紫背天葵叶片中花青素种类及合成调控基因转录组分析

为获取紫背天葵(Cynura bicolor DC.)叶片中花青素种类及其合成调控基因等信息,该试验以紫背天葵叶背面紫色以及经处理叶背面几乎全绿(对照)的叶片为材料,进行转录组测序分析,同时进行6个相关差异表达基因的qRT-PCR分析和6种花青素苷元的HPLC检测,以揭示紫背天葵特有的花青素苷元及其合成调控关键基因信息。结果表明:(1)在紫背天葵中共获得14个花青素苷元及32个花青素合成调控基因信息,其中表达量差异显著下调的4个基因为Pg(c11692)、Cy(c42112)、ANS(c38551)和3GT(c9064),表达量差异显著上调的2个基因是D FR(c35961)和3GT(c20283)。(2)qRT-PCR检测结果显示,上述6个基因在2种紫背天葵叶中的表达趋势(上调或下调)与转录组测序结果完全一致,但转录组测序检测到的表达趋势差异倍数比qRT-PCR检测结果更加明显。(3)HPLC分析显示,紫背天葵叶中均未检测到Dp、Pt、Pn及Mv等4类花青素苷元,但紫背天葵叶中富含Cy花青素苷元,且背面紫色的叶中Cy类花青素苷元含量(62.21 mg/kg)显著高于绿色叶对照(6.86 mg/kg);背面紫色和全绿叶中的Pg花青素苷元含量均低于0.43 mg/kg。研究推测,Cy和Pg花青素苷元在绿叶紫背天葵(对照)中含量显著降低可能是因为存在1个ANS和1个3GT正调控以及1个DFR和1个3GT负调控所致。     

Protective effect of supplemental anthocyanins on Arabidopsis leaves under high light

Ten anthocyanin components have been detected in roots of purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) by high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detection and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. All the anthocyanins were exclusively cyanidins or peonidin 3‐sophoroside‐5‐glucosides and their acylated derivatives. The total anthocyanin content in purple sweet potato powder obtained by solid‐phase extraction was 66 mg g^?1. A strong capacity of purple sweet potato anthocyanins (PSPA) to scavenge reactive oxygen species (superoxide, hydroxyl radical) and the stable 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl organic free radical was found in vitro using the electron spin resonance technique. To determine the functional roles of anthocyanins in leaves in vivo, for the first time, supplemental anthocyanins were infiltrated into leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana double mutant of the ecotype Landsberg erecta (tt3tt4) deficient in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging showed that anthocyanins significantly ameliorated the inactivation of photosystems II during prolonged high‐light (1300 µmol m^?2 s^?1) exposure. Comet assay of DNA revealed an obvious role of supplemental PSPA in alleviating DNA damage by high light in leaves. Our results suggest that anthocyanins could function in vitro and in vivo to alleviate the direct or indirect oxidative damage of the photosynthetic apparatus and DNA in plants caused by high‐light stress.     

Possible effects of pathogen inoculation and salicylic acid pre-treatment on the biochemical changes and proline accumulation in green bean

The effects of pre-treatment of salicylic acid (SA) and pathogen inoculation, Rhizoctonia solani on proline accumulation, and enzymes activities were investigated in green bean leaves and roots. The plants were grown in greenhouse conditions, and were soil drenched with SA treatments, with and without pathogen inoculation. It was observed that the highest level of free proline accumulation in leaves was in Rhizoctonia?+?400?μM SA treatment, followed by Rhizoctonia?+?200?μM SA treatment. When comparing free proline content in leaves and roots, treated with SA and Rhizoctonia?+?SA, to their controls, the accumulation levels in Rhizoctonia?+?400?μM SA treatments were significantly higher than controls. When the enzyme activities with Rhizoctonia?+?SA treatment were compared to their solely applied SA treatments, the levels of β-1,4-glucanase and chitinase activities were lower than SA treatments alone. However, the free proline accumulation in leaves was higher in Rhizoctonia?+?400?μM SA treatment than in sole SA treatments.     

Effect of methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid on sesquiterpene lactone accumulation in hairy roots of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cichorium intybus</Emphasis>

The effects of methyl jasmonate (MJ) or salicylic acid (SA) on the sesquiterpene lactone content and biomass accumulation were investigated in a hairy root culture of Cichorium intybus. The guaianolides crepidiaside B (1), 8-deoxylactucin (2), and the germacranolide sonchuside A (3) were quantified by RP-HPLC. Neither MJ nor SA affected the growth of examined hairy root culture. Jasmonate up-regulated biosynthesis of the analysed sesqiterpene lactones in the culture (maximum after 72 h). SA caused a transient increase in sonchuside A accumulation in the roots (up to twofold increase compared with the control) and decrease of guaianolide content.     

