Production and release of anthraquinone pigments by hairy roots of madder (Rubia tinctorum L.) under improved culture conditions

Carbon and nitrogen sources in the medium were selected for the culture of madder hairy roots producing anthraquinone pigments. The growth and pigment formation of the hairy roots were significantly enhanced by using modified Murashige-Skoog (MS) medium containing fructose and nitrate as the sole carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively, compared with those obtained in conventional MS medium with sucrose. Repeated-batch culture of the hairy roots was carried out, with pigment release into the medium obtained by means of O₂ starvation treatment. In three pigment-release operations during 29-d culture, the total amount of released pigments was 21 mg/dm³, representing an average production rate of 0.72 mg/(dm³·d).     

Induced biosynthesis of resveratrol and the prenylated stilbenoids arachidin-1 and arachidin-3 in hairy root cultures of peanut: Effects of culture medium and growth stage

Previously, we have shown that hairy root cultures of peanut provide a controlled, sustainable and scalable production system that can be induced to produce stilbenoids. However to leverage peanut hairy roots to study the biosynthesis of this polyphenolic biosynthetic pathway, growing conditions and elicitation kinetics of these tissue cultures must be defined and understood. To this end, a new peanut cv. Hull hairy root (line 3) that produces resveratrol and its prenylated analogues arachidin-1 and arachidin-3 upon sodium acetate-mediated elicitation was established. Two culture media were compared for impact on root growth and stilbenoid biosynthesis/secretion. The levels of ammonium, nitrate, phosphate and residual sugars were monitored along growth and elicitation period. A modified MS (MSV) medium resulted in higher root biomass when compared to B5 medium. The stilbenoid profile after elicitation varied depending on the age of the culture (6, 9, 12, and 15-day old). After elicitation at day 9 (exponential growth in MSV medium), over 90% of the total resveratrol, arachidin-1 and arachidin-3 accumulated in the medium. Our studies demonstrate the benefits of the hairy root culture system to study the biosynthesis of stilbenoids including valuable prenylated polyphenolic compounds.     

Lobeline production by hairy root culture of Lobelia inflata L.

Hairy roots were obtained following inoculation of the stems of Lobelia inflata L. with Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain ATCC 15834. These hairy roots contained agropine and mannopine. In addition, lobeline was detected by HPLC and confirmed by mass spectrometry. Various media were tested for the growth of hairy roots as well as for the content of lobeline in hairy roots. The growth rate of hairy roots cultured in Nitsch and Nitsch's medium was approximately one third of those cultured in other media. The lobeline content of hairy roots (18–54 g/g dry weight) cultured in these media was the same order of magnitude compared with that of roots of L. inflata (24 g/g dry weight) cultivated in pots. The hairy roots cultured in Nitsch and Nitsch's medium were morphologically different from those cultured in other media.Abbreviations MS medium Murashige and Skoog's medium - 1/2 MS medium one-half strength of the standard Murashige and Skoog's medium - B5 medium Gamborg's B5 medium - NN medium Nitsch and Nitsch's medium - FW fresh weight - DW dry weight     

Transformation through agroinfection on decapitated shoot apex of field-growing <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phyllanthus amarus</Emphasis>

A simple and easy transformation strategy was accomplished on field growing plants of Phyllanthus amarus, an anti-hepatitis B drug plant. Infection of Agrobacterium rhizogenes strains A₄M70GUS and ATCC 15834 on decapitated shoots of field growing P. amarus induced hairy roots and crown gall, respectively. Infection with A₄M70GUS yielded a mean of 23.2 roots from 40% plants in 40-day period. The crown gall induced on 30% plants after infection with ATCC 15834 grew to 5–10 mm in diameter. The roots and crown galls established in vitro on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium grew well. The hairy roots yielded fivefold (6.91 g) biomass in half-strength MS liquid medium to that of the adventitious roots derived from internode explants in MS medium with 8.0 μM α-naphthaleneacetic acid (1.39 g). Histochemical assay and PCR analysis using the primers of uidA coding region confirmed the hairy roots induced by A₄M70GUS. The crown galls induced by ATCC 15834 were confirmed by PCR analysis using rolB gene primers. The protocol enables an easy and early accomplishment of hairy roots.     

