重金属Zn2+胁迫下米氏凯伦藻(Karenia mikimotoi)的生长生理响应研究

采用室内培养试验方法, 以米氏凯伦藻(Karenia mikimotoi)为生物材料, 设置不同浓度梯度的重金属Zn2+(0、1、5、10、15和20 mg•L-1), 主要测定藻细胞密度、光合色素、光合效率、抗氧化酶类、丙二醛(malondialdehyde, MDA)等相关指标, 探讨重金属Zn2+胁迫下米氏凯伦藻(Karenia mikimotoi)的生长和生理特征。结果发现, 在1和5 mg•L-1的Zn2+浓度下, 米氏凯伦藻细胞依然保持较好生长繁殖, 表明其具有一定的耐受性, 而随着重金属Zn2+浓度的提高, 细胞生长受到毒害抑制。光合色素含量呈现动态变化, 试验结束时(96 h)叶绿素a、叶绿素b和胡萝卜素含量有各自不同的变化趋势, 最大光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)表现出先升后降的趋势。Zn2+浓度为10 mg•L-1时, 超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase, SOD)活性显著高于对照; 过氧化氢酶(catalase, CAT)活性呈现出先上升后下降的趋势, 且5、10、15和20 mg•L-1 Zn2+浓度下米氏凯伦藻的过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性均显著高于对照; 10、15 mg•L-1 Zn2+浓度下米氏凯伦藻的总抗氧化能力(total antioxidant capacity, T-AOC)显著高于对照, 而20 mg•L-1 Zn2+浓度下的显著低于对照。丙二醛(MDA)呈现出随着Zn2+浓度提高而增加的趋势, 5、10、15和20 mg•L-1Zn2+浓度下米氏凯伦藻的丙二醛(MDA)均显著高于对照。结果可为了解重金属对海洋微藻的毒性作用提供数据参考。     

重金属铅与两种淡水藻的相互作用

为了研究重金属铅与淡水藻类之间的相互作用,采用不同Pb2+浓度处理铜绿微囊藻(Microcysis aeruginosa Kutz.)和斜生栅藻[Scenedesmus obliquus(Turp.)Kutz.],分别对两种藻的生物量、藻液电导率、O-·2含量、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性以及藻对Pb2+的吸收作用等进行了测定,并通过扫描电镜观察了不同Pb2+浓度处理下两种藻细胞的表面结构。结果显示:(1)Pb2+浓度低于3 mg/L促进铜绿微囊藻生长,高于9 mg/L抑制其生长;但在3—12 mg/L范围内,Pb2+均明显抑制了斜生栅藻的生长,说明斜生栅藻对Pb2+毒性的敏感程度要高于铜绿微囊藻。(2)受到铅离子的胁迫,两种藻细胞膜通透性均有一定改变,扫描电子显微镜的照片观察,两种藻细胞表面的絮状物随着Pb2+的升高而增多,尤其是斜生栅藻细胞结构改变明显,多数细胞变形破裂;同时,O-·2含量升高,POD、CAT活性早期均可随Pb2+的增加而上升,表明氧自由基的产生增多以及由其引起的细胞生理生化改变可能是铅离子作用于藻细胞的主要机制。(3)两种淡水藻对Pb2+均有吸收作用,单位量藻细胞内,斜生栅藻对Pb2+的吸收能力好于铜绿微囊藻。所有结果提示:斜生栅藻不仅可以作为对重金属敏感的指示生物来监测水体Pb2+污染程度;同时由于斜生栅藻比铜绿微囊藻具有更好的Pb2+吸收能力,因此还可以利用斜生栅藻作为处理水体Pb2+的生物材料。     

