ABA对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗耐冷性及甜菜碱积累的影响

旨在探讨外源脱落酸(ABA)对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗耐冷性及甜菜碱积累的影响。用150μmol/L ABA处理低温胁迫下的小桐子幼苗,研究其对小桐子幼苗存活率,根系活力,电解质渗漏率,MDA含量,甜菜碱含量及其代谢关键酶BADH活性和Jc BADH基因表达水平的影响。结果表明,外源150μmol/L ABA处理可显著提高低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗的存活率和根系活力,降低电解质渗漏率和MDA含量;ABA也提高了低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗的甜菜碱含量,上调了BADH的活性和Jc BADH的表达水平。因此,ABA可提高低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗的耐冷性,并且在ABA诱发的小桐子幼苗耐冷性的提高过程中,甜菜碱发挥着重要作用。     

外源水杨酸对盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸代谢的影响

以小桐子幼苗为材料,设置盐胁迫(200mmol·L-1 NaCl)和外源水杨酸处理(0~2.0mmol·L-1 SA)水培试验,通过检测幼苗叶片脯氨酸含量、脯氨酸代谢关键酶活性及相关代谢酶基因的表达水平,研究了外源水杨酸对盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸代谢机理的影响。结果显示:(1)外源0.9mmol·L-1 SA处理可显著提高盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗的脯氨酸含量,上调脯氨酸合成关键酶Δ1-吡咯琳-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)和鸟氨酸转氨酶(OAT)活性,以及上调JcP5CS和JcOAT基因的表达水平。(2)SA也显著抑制了脯氨酸降解酶ProDH的活性及JcProDH基因的表达水平。(3)SA处理还显著提高了盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗的组织活力,降低了叶片电解质渗漏率和丙二醛(MDA)含量。研究发现,外源SA可通过活化脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径和鸟氨酸途径,以及抑制脯氨酸的降解途径来促进盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸的积累;外源SA处理也可提高小桐子幼苗的耐盐性,且这种提高可能与SA诱导脯氨酸的积累密切相关。     

外源脯氨酸对盐胁迫下甜瓜脯氨酸代谢的影响

为探明外源脯氨酸对盐胁迫下甜瓜脯氨酸代谢的影响,以甜瓜品种‘雪美’为材料采用营养液栽培,对盐胁迫(100mmol·L-1 NaCl)、盐胁迫下添加外源脯氨酸(100mmol·L-1 NaCl+0.2mmol·L-1 Proline)以及对照3种处理后甜瓜幼苗叶片脯氨酸(Pro)含量、吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)、鸟氨酸转氨酶(OAT)和脯氨酸脱氢酶(ProDH)活性进行测定,并对OAT和ProDH基因进行克隆及半定量表达分析。结果显示:与对照相比较,盐胁迫条件下甜瓜幼苗叶片内Pro含量显著增加,P5CS活性增幅大于OAT活性,OAT基因表达量大部分时段内没有增加,ProDH活性下降,ProDH基因表达量减少;盐胁迫下添加外源脯氨酸进一步使幼苗叶片内Pro含量增加、OAT、ProDH活性提高、P5CS活性降低,并且使OAT基因表达量迅速增加、ProDH基因表达量先增加后回落。研究表明,盐胁迫条件下,甜瓜幼苗体内脯氨酸积累主要是通过增强脯氨酸的谷氨酸合成途径和抑制脯氨酸降解来实现;适量外源脯氨酸可以增强盐胁迫幼苗脯氨酸的鸟氨酸合成途径,但对谷氨酸合成途径有一定的抑制作用;通过调节合成和降解2种代谢途径进一步提高了脯氨酸含量,从而增强甜瓜幼苗耐盐胁迫能力。     

