Anther ontogeny in Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. (Bignoniaceae)

In this study anther ontogeny of Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. was investigated by transmission electron microscopy and light microscopy with special reference to the development of the anther wall. The anther wall formation follows the dicotyledonous type. The differentiation in anther starts with the appearance of archesporial cells which undergo periclinal divisions to give primary parietal layer to the epidermal site and the primary sporogenous cells to the inside. The primary parietal layer also divides to form two secondary parietal layers. Later, the outer secondary parietal layer (spl1) forms the endothecium and the middle layer by periclinal division whereas the inner one (spl2) directly develops into the outer tapetum forming the inner most layer of the anther wall. The sporogenous tissue is generally organized in two rows of cells with a horseshoe-shaped outline. The remainder of the tapetum lining the sporogenous mass is derived from the connective tissue. The tapetum thus has dual origin and dimorphic. Anthers are tetrasporangiate. The wall of the anther consists of an epidermis, endothecium, middle layer, and the secretory type tapetum. Tapetal cells are usually binucleated. Epidermis and Endothecium layers of anther wall remain intact until the end of anther and pollen development; however, middle layer and tapetum disappear during development.     

单叶蔓荆小孢子发生和雄配子体的发育

利用常规石蜡制片法对单叶蔓荆小孢子发生和雄配子体发育进行了详细观察。主要结果如下：（1）花药壁由四层细胞构成,由外到内分别为表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育方式为双子叶型。（2）花药壁表皮细胞具多细胞腺体。（3）药室内壁和部分药隔细胞具纤维性加厚。（4）绒毡层细胞有两种来源,外周部分来源于初生壁细胞,近药隔部分来源于药隔细胞。绒毡层为分泌型,细胞具双核。（5）小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中胞质分裂为同时型,形成的四分体主要为四面体型排列,偶有左右对称型。（6）成熟花粉粒为2细胞型,花粉具3孔沟。     

蒙古莸小孢子发生和雄配子体发育的研究

运用常规石蜡切片技术对蒙古莸小孢子发生和雄配子体发育进行了观察.结果表明:(1)花药4室,花药壁由4层细胞组成,由外向内分别为表皮、药室内壁、1层中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育方式为双子叶型.(2)花药壁表皮具多细胞腺体,药室内壁、药隔部分细胞发育后期均发生纤维性加厚.(3)绒毡层细胞有两种来源,外周部分来源于初生壁细胞,近药隔部分来源于药隔细胞.腺质绒毡层,发育后期为二核.(4)小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程胞质分裂为同时型,四分体多数为四面体型,偶有左右对称型.(5)成熟花粉为2细胞型,具3个萌发沟.     

Anther ontogeny in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brachypodium distachyon</Emphasis>

Brachypodium distachyon has emerged as a model plant for the improvement of grain crops such as wheat, barley and oats and for understanding basic biological processes to facilitate the development of grasses as superior energy crops. Brachypodium is also the first species of the grass subfamily Pooideae with a sequenced genome. For obtaining a better understanding of the mechanisms controlling male gametophyte development in B. distachyon, here we report the cellular changes during the stages of anther development, with special reference to the development of the anther wall. Brachypodium anthers are tetrasporangiate and follow the typical monocotyledonous-type anther wall formation pattern. Anther differentiation starts with the appearance of archesporial cells, which divide to generate primary parietal and primary sporogenous cells. The primary parietal cells form two secondary parietal layers. Later, the outer secondary parietal layer directly develops into the endothecium and the inner secondary parietal layer forms an outer middle layer and inner tapetum by periclinal division. The anther wall comprises an epidermis, endothecium, middle layer and the secretory-type tapetum. Major documented events of anther development include the degradation of a secretory-type tapetum and middle layer during the course of development and the rapid formation of U-shaped endothecial thickenings in the mature pollen grain stage. The tapetum undergoes degeneration at the tetrad stage and disintegrates completely at the bicellular stage of pollen development. The distribution of insoluble polysaccharides in the anther layers and connective tissue through progressive developmental stages suggests their role in the development of male gametophytes. Until sporogenous cell stage, the amount of insoluble polysaccharides in the anther wall was negligible. However, abundant levels of insoluble polysaccharides were observed during microspore mother cell and tetrad stages and gradually declined during the free microspore and vacuolated microspore stages to undetectable level at the mature stage. Thus, the cellular features in the development of anthers in B. distachyon share similarities with anther and pollen development of other members of Poaceae.     

