NaCl胁迫对2种表型盐地碱蓬种子萌发的渗透效应和离子效应研究

采用高低2个浓度的NaCl、LiCl及等渗甘露醇溶液处理紫红色表型(紫色型)和绿色表型(绿色型)盐地碱蓬种子,通过测定它们的种子萌发率、吸胀速率和胚内离子含量,研究NaCl胁迫对2种表型种子萌发的离子效应和渗透效应.结果表明:(1)2种表型盐地碱蓬种子萌发率在高浓度(300 mmol/L)和低浓度(100 mmol/L)NaCl处理下均显著降低,紫色型种子萌发率在低浓度下显著低于绿色型,而在高浓度下却显著高于绿色型;绿色型种子萌发率在高浓度(30 mmol/L)和低浓度(10 mmol/L)LiCl处理下均未受到显著影响,但紫色型种子萌发率却均极显著降低;2种表型盐地碱蓬种子萌发率在低浓度等渗甘露醇处理下均极显著低于低浓度NaCl处理,而高浓度等渗甘露醇处理却均与高浓度NaCl处理无显著差异.(2)2表型种盐地碱蓬种子的吸胀速率在低浓度NaCl处理下没有受到显著影响,但高浓度NaCl处理及与之等渗的高浓度甘露醇处理下都显著降低,而且紫色型种子的吸胀速率在等渗甘露醇处理时显著高于绿色型.(3)2种表型盐地碱蓬种子胚中的Na 含量和Na /K 在对照和低浓度NaCl处理下无显著差异,但紫色型种子胚中的Na 、K 含量在高浓度NaCl处理时都显著高于对照,且K 含量增加的幅度远大于Na 含量,导致紫色型种子胚中的Na /K 显著低于绿色型.研究发现,盐地碱蓬种子萌发在低浓度NaCl胁迫下主要受离子效应抑制,而高浓度NaCl胁迫下则主要受渗透效应抑制,紫色型种子萌发率在高浓度NaCl胁迫下高于绿色型的原因之一是前者能维持更低的Na /K 比.     

盐芥响应盐胁迫的分子机制研究进展

盐生植物盐芥是拟南芥的近缘物种,具有极强的耐盐能力,是很有研究前景的新兴耐盐模式植物.该文主要从离子平衡(Na+的吸收、外排、区隔化)、渗透平衡和过氧化物清除3个方面对近年来国内外有关盐芥耐盐分子机制的研究进展进行综述,以阐述盐芥植物对于盐胁迫反应的生理及分子机制.     

汞对萝卜种子发芽及幼苗某些生理特性的影响

研究了重金属汞离子(Hg^2 )对萝卜种子发芽及幼苗某些生理特性的影响。结果表明,随着汞离子浓度的增加和处理时间的延长,萝卜种子的发芽率和发芽指数以及幼苗的生长势和生长量均明显下降。幼苗子叶叶绿素a、b的含量下降。幼苗根系、茎叶过氧化物酶的活性则明显升高。     

氮离子束注入大麦种子的细胞生物学效应

本文研究了用３０ＫｅｖＮ＋离子束注入大麦干种子后其Ｍ１代的细胞生物学效应。研究结果表明,低剂量的Ｎ＋离子注入对大麦种子的萌发及Ｍ１胚根、胚芽细胞的有丝分裂有明显的促进作用。离子注入均能诱发胚根细胞和胚芽细胞的染色体畸变和核畸变,呈现微核、双核、小核、桥、断片和落后染色体等多种类型。并在２×１０１６Ｎ＋／ｃｍ２－８×１０１６Ｎ＋／ｃｍ２剂量范围内,注入剂量与畸变率之间有显著的正相关,但到１×１０１７Ｎ＋／ｃｍ２后畸变率却反而下降。研究结果还显示胚芽细胞较胚根细胞对氮离子束更为敏感。     

