叶片喷施甲醇对铝胁迫下黑大豆抗氧化酶活性的影响

在营养液水培条件下,分析叶片预喷施5％ (V/V)甲醇对50μmol·L-1的AlCl3胁迫下黑大豆叶和根中H2O2和MDA含量以及抗氧化酶SOD、POD和CAT活性的影响,为进一步研究甲醇及抗氧化酶在响应铝胁迫应答中的调控机制奠定基础.结果显示:(1)在铝胁迫下,随着铝处理浓度的升高根尖吸收的铝越多,且根的生长被抑制越严重.(2)铝胁迫能诱导黑大豆叶和根中可溶性总蛋白、H2O2和MDA含量的增加,POD和CAT活性增强,但SOD活性变化不明显.(3)当叶片喷施5％甲醇预处理后再进行50 μmol·L1 AlCl3胁迫,随着处理时间增加黑大豆叶和根中可溶性总蛋白含量及POD和CAT活性显著增加,而H2O2和MDA含量显著下降,SOD活性变化亦不显著.研究结果表明,在铝胁迫下叶片喷施5％甲醇能够增强黑大豆叶和根中POD和CAT活性,降低H2O2和MDA的积累,这可能是甲醇通过抗氧化酶参与铝胁迫应答的一种重要机制.     

汞、镉复合污染对金鱼藻的影响及其抗性机制的探讨

研究了金鱼藻在不同浓度 Hg2 +、Cd2 +以及 Hg2 +、Cd2 +共同胁迫下叶绿素含量、叶绿素 a/b值、可溶性蛋白含量、SOD活性和游离脯氨酸含量等的变化。结果表明 :低浓度 Cd2 + (≤ 2 mg.L- 1)对上述指标有激应性反应 ,低浓度 Hg2 + (≤ 0 .5mg.L- 1)对叶绿素含量、叶绿素 a/b值、可溶性蛋白含量、SOD活性也有激应性反应 ;可以认为这是植物的一种保护性机制。但随着 H2 +、Cd2 +处理浓度增大 ,上述生理指标呈下降趋势 ,表明植物细胞遭受伤害。Hg2 + 、Cd2 + 共同胁迫下上述生理指标下降幅度明显增大 ,表现为协同作用。     

小麦对Pb胁迫的生理生化反应研究

为了确定Pb污染土壤对植物生态系统造成的影响,运用植物幼苗早期生长实验,研究了Pb不同浓度(50、100、200、300)对小麦幼苗叶片的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性、可溶性蛋白含量、丙二醛(MDA)以及叶片中叶绿素含量的影响。结果表明,Pb污染土壤对小麦的生理系统产生明显的影响,小麦叶片可溶性蛋白含量可以很好的指示土壤Pb污染的胁迫。在Pb胁迫下,小麦叶片MDA含量并没有显著增加;小麦植株叶片POD酶活能够被诱导而升高,小麦叶片中SOD酶活性没有一致的变化规律;幼苗受到损伤的明显症状之一是叶片叶绿素含量下降;重金属对小麦幼苗的毒害机理之一是抑制了蛋白质的生物合成。     

1,4—二取代酰氨基硫脲化合物A导致黄瓜增产的生理基础的初步研究

用0.1ppm的1—异烟酰—4-(4′-氯代苯基)—氨基硫脲(以下用A代表)喷施3—4叶期的黄瓜(Cucumis sativus L.)幼苗,可以提高叶片光合速率并导致黄瓜增产。进一步的实验结果表明:经0.1ppm A处理后,黄瓜叶片的叶绿素含量(a+b)增加约50%,叶绿素a/b比值降低约30%,叶黄素含量增加近2倍,光合磷酸化活性增强。这些变化可能是黄瓜增产的生理基础。     