开口箭大小孢子发生及雌雄配子体发育

利用石蜡切片技术,对百合科植物开口箭(Tupistra chinensis Baker)大小孢子发生及雌雄配子体发育进程进行胚胎学观察分析,以明确开口箭胚胎发育的特征,为百合科植物的研究提供生殖生物学依据。结果表明:(1)开口箭花药具有4个药室,花药壁的发育方式为基本型,由表皮、药室内壁、中层及绒毡层组成;绒毡层发育类型为分泌型,到四分体花药阶段绒毡层细胞开始解体退化,花药成熟时完全消失。(2)花粉母细胞减数分裂为连续型,依次形成二分体、四分体,四分体为左右对称形;成熟花粉为2-细胞花粉,具单萌发沟。(3)子房3室,倒生型胚珠6枚,双珠被,薄珠心;在花部的分化早期,由珠心顶端表皮下方分化出雌性孢原细胞,孢原细胞经过一次平周分裂形成周缘细胞和造孢细胞,造孢细胞发育为大孢子母细胞;大孢子母细胞第一次减数分裂后形成二分体,珠孔端的二分体孢子退化,合点端的二分体孢子继续第二次分裂,形成两个子细胞依次发育为二核胚囊、四核胚囊和八核胚囊;开口箭的胚囊发育类型为葱型。     

Elucidating the mechanism of poricidal anther dehiscence in Miconia species (Melastomataceae)

Melastomataceae have porate anthers. However, unlike Solanaceae and many monocots, in which the poricidal dehiscence depends on the presence of a mechanical layer (often the endothecium), most members of Melastomataceae have no evident specialized layer related to the poricidal opening. The goal of this study was to characterize the tissues that form the apical pore of the anther in 10 Miconia species, which may help to understand the nearly unknown mechanism of anther dehiscence in this genus, considered to be one of the largest and most diverse New World genera. Before anthesis, the apical pores of all of the species are closed by a uniseriate epidermis, the cells of which lack a cuticle. In contrast, the epidermis of the remainder of the anther is covered by a thick, ornamented cuticle. Among Myrtales, the Melastomataceae form a clade with Alzateaceae, Crypteroniaceae and Penaeaceae, almost all of which have anthers with endothecium lacking wall thickenings. In these families, the endothecium may or may not be present in the mature anther, with degenerating cells in the latter case. Anther dehiscence does not depend on the endothecium as the mechanical layer, and this process is still not well understood. However, in the Miconia species studied here, the cuticle may prevent tissue dehydration, and the pore opening seems to be due to the passive process of dehydration taking place only in the pore region due to the absence of the cuticle.     

七叶树小孢子发生及雄配子体发育研究

用石蜡切片法观察了七叶树花药的发育过程.结果表明:(1)雄蕊花药四室,花药壁完全分化时,从外到内依次是表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育为基本型.表皮细胞1层,发育过程中始终存在;药室内壁在花药成熟时形成带状纤维层加厚;幼小花药壁的中层3~4层细胞,在花药发育成熟时退化消失;绒毡层1层细胞,发育类型为分泌型,小孢子母细胞减数分裂时绒毡层开始退化解体,花药成熟完全消失,仅剩1层绒毡层膜.每一花药中有多列雄性孢原细胞,发生于幼小花药表皮下方;(2)小孢子母细胞减数分裂为同时型,四分体多呈正四面体排列;减数分裂过程中,小孢子母细胞外方被胼胝质壁所包被,小孢子形成后胼胝质壁逐渐消失.成熟花粉二细胞型,外形呈圆三角状,具三孔沟.     

