Interplay of phytohormones and epigenetic regulation: A recipe for plant development and plasticity

Both phytohormone signaling and epigenetic mechanisms have long been known to play crucial roles in plant development and plasticity in response to ambient stimuli.Indeed,diverse signaling pathways mediated by phytohormones and epigenetic processes integrate multiple upstream signals to regulate various plant traits.Emerging evidence indicates that phytohormones and epigenetic processes interact at multiple levels.In this review,we summarize the current knowledge of the interplay between phytoho...     

Cytokinins and Water Stress

It is almost impossible to find a single process in plant life that is not affected by both stress and hormones directly or indirectly. This minireview is focused on the interactions between water stress and cytokinins (CKs). The attention was paid mainly to changes in endogenous CK content and composition under water stress, involvement of CK in plant responses to water stress mainly in stomatal regulation of gas exchange, water relations of transgenic plants with elevated CK content, and possibilities to ameliorate the negative effects of water stress by application of exogenous CKs.     

Monoclonal antibodies against the plant cytokinin isopentenyl adenosine

Sixteen monoclonal antibodies against isopentenyl adenosine (iPA) were developed and characterized for reactivity towards this cytokinin and structurally related molecules by use of a competition fluorescence enzyme immunoassay. Antibodies with suitable affinity and specificity were used in an immunoassay to detect and quantify isopentenyl adenosine. Logit/log plots of fluorescence vs pmol of the cytokinin indicated that the assay had a measurement range of 0.03–256 pmol (10–8500 pg) with high linearity (r =–0.98). This competition fluorescence enzyme immunoassay showed that three antibodies cross-reacted with N-6-benzyladenine and its riboside: cross-reactivity with dihydrozeatin and its riboside, cis -zeatin, trans -zeatin riboside, adenine and adenosine was minor. When an immunoaffinity-HPLC technique was used to measure the cross-reactivity of two of the antibodies in the presence of known quantities of multiple cytokinins, iPA was bound in preference to the other cytokinins. One of the antibodies was used to quantify this cytokinin in developing wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. cv. Stephens) seeds and in wheat seeds spiked with known amounts of certain other cytokinins. The use of these antibodies in immunoassay in combination with HPCL for quantification of iPA in plant extracts is discussed.     

植物激素相关microRNA研究进展

microRNA（miRNA）是22nt左右的非编码RNA,主要在转录后水平调节基因的活性。miRNA通过与靶基因的互补位点结合从而降解靶基因mRNA或抑制其翻译。近年的研究发现,miRNA在植物生长发育中发挥着重要的调控作用。目前已知一些miRNA参与植物激素信号途径的切入点,这为我们了解miRNA和植物激素在植物发育中的作用提供了新思路。本文综述了miRNA参与植物激素信号应答及生物合成的研究进展,并对一些miINA在植物激素信号应答中可能的作用进行了讨论。     

Plant regeneration fromin vitro leaf culture of severalGerbera species

Efficient bud regeneration was obtained from a clone ofGerbera hybrida Bol. L. leaf explants cultured on modified Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 10 µM benzyladenine and 2.5 µM naphthalenacetic acid. The morphogenic potential varied with the developmental stage of the leaves. Up to 90% of excised developing leaves formed 3 to 5 shoots per explant. Bud regeneration was not obtained on the same medium with fully expanded leaves. Addition of 0.05 µM or 0.5 µM thidiazuron to the above medium significantly promoted regeneration from mature leaves but was ineffective for similar explants of a recalcitrant clone. The two wild speciesG. viridifolia Schultz Bip. andG. piloselloides L. Cass. also displayed specific multiplication habits and regeneration abilities. Bud regeneration occurred from callus. Chromosome counts and DNA flow cytometry indicated that all the regenerants were typically diploid, as were the various tissues of the mother plants. Afterin vitro rooting and acclimatization, no phenotypic variations were detected among the regenerants during both their vegetative and reproductive phases.     

