钙_钙调素信号系统与环境刺激

植物抗逆研究已有很大进展,但传递各种外界刺激的信号通路仍未可知,目前已有一些研究发现很多环境刺激与钙_钙调素系统有关。Ca2+信号系统是很重要的一种信号途径,CaM是目前已知的胞内Ca2+信号受体中最重要的一种,参与了多种生理活动的调节。在热激领域中,研究者已提出Ca2+ CaM系统可能参与了热激反应,在基因调节水平、转录水平、蛋白水平均有Ca2+和CaM参与热激的证据。其它环境刺激也能引起植物体内Ca2+和CaM的一系列变化。这为研究各种环境刺激可能的信号通路提供了基础和依据。     

Ca2+在植物盐胁迫响应机制中的调控作用

对植物而言,Ca2+不仅作为一种必须的营养元素,更重要的是作为耦联胞外信号与胞内生理反应的第二信使,当植物受到外界的环境刺激时,细胞中Ca2+会出现变化,引起一系列保护性生理反应,从而减轻环境胁迫对植物体的伤害.我国盐碱地面积广阔,极大地限制了作物种植和农业生产.大量研究表明,Ca2+可以提高植物对盐胁迫的抗性,针对盐胁迫对植物的伤害机制,重点讨论了盐胁迫条件下Ca2+参与的植物体内有关响应途径及作用机制.     

H_2S与Ca~(2+)协同增强谷子对Cr~(6+)胁迫的耐受

继一氧化氮(NO)和一氧化碳(CO)之后,第三种气体信号分子硫化氢(H2S)对植物体生长发育和环境胁迫应答的调控正在受到越来越多的关注。钙离子(Ca2+)是重要的第二信使,参与植物对多种胁迫的响应。该实验以谷子这种抗逆性较强的作物为材料,对其响应六价铬(Cr6+)胁迫过程中H2S和Ca2+信号的互作进行了研究。结果表明,Cr6+胁迫显著激活谷子幼苗的H2S产生系统,外源H2S预处理能明显降低Cr6+胁迫对谷子根尖细胞的损伤,而H2S的合成抑制剂羟胺(HA)预处理,使得Cr6+对谷子的毒害增强;进一步实验发现,H2S能激活Ca2+信号下游相关基因的表达,同时Ca2+能增强H2S的产生,表明在植物体内H2S和Ca2+信号存在复杂的联系。该研究也证明,H2S和Ca2+可以通过调节重金属离子转运蛋白增强谷子对Cr6+的耐受。     

植物体内的钙信使系绕

Ca对植物不仅仅是一种大量营养元素,更重要的是作为偶连胞外信号与胞内生理生化反应的第二信使,作为植物代谢和发育的主要调控者。本文介绍了Ca在植物细胞中的分布及其体内平衡机制,以及Ca2+信使系统调控的植物生理生化过程,讨论了外界信号通过Ca2+信使系统的传递和表达过程,Ca2+信使系统对基因表达的可能影响,以及Ca2+信使系统的作用机制,并提出了今后的研究方向。     

Ca2+在植物细胞对逆境反应和适应中的调节作用

钙离子(Ca2+ )信号在植物的生长发育及其对环境的反应和适应中起着十分重要的作用。本文对Ca2+在植物细胞对低温、干旱和盐渍化逆境的反应和适应中的调节功能作一概述, 论述的主要问题包括: (1)Ca2+的亚细胞定位与分布, 细胞内Ca2+相对低水平的稳态平衡是Ca2+信号发生的基础; (2)Ca2+信号的优越性及其发生与传递; (3)Ca2+充当低温信号的传递者诱导抗寒锻炼和基因表达; (4)细胞内高水平Ca2+持久性调控越冬木本植物的生理休眠; (5)Ca2+对干旱、盐渍化及其渗透胁迫的调节作用; (6)Ca2+参与气孔开关运动的调节; (7)Ca2+参与逆境中细胞壁加厚和加固的调节。     

