Peroxidase Activity in Linum usitatissimum L.

Peroxidase activity was measured at three stages, from seedlingto maturity, in stem tissue of two genotypes of Linum usitatissimum,and their reciprocal F₁ hybrids. The plants were grown throughoutin growth chambers, allowing close control over the environmentalconditions. There were large and consistent differences betweenthe activities of the parental genotypes, and between dialysedand undialysed extracts. Activities in both parents and theF₁ were expressed on a logarithmic scale. The activity of theF₁ fell, with one exception, between the activities of the twoparents. The relationship of F₁ activity to the mean of theparental activities fluctuated with the stage of growth.     

亚麻根化学成分的研究

采用硅胶柱色谱法从亚麻根中分得5个化合物,通过波谱分析和甲醇酸水解鉴定了它们的结构,分别为Linum cerebrosideA（1）,1-O-β-D-glueopyranosyl-（2S,3R,4E,8Z）-2[（2（R）-hydroxyhexadecanoyl）amido]-4,8-octadecadiene-1,3-diol（2）,胡萝卜苷（4）,花生酸（5）和ent-kaurane-3-oxo-16α-17-diol（6）。其中化合物1为新化合物,化合物2、5、6均为首次从该植物中分离鉴定。     

The ubiquitin-encoding multigene family of flax, Linum usitatissimum.

Ubiquitin (Ubq), a 76-amino acid (aa) protein, is found in all eukaryotic organisms and is one of the most conserved proteins so far studied. It is implicated in many cellular processes. The Ubq-encoding genes (ubq) are generally present as a multigene family. In flax, we have estimated that this multigene family contains at the most ten members. The initial flax ubq sequences were isolated from a flax genomic library in lambda EMBL4 using a heterologous Arabidopsis thaliana ubq probe. An 916-bp fragment from one of the phage clones was subcloned and sequenced. The aa sequence derived from the nucleotide sequence of this fragment is identical to that of other plant Ubqs. This fragment was then used to isolate additional flax ubq clones. In all, eleven phage lambda clones, which represent six members of the gene family, were restriction-mapped and characterized. These six members are represented as three monomers, three poly-Ubqs, one hexamer and two tetramers. They can be present at either a single locus (two of the monomers and one of the poly-Ubqs) or at two loci (the remaining three genes). The other four members of the family are yet to be cloned and characterized.     

Tetrazole analogues of cyclolinopeptide A: synthesis, conformation, and biology

Linear and cyclic analogues of cyclolinopeptide A (CLA) with two dipeptide segments (Val(5)-Pro(6) and Pro(6)-Pro(7)) replaced by their tetrazole derivatives were synthesized by the SPPS technique and cyclized using TBTU (O-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate) reagent. The conformational properties of the c(Leu(1)-Ile(2)-Ile(3)-Leu(4)-Val(5)-Pro(6)-psi[CN(4)]-Ala(7)-Phe(8)-Phe(9)) were investigated by NMR and computational techniques. The overall solution structure of this cyclic peptide resembles that observed for the CLA in the solid state. These studies of cyclic tetrazole CLA analogue confirm that the 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole ring functions as an effective, well-tolerated cis-amide bond mimic in solution. The peptides were examined for their immunosuppressive activity in the humoral response test. For cyclic analogues the immunosuppressive activity, at low doses, is equal in magnitude to the activity presented by cyclosporin A and native CLA. The conformational and biological data seem indicate that the Pro-Pro-Phe-Phe moiety and the preservation of the CLA backbone conformation are important for immunosuppressive activity.     

脱脂亚麻籽的化学成分研究(英文)

从脱脂亚麻籽(Linum usitatissimum L.)中共分离出8个化合物,经过波谱分析确定其结构分别是:正二十四烷(1),十四烷酸(2),硬脂酸(3),月桂酸乙酯(4),β-谷甾醇(5),胡萝卜苷(6),α-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-α-D-吡喃葡萄糖(7)和α-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-β-呋喃果糖(8).化合物1,2,4,7,8首次从亚麻籽中分离得到.     