A new balancing act: The many roles of melatonin and serotonin in plant growth and development

Melatonin and serotonin are indoleamines first identified as neurotransmitters in vertebrates; they have now been found to be ubiquitously present across all forms of life. Both melatonin and serotonin were discovered in plants several years after their discovery in mammals, but their presence has now been confirmed in almost all plant families. The mechanisms of action of melatonin and serotonin are still poorly defined. Melatonin and serotonin possess important roles in plant growth and development, including functions in chronoregulation and modulation of reproductive development, control of root and shoot organogenesis, maintenance of plant tissues, delay of senescence, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. This review focuses on the roles of melatonin and serotonin as a novel class of plant growth regulators. Their roles in reproductive and vegetative plant growth will be examined including an overview of current hypotheses and knowledge regarding their mechanisms of action in specific responses.     

激动素和丁二酸拌种对玉米衰老过程中抗氧化系统和植物激素的影响

以‘郑单958’（晚衰型品种）和‘豫单2002’（早衰型品种）为实验材料,采用盆栽方式,0．03μg·kg-1的外源激动素（KT）和300mg·kg-1丁二酸复合剂进行拌种处理,研究拌种后玉米根叶衰老指标的变化及其化学调控效应。结果表明：激动素和丁二酸混合拌种后根系与叶片中超氧阴离子（O2-）产生速率、丙二醛（MDA）及脱落酸（ABA）含量低于其对照,而超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性和生长素（IAA）含量却较高,据此认为膜脂过氧化得到缓解,根叶的生理功能期延长;且在整个生育期内各个叶位叶的MDA含量、SOD活性、ABA和IAA含量高于根系,但其O2-和IAA／ABA较低,表明根系的衰老早于叶片。综上可以推测,激动素和丁二酸拌种能有效防止根叶早衰,为提高玉米产量打下基础。     

植物生长调节剂对南方红豆杉愈伤组织培养和紫杉醇合成的影响

通过不同种类和水平植物生长调节剂对南方红豆杉(Taxus chinensisvar.mairei)愈伤组织诱导、生长和紫杉醇合成能力影响的研究发现:诱导培养初期,以无植物生长调节剂的MS为基本培养基,在附加不同植物生长调节剂组合作用下愈伤组织产生的时间和生长、在相同植物生长调节剂组合作用下不同外植体愈伤组织的产生时间和生长均表现出较显著差异,2,4-D/NAA高于0.4时,不利于南方红豆杉愈伤组织的诱导。转换到附加不同植物生长调节剂组合的B5培养基上后,随培养继代次数的增加,生长差异逐渐缩小,直至不显著,表明参考不同文献报道最优配方所设计的各植物生长调节剂组合对南方红豆杉愈伤组织的生长均较适宜,有利南方红豆杉愈伤组织生长的植物生长调节剂优化组合没有唯一性。但不同调节剂组合作用下的同源愈伤组织中、相同调节剂作用下不同源愈伤组织中紫杉醇含量均存在着极显著差异,适当水平(2 mg/L)的2,4-D单用,或与适当水平的KT、6-BA、KT GA配合使用,对南方红豆杉愈伤组织紫杉醇的合成较有利,NAA则不太有利,幼茎和叶愈伤组织产紫杉醇的水平较其它愈伤组织为高。     

30%己乙水剂对玉米根系伤流液及其组分的影响

以玉米3138为材料,在大田和PVC管栽条件下研究了应用植物生长调节剂30％己乙水剂对玉米根系伤流量、伤流中无机离子流量、氨基酸组分及流量、激素流量等的影响,结果表明：30％己乙水剂可提高玉米根系伤流量,特别是大喇叭口期和籽粒形成期;提高了伤流中K,P,Ca,Mg,Si,Zn,Mn,Fe,B,Mo,Cu等无机元素流量,氨基酸总流量提高,主要的运输形式氨基酸Ser,Clu,Lys．Arg,Val,Ala,Leu,I1e,His,Try,Phe流量均明显增加,非蛋白质氨基酸GAba大幅度增加,伤流液中IAA在籽粒形成和灌浆期提高,授粉后伤流中Gas提高,CTKs在籽粒形成期提高,ABA在灌浆期提高,吐丝前低于对照。表明30％已乙水剂可促进根系吸收和合成物质向地上部分的输送,对促进地上部发育有重要作用。     

Structural basis for the regulation of phytohormone receptors

Phytohormones are central players in diverse plant physiological events, such as plant growth, development, and environmental stress and defense responses. The elucidation of their regulatory mechanisms through phytohormone receptors could facilitate the generation of transgenic crops with cultivation advantages and the rational design of growth control chemicals. During the last decade, accumulated structural data on phytohormone receptors have provided critical insights into the molecular mechanisms of phytohormone perception and signal transduction. Here, we review the structural bases of phytohormone recognition and receptor activation. As a common feature, phytohormones regulate the interaction between the receptors and their respective target proteins (also called co-receptors) by two types of regulatory mechanisms, acting as either “molecular glue” or an “allosteric regulator.” However, individual phytohormone receptors adopt specific structural features that are essential for activation. In addition, recent studies have focused on the molecular diversity of redundant phytohormone receptors.     