盐胁迫对大麦胚根细胞膜系统的影响

研究了大麦种子在盐下吸胀时胚根细胞超微结构的变化,电镜观察发现,盐胁迫下胚根细胞的膜系统修复困难,细胞器分室重建受阻;并且,这种伤害作用随着盐时间的延长而加剧。作者认为,盐胁迫下吸胀对种子伤害很可能是由于盐离子毒害造成膜系统修复不完善所致。     

农杆菌对大麦种子萌发及幼苗生长发育的影响

以大麦品种(系)为主区('云引大麦Ⅰ'、'云引大麦Ⅱ'和'U008'),农杆菌浸种时间为副区(0.5、1.5和2.5 h),农杆菌菌液浓度为副副区(0.5、1.5和2.5 OD),采用再裂区试验研究了农杆菌浸种处理对大麦种子萌发和幼苗生长发育的影响.结果表明:品种、农杆菌菌液浓度、浸种时间对大麦的种子发芽率、幼苗高度、幼苗鲜重、叶绿素含量、丙二醛(MDA)含量影响无显著的互作效应,而对幼苗POD活性的影响存在显著互作效应;随着浸种时间的延长和菌液浓度的增加,各大麦品种(系)的种子发芽率、幼苗高度、幼苗鲜重、叶绿素含量均呈逐渐降低趋势,幼苗MDA含量则逐渐增加,并以'U008'变化幅度最大;在菌液浓度为0～1.5 OD、浸种时间为0～1.5 h范围内,幼苗POD活性随着菌液浓度的增加和浸种时间的延长而增强,超过该范围则均呈下降趋势,并以'U008'下降最为明显.可见,农杆菌处理对大麦种子萌发和幼苗生长发育有抑制作用,并在菌液浓度超过1.5 OD、浸种时间大于1.5 h时达极显著水平,且大麦品种间存在一定差异.     

青霉素对水稻老化种子发芽的影响

人工老化的水稻种子经青霉素处理后,发芽率受影响不大,但发芽指数,活力指数,ＳＯＤ和过氧化氢酶活性有提高子浸泡液的电导率下降。     

叶绿体对盐协迫的某些生理适应机制

本文介绍了近些年来有关叶绿体对盐胁迫的一些生理适应机制的研究,包括：（１）叶绿体的离子调节;（２）叶绿体的渗透调节;（３）叶绿体内相容溶质对光合酶的保护作用。最后讨论了这方面研究所存在的,今后急需要研究解决的几个问题。     

大麦铁蛋白基因(HvFer1)cDNA的克隆和表达

根据玉米铁蛋白ZmFer1的氨基酸序列,采用同源序列法进行序列拼接和引物设计,RT-PCR扩增获得了1个源自二叶期大麦叶片mRNA的大麦铁蛋白基因cDNA片段,HvFer1(GenBank登录号为EF440353)。HvFer1全长1023 bp,5′非翻译区56 bp,3′非翻译区202 bp,开放阅读框编码254个氨基酸。序列分析表明,此蛋白与已知植物铁蛋白高度同源,相似性介于56.7%～83.7%之间,N端具27个氨基酸的信号肽,C端(84～247)具有1个类似铁蛋白的功能域。RT-PCR表达谱分析显示,HvFer1在大麦的茎、叶、幼穗和幼根均能表达,茎和幼穗中表达量略高些。此外,HvFer1受PEG和盐胁迫的强烈诱导表达,中度铁胁迫也可不同程度地增加HvFer1的表达量。     

Location of sugars in barley seeds during germination by NMR microscopy

The distribution and fluctuation of sugars in germinating barley seeds were examined by ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, ¹H-NMR imaging and ¹H-NMR localized spectroscopy in relation to morphology. Maltose, sucrose, fructose and oils were detected in intact imbibed seeds by ¹³C-NMR spectra. During the first 6 d of germination, the maltose content increased and the oil content gradually decreased, whilst the levels of sucrose and fructose remained constant. Sugars were located by ¹H-NMR images and ¹H-NMR localized spectra in the vascular bundle of the seeds as well as in the solubilized endosperm. They were also detected in the shoots. The sugars detected in an 80% ethanol shoot extract were sucrose and glucose, which were located in the vascular bundles but not in the mesophyll cells of the coleoptile. They were also located in the basal part of the shoot, but not above 7 mm from the scutellum. The data suggest that the sugars are primarily transported through the vascular bundles and, at the same time, rapidly incorporated into mesophyll cells in the leaves.     

