Ultrastructural investigations on sporogenesis inEquisetum fluviatile

Summary The spore mother cells ofEquisetum fluviatile undergo meiotic division, each forming a tetrad of spores. The spore protoplasts are separated from each other by an accumulation of mitochondria (organellar plate) at first and later on by plasma membranes, no cell wall is formed. The first layer of the sporoderm, the exine, originates from the plasmodial tapetum and is deposited at the outer side of the plasmalemma of the young spore. The exine reaches a thickness of about 330 nm. In the phase of spore greening the so-called perine, originating from the tapetum, is placed onto the exine and the inner layer of the sporoderm, the intine, is formed from the spore protoplast. The mature spore, about 40 m in diameter, does not enter dormancy and remains viable only for a few days.Member of the Study group on electron microscopy at the TierÄrztliche Hochschule Hannover.     

大叶补血草的大、小孢子发生与雌、雄配子体的发育

系统地报道了大叶补血草(Limonium gmelinii (Willd.) Kuntze)的大、小孢子发生和雌、雄配子体的形成发育过程。主要结果如下：(1)小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中的胞质分裂为同时型,四分孢子多为正四面体形, 也有少数为左右对称形;(2)成熟花粉为三细胞型,具3个萌发孔;(3)花药壁由5层细胞组成,最外层为表皮,其内分别为药室内壁、中层、绒毡层,绒毡层为变形型,花药壁的发育属于基本型;(4)大叶补血草的雌蕊由5心皮合生,子房1室,基生胎座,胚珠1个,拳卷型,双珠被,厚珠心;(5)孢原细胞发生于珠心表皮下,经一次平周分裂,形成造孢细胞,由造孢细胞直接发育成大孢子母细胞,大孢子母细胞减数分裂形成4个大孢子呈直线排列,合点端大孢子具功能,属于典型的蓼型胚囊发育。     

星星草大、小孢子发生与雌、雄配子体发育的观察

利用常规石蜡制片法研究了星星草[Puccinellia tenutiflora(Griseb．)Scribn．et Merr．]大、小孢子发生及其雌、雄配子体的发育过程。主要结论是：(1)小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中的胞质分裂为连续型,四分孢子为左右对称型;(2)成熟的花粉为三细胞型,具单萌发孔;(3)花药壁由4层结构组成,最外层为表皮,其内分别为药室内壁、中层、绒毡层,绒毡层为分泌型,花药壁的发育属于单子叶型;(4)星星草为单子房,单胚珠,双珠被,薄珠心,倒生型胚珠。大孢子母细胞经减数分裂形成线形排列的4个大孢子,合点端大孢子具功能;(5)胚囊发育属于蓼型,成熟胚囊形成时,反足细胞经无丝分裂形成4～6个反足细胞,反足细胞内可能存在多次DNA复制过程。     

柴胡大、小孢子发生及雌、雄配子体发育

以柴胡(Bupleurum chinense)为研究对象, 运用石蜡切片技术对其大、小孢子发生及雌、雄配子体发育进行了研究。结果表明: 柴胡花药具4个药室, 花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层4层细胞构成, 花药壁发育为双子叶型, 腺质绒毡层。小孢子母细胞减数分裂的胞质分裂为同时型, 产生正四面体型小孢子。成熟花粉三细胞型。胚珠倒生型, 单珠被, 薄珠心。大孢子母细胞常为一个雌性孢原直接发育而成, 大孢子四分体呈线型或T型排列, 多数情况为合点端一个大孢子分化为功能大孢子, 由功能大孢子发育为蓼型成熟胚囊。在胚囊发育过程中, 珠被内表皮细胞特化成珠被绒毡层。同一朵花中, 雄蕊先熟, 记 录了花蕾大小及雌、雄配子体发育的对应关系。     

柴胡大、小孢子发生及雌、雄配子体发育

以柴胡（Bupleurum chinense）为研究对象,运用石蜡切片技术对其大、小孢子发生及雌、雄配子体发育进行了研究。结果表明：柴胡花药具4个药室,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层4层细胞构成,花药壁发育为双子叶型,腺质绒毡层。小孢子母细胞减数分裂的胞质分裂为同时型,产生正四面体型小孢子。成熟花粉三细胞型。胚珠倒生型,单珠被,薄珠心。大孢子母细胞常为一个雌性孢原直接发育而成,大孢子四分体呈线型或T型排列,多数情况为合点端一个大孢子分化为功能大孢子,由功能大孢子发育为蓼型成熟胚囊。在胚囊发育过程中,珠被内表皮细胞特化成珠被绒毡层。同一朵花中,雄蕊先熟,记录了花蕾大小及雌、雄配子体发育的对应关系。     