外源ABA对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸积累及其代谢途径的影响

本文以小桐子为材料,研究了外源脱落酸（ABA）对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸积累的影响。结果表明,低温胁迫（5℃）可促进小桐子幼苗体内脯氨酸的积累,上调脯氨酸合成关键酶Δ¹-吡咯琳-5-羧酸合成酶（P5CS）和鸟氨酸转氨酶（OAT）的活性,上调P5CS基因（JcP5CS）的表达,及抑制脯氨酸降解酶脯氨酸脱氢酶（Pro DH）的活性。用外源ABA处理低温胁迫下的小桐子幼苗,发现150μmol·L^-1的ABA可显著提高其低温胁迫下的脯氨酸含量,上调P5CS的活性和JcP5CS的表达水平,及抑制ProDH的活性。表明外源ABA可通过活化脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径和抑制脯氨酸的降解途径来促进低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸的积累。     

外源SNP对盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗生长及抗氧化酶活性的影响北大核心CSCD

为明确外源一氧化氮(NO)对甜瓜幼苗耐盐性的影响,该研究以甜瓜品种‘农大甜10号’为试验材料,在300 mmol·L^(-1)NaCl胁迫条件下,叶面喷施不同浓度(50、100、150、200、250μmol·L^(-1))外源NO供体硝普钠(SNP),分析甜瓜幼苗生长、光合色素含量、细胞膜透性、抗氧化酶活性、渗透调节物质含量的变化。结果表明:(1)盐胁迫显著抑制甜瓜幼苗的生长,同时显著降低叶片光合色素含量、细胞膜透性、抗氧化酶活性、渗透调节物质含量。(2)叶面喷施150μmol·L^(-1)SNP能够显著提高盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗的株高、茎粗、干鲜重、壮苗指数,并显著提高盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗的光合色素含量,从而提高甜瓜的光合作用。(3)喷施150μmol·L^(-1)SNP可显著提高盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)、单脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶(MDHAR)及脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶(DHAR)的活性,显著降低盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗的丙二醛(MDA)、过氧化氢(H_(2)O_(2))含量及超氧阴离子(O^(-)·_(2))产生速率。(4)喷施150μmol·L^(-1)SNP可显著提高盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗叶片脯氨酸(Pro)和可溶性蛋白的含量。研究认为,在盐胁迫环境下,适宜浓度的外源SNP(150μmol·L^(-1))可通过提高甜瓜幼苗的抗氧化酶活性以及光合色素和小分子可溶性有机化合物含量来增强活性氧的清除能力,降低膜脂过氧化作用,有效减轻盐胁迫对幼苗的伤害,从而增强其耐盐性,促进幼苗生长。     

外源MeJA对镉胁迫下波斯菊生长及抗氧化系统的影响

以波斯菊种子和幼苗为试验材料,采用滤纸上发芽和叶面喷施盆栽幼苗的方法,探讨不同浓度(0、0.5、1.0、5.0、10.0和25.0μmol·L~(-1))茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)对镉(100μmol·L~(-1) Cd~(2+))胁迫下波斯菊种子萌发、幼苗生长以及抗氧化系统的影响。结果表明,镉胁迫条件下,波斯菊的生长受到严重抑制,施加低浓度MeJA(1.0～5.0μmol·L~(-1))可以促进波斯菊种子萌发,增加波斯菊幼苗叶绿素含量,促进叶片干物质含量的积累和叶片相对含水量增加,提高叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)的活性,增加氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量和氧化型谷胱甘肽/还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH/GSSG)比值,降低游离脯氨酸(Pro)和丙二醛(MDA)含量;而高浓度的MeJA(大于10μmol·L~(-1))则表现出相反的抑制作用,影响镉胁迫下波斯菊种子萌发和幼苗的相关代谢。研究发现,适宜浓度的外源MeJA,在镉胁迫条件下可通过降低渗透调节物质的含量,诱导增强抗氧化酶活性,增加氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量,调整GSH/GSSG比例等途径促进波斯菊种子萌发和幼苗的生长,有效缓解镉胁迫对波斯菊的伤害,从而提高波斯菊幼苗的耐镉性能。     