重金属镉和铅胁迫对海洋微藻的毒性效应研究

设置不同浓度的重金属Cd2+(0、0.2、0.4、0.6、0.8和1 mg•L-1)和Pb2+(0、0.1、0.2、0. 4、0.8和1.6 mg•L-1)胁迫处理, 检测米氏凯伦藻(Karenia mikimotoi)的生长生理情况, 分析重金属胁迫对海洋微藻生长的毒性效应, 探讨超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)等对重金属胁迫的缓解作用。研究结果发现, 重金属Cd2+和Pb2+对米氏凯伦藻具有较强的毒性, 随着重金属浓度的提高, 细胞生长受到毒害作用增强; 而米氏凯伦藻对重金属Cd2+和Pb2+胁迫具有一定的适应性。重金属Cd2+和Pb2+胁迫导致米氏凯伦藻细胞的叶绿素a、叶绿素b含量下降(1.6 mg•L-1 Pb2+胁迫除外), 类胡萝卜素含量提高, 最大光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)下降, 表明重金属胁迫抑制藻的光合作用, 影响藻的生长繁殖。丙二醛(MDA)随着重金属Cd2+和Pb2+浓度提高而升高, 说明重金属引起藻细胞膜透性增加, 藻细胞遭受破坏。SOD活性整体呈现先升高后下降(或与对照持平)的趋势, 提示海洋微藻的抗氧化酶系统在低浓度重金属胁迫下产生应激性反应, 酶活性增强; 而CAT活性上升, 也对藻细胞起到保护作用, 推测两者共同反应, 以缓解藻体遭受的重金属毒害作用。结果可为了解重金属胁迫对海洋微藻的毒性效应提供参考。     

UV-C光催化纳米TiO2对蓝藻生长影响的研究

研究了UV-C光催化纳米TiO2对蓝藻生长的影响。从生理上分析了UV-C光催化纳米TiO2具有促进蓝藻中鱼腥藻7120体内活泼态氧化物O2,.OH和H2O2的产生,抑制藻体中过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)和超氧歧化酶(SOD)在内的抗氧化酶活性,降低可溶性蛋白(Soluble Pr)、藻蓝蛋白(C-PC)、叶绿素a(C-Chl a)和类胡萝卜素(C-Carotenoids)含量,最终表现为藻细胞生长代谢中光合速率和呼吸速率迅速降低,细胞增殖中遗传物质核酸含量下降,并出现几乎达到100%的细胞致死率;同时,通过显微镜观察发现,受试蓝藻细胞形态结构发生了明显变化。可以看出,UV-C光催化纳米TiO2能够有效抑制蓝藻生长。     

链状亚历山大藻赤潮衰亡的生理调控

研究了链状亚历山大藻在对数生长期、衰亡期、高氮、低氮条件下,藻细胞中可溶性蛋白含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)、过氧化氢(H2O2)和还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量、光合速率和呼吸速率、DNA降解、端粒酶活性的变化。结果表明:在衰亡期、高氮、低氮条件下链状亚历山大藻细胞中可溶性蛋白、GSH含量、光合速率和呼吸速率下降;SOD活性(低氮条件除外)、H2O2、MDA含量上升;端粒酶活性和DNA Ladder随着藻细胞生长而变化,并在衰亡时期,出现了明显的DNALadder。研究结果显示链状亚历山大藻衰亡过程的反应表现为:蛋白质合成受阻或降解,产生大量氧化中间产物(MDA,H2O2等),抗氧化系统被激活,GSH等非酶抗氧化物质被大量消耗,SOD等酶抗氧化物被激活;另外表现为光合速率和呼吸速率下降;同时活性氧自由基(Reactive Oxygen Species,ROS)的积累诱发了细胞凋亡,核酸内切酶被激活,选择性降解染色质DNA。推测低氮、高氮条件均可以加快藻细胞的衰亡的生理过程,链状亚历山大藻的赤潮衰亡是一种有序的死亡过程。     