福建梅花山57种常绿树叶片叶绿素特征分析

选取福建梅花山海拔1200m和455m地区57种常绿植物为研究对象,测定两海拔的植物叶片叶绿素a和叶绿素b含量,并计算叶绿素a/b、总叶绿素含量。结果表明:(1)植物叶绿素a、b,叶绿素a+b及叶绿素a/b值大多分布在一个相对集中的区域。(2)多数植物新叶叶绿素含量高于老叶,叶绿素a/b值低于老叶,但是新、老叶无显著差异。(3)不同海拔的植物叶片总叶绿素含量和叶绿素a/b值有明显差异,低海拔地区明显高于高海拔地区。植物通过总叶绿素含量和a/b值的变化以适应不同环境条件。     

草丁膦对转bar基因水稻GS酶活性和光合功能的影响

喷施草丁膦后,对草丁膦无抗性水稻Cypress(未转bar基因)叶片的谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)活性先受到抑制,随后叶片内NH 4积累上升,叶绿素含量、PSⅡ原初光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、光能转化效率(ΦPSⅡ)和叶片叶绿素荧光的光化学猝灭系数(qp)下降,光合速率显著降低;最后引起植株死亡.另一方面,Cypress PB-6(转bar基因抗草丁膦水稻)的GS酶活性在喷施草丁膦后虽然先被抑制,但随后能恢复至正常水平,接着NH 4积累下降,草丁膦对叶绿素含量、荧光参数Fv/Fm、ΦPSⅡ、qp的影响被解除,光合速率恢复到正常水平,整个植株生长正常.     

2种补血草属植物幼苗对NaCl胁迫的生理响应

以盐生植物大叶补血草和黄花补血草为实验材料,研究了NaCl胁迫对其幼苗叶绿素、可溶性蛋白、丙二醛含量等的影响,探讨这些生理指标的变化与补血草耐盐性的关系。结果表明,150mmol/LNaCl胁迫均使大叶补血草和黄花补血草幼苗叶片的叶绿素a(Chla)、叶绿素b(Chlb)和叶绿素总量降低,而过氧化氢(H2O2)和丙二醛(MDA)含量增加,且这种胁迫效应随处理时间的延长而增强,在相同胁迫时间段,大叶补血草各指标的减少或增加幅度明显大于黄花补血草;NaCl胁迫使大叶补血草叶片可溶性蛋白含量降低,却使黄花补血草可溶性蛋白含量增加。表明,NaCl胁迫对大叶补血草的伤害更大,黄花补血草的耐盐性可能强于大叶补血草。     

VIGS技术鉴定木薯糖转运蛋白Mesweet18的功能研究

糖转运蛋白（sugar will eventually be exported transporter,SWEET）在植物运输糖类、生殖和发育、逆境性、与病原体互作等方面发挥着重要作用。选择木薯糖转运蛋白Mesweet18基因沉默的靶基因区域,通过病毒诱导的基因沉默(virus-induced gene silencing,VIGS)技术注射木薯SC9的盆栽苗叶片。qRT-PCR结果表明,Mesweet18在沉默植株中的表达量显著下调,分别是对照的46.80%、30.23%、21.12%。叶片叶绿素和可溶性糖含量检测结果表明,与对照相比,叶绿素a、b和总含量均出现不同程度的下降,蔗糖和果糖含量显著增加,而葡萄糖含量出现轻微下降。研究Mesweet18在木薯中的分子功能,为深入研究糖转运蛋白SWEET在木薯中的分子机制奠定了基础。     

植物多糖类复合制剂对大豆光合性能和干物质的影响

大田栽培条件下,在大豆始花期叶面喷施以植物多糖(P1)、植物多糖和5-氨基乙酰丙酸(P2)以及植物多糖、5-氨基乙酰丙酸和缩节胺(P3)为有效成分复配的3种制剂,研究不同植物多糖类复合制剂对大豆叶绿素含量、光合蒸腾特性、干物质积累与分配以及籽粒产量的影响.结果表明:喷施3种制剂35 d内,大豆叶片叶绿素含量与对照相比明显增加,且随生育进程下降的趋势有所延缓;喷施P1和P3使大豆叶片光合速率和水分利用效率分别提高13.2％和10.3％以上.与对照相比,喷施3种制剂促进了大豆地上部于物质积累量的增加、提高了叶片干物质向荚的分配比例,花后干物质同化量对籽粒的贡献率增加17.1％以上;喷施P1和P3后,大豆单株荚数、单株粒数和百粒重显著增加,喷施P2后变化不显著;喷施3种制剂使大豆增产5.9％以上.3种植物多糖类复合制剂可促进大豆叶绿素合成、延缓叶片衰老、改善叶片光合潜能和水分状况,有效调控大豆干物质积累和花后同化物分配,进而实现增产.     

