莴苣助细胞发育过程中钙的分布研究

用焦锑酸盐沉淀法对莴苣助细胞中的钙分布进行了观察。结果表明,开花前3天刚形成的助细胞中的钙颗粒很少:开花前2天助细胞壁中的钙颗粒增加;开花前1天助细胞珠孔端细胞壁加厚,其中积累了许多钙颗粒:开花当天助细胞珠孔端的丝状器中聚集了大量的钙颗粒。授粉后1h时两个助细胞的结构和钙分布发生差异,一个呈退化状,其中的钙颗粒明显增多,另一宿存助细胞中的钙分布与授粉前相似。去雄不授粉1天后两个助细胞均保持完好,且两助细胞中的钙分布没有明显差异,表明由花粉管引起一个助细胞中钙含量增加进而导致了助细胞退化。退化助细胞在卵细胞与中央细胞之间形成一薄层。助细胞退化后不同部位的钙颗粒呈现出与受精作用密切有关的变化:授粉后1h时,钙主要聚集在近合点端部位;授粉后2.5h卵细胞即将受精,这时许多细小的钙颗粒主要聚集在卵细胞与中央细胞之间的薄层中;授粉后4h精、卵细胞已融合,这时退化助细胞合点端的钙颗粒明显减少,而在其珠孔端又聚集了较多的钙。上述助细胞中的钙含量变化与吸引花粉管进入胚囊和促使精卵细胞融合密切有关。     

天竺葵雌性生殖单位的超微结构

应用透射电镜研究了临近受精时天竺葵(Pelargonium hortorum Bailey)胚囊中的卵细胞、助细胞和中央细胞的结构。证明了卵细胞与助细胞以及助细胞与助细胞之间从合点端至珠孔端有很大的面积以质膜分界,仅珠孔端少部分以壁分隔。卵细胞与中央细胞之间同样缺乏细胞壁。在卵细胞的合点端,两质膜不同程度地分离形成宽窄相间的间隙。在间隙的絮状基质中存在小泡,这些小泡的产生似与卵和中央细胞中周质内质网的活动有关。推测小泡为多糖性质,可能为合子新壁的建造提供物质。卵细胞质中含巨大线粒体,质体和内质网也较丰富。基于超微结构的特征,可认为卵细胞具高度的生理合成活动的潜能。中央细胞极核位于珠孔端与卵器细胞毗邻,有利于在双受精作用中同时发生精细胞与卵细胞和精细胞与中央细胞核的融合。中央细胞的侧壁在珠孔端形成内突,具传递细胞的特点,表明这是雌配子体向孢子体摄取营养的重要部位。助细胞的细胞质含丰富的细胞器,这与多数植物中的相似,但具几个明显的特征,即核中存在微核仁,内质网形成圆球体或脂体,线粒体富集在丝状器的附近。传粉后花粉管进入胚囊之前,两个助细胞中一个退化。     

甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14成熟胚囊的超微结构特征

以甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14（Betavulgaris,2n=18＋1）为实验材料,利用电子显微镜技术对成熟胚囊及其超微结构进行研究。结果表明：M14成熟胚囊包括1个卵细胞、2个退化的助细胞、1个具有次生核的中央细胞和3-6个反足细胞。其卵细胞具有3种不同的形态：（1）极性正常的卵细胞,细胞核位于合点端,细胞质含有大量核糖体、线粒体、内质网等细胞器;（2）细胞核位于细胞中央;（3）细胞核位于珠孔端,且后2种形态细胞器的种类与数量少。大多数胚囊中的2个助细胞在开花前已退化。中央细胞的次生核位于反足细胞附近;未经受精自发分裂前的卵细胞与中央细胞的细胞核大、核仁明显,细胞器的种类与数量多,呈现旺盛代谢活动特征,成为二倍体孢子无融合生殖过程中,卵细胞与次生核自发分裂的细胞学标志。     

甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14 成熟胚囊的超微结构特征

以甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14(Beta vulgaris, 2n=18+1)为实验材料, 利用电子显微镜技术对成熟胚囊及其超微结构进行研究。结果表明: M14成熟胚囊包括1个卵细胞、2个退化的助细胞、1个具有次生核的中央细胞和3-6个反足细胞。其卵细胞具有3种不同的形态: (1)极性正常的卵细胞, 细胞核位于合点端, 细胞质含有大量核糖体、线粒体、内质网等细胞器; (2)细胞核位于细胞中央; (3)细胞核位于珠孔端, 且后2种形态细胞器的种类与数量少。大多数胚囊中的2个助细胞在开花前已退化。中央细胞的次生核位于反足细胞附近; 未经受精自发分裂前的卵细胞与中央细胞的细胞核大、核仁明显, 细胞器的种类与数量多, 呈现旺盛代谢活动特征, 成为二倍体孢子无融合生殖过程中, 卵细胞与次生核自发分裂的细胞学标志。     

扁豆成熟胚囊的超微结构

本文对扁豆（Dolichos lablab)成熟胚囊的超微结构进行了研究,在成熟胚囊中,卵细胞和助细胞仅在珠孔端1／3有细胞壁,靠近合点端,卵细胞一助细胞,卵细胞－中央细胞,助细胞－中央细胞之间没有细胞壁存在,相邻细胞的质膜靠在一起,在卵细胞和中央细胞的质膜间,有些地方存在中等电子密度的物质,卵细胞的细胞质中含有很多的线粒体和质体,内质网和高尔基体较少,助细胞的珠孔端有一复杂的丝状器,靠近珠孔端的细胞质中有很多管状的内质网,表明助细胞可能具有分泌功能,在助细胞的合点端,含有丰富的粗糙内质网,助细胞和卵细胞的质膜之间有很多囊泡状的结构,中央细胞内含有丰富的线粒体,高尔基体和内质网,中央细胞的壁向内形成突起,在周缘细胞质中含有丰富的脂滴。     

助细胞

被子植物的雌配子体,又称胚囊,通常由七个细胞所组成,包括在珠孔端的一个卵细胞二个肋细胞和在合点端的三个反足细胞以及在这两群细胞之间的一个大的含有双核的中央细胞. 在胚囊中结构最为复杂、并在受精过程中起着极其重要作用的是两个助细胞.助细胞紧靠卵细胞,与卵细胞呈三角状排列,各细胞都     

扁豆成熟胚囊的超微结构

本文对扁豆（Dolichos lablab)成熟胚囊的超微结构进行了研究,在成熟胚囊中,卵细胞和助细胞仅在珠孔端1／3有细胞壁,靠近合点端,卵细胞一助细胞,卵细胞－中央细胞,助细胞－中央细胞之间没有细胞壁存在,相邻细胞的质膜靠在一起,在卵细胞和中央细胞的质膜间,有些地方存在中等电子密度的物质,卵细胞的细胞质中含有很多的线粒体和质体,内质网和高尔基体较少,助细胞的珠孔端有一复杂的丝状器,靠近珠孔端的细胞质中有很多管状的内质网,表明助细胞可能具有分泌功能,在助细胞的合点端,含有丰富的粗糙内质网,助细胞和卵细胞的质膜之间有很多囊泡状的结构,中央细胞内含有丰富的线粒体,高尔基体和内质网,中央细胞的壁向内形成突起,在周缘细胞质中含有丰富的脂滴。     

成熟胚囊的结构与功能是什么？

答：大多数被子植物的成熟胚囊由7个细胞8个核构成,包括珠孔端的1个卵细胞、2个助细胞、合点端的3个反足细胞和1个中央细胞,其中中央细胞具有2个核。这些细胞的结构和功能如下：     

水稻胚囊超微结构的研究

水稻(Oryza sativa L.)胚囊成熟时,卵细胞的合点端无细胞壁,核居细胞中部,细胞器集中在核周围,液泡分散于细胞周边区域。助细胞珠孔端有丝状器,合点端无壁,核位于细胞中部贴壁处,细胞器主要分布在珠孔端,液泡主要分布在合点端。开花前不久,一个助细胞退化。中央细胞为大液泡所占,两个极核靠近卵器而部分融合,细胞器集中在极核周围和靠近卵器处,与珠心相接的胚囊壁上有发达的内突。反足细胞多个形成群体,其增殖主要依靠无丝分裂与壁的自由生长,反足细胞含丰富活跃的细胞器,与珠心相接的壁上有发达的内突。开花后6小时双受精已完成,合子和两个助细胞合点端均形成完整壁。合子中开始形成多聚核糖体、液泡减小。退化助细胞含花粉管释放的物质,其合点端迴抱合子。极核已分裂成数个胚乳游离核,中央细胞中细胞器呈活化状态。反足细胞仍在继续增殖。讨论了卵细胞的极性、助细胞的退化、卵器与中央细胞间界壁的变化、反足细胞的分裂特点等问题。     