Evaluation of putative seed-specific promoters for Linum usitatissimum

The GUS reporter gene was used to test four different putativeseed-specific promoters in developing and mature seeds, leaves and roots fromlinseed flax (Linum usitatissimum). The promoters testedincluded the regulatory regions of the -ketoacyl-CoA synthase gene (KCS)and the napin protein gene from Brassica napus, thepromoter regions of the 'unknown seed protein' (USP), and a legumin proteingene(LeB4) from Vicia faba and the CaMV 35S promoter (positivecontrol). The promoter-GUS constructs were inserted into L.usitatissimum via Agrobacterium mediatedtransformation, and GUS activity evaluated using histochemical andfluorimetrical assays. All the promoters showed some activity, but only CaMV35S, LeB4 and USP exhibited an expression level high enough to be useful inlinseed flax. Plants with USP-GUS showed the earliest GUS activity at 5 to 6days after flowering (daf) and persisting until 40 daf. Expression of GUS underthe control of the LeB4 promoter was measurable 11 daf and was still detectableat 40 daf. The KCS-GUS construct showed a low level of GUS activity between 14daf and 40 daf. Plants transformed with USP-GUS or LeB4-GUS exhibited a lowlevel of GUS activity in leaves and roots of some of the transformants,indicating the need for generating large numbers of primary transformants,followed by careful evaluation and selection for ones with not only the desiredlevel of expression, but also the desired spatial and temporal expression.     

Very short peptides with stable folds: building on the interrelationship of Trp/Trp, Trp/cation, and Trp/backbone-amide interaction geometries

By combining a favorable turn sequence with a turn flanking Trp/Trp interaction and a C-terminal H-bonding interaction between a backbone amide and an i-2 Trp ring, a particularly stable (DeltaG(U) > 7 kJ/mol) truncated hairpin, Ac-WI-(D-Pro-D-Asn)-KWTG-NH(2), results. In this construct and others with a W-(4-residue turn)-W motif in severely truncated hairpins, the C-terminal Trp is the edge residue in a well-defined face-to-edge (FtE) aryl/aryl interaction. Longer hairpins and those with six-residue turns retain the reversed "edge-to-face" (EtF) Trp/Trp geometry first observed for the trpzip peptides. Mutational studies suggest that the W-(4-residue turn)-W interaction provides at least 3 kJ/mol of stabilization in excess of that due to the greater beta-propensity of Trp. The pi-cation, and Trp/Gly-H(N) interactions have been defined. The latter can give rise to >3 ppm upfield shifts for the Gly-H(N) in -WX(n)G- units both in turns (n = 2) and at the C-termini (n = 1) of hairpins. Terminal YTG units result in somewhat smaller shifts (extrapolated to 2 ppm for 100% folding). In peptides with both the EtF and FtE W/W interaction geometries, Trp to Tyr mutations indicate that Trp is the preferred "face" residue in aryl/aryl pairings, presumably because of its greater pi basicity.     

Characterization of transgenic sulfonylurea-resistant flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Summary Fourteen transgenic flax (Linum usitatissimum) lines, carrying a mutant Arabidopsis acetolactate synthase (ALS) gene selected for resistance to chlorsulfuron, were characterized for resistance to two sulfonylurea herbicides. Progeny of 10 of the 14 lines segregated in a ratio of 3 resistant to 1 susceptible, indicating a single insertion. Progeny of 1 line segregated in a 151 ratio, indicating two insertions of the ALS gene at independent loci. Progeny from 3 lines did not segregate in a Mendelian fashion and were likely the products of chimeric shoots. Resistance to chlorsulfuron was stably inherited in all lines. At the enzyme level, the transgenic lines were 2.5 to more than 60 times more resistant to chlorsulfuron than the parental lines. The transgenic lines were 25–260 times more resistant to chlorsulfuron than the parental lines in root growth experiments and demonstrated resistance when grown in soil treated with 20 g ha^-1 chlorsulfuron. The lines demonstrated less resistance to metsulfuron methyl; in root growth experiments, the transgenic lines were only 1.6–4.8 times more resistant to metsulfuron methyl than the parental lines. Resistance was demonstrated in the field at half (2.25 g ha^-1) and full (4.5 g ha^-1) rates of metsulfuron methyl.     

