紫茎泽兰花蕾发育过程中类Beclin1基因的克隆表达分析

以紫茎泽兰不同发育时期花蕾为实验材料,通过光学显微观察、DNA ladder检测表明紫茎泽兰花蕾发育过程中绒毡层有PCD现象发生,自紫茎泽兰花蕾中克隆长为679 bp的Beclin1 cDNA基因部分片段,同烟草叶片的Beclin1基因序列（AY701316）同源性为98%,通过Northern blotting分析,在紫茎泽兰花蕾发育过程中细胞程序性死亡（PCD）相关Beclin1基因表达在花蕾发育第Ⅱ期和Ⅲ期较为旺盛,且在花蕾发育第Ⅱ期最强烈。本研究首次克隆并证实紫茎泽兰花蕾Beclin1基因与PCD有一定的相关性,为分析紫茎泽兰入侵机理提供新的思路和手段。     

飞机草花蕾中Beclin1基因的克隆与表达

本文以入侵植物飞机草的不同时期花蕾为材料,利用RT-PCR法扩增得到了与PCD相关的类Beclin1基因的部分cDNA序列(大约700bp),与烟草叶片中的基因序列（AY701316）同源性为95%;Northern blotting结果表明类Beclin1基因在花蕾发育中期的表达量高于初期和后期;通过DNA ladder检测表明在花蕾发育过程中伴随着PCD的发生,这些结果表明花蕾发育中期是PCD初期发生的活跃期,是绒毡层逐渐退化和花粉不断形成的过程。通过对生殖过程中的细胞程序性死亡的分子生物学研究,初步揭示了飞机草入侵过程与PCD的相互关系。     

棉花体细胞增殖和胚胎发生中的细胞程序性死亡

棉花组织培养中愈伤组织褐化可能与细胞程序性死亡(PCD)有关.对棉花组培中不同时期的愈伤组织DNA进行琼脂糖电泳,观察到:仅在第一次愈伤组织继代后10 d左右和愈伤组织第一次继代到分化培养基中培养10 d左右,愈伤组织的DNA产生了180 bp左右的片断或其整数倍片断大小的DNA带,呈DNA梯(DNA ladder)状电泳,说明在这两个时期PCD达到了高峰.在这两次PCD高峰后1周均出现愈伤组织大规模的褐化死亡.显微镜观察到第一次PCD发生高峰的愈伤组织存在许多管状、内含物少的细胞,这些细胞分布在愈伤组织的边缘和内部;第二次PCD发生高峰观察到体细胞胚胎分化、PCD细胞的木栓化和水渍化.对体细胞胚胎分化时期的原生质体进行荧光染色(DAPI),荧光显微镜下观察到发生细胞程序性死亡的细胞核浓缩、染色质凝聚、结块、边缘化和形成PCD小体.     

飞机草花蕾中Beclin1基因的克隆与表达

以入侵植物飞机草的不同时期花蕾为材料,利用RT-PCR法扩增得到了与PCD相关的类Beclin1基因的部分cDNA序列(大约700 bp),与烟草叶片中的基因序列(AY701316)同源性为95%;Northern blotting结果表明类Beclin1基因在花蕾发育中期的表达量高于初期和后期;通过DNA ladder检测表明在花蕾发育过程中伴随着PCD的发生,这些结果表明花蕾发育中期是PCD初期发生的活跃期,是绒毡层逐渐退化和花粉不断形成的过程.通过对生殖过程中的细胞程序性死亡的分子生物学研究,初步揭示了飞机草入侵过程与PCD的相互关系.     

飞机草花蕾中Beclin1基因的克隆与表达

以入侵植物飞机草的不同时期花蕾为材料,利用RT-PCR法扩增得到了与PCD相关的类Beclin1基因的部分cDNA序列（大约700bp）,与烟草叶片中的基因序列（AY701316）同源性为95％;Northern blotting结果表明类Beclin1基因。在花蕾发育中期的表达量高于初期和后期;通过DNA ladder检测表明在花蕾发育过程中伴随着PCD的发生,这些结果表明花蕾发育中期是PCD初期发生的活跃期,是绒毡层逐渐退化和花粉不断形成的过程。通过对生殖过程中的细胞程序性死亡的分子生物学研究,初步揭示了飞机草入侵过程与PCD的相互关系。     

烟草叶片愈伤组织BECTLIN Ⅰ基因的表达

分别以烟草盆栽实生苗和组培继代苗的叶片为外植体,在MS (1.0 mg·L^-1 6-BA与0.5mg·L^-1 2, 4-D)培养基中诱导形成的愈伤组织为材料,检测与细胞程序性死亡有关的BECTLIN Ⅰ基因。RT-PCR检测表明,烟草盆栽实生苗和组培继代苗的叶片及其愈伤组织均有BECTLIN Ⅰ基因的表达,但组培继代苗叶片愈伤组织的BECTLIN Ⅰ基因表现出持续、稳定的表达,说明培养基中的激素可能对BECTLIN Ⅰ基因的表达产生影响,同时表明烟草叶片愈伤组织形成过程中可能产生了细胞程序化死亡,其结果可能导致烟草叶片原初形态不同、功能各异的细胞在脱分化阶段形成了形态结构和功能完全相似的胚性细胞。     