Differentiation of the Tapetum During Microsporogenesis in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), with Special Reference to the Tapetal Cell Wall

During microsporogenesis and pollen maturation, the tapetumin anthers of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) underwent severalultrastructural changes and ultimately degenerated. The changesobserved related to the secretory function of the tapetum andto the transfer of materials from the cytoplasm to the surfaceof tapetal cells. Electron dense deposits, initially in thevacuoles, disappeared coincident with the appearance of orbiculeson the cell wall. The fibrillar wall of the tapetal cells loosened,presumably to facilitate transfer of materials through the wall.In Addition, membranous fragments were a consistent featurein the tapetum wall and may play a role in transport of materials.The cells of the inner tapetum (towards the connective) andouter tapetum (towards the epidermis) had different ultrastructuralfeatures. The cytoplasm of the outer tapetum was more electrondense and had a higher proportion of dictyosomes and mitochondriathan the inner tapetum, indicating the greater secretory natureof the outer tapetum. The plastids and mitochondria also differedin morphology between the two regions. Degenerations of thetapetal cytoplasm began by the vacuolate microspore stage. Atanthesis, cytoplasm was absent but the orbicular wall of thetapetum remained appressed to the wall of the middle layer ofthe anther.Copyright 1993, 1999 Academic Press Lycopersicon esculentum, microsporogenesis, pollen development, tapetum development, tomato, ultrastructure     

华北驼绒藜大小孢子的发生及雌雄配子体发育过程的解剖学研究

运用石蜡切片技术对华北驼绒藜大、小孢子发生及雌、雄配子体的发育进行了研究.结果表明:(1)花药4室,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、1~2层中层及1层绒毡层组成,药壁发育为基本型,腺质绒毡层,发育后期为二核或三核;(2)四分体胞质分裂为同时型,小孢子四分体多数为四面体型,偶见十字交叉型;(3)成熟花粉2-细胞型,单核小孢子时期存在不同比例的空壳花粉,从0%~80%不等;(4)胚珠倒生,双珠被,厚珠心,大孢子四分体直线型排列,合点端为功能大孢子,蓼型胚囊.     

Ultrastructure and development during meiosis and the tetrad period of sporogenesis in the leptosporangiate fern Alsophila setosa (Cyatheaceae) compared with corresponding stages in Psilotum nudum (Psilotaceae)

The pre-meiotic, meiotic and tetrad stages of development in microsporangia of Alsophila setosa were studied with particular emphasis on the early establishment of patterning in the microspore wall and the subsequent development of the sporoderm. The data obtained were compared with corresponding ontogenetic stages of Psilotum nudum. Tapetal behaviour was also examined. During the tetrad period, only one layer, a thin undulating sheet, appeared alongside the plasma membrane of the tetraspores, and this was evidently formed on a pre-patterned structure – a fibrillar layer, corresponding to a kind of primexine matrix. The early free microspores had a wavy plasma membrane with a parallel, sinusoidal, thin initial sporoderm layer. The proximal apertural fold was observed to be an extended outgrowth of this initial spore envelope. Sporoderm ontogeny during the tetrad period in Alsophila and Psilotum show some common points, but also fundamental differences, mainly in the relative timing of events: in Alsophila the end of the tetrad period is the starting point for exospore development, whereas in Psilotum the exospore is already complete at this stage. Considerable differences were also observed in the tapetum of the two species.     

