s that indicate adaptive selection. To further elucidate this connection, we survey the level and pattern of genetic variation in both cultivated and wild rice groups, using 155 noncoding regions located within SNP deserts. The results suggest that cultivated rice has greatly reduced genetic variation within SNP deserts as compared to either the nondesert or corresponding genomic regions in wild rice. Consistent with this reduction in genetic variation, we find a biased distribution of derived allele frequency in the cultivated group, indicative of positive selection. Furthermore, over half of the confirmed, domestication‐related genes are found within SNP deserts, also suggesting that SNP deserts are strongly related to domestication, and might be the key sites in the process of domestication.     

Nitric oxide alleviates manganese toxicity by preventing oxidative stress in excised rice leaves

In the present study, we have investigated the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on alleviating manganese (Mn)-induced oxidative stress in rice leaves. Exogenous MnCl₂ treatment to excised rice leaves for 24 and 48 h resulted in increased production of H₂O₂ and lipid peroxides, decline in the levels of antioxidants, glutathione and ascorbic acid, and increased activities of antioxidative enzymes, superoxide dismutase, guaiacol peroxidase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, dehydroascorbate reductase, and glutathione reductase. Treatment of rice leaves with 100 μM sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a NO donor, was effective in reducing Mn-induced increased levels of H₂O₂, lipid peroxides and increased activities of antioxidative enzymes. The levels of reduced ascorbate and glutathione were considerably recovered due to SNP treatment. The effect of SNP was reversed by the addition of NO scavenger, 2-(4-carboxy-2-phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (c-PTIO) suggesting that ameliorating effect of SNP is due to release of NO. The results indicate that MnCl₂ induces oxidative stress in excised rice leaves, lowers the levels of reduced ascorbate and glutathione, and elevates activities of the key antioxidative enzymes. NO appears to provide a protection to the rice leaves against Mn-induced oxidative stress and that exogenous NO application could be advantageous in combating the deleterious effects of Mn-toxicity in rice plants.     

Exogenous nitric oxide enhances cadmium tolerance of rice by increasing pectin and hemicellulose contents in root cell wall

To study the mechanisms of exogenous NO contribution to alleviate the cadmium (Cd) toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa), rice plantlets subjected to 0.2-mM CdCl₂ exposure were treated with different concentrations of sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a NO donor), and Cd toxicity was evaluated by the decreases in plant length, biomass production and chlorophyll content. The results indicated that 0.1 mM SNP alleviated Cd toxicity most obviously. Atomic absorption spectrometry and fluorescence localization showed that treatment with 0.1 mM SNP decreased Cd accumulation in both cell walls and soluble fraction of leaves, although treatment with 0.1 mM SNP increased Cd accumulation in the cell wall of rice roots obviously. Treatment with 0.1 mM SNP in nutrient solution had little effect on the transpiration rate of rice leaves, but this treatment increased pectin and hemicellulose content and decreased cellulose content significantly in the cell walls of rice roots. Based on these results, we conclude that decreased distribution of Cd in the soluble fraction of leaves and roots and increased distribution of Cd in the cell walls of roots are responsible for the NO-induced increase of Cd tolerance in rice. It seems that exogenous NO enhances Cd tolerance of rice by increasing pectin and hemicellulose content in the cell wall of roots, increasing Cd accumulation in root cell wall and decreasing Cd accumulation in soluble fraction of leaves.     

Cadmium stress-induced oxidative stress and role of nitric oxide in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Cadmium (Cd) is a potential environmental phytotoxicant. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to Cd stress is responsible for the induction of oxidative stress in plants. On the other hand, SNP, a NO donor is known to have effect on Cd-induced oxidative stress in plants. We evaluated the effect of NO on the regulation of Cd stress in the rice (Oryza sativa L.) variety MSE-9. Cd treatment was given in the form of 50, 100 and 200 ??M, whereas for interaction study, 100 ??M of Cd and 100 ??M of SNP were used. The result showed that Cd-induced oxidative stress in MSE-9 by generating ROS. However, when SNP was given with Cd stress, it was seen that SNP treatment regulated the stress metabolism in rice seedlings under Cd toxicity by generating NO. It can be said that the SNP in combination with Cd treatment might possess the way to protect rice seedlings under Cd stress.     