N-苯基-2-萘胺对拟柱胞藻生长、抗氧化酶及光合系统Ⅱ的影响

为探究化感物质对入侵水华蓝藻-拟柱胞藻(Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii)的影响, 研究对不同浓度(0、0.05、0.10、0.50、1.00和2.00 mg/L)N-苯基-2-萘胺处理下拟柱胞藻的生长、抗氧化酶活性及叶绿素荧光诱导动力学进行了测定。结果表明, 藻叶绿素a含量随N-苯基-2-萘胺浓度升高而显著降低, 浓度大于0.50 mg/L时, 拟柱胞藻叶绿素a含量显著低于对照。72h, N-苯基-2-萘胺对拟柱胞藻的EC50为1.02 mg/L。叶绿素荧光诱导动力学参数表明, 浓度小于0.50 mg/L时, 拟柱胞藻的最大光化学效率(P0)、单位面积上有活性的反应中心(RC/CS0)、以吸收光能为基础的性能指数(PIABS)及以单位面积为基础的性能指数(PICS)均显著高于对照, 而反映2ms时有活性的反应中心的开放程度的0则显著低于对照组。当N-苯基-2-萘胺浓度大于0.50 mg/L时, 以上参数均呈现相反趋势。这表明低浓度N-苯基-2-萘胺能提高拟柱胞藻的光合效率, 而在高浓度时, 拟柱胞藻PSⅡ有活性的反应中心减少, 电子传递受到阻碍, 光合效率下降。与对照相比, 在浓度高于0.50 mg/L条件下, 拟柱胞藻的过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(SOD)及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)的活性显著增加, 表明拟柱胞藻能产生大量的抗氧化酶来减少N-苯基-2-萘胺的损伤。这些结果表明N-苯基-2-萘胺可能通过抑制PSⅡ的电子传递和减少其有活性的反应中心来影响拟柱胞藻的生长, 也暗示了N-苯基-2-萘胺能作为潜在的抑藻物质来控制拟柱胞藻水华。       

念珠藻葛仙米的藻殖段分化——信号转导参与过程的初步研究

钙调素拮抗剂W_7和FPZ均可抑制葛仙米藻殖段的分化。利用FPZ作为荧光染色剂发现 ,经过钙调素拮抗剂处理的藻体有较低的钙调素分布。在达到一定浓度后 ,金属离子螯合剂EGTA也抑制藻殖段分化。金霉素 (CTC)荧光显示 ,经EGTA处理的藻细胞其膜钙分布大大减少。但实验表明 ,藻殖段得以正常分化却是多种金属离子共同参与的结果。一氧化氮 (NO)可以大大降低葛仙米藻殖段的分化率 ,一氧化氮合成酶 (NOS)的抑制剂NNA也可以抑制藻殖段的分化。外源地加入氧自由基抑制了藻殖段的分化 ,但是氧自由基的清除物过氧化氢酶 (CA)也使藻殖段分化完全受抑制。以上结果初步表明 ,葛仙米藻殖段分化是个复杂的、信号转导参与的过程     

外源过氧化氢对 UV-B 胁迫下蓝藻生理的影响

以青海湖粘球藻 (Gloeocapsa sp.)为研究材料, 通过生物化学和对比分析的方法 , 研究了外源添加过氧化氢(H2O2)(0.5 mmol·L −1 )对长期增强 UV-B(2.4 W·m-2)胁迫下其生理的影响。研究结果显示, 与增强 UV-B 胁迫下的藻细胞相比 , 加入 0.5 mmol·L − 1 H2O2 减缓了藻体生物量的减少 , 提高了其蛋白质含量, 表明 H2O2 对增强 UV-B 胁迫给藻体带来的损伤有一定的缓解作用。进一步研究发现, 加入 0.5 mmol·L − 1 H2O2 明显(P<0.05)提高了增强UV-B 胁迫下藻体细胞内脯氨酸和类黄酮含量及 CAT 与 SOD 的活性, 并降低了藻体细胞内 MDA 含量, 表明 H2O2 可以通过增加细胞抗氧化物质及抗逆物质的含量来缓解 UV-B 胁迫对藻体造成的损伤。说明 H2O2 不仅对高等真核生物在抵御逆境胁迫中可以起到信号分子的作用 , 在原核生物中也具有此功能。为将来的逆境胁迫抵御机制的研究途径提供参考。     