大百合小孢子发生和雄配子体发育研究

用常规石蜡切片技术和压片法对大百合小孢子发生和雄配子体发育进行观察。结果表明：花药4室,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层和腺质绒毡层组成,花药壁发育方式为单子叶型,药室内壁部分细胞发育后期发生纤维状加厚。小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程的胞质分裂为连续型,四分体多数为左右对称型,偶有四面体型。成熟花粉为2细胞型,具1个萌发沟。经TTC法检验,成熟花粉生活力为86.3%。从小孢子的发生及雄配子体发育的整个过程看,未见异常现象,能形成大量正常的成熟花粉。     

Pollen development of Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makina in China

In this article, we studied the pollen morphology and wall development, microsporogenesis, male gametophyte development, and anther wall structure changes during pollen development of Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makina from the genus Cardiocrinum (Endl.) Lindl. (Liliaceae) using paraffin sections, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. The results showed that C. giganteum has oval-shaped pollen with a single sulcus and reticulate ornamentation. The exine is of the semi-tectum type and can be divided into the tectum layer, columellate layer and basal layer. Meiosis in the microsporocyte is accompanied by successive cytokinesis. The mature pollen is three-celled. The anther wall prior to maturity is built by one layer of epidermis, 1–2 layers of endothecium cells, 4–5 middle layers and 2 layers of tapetum, while upon maturity it is only built by one layer of epidermis, one layer of endothecium cells and one middle layer. The tapetal cells are secretory, with two or more nuclei. Ubisch bodies originate from rough endoplasmic reticulum except a few from mitochondria.     

柠条锦鸡儿小孢子发生和雄配子体发育

利用常规石蜡切片技术对柠条锦鸡儿小孢子发生及雄配子体发育的过程进行了观察,为柠条锦鸡儿生殖生物学提供基础资料。结果表明:(1)柠条锦鸡儿雄蕊花药4室,花药壁完全分化时,由外到内依次是表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层,花药壁发育为基本型;表皮细胞1层,发育过程中始终存在;药室内壁在花药成熟时形成带状纤维层加厚;幼小花药壁的中层1～2层细胞,在花药发育成熟时退化消失;绒毡层1层细胞,腺质绒毡层,花药成熟时消失。(2)小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中的胞质分裂为同时型,产生四面体型和左右对称型小孢子。(3)成熟花粉粒为二细胞型,扫描电镜下观察其成熟花粉粒为圆球形,外壁近光滑。(4)花粉母细胞分裂后形成的四分体小孢子中出现多核仁现象,核仁数在2～6个范围变化,推测这可能和末期Ⅱ核仁融合的不彻底有关。研究发现,柠条锦鸡儿小孢子发生和雄配子发育过程没有发现异常现象。     

扁桃花药开裂前后壁层细胞形态变化及分析

为探明扁桃花药开裂前后壁层细胞形态变化,以鹰咀扁桃鳞片开裂期、小蕾期、大蕾期和盛花期的花蕾为研究材料,运用石蜡切片法结合铁苏木精染色法、考马斯亮蓝染色法、PAS染色法对花药壁层细胞进行染色;同时用Nikon SMZ-250体视显微镜拍摄花药开裂过程,观测花粉粒长、短轴长度。结果表明:(1)从鳞片开裂期到小蕾期,花粉粒的长、短轴长度都增大,多糖颗粒数量增多,绒毡层细胞完全消失,中层细胞和药隔处细胞逐渐溶解;药室内壁细胞切向长度增加幅度大于径向长度,内、外壁长度都增大,螺旋状纤维进一步形成;表皮细胞切向长度增加幅度大于径向长度。(2)从小蕾期到大蕾期花粉粒长、短轴长度明显增大,多糖颗粒持续增多;中层细胞和药隔处细胞大部分溶解;药室内壁细胞径向、切向长度持续增大,内壁长度增大、外壁长度趋于稳定,多糖颗粒数量减少,螺旋状纤维基本形成;表皮细胞切向减小幅度大于径向。(3)从大蕾期到花药半开裂,花粉粒长、短轴长度稍微增大;中层细胞和药隔处细胞完全溶解;药室内壁细胞切向长度持续增大,径向长度趋于稳定,内壁长度持续增大,外壁长度逐渐减小,多糖颗粒数量较少;表皮细胞切向、径向长度持续减小。(4)花药半开裂后,花粉粒长、短轴长度都减小;药室内壁细胞和表皮细胞切向、径向长度都减小;药室内壁细胞内、外壁长度减小并趋于接近,内壁长度减小趋势出现晚于外壁。研究认为,扁桃花药壁层细胞形态变化是花药开裂的基础,并与花药开裂密切相关。     

