高等植物对磷饥饿胁迫的自我拯救

低磷营养胁迫下,高等植物会采取一系列自我拯救措施,包括将生长环境中的难溶性无机磷和无效态有机磷活化或水解释放有效磷（Ｐｉ）、对低浓度有效磷的有效吸收以及对吸收的有限磷源的有效利用．适于这些自我拯救措施,体内的许多生理生化过程将经受重大调整,这涉及到许多蛋白和酶的含量及活性的变化．与自我拯救密切相关的酶和蛋白的合成大量增加,有些则不同程度地减弱．有些酶,即使酶蛋白含量大大减少,但特殊的活性调节机制使其活性几乎未减弱甚至略有提高．本文主要概述磷饥饿状态下,呼吸和光合作用过程中的几种酶、与有机磷利用有关的酶的变化,例如酸性磷酸酶、ＲＮＡ酶、有关的蛋白激酶以及高亲和力Ｐｉ转运蛋白等．     

磷饥饿墨兰对磷的吸收及其在体内的分布

磷饥饿墨兰对磷的吸收及其在体内的分布梁旭野,潘瑞炽（华南师范大学国主研究中心,广州５１０６３１）关键词墨兰;磷前文［１,２］报道不同磷浓度对磷饥饿墨兰［Ｃｙｍｂｉｄｉｕｍｓｉｎｅｎｓｅ（Ａｎｄｒ）Ｗｉｌｌｄ．］植株的生理生化影响,以及墨兰不同生育期需...     

植物根系形态对低磷胁迫应答的研究进展

本文综述了近年来植物对磷营养高效吸收有关的根系形态方面的研究进展, 总结了植物适应低磷胁迫的根系形态特征, 以及植物适应低磷胁迫根系形态变化的激素调控的内在机制, 着重阐述了植物适应低磷根系形态变化的分子生物学基础, 并对开展此类工作的有效途径进行了探讨。     

植物根系形态对低磷胁迫应答的研究进展

本文综述了近年来植物对磷营养高效吸收有关的根系形态方面的研究进展,总结了植物适应低磷胁迫的根系形态特征,以及植物适应低磷胁迫根系形态变化的激素调控的内在机制,着重阐述了植物适应低磷根系形态变化的分子生物学基础,并对开展此类工作的有效途径进行了探讨.     

植物有效利用土壤磷特性的遗传学研究进展

植物有效利用土壤磷的特性是一系列形态、生理、生化特性的综合反映,包括植物根系活化土壤中难溶性磷、对磷的吸收、转运、分配与利用等。而这些特性又均受控于特定的遗传机制。本文简要概述该特性的细胞遗传学、数量遗传学的研究进展。     

甘蔗幼苗对难溶性磷的吸收及其根系对低磷胁迫的响应

为明确甘蔗适应低磷胁迫的生理生化机制,挖掘甘蔗对磷素的利用潜力,揭示甘蔗对低磷胁迫适应的可能机制,该研究以ROC22和ROC10两个甘蔗品种为材料,采用水培和土培的方法研究了甘蔗幼苗对难溶性磷的吸收及其在低磷胁迫下根构型和根系的生理反应。结果表明:(1)培养在以难溶性磷(Ca-P和Al-P)为磷源的培养液中的甘蔗的叶片数、地上部干重、生物量较缺磷(-P)处理显著增加,与对照(+P)的相当,甘蔗总磷积累量也显著提高,达到对照(+P)处理磷积累量的30%～77%。(2)在低磷条件下,甘蔗幼苗的根系有向土壤深层分布的趋势,根的总体积增大、最长根长变长、浅根系分布增多。(3)甘蔗幼苗在低磷环境下,根际环境明显酸化,且根系分泌物能溶解难溶性的铝磷,植株体内酸性磷酸酶的活性也明显增强。以上表明甘蔗幼苗有较强的吸收利用难溶性磷的能力,而低磷条件下根系数量增加、主根的向地性、浅根系分布增多、根际酸化以及植株体内酸性磷酸酶活性的增强可能是甘蔗幼苗适应缺磷环境的重要机制。     