念珠藻葛仙米的藻殖段分化——信号转导参与过程的初步研究

钙调素拮抗剂W-7和FPZ均可抑制葛仙米藻殖段的分化。利用FPZ作为荧光染色剂发现,经过钙调素拮抗剂处理的藻体有较低的钙调素分布。在达到一定浓度后,金属离子螯合剂EGTA也抑制藻殖段分化。金霉素（CTC）荧光显示,经EGTA处理的藻细胞其膜钙分布大大减少。但实验表明,藻殖段得以正常分化却是多种金属离子共同参与的结果。一氧化氮（NO）可以大大降低葛仙米藻殖段的分化率,一氧化氮合成酶（NOS）的抑制剂NNA也可以抑制藻殖段的分化。外源地加入氧自由基抑制了藻殖段的分化,但是氧自由基的清除物过氧化氢酶（CA）也使藻殖段分化完全受抑制。以上结果初步表明,葛仙米藻殖段分化是个复杂的、信号转导参与的过程。     

铜锌复合污染对铜富集植物大聚藻抗氧化酶活性的影响

以前期筛选的铜富集植物大聚藻为材料,采用两因素随机区组试验设计,通过盆栽试验研究了不同浓度铜锌复合污染对大聚藻抗氧化酶活性的影响,以揭示铜富集植物大聚藻对重金属的耐性机理,为芦溪河及其它类似污染河流的生态恢复与植被重建提供参考依据。结果表明:(1)铜锌复合污染条件下,大聚藻生物量都表现出低促高抑现象。(2)铜锌复合污染时,大聚藻MDA含量随铜锌浓度升高表现出先升高后降低的变化。(3)铜锌复合污染对大聚藻抗氧化酶系统活性均有不同程度的影响,低浓度铜锌复合污染对SOD(超氧化物歧化酶)、POD(过氧化物酶)和CAT(过氧化氢酶)有促进作用,而随浓度的升高则表现出不同的规律。研究发现,铜锌胁迫下,大聚藻细胞应急防御系统被启动,SOD、POD和CAT发挥作用,体内过量自由基及时被清除,使大聚藻能够保持高的耐性。     

溶藻细菌FS1的溶藻效果与机制初探

近年来,由水体富营养化引发的蓝藻水华频繁暴发,对水体生态系统平衡产生了重大影响,给人类健康也带来严重威胁。生物法除藻具有高效性、环境友好等优点,因此,如果能获得具有较高溶藻效率的溶藻细菌,选择生物法除藻更为理想。从菏泽一富营养化池塘分离得到1株溶藻细菌FS1,经16S rDNA测序分析鉴定为芽胞杆菌属。实验以铜绿微囊藻为研究对象,采用血球计数板法计算反应前后藻细胞的浓度,对不同生长阶段溶藻细菌FS1的溶藻效果进行了探究。停滞期、对数期、稳定期和衰亡期的除藻率分别为7.1%、24.3%、57.0%和45.5%,结果表明,处于稳定期的FS1对铜绿微囊藻的去除效果最佳。细菌溶藻方式的研究结果表明,溶藻细菌是通过分泌溶藻物质间接溶解藻细胞。     

2. Genome rearrangement and speciation in freshwater algae

Speciation problems are reviewed in the context of biogeography of fresh-water algae. Currently accepted species concept in phycology is based on morphological characters, and according to this concept, most freshwater algal species are considered cosmopolitan. This implies whether they have a highly efficient means of dispersal or their morphological characters are very static through a long evolutionary time. Recent studies of reproductive isolation show that some biological species of fresh-water algae are not so static or may not have such a high power of dispersal means, though some are indeed very static in morphological characters. The life cycle of most freshwater algae is composed of a vegetative cycle of growth and reproduction and a sexual cycle of gametic fusion and meiosis in the zygote, which forms a dormant spore-like structure. Since any freshwater habitat is ephemeral in terms of evolutionary time scale, each species has a capacity of forming germlings from a dormant cell in order to recycle its life history. The genome of freshwater algae, therefore, contains various coadapted gene systems, at least two, for the vegetative and for the sexual cycle. Homothallism and heterothallism are two contrasting mating systems that represent two opposing ways of life to harmonize antagonism between the vegetative stage of growth and reproduction and the sexual and dormant stage. Geographic and ecological distribution, polyploidy, and sex determination are discussed in conjunction with sexual and postzygotic isolating mechanisms.     