盐胁迫下大麦根系多胺代谢与其耐盐性的关系

研究了0～300mmol/LNaCl对大麦(Hordeum-vulgare-L.)幼苗生长速率、根系游离和结合态多胺含量以及多胺生物合成关键酶活性的影响。结果表明,在0～200mmol/L NaCl处理下精氨酸脱羧酶（ADC）、多胺氧化酶(PAO)以及转谷酰胺酶(Tgase)活性明显提高,而在300 mmol/L NaCl处理下活性下降。与之对应,游离腐胺（Put）含量随处理盐浓度的提高一直呈上升趋势,亚精胺(Spd)和在根系内检测到的未知多胺(Pax)在低浓度盐处理时含量上升,随盐浓度的提高含量下降。盐处理前后精胺(Spm)含量变化不明显。低浓度盐处理时游离态（Spd+Pax）/Put上升,随盐浓度的提高比值明显下降。结合态Put、Spd和Pax含量以及结合态多胺总量均在低浓度盐处理时上升,随盐浓度的提高含量明显下降。统计分析显示,大麦相对生长速率与游离态（Spd+Pax）/Put和结合态多胺含量间均呈极显著正相关关系,与游离态多胺和结合态多胺的比值间均呈显著负相关关系,上述结果说明盐胁迫下大麦体内游离态Spd、Pax与Put以及结合态形式之间的平衡与大麦耐盐性关系密切,游离态Put向Spd 、Pax以及结合态形式转化均有利于大麦耐盐性的提高.     

盐胁迫下大麦根系多胺代谢与其耐盐性的关系

研究了0－300mmol/L NaCl对大麦（Hordeum vulgare L.)幼苗生长速率,根系游离和结合态多胺含量以及多胺生物合成关键酶活性的影响。结果表明,在0－200mmol/L NaCl处理下精氨酸脱羧酶（ADC）、多胺氧化酶（PAO）以及转谷酰胺酶（TGase)活性明显提高,而在300mol/L NaCl处理下活性下降,与之对应,游离腐胺（Put)含量随处理盐浓度的提高一直呈上升趋势。亚精胺（Spd)和在根系内检测到的未知多胺（PAx）在低浓度盐处理时含量上升,随盐浓度的提高含量下降,盐处理前后精胺（Spm)含量变化不明显,低浓度盐处理时游离态（Spd PAx)/Put上升,随盐浓度的提高比值明显下降,结合态Put,Spd和PAx含量以及结合态多胺总量均在低浓度盐处理时上升,随盐浓度的提高含量明显下降,统计分析显示,大麦相对生长速率与游离态（Spd PAx）／Put和结合态多胺含量间均呈极显著正相关关系,与游离态多胺和结合态多胺的比值间均呈显著负相关关系,上述结果说明盐胁迫下大麦体内游离态Spd,PAx与Put以及结合态形式之间的平衡与大麦耐盐性关系密切,游离态Put向Spd,PAx以及结合态形式转化均有利于大麦耐盐性的提高。     

西藏青稞4个B组醇溶蛋白基因的克隆和特征

从两份西藏青稞材料中分离克隆出4个B组醇溶蛋白基因（BH1—BH4）,DNA测序结果表明：它们均包含完整的开放阅读框。推断的氨基酸序列与先前报道的大麦B组醇溶蛋白具有相同的蛋白质基本结构。系统分析表明：它们推断的氨基酸序列与栽培大麦中的B组醇溶蛋白具有较高的相关性,与野生大麦和山羊草属的醇溶谷蛋白相似性较低。并且,在4个基因BH1—BH4中,BH1与先前报道的B组醇溶蛋白基因有较低的序列相似性,因此我们对BH1基因进行了原核表达,含该基因的表达载体在大肠杆菌中表达出相对分子质量为28．15kDa并以包涵体形式存在的蛋白,进一步对其在青稞谷粒品质改良中的潜在价值进行了探讨。     