被子植物受精机制的研究进展

被子植物的受精是一个复杂而精巧的过程。花粉管到达子房,通过退化助细胞进入胚囊,释放出两个精细胞。原来在花粉管中相互联结的两个精细胞在退化助细胞中分开,一个与卵细胞融合,另一个与中央细胞融合,完成双受精。目前对双受精过程中有关雌、雄配子识别的机制还知之甚少。本文介绍了目前被子植物精、卵细胞融合前后的细胞周期变化、退化助细胞的功能、精细胞在退化助细胞中迁移的研究动态、精细胞的倾向受精和卵细胞的激活等被子植物受精生物学领域中的一些新的研究成果和发展趋势。     

不同生境中猴腿蹄盖蕨种群调查

猴腿蹄盖蕨〔Athyrium multidentatum(Dol.)Ch ing〕是一种食药兼用型植物,为了合理的开发利用,在吉林省东南部山区临江市境内,调查分析了其分布的5个典型群落,并测量株高、冠幅、密度和含水率。结果表明:猴腿蹄盖蕨的生态适宜性较广,不同群落条件下株高、冠幅、密度差异较大,水分和光照强度是影响其生长发育和繁殖的主要生态因子,适当的强光照和高湿度条件有利于猴腿蹄盖蕨的有性繁殖和生长发育,针阔混交林林缘和白桦次生林林窗群落条件最适宜猴腿蹄盖蕨种群的发展。环境条件的差异对含水率的影响较小。通过探讨适合种群生长发育的环境条件,为引种驯化提供科学依据。     

山东产蹄盖蕨科2属植物形态解剖学的研究

采用光镜和扫描电镜对山东分布的蹄盖蕨科2属(蹄盖蕨属和假蹄盖蕨属)7种植物的根、根茎、叶柄、叶轴、叶表皮、表皮毛和孢子囊进行了形态解剖学的系统研究.结果表明,在形态解剖学方面2属植物的共同特征为:根均为无髓中柱;叶柄基部的双柱型维管束向上渐靠近联合形成1个周韧型维管束;叶上下表皮垂周壁均呈波状;气孔主要为胞环型、周胞型或极附型.2属植物的不同特征是:蹄盖蕨属植物体无毛;而假蹄盖蕨属植物叶片和叶轴上均生有腺毛;蹄盖蕨属植物根皮层外侧为薄壁细胞,假蹄盖蕨属则为棕色厚壁细胞环.研究结果表明蹄盖蕨科为一个自然分类群,并支持假蹄盖蕨属的成立.     

On the systematic position of Athyrium crenulato-serrulatum Makino from North-eastern Asia

The fern Athyrium crenulato-serrulatum Makino is found in the whole of Northeastern Asia embracing Northeastern China, Korea, Japan, Ussuri and the Far East USSR. It is similar to the European Athyrium distentifolium, formerly known as A. alpestre, in having exindusiate round or ovate sori, but differs in several essential characters, such as the well-spaced fronds are biseriately arranged along a thick and long-creeping rhizome, the base of stipe is thickened and not attenuated towards the point of attachment, the deltoid-ovate lamina with the basal pinnae as long as those next above, which all are distinctly petiolate and the rachis, costis and especially the costules of pinnules clad in fine pale-colored generally septate hairs underneath. All these clearly show that the fern in question is not an Athyrium sen. str. neither Pseudoathyrium Newman to which latter the fern was referred by Nakai. However, we have been long suspicious of its proper systematic position. In his recent monograph on the genus Cornopteris (Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 30: 104. 1979.) Kato has pointed out that C.crenulato-serrulata (Makino) Nakai “has the northernmost destribution in the genus and exhibits a few characteristics similar to Athyrium, the swollen base of stipes with projections and cartilaginous lamina margin. By these characteristics the species is clearly discriminated from other species”. According to Kurita (1964), Mitui (1970) and Karo (1978) the species in question has chromosome numbers n=40, the base number of the subfamily Athyrioides instead of x=41, the base number of the subfamily Diplazioides including Cornopteris Nakai. Since thefern in question fits no other athyrid genera, hence a new genus is proposed.     