Coordinated Feeding Behavior in Trichoplax,an Animal without Synapses

Trichoplax is a small disk-shaped marine metazoan that adheres to substrates and locomotes by ciliary gliding. Despite having only six cell types and lacking synapses Trichoplax coordinates a complex sequence of behaviors culminating in external digestion of algae. We combine live cell imaging with electron microscopy to show how this is accomplished. When Trichoplax glides over a patch of algae, its cilia stop beating so it ceases moving. A subset of one of the cell types, lipophils, simultaneously secretes granules whose content rapidly lyses algae. This secretion is accurately targeted, as only lipophils located near algae release granules. The animal pauses while the algal content is ingested, and then resumes gliding. Global control of gliding is coordinated with precise local control of lipophil secretion suggesting the presence of mechanisms for cellular communication and integration.     

On the mechanism of uranium binding to cell wall of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Chara fragilis</Emphasis>

Biosorption of uranium from nuclear waste liquids and contaminated surface waters and soils has recently attracted special interest. However, the detailed mechanism of uranium uptake by plants is not well understood. The aim of this work is to investigate the role of cell wall components of the freshwater alga Chara fragilis in uranium sequestration from its solution. Three types of algae preparations: extract of cell wall polysaccharides, dried and live algae were subjected to uranium solutions of different concentration and pH. FTIR and X-ray diffraction were used to assess both potential binding sites and the form of the uranyl sequestered by algae. Sorption of uranium by live and dry algae shows remarkable differences both in terms of overall uptake and mechanisms involved. All experiments are consistent with the conclusion that coprecipitation of uranyl species with CaCO3 is the major binding mechanism in uranium sequestration by Chara fragilis, while the direct exchange of Ca2+ with UO22+ has a minor role. Live algae are twice as efficient in sequestering uranium from solution than dried ones due to the formation of different crystalline forms such as aragonite and rutherfordine forming in live algae in the presence of the uranyl species in solution. It therefore appears that metabolic processes such as photosynthesis, most likely through the regulation of pH, play a key role in the uranium uptake by plants. Further understanding of the complex mechanism of metabolic control of the uranium uptake by plants is needed before the planning of bioremediation of this element.     

QUANTITATIVE CATION REQUIREMENTS OF SEVERAL GREEN AND BLUE-GREEN ALGAE2

In contrast with studies which have based essential element requirements of algae on nutrient solution concentrations, in this investigation the requirements of each of 6 species of green and blue-green algae for calcium, magnesium, and potossium were quantitatively evaluated in terms of critical cell concentrations of the 3 cations. A critical cell concentration was considered the minimum cell content of an element which permitted maximum or near maximum total growth of an organism. In comparison with the needs of angiosperm crop plants, the requirements of all 6 species for calcium were extremely low (critical cell contents of 0.06% or less, oven-dry basis); requirements for magnesium were equal to or only slightly less than in higher plants (0.15–0.30%) with the exception of Scenedesmus quadricauda (0.05%); and the requirements for potassium varied greatly, from critical levels less than the average values established for higher plants (0.25–0.50%) to values equal to or in excess of higher plant averages (0.80–2.40%). The nutrition of S. quadricauda was of particular interest because of extremely low requirements for all 3 cations. The results provide a more precise and meaningful expression of the essential cation requirements of algae than have previous data. The results also suggest differences in the physiology and functions of cations in the algae studied and in angiosperms which seem worthy of further investigation.     

棕鞭藻及其培养滤液对铜绿微囊藻生长及生理特性的影响

为探究藻类之间的可能存在的信息传递, 研究了棕鞭藻(Ochromonas sp.)及其培养滤液对铜绿微囊藻的生长及生理特性的影响。结果发现, 3种不同接种比例(1﹕4、1﹕1和4﹕1)的棕鞭藻与微囊藻共培养下, 微囊藻细胞密度到第4天均下降到最低值, 而棕囊藻细胞密度则显著增加。同时, 棕鞭藻培养滤液能够抑制微囊藻的生长、导致丙二醛(MDA)含量和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性。此外, 棕鞭藻培养滤液也能促进微囊藻胞外多糖(EPS)含量显著增加。这表明棕鞭藻不仅能吞噬微囊藻, 而且可能释放某些化感物质抑制微囊藻生长及生理参数。这暗示了棕鞭藻可作为潜在的藻类水华控制生物, 抑制早期藻类大量增殖。     