细胞内自由钙离子浓度的测定方法

钙离子不仅是植物生长发育所必需的 1种大量元素 ,而且在植物的信号传导中起重要作用。钙离子作为一种第二信使把外源信号 (激素、光、重力、温度等 )转变成胞内信号 ,导致一系列胞内事件的发生。大量的研究表明 ,Ca2 +的信使功能是通过调控细胞内游离 Ca2 +浓度来实现的。 Ca2 + 信号的产生和终止是细胞内 Ca2 + 增减、波动的结果。因此测定细胞溶质中的 Ca2 +浓度是十分重要的。从理论上讲 ,测定细胞内 Ca2 + 浓度的方法应符合如下要求 :首先 ,所使用的 Ca2 +指示剂必须对 Ca2 +有很强的专一性 ;其次 ,是灵敏度高 ,能够测定低浓度的Ca…     

外源钙对根际低氧胁迫下黄瓜幼苗ADH、LDH活性和同工酶的影响

以‘新泰密刺’黄瓜为材料,采用营养液栽培,外源使用Ca2+、钙离子通道抑制剂La3+与钙调素拮抗剂三氟拉嗪(TFP),研究了钙对根际低氧胁迫下黄瓜幼苗根系ADH、LDH活性和同工酶的影响。结果表明,低氧胁迫诱导产生了新的ADH和LDH同工酶条带。低氧胁迫下,ADH、LDH同工酶丰度和活性显著高于对照;外源增施Ca2+有利于Ca2+信号的形成和逆境信号的传递,营养液添加CaCl2缓解了低氧胁迫对黄瓜植株的伤害,ADH、LDH同工酶丰度和活性接近对照水平;La3+抑制Ca2+的吸收和体内运输,营养液添加LaCl3显著抑制了ADH和LDH同工酶丰度和酶活性,黄瓜幼苗植株生长受到抑制,生物量显著低于低氧处理,表明La3+加重了低氧胁迫对黄瓜幼苗植株的伤害;TFP抑制了低氧逆境胁迫信号的传递,营养液添加TFP抑制了ADH和LDH同工酶丰度和酶活性,ADH和LDH同工酶丰度和酶活性显著低于低氧处理,黄瓜幼苗植株生长受到抑制,黄瓜植株的低氧耐性降低。暗示外源Ca2+参与了低氧胁迫下黄瓜根系无氧呼吸代谢的调节,增强了Ca2+向植物体内的运输,缓解了低氧胁迫对黄瓜幼苗植株的伤害,增强了植物对低氧的耐性。     

重组水母发光蛋白及其在植物钙离子信号检测中的应用

重组水母发光蛋白作为检测植物细胞钙信号的手段是近十几年发展起来的新方法,该文介绍了重组水母发光蛋白作为Ca2+检测探针的发展过程、测钙原理、Ca2+浓度检测方法、Ca2+浓度换算方法、优点与不足、及在植物细胞钙离子信号检测中的研究进展。并利用国外实验室提供的方法在国内首次得出冷激条件下植物细胞内细胞质中([Ca2+]cyt)和液泡膜附近([Ca2+]md)钙离子浓度动力学变化曲线。     

植物细胞Ca2+荧光蛋白指示剂研究进展

Ca2+作为第二信使参与了植物生长和发育过程的调控,不同生物和非生物胁迫信号均可诱导胞内Ca2+变化.对Ca2+在信号转导作用中的认识主要来自于细胞内Ca2+浓度测定.水母发光蛋白和基于荧光蛋白的Ca2+荧光指示剂作为检测细胞Ca2+信号的手段是近年发展起来的新方法.本文综述了水母发光蛋白和基于荧光蛋白的Ca2+荧光指示剂的发展、测量原理、优点与不足及其在细胞Ca2+信号转导中的应用研究进展.     