黑麦对难溶性磷酸盐的吸收及活化机制研究

以2个黑麦品种冬牧70和King为材料,研究了植物对难溶性磷酸盐的吸收及活化,以揭示植物抵御酸性土壤逆境的机制.结果显示,(1)在活性铝含量高的赤红壤中施用磷酸铝、磷酸铁、磷酸钙等难溶性磷酸盐后,植株的生物产量和磷的积累量分别增加了0.84~6.38倍和0.60~20.5倍,且施用难溶性磷酸盐后冬牧70的生物产量和磷的积累量的增加量明显高于King.(2)铝胁迫下2种黑麦根系分泌物中的阴离子组分均能溶解难溶性磷酸盐,而在中性或阳离子组分中的难溶性磷酸盐溶解不显著;HPLC图谱显示,阴离子组分中含有柠檬酸和苹果酸.(3)铝胁迫下根系有机酸分泌量随铝处理浓度(10、30、50μmol/L AlCl3)的增加而增加,而且在柠檬酸或苹果酸溶液中难溶性磷酸盐的溶解度显著增加,其溶解的磷随有机酸浓度的增加而增加.(4)黑麦冬牧70品种对难溶性磷酸盐的吸收、阴离子组分对难溶性磷酸盐的溶解及有机酸分泌作用均较King强.结果表明,在铝胁迫下根系分泌的有机酸是黑麦活化、吸收土壤中难溶性磷的有效机制.     

利用抑制性扣除杂交技术克隆水稻磷饥饿诱导基因

磷素是植物生长所必需的重要元素.在缺磷环境中,植物能够调节自身的形态、生理生化和基因表达水平来适应环境的变化.为研究水稻(Oryza sativa L.)耐低磷胁迫的分子机理,采用抑制性扣除杂交技术(SSH)构建磷饥饿诱导的水稻根系扣除cDNA文库.通过文库筛选和测序获得18个已知基因和47个功能未知基因.这些基因参与了不同的代谢过程,包括磷吸收和转运、信号传导、蛋白质合成和降解、碳水化合物代谢和胁迫反应.Northern杂交结果表明,在磷饥饿胁迫下这些基因呈现不同的表达模式,并且不同代谢过程中的基因对磷饥饿有着不同的反应.     

利用抑制性扣除杂交技术克隆水稻磷饥饿诱导基因

磷素是植物生长所必需的重要元素。在缺磷环境中,植物能够调节自身的形态、生理生化和基因表达水平来适应环境的变化。为研究水稻(Oryzn sativa L.)耐低磷胁迫的分子机理,采用抑制性扣除杂交技术(SSH)构建磷饥饿诱导的水稻根系扣除cDNA文库。通过文库筛选和测序获得18个已知基因和47个功能未知基因。这些基因参与了不同的代谢过程,包括磷吸收和转运、信号传导、蛋白质合成和降解、碳水化合物代谢和胁迫反应。Northern杂交结果表明,在磷饥饿胁迫下这些基因呈现不同的表达模式,并且不同代谢过程中的基因对磷饥饿有着不同的反应。     

骤冷与饥饿对小鼠肝脏影响的实验研究

为探讨饥饿及饥饿与骤冷对动物肝脏的影响,本实验用健康昆明种小鼠２５只,随机分成正常组５只,饥饿组１０只,饥饿后再予冷刺激组１０只（下称骤冷组）。采用组织化学及酶组织化学方法观察糖原（ＰＡＳ反应）、ＳＤＨ（琥珀酸脱氢酶）,ＬＤＨ（乳酸脱氢酶）,ＣｈＥ（胆碱酯酶）、Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ（镁激活三磷酸腺苷酶）,ＡＣＰ（酸性磷酸酶）。结果提示：饥饿时肝脏ＰＡＳ反应,ＳＤＨ,Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ、ＣｈＥ活性显著下降,而ＡＣＰ活性明显增强;饥饿后骤冷时ＰＡＳ（反应）、ＳＤＨ、ＣｈＥ更显著下降,而ＡＣＰ及Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ活性反而增强。     