A stable reddish purple anthocyanin in the leaf ofGynura aurantiaca cv. ‘Purple Passion’

The anthocyanin (GAA) in the epidermis and hair of the leaf ofGynura aurantiaca cv. ‘Purple Passion’ was isolated and identified as cyanidin tetra-glucoside acylated by three molecules of caffeic acid and one molecule of malonic acid. GAA was also isolated from the lower epidermis of the leaf ofG. bicolor DC. GAA showed a very stable reddish purple color from weakly acid to neutral pH region, but the color of the deacylated compound disappeared rapidly in the same region. This indicated that the attached organic acids must play an essential role in the stabilization of the color. Comparison of the profiles of the visible absorption spectra of the intact epidermal peels and cells ofG. aurantiaca andG. bicolor with those of GAA dissolved in various pH solutions suggested that the pH of the epidermal vacuole containing GAA was nearly 4.3. GAA was indistinguishable from the anthocyanin (rubrocinerarin) which we had previously isolated from the purplish red flowers ofSenecio cruentus DC. by means of UV-Vis, NMR and Mass spectra. Deceased     

Functional Characterization of Dihydroflavonol-4-Reductase in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis of Purple Sweet Potato Underlies the Direct Evidence of Anthocyanins Function against Abiotic Stresses

Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR) is a key enzyme in the catalysis of the stereospecific reduction of dihydroflavonols to leucoanthocyanidins in anthocyanin biosynthesis. In the purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) cv. Ayamurasaki, expression of the IbDFR gene was strongly associated with anthocyanin accumulation in leaves, stems and roots. Overexpression of the IbDFR in Arabidopsis tt3 mutants fully complemented the pigmentation phenotype of the seed coat, cotyledon and hypocotyl. Downregulation of IbDFR expression in transgenic sweet potato (DFRi) using an RNAi approach dramatically reduced anthocyanin accumulation in young leaves, stems and storage roots. In contrast, the increase of flavonols quercetin-3-O-hexose-hexoside and quercetin-3-O-glucoside in the leaves and roots of DFRi plants is significant. Therefore, the metabolic pathway channeled greater flavonol influx in the DFRi plants when their anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin accumulation were decreased. These plants also displayed reduced antioxidant capacity compared to the wild type. After 24 h of cold treatment and 2 h recovery, the wild-type plants were almost fully restored to the initial phenotype compared to the slower recovery of DFRi plants, in which the levels of electrolyte leakage and hydrogen peroxide accumulation were dramatically increased. These results provide direct evidence of anthocyanins function in the protection against oxidative stress in the sweet potato. The molecular characterization of the IbDFR gene in the sweet potato not only confirms its important roles in flavonoid metabolism but also supports the protective function of anthocyanins of enhanced scavenging of reactive oxygen radicals in plants under stressful conditions.     

The anti-photooxidation of anthocyanins-rich leaves of a purple rice cultivar

In the leaf of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Yunnan purple rice,the anthocyanins with an obvious absorption peak at 530nm were distributed in the cells of upper and lower epidermis,bulliform tissue and bristle. The maximal photosynthetic oxygen evolution rate and chlorophyll content in flag leaves were 28% and 23%,respectively,more than the common green leaf rice cultivar Chijiaoru-anzhan. Higher chlorophyll content is probably one of the physiological adaptations for enhancing light harvesting capacity of the antenna in photosystems in this cyanic leaves species. Upon the photooxidation of leaf segments mediated by methyl viologen in weak light for 3 days,the distinct bleaching of anthocyanins in purple rice was associated with the reduction of scavenging ability to DPPH· free radical ability and the increase in membrane leakage rate. But almost no changes in contents of flavonoids and total phenolics were observed. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters Fv/Fo,qP and φPSⅡ decreased with the increase in NPQ and DES of xanthophylls cycle after photooxidation treatment. Green rice leaves showed more decrease in DPPH· scavenging rate and more increase in cell membrane leakage rate but showed a trace of anthocyanins during photooxidation. It is sug-gested that anthocyanin may be a beneficial and primary antioxidant in sun cyanic rice leaves against oxidative stress induced by environmental adversity. And photooxidation could induce different changing patterns of anthocyanins between the tested purple and green rice leaves.     