植物中CBL-CIPK途径转导特异Ca~(2+)信号的分子机制

Ca2+作为植物中普遍存在的第二信使,其信号传感器CBL(calcineurin B-like protein)及与CBL互作的蛋白CIPK(CBL-interacting protein kinase)所构成的CBL-CIPK信号转导途径在转导特异Ca2+信号过程中起重要的作用。由于植物同时受多种复杂环境因素影响,因此必须同时对各种复杂因素作出响应并转导并存的信号。CBL和CIPK在结构、表达以及功能上的特异性构成了CBL-CIPK途径能够转导特异Ca2+信号的分子基础。本文在介绍CBL、CIPK的基础上,着重对其组合成的CBL-CIPK途径转导特异Ca2+信号的分子机制进行综述。     

The Actin Cytoskeleton and Signaling Network during Pollen Tube Tip Growth

The organization and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton play key roles in many aspects of plant cell development. The actin cytoskeleton responds to internal developmental cues and en-vironmental signals and is involved in cell division, subcellular organelle movement, cell polarity and polar cell growth. The tip-growing pollen tubes provide an ideal model system to investigate fundamental mechanisms of underlying polarized cell growth. In this system, most signaling cascades required for tip growth, such as Ca~(2+)-, small GTPases- and lipid-mediated signaling have been found to be involved in transmitting signals to a large group of actin-binding proteins. These actin-binding proteins subsequently regulate the structure of the actin network, as well as the rapid turnover of actin filaments (F-actin), thereby eventually controlling tip growth. The actin cytoskeleton acts as an integrator in which multiple signaling pathways converge, providing a general growth and regulatory mechanism that applies not only for tip growth but also for polarized diffuse growth in plants.     

Chemical signaling under abiotic stress environment in plants

Many chemicals are critical for plant growth and development and play an important role in integrating various stress signals and controlling downstream stress responses by modulating gene expression machinery and regulating various transporters/pumps and biochemical reactions. These chemicals include calcium (Ca²⁺), cyclic nucleotides, polyphosphoinositides, nitric oxide (NO), sugars, abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonates (JA), salicylic acid (SA) and polyamines. Ca²⁺ is one of the very important ubiquitous second messengers in signal transduction pathways and usually its concentration increases in response to the stimuli including stress signals. Many Ca²⁺ sensors detect the Ca²⁺ signals and direct them to downstream signaling pathways by binding and activating diverse targets. cAMP or cGMP protects the cell with ion toxicity. Phosphoinositides are known to be involved both in transmission of signal across the plasma membrane and in intracellular signaling. NO activates various defense genes and acts as a developmental regulator in plants. Sugars affect the expression of many genes involved in photosynthesis, glycolysis, nitrogen metabolism, sucrose and starch metabolism, defense mechanisms and cell cycle regulation. ABA, JA, SA and polyamines are also involved in many stress responses. Cross-talk between these chemical signaling pathways is very common in plant responses to abiotic and bitotic factors. In this article we have described the role of these chemicals in initiating signaling under stress conditions mainly the abiotic stress.Key words: ABA, abiotic stress, Ca²⁺ binding proteins, calcium signaling, cyclic nucleotides, nitric oxide, phosphoinositides signaling, signal transduction, sugar signaling     

Calcium, a signaling molecule in the endoplasmic reticulum?

For many years now, it has been known that Ca2+ is an important signaling molecule in the cytosol of the cell, but emerging evidence suggests that Ca2+ might also play a signaling role in the endoplasmic reticulum. For example, agonist-induced fluctuations in free Ca2+ concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum can affect many functions of the endoplasmic reticulum, including protein synthesis and modification, and interchaperone interactions.     

