甲基紫精对水稻幼苗根细胞膜微囊Ca^2＋-ATP酶活性的影响

10μmol／L甲基紫精(MV)预处理水稻幼苗可明显提高其抗冷力,但这种功效可被钙的螯合剂EGTA(10 mmol／L)和钙调素(CaM)的抑制剂氯丙嗪(CPZ,0．5mmol／L)所抑制。MV预处理提高了幼苗质膜、液泡膜Ca^2 -ATP酶活性,同时也有提高质膜Fe(CN)6^3-还原速率和这些活性的冷适应性,但这些效果均可被EGTA和CPZ所抑制。离体条件下,膜微囊的Ca^2 -ATP酶活性对H2O2、O2^-、-0H敏感。结果显示,MV预处理提高幼苗的抗冷力可能是通过钙信使介导起作用的,钙信使或CaM可能刺激了质膜、液泡膜Ca^2 -ATP酶活性;而该预处理有增加质膜、液泡膜Ca^2 -ATP酶的冷稳定性则可能与该处理有提高细胞抗氧化能力、稳定冷胁迫下细胞膜系统结构有关。     

不同胁迫预处理提高水稻幼苗抗寒性期间膜保护系统的变化比较

通过比较盐、冷和热激三种不同胁迫预处理提高水稻(Oryza sativa L.)抗寒性过程中膜保护系统的变化,探讨植物交叉适应机理。结果表明,水稻幼苗经不同胁迫预处理均可提高幼苗的抗寒性。与未预处理苗相比,不同胁迫(冷、热、盐)预处理之间在处理后、低温伤害后及恢复2d后的3个不同时期膜酶促和非酶促保护系统及同工酶酶谱变化各有异同,既有部分共性,也有其独特性。     

低温、高pH胁迫对水稻幼苗根系质膜、液泡膜ATP酶活性的影响

以耐冷性不同的两个水稻品种为材料,比较研究了幼苗根系质膜、液泡膜ATP酶对低温(8℃)及高pH(8.0)胁迫的反应。结果表明水稻根细胞质膜和液泡膜上均存在Ca3+-ATP酶,但活性远低于H+-ATP酶。耐冷品种武育粳3号经低温(8℃)处理2d,根系质膜和液泡膜H+-ATP酶、Ca2+-ATP酶活性均明显升高,至冷处理12d,H+-ATP酶、Ca2+-ATP酶活性有所下降,但仍与对照相近;而冷敏感品种汕优63经低温(8℃)处理2d,根系质膜H+-ATP酶活性略有升高,而质膜Ca2+-ATP酶以及液泡膜H+-ATP酶、Ca2+-ATP酶活性已明显下降;至冷处理12d,4种酶活性均明显低于对照。高pH胁迫使质膜和液泡膜H+-ATP酶活性下降,而使Ca2+-ATP酶活性上升。高pH胁迫会加剧低温冷害。结果表明,耐冷品种质膜、液泡膜ATP酶比冷敏感品种对低温胁迫有更强的适应能力。     

水稻幼苗根质膜氧化还原系统活性与抗冷性的关系

本试验以水稻幼苗为材料,研究冷胁迫和钙浸种、低温锻炼、低温锻炼结合钙浸种预处理分别对幼苗根质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性的影响。实验结果表明：冷胁迫降低了质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性;钙浸种、低温锻炼、低温锻炼结合钙浸种预处理均提高了质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还源活性,尤其是削减了冷胁迫降低质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性的作用。根质膜Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６还原活性与水稻幼苗抗冷力密切相关。     

Stability Effects of Cold-acclimation on the Plasmolemma Ca2+ ATPase of Winter Wheat Seedlings