Pollen Development in Actinidia deliciosa var. deliciosa: Histochemistry of the Microspore Mother Cell Walls

The development of the microspore mother cell walls in Actinidiadeliciosa (kiwifruit) has been studied using light and electronmicroscopy. The microspore mother cell wall is similar, histochemically,and structurally in anthers from both functionally staminateand functionally pistillate flowers. Deposition, which beginsduring early prophase I, produces an electron-dense multilaminatedwall layer (layer a) and by the end of meiosis I a thick electron-lucentlayer (layer b) to the inside of this multilayered wall. Thereasons for histochemical differences and similarities betweenthese layers are discussed. The original primary wall persistsuntil the late uninucleate microspore stage. Layer (b), whichis probably mainly callose, dissolves at the late tetrad/earlymicrospore stage while layer (a), which probably also containsother polysaccharides, persists and dissolves concurrently withthe primary wall. Actinidia deliciosa, kiwifruit, microspore mother cell wall, callose, histochemistry, light microscopy, electron microscopy, male sterility     

红盖鳞毛蕨孢子囊早期发育与质体分化的研究

利用光学显微镜和透射电子显微镜观察了红盖鳞毛蕨(Dryopteris erythrosora(Eaton)O.Ktze.)孢子囊的发育及在此期间质体的分化过程。研究表明:(1)红盖鳞毛蕨孢子囊的发育类型属于薄囊蕨型;(2)绒毡层为混合型,即内层绒毡层为原生质团型,外层绒毡层为腺质型;(3)孢子囊原始细胞中的质体通过3条路径分化,其一,原始细胞中含淀粉粒的质体通过分裂分配到下方细胞,继而进入孢子囊柄;其二,原始细胞分裂产生的新生质体被分配到上方细胞,进而被分配到除顶细胞外的原基细胞中,顶细胞将含淀粉粒的质体通过分裂分配到外套层原始细胞中;其三,顶细胞也将具淀粉粒的质体通过分裂分配到内部细胞,使分裂产生的孢原细胞和绒毡层原始细胞具新生质体;造孢细胞和孢子母细胞的质体具淀粉粒,孢子母细胞还具油体,新生孢子中具造粉体和油体;两层绒毡层具新生质体,随着退化外层绒毡层出现造粉体,内层绒毡层出现油体;(4)红盖鳞毛蕨与少数被子植物小孢子发育阶段质体分化模式类似,由前质体分化为造粉体再到油体。研究结果为蕨类植物质体在孢子囊发育过程不同组织细胞中的差异分化提供了新观察资料,为蕨类植物发育生物学和系统演化研究提供科学依据。     

革苞菊胚胎学研究 Ⅰ.大、小孢子发生和雌、雄配子体发育

革苞菊为雌雄异株。在雄花中 ,花药 4室 ,药壁发育为双子叶型 ,由表皮、药室内壁 ,一层中层和绒毡层组成。绒毡层于小孢子四分体时期开始变形 ,其细胞原生质体向药室中移动 ,为变形绒毡层。小孢子孢原为多细胞 ,小孢子母细胞减数分裂产生四面体型的小孢子四分体。四分体胞质分裂为同时型。成熟花粉 3-细胞型。单核期的小孢子出现壁发育不良和巨大及空花粉现象。在雌花中 ,胚珠是倒生的 ,单珠被 ,薄珠心 ,珠被于孢原期已发育完整。大孢子孢原单细胞。由孢原细胞直接发育形成大孢子母细胞。 4个大孢子直线型 ,蓼型胚囊。于成熟胚囊期观察到发育异常的胚囊。通过对胚囊发育过程中营养物质消长规律的研究 ,讨论了环境与发育的相关性问题。     

朝鲜介蕨孢子周壁发育的研究

利用光镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜对朝鲜介蕨[Dryoathyrium coreanum(Christ)Tagawa=Lunathyrium coreanum(Christ)Ching]孢子周壁的发育规律进行了研究。结果表明,朝鲜介蕨孢子两侧对称,单裂缝,表面具粗大的脊状褶皱,褶皱形成网状或拟网状纹饰。孢壁包括内壁、外壁和周壁。孢子外壁表面光滑,在四分孢子时期就已发育成熟。四分孢子分离后,周壁开始形成,周壁来源于孢子囊的绒毡层,是由原质型绒毡层的残余物在外壁上沉积而成。成熟的周壁很厚,可分为外层和内层。周壁内有大的空腔,主要是由周壁外层向外隆起形成的,隆起进而形成了孢子的脊状褶皱和表面纹饰。     

