紫外线-B辐射对植物DNA及蛋白质的影响

大气平流层中的臭氧衰减,导致太阳辐射中的紫外辐射量有明显的增加,其中UV-B辐射对植物会产生不同程度的影响。分子生态学理论认为,UV-B辐射对植物造成的损伤,首先伤害植物的生物大分子,即进行光化学修饰。本文就臭氧衰减对生态环境和植物的影响途径进行了讨论,重点论述了UV-B辐射对植物蛋白质合成的抑制和DNA的损伤修复途径。并应用分子生物学技术研究植物对UV-B辐射的抗性机理和DNA修复技术的前景进行了展望。     

螺旋藻多糖对核酸内切酶活性和DNA修复合成的增强作用

本文用核酸内切酶实验和放射自显影术研究了螺旋藻水溶性多糖对DNA切除修复的效应。结果表明,该多糖能显著增强辐射引起DNA损伤的切除修复活性和程序外DNA合成(UDS)。考察切除修复的时程,发现螺旋藻多糖的存在不但能加快损伤DNA切除反应和UDS的初时速度,而且能延缓以上两个重要修复反应的饱和。     

激光预处理可保护蚕豆细胞免受UV—B辐射的损伤

当蚕豆的胚被 He- Ne激光 (632 .8nm,1 .63J· mm- 2 )照射 5min或被 CO2 激光 (1 0 60nm,2 .53J· mm- 2 )照射 1 min后 ,将其置入 Knop营养液中进行恒温培养。当蚕豆的上胚轴长到大约 3cm时 ,在光背景 (PAR)为 70μmol· m- 2 · s- 1条件下 ,分别用 1 .0 2、3.0 3、4.52 k J· m- 2 的 UV- B辐射蚕豆的上胚轴 7h。根据蚕豆丙二醛 (MDA)、抗坏血酸 (As A)和 UV- B吸收物的含量变化 ,来测试激光对 UV- B照射蚕豆的上胚轴的保护作用。结果显示 :激光预处理可保护蚕豆上胚轴对 UV- B辐射的作用。与对照组 (没有用 UV- B或激光照射 )、UV- B单独照射组比较 ,在激光预处理的条件下 ,MDA的含量明显减少 ,As A和 UV- B吸收化合物的含量增加。如先用激光处理 ,然后再用 UV- B辐射 ,UV- B吸收物的含量将比单独用激光和 UV-B处理获得更好的改善。从而认为 ,激光预处理能增强植物对 UV- B的抵抗力。     

He—Ne激光对小麦幼苗增强UV—B辐射损伤的修复效应

采用 He- Ne激光辐照对增强 UV- B辐射后小麦幼苗的损伤修复作用进行了研究。小麦种子在盛有湿滤纸的培养皿内 2 5℃下进行萌发。萌发后小麦幼苗在光合有效辐射 (PAR)为 2 2 0 μmol· m- 2 · S- 1的光背景下 ,经 1 0 .0 8k J·m- 2 · d- 1的增强 UV- B辐射 ,然后再用 5m W· mm- 2的 He- Ne激光进行辐照。通过小麦幼苗丙二醛 (MDA)、抗坏血酸 (As A)、超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)和紫外吸收物含量及活性的变化 ,测定了 He- Ne激光对小麦 UV- B损伤修复的作用。结果显示 ,MDA、SOD、As A和紫外吸收物的变化同小麦幼苗损伤修复的能力相关联。He- Ne激光辐照可使 UV- B辐射后小麦幼苗 MDA的含量明显减少、As A含量明显增加、SOD活性增强及紫外吸收物含量显著增加。说明增强 UV- B对小麦幼苗生理水平的辐射损伤 ,能够被一定剂量的 He- Ne激光辐照而得到部分修复。但是 ,采用同等波长和功率的红光照射 ,其 MDA、SOD、As A和紫外吸收物均无明显变化 ,证明激光的促进修复作用并非由激光的光效应所致     

耐辐射奇球菌辐射损伤修复机制的研究进展

耐辐射奇球菌是迄今为止发现的对辐射抗性最强的原核生物,是研究DNA损伤与修复的模式生物.耐辐射奇球菌(Deinococcus radiodurans,DR)对于电离辐射、紫外线、干燥、H2O2以及其他一些DNA损伤剂均表现出极强的抵抗能力,对于这种超强抗性的具体机制,学界至今尚未形成定论.对DR DNA损伤修复机制的解释包括切除修复和重组修复.本文就耐辐射奇球菌DNA辐射损伤后修复机制的研究进展作一综述.     

