培养介质pH和EGTA对水霉（Saprolegnia ferax）菌丝细胞肌动蛋白…

菌丝在ＰＨ５．０－８．０介南中维持顶端生长,ｈｏｄａｍｉｎ－Ｐｈａｌｌｏｉｄｉｎ荧光探针显示在菌枯端都存在Ｆ－ａｃｔｉｎ的“帽子”结构,中入ＥＧＴＡ到培养介质中不影响线的顶端生长和ａｃｔｉｎ的“帽子”结构。值得注意的是：菌丝的Ｒｈｏｄａｍｉｎ－ｐｈａｌｌｏｉｄｉｎ荧光强度大小与菌丝顶端生长速率成正比;在含有或不含有ＥＧＴＡ的ＰＨ５．０培养条件下,菌丝的生长速率均很低,且后部颗粒状的荧光斑点消失;在     

pH影响Ca~(2 )和EGTA对水霉(Saprolegnia ferax)菌丝顶端生长的作用效应

水霉(Saprolegia ferax)菌丝在pH6.0-8.0的OM液体培养基中生长良好,在pH5.0时生长速率有所下降,在pH3.0—4.0时停止生长。短时间(30min)作用研究表明,低浓度的CaCl_2促进pH5.0(1—5mmol/L)和pH6.0(1mmol/L)条件下的菌丝顶端生长,抑制pH7.0—8.0条件下的菌丝生长。1mmol/L以上的EGTA则抑制pH5.0条件下菌丝顶端生长,促进pH6.0—8.0条件下的菌丝顶端生长。但CaCl_2和EGTA都不能使pH3.0—4.0条件下的菌丝恢复生长。长时间(8h)作用跟踪观察表明,2mmol/L EGTA(pH6.8)短时间作用可促进菌丝生长,但随着培养时间延长,则产生抑制作用,并诱导原生质从菌丝最顶端喷出。说明细胞壁Ca~(2 )起着提供胞外Ca~(2 )源和细胞壁修饰成分的双重作用。Ca~(2 )通道阻断剂verapamil对菌丝顶端生长的抑制作用也说明顶端生长所需的Ca~(2 )来自胞外。     

Ca~(2+)参与水霉菌丝细胞壁修饰的证据

以细胞壁崩溃酶－Driselase短时间处理水霉（Saprolegniaferax）菌丝,pH5．0时可使原生质从菌丝亚顶端喷出,pH6．0～8．0时则不导致该现象发生;适当浓度EGTA的存在,可提高pH5．0时酶解引起的原生质喷出频率、使pH6．0～8．0时生长菌丝的顶端原生质也喷出、并且喷出多发生在菌丝最顶端。外加CaCl2不抑制菌丝顶端原生质的喷出,排除了Ca2+抑制酶活性的可能。随后的跟踪观察显示,长时间以缺Ca2+培养介质培养菌丝,同样能够导致菌丝顶端原生质喷出。上述研究结果表明,培养介质中Ca2+和H+对菌丝完整性的维持起调节作用,细胞壁上的Ca2+可能参与了水霉菌丝细胞壁物理特性的修饰。     

Ca2+参与水霉菌丝细胞壁修饰的证据

以细胞壁崩溃酶-Driselflse短时间处理水霉(Saprozegma ferax)菌丝,pH5．0时可使原生质从菌丝亚顶端喷出,pH6．0～8．0时则不导致该现象发生;适当浓度EGTA的存在,可提高pH5．0时酶解引起的原生质喷出频率、使pH6．0～8．0时生长菌丝的顶端原生质也喷出、并且喷出多发生在菌丝最顶端;外加CaCl₂．不抑制菌丝顶端原生质的喷出,排除了Ca²⁺抑制酶活性的可能。随后的跟踪观察显示,长时间以缺Ca²⁺培养介质培养菌丝,同样能够导致菌丝顶端原生质喷出。上述研究结果表明,培养介质中Ca²⁺和H⁺对菌丝完整性的维持起调节作用,细胞壁上的Ca²⁺可能参与了水霉菌丝细胞壁物理特性的修饰。     