培养基磷缺乏对黄瓜毛状根生长、抗氧化酶活性及氮源利用的影响

采用液体培养的方法研究了培养基磷缺乏对黄瓜毛状根生长及其抗氧化酶活性及培养基中氮源和钙利用的影响.结果表明,黄瓜毛状根在完全缺磷的培养基中几乎不能生长;而培养基无机磷缺乏会抑制黄瓜毛状根的生长,且浓度越低,其抑制作用越明显,毛状根变得越纤细而长,侧根数减少且短小.与全磷培养相比,磷缺乏培养基培养的黄瓜毛状根可溶性蛋白含量明显偏低,但其SOD和POD活性则明显升高.与完全缺磷(对照)相比,在培养过程中不同无机磷浓度培养的黄瓜毛状根的SOD和POD活性均比对照低.当黄瓜毛状根在不同磷缺乏浓度的液体培养基中培养时,随着培养时间的延长,培养基的电导率逐步下降,并与培养基起始无机磷浓度成正比;其培养基的铵态氮和硝态氮不断被吸收和利用,培养至15d时,培养基中的铵态氮已绝大部分被消耗完毕,但直至培养30d时培养基的硝态氮仍未被消耗完毕.培养基中无机磷缺乏会降低黄瓜毛状根对培养基硝态氮的吸收和消耗以及抑制黄瓜毛状根对钙的吸收.而适当提高培养基的无机磷浓度可促进黄瓜毛状根对培养基中钙的吸收和消耗.     

Additive effects of three auxins and copper on sorghum in vitro root induction

A healthy root system is vital for tissue culture plantlet survival and rapid adaptation from the in vitro microenvironment to glasshouse conditions. Optimization of the root induction medium is an effective way to promote root induction and elongation. Levels of three auxins (α-naphthaleneacetic acid [NAA], 3-indoleacetic acid [IAA], and 3-indolebutyric acid [IBA]) and copper sulfate (CuSO₄) have been investigated in a series of experiments with a sorghum inbred line, Tx430. Significant improvement in root proliferation and shoot growth were observed on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1 μmol/L CuSO₄, 1 mg/L NAA, 1 mg/L IAA, and 1 mg/L IBA. On average, one explant (the original in vitro-derived shoot) of Tx430 regenerated 56.7 roots, which was 20-fold higher on the optimal medium than on MS control medium. Another tested genotype SA281 showed similar response patterns as Tx430 across media. In addition, 100% of Tx430 and SA281 plantlets originating from the optimized root induction medium all survived after being transferred to potting soil in the glasshouse. The results demonstrate that a combination of auxins (NAA, IAA, and IBA) and CuSO₄ together at optimal concentrations provide additive effects on promoting root proliferation and explant growth of in vitro sorghum in root induction medium, and subsequently resulted in 100% survival rate of plantlets ex tissue culture. Compared with two published and frequently used root induction media, the optimized medium significantly enhanced root induction and plantlet growth.     

Effect of copper excess in environment on soybean root viability and morphology

The effects of increase copper concentrations in medium (10–150 μM CuSO₄) on growth and viability of the roots of two-week-old soybean seedlings (Glycine max L., cv. Dorintsa) were studied. Copper excess suppressed biomass accumulation and linear plant growth; copper affected root growth much stronger than shoot growth. The presence of 10 μM CuSO₄ in medium suppressed accumulation of plant biomass by 40% and the root length by 70%; in the presence of 25 μM CuSO₄, these indices were equal to 80 and 90%, respectively. In the presence of 50 μM CuSO₄, roots ceased to grow but biomass and shoot length still increased slightly. 150 μM CuSO₄ was lethal for plants. The earliest sign of excessive copper toxicity was the accumulation of MDA, indicating activation of membrane lipid peroxidation. A significant increase in MDA content was observed at plant incubation in medium with 10 μM CuSO₄ for 1 h; in this case, the content of copper in the roots increased from 36 ±1.8 (in control) to 48 ± 2.4 μg/g dry wt. The number of dead cells (permeable for the dye Evans Blue) was doubled in the presence of 200 μg/g dry wt within the root; this occurred in 72 h of growth in medium with 10 μM CuSO₄, in 6 h at 25 μM CuSO₄, in 3 h at 50 μM CuSO₄, and 1 h at 150 μM CuSO₄. Toxicity of copper excess was manifested stronger in dividing and elongation cells of the root apex (root meristem and the zone of elongation) than in more basal root regions. Copper excess resulted in the formation of breaks in the surface cell layers of the root tips and affect root morphology. When plant grew in medium with 10 μM CuSO₄, a distance of lateral root formation zone from the root tip decreased markedly, and spherical swellings were formed on the tips of lateral roots. The higher copper concentrations (50 and 150 μM) suppressed completely the development of lateral roots.     