The anti-photooxidation of anthocyanins-rich leaves of a purple rice cultivar

In the leaf of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Yunnan purple rice, the anthocyanins with an obvious absorption peak at 530nm were distributed in the cells of upper and lower epidermis, bulliform tissue and bristle. The maximal photosynthetic oxygen evolution rate and chlorophyll content in flag leaves were 28% and 23%, respectively, more than the common green leaf rice cultivar Chijiaoruanzhan. Higher chlorophyll content is probably one of the physiological adaptations for enhancing light harvesting capacity of the antenna in photosystems in this cyanic leaves species. Upon the photooxidation of leaf segments mediated by methyl viologen in weak light for 3 days, the distinct bleaching of anthocyanins in purple rice was associated with the reduction of scavenging ability to DPPH · free radical ability and the increase in membrane leakage rate. But almost no changes in contents of flavonoids and total phenolics were observed. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters Fv/Fo, qP and ϕ_PSII decreased with the increase in NPQ and DES of xanthophylls cycle after photooxidation treatment. Green rice leaves showed more decrease in DPPH · scavenging rate and more increase in cell membrane leakage rate but showed a trace of anthocyanins during photooxidation. It is suggested that anthocyanin may be a beneficial and primary antioxidant in sun cyanic rice leaves against oxidative stress induced by environmental adversity. And photooxidation could induce different changing patterns of anthocyanins between the tested purple and green rice leaves.     

Rosmarinic acid content in basil plants grown <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> and in hydroponics

The accumulation of selected caffeic acid derivatives (CADs), in particular rosmarinic acid (RA), was investigated in different tissues (leaves, roots and plantlet shoots) of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants grown either in vitro or in hydroponic culture (floating system) under greenhouse conditions. Two cultivars with green leaves (Genovese and Superbo) and one with purple leaves (Dark Opal) were tested. The content of CADs in HCl-methanol extracts was determined by HPLC. LC-MS and LC-MS-MS were used to confirm the identification of the metabolites of interest. Apart from rosmarinic acid (RA) and a methylated form of this substance, no other CADs were detected at significant level in any of the analyzed samples. The content of RA ranged approximately from 4 to 63 mg/g DW, depending on the growing system. The highest RA content was found during the in vitro multiplication, in the acclimatized plants and in the roots of hydroponically-grown seedlings at full bloom. In vitro, 6-benzyladenine reduced the accumulation of RA in purple-leaf Dark Opal cultivar, but an opposite effect of this growth regulator was observed in the green-leaf genotypes. Our findings suggest the possibility to scale-up RA production by means of in vitro or hydroponic culture of sweet basil.     

DcMYB113, a root‐specific R2R3‐MYB,conditions anthocyanin biosynthesis and modification in carrot

Purple carrots, the original domesticated carrots, accumulate highly glycosylated and acylated anthocyanins in root and/or petiole. Previously, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for root‐specific anthocyanin pigmentation was genetically mapped to chromosome 3 of carrot. In this study, an R2R3‐MYB gene, namely DcMYB113, was identified within this QTL region. DcMYB113 expressed in the root of ‘Purple haze’, a carrot cultivar with purple root and nonpurple petiole, but not in the roots of two carrot cultivars with a purple root and petiole (Deep purple and Cosmic purple) and orange carrot ‘Kurodagosun’, which appeared to be caused by variation in the promoter region. The function of DcMYB113 from ‘Purple haze’ was verified by transformation in ‘Cosmic purple’ and ‘Kurodagosun’, resulting in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Transgenic ‘Kurodagosun’ carrying DcMYB113 driven by the CaMV 35S promoter had a purple root and petiole, while transgenic ‘Kurodagosun’ expressing DcMYB113 driven by its own promoter had a purple root and nonpurple petiole, suggesting that root‐specific expression of DcMYB113 was determined by its promoter. DcMYB113 could activate the expression of DcbHLH3 and structural genes related to anthocyanin biosynthesis. DcUCGXT1 and DcSAT1, which were confirmed to be responsible for anthocyanins glycosylation and acylation, respectively, were also activated by DcMYB113. The WGCNA identified several genes co‐expressed with anthocyanin biosynthesis and the results indicated that DcMYB113 may regulate anthocyanin transport. Our findings provide insight into the molecular mechanism underlying root‐specific anthocyanin biosynthesis and further modification in carrot and even other root crops.     