钙离子在水霉(Saprolegnia ferax)菌丝顶端细胞壁中呈极性分布

焦锑酸钾处理的水霉(Saprolegnia ferax)菌丝显示:焦锑酸沉淀颗粒仅存在菌丝细胞壁而不是原生质中,并呈顶端到基部的极性分布,即在菌丝最顶端细胞壁中丰富致密、重叠在一起,在约3—10μm的亚顶端则变得稍为稀薄而可分辨,在约10μm以后的成熟区域进一步显得松散而无规律。焦锑酸沉淀颗粒可经EGTA螫合处理去除,并经X-射线微区分析证明在3.6—3.7keV区域可产生Sb和Ca元素混合峰,说明焦锑酸沉淀反映了Ca~(2 )的分布。对冷冻干燥菌丝细胞壁表面进行扫描电镜X-射线微区分析,同样证明菌丝细胞壁含有大量的Ca,菌丝最顶端Ca信号强度高于10μm以后的成熟区。由于Ca~(2 )和H~ 可能为一对拮抗因子维持菌丝顶端细胞壁可塑性和刚性间的平衡以保证菌丝顶端生长,我们检验了菌丝生长过程中培养介质的pH变化,证实培养介质pH随培养时间的延长而逐渐下降。上述结果提示细胞壁Ca~(2 )可能在菌丝顶端生长过程中起作用。     

丝状真菌的顶端生长及与细胞壁关系研究进展

丝状真菌菌丝的生长,与其它植物极性细胞（如花粉管、根毛等）生长一样,以细胞的顶端生长为特征（17,’7）,其生长仅限十菌丝顶端的穹窿区域,在直径均匀的后部管状区域则几乎不再伸长。菌丝的顶端生长方式在一个世纪前已被发现（”）,随后的研究对此进行了进一步阐述,指出菌丝的生长速率在顶端最大,距顶lpm处壁的合成速率可能是50Pm处的50倍（12）,而在伸长区的基部,生长速率可能降为零（’7〕。菌丝的顶端生长是多种因素造成的,包括泡囊、肌动蛋白、膨压、细胞壁等（12）,其中最主要的影响来自于菌丝细胞壁。菌丝细胞壁的成分…     

水霉(Soprolegnia fer ax)生长菌丝顶端细胞内游离Ca~(2 )和膜结合Ca~(2 )的分布

本文比较和研究了水霉(Saprolegnia ferax)生长菌丝顶端胞内Fluo-3游离Ca~(2 )和CTC膜结合Ca~(2 )的荧光分布影像。激光共焦扫描显微镜下观察可见:Fluo-3荧光有房室化现象,Fluo-3荧光反映的是细胞质游离Ca~(2 )与细胞器游离Ca~(2 )总的分布状况,Fluo-3游离Ca~(2 )的最大荧光强度出现在菌丝顶端2—10μm区域,10μm以后荧光强度逐渐下降,约40μm以后荧光降到很低,值得注意的是菌丝顶端2μm以前存在一个低荧光强度区。CTC膜结合Ca~(2 )的荧光影像显示:pH6.8或8.0的条件下菌丝最顶端2μm以前的区域都不能被染色,但pH8.0条件下的荧光较pH6.8弥散而强烈,代表线粒体的蠕虫状荧光斑点不再能够清晰辨认,说明其它细胞器也被染色,但菌丝顶端仍然不能被着色。结合菌丝顶端DIC和超微结构分析说明,菌丝顶端泡囊不是一个Ca~(2 )库,线粒体和内质网等是菌丝胞内重要的Ca~(2 )库。本文结果还澄清了有关菌丝内细胞质游离Ca~(2 )分布的矛盾报道。     

无机盐、维生素与植物生长调节剂对绣球菌菌丝生长的影响

研究了无机盐、维生素、植物生长调节剂对绣球菌菌丝生长的影响。结果表明：硫酸镁、磷酸二氢钾和氯化钠质量浓度为1.0 g/L时,菌丝生长速率达到最大,随着添加量增加,菌丝生长速率呈下降趋势;维生素B1、B4、B6在供试范围内对菌丝生长的促进作用较强,维生素B2、B12对菌丝生长影响不显著,在含有8 mg/L维生素B4的培养...     