亚麻种子出苗对土壤水分胁迫的响应

为保障北方干旱-半干旱地区作物春播安全成苗,以完全控制环境为基础,通过人工设计水分梯度,研究了土壤水分胁迫与亚麻出苗的关系以及抗旱出苗的水分临界阈值。结果表明:亚麻出苗进程对土壤水分的反应表现出跃升、渐升和S曲线3种类型;亚麻出苗在砂质栗钙土上的水分敏感域为3.5%～6.0%,草甸栗钙土为9.0%～15.0%;以亚麻出苗速率为标准,砂质栗钙土的土壤水分临界值为5.5%,草甸栗钙土为13.0%;以亚麻抗旱保苗为标准,砂质栗钙土的土壤水分临界值为5.0%,播种量需增至常年的1.52倍,草甸栗钙土约为12.0%,播种量为常年的1.72倍。     

Structural investigations of the neutral polysaccharide of Linum usitatissimum L. seeds mucilage

The heterogeneity of the purified water-soluble neutral fraction coming from the mucilage extract of the yellow flaxseed was investigated. After fractionation by size-exclusion chromatography, the analyse of the neutral monosaccharides composition showed a mixture of three major families of polymers. They were all identified as arabinoxylans with a constant A/X ratio of 0.24, but varying in their galactose and fucose residues in the side chains. Furthermore, the molecular weight (M(w)) analysis acquired by multi-angle laser light scattered, revealed the association of two high M(w) polymers [5.7x10(6) (11.1%) and 9.3x10(5) (42.4%) g mol(-1)] with a smaller one [3.2x10(5) g mol(-1) (45.3%)].     

Ontogeny, Structure and Breakdown of Protein Bodies in Linum usitatissimum Linn.

In Linum usitatissimum protein bodies are observed in the cellsof endosperm and embryo. They originate in vacuoles. Proteinbodies have both crystalloid and globoid inclusions. The breakdownoccurs by vacuolization and fragmentation. Linum usitatissimum, seed, embryo, endosperm, protein bodies     

Supplemental ultraviolet-B and ozone: impact on antioxidants, proteome and genome of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L. cv. Padmini)

The present investigation used Linum usitatissimum L. cv. Padmini (linseed), under field conditions in open-top chambers, to evaluate the interactive effects of supplemental ultraviolet-B (sUV-B; ambient +7.2 kJ · m(-2) · d(-1)) and ozone (O(3); ambient +10 ppb). Treatment of plants with sUV-B and O(3) , individually or in combination, caused several changes in enzymatic and non-enzymatic components of the antioxidant defence system. Photo-oxidative damage caused by sUV-B and O(3) , included lipid peroxidation, changed protein profiles and caused DNA strand breakage. One-dimensional gel electrophoresis revealed that proteins of 222.24 and 50.5 kDa are specific and appear after sUV-B and O(3) exposure, and could be used as indicator proteins. Effects of sUV-B and O(3) given separately are more detrimental as compared to combined treatment. Mutational and structural alterations in linseed DNA after these stresses were also examined using RAPD with ten different primers. The study concluded that both stresses, i.e. sUV-B and O(3) , are phytotoxic, causing significant changes in metabolites, antioxidants, the leaf proteome and the genome of linseed, but their interactive effect was always less than additive.     

‘范妮’亚麻高频率体细胞胚胎发生及组织学观察

以亚麻品种‘范妮’的子叶和下胚轴为外植体,分别接种在不同组合的植物生长调节剂的MB(MS培养基的无机盐加B5培养基的维生素)培养基上培养,结果所有使用的培养基都能诱导出愈伤组织,但只有在附加了0.5~4.0 mg.L-12,4-D培养基上才能诱导出胚性愈伤组织。在胚性愈伤组织和体胚诱导中,源于下胚轴的材料均比源于子叶的材料所需的2,4-D浓度低。在培养基中,单独使用2,4-D诱导体胚的效果明显好于使用其它植物生长调节剂的组合,源于子叶和下胚轴的体胚诱导数分别达到了224个/g和265个/g。组织学观察发现有大量正常的球形胚、心形胚、鱼雷胚和少量子叶胚,还有少量畸形胚。本文为‘范妮’与其它麻类的体细胞杂交育种、‘范妮’变异无性系的筛选及相关的植物基因工程和细胞工程研究奠定了一定的工作基础。     