Nitrous oxide reductase from denitrifying Pseudomonas perfectomarina. Purification and properties of a novel multicopper enzyme

Nitrous oxide reductase from the denitrifying bacterium Pseudomonas perfectomarina has been isolated and purified to homogeneity. The enzyme contained about eight copper atoms/120 kDa and was composed of two presumably identical subunits. The isoelectric point was 5.1. Several spectroscopically distinct forms of the enzyme were identified. A 'pink' form of the enzyme was obtained when the purification was done aerobically. The specific activity of this species was around 30 nkat/mg protein as measured by the nitrous-oxide-dependent oxidation of photochemically reduced benzyl viologen. A 'purple' form of the enzyme, whose catalytic activity was 2-5-fold higher, was obtained when the purification was done anaerobically. The activity of both forms of the enzyme was substantially increased by dialyzing the protein against 2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonate buffer at pH approximately equal to 10. A maximal activity of 1000 nkat/mg protein has been obtained for the purple form using this procedure. A 'blue', enzymatically inactive form of the enzyme resulted when either the pink or the purple species was exposed to excess dithionite or ascorbate. Anaerobic, potentiometric titrations of both the purple and the pink form of the enzyme gave a Nernst factor, n540, of 0.95 and a midpoint potential, E'0,540 of +260 mV (vs SHE, 25 degrees C, Tris/HCl buffer, pH 7.5). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and optical spectra of N2O reductase suggested the presence of an unusual type 1 copper center. Type 2 copper was absent. The hyperfine splitting in the g parallel region consisted of a seven-line pattern. In the presence of excess of reductant, a broad EPR signal with g values at 2.18 and 2.06 was observed. The EPR spectra of the pink and purple forms of the enzyme were similar; however, the spectrum of the purple form was better resolved with g parallel = 2.18 (A parallel = 3.83 mT) and g perpendicular = 2.03 (A perpendicular = 2.8 mT). Most of the copper in N2O reductase was removed by anaerobic dialysis against KCN. Reaction of the apoprotein with Cu(en)2SO4 partially regenerated the optical and EPR spectra of the holoprotein; the resulting protein was enzymatically inactive. Monospecific antibodies against the copper protein strongly inhibited the N2O reductase activity of purified samples and cell-free extracts.     

Characterization of Two Sibling Species of the Genus Stylonychia (Ciliata,Hypotricha): S. mytilus Ehrenberg, 1838 and S. lemnae n. sp. II. Biochemical Characterization1

The two closely related hypotrichous ciliate species, Stylonychia lemnae and S. mytilus, have been compared with respect to their isoenzyme patterns, their macronuclear DNA banding patterns, and micronuclear DNA banding patterns after restriction enzyme digestion. Since macronuclear DNA contains mainly protein-coding sequences and since the micronuclear DNA patterns represent mainly the repetitive fraction of the genome, these results, together with the isoenzyme patterns, reflect differences on three different levels of molecular evolution between morphologically very similar species. Each of the three methods allows an unequivocal identification of each of the two species. Intraspecific variation seems to be greatest among the repetitive sequences of the micronuclear genomes. By using the isoenzyme data and the formula of Nei (19) the genetic distance between the two species is calculated and compared with the results from other protozoa and different Drosophila species. Despite their morphological similarity, the two species show a considerable amount of evolutionary divergence on the three molecular levels which have been investigated.     