Drought-induced proline accumulation is uninvolved with increased nitric oxide,which alleviates drought stress by decreasing transpiration in rice

Accumulation of proline is trusted to be an adaptive response of plants against drought stress, and exogenous application of nitric oxide (NO) enhances proline accumulation in Cu-treated algae. In order to investigate whether NO works as a necessary signaling molecule in drought-induced proline accumulation in rice leaves, effects of drought stress on endogenous NO content and proline accumulation were studied in rice leaves, using sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a NO donor) and 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO, a NO scavenger). The results showed that drought treatment increased both endogenous NO and proline contents in rice leaves, while foliar spray of various concentrations of SNP failed to induce proline accumulation in the leaves of well-watered rice and foliar spray of cPTIO failed to inhibit proline accumulation in the leaves of drought-stressed rice. These results indicate that increase of endogenous NO is dispensable for proline accumulation in the leaves of rice under drought stress. Further studies indicate that exogenous application of NO alleviates drought-induced water loss and ion leakage by decreasing transpiration rate of rice leaves.     

An integrated database to enhance the identification of SNP markers for rice

The National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS) has developed a web-based marker database to provide information about SNP markers in rice. The database consists of three major functional categories: map viewing, marker searching and gene annotation. It provides 12,829 SNP markers information including gene location information on 12 chromosomes in rice. The annotation of SNP marker provides information such as marker name, EST number, gene definition and general marker information. Users are assisted in tracing any new structures of the chromosomes and gene positional functions using specific SNP markers. AVAILABILITY: The database is available for free at http://nabic.niab.go.kr/SNP/     

Comparison of SSR and SNP Markers in Estimation of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Indian Rice Varieties

Simple sequence repeat (SSR) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphic (SNP), the two most robust markers for identifying rice varieties were compared for assessment of genetic diversity and population structure. Total 375 varieties of rice from various regions of India archived at the Indian National GeneBank, NBPGR, New Delhi, were analyzed using thirty six genetic markers, each of hypervariable SSR (HvSSR) and SNP which were distributed across 12 rice chromosomes. A total of 80 alleles were amplified with the SSR markers with an average of 2.22 alleles per locus whereas, 72 alleles were amplified with SNP markers. Polymorphic information content (PIC) values for HvSSR ranged from 0.04 to 0.5 with an average of 0.25. In the case of SNP markers, PIC values ranged from 0.03 to 0.37 with an average of 0.23. Genetic relatedness among the varieties was studied; utilizing an unrooted tree all the genotypes were grouped into three major clusters with both SSR and SNP markers. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) indicated that maximum diversity was partitioned between and within individual level but not between populations. Principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) with SSR markers showed that genotypes were uniformly distributed across the two axes with 13.33% of cumulative variation whereas, in case of SNP markers varieties were grouped into three broad groups across two axes with 45.20% of cumulative variation. Population structure were tested using K values from 1 to 20, but there was no clear population structure, therefore Ln(PD) derived Δk was plotted against the K to determine the number of populations. In case of SSR maximum Δk was at K=5 whereas, in case of SNP maximum Δk was found at K=15, suggesting that resolution of population was higher with SNP markers, but SSR were more efficient for diversity analysis.     

Genetic Analysis and Molecular Mapping of a Rolling Leaf Mutation Gene in Rice

A rice mutant with rolling leaf, namely γ-rl, was obtained from M2 progenies of a native indica rice stable strain Qinghuazhan （QHZ） from mutagenesis of dry seeds by γ-rays. Genetic analysis using the F2 population from a cross between this mutant and QHZ indicated the mutation was controlled by a single recessive gene. In order to map the locus for this mutation, another F2 population with 601 rolling leaf plants was constructed from a cross between y-rl and a japonica cultivar 02428. After primary mapping with SSR （simple sequence repeats） markers, the mutated locus was located at the short arm of chromosome 3, flanked by RM6829 and RM3126. A number of SSR, InDel （insertion/deletion） and SNP （single nucleotide polymorphism） markers within this region were further developed for fine mapping. Finally, two markers, SNP121679 and InDe1422395, were identified to be flanked to this locus with genetic distances of 0.08 cM and 0.17 cM respectively, and two SNP markers, SNP75346 and SNPl10263, were found to be co-segregated with this locus. These results suggested that this locus was distinguished from all loci for the rolling leaf mutation in rice reported so far, and thus renamed rl10（t）. By searching the rice genome database with closely linked markers using BLAST programs, an e-physical map covering rl10（t） locus spanning about a 50 kb region was constructed. Expression analysis of the genes predicted in this region showed that a gene encoding putative flavin-containing monooxygenase （FMO） was silenced in γ-rl, thus this is the most likely candidate responsible for the rolling leaf mutation.