植物小孢子胚胎发生机理

植物小孢子胚胎发生是作物遗传育种研究中的一个重要内容,也可以用来作为一个研究离体胚胎发育的优良模式系统.小孢子胚胎发生可以分为获得胚性潜能、启动细胞分裂和图式形成等3个特征阶段,对这3个阶段中主要的细胞分子特征进行综述.     

高等植物小孢子胚发生的启动

高等植物小孢子在受到胁迫时能改变正常的花粉发育途径而启动胚发生途径.小孢子胚发生的启动主要包括胚发生的诱导、对胁迫的细胞应答和抑制花粉发育程序.目前,国内外对于小孢子胚发生研究大多限于形态学观察,对小孢子由正常花粉发育途径转向胚发生途径过程中所涉及的相关分子机制缺乏系统报道,而上述研究是精确、高效诱导小孢子胚发生的关键.结合目前最新研究,对小孢子胚发生的早期事件,尤其是小孢子启动胚发生的生理生化和分子机制作一简要论述.以期为相关研究提供参考.     

外源生长素对烟草(Nicotiana tabacum L.)小孢子早期胚胎发生的影响

烟草（Nicotlana tabacum L．）小孢子胚胎发生系统,不仅可以提供大量可供处理的小孢子胚,还由于小孢子胚胎发生的不同步性,可同时提供从2-3细胞原胚到分化胚一系列胚胎以供研究。利用这一便利系统,探讨了外源生长素处理对小孢子胚胎发育的影响。使用3种浓度的IAA：1、3、10μmol／L,分别对不同发育时期烟草小孢子胚进行了处理,结果发现,对不同发育时期的小孢子胚,生长素处理的效果明显不同。外源生长素对胚胎发生有促进作用,表现为2-3细胞比例与非处理组相比升高,而当小孢子发育到小球形胚后,加入外源生长素对小孢子胚的进一步发育却表现出明显抑制作用。这说明在小孢子胚胎发育过程中早期和晚期发育对生长素的需求是不同的,且对生长素的敏感程度亦不同。反映了生长素调控机制在两个不同发育时期的差异。     

高温对大白菜小孢子培养的影响

应用 FDA和 DAPI荧光显微术观察了高温处理对大白菜 Brassica campestris spp.pekinensis L our. Olsson 小孢子培养的影响 .在 2 5℃恒温培养条件下 ,小孢子的成活率迅速下降 ,至第 7天基本无幸存小孢子 ;小孢子膨胀后呈椭圆形 ,核第一次分裂多为不对称型 ;小孢子丧失胚胎发生能力 .相反 ,在培养开始时 ,先用 33℃高温处理 2 4 h,然后转入 2 5℃培养 ,小孢子成活率虽在第 1天急剧下降 ,但随后仍保持一定水平 ;膨胀的小孢子多呈圆球形 ,小孢子核第一次分裂出现对称型 ,频率可达 4 0 %左右 ;小孢子可进行几种方式的细胞分裂 ,以类似于胚胎细胞的对称分裂方式为主 占总分裂数的 5 5 % ;小孢子经多次分裂可形成紧密的多细胞团 ,最终形成胚状体 .若以高温诱导的小孢子分裂频率为评价指标 ,小孢子接受高温处理的敏感期位于开始培养的 1 2 h内 ,但以胚胎发生频率为指标 ,敏感期位于开始培养的2 4 h内     

大麦HvLEC1基因的克隆及其表达特征分析

植物LEC蛋白是NF-Y转录因子的一类B亚基,在植物胚状体形成过程中起重要作用。为了研究大麦小孢子体外培养形成胚状体的机理,本研究利用RACE技术在大麦中克隆了一个新的LEC基因,该基因cDNA全长为1004 bp,开放阅读框全长为597 bp,编码198个氨基酸,其蛋白1~59位氨基酸含有LEC结构域,命名为HvLEC1。HvLEC1在大麦的根、茎、叶和小孢子培养过程中均能表达,其中小孢子培养7 d时表达量最高,且HvLEC1在大麦品系BI04中的表达量比基19高,BI04愈伤产量也比基19高,表明HvLEC1表达量和愈伤产量有相关性,受盐胁迫后HvLEC1在大麦的根中快速上调表达,提示HvLEC1可能不仅参与小孢子胚状体发生,而且参与盐胁迫响应。     

