Binding of Tobacco Mosaic Virus to Membrane Material Isolated from Tobacco Leaves

Binding of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) to disrupted tobacco leaf membrane was studied. Membrane isolated from tobacco leaves was treated successively with (NH₄)₂SO₄, Li-diiodosalicylate and then pronase. TMV-binding substance was thus isolated in a soluble form. From enzymatic digestion experiments, it was suggested that the binding substance was composed of lipid and carbohydrate.     

烟叶陈化过程可培养微生物的生态功能

【背景】烟叶陈化涉及多方面因素的相互作用。【目的】研究烟叶表面可培养微生物群落结构、功能和化学成分之间的联系。【方法】以储存于贵阳库、坛厂库、茅台库的烟叶为研究对象,分别对不同陈化时间的烟叶样品进行微生物分离,采用rDNA条形码技术对微生物优势菌株进行物种鉴定,利用FAPROTAX和FUNGuild数据库分别对细菌和真菌进行功能注释,并结合主要化学成分进行相关分析。【结果】243个烟叶样品中共分离到189株优势细菌菌株和229株优势真菌菌株,其中细菌以芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)为优势种群,真菌以曲霉属(Aspergillus)和青霉属(Penicillium)为优势种群。随着陈化时间的延长,优势种群和优势功能类群比例逐渐降低,主要化学成分与微生物群落变化呈显著相关关系。【结论】微生物功能群通过结构变化推动烟叶陈化进程,同时陈化过程中主要化学成分的变化影响了微生物群落的组成与功能。     

Gene expression of ascorbic acid-related enzymes in tobacco

GDP-D-mannose pyrophosphorylase (GMPase) and L-galactono-1, 4-lactone dehydrogenase (GalLDH) are key enzymes in L-ascorbic acid (AsA) biosynthesis of plants, and a full-length cDNA for GMPase was isolated from tobacco using PCR. Additionally, expression of GMPase, GalLDH and other AsA-related enzymes was examined in tobacco tissues and cultured BY-2 cells, and the relationship between their expression patterns and AsA content is discussed. It was found that the expression of GalLDH and GMPase mRNAs was markedly suppressed by loading AsA, suggesting that AsA concentration in the cells may regulate AsA biosynthesis. Moreover, the expression of GMPase and GalLDH mRNAs in tobacco leaf also suggested that AsA biosynthesis may be induced by light.     

Infectivity suppressing and virus-binding activities of a membrane material isolated from tobacco leaves.

TMV binding substance (R) was isolated from a tobacco leaf membrane fraction and was purified by extraction with organic solvents and by column chromatography. Experimental results suggest that the binding of R with TMV results in inactivation of TMV. When tobacco leaves were inoculated with the R-TMV complex, it was found that the formation of polysome containing infecting viral RNA was inhibited. Model experiments showed that the mode of R-TMV adsorption to the membrane is different from that of TMV adsorption and that stripping of coat protein from TMV by SDS was inhibited by R. A possible explanation for the mechanism of this inhibition by R is that the R-TMV complex follows a pathway which does not lead to establishment of infection. Although less efficient, R was still active when it was applied after virus inoculation. Due to its affinity to coat protein, R might also interfere with a later process of viral multiplication.     

Auxin effect on the transmembrane potential difference of wild-type and mutant tobacco protoplasts exhibiting a differential sensitiity to auxin

The effects of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and other auxin analogs on the transmembrane potential difference (Em) were compared on tobacco protoplasts isolated from two genotypes differing in their sensitivity to auxins. For both types, NAA modifies Em by inducing at low doses a hyperpolarization, the amplitude of which increased with auxin concentration. Above an optimal concentration this hyperpolarization was reduced and even nullified. However, for the mutant type, this electrical response was shifted toward higher NAA concentrations, as its growth response. In the presence of structural analogs of auxin which have been showed to modify the dose-response curve for growth, the Em was altered: the growth-stimulatory molecule (picloram) initiated hyperpolarization, whereas the growth-inhibitory substance (4-bromophenylacetic acid) caused depolarization. These results provide evidence for a specific action of auxin at the membrane level related to its biological activity.     

