授粉后秋水仙素处理对大青杨子代生长性状的影响

为东北林区选育出速生、优质、抗逆性强的杨树新品种,本研究采用秋水仙素溶液处理授粉后的大青杨雌花序,分析诱导后大青杨子代植株光合特性、生长量和叶形态指标的差异。结果表明：(1)雌花序授粉后24 h开始处理,秋水仙素4 g·L^-1处理12 h后大青杨子代植株的苗高、地径均最大,且与对照差异显著;(2)雌花序授粉后24h开始处理,秋水仙素处理12 h后大青杨子代植株蒸腾速率最小,对照蒸腾速率最大;雌花序授粉后24 h开始处理,子代植株气孔导度最小,36 h后开始处理所得的子代植株气孔导度最大;雌花序授粉后12 h开始处理子代植株水分利用效率最大,对照最小。(3)子代植株生长量指标（苗高、地径）与叶形态指标以及气孔导度、胞间CO₂浓度、蒸腾速率、水分利用效率相关显著。     

In vitro induction of tetraploid in pomegranate (Punica granatum)

Tetraploid plants were obtained in pomegranate (Punica granatum L. var. `Nana') by colchicine treatment of shoots propagated in vitro. Shoots cultured on MS medium supplemented with 10 mg l^–1 colchicine, 1.0 mg l^–1 BA and 0.1 mg l^–1 NAA for 30 days produced tetraploids at a high frequency of 20%. No tetraploids were detected by treating the shoots in 5000 mg l^–1 colchicine for 114 h. Shoots treated by 5000 mg l^–1 colchicine for 96 h produced three morphological mutants with narrow leaves, which were later confirmed as mixoploids that separated into diploids and tetraploids after further subculture. In vitro tetraploid plants had shorter roots, wider and shorter leaves than the diploid ones. Tetraploid pomegranate plants grew and flowered normally in pots, but possessed flowers with increased diameter and decreased length compared to diploids. The number of pollen grains per anther was higher in tetraploids, but the viability of pollen decreased significantly.     

A novel microtubule depolymerizing colchicine analogue triggers apoptosis and autophagy in HCT‐116 colon cancer cells

Colchicine is a tubulin‐binding natural product isolated from Colchicum autumnale. Here we report the in vitro anticancer activity of C‐ring modified semi‐synthetic derivative of colchicine; N‐[(7S)‐1,2,3‐trimethoxy‐9‐oxo‐10‐(4‐phenyl‐piperidin‐1‐yl)‐5,6,7,9 tetrahydrobenzo[a]heptalen‐7‐yl]acetamide ( 4h ) on colon cancer HCT‐116 cell line. The compound 4h was screened for anti‐proliferative activity against different human cancer cell lines and was found to exhibit higher cytotoxicity against colon cancer cell lines HCT‐116 and Colo‐205 with IC₅₀ of 1 and 0.8 μM respectively. Cytotoxicity of the compound to the normal fR2 breast epithelial cells and normal HEK293 human embryonic kidney cells was evaluated in concentration and time‐dependent manner to estimate its selectivity for cancer cells which showed much better selectivity than that of colchicine. Compound 4h induced cell death in HCT‐116 cells by activating apoptosis and autophagy pathways. Autophagy inhibitor 3‐MA blocked the production of LC3‐II and reduced the cytotoxicity in response to 4h , but did not affect apoptosis, suggesting thereby that these two were independent events. Reactive oxygen species scavenger ascorbic acid pretreatment not only decreased the reactive oxygen species level but also reversed 4h induced cytotoxicity. Treatment with compound 4h depolymerized microtubules and the majority of cells arrested at the G2/M transition. Together, these data suggest that 4h has better selectivity and is a microtubule depolymerizer, which activates dual cell‐death machineries, and thus, it could be a potential novel therapeutic agent in cancer therapy. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Low dose effects of chemicals as assessed by the flow cytometric in vivo micronucleus assay

Using flow cytometric automation of the mouse in vivo, micronucleus assay increases the sensitivity of the test. This is achieved through a very large increase in the number of cells scored, by a factor of 100×, which in turn greatly reduces the sampling error. With this method, dose–response relationships of in vivo micronucleus induction for four model agents mitomycin C (MMC), diepoxybutane (DEB), cyclophosphamide (CPA), and colchicine (COL) were studied at low dose levels. For the three clastogens MMC, DEB and CPA, linear dose–response relationships were found over the dose ranges studied, even in the very low dose region (defined as the dose region where the frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes is less than twice the baseline frequency). This is consistent with the view that no threshold should exist for genotoxic agents which target DNA. For COL a dose range was found, in which the frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes did not increase with dose, possibly indicating an in vivo threshold. The flow cytometric in vivo micronucleus assay represents one possibility for in vivo low dose–response studies.     

Binding of colchicine and lumicolchicine to components in plant extracts

Irradiation of dilute, aqueous solutions of colchicine and of colcemid by long wavelength UV resulted, in each case, in a mixture of three major lumi-products whose relative concentrations depended upon the degree of UV exposure. Components in plant extracts, after concentration by ammonium sulphate precipitation, bound the drugs and their lumi-derivatives. Consideration of the different ratios of colchicine- to lumicolchicine-binding activity in different fractions of a plant extract, and after various enzymatic and temperature treatments of the plant preparations, suggest the involvement of different binding sites for the various forms of the alkaloid.     