万寿菊属不同品种初花期抗旱特性分析

以万寿菊属(Tagetes)9个品种为试验材料,研究了自然持续干旱胁迫对它们初花期的花最大直径、叶色、旱害指数等形态指标以及叶绿素含量(Chl a+b,Ch a/b)、叶片相对含水量(RWC)、叶片保水力(WHC)、叶片和花的脯氨酸、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量等生理指标的影响,以揭示其抗旱特性及其生理机制.结果显示:(1)持续6d干旱胁迫条件下,万寿菊9个品种花的最大直径显著降低,叶绿素含量和相对含水量均呈明显下降趋势.(2)万寿菊叶片的脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白和可溶性糖含量均呈上升趋势;而花的脯氨酸含量持续上升,可溶性蛋白含量呈下降趋势,但可溶性糖含量变化趋势复杂.(3)万寿菊旱害指数与其叶片相对含水量、叶绿素总含量、叶片和花的脯氨酸含量、叶片可溶性蛋白含量呈极显著相关.研究表明,抗旱性强的品种可以通过调节自身的渗透调节物质含量减轻干旱伤害;9个品种初花期抗旱性强弱依次为:珍妮>金门>鸿运>拳王>巨人>发现>小英雄>大英雄>迪阿哥.     

Expression of the Catalytic Subunit of Ouabain-Sensitive H+,K+-ATPase in Rat Skin Epidermis

A comparative localization of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase and ouabain-sensitive H⁺,K⁺-ATPase in rat skin was performed using in situ RNA hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase was predominantly detected in the basal layer of the epithelium, whereas the ouabain-sensitive H⁺,K⁺-ATPase, in the granular and prickle cell layers. The genes of these ATPases are thus expressed in epithelial cells at different stages of their development. The hypothesis was advanced that the ouabain-sensitive H⁺,K⁺-ATPase is involved in maintaining the skin pH value. The probes specific to the mRNAs of the full-size -subunit of the ouabain-sensitive H⁺,K⁺-ATPase and its truncated form were used to establish a similar distribution of both mRNA variants in skin.     

(Na + K)-ATPase activity of crude homogenates of rat skeletal muscle as estimated from their K-dependent 3-O-methylfluorescein phosphatase activity

A highly sensitive fluorimetric assay using 3-O-methylfluorescein phosphate as substrate was used in the determination of K⁺-dependent phosphatase activity in preparations of rat skeletal muscle. The gastrocnemius muscle was chosen because of mixed fibre composition. Crude, detergent treated homogenate was used so as to avoid loss of activity during purification. K⁺-dependent phosphatase activities in the range 0.19–0.37 μmol · (g wet weight)⁻¹ · min⁻¹ were obtained, the value decreasing with age and K⁺-deficiency. Complete inhibition of the K⁺-dependent phosphatase was obtained with 10⁻³ M ouabain. Using a KSCN-extracted muscle enzyme the intimate relation between K⁺-dependent phosphatase activity and (Na⁺ + K⁺)-activated ATP hydrolysis could be demonstrated. A molecular activity of 620 min⁻¹ was estimated from simultaneous determination of K⁺-dependent phosphatase activity and [³H]ouabain binding capacity using the partially purified enzyme preparation. The corresponding enzyme concentration in the crude homogenates was calculated and corresponded well with the number of [³H]ouabain binding sites measured in intact muscles or biopsies hereof.     