引起石榴枯萎病和甘薯黑斑病的甘薯长喙壳菌菌株生物学特性的比较研究

采用菌丝生长速率法对引起石榴枯萎病和甘薯黑斑病的甘薯长喙壳菌的形态特征,及其在不同培养基、光照、温度、pH值等基本培养条件下菌丝的生长速率等生物学特性的差异进行了比较研究。结果表明,在不同处理培养条件下,石榴枯萎病菌生长速度均快于甘薯黑斑病菌,其菌落形态存在较大差异。二者在甘薯葡萄糖培养基(SPDA)上生长速率最快。在黑暗条件下的生长速率比12h光暗交替、光照处理显著增大。二者最适生长温度皆为25℃,石榴枯萎病菌菌丝生长温度范围为10-36℃,而甘薯黑斑病菌的菌丝生长温度范围为10-33℃。二者菌丝在pH4-12范围内均能生长,最适pH值为6。石榴枯萎病菌菌丝的致死温度为50℃处理10min或52℃处理5min,甘薯黑斑病菌菌丝的致死温度为48℃处理10min或50℃处理5min。二者在完全培养液中产孢量最大,菌丝生长速率随培养基中葡萄糖浓度的减小而增大。     

pH值对Gigaspora margarita孢子萌发、菌丝生长与聚磷酸盐含量的影响

土壤pH值是影响AM真菌的生理与生态过程的重要因子之一,本试验在培养基上接种Gigasporamargarita的孢子,研究了pH值分别为5.2、6.0和6.8时孢子萌发率、菌丝生长和菌丝中聚磷酸盐(polyP)的含量。结果表明,不同pH条件下的孢子萌发率没有明显差异,培养12d后的萌发率为70%左右;随着pH的升高,菌丝的长度逐渐增加,表明低pH对菌丝的生长有一定的抑制效应;培养12d后,孢子中polyP含量低于菌丝中polyP含量,pH6.0和pH6.8的条件下菌丝中polyP含量明显高于pH5.2的含量,表明低pH也能降低菌丝中的聚磷酸盐含量。认为低pH对菌丝生长和polyP含量的抑制可能是其限制AM真菌功能发挥的重要机制之一。     

UV microirradiation implicates F-actin in reinforcing growing hyphal tips

Summary The cell walls of plants and fungi are thought to provide the strength required to resist turgor and thus maintain the integrity and morphology of these cells. However, during growth, walls must undergo rapid expansion which requires them to be plastic and therefore weak. In most tip-growing cells there is an apical concentration of F-actin associated with the rapidly expanding cell wall. Disruption of F-actin in the growing tips of hyphae ofSaprolegnia ferax by a localized irradiation, beginning 2–6 m behind the apex, with actin-selective 270 nm uv light caused the hyphae to burst, suggesting that actin supports the weak apical wall against turgor pressure. Bursting was pH dependent and Ca²⁺ independent at neutral pH. Hyphae burst in the very tip, where the cell wall is expected to be weakest and actin is most concentrated, as opposed to the lower part of the apical taper where osmotic shock induces bursting when actin is intact. When hyphae were irradiated with a wavelength of light that is less effective at disrupting actin, growth was slowed but they failed to burst, demonstrating that bursting was most likely due to F-actin damage. We conclude that F-actin reinforces the expanding apical wall in growing hyphae and may be the prime stress bearing structure resisting turgor pressure in tip growing cells.Abbreviations RP rhodamine phalloidin - F-actin filamentous actin - EGTA ethylene-glycol-bis-(-amino-ethyl ether) N,N-tetra-acetic acid - PIPES piperazine-N,N-bis-(2-ethanesulfonic acid) - uv ultraviolet     

The dynamic behavior of cytoplasmic F-actin in growing hyphae

Summary A dynamic population of cytoplasmic F-actin was observed with electroporated rhodamine phalloidin (RP) staining in growing hyphae ofSaprolegnia ferax. This central actin population was distinct from the fibrillar peripheral network previously described in chemically fixed hyphae in that it was diffuse, pervaded the entire cytoplasm and was most concentrated in the central cytoplasm 8.4 m from the tip. The peripheral network did not stain with electroporated RP. The apical concentration of central cytoplasmic actin was only present in growing hyphae and developed prior to tip extension. It co-localized with the polarized distribution of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum in the tip, suggesting that it functions in positioning these organelles during tip growth. Within the central actin there was a consistent apical cleft which only occurred in growing hyphae and whose position predicted the direction of tip growth. This cleft was coincident with the known accumulation of apical wall vesicles, suggesting that it is either established by vesicle exclusion of the central actin network or is permeated by a portion of the in vivo unstained peripheral network. Photobleaching studies showed that in both growing and non-growing hyphae, cytoplasmic actin continually and rapidly moved from subapical regions to the tip where it accumulated. It mostly moved forward at the rate of tip growth, while some also left the tip, presumably to populate subapical regions.Abbreviations RP rhodamine phalloidin - F-actin filamentous actin - DIC Nomarski differential interference contrast - FITC fluorescein isothiocyanate     