彩色马蹄莲大小孢子发生和雌雄配子体发育的研究

选用石蜡切片法观察了彩色马蹄莲品种‘Majestic Red’的大小孢子发生及雌雄配子体发育的过程。研究结果表明：彩色马蹄莲的胚珠为倒生,具双珠被、厚珠心和珠被绒毡层。大孢子母细胞的减数分裂后形成的四分体为直线型或T型排列,合点端的大孢子发育成为功能大孢子,其余3个大孢子则退化,表明胚囊发育方式为单孢子发生的蓼型胚囊。观察到每个雄花花药多数,花粉囊呈蝶形,每侧有2个小孢子囊。花药壁由外到内分别为表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,其中绒毡层为变形绒毡层类型。在小孢子形成时,胞质分裂属于连续型,小孢子排列成十字形的四分体,成熟花粉则为二胞花粉粒。     

华北落叶松花粉发育过程中的钙动态分布

运用焦锑酸钾沉淀法研究了华北落叶松(Larixprincipis-rupprechtiiMayr)小孢子发育过程中不同阶段Ca2 的分布情况。减数分裂时期,小孢子囊壁表皮和中层细胞的细胞壁及细胞间隙Ca2 分布较多,绒毡层只有外切向面的细胞膜有Ca2 分布,小孢子母细胞的各部位则很少有Ca2 ;四分体时期,包围四分小孢子的胼胝质壁上有大量的Ca2 分布,在四分孢子壁上也有较多沉淀;游离小孢子时期,钙离子在小孢子壁的分布较四分体时期有所减少,而到花粉成熟时又逐渐增多;从四分体到花粉成熟,乌氏体周围的Ca2 有增多的趋势。对四分体外壁Ca2 的大量分布与花粉壁的形成及信号物质在花粉表面贮存的关系,以及小孢子囊的外壁、绒毡层和乌氏体在Ca2 向花粉运输中所起的作用进行了讨论。     

中国鹅掌楸小孢子发生的细胞化学研究

多糖、脂类和蛋白质的消长变化与花粉发育过程中营养供应存在着密切的关系。雄蕊特别是花药壁内的多糖在减数分裂过程中逐渐消耗殆尽。初期的小孢子母细胞内脂滴的含量丰富,无淀粉粒,也无颗粒状的蛋白质。进行减数分裂的小孢子母细胞内、中层及绒毡层细胞积累了大量的蛋白质与脂类;减数分裂完成后,绒毡层和四分体小孢子开始逐渐积累淀粉与脂类,但蛋白质的含量较少,至小孢子时期,小孢子壁及绒毡层细胞的径切向壁和内切向壁沉积了大量的脂类物质,而且小孢子核周围分布大量淀粉粒,未观察到蛋白质颗粒。     

Anther ontogeny in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brachypodium distachyon</Emphasis>

Brachypodium distachyon has emerged as a model plant for the improvement of grain crops such as wheat, barley and oats and for understanding basic biological processes to facilitate the development of grasses as superior energy crops. Brachypodium is also the first species of the grass subfamily Pooideae with a sequenced genome. For obtaining a better understanding of the mechanisms controlling male gametophyte development in B. distachyon, here we report the cellular changes during the stages of anther development, with special reference to the development of the anther wall. Brachypodium anthers are tetrasporangiate and follow the typical monocotyledonous-type anther wall formation pattern. Anther differentiation starts with the appearance of archesporial cells, which divide to generate primary parietal and primary sporogenous cells. The primary parietal cells form two secondary parietal layers. Later, the outer secondary parietal layer directly develops into the endothecium and the inner secondary parietal layer forms an outer middle layer and inner tapetum by periclinal division. The anther wall comprises an epidermis, endothecium, middle layer and the secretory-type tapetum. Major documented events of anther development include the degradation of a secretory-type tapetum and middle layer during the course of development and the rapid formation of U-shaped endothecial thickenings in the mature pollen grain stage. The tapetum undergoes degeneration at the tetrad stage and disintegrates completely at the bicellular stage of pollen development. The distribution of insoluble polysaccharides in the anther layers and connective tissue through progressive developmental stages suggests their role in the development of male gametophytes. Until sporogenous cell stage, the amount of insoluble polysaccharides in the anther wall was negligible. However, abundant levels of insoluble polysaccharides were observed during microspore mother cell and tetrad stages and gradually declined during the free microspore and vacuolated microspore stages to undetectable level at the mature stage. Thus, the cellular features in the development of anthers in B. distachyon share similarities with anther and pollen development of other members of Poaceae.     