银杏小孢子中的微核形成及其在进化过程中的意义

通过ＤＡＰＩ（４’,６－ｄｉａｍｉｄｉｎｏ－２－ｐｈｅｎｙｌｉｎｄｏｌｅ）染色的压片,对银杏小孢子的形成过程进行了观察,发现小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中,有的细胞在中期Ｉ、中期Ⅱ时出现染色体排列异常和后期染色体桥等畸变。所形成的四分体中,具有一定数量的微核;个别植株的四分体中可有高达６．５％的微核;具微核的小孢子很可能败育。结合古植物方面的研究结果,银杏小孢子形成过程的这些异常规象为认识银杏的演化趋     

初始培养条件对定兴芥小孢子胚胎发生的影响

本文探索了油菜花药培养中小孢子胚早期发育的适宜条件。花药分步悬浮法第一培养基的简化实验表明,小孢子胚在仅含有20%蔗糖的空白培养基上的诱导率(212%)与对照的(202%)无显著差异。这样,第一培养基便从原Keller培养基简化为不含大量、微量和有机元素而仅含有20%蔗糖的水溶液,并且,花药第一阶段的培养时间从原来的3—5天减少到1.5—2天。此外,研究了花药在蔗糖水溶液上的滞留时间对小孢子胚胎早期发育的影响。滞留36～48小时,小孢子胚的诱导率(135%)最佳。考察小孢子胚胎早期发育的状况与不同滞留时间的关系则发现,36—48小时内每100个活细胞里,膨大细胞约占70%。这表明,早期培养时,花粉只要膨大而不需分裂即可转入第二阶段培养,便可获得较高产率的胚状体。     

大麦直接游离小孢子培养中的脱分化启动和胚胎发生

采用DNA特异荧光染料,在共聚焦激光扫描显微镜下,对直接游离的大麦小孢子,在预处理过程中的脱分化启动,以及培养过程中的胚胎发生进行了较详尽的细胞学特征的观察,并在主要发育途径上与低温预处理后的小孢子进行了比较.研究结果表明:(1)小孢子的脱分化启动在预处理的12h内就已开始.完成脱分化启动的小孢子在细胞学上的主要特征为:细胞体积明显增大;核与核仁体积也显著增加,核仁极其明显,且高度浓缩,核/质比例高.(2)不同的预处理方法,都是促使离体小孢子完成脱分化启动,从而激发胚胎发生过程.(3)预处理方法可通过改变离体小孢子第1次有丝分裂的方式,而形成不同的主要发育途径.经低温预处理以形成A途径为主,直接游离以形成B途径为主.     

濒危植物水松小孢子发生和雄配子体发育的研究

水松(Glyptostrobus pensilis)是我国特有的单种属孑遗植物,是极度濒危物种,被列为国家一级重点保护植物。为了从生殖生物学方面探讨水松的濒危机制,采用石蜡切片法对水松小孢子发生及雄配子体发育过程进行了系统地观察研究。结果表明:水松雄球花于10月中旬开始分化,11月初小孢子囊壁形成,12月初小孢子母细胞形成,12月中旬减数分裂。翌年1月中旬形成四面体形和左右对称形四分体,1月下旬四分体解体,释放出游离小孢子。2月中旬花粉粒发育成熟,并以二细胞形态进行传粉,散粉期约为2周左右。3月萌发花粉管,3月下旬出现精原细胞、管核和不育核,5月下旬花粉管到达颈卵器顶部,精原细胞分裂成两个精细胞。水松小孢子和雄配子体发育过程中败育和变形现象很少,据此我们认为,水松小孢子发生与雄配子体发育正常,不是致其濒危的主要原因。     

基因型与培养条件对羽衣甘蓝小孢子胚胎发生的影响

本文详细地研究了小孢子发育时期、基因型与培养条件对羽衣甘蓝小孢子胚胎发生的影响,建立了一个稳定、高频地获得小孢子胚胎的有效体系。结果表明,不同基因型材料相同大小的花蕾其小孢子发育时期存在很大差异,需针对不同基因型材料选取适合大小的花蕾。供试的37个基因型中,有20个获得了胚状体,占供试材料的54．1％,其中基因型‘桃舞’获得了最高的出胚率,为123．6个·皿-1。自交系的出胚率比商业品种和F,代杂种的出胚率要低得多,且自交代数越高,小孢子的胚胎发生能力就越弱。在热激培养48hN加液培养对小孢子的发育能起到积极作用,向培养基中添加激素和活性炭对小孢子的胚胎发生无促进作用。     

Enhanced post-germinative growth of encapsulated somatic embryos of Siberian ginseng by carbohydrate addition to the encapsulation matrix