The cold-acclimation effects on the Ca2 + -ATPase activities in plasmolemma of the winter wheat seedlings ( Triticum aestivum L. ) were studied with electromicmscopic-cytochemical assay in which cerium trichloride precipitation method was adopted. The main conclusions are: (1) The plasmolemma Ca2+ -ATPase activities of the wheat seedlings treated at –9 ℃ for 3 h decreased considerably as compared with those of the seedlings grown at the optimal temperature of 20 ℃. A further impediment of the enzyme activities was observed when the cold-stress was prolonged to 12 h at –9 ℃. And complete enzyme inactivation as well as damage of ultrastructure of cells occurred when the seedlings were subjected to cold-stress at –9 ℃ for 24 h. (2) If seedlings were cold-ac- climated at 2 ℃ for 15 d, the plasmolemma Ca2 + -ATPase activities were higher than those of the non-acclimated seedlings. When the cold-acclimated seedlings were then treated at –9 ℃ for 3 h, the enzyme activities decreased less markedly than those of the non-acclimated seedings under the same treatment condition. Similarly, under prolonged cold-stress of both seedlings at – 9 ℃ for 12 h, the enzyme activities of the cold-acclimated seedlings still kept higher than those of the non-ac- climated ones. Finally, when the cold-stress lasted for 24 h at – 9 ℃, the enzyme activities of the cold acclimated seedlings remained active, and the cellular ultrastructure also remained unchanged. The above results indicate that cold-acclimation has enhanced the stability of the plasmolemma Ca2 + -ATPase activities of the winter seedlings under low temperature stress.     

Effects of Calcium on Absorption and Distribution of Ions and H+-ATPase Activity in Barley and Wheat Under Salt Stress

Calcium decreased Na+ absorption and transportation to the shoots,increased K+ and Ca2+ absorption and transportation ,decreased the leakage of electrolyties,and increased the accumulation of dry matter in barley and wheat seedlings under NaC1 stress. Calcium ion promoted the H+-ATPase activities in plasma membrane and tonoplast vesicles isolated from the young roots of the two plants, and increased respiration of the roots. This is in consistent with the results that calcium regulates ion absorption and distribution via its enhancement of H+-ATPase activities in plasma membrane and tonoplast.     

脱硫废弃物对碱胁迫下水稻叶片钙分布、Ca2+-ATPase活性及抗氧化特征的影响

为了探讨脱硫废弃物提高水稻抗盐碱的作用机制,采用盆栽法,研究脱硫废弃物对碱胁迫下水稻幼苗叶片总钙含量、Ca2+分布、细胞膜Ca2+-ATPase活性及活性氧含量等的变化.结果表明： 对照处理的细胞中钙颗粒零星分布于细胞壁和叶绿体中,添加脱硫废弃物和CaSO4处理的细胞质膜、细胞间隙、细胞壁和液泡中有大量的钙颗粒分布;随着脱硫废弃物和CaSO4添加量的增加,叶片总钙含量增加,质膜和液泡膜Ca2+-ATPase活性呈上升趋势,质膜透性、MDA含量和活性氧O2〖SX(B-*3〗-〖〗·〖SX)〗产生速率呈下降趋势,SOD、POD等保护酶活性升高.添加脱硫废弃物在一定程度上能够减缓碱胁迫对水稻造成的细胞伤害,起主要作用的物质可能是其主要成分CaSO4.     

脱硫废弃物对碱胁迫下水稻叶片钙分布、Ca2+-ATPase活性及抗氧化特征的影响

为了探讨脱硫废弃物提高水稻抗盐碱的作用机制,采用盆栽法,研究脱硫废弃物对碱胁迫下水稻幼苗叶片总钙含量、Ca2+分布、细胞膜Ca2+-ATPase活性及活性氧含量等的变化.结果表明:对照处理的细胞中钙颗粒零星分布于细胞壁和叶绿体中,添加脱硫废弃物和CaSO4处理的细胞质膜、细胞间隙、细胞壁和液泡中有大量的钙颗粒分布;随着脱硫废弃物和CaSO4添加量的增加,叶片总钙含量增加,质膜和液泡膜Ca2+-ATPase活性呈上升趋势,质膜透性、MDA含量和活性氧O2-产生速率呈下降趋势,SOD、POD等保护酶活性升高.添加脱硫废弃物在一定程度上能够减缓碱胁迫对水稻造成的细胞伤害,起主要作用的物质可能是其主要成分CaSO4.     

Structural Association of Endoplasmic Reticulum with Other Membrane Systems in Populus deltoides Apical Bud Cells and Its Alterations During the Short Day-induced Dormancy