An F-actin-depleted zone is present at the hyphal tip of invasive hyphae of Neurospora crassa

The distribution of filamentous actin (F-actin) in invasive and noninvasive hyphae of the ascomycete Neurospora crassa was investigated. Eighty six percent of noninvasive hyphae had F-actin in the tip region compared to only 9% of invasive hyphae. The remaining 91% of the invasive hyphae had no obvious tip high concentration of F-actin staining; instead they had an F-actin-depleted zone in this region, although some F-actin, possibly associated with the Spitzenk?rper, remained at the tip. The size of the F-actin-depleted zone in invasive hyphae increased with an increase in agar concentration. The membrane stain FM 4-64 reveals a slightly larger accumulation of vesicles at the tips of invasive hyphae relative to noninvasive hyphae, although this difference is unlikely to be sufficient to account for the exclusion of F-actin from the depleted zone. Antibodies raised against the actin filament-severing protein cofilin from both yeast and human cells localize to the tips of invasive hyphae. The human cofilin antibody shows a more random distribution in noninvasive hyphae locating primarily at the hyphal periphery but with some diffuse cytoplasmic staining. This antibody also identifies a single band at 21 kDa in immunoblots of whole hyphal fractions. These data suggest that a protein with epitopic similarity to cofilin may function in F-actin dynamics that underlie invasive growth. The F-actin-depleted zone may play a role in the regulation of tip yielding to turgor pressure, thus increasing the protrusive force necessary for invasive growth.     

Evidence that actin reinforces the extensible hyphal apex of the oomyceteSaprolegnia ferax

Summary Filamentous actin in the apices of growing hyphae of the oomyceteSaprolegnia ferax is distributed such that it could compensate for weakness in the expanding apical cell wall and thus play a role in morphogenesis of the tip. The tapered extensible portion of the hyphal tip where the cell wall is plastic contains a cap of actin which differs in organization from the actin in subapical, inextensible regions of the hypha. Rapidly growing hyphae which are expected to have a longer plastic cell wall region contain longer actin caps. Furthermore, the weakest point in the hyphal apex, demonstrated by osmotic shock-induced bursting, was within the taper where the wall is plastic but never in the extreme apex where actin was most densely packed and presumably the strongest. Treatment of hyphae with cytochalasin E/dimethyl sulphoxide induced rapid changes in actin caps. Cap disruption was accompanied by transient growth rate increases, subsequent rounding and swelling of apices and a shift of osmotically induced burst points closer to the apex. These correlated changes are consistent with a role for the actin cap in tip morphogenesis. The association between regions of plasticity in the apical cell wall, the extent of the actin cap, the location of the weakest point in the apex and the effects of damage to the actin cap suggest that the cap functions to support the apex in regions where the cell wall is weak.Abbrevations CE cytochalasin E - DMSO dimethyl sulphoxide - RP rhodamine phalloidin Dedicated to the memory of Professor Oswald Kiermayer     

Dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton,hyphal tip growth and the movement of the two nuclei in the dikaryon ofCoprinus cinereus

We first examined the changes in distribution of F-actin during conjugate division in the apical cells of the dikaryon ofCoprinus cinereus using indirect immunofluorescence microscopy, then followed hyphal tip growth and the movement of the two nuclei in the apical cells using differential interference contrast microscopy (DIC). In apical cells with interphase nuclei, F-actin occurred solely as peripheral plaques, which were distributed along the whole length of the cell and were more concentrated at the tips, where they formed caps. In the early prophase of conjugate division, F-actin was transiently concentrated, as diffused form and plaques, at hyphal regions where the two nuclei sit, and this was accompanied by transient disappearance of the actin cap at the hyphal tip in the majority of cells. The actin cap was also present at the tips of growing clamp cells from late prophase through metaphase and disintegrated during anaphase. In telophase, actin rings formed at the future septa. DIC revealed that, in early prophase, when the F-actin array occurs around the two nuclei and the actin cap is absent at hyphal tips, hyphae kept growing and the second nucleus accelerated its forward movement to catch up with the leading nucleus, which was still moving forward.     

