植物光胁迫研究中的几个问题

结合作者的研究工作简要讨论了植物光胁迫研究中关于光合作用的光抑制、光合机构的光破坏和光破坏防御等几个问题.     

叶片发育影响紫罗勒花青素的强光诱导和激发能分配

通过气体交换、叶绿素荧光、反射光谱和显微技术等研究了叶片发育与花青素强光诱导的关系及其对激发能分配的影响。结果表明,遮荫导致紫罗勒叶片变薄,花青素含量显著降低。当弱光下生长的植株转入强光后,转光前发育成熟的叶片花青素含量很低,而此后强光下发育成熟的叶片花青素含量高。转强光后,弱光下发育成熟的叶片光合速率低、光抑制严重,且天线耗散增强;强光下发育成熟的叶片净光合速率高,光抑制程度轻,天线耗散低。因此,我们认为叶片发育影响紫罗勒花青素合成的强光诱导,而转强光后花青素的诱导差异进一步改变了光合作用过程中的激发能分配。     

植物光破坏防御机制研究进展

光破坏防御机制是植物为应对复杂多变的自然环境而产生的保护措施,这些措施从形态、生理和生化等方面反映了植物对环境的适应能力。本文根据光抑制的机理,对近年来植物的光破坏防御机制以及高等植物叶黄素循环机制的研究现状进行综述,认为叶黄素循环防御机制是植物光保护作用的重要措施之一。     

植物光破坏防御机制的研究进展

植物在长期进化过程中,形成了一系列保护光合机构免受强光破坏的光破坏防御机制,本文仅就近年来光破坏防御机制中^3Chl途径、能量耗散和叶绿体呼吸作了简要综述。     

植物光破坏防御机制的研究进展

植物在长期进化过程中,形成了一系列保护光合机构免受强光破坏的光破坏防御机制,本文仅就近年来光破坏防御机制中3Chl途径、能量耗散和叶绿体呼吸作了简要综述。     

叶黄素循环及其在光保护中的分子机理研究

植物的生命活动离不开充足的光照,但是当光照过强时,叶片吸收的光能超过了光合电子传递所需,过剩的光能便会对光合器官产生潜在的危害,引起光合作用的光抑制或光破坏.依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散被认为是光保护的主要途径.本文着重介绍近年来有关植物叶黄素循环在酶学方面的分子调控、它的主要功能以及依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散在光保护中的分子机理等,并对需进一步研究的问题作了探讨.     

植物光合作用的三维特性研究进展

光合作用是地球上最重要的化学反应。虽然针对植物光合作用已经进行了广泛深入的研究,但从三维层面探讨植物叶片光合功能及其调节作用的工作较少。叶片结构、光合机构组分、叶片内光能吸收和传递均具有明显的三维特性,极大影响叶片内CO₂转运、叶肉细胞的电子传递和碳同化,进而使叶片光合功能及其调控表现出复杂的三维特征。因此,从三维角度分析叶片光合特性有助于理解光合作用机理,也能够为提高植物光合作用效率提供理论支持。     

关于水稻的耐光抑制和育种问题

高光强对植物的伤害可分为两个方面:一是光合活动的受抑,通常称为光合作用的光抑制。二是叶绿素的漂白和细胞的破坏,由于这是依光的和依氧的过程,通常称为光氧化。在C_3作物中光抑制是个普遍现象,它可能发生在分子、叶绿体、叶片的各级水平上。逆境条件(如高温、低温、干旱、盐害、大气污染等胁迫)会进一步加重光抑制,叶片易于出现光氧化伤害的失绿。这是大田常见     

叶黄素循环及其在光保护中的分子机理研究

植物的生命活动离不开充足的光照 ,但是当光照过强时 ,叶片吸收的光能超过了光合电子传递所需 ,过剩的光能便会对光合器官产生潜在的危害 ,引起光合作用的光抑制或光破坏。依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散被认为是光保护的主要途径。本文着重介绍近年来有关植物叶黄素循环在酶学方面的分子调控、它的主要功能以及依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散在光保护中的分子机理等 ,并对需进一步研究的问题作了探讨     

光合作用的光抑制

虽然光是植物光合作用的根本推动力,没有光植物便不能进行光合作用,光不足则不能高速地进行光合作用,可是光过剩对植物来说也不是好事。当叶片接受的光能超过它所能利用的量时,光可以引起光合活性的降低。这就是光合作用的光抑制现象。它的最明显特征是光合效率的降低。在没有其它环境胁迫的条件下,晴天中午许多植物冠层表面的叶片和静止的水体表层的藻类经常发生光抑制。由于发生光抑制的前提是光能过剩,所以,任何妨碍光合作用正常进行而引起光能过剩的因素,如低温、干旱等,都会使植物易于发生光抑制。因此,在两种或两种以上环境…     