Assignment of the1H- and13C-NMR spectra of eight oligosaccharides of the lacto-N-tetraose and neotetraose series

The assignment of the 13C- and 1H-NMR spectra of eight oligosaccharides of the lacto-N-tetraose and neotetraose series was obtained from homonuclear and heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy. These analyses were performed on the following compounds: 1. Gal beta 1-3GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 2. NeuAc alpha 2-3Gal beta 1-3GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 3. Gal beta 1-3[NeuAc alpha 2-6]GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 4. NeuAc alpha 2-3Gal beta 1-3[NeuAc alpha 2-6]GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 5. NeuAc alpha 2-3Gal beta 1-3[Fuc alpha 1-4]GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 6. Fuc alpha 1-2Gal beta 1-3[NeuAc alpha 2-6]GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 7. Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc; 8. NeuAc alpha 2-6Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc beta 1-3Gal beta 1-4Glc.     

1H and13C-NMR analysis of four pentasaccharides from urine of blood-group A and B,Leb adults. Confirmation of the structure of two new oligosaccharides: Fuc(α1–2)[GalNAc(α1–3)]Gal(β1–3)[Fuc(α1–4)]Glc and Fuc(α1–2)[Gal(α1–3)]Gal(β1–3)[Fuc(α1–4)]Glc

The major pentasaccharides Fuc(1-2)[GalNAc(1-3)]Gal(1-4)[Fuc(1-3)]Glc and Fuc(1-2) [Gal(1-3)]Gal(1-4)[Fuc(1-3)]Glc, which are normally present in the urine of bloodgroup A Le^b and B Le^b healthy subjects, were each found to be contaminated by a minor component when analysed by¹H-NMR. The determination of these structures, Fuc(1-2) [GalNAc(1-3)]Gal(1-3)[Fuc(1-4)]Glc and Fuc(1-2) [Gal(1-3)]Gal(1-3)[Fuc(1-4)]Glc, was based on the results of methylation analysis and¹H/¹³C-NMR spectroscopy.Abbreviations HPLC high performance liquid chromatography - GLC gas liquid chromatography - NMR nuclear magnetic resonance - COSY correlation spectroscopy - Gal d-galactopyranose - GalNAc 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-galactopyranose - Glc d-glucopyranose - Fuc l-fucopyranose - LNDFH I lacto-N-difucohexaose I (Le^b determinant     

Elucidation of Structure of Lipid A from the Marine Gram-Negative Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis ATCC 14393T

The chemical structure of lipid A, from the marine -proteobacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis 14393, a main product of lipopolysaccharide hydrolysis (1% AcOH), was determined using chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy. The lipid A was shown to be -1,6-glucosaminobiose 1,4-diphosphate acylated with two (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acid residues at C3 and C3 and amidated with one (R)-3-hydroxydodecanoyl and one (R)-3-dodecanoyloxydodecanoyl residue at N2 and N2, respectively.     

Structure of a new nonasaccharide isolated from human milk: VI2Fuc,V4Fuc,III3Fuc-p-lacto-N-hexaose

The structure of a new nonasaccharide isolated from human milk has been investigated. By using methylation analysis, FAB-MS and¹H-and¹³C-NMR spectroscopy as basic methods of structural investigation, this oligosaccharide was identified as VI²--Fuc,V⁴-Fuc,III³--Fuc-p-lacto-n-hexaose: Fuc1-2Gal1-3[Fuc1-4]GlcNAc1-3Gal1-4[Fuc1-3]GlcNAc1-3Gal1-4Glc.Abbreviations COSY correlation spectroscope - DP degree of polymerisation - FAB-MS fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry - HPLC high performance liquid chromatography - NMR nuclear magnetic resonance - GLC gas-liquid chromatography     

Fluorescent labeling of (Na + K)-ATPase by 5-iodoacetamidofluorescein

5-Iodoacetamidofluorescein (5-IAF) covalently labels dog kidney (Na⁺ + K⁺)-ATPase with approximately 2 moles incorporated per mole of enzyme. ATPase and K⁺-phosphatase activities are fully retained after reaction, and the kinetic parameters for Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, ATP and p-nitrophenyl phosphate are likewise not significantly affected. The fluorescence of the bound 5-IAF is increased by ATP, Na⁺, and Mg²⁺, and decreased by K⁺. These fluorescence changes likely reflect ligand-induced stabilization of the E₁ or E₂ states of the enzyme.     