外源甜菜碱提高小麦幼苗抗盐性的研究

以小麦品系山农215953(SN215953)为材料,采用水培的方法,于幼苗期(两叶一心)根灌15mmol·L-1甜菜碱,研究了外源甜菜碱对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗水分状况、脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量及抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明:(1)外源甜菜碱可缓解盐渍造成的小麦幼苗叶片的水分损失,改善小麦幼苗的水分状况,并发现甜菜碱的这种作用主要是通过促进脯氨酸和可溶性糖的积累进而提高小麦叶片的渗透调节能力来实现。(2)外源甜菜碱可以维持盐胁迫下小麦幼苗叶片的抗氧化酶(SOD、APX、POD)活性,缓解盐渍造成的盐胁迫伤害,对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗生物膜的稳定性和完整性起到保护作用。     

外源甜菜碱对低温胁迫下香蕉内源甜菜碱合成的影响

以巴西香蕉(MusaAAA Giant Cavendish cv.Brazil)幼苗为试验材料,用不同浓度外源甜菜碱(BT)预处理香蕉幼苗后,置于人工气候箱中模拟低温(7℃)胁迫,分别测定香蕉叶片和根系内源甜菜碱的含量和甜菜碱合成关键酶甜菜碱醛脱氢酶(BADH)活性,以探讨外源甜菜碱对香蕉叶片和根系内源甜菜碱合成的影响.结果显示:7℃低温胁迫16 h后,10 mg/L外源甜菜碱即可极显著提高香蕉幼苗叶片BADH活性,叶片内源BT含量也同步极显著增加,低温胁迫24h后根系内源甜菜碱的含量虽显著高于常温对照,其BADH活性却无显著提升.同时,香蕉幼苗叶片内源BT含量的积累与叶片BADH活性的提高具有显著正相关关系,与根系内源BT含量的增加呈极显著正相关关系,与外源BT浓度无显著相关性.研究表明,外源甜菜碱可促进低温胁迫下香蕉内源甜菜碱的合成和积累,叶片和根系均具有合成内源BT的能力.     

叶面喷施褪黑素对低温胁迫下南瓜幼苗生长和生理特性的影响

以南瓜品种‘永安2号’幼苗为试验材料,采用室内盆栽实验,在叶面喷施不同浓度(0、50、100、150、200和300μmol·L^(-1))褪黑素(MT)后进行低温(10℃/7℃)胁迫处理,考察幼苗生长指标以及相对电导率、抗氧化酶活性、渗透调节物质含量等抗逆生理指标的变化,初步探讨外源褪黑素缓解南瓜幼苗低温冷害的生理机制。结果表明:(1)在低温胁迫条件下,南瓜幼苗出现叶片萎蔫失水、边缘失绿褪色、向内卷曲等冷害症状;幼苗株高、茎粗、鲜重、干重和壮苗指数等生长指标及叶片相对叶绿素含量均显著降低;叶片相对电导率、MDA含量和O^(-)·_(2)产生速率显著升高50%以上,超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶、谷胱甘肽还原酶、脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶活性以及可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸含量也大多显著升高。(2)与低温胁迫处理相比,叶面喷施不同浓度褪黑素后,南瓜幼苗叶片冷害症状均得到不同程度恢复,并以100μmol·L^(-1) MT处理生长状态最好,植株形态表型与对照已没有明显差异;幼苗生长指标以及叶片相对叶绿素含量、6种抗氧化酶活性、3种渗透调节物质含量均不同程度提高,并随着MT浓度升高均先升后降,且均在100μmol·L^(-1) MT处理最高。研究发现,外源褪黑素能通过提高叶片叶绿素含量、增强抗氧化酶活性、增加渗透调节物质积累,显著降低低温冷害造成的膜质过氧化程度,有效减轻低温胁迫对南瓜幼苗的伤害,增强其抵抗低温能力,恢复幼苗的正常生长,且喷施浓度为100μmol·L^(-1)时效果最佳。     