A comparative study was carried out on the EM-cytochemical localization of calcium and Ca2+-ATPase activity in the suspension-cultured cells between the chilling-sensitive maize (Zea mays L. cv. Black Mexican Sweet) and chilling-insensitive Trititrigia (Triticum sect. Trititrigia mackey) at 4 ℃ chilling. When maize and Tyititrigia cells were cultured at 26 ℃, electron microscopic observations revealed that the electron-dense calcium antimonate deposits, an indication of the calcium localization, were localized mainly in the vacuoles, and few was found in the cytosol and nuclei. The electron-dense cerium phosphate deposits, an indication of Ca2+-ATPase activity, were abundantly distributed on the plasma membrane (PM). When the cells from both species were cultured at 4 ℃ for 1 and 3 h, an elevation of Ca2+ level in the cytosol and nuclei was observed, whereas the cerium phosphate deposits on the PM showed no quantitative difference from those of the 26 ℃-cultured cells, indicating that the enzymatic activities were not altered during these chilling periods. However, there was a distinct difference in the dynamics of the Ca2+ distribution and the PM Ca2+-ATPase activity between maize and Trititrigia when chilled at 4 ℃ for 12, 24 and 72 h. In maize cells, a large number of Ca2+ deposits still existed in the cytosol and nuclei, and the PM Ca2+-ATPase became less and less active, and even inactive at all. In Trititrigia cells, the increased cytosolic and nuclear Ca2+ ions decreased after 12 h chilling. By chilling up to 24 and 72 h, the intracellular Ca2+ concentration had been restored to a similar low level as those of the warm temperature-cultured cells, while the activity of the PM Ca2+-ATPase maintained high. The transient cytosolic and nuclear Ca2+ increase and the activities of PM Ca2+-ATPase during chilling are discussed in relation to plant cold hardiness.     

脱硫废弃物对碱胁迫下油葵幼叶细胞钙分布及Ca2+-ATPase活性的影响

利用脱硫废弃物改良盐碱地对于确保国家粮食安全和生态安全,发展循环经济具有重要意义。为了探索脱硫废弃物提高植物抗盐碱机理,采用盆栽试验法, 研究了施入不同量脱硫废弃物和CaSO₄对碱胁迫下油葵叶片细胞钙分布、总钙含量以及质膜和液泡膜Ca²⁺-ATPase活性的影响。结果表明:在碱胁迫下(CK),Ca²⁺与焦锑酸钾结合成黑色颗粒成团零星分布于叶绿体和液泡中,叶绿体超微结构受到不同程度的破坏。施入脱硫废弃物和CaSO₄,叶绿体结构完整,细胞间隙、细胞壁和液泡中的钙颗粒逐渐增多,同时,质膜和液泡膜Ca²⁺-ATPase活性随脱硫废弃物和纯品硫酸钙施量的增加而增加,其中液泡膜Ca²⁺-ATPase活性无论是对照(CK)还是处理的活性均高于质膜Ca²⁺-ATPase活性。叶片细胞内总钙含量也随脱硫废弃物和CaSO₄施用量的增加呈升高趋势。说明脱硫废弃物和CaSO₄通过增加Ca²⁺-ATPase活性,有利于钙通过质膜和液泡膜进入细胞内,维持膜结构的稳定性,缓解碱对油葵的胁迫。     

冷锻炼和ABA诱导水稻幼苗提高抗冷性期间膜保护系统的变化

冷锻炼和ＡＢＡ处理提高了水稻幼苗叶绿体ＳＯＤ和ＧＲ活性及叶片抗氧化剂ＡｓＡ和ＧＳＨ的含量,降低了膜电解质泄漏,增强了幼苗的抗冷性．等电聚焦电泳分析表明,冷锻炼和ＡＢＡ处理苗叶绿体ＳＯＤ三条同工酶带和ＧＲ１、２、３和６同工酶带都有不同程度的增强．低温胁迫后,处理和未处理首的ＳＯＤ、ＧＲ活性和ＡＳＡ、ＧＳＨ含量均有所下降．但处理苗的水平仍维持在未处理苗之上．亚胺环已酮可抑制因冷锻炼和ＡＢＡ诱导增加的ＳＯＤ和ＧＲ活性,并使叶片电解质泄漏增大．本试验结果表明冷锻炼或ＡＢＡ诱导水稻幼苗抗冷性提高时,对防御活性氧的保护系统有类似的影响。     

Comparative Investigation on Plasmolemma Properties of Different Reed Ecotypes in Hexi Corridor