Calcium imaging in Arabidopsis pollen cells using G-CaMP5

Calcium(Ca~(2+)) signaling has been implicated in pollen germination and pollen tube growth. To date,however, we still know very little about how exactly Ca~(2+) signaling links to various physiological subcellular processes during pollen germination and pollen tube growth.Given that Ca~(2+) signaling is tightly related to the cytosolic concentration and dynamics of Ca~(2+), it is vital to trace the dynamic changes in Ca~(2+) levels in order to decode Ca~(2+) signaling. Here, we demonstrate that G-Ca MP5 serves well as an indicator for monitoring cytosolic Ca~(2+) dynamics in pollen cells. Using this probe, we show that cytosolic Ca~(2+) changes dramatically during pollen germination, and, asreported previously, Ca~(2+) forms a tip-focused gradient in the pollen tube and undergoes oscillation in the tip region during pollen tube growth. In particular, using G-CaMP5 allowed us to capture the dynamic changes in the cytosolic Ca~(2+) concentration([Ca~(2+)]_(cyt)) in pollen tubes in response to various exogenous treatments. Our data suggest that G-CaMP5 is a suitable probe for monitoring the dynamics of[Ca~(2+)]_(cyt) in pollen cells.     

植物钙调素结合蛋白研究进展

钙调素(CaM)作为最重要的一类Ca2 传感蛋白可以通过与其下游CaM结合蛋白(CaMBP)作用而调节细胞的生理功能.因此,对CaMBP的研究是揭示CaM作用机制的重要内容,是探明Ca2 -CaM信号转导系统的关键.该文从CaMBP和CaM的结合特性、植物CaMBP的分布以及植物CaMBP的生物学功能等方面综述了植物CaMBP的研究现状和最新进展.     

电针、吗啡镇痛和耐受时某些脑区线粒体结合钙的变化

采用 Tb~(3+)荧光探针和离子选择电极研究了电针和吗啡镇痛及镇痛耐受时,动物不同脑区游离 Ca~(2+)和线粒体膜结合 Ca~(2+)的变化。实验结果表明,电针和吗啡都有较强的镇痛作用,与此同时,导水管周围灰质和下丘脑的线粒体膜结合 Ca~(2+)升高。脑室内预注钌红,则能降低这两个脑区的线粒体膜结合 Ca~(2+)和痛阈。另一方面,在电针或吗啡耐受时,两脑区的游离 Ca~(2+)浓度增加,线粒体膜结合 Ca~(2+)降低。结果提示,神经细胞质膜内外 Ca~(2+)的移动可能在电针和吗啡镇痛中起某种调节作用。     

Actin Dynamics Regulates Voltage-Dependent Calcium-Permeable Channels of the Vicia faba Guard Cell Plasma Membrane

Free cytosolic Ca~(2+) ([Ca~(2+)]_(cyt)) is an ubiquitous second messenger in plant cell signaling, and [Ca~(2+)]_(cyt) elevation is associated with Ca~(2+)-permeable channels in the plasma membrane and endomembranes regulated by a wide range of stimuli. However, knowledge regarding Ca~(2+) channels and their regulation remains limited in planta. A type of voltage-dependent Ca~(2+)-permeable channel was identified and characterized for the Vicia faba L. guard cell plasma membrane by using patch-clamp techniques. These channels are permeable to both Ba~(2+) and Ca~(2+), and their activities can be inhibited by micromolar Gd~(3+). The unitary conductance and the reversal potential of the channels depend on the Ca~(2+) or Ba~(2+) gradients across the plasma membrane. The inward whole-cell Ca~(2+) (Ba~(2+)) current, as well as the unitary current amplitude and NP. of the single Ca~(2+) channel, increase along with the membrane hyperpolarization. Pharmacological experiments suggest that actin dynamics may serve as an upstream regulator of this type of calcium channel of the guard cell plasma membrane. Cytochalasin D, an actin polymerization blocker, activated the NP_o of these channels at the single channel level and increased the current amplitude at the whole-cell level. But these channel activations and current increments could be restrained by pretreatment with an F-actin stabilizer, phalloidin. The potential physiological significance of this regulatory mechanism is also discussed.