废次烟叶提取液源木质素降解菌Bacillus subtilis SM降解特性

【目的】目前造纸法再造烟叶工艺已经成为我国重要的废烟叶处理和利用方式,该工艺中烟梗中高木质素的降解是个挑战性的需解决问题。从废次烟叶提取液(Tobacco waste extract,TWE)中筛选木质素的降解微生物用来直接处理烟梗或烟末提取液,可实现对木质素含量的调控。【方法】将废次烟叶提取液(TWE)浓缩液中分离出的Bacillus subtilis SM接种到以Kraft木质素为唯一碳源的无机盐培养基中,在pH 7.0、30°C培养基中培养4 d来检测菌株对木质素的降解效果。通过HPLC、TOC、GPC和色度来表征SM对木质素的降解,并采用烟梗无机盐培养基在pH 7.0、30°C培养4 d检测SM对烟梗木质素的降解。【结果】HPLC结果显示SM在以木质素磺酸钠为唯一碳源的无机盐培养基中可全部降解分子质量为534.5的木质素磺酸钠,而对Kraft木质素降解不明显,仅观察到组分的变化。脱色结果显示脱色率达到40.7%,但在对Kraft木质素矿化方面矿化率只能达到5.4%。SM在烟梗无机盐培养基中可使烟梗失重率分别达到50%以上(对照组为18.9%),烟梗中木质素含量减少了70%左右。【结论】来源于废次烟叶提取液(TWE)的Bacillus subtilis SM能够以Kraft木质素为唯一碳源生长,也能够有效降解烟梗中的木质素,可应用于烟草废弃物原料中木质素的降解。     

An arabinoxyloglucan from extracellular polysaccharides of suspension-cultured tobacco cells

An arabinoxyloglucan (AXG) isolated from extracellular polysaccharide of suspension-cultured tobacco cells was investigated by methylation analysis, partial acid hydrolysis and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. It was found that the AXG is structurally similar to that isolated from the midrib of tobacco leaves.     

丛枝菌根真菌对烟草香气相关物质代谢的影响

丛枝菌根(AM)真菌能够与植物共生,促进寄主植株营养元素的吸收,提高植株抗逆性,但鲜见其对香气物质代谢作用的报道。本试验研究了AM真菌摩西球囊霉对烟草叶片腺毛和香气相关物质代谢的影响。结果表明: 接种AM真菌能够增加烟草叶片腺毛的密度,并诱导烟草叶片腺体毛状体脂质分泌所必需的腺体特异性脂质转运蛋白基因(NtLTP1)表达量增加;提高香气相关物质绿原酸、茄尼醇和类胡萝卜素含量;同时促进了香气物质合成途径中关键酶苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)和多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性;诱导香气相关物质代谢关键酶苯丙酰胺转氨酶和多酚氧化酶基因NtPAL和NtPPOE,以及黄酮醇合酶和角鲨烯合酶基因NtFLS和NtTSS表达上调。说明接种摩西球囊霉能够增加香气产生部位腺毛的数量和分泌活性,并促进烟草叶片香气物质的生物合成过程。     

A mitogen-activated protein kinase NtMPK4 activated by SIPKK is required for jasmonic acid signaling and involved in ozone tolerance via stomatal movement in tobacco

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is involved in responses to biotic and abiotic stress in plants. In this study, we isolated a new MAPK, NtMPK4, which is a tobacco homolog of Arabidopsis MPK4 (AtMPK4). NtMPK4 was activated by wounding along with two other wound-responsive tobacco MAPKs, WIPK and SIPK. We found that NtMPK4 was activated by salicylic acid-induced protein kinase kinase (SIPKK), which has been isolated as an SIPK-interacting MAPK kinase. In NtMPK4 activity-suppressed tobacco, wound-induced expression of jasmonic acid (JA)-responsive genes was inhibited. NtMPK4-silenced plants showed enhanced sensitivity to ozone. Inversely, transgenic tobacco plants, in which SIPKK or the constitutively active type SIPKK(EE) was overexpressed, exhibited greater responsiveness to wounding with enhanced resistance to ozone. We further found that NtMPK4 was expressed preferentially in epidermis, and the enhanced sensitivity to ozone in NtMPK4-silenced plants was caused by an abnormal regulation of stomatal closure in an ABA-independent manner. These results suggest that NtMPK4 is involved in JA signaling and in stomatal movement.     

