小麦根系生长对缺磷胁迫的反应

研究了缺磷诱导小麦（Ｔｒｉｔｉｃｕｍ ａｅｓｔｉｖｕｍＬ．）根系生长的反应,小麦根轴的生长与植株内外的磷浓度均呈显著的负线性关系。分根实验证明,随着低磷营养液中根比例的增加,在供磷水平不同的分根盒侧的根轴长度的均增加,这说明根轴生长是受体内磷浓度调控的。植株体内磷浓度的处理后１ｄ开始变化,而在不同供磷水平营养液中小麦根轴长度的差异达到显著水平的时间是处理后的第８天,说明植株体内磷浓度的变化可能是小     

荞麦根吸收铝和分泌草酸的部位

荞麦根在Al诱导下分泌草酸。从根尖开始依次划分为 0～ 0 .5、0 .5～ 1.0、1.0～ 1.5、1.5～ 2 .0cm区段 ,在 0 .5～ 1.0cm区Al的吸收最多 ,草酸的分泌部位主要在 0～ 0 .5cm区 ,显示Al诱导下 ,Al的吸收和草酸的分泌不在同一部位     

低磷条件下不同基因型小麦幼苗对磷的吸收和利用效率及水分的影响

 选用在土壤磷水平为5～7mgP·kg-1土的条件下筛选出来的不同磷效率的4个冬小麦品种,采用盆栽试验研究了有效磷为3．2mgP·kg-1土时的磷效率、磷吸收效率、磷利用效率及土壤水分对这些指标的影响。结果表明：在有效磷很低的土壤上,“磷高效”品种小偃54和81(85)5—3—3—3在幼苗期并未表现出较高的磷效率。尽管这两个品种的磷吸收效率显著地高于NC37和京411,但由于它们的磷利用效率相对低于京411,从而使磷效率并未显著地提高。土壤水分对4个品种的磷吸收效率和利用效率均有显著影响。     

转基因玉米中植酸酶蛋白免疫亲和纯化体系的建立

为深入研究转基因玉米所表达的植酸酶蛋白的酶学性质,评价重组蛋白的致敏性和饲用安全性,必须获得高纯度植酸酶蛋白.利用识别4个不同表位的单克隆抗体制备了植酸酶蛋白亲和层析体系.结果显示,通过80％硫酸铵沉淀植酸酶蛋白粗提液初步浓缩目的蛋白后,再经过透析去除高浓度盐离子,进而通过免疫亲和层析可获得在SDS-PAGE胶上条带单一的植酸酶蛋白,比活可达470.99 U/mg.同时,将上述免疫亲和层析法对植酸酶的纯化效果与离子交换层析方法进行了对比,结果表明免疫亲和层析法具有稳定、快速和纯化产物比活高等优势,所获得的目的蛋白满足各种检测要求,优于离子交换层析方法.     

Survey of Microorganisms for the Production of Extracellular Phytase

A culture enrichment technique was used to isolate phytase-producing microorganisms. Also, microorganisms from various culture collections were tested for their phytase-producing ability. A number of the Aspergillus niger group produced extracellular phytase which dephosphorylated calcium phytate in acidic solution. A soil isolate, A. ficuum NRRL 3135, produced the most active phytase in a cornstarch-based medium. Production of phytase was strongly repressed by inorganic phosphates and required a high carbon to phosphorus ratio in the medium.     

Influx and Efflux of Phosphorus in Roots of Wheat Plants in Non-Growth-Limiting Concentrations of Phosphorus

The regulation of net phosphorus uptake was studied in wheatplants at ambient non-growth-limiting P-concentrations. Wheat(Triticum aestivum cv. Klein Atalaya) seedlings were grown fromgermination in culture solutions containing 0.05, 0.5 and 5.0mol m–3 phosphate. Only small increments in plant P-concentrationand specific accumulation rate for phosphorus were found whenambient P-concentration was increased 100 times. P-influx, estimatedby ³²P-uptake, was markedly greater with increased externalP-concentration, but only small changes in V_max and no changesin K_m were found. Indirect estimation of P-efflux in a time-courseof ³²P-uptake, and direct P-efflux measurements in ‘washout’ experiments indicated that P-efflux markedly increasedin higher ambient P-concentration. The increase in P-effluxalmost completely neutralized the higher P-influx observed in5.0 mol m^–3 relative to 0.05 mol m^–3 phosphate.It is postulated that in non-limiting P-concentration net P-uptakeis mainly controlled by P-efflux. Key words: Net P uptake, ³²P, kinetic parameters     