Based on a protocol for microspore culture in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.), the embryo induction phase has been improved with regard to pretreatment of microspores for initiation of microspore embryogenesis, the concentration of carbon source in the induction medium and the microspore density in the suspension. Furthermore, the effect of the genotype was studied. To determine the efficiency of in vitro androgenesis, both methods, via anther and microspore culture, were investigated using the same bud material. A comparison of the efficiency of embryo induction in anther and microspore cultures showed that microspore culture resulted in an increase up to 10 times, depending on the genotype. The regeneration route in microspore culture is similar to that of androgenic embryos via anther culture and showed adventitious shoot formation in most cases after a long period of secondary embryogenesis.Communicated by H. Lörz     

Androgenic response to preculture stress in microspore cultures of barley

Summary. Various stresses such as starvation and cold or heat shocks have been identified as triggers in the induction of the microspore embryogenesis. This study attempts to quantify the effects of different pretreatment conditions for successful microspore culture of malting barley (cv. Scarlett). While the sporophytic microspore development could be induced from treated and nontreated microspores, abiotic stress was essential for embryo formation and plant regeneration. The type of stress treatment applied affected the numbers and the ratios of albino and green plants regenerated, as well as their fertility. The highest number of green plants was obtained after the treatment of anthers in 0.3 M mannitol at 32 °C for 24 h before microspore culture. Correspondence and reprints: Department of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization, Radzików, 05-870 Blonie, Poland.     

Isolated microspore culture and plant regeneration in rye (Secale cereale L.)

 An isolated microspore culture and green plant regeneration method for rye (Secale cereale L.) was established. Rye isolated microspore androgenesis was genotype-dependent. PG-96M medium supplemented with 6% maltose gave the highest microspore survival rate after 48 h of culture and the highest embryo/callus yield (930 embryos/calli per 100 anthers from cv. Florida 401). Osmotic pressure in the induction medium played an important role. Pretreatment of the anthers with mannitol was beneficial for the microspore culture. Embryos/calli of a relatively younger age and smaller size had a higher regeneration ability, with the best green plant regeneration rate being 6%. Over 150 microspore-derived green plants have been obtained so far. About 90% of the regenerated plants were spontaneous doubled haploids. This is the first report of isolated microspore culture in true rye resulting in androgenic embryogenesis and plant regeneration. Received: 26 April 1999 / Accepted: 23 November 1999     

Cold pretreatment enhances microspore embryogenesis in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

Stress is an essential component during embryogenesis induction in microspore culture. Cold pretreatment has been used in cereal microspore culture but very seldom attempted in Brassica microspore culture. The effect of cold pretreatment of flower buds subjected to a liquid medium on microspore embryogenesis was investigated in spring and winter Brassica napus, as well as in B. rapa and B. oleracea. Cold pretreatment significantly enhanced microspore embryogenesis (by 1–7 fold) compared to commonly used microspore culture protocol in B. napus, while it was less effective in B. rapa or even negative in B. oleracea. The appropriate duration of cold pretreatment was found to be 2–4 days, which stimulated the best microspore embryogenesis. Cold pretreatment was also able to promote embryo development including the improvement of embryo quality and acceleration of embryogenesis. When incorporating with medium refreshing, cold pretreatment could initiate the most microspore embryogenesis than any other treatment used. With further improvement cold pretreatment method may have a positive potential in Brassica breeding programmes.     

Regeneration of zygotic-like microspore-derived embryos suggests an important role for the suspensor in early embryo patterning

The inaccessibility of the zygote and proembryos of angiospermswithin the surrounding maternal and filial tissues has hamperedstudies on early plant embryogenesis. Somatic and gametophyticembryo cultures are often used as alternative systems for molecularand biochemical studies on early embryogenesis, but are notwidely used in developmental studies due to differences in theearly cell division patterns with seed embryos. A new Brassicanapus microspore embryo culture system, wherein embryogenesishighly mimics zygotic embryo development, is reported here.In this new system, the donor microspore first divides transverselyto form a filamentous structure, from which the distal cellforms the embryo proper, while the lower part resembles thesuspensor. In conventional microspore embryogenesis, the microsporedivides randomly to form an embryonic mass that after a whileestablishes a protoderm and subsequently shows delayed histodifferentiation.In contrast, the embryo proper of filament-bearing microspore-derivedembryos undergoes the same ordered pattern of cell divisionand early histodifferentiation as in the zygotic embryo. Thisobservation suggests an important role for the suspensor inearly zygotic embryo patterning and histodifferentiation. Thisis the first in vitro system wherein single differentiated cellsin culture can efficiently regenerate embryos that are morphologicallycomparable to zygotic embryos. The system provides a powerfulin vitro tool for studying the diverse developmental processesthat take place during the early stages of plant embryogenesis. Key words: Brassica napus, microspore embryogenesis, pattern formation, polarity, suspensor, zygotic embryogenesis     