小麦属核型分析和BG染色体组及4A染色体的起源

应用植物有丝分裂染色体标本制备新方法和N—带技术对小麦属(Triticum)9个六倍体种(AABBDD),8个四倍体种(AABB,AAGG),3个二倍体种(AA,A~uA~u)及B组的可能供体沙融山羊草(Ae. shronensis)体细胞核型和N—带进行了分析。结果表明,小麦属全部为具中部或次中部着丝点染色体,核型属于“2A”类型,不对称性随倍性提高而有所增加。种问核型有一定差异。所有小麦B染色体组、G染色体组和4A染色体均显N—带,其它染色体则不显带或只显很浅的着丝点带。六倍体种B染色体组带型基本相同,四倍体小麦B组N—带种间有一定差异。提莫菲维小麦(T.Timopheevi)G组带纹数目和分布与B梁色体组有显著差别,作者认为两者非同源。沙融山羊草核型和带型都与小麦B组相近,是B组的可能供体。一粒系小麦A染色体组基本不显N—带,其中无与4A带型相同的染色体,4A起源尚待研究。     

Fluorescence Banding in Several Species of Plant

Chromosomal fluorescence banding in Haynaldia villosa (2n=14),Zea mays (2n=20) and Secale cereale (2n=14) have been studied. Stained with Hoe-chst 33258, all three species show chromosomal banding clearly and brightly, but withquinacrine. 2HCl only the staining of H. villosa chromosomes are satisfactory. While thequinacrine fluorescence banding of maize and Secale is not clearer and quench morequickly. The positions of the Ho-banding are basically identical with the Q-banding. A comparison has been made between the fluorescence banding and the C-banding in great detail. The results show that the two barding patterns are about the same, but there are also some differences ,between them. We have also discussed the reason of the similarities and the differences between Ho-banding, Q-banding and C-banding in chromosomes of same species.     

Chromosomal evidence for sibling species of the malaria vector Anopheles cruzii.

An analysis of the ovarian polytene chromosomes of Anopheles cruzii from three localities in Southeast Brazil revealed the existence of two genetic entities within this morphologically uniform taxon. These cryptic species differed in the banding patterns of the X chromosome and 3L arm. A pattern of bands that cannot be explained by the fixation of any of the known inversions in chromosome X was revealed and named chromosomal form B to distinguish it from the standard pattern of this X chromosome, form A. Each chromosomal form is characterized by a different set of inversions. The lack of heterozygotes (A/B) for these X chromosome forms in populations where both forms coexist is evidence of absence or limited gene flow between the two groups.     

POPULATION GENETICS OF SKELETONEMA COSTATUM (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN NARRAGANSETT BAY1

During a two year period 457 clones of the diatom Skeletonema costatum were isolated prior to and during the summer-fall and winter-spring blooms of this species in Narragansett Bay, R.I. Their allozyme banding patterns were examined for 5 enzyme loci. Genotypic frequencies indicated that the winter bloom populations were genetically different from the prevalent summer bloom populations of the same species. Genetic differences between seasonal blooms are as great as those found between species of terrestrial organisms, but are not accompanied by morphological variation. Although blooms have distinct prevalent forms, they are not genetically homogeneous. No single clone is ever representative of all populations of S. costatum. The dynamics of these allochronic populations appear to be governed by a form of cyclic natural selection, and are probably a regular feature of the cycles of abundance of this species in this area. These results cast doubt on some of the assumptions often made in the “autecological approach” to phytoplankton ecology. This study comprises the first quantitative examination of the population genetics of a microalga.     

Isozyme electrophoresis patterns of the liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis from Kimhae, Korea and from Shenyang, China

An enzyme analysis of the liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis from Kimhae, Korea and from Shenyang, China was conducted using a horizontal starch gel electrophoresis in order to elucidate their genetic relationships. A total of eight enzymes was employed from two different kinds of buffer systems. Two loci from each enzyme of aconitase and esterase (alpha-Na and beta-Na); and only one locus each from six enzymes, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), and phosphoglucomutase (PGM) were detected. Most of loci in two populations of C. sinensis showed homozygous monomorphic banding patterns and one of them, GPD was specific as genetic markers between two different populations. However, esterase (alpha-Na), GPD, HBDH and PGI loci showed polymorphic banding patterns. Two populations of C. sinensis were more closely clustered within the range of genetic identity value of 0.998-1.0. In summarizing the above results, two populations of C. sinensis employed in this study showed mostly monomorphic enzyme protein banding patterns, and genetic differences specific between two populations.