Signaling components involved in plant responses to phosphate starvation

Phosphorus is one of the macronutrients essential for plant growth and development. Many soils around the world are deficient in phosphate (Pi) which is the form of phosphorus that plants can absorb and utilize. To cope with the stress of Pi starvation, plants have evolved many elaborate strategies to enhance the acquisition and utilization of Pi from the environment. These strategies include morphological, biochemical and physiological responses which ultimately enable plants to better survive under low Pi conditions. Though these adaptive responses have been well described because of their ecological and agricultural importance, our studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying these responses are still in their infancy. In the last decade, significant progresses have been made towards the identification of the molecular components which are involved in the control of plant responses to Pi starvation. In this article, we first provide an overview of some major responses of plants to Pi starvation, then summarize what we have known so tar about the signaling components involved in these responses, as well as the roles of sugar and phytohormones.     

Cloning and characterization of miRNAs from maize seedling roots under low phosphorus stress

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition in plants and animals. In this study, a small RNA library was constructed to identify conserved miRNAs as well as novel miRNAs in maize seedling roots under low level phosphorus stress. Twelve miRNAs were identified by high throughput sequencing of the library and subsequent analysis, two belong to conserved miRNA families (miRNA399b and miRNA156), and the remaining ten are novel and one of latter is conserved in gramineous species. Based on sequence homology, we predicted 125 potential target genes of these miRNAs and then expression patterns of 7 miRNAs were validated by semi-RT-PCR analysis. MiRNA399b, Zma-miR3, and their target genes (Zmpt1 and Zmpt2) were analyzed by real-time PCR. It is shown that both miRNA399b and Zma-miR3 are induced by low phosphorus stress and regulated by their target genes (Zmpt1 and Zmpt2). Moreover, Zma-miR3, regulated by two maize inorganic phosphate transporters as a newly identified miRNAs, would likely be directly involved in phosphate homeostasis, so was miRNA399b in Arabidopsis and rice. These results indicate that both conserved and maize-specific miRNAs play important roles in stress responses and other physiological processes correlated with phosphate starvation, regulated by their target genes. Identification of these differentially expressed miRNAs will facilitate us to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying the progression of maize seedling roots development under low level phosphorus stress.     

Isolation of lux reporter gene fusions in Pseudomonas fluorescens DF57 inducible by nitrogen or phosphorus starvation

Abstract: We have used transposon Tn 5 mutagenesis to insert a promoter-less lux AB gene-cassette into multiple locations in the chromosome of a Pseudomonas fluorescens strain, thereby bringing the lux reporter genes under the control of resident promoters. To identify reporter bacteria responsive to nutritional stresses we isolated and characterized a collection of 23 gene fusions consistently displaying bioluminescence under nitrogen starvation and 12 phosphorus starvation inducible fusions. Bioluminescence of one group of mutants was induced after 4 to 6 h of starvation and was continuously expressed at a high level, whereas a second group was induced earlier and the bioluminescence subsequently declined. Finally, a third group was induced later after 24 h of starvation. Four strains were selected for further study, namely, two Tn 5-lux containing strains which were induced by nitrogen starvation and two strains induced by phosphorus starvation. Another two strains, carrying constitutively expressed lux fusions, were included as controls. An analysis of biochemical characters, as well as LPS and protein composition, did not reveal any discernible differences between the mutants and the wild-type strain. Survival experiments with the selected Tn 5-lux containing strains showed that they all performed comparably to the wild-type under carbon and nitrogen starvation, whereas some of the strains were less resistant to phosphorus starvation. Expression of bioluminescence by the mutants during carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus starvation was detectable even after 18 days and was not affected by high osmolarity or low temperature.