Assimilation of Phytate-phosphorus by the Extracellular Phytase Activity of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is Affected by the Availability of Soluble Phytate

Phytate, the major organic phosphorus in soil, is not readily available to plants as a source of phosphorus (P). It is either complexed with cations or adsorbed to various soil components. The present study was carried out to investigate the extracellular phytase activities of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum variety GeXin No.1) and its ability to assimilate external phytate-P. Whereas phytase activities in roots, shoots and growth media of P_i-fed 14-day-old seedlings were only 1.3–4.9% of total acid phosphatase (APase) activities, P starvation triggered an increase in phytase secretion up to 914.9 mU mg⁻¹ protein, equivalent to 18.2% of total APase activities. Much of the extracellular phytase activities were found to be root-associated than root-released. The plants were not able to utilize phytate adsorbed to sand, except when insoluble phytate salts were preformed with Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions for supplementation. Tobacco grew better in sand supplemented with Mg-phytate salts (31.9 mg dry weight plant⁻¹; 0.68% w/w P concentration) than that with Ca-phytate salts (9.5 mg plant⁻¹; 0.42%), presumably due to its higher solubility. We conclude that insolubility of soil phytate is the major constrain for its assimilation. Improving solubility of soil phytate, for example, by enhancement of citrate secretion, may be a feasible approach to improve soil phytate assimilation.     

Removal of Vacuolar Targeting Signal from Class I Vacuolar Chitinase leads to its Extracellular Secretion in Transgenic Tobacco

Chitinase, an antifungal pathogenesis related (PR) protein is present in different isoforms. Class I basic chitinase which is generally more antifungal in nature compared to other chitinase classes, is present in vacuoles. It is speculated that extracellular secretion of this vacuolar enzyme by removing its vacuolar targeting signal at C- terminus might further increase its effectivity. Tobacco class I chitinase cDNA was earlier modified by PCR to add two stop codons before vacuolar targeting signal, so that the protein without this signal would be secreted extracellularly.Transgenic tobacco plants were raised with modified chitinase cDNA and native unmodified cDNA, both under the control of CaMV 35 S promoter, using Agrobacterium mediated transformation. Transgenic plants with unmodified class I chitinase cDNA expressed the enzyme in vacuoles and those having modified cDNA expressed the enzyme in extracellular spaces while retaining its biological activity.     

黑麦基因组中不同染色体在缺磷胁迫下对普通小麦根系分泌酸性磷酸酯酶(Acph)遗传效应的研究

以一整套中国春－帝国黑麦二体附加系为材料,通过在低磷胁迫下对其根系分泌Ａｃｐｈ 能力测定及同工酶等电聚焦分析证明：缺磷胁迫是Ａｃｐｈ基因表达的诱导因子,帝国黑麦不同染色体在中国春小麦背景中对其根系在低磷胁迫下 Ａｃｐｈ的分泌具不同的正效应,其中以 １Ｒ 染色体的效应最为强烈, Ａｃｐｈ等电聚焦（ＩＥＦ）的酶谱清楚地表明黑麦的１Ｒ染色体上携有在缺磷胁迫下诱导表达的Ａｃｐｈ基因。     

Responses of Wheat Roots to Exogenous Selenium Supply Under Enhanced Ultraviolet-B