The novel paclitaxel-producing system: establishment of Corylus avellana L. hairy root culture

Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.), contains a valuable medicinal substance known as Paclitaxel®, which is one of the most effective anticancer drugs. The original plants produce negligible amount of paclitaxel; therefore, tissue culture techniques, especially hairy root culture, could be one of the most practical methods to enhance the amount of paclitaxel. The main goal of this study was to assess the induction of hairy roots in C. avellana. The effects of different strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes including c58c1pRiA₄, K599, and 15834, and six culture media, MS (Murashige and Skoog), half-strength MS, quarter-strength MS, WPM (woody plant media), half-strength WPM, and quarter-strength WPM, were evaluated. The results showed that the maximum amounts of the rooted explants were obtained with c58c1pRiA4 strain in quarter-strength WPM medium. The investigations of explant type (leafstalk, petiole, lamina, and stem) and different propagation media (quarter-strength WPM, half-strength MS, and half-strength SH ((Schenk and Hildebrandt) medium) showed that the leafstalk was the most optimal explant for hairy root induction, and half-strength SH was the best culture medium for growth of the hairy roots in liquid medium. HPLC analyses confirmed the presence of paclitaxel (3.2 μg g⁻¹ (DW)) in hairy root extracts.

     

Characteristics of growth and tropane alkaloid production in Hyoscyamus albus hairy roots transformed with Agrobacterium rhizogenes A4

Summary Hairy root culture of Hyoscyamus albus was established by transformation with Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain A4. The growth and production of five tropane alkaloids were investigated under various culture conditions. Among the four basal culture media tested, Woody Plant medium was the best for growth of the hairy roots, but a high amount of tropane alkaloids was obtained with Gamborg's B5 medium. Sucrose concentration in B5 medium had little effect on the growth, while 3% sucrose was suitable for the alkaloid production. Addition of KNO₃ to Woody Plant medium affected the growth, whereas the alkaloid content was not markedly improved. Supplement of some metal ions to B5 medium stimulated the alkaloid production. In particular, Cu²⁺ remarkably enhanced both the growth and the alkaloid yield. The hairy roots cultured under 16 h/day light survived for more than 32 days compared with those cultured in the dark.Abbreviations EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid - HPLC high performance liquid chromatography - MeOH methanol - MS medium Murashige and Skoog medium - WP medium McCown's Woody Plant medium - B5 medium Gamborg B5 medium - wt weight     

Effect of plant growth regulators on growth and biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in genetically transformed hairy roots of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Panax ginseng</Emphasis> C. A. Meyer

In this study, morphological alterations, biomass growth, and secondary metabolite production of genetically transformed hairy roots ofPanax ginseng C. A. Meyer, were evaluated after administration of plant growth regulators. The addition of benzylamino purine and kinetin to the culture media increased biomass formation and phenolic compound biosynthesis in the hairy roots. α-Naphthaleneacetic acid and indole-3-butyric acid inhibited hairy root growth, however, low concentrations of indole-3-acetic acid slightly increased hairy root growth. Low concentrations of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid profoundly inhibited growth of hairy roots. The addition of plant growth regulators, such as auxin, did not increase total phenolic compounds in hairy roots that did not contain gibberellic acid and cytokinins. Callus formation was induced in cultures suspended in liquid medium amended with benzylamino purine and kinetin. Hairy roots regenerated from these calluses exhibited an active growth pattern with extensive lateral branching in non-amended medium, similar to the growth pattern of the original hairy roots.     

Superoxide dismutase is involved in high tolerance to copper in the deep-sea yeast, Cryptococcus sp. N6

The activity and expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was analyzed in a copper-tolerant yeast, Cryptococcus sp. N6. Using cell extracts, two distinct bands exhibiting SOD activity appeared on native PAGE: one band, with higher mobility, appeared when the cells were grown without CuSO₄, and the other band appeared when the cells were grown with 10 mM CuSO₄. Cells grown with 3 mM CuSO₄ produced both SOD isoforms. Western blot analysis, using a monoclonal antibody against human SOD-1, showed that SOD protein was expressed in the absence of CuSO₄ and that the expression level increased when the cells were grown with 3 or 10 mM CuSO₄. The molecular weight of SOD from strain N6 was approx. 18 kDa. Treatment of the cells with the protein synthesis inhibitor, cycloheximide at 0.5 g ml^–1, did not affect cell growth in the absence of CuSO₄ but significantly inhibited growth in the presence of 10 mM CuSO₄ and inhibited expression of SOD protein. This suggests that SOD may play a role in cell growth in the presence of high concentrations of CuSO₄.     