Coordination of anthocyanin decline and photosynthetic maturation in juvenile leaves of three deciduous tree species

Juvenile leaves in high-light environments commonly appear red as a result of anthocyanin pigments, which play a photoprotective role during light-sensitive ontogenetic stages. The loss of anthocyanin during leaf development presumably corresponds to a decreased need for photoprotection, as photosynthetic maturation allows leaves to utilize higher light intensities. However, the relationship between photosynthetic development and anthocyanin decline has yet to be quantitatively described. In this study, anthocyanin concentration was measured against photopigment content, lamina thickness, anatomical development, and photosynthetic CO(2) exchange in developing leaves of three deciduous tree species. In all species, anthocyanin disappearance corresponded with development of c. 50% mature photopigment concentrations, c. 80% lamina thickness, and differentiation of the mesophyll into palisade and spongy layers. Photosynthetic gas exchange correlated positively with leaf thickness and chlorophyll content, and negatively with anthocyanin concentration. Species with more rapid photosynthetic maturation lost anthocyanin earliest in development. Chlorophyll a/b ratios increased with leaf age, and were lower than those of acyanic species, consistent with a shading effect of anthocyanin. These results suggest that anthocyanin reassimilation is linked closely with chloroplast and whole-leaf developmental processes, supporting the idea that anthocyanins protect tissues until light processing and carbon fixation have matured to balance energy capture with utilization.     

The ecophysiology of foliar anthocyanin

The accumulation of foliar anthocyanins can be consistently attributed to a small range of contexts. Foliar anthocyanin accumulates in young, expanding foliage, in autumnal foliage of deciduous species, in response to nutrient deficiency or ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure, and in association with damage or defense against browsing herbivores or pathogenic fungal infection. A common thread through these causative factors is low photosynthetic capacity of foliage with accumulated anthocyanin relative to leaves at different ontogenetic stages or unaffected by the environmental factor in question. The ecophysiological function of anthocyanin has been hypothesized as: 1) a compatible solute contributing to osmotic adjustment to drought and frost stress; 2) an antioxidant; 3) a UV protectant; and 4) protection from visible light. Review of the internal leaf distribution of anthocyanin, of experimental evidence using seedlings, and of studies that directly investigated light absorption by anthocyanin and its development relative to recognized processes of photoprotection support the hypothesis that anthocyanins provide protection from visible light.     

Risposte Fotomorfogeniche Indotte Dalla Radiazione UV-B in Brassica Oleracea var. Capitata

Abstract

Photomorphogenic responses induced by UV-B radiation in Brassica oleracea var. capitata.—Ultraviolet radiation can induce a plethora of “damaging” and “non damaging” effects in higher plants. We analyzed two possible photomorphogenic responses to UV-B radiation, the anthocyanin accumulation and the inhibition of hypocotyl elongation by modifying the UV spectral range with specific cut-off filters, under two levels of photon fluence rate. Experimental results suggest that detrimental effects are due to shorter wavelenghts of UV-B region (less than 305 nm); in contrast some adaptative responses may be induced by longer wavelenghts of UV-B region (between 305 and 320 nm). We attempted to determine the involvment of endogenous anthocyanin content in the UV-B photoprotection. Our experiments suggest a secondary role of anthocyanin accumulation in UV-B plant adaptation.     