Effects of selenium (Se) on growth and some physiological traits of roots in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv Han NO.7086) seedlings exposed to enhanced ultraviolet-B (UV-B) stress are reported. Responses of roots were different depending on the Se concentration. Compared with the control, root weight of wheat seedlings treated with 1.0 and 2.0 mg Se kg⁻¹ soil increased by 39.47% and 16.28%, respectively. The lower amount Se (0.5 mg kg⁻¹) and the higher amount Se treatments (3.0 mg kg⁻¹) did not significantly affect on root weight. Se treatments significantly increased root activity, flavonoids and proline content, and activities of peroxidase and superoxide dimutase in wheat roots exposed to enhanced UV-B. In addition, the treatments with 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg Se kg⁻¹ significantly reduced malondialdehyde content and the rate of superoxide radical (O₂⁻) production of roots, whereas the higher amount Se treatment only induced a decrease in the rate of O₂⁻ production. The results of this study demonstrated that optimal Se supply promoted roots growth of wheat seedlings, and that optimal Se supply could reduce oxidative stress in wheat roots under enhanced UV-B radiation.     

Effects of pH Changes on Ion and 2,4-D Uptake of Wheat Roots

The quantitative relationships between pH-dependent ion and 2,4-D uptake in winter wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Yubileynaya 50) have been investigated. The movement of various ions (potassium, phosphate, nitrate and ammonium) and 2,4-D across the root membranes was monitored with radioactive and stable isotope tracer methods. It was found that the H₊ ion concentration of the absorption solution strongly influences the 2,4-D uptake of the roots. Simultaneously, the 2,4-D uptake stimulates secretion of H⁺ into the absorption solution, that is, a H⁺ efflux can accompany the uptake of 2,4-D. This finding is consistent with the acid secretion theory of auxin and fusicoccin action. At pH 4 the 2,4-D uptake was much higher than at pH 6, thereby inhibiting the ion uptake and increasing the phytotoxicity in the plant. The results indicate that 2,4-D enters the root cells rapidly at the lower pH, mostly as undissociated molecules. With reference to the 2,4-D concentration in the roots at pH 4, a possible transport mechanism of the auxin herbicide is briefly discussed.     

Engineering Signal Peptides for Enhanced Protein Secretion from Lactococcus lactis

Lactococcus lactis is an attractive vehicle for biotechnological production of proteins and clinical delivery of therapeutics. In many such applications using this host, it is desirable to maximize secretion of recombinant proteins into the extracellular space, which is typically achieved by using the native signal peptide from a major secreted lactococcal protein, Usp45. In order to further increase protein secretion from L. lactis, inherent limitations of the Usp45 signal peptide (Usp45sp) must be elucidated. Here, we performed extensive mutagenesis on Usp45sp to probe the effects of both the mRNA sequence (silent mutations) and the peptide sequence (amino acid substitutions) on secretion. We screened signal peptides based on their resulting secretion levels of Staphylococcus aureus nuclease and further evaluated them for secretion of Bacillus subtilis α-amylase. Silent mutations alone gave an increase of up to 16% in the secretion of α-amylase through a mechanism consistent with relaxed mRNA folding around the ribosome binding site and enhanced translation. Targeted amino acid mutagenesis in Usp45sp, combined with additional silent mutations from the best clone in the initial screen, yielded an increase of up to 51% in maximum secretion of α-amylase while maintaining secretion at lower induction levels. The best sequence from our screen preserves the tripartite structure of the native signal peptide but increases the positive charge of the n-region. Our study presents the first example of an engineered L. lactis signal peptide with a higher secretion yield than Usp45sp and, more generally, provides strategies for further enhancing protein secretion in bacterial hosts.     

Production,Rapid Purification and Catalytic Characterization of Extracellular Phytase from Aspergillus Ficuum

Abstract

A rapid purification scheme utilizing three chromatographic steps resulted in 6 fold purification of Aspergillus ficuum phytase (myo-inositol-hexakis-phosphate 3-phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1. 3.8). At pH 5.0 and 60°C the enzyme performed acceptably for 2.0 hr with only 30% diminished catalytic rate at the end. Substrate concentration exceeding 2nM was inhibitory. The inorganic orthophosphate, the product and a weak inhibitor, exhibited a Ki of 1.9 × 10^?3M. The extracellular phytase has the potential for industrial use since it can be over produced, easily purified, remain catalytically active for a longer period and is not subjected to severe product inhibition.     