Induction of embryogenesis from isolated apple microspores

 We report, for the first time, the induction of embryogenesis and plant formation from isolated apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) microspores in vitro. Different isolation techniques were tested and an optimized protocol was elaborated. Furthermore, the influence of the induction medium and starvation treatment, using different starvation material, temperatures and time, were studied. In addition to embryo induction, the number of multicellular structures per divided microspores was found to be a suitable parameter of assessment and could be used in earlier stages during microspore culture. Although the number of embryos induced in these first experiments is low, the best frequency of embryo induction was shown to be at least twice as efficient as that obtained by anther culture. Received: 9 September 1998 / Revision received: 22 December 1998 / Accepted: 12 January 1999     

Arabinogalactan protein profiles and distribution patterns during microspore embryogenesis and pollen development in Brassica napus

Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs), present in cell walls, plasma membranes and extracellular secretions, are massively glycosylated hydroxyproline-rich proteins that play a key role in several plant developmental processes. After stress treatment, microspores cultured in vitro can reprogramme and change their gametophytic developmental pathways towards embryogenesis, thereby producing embryos which can further give rise to haploid and double haploid plants, important biotechnological tools in plant breeding. Microspore embryogenesis constitutes a convenient system for studying the mechanisms underlying cell reprogramming and embryo formation. In this work, the dynamics of both AGP presence and distribution were studied during pollen development and microspore embryogenesis in Brassica napus, by employing a multidisciplinary approach using monoclonal antibodies for AGPs (LM2, LM6, JIM13, JIM14, MAC207) and analysing the expression pattern of the BnAGP Sta 39–4 gene. Results showed the developmental regulation and defined localization of the studied AGP epitopes during the two microspore developmental pathways, revealing different distribution patterns for AGPs with different antigenic reactivity. AGPs recognized by JIM13, JIM14 and MAC207 antibodies were related to pollen maturation, whereas AGPs labelled by LM2 and LM6 were associated with embryo development. Interestingly, the AGPs labelled by JIM13 and JIM14 were induced with the change of microspore fate. Increases in the expression of the Sta 39–4 gene, JIM13 and JIM14 epitopes found specifically in 2–4 cell stage embryo cell walls, suggested that AGPs are early molecular markers of microspore embryogenesis. Later, LM2 and LM6 antigens increased progressively with embryo development and localized on cell walls and cytoplasmic spots, suggesting an active production and secretion of AGPs during in vitro embryo formation. These results give new insights into the involvement of AGPs as potential regulating/signalling molecules in microspore reprogramming and embryogenesis.     

Stress-related variation in antioxidative enzymes activity and cell metabolism efficiency associated with embryogenesis induction in isolated microspore culture of triticale (<Emphasis Type="Italic">x Triticosecale</Emphasis> Wittm.)

Isolated microspore cultures of two spring triticale (x Triticosecale Wittm.) cultivars were used to examine the effect of various stress treatments (either high—32°C or low—5°C temperature with or without nitrogen/carbohydrate starvation) applied to excised anthers on the effectiveness of microspore embryogenesis induction. To quantify the effects of pretreatment conditions, the activity of antioxidative enzymes (catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase) together with respiration rate and heat emission were measured. It was observed that heat shock treatment applied as the only one stress factor increased the activity of antioxidative enzymes which suggests intensive generation of reactive oxygen species. Such pretreatment effectively triggered microspore reprogramming but drastically decreased microspore viability. After low temperature treatment, the activity of antioxidative enzymes was similar to the control subjected only with the stress originated from the transfer to in vitro culture conditions. This pretreatment decreased the number of microspores entering embryogenesis but sustained cell viability and this effect prevailed in the final estimation of microspore embryogenesis effectiveness. For both, low- and high-temperature treatments, interaction with starvation stress was beneficial increasing microspore viability (at 5°C) or efficiency of embryogenesis induction (at 32°C). The latter treatment significantly reduced cell metabolic activity. Physiological background of these effects seems to be different and some hypothetical explanations have been discussed. Received data indicate that in triticale, anther preculture conditions could generate oxidative stress and change the cell metabolic activity which could next be reflected in the cell viability and the efficiency of microspore embryogenesis.