α-NAA和UV-B辐射对栝楼幼苗光合色素及保护酶活性的影响

温室条件下研究 UV- B辐射 ( 0 .0 2 9J/( m2·s) )和外施 α-萘乙酸 ( α- NAA) ( 2 mg/L)对栝楼叶片光合色素及保护酶活性的影响。实验结果表明 :外施α- NAA,能提高栝楼幼苗叶片叶绿素及类胡萝卜素的含量 ,提高保护酶 SOD、CAT、POD、ASP的活性 ,细胞膜相对透性和膜脂过氧化产物 MDA含量相对稳定。UV- B辐射单独处理 ,则极显著地降低叶绿素 a的含量 ,叶绿素 b含量也呈明显地下降趋势 ,类胡萝卜素含量稍有下降 ,极显著降低栝楼幼苗叶片 SOD、POD、CAT、ASP活性 ,引起细胞膜相对透性明显增大 ,MDA含量显著增加。α- NAA与 UV- B辐射共同处理栝楼幼苗 ,与 UV- B辐射处理相比 ,叶绿体色素含量都有不同程度增加 ,而细胞膜相对透性、MDA含量则有不同程度降低 ,SOD、POD、ASP活性上升 ,CAT活性显著上升。以上结果暗示 ,UV- B辐射对生长的影响可能是 :( 1 )破坏光合色素而导致光合能力下降 ;( 2 )降低保护酶 SOD、POD、CAT、ASP活性 ,导致膜脂过氧化 ,膜结构遭到破坏 ,膜透性增加。而外施α- NAA,能部分减轻由增强的 UV- B辐射对栝楼幼苗造成的这种伤害 ,其原因可能是 α- NAA提高了保护酶活性 ,维持了活性氧产生与清除之间的平衡 ,即是维持了膜结构的稳定性。可见 ,α- NAA能增加栝楼对 UV- B辐射的抗性。     

跨损伤合成的DNA聚合酶——一类新的DNA聚合酶

细胞虽然拥有多种修复途径,但有些DNA损伤仍不可避免地会逃避修复而在基因组上保留下来,细胞跨损伤DNA合成的分子机制一直是DNA修复中主要的未解决问题之一.最近通过对一类结构相关性UmuC/DinB蛋白质超家族成员的研究发现它们具有DNA聚合酶功能.这类新发现的DNA聚合酶不同于经典的复制性DNA聚合酶,它们能以易误/突变(error-prone/mutagenic)或无误(error-free)方式进行跨损伤(translesion)DNA合成,并且从细菌到人在进化上功能保守.     

正常人淋巴细胞程序外DNA合成的水平

程序外DNA合成(unscheduled DNA synthesis,UDS)反映了细胞对DNA损伤进行切除修复的能力,在毒理学、肿瘤学、放射医学等多种学科中都有应用。关于我国正常人外周血淋巴细胞UDS的水平,仅在近几年才有零星的附带观察,例数都较少,而专文报道,迄今未见。本文报告对60例正常人的观察结果。 1 材料与方法1.1 血液样品来源 本院医护人员(除外放射科     

PHA刺激对淋巴细胞修复DNA损伤的影响

本文报道PHA刺激对淋巴细胞DNA修复的影响的实验结果。以254nm波长的UV照射细胞(30J/m~2)引起DNA损伤,以[~3H]-TdR掺入实验测定非程序DNA合成,用超微量法测定细胞的NAD~+含量,并以[~(35)S]-蛋氨酸掺入,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳及放射自显影术测定蛋白质生物合成,其结果如下: (1)在被PHA转化的淋巴细胞内非程序DNA合成,随PHA刺激的时间加长而增高;PHA处理淋巴细胞42小时,合成的速率约增加4倍;(2)在转化的淋巴细胞内,非程序DNA合成及程序DNA合成都被N-乙基马来酰亚胺(一种DNA聚合酶α的抑制剂)抑制,表明在DNA修复过程中DNA聚合酶α可代替DNA聚合酶β发挥作用; (3)UV照射后,被PHA刺激的淋巴细胞内NAD~+含量大约减少43.2％,而对照淋巴细胞内NAD~+的含量只减少25％,似乎说明PHA刺激能促进淋巴细胞内的P-ADP-核糖化作用;(4)在受PHA刺激72小时的淋巴细胞内有多种蛋白质合成,这些细胞在UV照射后以含10μg/ml嘌呤霉素的培养基培养,则非程序DNA合成被明显抑制(P<0.01),这提示DNA修复是一需要蛋白质合成的过程。此外,在受UV照射后10-45小时的淋巴细胞内,诱导产生一种分子量大约34000道尔顿的蛋白质。 上述结果表明,当PHA使淋巴细胞从静止状态转化为增殖状态时,有多种酶被诱导。由于这些酶,如DNA聚合酶α及P-ADP-核糖聚合     

