不同温度下CO2浓度增高对坛紫菜生长和叶绿素荧光特性的影响

大气CO2浓度升高对海藻的影响已有许多的研究报道,但鲜见有关温度与CO2相互作用的研究.在4种条件下对坛紫菜进行连续通气培养:(1)15℃+ 390tmol/mol CO2,(2) 15℃+700 μmol/mol CO2,(3) 25℃+390 μmol/mol CO2,(4) 25℃+ 700 μmol/mol CO2.从而探讨这种南方海域重要栽培海藻种类的生长和叶绿素荧光特性对温度和CO2相互作用的响应.结果表明:CO2对坛紫菜的生长的影响具有温度依赖性,在低温生长条件下提高CO2浓度更有利于坛紫菜的生长.CO2对坛紫菜叶绿素a(Chlorophyll a,Chl a)和类胡萝卜素(Carotenoid,Car)的促进作用远大于温度对其产生的影响.相对于25℃的生长温度而言,15℃生长温度下的坛紫菜表现出较高的最大相对电子传递速率(rETRmax),表明坛紫菜在低温环境下有较高的光合潜力;而CO2对坛紫菜的rETRmax没有明显影响.对于在不同测定温度下的光合荧光特性而言,在10-30℃测定温度范围内,在各生长条件下的海藻的rETRmax、光能利用效率(α)和最大光化学量子产量(Fv/Fm)随温度的升高变化不明显;但在较高测定温度下(≥30℃),上述荧光参数显著下降,说明高温易引发海藻光能利用效率和光合能力的下降,这可能与光系统(PS)Ⅱ反应中心活性下调有关.同时,当测定温度大于30℃时,15℃生长条件下的坛紫菜的rETRmax、α和F/Fm值下降趋势远大于25℃生长条件下的坛紫菜的值,表明在低温生长条件下的坛紫菜对短期高温胁迫的适应能力较弱;而在高CO2浓度生长条件下的坛紫菜的rETRmax总是低于正常CO2浓度生长下的值,说明CO2浓度升高会抑制坛紫菜在短期高温条件下的光合电子传递能力.     

PHYCOBILIN CONTENT OF THE CONCHOCELIS PHASE OF ALASKAN PORPHYRA (BANGIALES,RHODOPHYTA) SPECIES: RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES1

Variations of pigment content in the microscopic conchocelis stage of four Alaskan Porphyra species were investigated in response to environmental variables. Conchocelis filaments were cultured under varying conditions of irradiance and nutrient concentrations for up to 60 d at 11°C and 30 psu salinity. Results indicate that conchocelis filaments contain relatively high concentrations of phycobilins under optimal culture conditions. Phycobilin pigment production was significantly affected by irradiance, nutrient concentration, and culture duration. For Porphyra abbottiae V. Krishnam., Porphyra sp., and Porphyra torta V. Krishnam., maximal phycoerythrin (63.2–95.1 mg · g dwt^?1) and phycocyanin (28.8–64.8 mg · g dwt^?1) content generally occurred at 10 μmol photons · m^?2 · s^?1, f/4–f/2 nutrient concentration after 10–20 d of culture. Whereas for Porphyra hiberna S. C. Lindstrom et K. M. Cole, the highest phycoerythrin (73.3 mg · g dwt^?1) and phycocyanin (70.2 mg · g dwt^?1) content occurred at 10 μmol photons · m^?2 · s^?1, f nutrient concentration after 60 d in culture. Under similar conditions, the different species showed significant differences in pigment content. P. abbottiae had higher phycoerythrin content than the other three species, and P. hiberna had the highest phycocyanin content. P. torta had the lowest phycobilin content.     

A SINGLE ORIGIN OF PLASTIDS REVISITED: CONVERGENT EVOLUTION IN ORGANELLAR GENOME CONTENT1

In recent years a consensus has emerged from molecular phylogenetic investigations favoring a common endosymbiotic ancestor for all chloroplasts. It is within this conceptual framework that most comparative analyses of eukaryotic biochemistry and genetics now are interpreted. One of the first and most influential sources of data leading to this consensus is the remarkable similarity in genome content among all major plastid lineages. Here we report statistical analyses of two sequence data sets, genes encoding ribosomal proteins and transfer RNAs, from representatives of the three primary plastid lineages and a mitochondrion. The latter almost certainly originated in an independent endosymbiotic association and serves as a control for similarity due to convergent evolution. When genes related to organelle‐specific function are factored out, plastid genomes appear to be no more similar to each other than they are to the mitochondrion. Total similarities in gene content, measured as deviations from the expectation from a process of random gene loss, are correlated with the extent of reduction in the two genomes compared. They do not appear to reflect putative evolutionary relationships among plastids. These analyses indicate that similarities in plastid genome content are better explained by convergent evolution due to constraint on gene loss than by a shared evolutionary history. A review of other data cited as support for a single plastid origin suggests that the alternative hypothesis of multiple origins is at least equally consistent in most cases.     

The P450-type carotene hydroxylase PuCHY1 from Porphyra suggests the evolution of carotenoid metabolism in red algae

Carotene hydroxylases catalyze the hydroxylation of a-and b-carotene hydrocarbons into xanthophylls. In red algae, b-carotene is a ubiquitously distributed carotenoid, and hydroxylated carotenoids such...     