蔗糖对发根农杆菌C58C1诱导烟草毛状根生长的影响北大核心CSCD

毛状根良好的生长状况是建立毛状根-AM真菌双重培养体系的关键,为优化毛状根培养基成分,确定适宜毛状根生长的蔗糖浓度,改善烟草毛状根的生长状况,该研究以发根农杆菌菌株C58C1诱导2个烟草品种NC82和Va116叶片产生毛状根,经PCR检测证实后,用含有不同蔗糖浓度的1/2MS培养基分别进行固体和液体优化培养,通过测定毛状根的分枝数、鲜重(FW)与干重(DW),研究蔗糖对2个品种烟草毛状根生长的影响。结果表明:(1)C58C1均能诱导两种烟草叶片产生毛状根,但诱导率不同,NC82(87.3%)的诱导率更高,是Va116(38.6%)的2.26倍。(2)培养基蔗糖浓度显著影响毛状根生长,因烟草品种和起始分枝数而异。(3)固体培养基优化培养NC82和Va116的毛状根,分枝数增长的抑制蔗糖浓度分别为25 g·L^(-1)和15 g·L^(-1);液体培养基优化培养分别在25 g·L^(-1)和15 g·L^(-1)时F(D)W达到最大,分别为0.541 g(0.055 g)、0.474 g(0.050 g)。(4)综合分枝数、F(D)W、毛状根生长势考虑,C58C1诱导NC82毛状根最适培养基蔗糖浓度为25 g·L^(-1),Va116毛状根为15 g·L^(-1)。该文优化了烟草毛状根培养基组成的适宜蔗糖浓度及培养方法,为后续毛状根大量扩繁奠定基础,建立了毛状根-AM真菌双重培养体系,解决了关键的寄主生长不良的问题。     

High-efficiency regeneration of Agrobacterium rhizogenes-induced hairy root in apple rootstock Malus baccata (L.) Borkh

Malus baccata is widely used as a rootstock in cold regions of the world because of its cold hardiness. In this study, a highly efficient Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain 8196 transformation system was developed using in vitro-derived stem segments of M. baccata. Approximately 37?% agro-infected explants produced hairy roots when they were incubated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium without plant growth regulators. A total of 95?% of hairy roots exhibited glucuronidase activity. Calli were induced from putatively-transformed hairy roots, and subsequently shoots were observed within 4?weeks of culture. The influence of 6-benzyladenine (BA), indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), thidiazuron (TDZ), and gibberellic acid 3 (GA₃) on regeneration were investigated using an L₉ (3⁴) orthogonal experiment. About 73?% of shoots were regenerated when callus was incubated on MS medium along with 2.0?mg?L^?1 BA, 0.5?mg?L^?1 IBA, 0.3?mg?L^?1 GA₃, and 0.5?mg?L^?1 TDZ. Moreover, hairy root regenerants showed higher rooting ability and exhibited morphological aberrations such as shortened stem, etiolated, wrinkled and clustered leaves than those of control.     

Effects of Dietary Copper (II) Sulfate and Copper Proteinate on Performance and Blood Indexes of Copper Status in Growing Pigs

160 crossbred (Duroc × Landrace ×Yorkshire) gilts averaged 21.25 kg body weight were used to study the effects of dietary copper (II) sulfate (CuSO₄) and copper proteinate (Cu-Pr) on growth performance, plasma Cu concentration, ceruloplasmin activity, and erythrocyte Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. All pigs were allotted to four treatments and fed with basal diets supplemented with 0 (control), 250 mg /kg Cu as CuSO₄, and 50 and 100 mg/kg Cu as Cu-Pr. Growth performance was determined based on two growth phase (phase 1: days 0 to 15, phase 2: days 15 to 30). After 30 days of the treatment, 16 pig blood samples (four per treatment) were collected for indexes of copper status determination. The experimental results showed that compared with control, pigs fed with 250 mg Cu/kg as CuSO₄ and 100 mg Cu/kg as Cu-Pr had higher average daily gain and average daily feed intake in the whole growth phase (d 0 to 30). In addition, 250 mg Cu/kg as CuSO₄ and 100 mg/kg Cu as Cu-Pr enhanced plasma ceruloplasmin activity (P < 0.05), and 100 mg/kg Cu as Cu-Pr increased erythrocyte Cu/Zn-SOD activity (P < 0.01) compared with the control. There was no obvious treatment response on plasma Cu concentration in the present study.     