Physiological role of anthocyanin accumulation in common hazel juvenile leaves

Common hazel (Corylus avellana L., Fusca rubra Dipp.) juvenile leaves from the periphery of the canopy and thus subjected to high fluxes of solar radiation are characterized by red coloration due to anthocyanin accumulation disappearing in mature leaves. To elucidate the physiological role of anthocyanin accumulation, the interrelations between anthocyanin content, a degree of attenuation by the pigments of the light reaching the photosynthetic apparatus (PSA), and PSA tolerance to photoinhibition in C. avellana juvenile leaves were studied. Absorption spectra were calculated taking into account the light losses due to reflection by the leaf. The analysis of the spectra showed that, in red common hazel leaves accumulating high amounts of anthocyanins in the vacuoles of the upper and lower epidermal cells, up to 95% of visible radiation entering the leaf blade was absorbed by these pigments. The rate of the linear electron transport (ETR) in the chloroplast electron transport chain (ETC) was closely correlated with the anthocyanin content (r ² = 0.87). In red leaves, the saturation of ETR dependence on irradiance was observed at the higher values of PAR than in green leaves. In red juvenile leaves, this value was close to that in mature green leaves tolerant to high light. There were no differences between red and green leaves in the level of non-photochemical quenching, the content of violaxanthin cycle pigments, a degree of their de-epoxidation under natural illumination and at irradiation with high PAR fluxes. Basing on the data obtained, one may conclude that anthocyanins in C. avellana juvenile leaves serve PSA photoprotection, preventing injury of immature PSA with excessive fluxes of PAR.     

Methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid elicitation induces ginsenosides accumulation, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant in suspension culture Panax ginseng roots in bioreactors

The effects of methyl jasmonate (MJ) and salicylic acid (SA) on changes of the activities of major antioxidant enzymes, superoxide anion accumulation (O₂ ⁻), ascorbate, total glutathione (TG), malondialdehyde (MDA) content and ginsenoside accumulation were investigated in ginseng roots (Panax ginseng L.) in 4 l (working volume) air lift bioreactors. Single treatment of 200 μM MJ and SA to P. ginseng roots enhanced ginsenoside accumulation compared to the control and harvested 3, 5, 7 and 9 days after treatment. MJ and SA treatment induced an oxidative stress in P. ginseng roots, as shown by an increase in lipid peroxidation due to rise in O₂ ⁻ accumulation. Activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was inhibited in MJ-treated roots, while the activities of monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), SOD, guaiacol peroxidase (G-POD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) were induced in SA-treated roots. A strong decrease in the activity of catalase (CAT) was obtained in both MJ- and SA-treated roots. Activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and glutathione S transferase (GST) were higher in MJ than SA while the contents of reduced ascorbate (ASC), redox state (ASC/(ASC+DHA)) and TG were higher in SA- than MJ-treated roots while oxidized ascorbate (DHA) decreased in both cases. The result of these analyses suggests that roots are better protected against the O₂ ⁻ stress, thus mitigating MJ and SA stress. The information obtained in this work is useful for efficient large-scale production of ginsenoside by plant-root cultures.     

Accumulation of peonidin 3-glucoside enhanced by osmotic stress in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cell suspension

Cell cultures of grapes, Vitis vinifera L. cv Gamay Fréaux were grown under different conditions of external osmotic potential induced by an increase of sucrose concentration or by the addition of mannitol to the culture medium. Addition of 82 mM mannitol or increasing sucrose concentration to 132 mM had similar effects on repressing growth. Cyanidin 3-glucoside, peonidin 3-glucoside and peonidin 3-p-coumaroylglucoside are three main anthocyanins of Vitis cells. Increasing osmotic potential from –0.43 MPa to –0.8 MPa in the medium resulted in a significant intracellular accumulation of anthocyanin especially peonidin 3-glucoside in the pigmented cells. High osmotic potential appears to stimulate the methylation of anthocyanins. Osmotic potential is an important culture factor and may be useful in the controlling of anthocyanin production and composition.     

Methyl jasmonate promotes anthocyanins’ production in Prunus salicina × Prunus persica in vitro shoot cultures

In vitro shoot cultures of Prunus salicina × Prunus persica, “Citation®” rootstock, were treated with 50-μM methyl jasmonate (MJ) or 100-μM abscisic acid (ABA); in MJ-treated shoots, total anthocyanins increased significantly (1.88 mg/g fresh weight) relative to controls (0.43 mg/g fresh weight). Cyanidin 3-glucoside was the most abundant anthocyanin in both MJ-treated and control explants. The addition of ABA to the culture medium did not elicit anthocyanins’ accumulation.