ABA对枸杞体细胞胚发生的调节作用

当枸杞的愈伤组织转入分化培养基后的第一天,内源ABA含量就大幅度增高,并成为胚性细胞分化和发育过程中的第一个峰值,也是最高峰值。这时也正是胚性细胞的启动分化期,从愈伤组织的切片明显可见胚性细胞的形成,同时SDS-PAGE结果也表明有相应的35KD蛋白质组分产生,而在未分化的愈伤组织中则未见该蛋白质组分。分化培养后的第15天,内源ABA含量达到第二个峰值,这时是球形胚形成时期,而35KD蛋白质组分含量也在此时达到最大值。外源ABA不仅可诱导内源ABA起始含量的升高,其含量峰值位于分化后的第一天和第15天,同时外源ABA可明显地提高体细胞胚发生的频率和质量。由此表明ABA含量的升高与胚性细胞的启动和发育密切相关,同时内源ABA与外源ABA对体细胞胚的发生有相同的促进作用。其作用机理可能是由于ABA直接或间接激活相关基因表达形成特异性胚性蛋白质组分,从而为胚性细胞的发生与发育奠定了分子基础。     

枇杷叶片胚性愈伤组织诱导与内源激素含量的关系

为揭示胚性愈伤组织发生过程中内源激素的变化规律,本研究以枇杷叶片为实验材料,通过诱导胚性愈伤组织获得体细胞胚,采用高效液相色谱法测定枇杷叶片及愈伤组织的赤霉素（GA₃）、生长素（IAA）、脱落酸（ABA）和玉米素（ZT）4种内源激素的含量,探讨胚性愈伤组织发育过程中4种内源激素的动态变化。结果显示,不同成熟度叶片内IAA/ZT比值对胚性愈伤组织的发生有正效应,而GA₃/IAA的比值具有负效应。胚性愈伤组织的发生需要较低含量的GA₃及高含量的IAA和ABA,IAA/ZT比值高有利于胚性愈伤组织形成,培养后期及时添加一定量的外源激素有利于胚性保持。本研究可为离体培养时选择外植体、添加外源激素及控制继代时间提供理论指导,并为快速获得枇杷胚性材料、开展基因转化研究奠定基础。     

甘蔗幼叶脱分化及愈伤组织形成过程中内源细胞分裂素和ABA的变化

甘蔗幼叶片,叶鞘和幼茎在含有2.4-D的培养条件下脱分化的情况有明显差异。它们除了在形态学上有区别外,这三种材料原有的细胞分裂素和ABA的水平明显不同。在幼叶片脱分化及愈伤组织形成过程中,内源细胞分裂素和ABA的水平也发生了明显变化。据此我们认为在甘蔗组织培养中2.4-D可能通过调节内源激素的水平及其相互作用,引起培养物中某些生理生化过程发生改变,从而进行脱分化和愈伤组织形成。     

甘蔗幼叶脱分化及愈伤组织形成过程中内源细胞分裂素和ABA的变化

甘蔗幼叶片,叶鞘和幼茎在含有2.4-D的培养条件下脱分化的情况有明显差异。它们除了在形态学上有区别外,这三种材料原有的细胞分裂素和ABA的水平明显不同。在幼叶片脱分化及愈伤组织形成过程中,内源细胞分裂素和ABA的水平也发生了明显变化。据此我们认为在甘蔗组织培养中2.4-D可能通过调节内源激素的水平及其相互作用,引起培养物中某些生理生化过程发生改变,从而进行脱分化和愈伤组织形成。     

Sugarcane somatic embryogenesis: a scanning electron microscopy study

Spindles of CUBA 87-51 sugarcane were cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium and supplemented with different nutrients. Embryogenic and non-embryogenic callus obtained were comparatively studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Samples of embryogenic callus cultured in regeneration medium (MS without 2.4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) were taken at different times for analyzing the sequential process. Distinctive features of two types of callus are shown by SEM: cells organized in embryos are noted in embryogenic callus; while elongated, disorganized cells can be seen in non-embryogenic callus. The characteristics of the embryos during plant regeneration are described. Sugarcane embryoid stages are: globular, globular with lateral notch and scutellum. In this process also appear shoot meristems, leaf and root primordia and finally, true leaves and roots. It is concluded that callus plant regeneration from young leaf segments of sugarcane mainly occur via somatic embryogenesis.     