Lipid phospholipid and fatty acid compositions, fluidity, phase transition temperatures and membrane-bound Ca2+ ,Mn2+ ,Mg2+-ATPase activities of plasmolemmas extracted from four reed Phragmites communis Trin. ecotypes in Hexi Corridor of Gansu province were investigated. The results showed that all plasmolemmas of the four reed ecotypes consisted of the same six phospholipid and seven fatty acid components, but their proportions in the plasmolemma lipids of various reed ecotypes were markedly different. Index of unsaturated fatty acid (IUFA)and fluidity of plasmolemmas increased in the sequence of swamp-,dune-, meadow-dune transitional zone, salt meadow reeds. The plasmolemmas of all reed ecotypes showed phase transition in the two ranges of low-, high temperatures (4–6℃, 20–28 ℃ ), their phase transition temperatures in the latter were markedly different, Plasmolemma-bound Ca2+ ,Mn2+ ,Mg2+-ATPase activity positively related to IUFA and fluidity. Combining the membrane properties with environments,in comparison with swamp reeds, the increases of phosphatidylcholine, cardiolipin and the significant rising of IUFA in plasmolemma lipids are closely responsible for reed saR-tolerance, whereas the increase of phosphatidylglycerol and the suitable rising of IUFA make a contribution to reed drought-tolerance.     

一氧化氮调节盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部质膜H^＋-ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性提高耐盐性

采用外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)研究了NO对盐胁迫下小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)幼苗耐盐性的影响。结果表明,0.1 mmol/L SNP处理显著缓解了150 mmol/L NaCl 胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制效应,包括水分丧失以及叶绿素降解,从而提高了小麦幼苗的耐盐性。进一步结合1 mg/mL血红蛋白处理则显著逆转了SNP诱导的上述效应;利用亚硝酸钠和铁氰化钾作为对照也证实了NO对小麦幼苗耐盐性的专一性调节作用,并可能与NO对小麦幼苗根部质膜 H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性诱导有关。此外,尽管NO显著提高了盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部细胞质膜H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶的ATP水解活性,但是对跨膜H 转运则没有明显影响。应用外源CaSO4 和 EGTA 处理也证实,Ca2 可能在NO诱导的质膜 H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性的提高过程中起信号作用。另外,分析盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部 Na 和K 含量的变化也发现,NO对Na 含量没有明显影响,但是却显著提高了K 水平和K /Na 比,这可能也是NO提高小麦幼苗耐盐性的原因之一。     

A Single Gene May Encode Differentially Localized Ca2+-ATPases in Tomato

Previously, a partial-length cDNA and a complete genomic clone encoding a putative sarcoplasmic reticulum-type Ca2+-ATPase (LCA, Lycopersicon Ca2+-ATPase) were isolated from tomato. To determine the subcellular localization of this Ca2+-ATPase, specific polyclonal antibodies raised against a fusion protein encoding a portion of the LCA polypeptide were generated. Based on hybridization of the LCA cDNA and of the nucleotide sequence encoding the fusion protein to genomic DNA, it appears that LCA and the fusion protein domain are encoded by a single gene in tomato. Antibodies raised against the LCA domain fusion protein reacted specifically with two polypeptides of 116 and 120 kD that are localized in the vacuolar and plasma membranes, respectively. The distribution of vanadate-sensitive ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport activities in sucrose gradients coincided with the distribution of the immunodetected proteins. The ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport activities associated with tonoplast and plasma membrane fractions shared similar properties, because both fractions were inhibited by vanadate but insensitive to carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, nitrate, and calmodulin. Moreover, antibodies raised against the LCA domain fusion protein inhibited ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake activity associated with both the tonoplast and plasma membrane fractions. These data suggest that a single gene (LCA) may encode two P-type Ca2+-ATPase isoforms that are differentially localized in the tonoplast and plasma membrane of tomato roots.     

The leaf tonoplast V-H(+)-Atpase activity of a C3 halophyte Suaeda salsa is enhanced by salt stress in a Ca-dependent mode

Suaeda salsa seedlings grown in Hoagland nutrient solution were treated with different concentrations of NaCl combined with two levels of Ca2+ (0 and 20 mmol/L) to study the effect of Ca2+ nutrition on the growth and activity of leaf tonoplast V-H(+)-ATPase. Increase of Ca2+ concentration in the solution markedly increased the relative growth quantity of S. salsa seedlings and Ca2+ and K+ concentration in the leaf cell sap under NaCl stress. The leaf V-H(+)-ATPase activity was significantly increased with increasing NaCl concentration under high Ca2+ application (20 mmol/L), but little changed under Ca2+ starvation (0 mmol/L). Western blot analysis showed that the leaf V-H(+)-ATPase of S. salsa was at least composed of A, B, D and c subunits, and their protein amounts were not affected by NaCl treatments under Ca2+ starvation (0 mmol/ L) with an exception of 100 mmol/L NaCl, but increased under high Ca2+ application (20 mmol/L). There was a positive correlation between activity of V-H(+)-ATPase and the protein amounts of the subunits. The results suggest that Ca2+ nutrition played an important role in the salt tolerance of S. salsa, and that enhancement of V-H(+)-ATPase activity under salt stress was Ca2(+)-dependent.     