同源四倍体紫菜薹的诱导鉴定及其营养品质比较

该研究以二倍体紫菜薹为材料,采用浓度为0.1%、0.2%和0.3%的秋水仙素溶液,在二倍体紫菜薹生长至子叶期时对植株茎尖生长点进行4次点滴处理,鉴定筛选同源四倍体紫菜薹并进行二倍体和四倍体紫菜薹的营养品质比较。结果表明:(1)使用浓度为0.2%秋水仙素溶液点滴4次对紫菜薹的处理效果最好,四倍体紫菜薹的诱导率为6.62%。(2)在形态学上,四倍体植株的叶片、花簇、花器官、角果和种子与二倍体相比都在巨大性上呈现出明显差异;在解剖学上,四倍体植株在气孔密度减小的同时气孔变大,其花粉表现出矩形、梯形以及其他一些不规则的形状;在细胞学上,四倍体和二倍体植株的染色体数目分别为40条和20条;流式细胞仪鉴定结果显示,四倍体植株的DNA分子荧光强度(2 092 385.03)约为二倍体植株(956 725.15)的2倍。(3)植株营养品质方面,四倍体紫菜薹的游离氨基酸、叶绿素总浓度分别比二倍体植株显著增加了228.58%、110.02%,但四倍体紫菜薹的硝态氮、可溶性蛋白、维生素C、可溶性糖、纤维素总含量分别比二倍体植株显著减少了48.99%、43.20%、45.81%、44.50%、59.97%。(4)与二倍体植株相比,四倍体紫菜薹的单株质量、十叶厚、叶宽、叶柄宽都有不同程度的增加,叶片开展度有一定程度的降低。研究发现,秋水仙素诱导产生四倍体紫菜薹的最适浓度为0.2%;四倍体紫菜薹表现出明显的高产性,但多数营养品质极显著低于二倍体紫菜薹。     

In vitro chromosome doubling of nineZantedeschia cultivars

Tetraploid plants have been produced from nineZantedeschia cultivars usingin vitro colchicine treatment. Rapidly-multiplying shoot cultures were treated on a medium containing 0.05% colchicine for 1, 2 or 4 days to induce chromosome doubling. Following the treatment, most shoots were killed but the surviving shoots were multiplied for several subcultures. These shoots were then rootedin vitro and transferred to a greenhouse. Plants were screened 2 months later by measuring stomatal length, and 110 out of 565 plants were selected as putative tetraploids with a stomatal length significantly greater than in diploid control plants. Chromosome counts were carried out on root tips from 44 plants and confirmed that 38 were tetraploids, 2 were chimeras (predominantly tetraploid with a few octoploid cells), and 4 were diploids. Stomatal length has been rechecked in mature tetraploid plants of the cultivar Black Magic, demonstrating that stomatal length is a good indicator of ploidy level inZantedeschia. This study has shown that multiplying colchicine-treated shootsin vitro for several subcultures prior to transfer to soil produced very few chimeras. The stomatal length measurements are non-destructive and allow the rapid screening of a population for tetraploids.     

铁皮石斛2n花粉诱导及其形成的细胞机制研究

以铁皮石斛花蕾为材料,研究不同秋水仙素处理对2n花粉诱导的影响,并探讨2n花粉形成的细胞机制。结果表明:用0.1%秋水仙素微量注射长5.53mm、宽2.3mm左右的花蕾,每天注射1次,共注射3次,诱导2n花粉效果最好,2n花粉诱导率达6.22%,2n花粉粒直径比n花粉粒直径增大49%。减数分裂中期Ⅱ发现纺锤体定位异常,表现为平行纺锤体、三级纺锤体,四分体时期观察到三分体和二分体,故纺锤体定位异常可能是铁皮石斛2n配子形成的细胞学机制之一,其2n花粉在遗传上等同于FDR型。     

二甲戊灵对离体大蒜染色体的加倍研究

在MS分化培养基中分别添加不同浓度的秋水仙素和二甲戊灵,以 "改良蒜" 的蒜瓣基部为外植体诱导愈伤组织染色体变异并再生植株,观察根尖细胞染色体数和叶片下表皮保卫细胞特征检测诱变效果.结果表明:大蒜染色体数变异受诱变剂浓度和处理持续时间的影响,诱变剂高浓度和短时间处理均有利于大蒜愈伤组织的分化;添加0.1%秋水仙素处理5 d,愈伤组织存活率为80.7%,分化率为78.1%,四倍体的诱导率为4%;添加 100 μmol/L二甲戊灵处理5 d,愈伤组织存活率为100%,四倍体的诱导率为6%.对根尖细胞染色体和叶片下表皮气孔数目和大小观察显示,诱变株具有四倍体的基本特征.说明二甲戊灵能在离体条件下有效诱导大蒜产生四倍体,可替代秋水仙素对大蒜染色体的加倍作用.     

Design,synthesis and molecular docking of novel diarylcyclohexenone and diarylindazole derivatives as tubulin polymerization inhibitors

New target compounds were designed as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization relying on using two types of ring B models (cyclohexenone and indazole) to replace the central ring in colchicine. Different functional groups (R¹) were attached to manipulate their physicochemical properties and/or their biological activity. The designed compounds were assessed for their antitumor activity on HCT-116 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. Compounds 4b, 5e and 5f exhibited comparable or higher potency than colchicine against colon HCT-116 and MCF-7 tumor cells. The mechanism of the antitumor activity was investigated through evaluating the tubulin inhibition potential of the active compounds. Compounds 4b, 5e and 5f showed percentage inhibition of tubulin in both cell line homogenates ranging from 79.72% to 89.31%. Cell cycle analysis of compounds 4b, 5e and 5f revealed cell cycle arrest at G₂/M phase. Molecular docking revealed the binding mode of these new compounds into the colchicine binding site of tubulin.