生长因子对枯草芽孢杆菌纤溶酶在转基因烟草根系中分泌表达的调节

根系可分泌表达枯草芽孢杆菌纤溶酶(Bacillus subtilis fibrinolytic enzyme,BSFE)的转基因烟草在0、8、16和24h的光照条件下,在25℃、30℃和昼30℃／夜25℃、16h／8h光暗培养条件下和通气与不通气的水培处理下,其水培液BSFE活性呈抛物线型变化趋势。延长光照时间可加快其根系向水培液中分泌BSFE,峰值出现提前,但培养后期水培液BSFE活性急剧降低。四个时间处理相比,8、16h光照处理能维持该转基因烟草根系BSFE分泌的较高水平。建议生产中使用16h以上光照培养．适当缩短培养液更新周期,以8～10d为宜。昼30℃／夜25℃培养条件下水培液BSFE活性在峰值出现前介于30℃、和25℃培养条件之间,而峰值出现后则高于30℃、和25℃、培养条件,说明温度对器官生长、代谢的影响是造成3种温度处理下水培液BSFE活性差异的主要原因。通气处理可提高该转基因烟草根系BSFE的分泌水平。但在1～15d的培养期内,通气处理与不通气处理间不存在显著差异。这说明通气处理对短时间培养并不必要。     

不同耐盐性小麦根Na~+和K~+的吸收特性

以耐盐小麦品种‘德抗961’和盐敏感小麦品种‘鲁麦15’为材料,研究小麦根Na+、K+吸收特性及其与耐盐性关系。结果表明,2个小麦品种根K+吸收动力学曲线均符合Michaelis-Menten方程,即V=Vmax×[S]/([S]+Km)+k×[S]。低浓度(低于25mmol·L-1)NaCl处理对根高亲和K+吸收系统转运K+具有促进作用,对耐盐品种‘德抗961’的促进作用更大。小麦根高亲和K+吸收系统是通过K+/H+同向转运,而不是K+/Na+同向转运。NaCl处理对根低亲和K+吸收系统有抑制作用,对盐敏感品种‘鲁麦15’的抑制作用更大。NaCl处理导致2个小麦品种根和叶片中的K+含量显著下降,Na+含量显著升高,但‘德抗961’根和叶片中的K+含量均显著高于‘鲁麦15’,‘德抗961’根中Na+含量显著高于‘鲁麦15’,而其叶片中Na+含量显著低于‘鲁麦15’,从而保证NaCl胁迫下其叶片较高的K+/Na+比。非选择性阳离子通道是小麦根Na+吸收的主要途径,K+通道是Na+吸收的一条重要途径。这些结果表明小麦部分通过调节根系K+吸收系统而维持叶片较高的K+/Na+比,从而提高其耐盐性。     

Indirect Effect of a Transgenic Wheat on Aphids through Enhanced Powdery Mildew Resistance

In agricultural ecosystems, arthropod herbivores and fungal pathogens are likely to colonise the same plant and may therefore affect each other directly or indirectly. The fungus that causes powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis tritici) and cereal aphids are important pests of wheat but interactions between them have seldom been investigated. We studied the effects of powdery mildew of wheat on two cereal aphid species, Metopolophium dirhodum and Rhopalosiphum padi. We hypothesized that aphid number and size will be smaller on powdery mildew-infected plants than on non-infected plants. In a first experiment we used six commercially available wheat varieties whereas in the second experiment we used a genetically modified (GM) mildew-resistant wheat line and its non-transgenic sister line. Because the two lines differed only in the presence of the transgene and in powdery mildew resistance, experiment 2 avoided the confounding effect of variety. In both experiments, the number of M. dirhodum but not of R. padi was reduced by powdery mildew infection. Transgenic mildew-resistant lines therefore harboured bigger aphid populations than the non-transgenic lines. For both aphid species individual size was mostly influenced by aphid number. Our results indicate that plants that are protected from a particular pest (powdery mildew) became more favourable for another pest (aphids).