基于核及叶绿体基因序列探讨中国绿水螅共生单细胞绿藻系统发生地位

研究对中国绿水螅共生绿藻的核18S rRNA基因全长序列及其叶绿体9个基因(atpA、chlB、chlN、petA、psaB、psbA、psbC、psbD及rbcL)片段序列进行了克隆和测序, 并基于18S rRNA基因序列及叶绿体9个基因序列的整合数据分别通过最大似然法(Maximum-likelihood)和贝叶斯分析(Bayesian inference)对中国绿水螅(Hydra sinensis)共生单细胞绿藻的系统发生地位进行了探讨。系统发生表明: (1)中国绿水螅共生绿藻属于共球藻纲(Trebouxiophyceae)小球藻目(Chlorellales), 但不属于其中的小球藻属(Chlorella); (2)来源于草履虫、水螅、地衣及银杏的共生绿藻均在共球藻纲支系, 而来源于蛙类和蝾螈的共生绿藻属于绿藻纲(Chlorophyceae)支系。无论在共球藻纲支系还是在绿藻纲支系, 不同来源的共生藻并没有排他性地聚为单系群而在系统树中与其他自由生活的绿藻混杂排列, 来自不同宿主的共生绿藻没有共同起源。     

A Mechanistic Investigation of the Algae Growth “Droop” Model

In this work a mechanistic explanation of the classical algae growth model built by M. R. Droop in the late sixties is proposed. We first recall the history of the construction of the "predictive" variable yield Droop model as well as the meaning of the introduced cell quota. We then introduce some theoretical hypotheses on the biological phenomena involved in nutrient storage by the algae that lead us to a "conceptual" model. Though more complex than Droop's one, our model remains accessible to a complete mathematical study: its confrontation to the Droop model shows both have the same asymptotic behavior. However, while Droop's cell quota comes from experimental bio-chemical measurements not related to intra-cellular biological phenomena, its analogous in our model directly follows our theoretical hypotheses. This new model should then be looked at as a re-interpretation of Droop's work from a theoretical biologist's point of view.     

A Lichen Lectin Specifically Binds to the α-1,4-Polygalactoside Moiety of Urease Located in the Cell Wall of Homologous Algae

A lectin from the lichen Evernia prunastri developing arginase activity (EC. 3.5.3.1) binds to the homologous algae that contain polygalactosilated urease (EC. 3.5.1.5) in their cell walls acting as a lectin ligand. The enzyme bound to its ligand shows to be inactive to hydrolyze of arginine. Hydrolysis of the galactoside moiety of urease in intact algae with α-1,4-galactosidase (EC. 3.2.1.22) releases high amount of D-galactose and impedes the binding of the lectin to the algal cell wall. However, the use of β-,4-galactosidase (EC.3.2.1.23) releases low amounts of D-galactose from the algal cell wall and does not change the pattern of binding of the lectin to its ligand. The production of glycosilated urease is restricted to the season in which algal cells divide and this assures the recognition of new phycobiont produced after cell division by its fungal partner.Key Words: arginase, cell wall, evernia prunastri, lectin ligand, phycobiont, urease     

藻类富集重金属的特点及其应用展望

以藻类植物为主要对象的水体重金属修复已成为环境科学领域的研究热点.由于其特殊的细胞壁结构、较高的重金属富集能力、简便的解吸附方法等特点,藻类被认为是理想的生物吸附材料.文中简述了藻类适宜高富集重金属的结构及代谢特点,包括具有较高富集重金属能力的细胞壁功能基团、胞外产物、细胞内重金属螯合蛋白,以及生活藻类、死亡藻体及固定化处理后所表现出的高富集能力及简便的解吸附方法等,并对其用于污染水体修复的优缺点及应用趋势进行分析.