Reporter gene introduction and transient expression in protoplasts of Porphyra yezoensis

The transient expression of foreign genes in the protoplasts of Porphyrayezoensis was examined using three recombinant vectors, pYez-Rub-GUS, pYez-Rub-GFP and pYez-Rub-LUC, which were constructed with the promoter sequence of the ribulose-bisphosphate-carboxylase / oxygenase (Rubisco) gene as a promoter and the bacterial β-glucuronidase (GUS), mutant of green fluorescent protein (S65T-GFP) and firefly luciferase (LUC) genes, respectively, as reporter genes. When the pYez-Rub-GUS was introduced into protoplasts by electroporation, cells stained dark blue by indigotin were observed after the histochemical GUS assay. GUS activity was also detected by quantitative enzyme assays with a chemiluminescent substrate. When the pYez-Rub-GFP was electroporated into protoplasts, the expression of GFP could be detected in vivo observations with fluorescence microscopy. However, the rates of gene expression cells to the total number of cells were different between the GUS and GFP genes. LUC activity was also detected by assay with a chemiluminescent substrate after the introduction of pYez-Rub-LUC into protoplasts, although the activity levels were considerably lower. Relatively high expression rates of introduced GUS genes were observed 3 to 5 days after electroporation. These results show that the promoter sequence of the chloroplast Rubisco gene functions as a promoter of foreign gene expression and that transient expression occurred in protoplasts of P. yezoensis after the introduction of foreign genes. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Free amino acid contents of the gametophytic blades from the green mutant conchocelis and the heterozygous conchocelis in Porphyra yezoensis Ueda (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)

Free amino acid contents in green mutant(G-1) blades and sectored F₁gametophytic blades with green andwild-type portions, which were developedfrom heterozygous conchocelis obtained by across between the wild type (0110) and thegreen mutant (G-1) of Porphyrayezoensis, were compared with those of thewild-type blades in laboratory culture. The contents of the major four free aminoacids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid,alanine and taurine) as well as those ofthe total free amino acids were highest inthe green mutant blades, intermediate inthe F₁ gametophytic blades, and lowestin the wild-type blades. A similar trendwas obtained in the blades developed frommonospores of the F₁ gametophyticblades. In addition, the green-typesectors also had a higher content of thefour major free amino acids and total freeamino acids compared with the wild-typesectors in the F₁ blades cultivated ata nori farm. The green mutant ischaracterized by higher contents of thefour major free amino acids compared withthe wild type, which has a higher growthrate. Hence, it is considered that thesectored F₁ gametophytic bladesproduced from the heterozygous conchocelishave both parental advantages (high freeamino acid contents and high growth rate)and compensate for both parentaldisadvantages. This seems to be one of thepossible ways of genetic improvement inregards to the taste of nori and stableproduction in Porphyra cultivation.     

Serological detection of red rot disease initiation stages of microbial pathogen, Pythium porphyrae (Oomycota) on Porphyra yezoensis

Pythium porphyrae (Oomycota), a pathogen causing red rot diseasein Porphyra spp., can at present only be detected when colonizationof the host thallus has already occurred and so it is often too late to takeappropriate disease control measures. The paper presents an account of an effective methdology for early detection of the disease. Since Py.porphyrae zoospores are the primary means of pathogen dispersal,polyclonal antibodies (Pabs) were raised against the surface components ofzoospores and encysted zoospores. Using these Pabs the disease initiationstages of the Pythium porphyrae were detected on the surface of Porphyra thalli by immunofluorescence assay. The specificity of theseantibodies and the efficacy of immunofluorescence assay in the detectionof red rot disease are discussed.     

Detection and quantitative analysis of zoospores of Pythium porphyrae, causative organism of red rot disease in Porphyra, by competitive PCR

The detection and quantitative analysis of Pythium porphyraezoospores was performed by PCR using PP-1 and PP-2 primers specific tothe internal transcribed spacer region of P. porphyrae. To estimatethe amount of fungal zoospores of P. porphyrae, an internal standardplasmid (pPPISC) containing a modified DNA fragment was constructed. Both ends of this fragment were complementary to the PCR primers. Amplification using primers PP-1 and PP-2 produced DNA fragments ofapproximately 700 and 400 bp from the target DNA of P. porphyraezoospores and from the pPPISC, respectively. To perform quantitativePCR, known quantities of pPPISC were added to reaction mixturescontaining the experimental DNAs extracted from zoospores. After aco-amplification reaction, the two different sized PCR products wereseparated by agarose gel electrophoresis and visualized by ethidium bromidestaining. The number of zoospores was estimated by comparing thefluorescence intensities of the PCR products using a charge-coupled deviceimage analyzer. The results show that competitive PCR using P.porphyrae specific primers and competitor pPPISC are useful tools for thequantitative analysis of P. porphyrae zoospores in seawater from Porphyra cultivation farms.     

5种藻类金属硫蛋白的初步研究

用镉／血红蛋白饱和法测定海带、裙带菜、石莼、甘紫菜和石花菜等5种藻类MT的含量,结果表明：5种藻每g湿藻分别含2．5mg、5mg、4．8mg、2．6mg、2．4mg类MT;经CdCl2诱导后,类MT含量有不同程度的增加,分别变成5．2mg、8．8mg、10．0mg、4．0mg、3．2mg,其中石莼的诱导效果最显著,类MT的含量为每g湿藻含10．0mg类MT,是未经诱导的2．1倍。石莼、裙带莱和海带都是生产类MT的廉价材料。