Auxin-binding by particulate fractions from tobacco leaf protoplasts

In vitro binding of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) to particulate fractions from tobacco leaf protoplasts was studied. In freshly isolated protoplasts no specific binding could be detected, whereas it was present in particulate fractions from tobacco leaves. It is concluded that the NAA-binding-sites are probably located at the external face of the plasma membrane; they are destroyed during protoplast isolation by proteolytic enzymes in the cellulase and macerozyme preparations. After culturing the protoplasts for 3–4 d, the first cell divisions were observed and at the same time specific NAA-binding became detectable. The affinity constant for NAA was approx. 2·10⁶ mol^-1 and the number of binding sites increased during further culture.Abbreviations MES 4-morpholinoethanesulfonic acid - NAA 1-naphthaleneacetic acid     

cDNA cloning and gene expression of ascorbate oxidase in tobacco

A cDNA clone for ascorbate oxidase (AAO) has been isolated from a cDNA library of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cells. The identity of the amino acid sequence deduced from tobacco AAO cDNA to that from pumpkin AAO cDNA was 68%, which was much lower than the identity (80%) between pumpkin and cucumber AAO. AAO activity in tobacco cells was much lower than that in pumpkin cells, whereas the immunoreactive protein in tobacco cells was more abundant than that in pumpkin cells. We suppose that AAO protein in tobacco cells may be less active than that in pumpkin cells. Genomic Southern blotting suggested that AAO in tobacco was encoded by a single-copy gene. Northern blotting revealed that mRNA of AAO was highly expressed in young and growing tissues of tobacco plant.     

攀枝花地区烤烟可培养内生固氮菌的多样性

【目的】认识烤烟(Flue-cured tobaccos)内生固氮菌多样性,挖掘内生固氮菌资源,丰富内生固氮菌基因库。【方法】运用纯培养法、重复因子扩增(BOX-PCR)分析技术、16S r RNA基因测序和系统发育分析对内生固氮菌多样性和系统发育进行研究,并测定分离菌株的固氮酶活性、溶磷溶钾特性、吲哚乙酸(IAA)含量等指标。【结果】通过Ashby培养基共分离得到62株固氮菌。基于BOX-PCR图谱选取16株代表菌株进行16S r RNA基因序列测定。16S r RNA基因序列系统发育分析显示,62株菌株分属于芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)、泛菌属(Pantoea)、短小杆菌属(Curtobacterium)等3个属,其中芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)为优势菌属。62株菌株中有20株菌株(占总分离菌株的32.3%)具有固氮酶活性,8株菌株(占总分离菌株的12.9%)能产IAA,有4株(占总分离菌株的6.5%)表现溶磷活性,有3株(占总分离菌株的4.8%)表现溶钾活性。【结论】攀枝花烤烟有较为丰富的内生固氮菌,具有潜在应用价值。     

Cloning and characterisation of glutathione reductase cDNAs and identification of two genes encoding the tobacco enzyme

We have isolated 4 cDNA clones (GRT1-4) encoding glutathione reductase (GR) from a tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) leaf cDNA library. The cDNAs were almost identical: GRT1, GRT3 and GRT4 represented the same gene, differing only in that GRT4 contained an intron within the C-terminal part of the coding sequence. Failure to splice out this intron resulted in a substitution of the final 13 amino acids of the deduced amino acid sequence. A second gene was represented by GRT2. Southern blots indicated that there were two related GR genes in tobacco. The presence of multiple isoforms of GR in tobacco may be explained in part by the expression of a small gene family. In addition, alternative isoforms may result from translation of different mRNAs derived from the same gene by intron skipping during the splicing of nascent GR mRNAs.     

An early tobacco mosaic virus-induced oxidative burst in tobacco indicates extracellular perception of the virus coat protein

Induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was observed within seconds of the addition of exogenous tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) to the outside of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv Samsun NN, EN, or nn) epidermal cells. Cell death was correlated with ROS production. Infectivity of the TMV virus was not a prerequisite for this elicitation and isolated coat protein (CP) subunits could also elicit the fast oxidative burst. The rapid induction of ROS was prevented by both inhibitors of plant signal transduction and inhibitors of NAD(P)H oxidases, suggesting activation of a multi-step signal transduction pathway. Induction of intracellular ROS by TMV was detected in TMV-resistant and -susceptible tobacco cultivars isogenic for the N allele. The burst was also detected with strains of virus that either elicit (ToMV) or fail to elicit (TMV U1) N' gene-mediated responses. Hence, early ROS generation is independent or upstream of known genetic systems in tobacco that can mediate hypersensitive responses. Analysis of other viruses and TMV CP mutants showed marked differences in their ability to induce ROS showing specificity of the response. Thus, initial TMV-plant cell interactions that lead to early ROS induction occur outside the plasma membrane in an event requiring specific CP epitopes.     