DNA双链断裂损伤反应及它的医学意义

DNA损伤应激反应是维持基因组稳定性的基石.细胞在长期进化中形成了由损伤监视、周期调控、损伤修复、凋亡诱导等在内的自稳平衡机制.一方面,借助感应、识别并启动精细而复杂的修复机制修复损伤;另一方面,通过DNA损伤应激活化的细胞周期检查点机制,延迟或阻断细胞周期进程,为损伤修复提供时间,使细胞能安全进入新一轮细胞周期;损伤无法修复时则诱导细胞凋亡.DNA双链断裂(double strand breaks,DSBs)是真核基因组后果最严重的损伤类型之一,其修复不利,同肿瘤等人类疾病的发生发展密切相关.新进展揭示:DSBs损伤反应信号分子ATM-Chk2-p53、H2AX等的组成性活化,是肿瘤形成早期所激活的细胞内可诱导的抗癌屏障,其信号网络的精确、精细调控在基因组稳定性维持中发挥重要作用.此外,HIV病毒整合进入宿主细胞基因组的过程也依赖于宿主细胞中ATM介导的DSBs损伤反应信号转导;ATM特异性的小分子抑制剂在抗HIV感染中显示重要的功能意义.文中重点讨论调控DSBs损伤应激反应信号网络的主要研究进展,及其在肿瘤发生、发展及抗HIV感染中的新医学意义.     

Oxidative damage to chloroplasts from Chlorella vulgaris exposed to ultraviolet-B radiation

Upon UV-B irradiation, Chlorella vulgaris cells and isolated chloroplasts increased in size and starch accumulation . Photosynthetic capacity and chlorophyll content of chloroplasts isolated from irradiated algae decreased by 72 and 66%, as compared to chloroplasts isolated from control cells. Dihydrorhodamine 123 conversion to rhodamine 123 was used as a sensitive method for detection of peroxide (presumably hydrogen peroxide) formation in isolated chloroplasts. The accumulation of rhodamine 123 is higher in irradiated than in nonirradiated chloroplasts and the increased accumulation of rhodamine 123 depended on the UV-B dose. Quantitation of alkyl radical-EPR signals in chloroplasts indicated that UV-B exposure significantly increased radical content in the membranes. The content of an oxidized DNA base (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine) in chloroplasts was increased by 72 and 175% after irradiation of the algal culture with 17.3 and 42.6 kJ m⁻², respectively. The chloroplastic activity of superoxide dismutase decreased by 50% as compared with control values after irradiation with 42.6 kJ m⁻² and no changes in ascorbate peroxidase activity and ascorbic acid content were detected at the irradiation doses tested. The β-carotene content in chloroplasts was not affected by the irradiation, but the α-tocopherol content increased approximately 4-fold after UV-B irradiation. The results suggest that oxidative damage related to UV-B exposure is responsible for alterations in chloroplasts function and integrity, and that an antioxidant response is triggered in chloroplasts through an increase in α-tocopherol content.     

UV－B辐射增强对长白山五种藓类植物生长的影响

对生长在中国长白山的5种藓类植物——垂枝藓、拟垂枝藓、塔藓、星塔藓和高山金发藓分别以辐射强度为0.2(自然光照,对照)、3.0(紫外线中等辐射强度)和6.0kJ.m-2.d-1(高剂量辐射强度)的UV-B照射40d后,测定其株高、生物量及叶绿素含量.结果表明:中等和高强度的UV-B辐射使拟垂枝藓和塔藓的株高、生物量和叶绿素含量分别下降了32.3%、62.4%、81.3%和21.4%、59.4%、62.8%,其相对生长速率均为负值;高剂量UV-B辐射处理下垂枝藓的生物量稍有上升,而高山金发藓地下部分的生物量增加1倍,但叶绿素含量变化不明显.高山金发藓和垂枝藓抵抗UV-B辐射的能力较强,拟垂枝藓和塔藓对UV-B辐射较敏感.     