Cytokinins in cut carnation flowers. VII. The effect of zeatin and dihydrozeatin derivatives on flower longevity

Dihydrozeatin, at 4×10^–5 M, delayed the senescence of carnation flowers while tZ, at the same concentration, accelerated it. cis-Zeatin was ineffective. The DHZ derivatives as well as the Z derivatives gave responses very similar to those observed for the parent free bases. While additional experimentation with radiolabelled derivatives is clearly called for, the similarity between the responses observed for the respective derivatives and the free bases, suggests that in the carnation flower there is a great deal of metabolic interconversion.Abbreviations DHZ dihydrozeatin - DHZR ribosyldihydrozeatin - DHZOG glucosyl-O-dihydrozeatin - DHZ9G glucosyl-9-dihydrozeatin - DHZROG glucosyl-O-ribosyldihydrozeatin - cZ cis-zeatin - tZ trans-zeatin - ZR ribosylzeatin - Z9G glucosyl-9-zeatin - ZOG glucosyl-O-zeatin - ZROG glucosyl-O-ribosylzeatin     

海藻中植物生长激素Gaulerpin的研究进展

目的：介绍Gaulerpin的研究概况,为进一步的研究提供依据。方法：利用CA检索1900－1999年的相关文献。结果：总结了关于Gaulerpin的结构鉴定,来源分布,提取分离,生物活性,应用价值方面的研究进展。结论：Gaulerpin具有天然植物生长激素的开发价值。     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis> regeneration of the tennessee coneflower (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Echinacea tennesseensis</Emphasis>)

Summary Tennessee coneflower [Echinacea tennesseensis (Beadle) Small] was regenerated from flower stalks, leaf sections from flowering plants, and hypocotyls and cotyledons from seedlings. Murashige and Skoog medium (MS) supplemented with naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at 0.54 μM and thidiazuron (TDZ) at 22.7 μM yielded the most shoots per leaf explant. NAA and 6-benzylaminopurine concentrations for optimal shoot regeneration from leaf, flower stalk, cotyledon and hypocotyl explants in MS media were 0.54 and 24.6μM, respectively. All explant types generated shoots; however, those derived from leaves and flower stalks produced the highest number of shoots per explant and highest percentage of explants with shoots. Explants cultured on media containing high levels of NAA (5.4–27 μM) formed calluses but no adventitious shoot. Leaf explants responded to a wider range of NAA concentrations than the other explant types but shoots generated from flower stalks grew the fastest. While all cytokinins tested increased the number of shoots per explant, the number of shoots in media containing TDZ was increased by nearly threefold. Regenerated shoots from all explant types cultured on MS medium supplemented with 0.25 μM indole-3-butyric acid initiated roots within 4 wk; NAA was not effective for root induction. All vernalized plantlets developed into plants that were morphologically identical to the source material.     

油菜素内酯生物合成与功能的研究进展

植物激素油菜素内酯广泛调节植物的生长发育及对外界环境因子变化的反应,在作物上的应用也已引起人们的广泛兴趣。通过遗传学等手段对相关突变体及功能基因的研究为其生物合成与功能研究提供了基础。本文总结了油菜素内酯在植物各组织内的分布、生物合成、相关合成突变体及其编码基因的性质、生理功能以及与其它激素间的相互作用等。     

植物生长物质与植物抗旱性的关系(综述)

脱落酸、乙烯、多胺和细胞分裂素等是与植物抗旱性关系较为密切的几种植物激素。文章就植物在遭受干旱胁迫时其体内激素变化及喷施植物生长调节剂对植物抗旱性的影响进行概述,为生化调控植物抗旱性提供参考。