毛钩藤的小孢子发生和雄配子体发育

在光学显微镜和透射电镜下观察了毛钩藤(Uncaria hirsuta Havil.)的小孢子发生和雄配子体发育过程.结果表明,毛钩藤花两性,具5枚雄蕊,花药4室,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层组成,花药开裂时,药室内壁高度纤维化带状加厚.花药壁的发育方式属于双子叶型,小孢子母细胞减数分裂的胞质分裂为同时型.小孢子在四分体时期开始沉积花粉外壁,小孢子大液泡化时期开始沉积花粉内壁.成熟花粉为2-细胞型.毛钩藤的花粉发育特征和茜草科植物基本一致.毛钩藤绒毡层属于分泌型,双重起源,分别起源于次生周缘层和药隔细胞.小孢子发育早期绒毡层开始降解并分泌形成大量乌氏体,花药开裂时绒毡层完全消失,剩下少量乌氏体.小孢子早期内壁加厚突出形成,小孢子细胞核分裂以后内壁加厚开始脱落,花药开裂时,只剩下少量的内壁加厚突出.初步推测,内壁加厚突出与乌氏体共同作用为雄配子体的发育提供营养物质.     

Effects of chilling on male gametophyte development in rice

Chilling during male gametophyte development in rice inhibits development of microspores, causing male sterility. Changes in cellular ultrastructure that have been exposed to mild chilling include microspores with poor pollen wall formation, abnormal vacuolation and hypertrophy of the tapetum and unusual starch accumulation in the plastids of the endothecium in post-meiotic anthers. Anthers observed during tetrad release also have callose (1,3-beta-glucan) wall abnormalities as shown by immunocytochemical labelling. Expression of rice anther specific monosaccharide transporter (OsMST8) is greatly affected by chilling treatment. Perturbed carbohydrate metabolism, which is particularly triggered by repressed genes OsINV4 and OsMST8 during chilling, causes unusual starch storage in the endothecium and this also contributes to other symptoms such as vacuolation and poor microspore wall formation. Premature callose breakdown apparently restricts the basic framework of the future pollen wall. Vacuolation and hypertrophy are also symptoms of osmotic imbalance triggered by the reabsorption of callose breakdown products due to absence of OsMST8 activity.     

Embryology of Iris mandshurica Maxim. (Iridaceae) and its systematic relationships

Sporogenesis, gametogenesis, fertilization and embryogenesis of Iris mandshurica Maxim. were observed using the normal paraffin method. The results are as follows: the development of the anther wall following the dicotyledonous type consisting of four layers, the epidermis, the endothecium, one middle layer and the secretory tapetum. Fibrous thickenings develop in the endothecium when the anther is shed. Simultaneous cytokinesis during microsporogenesis results in a tetrahedral tetrad of microspores. Mature pollen grains are two-celled. The ovary is inferior and trilocular with axial placenta. The ovule is anatropous, bitegminous and crassinucellate. The archesporial cell below the nucellar epidermis undergoes periclinal division producing the primary parietal cell and the primary sporogenous cell. The primary parietal cell participates in the nucellar formation; the primary sporogenous cell differentiates directly as the megasporocyte. Successive cytokinesis in the megasporocyte usually produces the linear tetrad, and the chalazal megaspore of the tetrad develops into a Polygonum-type embryo sac. The fertilization mode is porogamy. The pollen tube enters into the embryo sac and discharges two sperm 16?C20?h after pollination. The fertilization is the postmitotic type of syngamy. The first division of the zygote is transversal. Endosperm formation is of the nuclear type. The systematic significance of the embryological characters of I. mandshurica is discussed.     