A new multigene family inducible by tobacco mosaic virus or salicylic acid in tobacco.

A previously undescribed cDNA family was isolated from tobacco challenged with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). A cDNA library was constructed with mRNA from upper leaves of Xanthi nc tobacco plants that had been inoculated with TMV on the lower leaves 11 days previously. The library was screened differentially with radiolabeled cDNA synthesized with mRNA from upper, uninoculated leaves of either TMV-inoculated or mock-inoculated tobacco plants. The new cDNA family, designated SAR8.2, had at least five expressed members, one or more of which were inducible by TMV inoculation and by salicylic acid treatment. The cDNAs encoded small, highly basic proteins containing N-terminal hydrophobic signal peptides and highly conserved cysteine-rich C-terminal domains. One of the SAR8.2 family members contained a direct repeat of the C-terminal domain in tandem. Hybridization of SAR8.2 cDNA to tobacco genomic DNAs indicated a gene family of 10-12 members.     

Antimicrobial peptaibols induce defense responses and systemic resistance in tobacco against tobacco mosaic virus

Trichoderma spp. are well-known biocontrol agents because of their antimicrobial activity against bacterial and fungal phytopathogens. However, the biochemical mechanism of their antiviral activity remains largely unknown. In this study, we found that Trichokonins, antimicrobial peptaibols isolated from Trichoderma pseudokoningii SMF2, could induce defense responses and systemic resistance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum var. Samsun NN) against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infection. Local Trichokonin (100 nM) treatment led to 54% lesion inhibition, 57% reduction in average lesion diameter and 30% reduction in average lesion area in systemic tissue of tobacco compared with control, indicating that Trichokonins induced resistance in tobacco against TMV infection. Trichokonin treatment increased the production of reactive oxygen species and phenolic compounds in tobacco. Additionally, application of Trichokonins significantly increased activities of pathogenesis-related enzymes PAL and POD, and upregulated the expression of several plant defense genes. These results suggested that multiple defense pathways in tobacco were involved in Trichokonin-mediated TMV resistance. We report on the antivirus mechanism of peptaibols, which sheds light on the potential of peptaibols in plant viral disease control.     

Isolation of tobacco mesophyll cells in intact and active state

A procedure using a fungal pectinase was developed to rapidlyrelease mesophyll cells from tobacco leaves. Fifty to ninetyper cent of the released cells were morphologically intact andwere converted into spherical protoplasts by cellulase treatment.Cells isolated from tobacco mosaic virus-inoculated leaves supportedmultiplication of the virus during subsequent incubation. (Received December 14, 1967; )     

Analysis of acidic and basic chitinases from tobacco and petunia and their constitutive expression in transgenic tobacco

cDNA clones of messenger RNAs for acidic and basic chitinases were isolated from libraries of tobacco mosaic virus-infected Samsun NN tobacco and petunia. The tobacco cDNA clones for acidic chitinase fell into two different groups, whereas all petunia cDNA clones had the same sequence. Also, tobacco genomic clones were isolated and one was characterized. This genomic clone, corresponding to one of the cDNA clones, showed that this acidic chitinase gene contains two introns. The amino acid sequences of the acidic chitinases from tobacco, as deduced from the cDNA clones, fully agreed with partial sequences derived from peptides obtained from purified tobacco-derived pathogenesis-related proteins PR-P and PR-Q. The deduced amino acid sequences showed that PR-P and PR-Q are 93 and 78%, respectively, identical to the petunia enzyme. All deduced chitinase sequences indicated the presence of an NH2-terminal, highly hydrophobic signal peptide. In addition, the polysaccharide-binding domain present at the NH2-terminus of basic chitinases from mature tobacco is not present in these acidic chitinases. Furthermore, the complete coding sequence for the petunia chitinase, constructed downstream of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, was used to transform tobacco. The resulting chimeric gene was constitutively expressed, and the petunia enzyme was targeted to the extracellular fluid. In contrast, a basic chitinase of tobacco, expressed from a chimeric gene, was found in total leaf extracts but not in preparations of extracellular fluid.