多蒴灰藓对强紫外线照射的生理响应

将多蒴灰藓(Hypnum fertile)置于紫外辐射下照光3周,研究了紫外辐射对多蒴灰藓的损害及其生理响应。结果表明： 与对照(自然环境)相比,多蒴灰藓的叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量均随紫外辐射时间的延长而减少,MDA含量却明显增加,SOD、POD和CAT活性也相应增加;增加紫外辐射量会引起多蒴灰藓的氧化胁迫,其能通过增加抗氧化酶的活性来减轻这种胁迫。     

Replication of chloroplast, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA during growth of unirradiated and UVB-irradiated Arabidopsis leaves

Replication of Arabidopsis nuclear, mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA (ncDNA, mtDNA, cpDNA) was assayed by measuring respective changes in copies per leaf, employing quantitative PCR (QPCR) analysis with genome-specific primer pairs. All three genomes showed parallel increases during growth of cotyledons and 5th leaves in planta, maintaining approximately 13 mtDNA copies and 280 cpDNA copies per haploid nuclear genome. Detached 5th leaves, which showed good growth and DNA replication on agar plates, were irradiated at (DNA-effective) UV-B fluences of 1.3-5.0 kJ m-2 and incubated under blue (photorepair-active) plus gold light or gold light only. Under blue light, replication of all genomes after all UV fluences was approximately as efficient as replication in unirradiated leaves. UV-irradiated leaves showed little growth under gold light only; 5 kJ m-2 stopped replication of all three genomes, 2.5 kJ m-2 stopped only cpDNA replication, and 1.3 kJ m-2 only delayed cpDNA replication. Immunoassays showed that 5 kJ m-2 induced about 1.2 cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and 0.1 [6-4]photoproducts per kbp of bulk DNA, and that both photoproducts were completely removed during 2-3 days under blue light, suggesting efficient photorepair of at least ncDNA and cpDNA. The evidence for efficient photorepair of organellar DNA contrasts with previous studies of irradiated 5-day-old seedlings, and with the apparent absence of Arabidopsis photolyases bearing transit peptides.     

人工湿地污水处理系统中的植物效应与基质酶活性

为了解植物在湿地污水净化系统中的作用与机理,构建了A-B-C三级串连垂直流人工湿地系统,并选择水葱(Scirpus validus)风车草(Cyperus alternifolius)、美人蕉(Canna indica)、和芦苇(Phragmites australis)作为测试植物,进行了生活污水处理试验.结果表明,系统中有植物单元单位面积污染物的去除量均高于无植物对照单元.与对照相比,在A、B、C三级系统中由植物效应产生的CODCr去除增量分别为43.52 g/(m2·d),20.38 g/(m2·d),30.94 g/(m2·d);TN去除增量为13.14 g/(m2·d),28.61 g/(m2·d),6.97 g/(m2·d);TP去除增量为1.2 g/(m2·d),0.66 g/(m2·d),0.06 g/(m2·d).从A到C级,污水中污质浓度递减,呈现根系活力显著增强,而植物生长量、过氧化物酶含量、生长量与氮磷积累量等显著下降趋势.基质酶活性在对照单元中较低,在有植物单元中,基质酶活性明显增大并与根系活力成正相关.     

The impact of UV-B radiation and different PAR intensities on growth, uptake of 14C, excretion of DOC, cell volume, and pigmentation in the marine prymnesiophyte, Emiliania huxleyi

The impact of UV-B radiation (280-320 nm) and different PAR (400-700 nm) intensities on growth, uptake of 14C, excretion of DOC, cell volume, and pigmentation in the marine prymnesiophyte, Emiliania huxleyi2.7 kJ m(-2) UV-B(BE), changes in incorporation and excretion rate of 14C, and indications of DNA damage (in the form of termination of cell division and enlarged cell volume) were observed. Since the UV-B doses used are representative of UV-B doses in the top layer of clear ocean water and E. huxleyi is a common bloom-forming algae with a wide geographic distribution, it is suggested that current UV-B intensities have an impact on primary production and phytoplankton biomass.     

