不同施氮量对杂交酸模叶片光合电子流分配的影响

研究了不同施氮量对高蛋白含量植物杂交酸模(Rumex patientiaxR.tianschanicus)叶片中总光合电子流和分配在碳同化、光呼吸、Mehler反应以及氮代谢上的光合电子流的影响,并研究了不同施氮量对硝酸还原酶(NR)和谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)的活性、叶片的蛋白质含量及叶绿素含量的影响。结果表明随着施氮量的增加,硝酸还原酶和谷氨酰胺合成酶的活性都显著提高,同时更多的光合电子流分配到氮代谢和光呼吸。氮代谢所需光合电子流约占总光合电子流的15%～21%。缺氮并没有造成光合电子流向Mehler反应分配的增加。     

Nitrogen metabolism in a new obligate methanotroph, 'Methylosinus' strain 6

A new obligate methanotroph was isolated and characterized. It was classified as a 'Methylosinus' species and named 'Methylosinus' sp. strain 6. Nitrogen metabolism in 'Methylosinus' 6 was found to be similar to other Type II methanotrophs, including the assimilation of nitrogen exclusively by the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthase system. However, unlike other Type II methanotrophs, it appeared that glutamine synthetase activity was regulated by adenylylation in this organism. 'Methylosinus' 6 was grown in continuous culture with either dinitrogen or nitrate as sole nitrogen source under various dissolved oxygen tensions. Higher rates of methane oxidation and a more developed intracytoplasmic membrane system were found at lower oxygen tensions with nitrate as the nitrogen source but at higher oxygen tensions with dinitrogen as the nitrogen source. This suggested that carbon metabolism was influenced by nitrogen metabolism in this organism.     

A second Warburg-like effect in cancer metabolism: The metabolic shift of glutamine-derived nitrogen

Carbon and nitrogen are essential elements for life. Glucose as a carbon source and glutamine as a nitrogen source are important nutrients for cell proliferation. About 100 years ago, it was discovered that cancer cells that have acquired unlimited proliferative capacity and undergone malignant evolution in their host manifest a cancer-specific remodeling of glucose metabolism (the Warburg effect). Only recently, however, was it shown that the metabolism of glutamine-derived nitrogen is substantially shifted from glutaminolysis to nucleotide biosynthesis during malignant progression of cancer—which might be referred to as a “second” Warburg effect. In this review, address the mechanism and relevance of this metabolic shift of glutamine-derived nitrogen in human cancer. We also examine the clinical potential of anticancer therapies that modulate the metabolic pathways of glutamine-derived nitrogen. This shift may be as important as the shift in carbon metabolism, which has long been known as the Warburg effect.     

Decreased Rubisco activity leads to dramatic changes of nitrate metabolism,amino acid metabolism and the levels of phenylpropanoids and nicotine in tobacco antisense RBCS transformants

Tobacco transformants that express an antisense RBCS construct were used to investigate the consequences of a lesion in photosynthetic carbon metabolism for nitrogen metabolism and secondary metabolism. The results show that an inhibition of photosynthesis and decrease in sugar levels leads to a general inhibition of nitrogen metabolism, and dramatic changes in the levels of secondary metabolites. The response was particularly clear in plants that received excess nitrogen. In these conditions, a decrease of Rubisco activity led to an inhibition of nitrate reductase activity, accumulation of nitrate, a decrease of amino acid levels that was larger than the decrease of sugars, and a large decrease of chlorogenic acid and of nicotine, which are the major carbon- and nitrogen-rich secondary metabolites in tobacco leaves, respectively. Similar changes were seen when nitrogen-replete wild-type tobacco was grown in low light. The inhibition of nitrogen metabolism was partly masked when wild-type plants and antisense RBCS transformants were compared in marginal or in limiting nitrogen, because the lower growth rate of the transformants alleviated the nitrogen deficiency, leading to an increase of amino acids. In these conditions, chlorogenic acid always decreased but the decrease of nicotine was ameliorated or reversed. When the changes in internal pools are compared across all the genotypes and growth conditions, two conclusions emerge. First, decreased levels of primary metabolites lead to a dramatic decrease in the levels of secondary metabolites. Second, changes of the amino acid : sugar ratio are accompanied by changes of the nicotine:chlorogenic acid ratio.     

Continuous CO2 enrichment leads to increased nodule biomass, carbon availability to nodules and activity of carbon-metabolising enzymes but does not enhance specific nitrogen fixation in pea

Recent research has shown that nodule nitrogen fixation is limited under a wide range of environmental constraints by lowered carbon flux within the nodule due to down-regulation of sucrose synthase activity. The aim of this work was to elucidate whether an increase in both carbon flux and activity of enzymes of carbon metabolism in nodules may lead to an increased nitrogen fixation. We report the effects caused by a continuous exposure to atmospheric CO₂ enrichment in nodulated pea plants. CO₂ enrichment led to an enhanced whole-plant growth and increased nodule biomass. Moreover, nodules of plants grown at increased CO₂ showed a higher sugar content as well as enhancement of some activities related to nodule carbon metabolism, such as sucrose synthase, UDP glucose pyrophosphorylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. Indeed, acetylene reduction activity, measured by the classical technique, was increased more than four times. However, when specific nitrogen fixation was determined as hydrogen evolution, no significant differences were detected, consistent with the lack of changes of enzymes involved in nitrogen metabolism such as glutamate synthase and aspartate aminotransferase. These results are discussed in the context of the regulation of nitrogen fixation and nodule metabolism.     