亚麻组织培养高频不定芽诱导体系

对适合南方地区冬季种植的纤用亚麻品种组织培养过程中基本培养基、激素配比、外植体材料的基因型和苗龄以及再生不定芽的生根条件进行了比较研究。结果表明, 适合于亚麻白花品种组织培养的最佳培养基为YB1, 不定芽诱导率可达98.50%。在此培养基上, 白花、黑亚4号、K6531、K7697、HI026、HI045、I039和阿丽亚那下胚轴不定芽的诱导率分别为98.50%、98.50%、56.50%、42.47%、54.40%、0、27.13%和97.30%, 平均出芽数为11.43、9.33、2.17、0.77、 1.10、0、0.90和10.68。苗龄为7-10天的下胚轴最适于诱导不定芽, 随苗龄增加, 不定芽的诱导率呈下降趋势。RB5培养基最适于不定芽的生根,生根率达100%, 平均生根数为15.3。实验还确定了亚麻对卡那霉素、氨苄青霉素和头孢霉素的抗性浓度阈值。     

亚麻组织培养高频不定芽诱导体系

对适合南方地区冬季种植的纤用亚麻品种组织培养过程中基本培养基、激素配比、外植体材料的基因型和苗龄以及再生不定芽的生根条件进行了比较研究。结果表明,适合于亚麻白花品种组织培养的最佳培养基为YB1,不定芽诱导率可达98.50%。在此培养基上,白花、黑亚4号、K6531、K7697、HI026、HI045、I039和阿丽亚那下胚轴不定芽的诱导率分别为98.50%、98.50%、56.50%、42.47%、54.40%、0、27.13%和97.30%,平均出芽数为11.43、9.33、2.17、0.77、1.10、0、0.90和10.68。苗龄为7-10天的下胚轴最适于诱导不定芽,随苗龄增加,不定芽的诱导率呈下降趋势。RB5培养基最适于不定芽的生根,生根率达100%,平均生根数为15.3。实验还确定了亚麻对卡那霉素、氨苄青霉素和头孢霉素的抗性浓度阈值。     

Genomic regions underlying agronomic traits in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) as revealed by association mapping OA简

The extreme climate of the Canadian Prairies poses a major challenge to improve yield. Although it is possible to breed for yield per se, focusing on yield‐related traits could be advantageous because of their simpler genetic architecture. The Canadian flax core collection of 390 accessions was genotyped with 464 simple sequence repeat markers, and phenotypic data for nine agronomic traits including yield, bolls per area, 1,000 seed weight, seeds per boll, start of flowering, end of flowering, plant height, plant branching, and lodging collected from up to eight environments was used for association mapping. Based on a mixed model (principal component analysis (PCA) + kinship matrix (K)), 12 significant marker‐trait associations for six agronomic traits were identified. Most of the associations were stable across environments as revealed by multivariate analyses. Statistical simulation for five markers associated with 1000 seed weight indicated that the favorable alleles have additive effects. None of the modern cultivars carried the five favorable alleles and the maximum number of four observed in any accessions was mostly in breeding lines. Our results confirmed the complex genetic architecture of yield‐related traits and the inherent difficulties associated with their identification while illustrating the potential for improvement through marker‐assisted selection.     

The genome of flax (Linum usitatissimum) assembled de novo from short shotgun sequence reads

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is an ancient crop that is widely cultivated as a source of fiber, oil and medicinally relevant compounds. To accelerate crop improvement, we performed whole‐genome shotgun sequencing of the nuclear genome of flax. Seven paired‐end libraries ranging in size from 300 bp to 10 kb were sequenced using an Illumina genome analyzer. A de novo assembly, comprised exclusively of deep‐coverage (approximately 94× raw, approximately 69× filtered) short‐sequence reads (44–100 bp), produced a set of scaffolds with N₅₀ = 694 kb, including contigs with N₅₀ = 20.1 kb. The contig assembly contained 302 Mb of non‐redundant sequence representing an estimated 81% genome coverage. Up to 96% of published flax ESTs aligned to the whole‐genome shotgun scaffolds. However, comparisons with independently sequenced BACs and fosmids showed some mis‐assembly of regions at the genome scale. A total of 43 384 protein‐coding genes were predicted in the whole‐genome shotgun assembly, and up to 93% of published flax ESTs, and 86% of A. thaliana genes aligned to these predicted genes, indicating excellent coverage and accuracy at the gene level. Analysis of the synonymous substitution rates (K_s) observed within duplicate gene pairs was consistent with a recent (5–9 MYA) whole‐genome duplication in flax. Within the predicted proteome, we observed enrichment of many conserved domains (Pfam‐A) that may contribute to the unique properties of this crop, including agglutinin proteins. Together these results show that de novo assembly, based solely on whole‐genome shotgun short‐sequence reads, is an efficient means of obtaining nearly complete genome sequence information for some plant species.