Control of anther cell differentiation: a teamwork of receptor-like kinases

Successful sexual reproduction depends on normal cell differentiation during early anther development in flowering plants. The anther typically has four lobes, each of which contains highly specialized reproductive (microsporocyte) and somatic cells (epidermis, endothecium, middle layer, and tapetum). To date, six leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinases (LRR-RLK) have been identified to have roles in regulation of anther cell patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana. EXCESS MICROSPOROCYTES1 (EMS1)/EXTRA SPOROGENOUS CELLS (EXS) and SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASES1/2 (SERK1/2) signal the differentiation of the tapetum. BARELY ANY MERISTEM1/2 (BAM1/2) defines anther somatic cell layers, including the endothecium, middle layer, and tapetum. Moreover, RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE2 (RPK2) is required for the differentiation of middle layer cells. In addition to process of anther cell differentiation, conserved regulation of anther cell differentiation in different plant species, this review mainly discusses how these receptor-like kinases and other regulators work together to control anther cell fate determination in Arabidopsis.     

红直獐牙菜的胚胎学

首次报道了红直獐牙菜大小孢子发生,雌雄配子体形成和胚胎发育过程。主要结果如下：花药四室,药壁发育为双子叶型,绒毡层异型起源,接近腺质绒毡层,中层３层,花药壁表皮宿存,细胞柱状伸长,纤维状加厚,药室内壁退化,小孢子母细胞减数分裂为同时型,四分体的排列方式为四面体形;成熟花粉为３－细胞;子房２心皮,１室,１２列胚珠,侧膜胎座,薄珠心,单珠被,倒生胚珠,蓼型胚囊,反足细胞３个,宿存时间短,胚乳发育为核型     

Anther wall and pollen development in Ophrys mammosa L. (Orchidaceae)

The objective of this study was to investigate anther wall and pollen development in Ophrys mammosa. Primary sporogen tissue resembles longitudinal cells with divided archeosporal cells. Thereafter these primary sporogen tissue cells re-divide anticlinally and periclinally forming secondary sporogen tissue. Microsporogenesis was successive type. Microgametogenesis occurred at the distal poles of the microspores. In addition, dense starch accumulation was detected in the pollen. Pollinia and massulae are separated from each other by dead cells filled with callose, according to histochemical preparations. The anther wall was a four-layered “monocotyledon” type. There was ring-like wall thickening in the endothecium. The tapetum is of the glandular type. When these two developmental processes are compared, it is seen that the anther wall has become mature by the sporogen tissue phase and is composed of only epidermis and endothecium at the beginning of microgametogenesis.     

低温预处理影响水稻花药培养效率的机理初探

低温预处理延缓药壁中层和绒毡层的降解,促进表皮层和药室内壁层的发育,延缓花药过氧化物酶同工酶活性的增强。处理期间花药可溶性蛋白质、淀粉酶同工酶潜带发生明显变化。处理期间花药的~3H-TdR渗入和花粉的发育、分裂,表明花粉存在合成和充实活动。绒毡层和花粉间存在囊泡,表皮层和药室内壁层之间存在多泡体的穿壁运动,说明低温处理中药壁向花粉输送雄核发育所需的物质。在进入正常培养初期,经过低温处理的花药药壁仍有表皮层和药室内壁层的发育,多细胞花粉出现提早、数量增加,花粉退化延缓。而未经处理的花药药壁各层均迅速降解,花粉大量退化。