Changes of the Level of Ca2+ in Cells of Rice Seedlings Under Low Temperature Stress

The changes of Ca2+ localization in ceils of rice (Oryza sativa L. ) seedlings under chilling stress were investigated with calcium antimonate precipitate-electromicroscopic-cyto- chemical methods. When rice seedlings grew at the optimum temperature, it was shown that the deposits of calcium antimonate, being the indicator for Ca2+ localization, mainly concen-trated within the vacuoles and intercellular spaces, and that there was also some Caz+ deposits in plastid, mitochondria, cytoplasm and nucleus. This indicates that under the normal condition, the vacuoles are the main pool of Ca2+ in plant cells, and that there is quite an amount of Ca2+ in the intercellular spaces. On the contrary, the free Ca2+ in cytoplasm and nucleus is very low under the normal condition. When the rice seedlings were treated at the temperature of 1 ℃ for 24 h, there nearly appeared a ring of well arranged Ca2+ precipitates in the inner side of plasmalemma. Meanwhile, the level of Ca2+ in cytoplasm and nucleus increased considerably. When the chilling stress of 1 ℃ continued for 48 h, a great amount of Ca2+ distributed within the cytoplasm and nucleus, and there was also a large quantity of Ca2+ deposits on vacuolar membranes and envelope of plastid. However, the ultrastructures of the cells remained normal. Based on the above observations, the authors proposed that the increase of Ca2+ in cytoplasm and nucleus under chilling stress might be related to the ulterior changes of physiological-biochemical processes.     

Effects of Fatty Acids on Lipid Composition and Function of Tonoplast Vesicles in Barley Seedlings Under Salt Stress

When barley ( Hordeum vulgare L. ) seedlings were treated with 100 mmol/L NaC1 for 2 d, the index of unsaturated fatty acid (IUFA) increased in the tonoplast vesicles that were isolated from the seedlings mots of two barley cultivars with different salt tolerance, whereas no change were observed when the seedlings were treated with exogenous fatty acids with different satumbility. Exogenous stearic acid and linoleic acid decreased Na + absorption and transportation to the shoots, increased K + absorption and transportation, decreased the leakage of electrolytes, and increased the phospholipid and galactose contents of lipids in tonoplast, enhanced the activities of tonoplast H+ -ATPase and H+ -PPase. This is consistent with the results that the two fatty acids, linoleic acid and stearic acid, regulate ion absorption and distribution, mitigate salt stress to some extent, the effects of linoleic acid being more the latter.     

温度逆境交叉适应对葡萄叶片膜脂过氧化和细胞钙分布的影响

 研究了高温锻炼对低温胁迫下和低温锻炼对高温胁迫下葡萄(Vitis vinifera)叶片中丙二醛（MDA）、谷胱甘肽(GSH)和抗坏血酸(AsA)含量变化以及细胞中Ca2+分布的影响。结果表明: 高（低）温胁迫使正常生长的叶片丙二醛含量升高, GSH和AsA含量下降,低（高）温锻炼预处理能减少MDA含量,提高GSH和AsA含量,抑制了由于温度胁迫引起MDA含量升高和GSH和AsA下降趋势。常温下葡萄叶肉细胞的Ca2+主要分布于液泡、细胞间隙中;高温胁迫和低温胁迫后,细胞质中聚集大量Ca2+沉淀颗粒,液泡中和细胞间隙Ca2+沉淀颗粒减少,叶绿体超微结构被破坏,Ca2+稳态平衡遭到破坏。高温锻炼后细胞质出现大量的Ca2+沉淀颗粒,主要来源于细胞间隙,低温锻炼后细胞质也出现大量的Ca2+沉淀颗粒,主要来源于液泡,两者的叶绿体超微结构都完整;高温锻炼的叶片经过低温胁迫和低温锻炼的叶片经过高温胁迫后,细胞间隙和液泡内Ca2+沉淀颗粒增加,细胞质中Ca2+沉淀颗粒很少,叶绿体较完整,Ca2+稳态平衡得以维持。推测高低温锻炼能够通过Ca2+启动抗逆基因表达和维持细胞中Ca2+稳态平衡来交叉适应低高温的胁迫。     