外源H_2O_2对混合盐碱胁迫下燕麦幼苗叶片脯氨酸积累和代谢途径的影响

为探讨H_2O_2对盐碱胁迫下植物脯氨酸代谢的调控机理,以燕麦新品种‘定莜6号’幼苗为材料,采用水培法研究了外源H_2O_2对混合盐碱胁迫下燕麦脯氨酸积累和代谢途径的影响。结果表明,75 mmol·L-1混合盐碱(Na Cl∶Na_2SO_4∶Na HCO_3∶Na_2CO_3=12∶8∶9∶1)胁迫可促进燕麦幼苗叶片脯氨酸的积累,提高脯氨酸合成的鸟氨酸途径关键酶鸟氨酸δ-氨基转移酶(δ-OAT)活性,抑制脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径关键酶Δ1-吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)及脯氨酸降解限速酶脯氨酸脱氢酶(Pro DH)活性。在75 mmol·L-1混合盐碱胁迫下添加0.01~1 000μmol·L-1H_2O_2可显著提高燕麦幼苗叶片的脯氨酸含量,其中10μmol·L-1H_2O_2的作用最明显;10μmol·L-1H_2O_2上调了75 mmol·L-1混合盐碱胁迫下燕麦幼苗叶片的P5CS和δ-OAT活性,降低了Pro DH活性。此外,10μmol·L-1H_2O_2使75 mmol·L-1混合盐碱胁迫下燕麦幼苗叶片内源性H_2O_2含量急剧升高后迅速降低。表明外源H_2O_2能够提高混合盐碱胁迫下燕麦幼苗内源H_2O_2的含量,并通过活化脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径和鸟氨酸途径,抑制脯氨酸的降解,促进混合盐碱胁迫下燕麦幼苗脯氨酸的积累。     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Apoptotic Regulation of Caspase Activity

Intracellular cysteine aspartate-specific proteases (caspases) play both signaling and effector roles in realizing the program of cell death. Caspases function as proteolytic cascades unique for each cell type and signal triggering apoptosis. All parts of the proteolytic cascades are duplicated and controlled by feedback signals. Amplification cycles between pairs of caspases (the third and the sixth, the ninth and the third, the twelfth and the sixth, and others) help multiply the initial apoptotic signal. The presence of physiological inhibitors of apoptosis that directly interact with caspases creates a multilevel regulatory network of apoptosis in cell. The caspase proteolytic cascades are also regulated by sphingolipid secondary messengers, among them ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphates. Moreover, an association of the caspase signaling with ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is shown in cells. In particular, the use of extracellular activators and inhibitors of caspases allows irreversible activation of apoptosis in tumor cells or the prevention of apoptosis in cortical neurons under neurodegenerative diseases.     

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

Host plants of someRhinanthoideae (Scrophulariaceae) of eastern North America

Twenty three species in 11 genera were examined in the field to determine hosts. OnlyStriga asiatica andSeymeria cassioides have a narrow host range being restricted to grasses and pines, respectively. These are the only species which cause pronounced and sometimes serious host damage. The other species attach to a great diversity of hosts.     

New species of Peruvian Orchidaceae III

Sixteen new species are proposed in the generaAckermania, Dressleria, Epidendrum, Maxillaria, Oncidium, Rodriguezia, Sigmatostalix, andTrigonidium. All new species are illustrated.Maxillaria vittariifolia L. O. Williams is newly recorded for Peru. A key is provided forTrigonidium of Peru.Trigonidium loretoense Schltr. andT. peruvianum Schltr. are lectotypified.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

Interaction of Synthetic Analogues of Natural Chalcones and Flavones with Guanidine

The reaction of chalcones and flavones with guanidine in ethanol results in 2-(2-aminopyrimidinyl-4)-phenols.