Two distinct distributions of F-actin are present in the hyphal apex of the oomycete Achlya bisexualis

We show that two distinct distributions of F-actin are present in the hyphal apex of the oomycete Achlya bisexualis, that have been chemically fixed with a combination of methylglyoxal and formaldehyde and stained with Alexa phalloidin. In approximately one half of the hyphae examined, an F-actin depleted zone within the apical F-actin cap was observed. The remaining hyphae had a continuous apical cap. In live, growing hyphae two types of cytoplasmic organization were observed at the tips, one in which a clear zone was present which may correlate with the F-actin depleted zone, and one where no such clear zone existed which may represent the continuous cap. We suggest that the F-actin depleted zone may be a structural component of the actin network in a subpopulation of oomycete hyphae and may be comparable to similar F-actin depleted zones at the apices of other tip growing cells such as pollen tubes and root hairs. This observation has implications with regard to models of hyphal extension. Hyphae fixed with formaldehyde alone showed continuous apical F-actin caps. Our ability to resolve the F-actin depleted zone likely reflects the cross-linking capabilities of methylglyoxal. The methylglyoxal-formaldehyde combination fixative gave more stained hyphae, brighter staining and more complete staining of F-actin compared to formaldehyde alone.     

Relationship of actin organization to growth in the two forms of the dimorphic yeastCandida tropicalis

Summary Candida tropicalis is a dimorphic yeast capable of growing both as a budding yeast and as filamentous hyphae depending upon the source of the carbon used in the culture medium. The organization of F-actin during growth of the yeast form (Y-form) and the hyphal form (H-form) was visualized by rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin by using a conventional fluorescence microscope as well as a laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscope. In single cells without a bud or non-growing hyphae, actin dots were evenly distributed throughout the cytoplasm. Before the growth of the bud or hypha, the actin dots were concentrated at one site. During bud growth, actin dots were located solely in the bud. They filled the small bud and then filled the apical two-thirds of the cytoplasm of the middlesized bud. During growth of the large bud, actin dots which had filled the apical half of the cytoplasm gradually moved to the tip of the bud. In the formation of the septum, actin dots were arranged in two lines at the conjunction of the bud and the mother cell. During hyphal growth, the majority of actin dots were concentrated at the hyphal apex. A line of clustered spots or a band of actin was observed only at the site where the formation of a new septum was imminent. This spatial and temporal organization of actin in both categories of cells was demonstrated to be closely related to the growth and local deposition of new cell wall material by monitoring the mode of growth with Calcofluor staining. Treatment of both forms of cells with cytochalasin A (CA) confirmed the close relationship between actin and new cell wall deposition. CA treatment revealed lightly stained unlocalized actin which was associated with abnormal cell wall deposition as well as changes in morphology. These results suggest that actin is required for proper growth and proper deposition of cell wall material and also for maintaining the morphology of both forms of cells.Abbrevations FM fluorescence microscopy - EM electron microscopy - rh rhodamine - CA cytochalasin A - CD cytochalasin D - PBS phosphate-buffered saline - DMSO dimethylsulfoxide - GA glutaraldehyde     

Growth and morphogenesis inSaprolegnia ferax: Is turgor required?

Summary The oomyceteSaprolegnia ferax, unlike most walled organisms, does not regulate turgor. When hyphae were subjected to water stress by the addition of sucrose or other solutes to the growth medium, turgor pressure diminished progressively; yet the hyphae continued to extend with deposition of a more plastic apical wall. Even when turgor was no longer measurable with a micropipet-based pressure probe (0.02 MPa or less, compared with 0.4 MPa in unsupplemented medium) they produced regular hyphal tubes and tips. Such turgorless hyphae extended as rapidly, or more rapidly, than normal ones, but they were wider and their tips blunter. Despite the loss of turgor, hyphae put forth branches and cysts germinated. The organization of actin microfilaments was essentially normal, and the response to cytochalasin A was similar in turgorless and standard hyphae. However, as turgor diminished the hyphae's capacity to penetrate solid media was progressively impaired; aerial hyphae were no longer produced, and zoospore formation was inhibited. The results contradict the common belief that turgor supplies the driving force for hyphal extension, tip morphogenesis, and branching. Evidently, these functions do not intrinsically require hydrostatic pressure. Turgorless hyphae are, however, crippled by their inability to exploit solid media.Abbreviations PEG-300 polyethylene glycol-300 - Rh-Phal rhodamine phalloidin - F-actin filamentous actin - DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide - PYG peptone, yeast extract, glucose - MPa megapascals