氮、磷、钾肥配施对'红叶'南天竹叶片色素和 可溶性糖含量的影响及相关性分析

以2年生'红叶'南天竹(Nandina domestica'Hongye')盆栽苗为实验材料,根据L16(45)正交实验设计进行3因素(包括氮、磷和钾肥)4水平(N单株施用量分别为0.0、18.4、36.8和55.2 mg,P2O5单株施用量分别为0.0、14.4、28.8和43.2 mg,K2 O单株施用量分别为0.0、0.8、1.6和2.4 mg)施肥实验,对2015年11月5日至2016年1月20日期间各组叶片的光合色素(包括叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素和类胡萝卜素)、花色素苷和可溶性糖含量进行了比较;在此基础上,对叶片色素和可溶性糖含量及各肥料单株施用量进行了Pearson相关性分析.结果表明:总体来看,各组的光合色素和可溶性糖含量显著高于对照(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量均为0.0 mg)组,而花色素苷含量则显著低于对照组.其中,T14(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量分别为55.2、14.4和1.6 mg)、T15(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量分别为55.2、28.8和0.8 mg)和T16(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量分别为55.2、43.2和0.0 mg)组的光合色素含量均较高,T2(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量分别为0.0、14.4和0.8 mg)、T3(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量分别为0.0、28.8和1.6 mg)和T4(N、P2O5和K2O单株施用量分别为0.0、43.2和2.4 mg)组的花色素苷含量均较高,T3和T4组的可溶性糖含量均较低.极差分析结果表明:N单株施用量对光合色素含量的影响最大,K2 O单株施用量的影响最小;N单株施用量对花色素苷和可溶性糖含量的影响最大,P2 O5单株施用量的影响最小.相关性分析结果表明:N单株施用量与各光合色素含量呈极显著正相关,与可溶性糖含量呈显著正相关,与花色素苷含量呈极显著负相关;而P2O5和K2O单株施用量与上述指标的相关性均不显著.各光合色素含量间存在极显著正相关,并与可溶性糖含量呈显著正相关,与花色素苷含量呈极显著负相关.此外,花色素苷含量与可溶性糖含量呈显著负相关.研究结果显示:高氮能够延长'红叶'南天竹的绿叶期,低氮能够促进其叶片呈现红色,因此,在园林栽培过程中应根据实际需要施肥.     

Photoregulation of Anthocyanin Synthesis X. Dependence on Photosynthesis of High Irradiance Response Anthocyanin Synthesis in Brassica oleracea Leaf Disks and Spirodela polyrrhiza

The most effective spectral regions for anthocyanin productionin cabbage leaf disks and Spirodela are the red, blue and ultravioletA, with action in the far red (FR) minimal or nil. Phytochromeis involved in the photoregulation of anthocyanin productionin these two systems. The expression of the response dependsupon photosynthetic activity. Comparison with data from othersystems suggests that a spectral sensitivity with high efficiencyof red and blue and low or nil efficiency of FR might be a commonfeature of anthocyanin production in systems with a low phytochromecontent and dependent on photosynthetic activity for the expressionof the response. (Received January 6, 1984; Accepted June 30, 1984)     

花青素调节基因VlmybA2对番茄遗传转化

以小型番茄 Micro-Tom 为材料,利用农杆菌介导法导入花青素调节基因VlmybA2。对抗性筛选出的再生植株进行 GUS 组织染色和 PCR 检测,证明外源基因已经整合到 Micro-Tom 中,转基因番茄根、茎、叶脉、果皮均呈紫色,花色为黄紫嵌合。而野生型的根为白色,茎、叶脉呈绿色,果皮为红色,花为黄色。对转基因番茄的花青素含量、叶片叶绿素含量和光合速率等生理指标进行测定,花青素含量有显著增加,叶绿素含量降低,VlmybA2基因过量表达会降低植株的光合效率,但对植株正常生长影响并不显著。VlmybA2 基因既可增加抗衰老物质花青素含量,又可作为转基因植株的报告基因。     

Growth and photosynthetic pigments responses of two varieties of Catharanthus roseus to triadimefon treatment

Triadimefon, potential fungicide cum plant-growth retardant was used in this study to investigate its effect on the growth and the photosynthetic pigment contents of two varieties of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don. The plants of both varieties were subjected to 15 mg l(-1) triadimefon treatment by soil drenching 30, 45, 60, and 75 days after planting (DAP). Plants were uprooted on 90 DAP, and morphological parameters, like plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, root length and fresh and dry weights were determined. The photosynthetic pigments, like chlorophylls a and b, total chlorophyll, carotenoids, floral pigment, anthocyanin, were extracted and estimated. It was observed that plant height, number of leaves and leaf area were decreased and that root length, fresh and dry weights were increased under triadimefon treatment. The photosynthetic and floral pigments were increased under triadimefon treatment in both varieties. The results suggest that the application of this plant-growth retardant (triadimefon) has favourable effects on the reduction of plant height; it can thus be used for replacing manual hand pruning and for improving floral and vegetation colour in bedding plants like C. roseus.     

The crystal structure of a cyanobacterial water-soluble carotenoid binding protein

Carotenoids undergo a wide range of photochemical reactions in animal, plant, and microbial systems. In photosynthetic organisms, in addition to light harvesting, they perform an essential role in protecting against light-induced damage by quenching singlet oxygen, superoxide anion radicals, or triplet-state chlorophyll. We have determined the crystal structure of a water-soluble orange carotenoid protein (OCP) isolated from the cyanobacterium Arthrospira maxima at a resolution of 2.1 A. OCP forms a homodimer with one carotenoid molecule per monomer. The carotenoid binding site is lined by a striking number of methionine residues. The structure reveals several possible ways in which the protein environment influences the spectral properties of the pigment and provides insight into how the OCP carries out its putative functions in photoprotection.