Endogenous nitrate loss as an assay for nitrate reduction in vivo

An in vivo assay method for nitrate reduction is proposed, based on the use of endogenous nitrate rather than on the accumulation of nitrite. Loss of endogenous nitrate and accumulation of nitrite were studied in barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Gars Clipper ex Napier) leaves. Leaf sections were incubated in the dark in a gaseous environment of air or N₂. Nitrate disappeared under both conditions, the highest loss being observed in tissue under anaerobiosis. Nitrite accumulated only in leaf sections under anaerobiosis, but the amount of nitrite accumulated was much lower than the amount of nitrate lost. A comparative study of the capacity of barley leaf sections to use endogenous nitrate and accumulate nitrite showed that both activities were dependent on temperature in a manner characteristic of enzymatic reactions. Disappearance of endogenous nitrate increased with increasing levels of nitrate in the tissue.     

Quantifying the sensitivity of barley seed germination to oxygen, abscisic acid, and gibberellin using a population-based threshold model

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seeds (grains) exhibit dormancyat maturity that is largely due to the presence of the glumellae(hulls) that reduce the availability of oxygen (O₂) to the embryo.In addition, abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellins (GAS) interactwith O₂ to regulate barley seed dormancy. A population-basedthreshold model was applied to quantify the sensitivities ofseeds and excised embryos to O₂, ABA, and GA, and to their interactiveeffects. The median O₂ requirement for germination of dormantintact barley seeds was 400-fold greater than for excised embryos,indicating that the tissues enclosing the embryo markedly limitO₂ penetration. However, embryo O₂ thresholds decreased by anotherorder of magnitude following after-ripening. Thus, increasesin both permeability of the hull to O₂ and embryo sensitivityto O₂ contribute to the improvement in germination capacityduring after-ripening. Both ABA and GA had relatively smalleffects on the sensitivity of germination to O₂, but ABA andGA thresholds varied over several orders of magnitude in responseto O₂ availability, with sensitivity to ABA increasing and sensitivityto GA decreasing with hypoxia. Simple additive models of O₂–ABAand O₂–GA interactions required consideration of theseO₂ effects on hormone sensitivity to account for actual germinationpatterns. These quantitative and interactive relationships amongO₂, ABA, and GA sensitivities provide insight into how dormancyand germination are regulated by a combination of physical (O₂diffusion through the hull) and physiological (ABA and GA sensitivities)factors. Key words: Abscisic acid, barley, germination, gibberellin, Hordeum vulgare L., model, oxygen, sensitivity Received 2 August 2007; Revised 14 November 2007 Accepted 19 November 2007     

The base of the leaf acts as a localized sink for photosynthate in mature barley leaves

The gradients in photosynthetic and carbohydrate metabolism which persist within the fully expanded second leaf of barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) were examined. Although all regions of the leaf blade were green and photosynthetically active, the basal 5 cm, representing approximately 20% of the leaf area, retained some characteristics of sink tissue. The leaf blade distal from the leaf sheath exhibited characteristics typical of source tissue; the activities of sucrolytic enzymes (invertase and sucrose synthase) were relatively low, whilst that of sucrose phosphate synthase was high. These regions of the leaf accumulated sucrose throughout the photoperiod and starch only in the second half of the photoperiod whilst hexose sugars remained low. By contrast the leaf blade proximal to the leaf sheath retained relatively high activities of sucrolytic enzymes (especially soluble, acid invertase) whilst sucrose phosphate synthase activity was low. Glucose, as well as sucrose, accumulated throughout the photoperiod. Although starch accumulated in the second half of the photoperiod, a basal level of starch was present throughout the photoperiod, by contrast with the rest of the leaf. The ¹⁴CO₂ feeding experiments indicated that a constant amount of photosynthate was partitioned towards starch in this region of the leaf irrespective of irradiance. These findings are interpreted as the base of the leaf blade acting as a localized sink for carbohydrate as a result of sucrose hydrolysis by acid invertase.