Soybean (Glycine max) pollen germination characteristics, flower and pollen morphology in response to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation effect on reproductive parts of the plants has received little attention. We studied the influence of UV-B radiation on flower and pollen morphology, pollen production and in vitro pollen germination and tube growth of six genotypes of soybean (Glycine max). METHODS: Soybean genotypes were investigated by growing them under four levels of biologically effective UV-B radiation of 0 (control), 5, 10 and 15 kJ m(-2) d(-1) in sunlit controlled-environment chambers. KEY RESULTS: Reductions in lengths of flower, standard petal, and staminal column along with reduced pollen production, germination and tube growth were observed in all genotypes with increasing UV-B radiation. Combined response index (CRI), the sum of percentage relative responses in flower size, pollen production, pollen germination and tube growth due to UV-B radiation varied with UV-B dosage: -67 to -152 with 5 kJ m(-2) d(-1), -90 to -212 with 10 kJ m(-2) d(-1), and -118 to -248 with 15 kJ m(-2) d(-1) of UV-B compared to controls. Genotypes were classified based on the UV-B sensitivity index (USI) calculated as CRI per unit UV-B, where D 90-9216, DG 5630RR and D 88-5320 were classified as tolerant (USI > -7.43), and DP 4933RR, Stalwart III and PI 471938 were sensitive (USI < -7.43) in their response to UV-B radiation. Pollen grains produced in plants grown at 15 kJ m(-2) d(-1) UV-B radiation were shrivelled and lacked apertures compared to control and other UV-B treatments in both sensitive and tolerant genotypes, and the differences were more conspicuous in the sensitive genotype (PI 471938) than in the tolerant genotype (D 90-9216). The number of columellae heads of the exine was reduced with increasing UV-B radiation. CONCLUSIONS: Soybean genotypes varied in their reproductive response to UV-B radiation. The identified UV-B tolerant genotypes could be used in future breeding programmes.     

Migration of Langerhans cells and gammadelta dendritic cells from UV-B-irradiated sheep skin

Depletion of dendritic cells from UV-B-irradiated sheep skin was investigated by monitoring migration of these cells towards regional lymph nodes. By creating and cannulating pseudoafferent lymphatic vessels draining a defined region of skin, migrating cells were collected and enumerated throughout the response to UV-B irradiation. In the present study, the effects of exposing sheep flank skin to UV-B radiation clearly demonstrated a dose-dependent increase in the migration of Langerhans cells (LC) from the UV-B-exposed area to the draining lymph node. The range of UV-B doses assessed in this study included 2.7 kJ/m2, a suberythemal dose; 8 kJ/m2, 1 minimal erythemal dose (MED); 20.1 kJ/m2; 40.2 kJ/m2; and 80.4 kJ/m2, 10 MED. The LC were the cells most sensitive to UV-B treatment, with exposure to 8 kJ/m2 or greater reproducibly causing a significant increase in migration. Migration of gammadelta+ dendritic cells (gammadelta+ DC) from irradiated skin was also triggered by exposure to UV-B radiation, but dose dependency was not evident within the range of UV-B doses examined. This, in conjunction with the lack of any consistent correlation between either the timing or magnitude of migration peaks of these two cell types, suggests that different mechanisms govern the egress of LC and gammadelta+ DC from the skin. It is concluded that the depression of normal immune function in the skin after exposure to erythemal doses of UV-B radiation is associated with changes in the migration patterns of epidermal dendritic cells to local lymph nodes.     

Heat Shock Increases the Tolerance of Plants to UV-B Radiation: 1. Growth,Development, and Water Supply to Tissues

The effects of heat shock (HS); UV-B irradiation; and the consecutive action of these factors on the growth, development, and water supply of seven-day-old melon (Melo sativusSager., cv. Torpeda) seedlings were investigated. Depending on the HS severity, we observed growth stimulation (after treatment at 45°C for 1 h), growth retardation (after treatment at 45°C for 2 h or at 48°C for 1 h), or complete growth inhibition and cell death (after treatment at 45°C for 3 h or at 55°C for 1 h). UV-B irradiation (18.3 kJ/(m²h)), depending on its duration, stimulated (5–10 min), retarded (60 min), or resulted in complete growth inhibition and plant death (90 min). HS treatment (at 45°C for 1 h) prior to UV-B irradiation (for 1 h) favorably affected both the growth and water balance of seedlings. Apparently, the HS pretreatment increases the tolerance of seedlings to high doses of UV-B radiation.