黄瓜毛状根的诱导及细胞分裂素6-BA对其生长和形态的影响

含农杆碱型Ri质粒pRiA4b的发根农杆菌(Agrobacteriumrhizogenes)ATCC15834感染黄瓜子叶外植体5d后产生毛状根,毛状根可直接从叶片外植体叶脉处产生。感染10d后,约90%的子叶外植体产生毛状根。毛状根能在无外源生长调节剂的MS固体和液体培养基上自主生长。PCR扩增结果证实,发根农杆菌Ri质粒的rolB和rolC基因已在黄瓜毛状根基因组中整合并得到表达。挑选一无菌黄瓜毛状根系置于含不同浓度6-BA的MS培养基中悬浮培养来探讨细胞分裂素6-BA对黄瓜毛状根生长及其形态变化的影响。结果表明,细胞分裂素6-BA能促进黄瓜毛状根的生长及改变其生长形态。随着培养基中6-BA浓度的升高,黄瓜毛状根变得越来越短而粗,更少分枝。与对照相比,培养基中添加0·1~3·0mg/L6-BA能推迟毛状根最大生长峰的出现,降低其可溶性蛋白含量、SOD和POD酶活性;而黄瓜毛状根的乙烯释放高峰比其最大生长峰和SOD和POD酶活性高峰提前5天,但6-BA处理能降低毛状根的内源乙烯释放量。该结果表明细胞分裂素6-BA可能通过对乙烯生成和释放的调节来影响黄瓜毛状根的生长和形态并延缓毛状根的衰老。     

Production of hairy roots in Aconitum heterophyllum wall. using Agrobacterium rhizogenes

Summary A method for the production of hairy roots of Aconitum heterophyllum wall. is reported for the first time. Embryogenic callus cultures were successfully transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes strains viz. LBA 9402, LBA 9360, and A4 for the induction of hairy roots. The transgenic nature of hairy roots was confirmed by mannopine assay using paper electrophoresis. Best growth of transformed roots was obtained on 1/4 MS (Murashige and Skoog, 1962) medium with 3% sucrose. Total alkaloid (aconites) content of transformed roots was 2.96%, which was 3.75 times higher compared to 0.79% in the nontransformed (control) roots. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis of the components of aconites in the transformed roots revealed the presence of heteratisine, atisine, and hetidine.     

Hernandulcin in hairy root cultures of Lippia dulcis

The hairy root culture of Lippia dulcis Trev., Verbenaceae, was established by transformation with Agrobacterium rhizogenes A4. The transformed roots grew well in Murashige and Skoog medium containing 2% sucrose. The roots turned light green when they were cultured under 16 h/day light. The green hairy roots produced the sweet sesquiterpene hernandulcin (ca. 0.25 mg/g dry wt) together with 20 other mono- and sesquiterpenes, while no terpenes were detected in the nontransformed root cultures. The growth and hernandulcin production in the hairy root cultures were influenced by the addition of auxins to the medium. The addition of a low concentration of chitosan (0.2 – 10.0 mg / l) enhanced the production of hernandulcin 5-fold.Abbreviations Cht chitosan - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - NAA 1-naphthaleneacetic acid - 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - MS Murashige and Skoog(1962)     

Plantlet regeneration enhances solasodine productivity in hairy root cultures of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Solanum khasianum</Emphasis> Clarke

Summary Shoot regeneration in hairy root cultures of Solanum khasianum Clarke influences root growth, solasodine production. and permeabilization of solasodine into the medium. These parameters are dependent on exogenously supplied auxin and cytokinin: the effect being both concentration-and clone-dependent. Hairy root cultures with no shoot regeneration showed high permeabilization of solasodine into the medium by the sixth week of incubation, suggesting the medium acts as a sink for the solasodine synthesized by the roots. Solasodine in the culture medium was toxic to the transformed roots and caused browning of root tips. In a separate set of experiments, the hairy root cultures showed regeneration of approximately 50–70 mm long shoots after treatment with indole-3-acetic acid and kinetin. These hairy root cultures had inereased levels of solasodine production, compared to cultures without shoot regeneration. The plantlets formed in the hairy root cultures accumulated some of the solasodine, thereby reducing its permcabilization into the medium. Transport of solasodine from root to shoot reduced the toxic effect of solasodine in the root zone and extended the exponential growth phase by 8-10d.     

Artemisinin production in Artemisia annua hairy root cultures with improved growth by altering the nitrogen source in the medium

Murashige & Skoog medium was modified for enhancing artemisinin production in Artemisia annua hairy root cultures by altering the ratio of NO ₃ ^– /NH ₄ ⁺ and the total amount of initial nitrogen. Increasing ammonium to 60 mM decreased both growth and artemisinin accumulation in hairy root cultures. With NO ₃ ^– /NH ₄ ⁺ at 5:1 (w/w), the optimum concentration of total initial nitrogen for artemisinin production was 20 mM. After 24 days of cultivation with 16.7 mM nitrate and 3.3 mM ammonium, the maximum artemisinin production of hairy roots was about 14 mg l^–1, a 57% increase over that in the standard MS medium.