Nuclear-accumulation kinetics of p9 CksHs1 and p9 CksHs2 in live plant cells correlate with immunochemical characteristics

Summary The two human homologues of the fission yeast cell cycle protein p13 ^suc1 displayed structural characteristics consistent with their existing in solution as differently folded monomers despite 81% identity with respect to their primary structures and both being capable of fulfilling the functions of their homologues in fission and budding yeasts. Carboxyfluorescein-labelled p9 ^CksHs1 and p9 ^CksHs2 retained their native structures. When microinjected into live stamen hair cells ofTradescantia virginiana, the labelled proteins accumulated in the nuclei of the cells. Markedly different nuclearaccumulation kinetics indicated that the human proteins interact differently with other cellular constituents, which supports the proposition that they may have different roles in cellular regulation.Abbreviations Cdk cyclin-dependent kinase - tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane - Hepes N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N-(3-ethanesulphonic acid) - CF 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein-N-hydroxysuccinamide ester - SDS-PAGE sodium dodecyl sulphatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis - IEF isoelectric focusing - DEAE Sephacel diethylaminoethyl Sephacel - ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay - IgG immunoglobulin     

Structural Peculiarities of Na+,K+-ATPase Isozymes from the Calf Brain

Functionally active preparations of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase isozymes from calf brain that contain catalytic subunits of three types (1, 2, and 3) were obtained using two approaches: a selective removal of contaminating proteins by the Jorgensen method and a selective solubilization of the enzyme with subsequent reconstitution of their membrane structure by the Esmann method. The ouabain inhibition constants were determined for the isozymes. The real isozyme composition of the Na⁺ pump from the grey matter containing glial cells and the brain stem containing neurons was determined. The plasma membranes of glial cells were shown to contain mainly Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase of the 11 type and minor amounts of isozymes of the 22(1) and the 31(2) type. The axolemma contains 21 and 31 isozymes. A carbohydrate analysis indicated that 11 enzyme preparations from the brain grey matter substantially differ from the renal enzymes of the same composition in the glycosylation of the 1 isoform. An enhanced sensitivity of the 3 catalytic subunit of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase from neurons to endogenous proteolysis was found. A point of specific proteolysis in the amino acid sequence PNDNR⁴⁹² Y⁴⁹³ was localized (residue numbering is that of the human 3 subunit). This sequence corresponds to one of the regions of the greatest variability in 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-subunits, but at the same time, it is characteristic of the 3 isoforms of various species. The presence of the 3 isoform of tubulin (cytoskeletal protein) was found for the first time in the high-molecular-mass Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase 31 isozyme complex isolated from the axolemma of brain stem neurons, and its binding to the 3 catalytic subunit was shown.     

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Analysis of the physiological mechanism of salt-tolerant transgenic rice carrying a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene from Suaeda salsa

Salt stress is one of the most serious factors limiting the productivity of agricultural crops. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that vacuolar Na⁺/H⁺ antiporters play a crucial role in plant salt tolerance. In the present study, we expressed the Suaeda salsa vacuolar Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter SsNHX1 in transgenic rice to investigate whether this can increase the salt tolerance of rice, and to study how overexpression of this gene affected other salt-tolerant mechanisms. It was found that transgenic rice plants showed markedly enhanced tolerance to salt stress and to water deprivation compared with non-transgenic controls upon salt stress imposition under outdoor conditions. Measurements of ion levels indicated that K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ contents were all higher in transgenic plants than in non-transformed controls. Furthermore, shoot V-ATPase hydrolytic activity was dramatically increased in transgenics compared to that of non-transformed controls under salt stress conditions. Physiological analysis also showed that the photosynthetic activity of the transformed plants was higher whereas the same plants had reduced reactive oxygen species generation. In addition, the soluble sugar content increased in the transgenics compared with that in non-transgenics. These results imply that up-regulation of a vacuolar Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter gene in transgenic rice might cause pleiotropic up-regulation of other salt-resistance-related mechanisms to improve salt tolerance.Fengyun Zhao and Zenglan Wang contributed equally to this work.