Pollen Wall Development in Gibasis (Commelinaceae)

The development of the one and-inline of the pollen wall aredescribed for Gibasis karwinsk yana and G. venustula. Duringthe tetrad stage the appearance of electron-opaque depositionsor tri-partite plates at discrete sites between the plasma membraneof the spore and the inward surface of the callose special wallare the first indications of exine development. The sulcus rapidlydifferentiates being composed of discrete exine granules ona thin foot layer. Probacula in non-apertural areas developin an electron-opaque granular layer situated between the plasmamembrane, which is highly convoluted, and the callose specialwall. A foot layer is formed from electron-opaque lamellae atthe plasma membrane. Exine pattern is clearly established withinthe tetrad. After release of the spores from the tetrad an intimate associationis rapidly developed between the plasma membrane of the periplasmodialtapetum and the newly-formed exine. Compacted electron-opaquematerial is found at the interface between membrane and theexine and vesicular material is added from the tapetum. Theincrease in volume that occurs in both spore and anther is accompaniedby considerable vacuolation. Intine development begins just prior to pollen grain mitosisand continues rapidly at the aperture. The thin foot layer becomesdiscontinuous. Further intine deposition takes place after mitosisand a bilayer is apparent in mature grains. The matrix of thislayer contains conspicuous electron-opaque platelets. The exineof the mature spore stains less intensely than in the youngspore and the interbacula spaces are filled with material fromthe degenerate tapetum. Gibasis karwinskyana, Gibasis venustula, Commelinaceae, exine, intine, tapetum, pollen wall, ultrastructure     

华北落叶松花粉发育过程中的钙动态分布

运用焦锑酸钾沉淀法研究了华北落叶松(Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr)小孢子发育过程中不同阶段Ca2 的分布情况.减数分裂时期,小孢子囊壁表皮和中层细胞的细胞壁及细胞间隙Ca2 分布较多,绒毡层只有外切向面的细胞膜有Ca2 分布,小孢子母细胞的各部位则很少有Ca2 ;四分体时期,包围四分小孢子的胼胝质壁上有大量的Ca2 分布,在四分孢子壁上也有较多沉淀;游离小孢子时期,钙离子在小孢子壁的分布较四分体时期有所减少,而到花粉成熟时又逐渐增多;从四分体到花粉成熟,乌氏体周围的Ca2 有增多的趋势.对四分体外壁Ca2 的大量分布与花粉壁的形成及信号物质在花粉表面贮存的关系,以及小孢子囊的外壁、绒毡层和乌氏体在Ca2 向花粉运输中所起的作用进行了讨论.     

ULTRASTRUCTURE OF TETRASPOROGENESIS IN THE PARASITIC RED ALGA LEVRINGIELLA GARDNERI (SETCHELL) KYLIN12

Ultrastructural studies on tetraspore formation in Levringiella gardneri revealed that 3 stages may be recognized during their formation. The youngest stage consists of a uninucleate tetraspore mother cell with synaptonemal complexes present during early prophase of meiosis I. Mitochondria are aggregated around the nucleus, dictyosome activity is low, and chloroplasts occur in the peripheral cytoplasm. A 4-nucleate tetraspore mother cell is formed prior to tetrahedral cell cleavage, and an increase in the number of chloroplasts and mitochondria occurs. Small straight-profiled dictyosomes secrete vesicles into larger fibrous vesicles or contribute material to the developing tetraspore wall. During the second stage of tetraspore formation, striated vesicles form within endoplasmic reticulum, semicircular profiled dictyosomes secrete vesicles for fibrous vesicles or wall material, and starch formation increases. The final stage is characterized by the disappearance of striated vesicles, presence of straight, large dictyosomes which secrete cored vesicles, and an abundance of starch grains. Cleavage is usually complete at this stage and the tetraspore wall consists of a narrow outer layer of fibrillar material and an inner, electron transparent layer. These spores are surrounded by a tetrasporangial wall which was the original wall surrounding the tetraspore mother cell.