Characterization of nuclease activities and DNA fragmentation induced upon hypersensitive response cell death and mechanical stress

Programmed cell death (PCD) is activated during the response of multicellular organisms to some invading pathogens. One of the key aspects of this process is the degradation of nuclear DNA which is thought to facilitate the recycling of DNA from dead cells. The PCD of tobacco plants (genotype NN) infected with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is accompanied by the induction of nuclease activities and the cleavage of nuclear DNA to fragments of about 50 kb. We examined the correlation between the increase in nuclease activities and the fragmentation of nuclear DNA during TMV- and bacteria-induced PCD in tobacco. We found that the increase in nuclease activities did not always correlate with fragmentation of nuclear DNA. Thus, in addition to pathogens that induce PCD, mechanical injury and infiltration of leaves with 1 M sucrose or bacteria that did not induce PCD also resulted in an increase in nuclease activities. Analysis of nuclease activities in total leaf extracts, nuclear extracts, and intercellular fluid (i.e., apoplast) revealed that at least four different nuclease activities are induced during PCD in tobacco; of these at least three appear to be secreted into the intercellular fluid. Although the latter were also induced in response to treatments that did not result in DNA fragmentation, they may function in the recycling of plant DNA during late stages of PCD when the integrity of the plasma membrane is compromised. This suggestion is supported by the finding that DNA degradation occurred late during TMV-induced PCD in tobacco. In addition, the finding of induced nuclease activities in the intercellular fluid raises the possibility that they may serve a protective function by degrading the DNA of invading pathogens.     

Fine Structure of Healthy and TMV-Infected Tobacco Cells Grown in Tissue Culture

Three types of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Havana 38) callus: 1) healthy stem callus, 2) TMV-infected stem callus, 3) TMV-infected leaf callus; and leaves differentiated from healthy stem callus, and from TMV-infected leaf callus were compared for fine structure. In addition, the fine structure was observed of plastids in cells of leaves differentiated from callus isolated from stem sections of TMV-infected hybrid tobacco plants (N. tabacum cv. Havana 38 ×N. glutinosa) grown under high temperature. The cytoplasmic organelles in tissue cultured cells were similar to those in cells of greenhouse-grown tobacco plants. Except for plastids, TMV infection did not noticeably affect morphologically other cellular organelles in tissue culture cells. In TMV-infected leaf callus, numerous small bodies were seen in plastid-like bodies, while vesicle-like structures were observed in the stroma of plastids in leaves differentiated from callus of hybrid tobacco inoculated with TMV. Morphological variations of mitochondria, such as swelling and vacuolization of the inner matrix, occurred frequently in TMV-infected leaf callus. Needle-like crystalline inclusions or looped inclusions composed of many fine, long filaments were considered TMV particles orientated parallel to each other. The TMV particles were detected in the cytoplasm of tissue culture cells.     

Age-dependent action of an ABA-inducible receptor kinase, RPK1, as a positive regulator of senescence in Arabidopsis leaves

Leaf senescence, which constitutes the final stage of leaf development, involves programmed cell death and is intricately regulated by various internal and environmental signals that are incorporated with age-related information. ABA plays diverse and important physiological roles in plants, and is involved in various developmental events and stress responses. ABA has long been regarded as a positive regulator of leaf senescence. However, the cellular mediators of ABA-induced senescence have not been identified. We sought to understand the ABA-induced senescence signaling process in Arabidopsis by examining the function of an ABA- and age-induced gene, RPK1, which encodes a membrane-bound, leucine-rich repeat-containing receptor kinase (receptor protein kinase 1). Loss-of-function mutants in RPK1 were significantly delayed in age-dependent senescence. Furthermore, rpk1 mutants exhibited reduced sensitivity to ABA-induced senescence but little change to jasmonic acid- or ethylene-induced senescence. RPK1 thus mediates ABA-induced leaf senescence as well as age-induced leaf senescence. Conditional overexpression of RPK1 at the mature stage clearly accelerated senescence and cell death, whereas induction of RPK1 at an early developmental stage retarded growth without triggering senescence symptoms. Therefore, RPK1 plays different roles at different stages of development. Consistently, exogenously applied ABA affected leaf senescence in old leaves but not in young leaves. The results, together, showed that membrane-bound RPK1 functions in ABA-dependent leaf senescence. Furthermore, the effect of ABA and ABA-inducible RPK1 on leaf senescence is dependent on the age of the plant, which in part explains the mechanism of functional diversification of ABA action.     

Effect of abscissic acid on tobacco mosaic virus

Abscisic acid (ABA) did not affect the infectivity of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in vitro. The same dilutions of ABA when applied on the leaves of Chenopodium amaranticolor Coste and Reyn. at different intervals before inoculation affected development of local lesions variably at different dilutions. The inhibition of local lesion formation was reduced at other intervals leading to stimulation at thirty minutes and six hours intervals. Post-inoculation treatments with 2 mg/l of ABA gave stimulation of local lesion formation, though other dilutions gave inhibition. Viral concentration was stimulated in the tomato seedlings root dipped in 0.2 mg/l of ABA for 6 hours and inoculated 24 hours after transplantation. Incorporation of different concentrations of ABA into tissue culture medium reduced the growth of the TMV infected tobacco callus tissue and stimulated the infectivity of the tissue grown over it assayed after three weeks.