An inductive pulse of hydrogen peroxide pretreatment restores redox-homeostasis and oxidative membrane damage under extremes of temperature in two rice cultivars

Imbibitional heat and chilling stress caused disruption of redox-homeostasis and oxidative damage to newly assembled membrane system by aggravating membrane lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation [measured in terms of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), free carbonyl content (C=O groups) and membrane protein thiol level (MPTL)] along with concomitant increase in accumulation of reactive oxygen species (superoxide and hydrogen peroxide) and significant reduction of antioxidative defense (assessed in terms of total thiol content and activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase) in both the salt sensitive (Ratna) and resistant (SR 26B) germinating tissues of rice cultivars. When compared, salt resistant cultivar SR 26B found to suffer significantly less oxidative membrane damage as compared to salt sensitive cultivar Ratna. Treatment with low titer of hydrogen peroxide caused significant reversal in oxidative damages to the newly assembled membrane system imposed by imbibitional heat and chilling stress (evident from the data of TBARS, C=O, MPTL, ROS accumulation, membrane permeability status, membrane injury index and oxidative stress index) in seedlings of both the cultivars of rice (Ratna and SR 26B). Imbibitional H₂O₂ pretreatment also caused up-regulation of antioxidative defense (activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase and total thiol content) in the heat and chilling stress-raised seedlings of experimental rice cultivars. When the parameters of early growth performances were assessed (in terms of relative growth index, biomass accumulation and vigor index), it clearly exhibited significant improvement of early growth performances of both the rice cultivars. Better response towards H₂O₂-mediated acclamatory performances and restoration of redox- homeostasis under extremes of temperature were noticed in salt sensitive rice cultivar Ratna compared to salt resistant SR 26B. Taken as a whole, the result suggests the significance of the role of ‘inductive pulse’ of H₂O₂ in acclimatizing adverse temperature stress by restoration of redox-homeostasis and mitigation of oxidative membrane protein and lipid damages during the recovery phase of post-germination event.     

Effects of salt stress and exogenous Ca2+ on Na+ compartmentalization,ion pump activities of tonoplast and plasma membrane in Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. leaves

Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. is a typical halophyte with superior tolerance to salinity. However, little is known about its physiological adaptation mechanisms to the salt environment. In the present study, N. tangutorum seedlings were treated with different concentrations of NaCl (100, 200, 300 and 400 mmol L^?1) combined with five levels of Ca²⁺ (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mmol L^?1) to investigate the effects of salt stress and exogenous Ca²⁺ on Na⁺ compartmentalization and ion pump activities of tonoplast and plasma membrane (PM) in leaves. Na⁺ and Ca²⁺ treatments increased the fresh weight and dry weight of N. tangutorum seedlings. The absorption of Na⁺ in roots, stems and leaves was substantially increased with the increases of NaCl concentration, and Na⁺ was mainly accumulated in leaves. Exogenous Ca²⁺ reduced Na⁺ accumulation in roots but promoted Na⁺ accumulation in leaves. The absorption and transportation of Ca²⁺ in N. tangutorum seedlings were inhibited under NaCl treatments. Exogenous Ca²⁺ promoted Ca²⁺ accumulation in the plant. Na⁺ contents in apoplast and symplast of leaves were also significantly increased, and symplast was the main part of Na⁺ intracellular compartmentalization. The tonoplast H⁺-ATPase and H⁺-PPase activities were significantly promoted under salt stress (NaCl concentrations ≤300 mmol L^?1). PM H⁺-ATPase activities gradually increased under salt stress (NaCl concentrations ≤200 mmol L^?1) followed by decreases with NaCl concentration increasing. The tonoplast H⁺-ATPase, H⁺-PPase and PM H⁺-ATPase activities increased first with the increasing exogenous Ca²⁺ concentration, reached the maximums at 15 mmol L^?1 Ca²⁺, and then decreased. The tonoplast and PM Ca²⁺-ATPase activities showed increasing trends with the increases of NaCl and Ca²⁺ concentration. These results suggested that certain concentrations of exogenous Ca²⁺ effectively enhanced ion pump activities of tonoplast and PM as well as promoted the intracellular Na⁺ compartmentalization to improve the salt tolerance of N. tangutorum.