外来入侵植物的氮代谢及其土壤氮特征

研究了4种外来入侵植物(五爪金龙、南美蟛蜞菊、金腰箭和马缨丹)和1种本地植物鸡矢藤(对照)的氮代谢及其土壤氮特征.结果表明:外来人侵植物的组织硝酸还原酶活性、根际土壤NH4-N、NO3-N含量、蛋白酶活性和脲酶活性均较高,分别为鸡矢藤的1.65～4.34、1.56～2.15、1.72～3.11、1.43～3.23和1.41～3.33倍,而植物组织硝态氮含量则较低,仅为鸡矢藤的17.5%～50.6%.相关分析表明:植物组织硝酸还原酶活性与根际土壤总氮、NH4-N、NO3-N含量呈显著正相关(P<0.05),与蛋白酶活性和脲酶活性呈极显著正相关(P<0.01).这说明,外来植物入侵使土壤氮代谢加快,氮的生物有效性增强,氮同化能力提高,并且较好地将植物体氮素代谢与土壤氮素代谢协调起来.因此,较强的氮素同化能力与加速土壤氮素的转化可能是植物成功入侵的重要机制之一.     

Effects of Manganese Deficiency and Added Cerium on Nitrogen Metabolism of Maize

Manganese is one of the essential microelements for plant growth, and cerium is a beneficial element for plant growth. However, whether manganese deficiency affects nitrogen metabolism of plants and cerium improves the nitrogen metabolism of plants by exposure to manganese-deficient media are still unclear. The main aim of the study was to determine the effects of manganese deficiency in nitrogen metabolism and the roles of cerium in the improvement of manganese-deficient effects in maize seedlings. Maize seedlings were cultivated in manganese present Meider's nutrient solution. They were subjected to manganese deficiency and to cerium chloride administered in the manganese-present and manganese-deficient media. Maize seedlings grown in the various media were measured for key enzyme activities involved in nitrogen metabolism, such as nitrate reductase, glutamate dehydrogenase, glutamine synthetase, and glutamic-oxaloace transaminase. We found that manganese deficiency restricted uptake and transport of NO(3)(-), inhibited activities of nitrogen-metabolism-related enzymes, such as nitrate reductase, glutamine synthetase, and glutamic-oxaloace transaminase, thus decreasing the synthesis of chlorophyll and soluble protein, and inhibited the growth of maize seedlings. Manganese deficiency promoted the activity of glutamate dehydrogenase and reduced the toxicity of excess ammonia to the plant, while added cerium relieved the damage to nitrogen metabolism caused by manganese deficiency in maize seedlings. However, cerium addition exerted positively to relieve the damage of nitrogen metabolism process in maize seedlings caused by exposure to manganese-deficient media.     

The Effects of Drought on the Water Balance and Nitrogen Metabolism in Sand-fixing Plants

The changes in water balance and nitrogen metabolism of sandfixing plants under soil drought condition in desert area were studied. During sustained drought, the free water content was decreased and the bound water content was increased in all of the experimental plants. Nitrogen metabolism in the plants was converted by drought. The protein synthesis was inhibited, in the meantime the non-protein nitrogen was accumulated. It was found that a notable difference exists in various plants as far as accumulated non-protein nitrogen is concerned, amide nitrogen was accumulated mainly by xerophyte Hedysarium scoparium and nitrate nitrogen by mesophyte Robinia psudoacacia. The water balance of plants and the role of bound water in drought resistance are also discussed.     

施氮对不同有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢的影响

土壤微生物群落碳代谢功能既受土壤氮素水平的影响,也与土壤有机碳水平密切相关,但二者如何共同影响土壤微生物群落碳代谢功能的研究尚不多见。以我国南方广泛种植的桉树林为对象,采用野外控制实验比较研究了4种施氮处理(对照:0kg/hm2,低氮:84.2 kg/hm2,中氮:166.8 kg/hm2,高氮:333.7 kg/hm2)对有机碳水平差异显著的两桉树林样地土壤微生物群落碳代谢功能的影响,结果表明:(1)两种有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度显著不同,高有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度显著高于低有机碳水平桉树林(P0.01);(2)施氮显著改变了桉树林土壤微生物群落的碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度(P0.05),随着施氮水平的升高,土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度均呈现先增加后降低的变化规律,但是高、低有机碳水平桉树林土壤微生物群落碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度对施氮梯度的响应各不相同,高、低有机碳水平桉树林的土壤微生物群落碳代谢指标分别在中氮、低氮处理中达到最高值;(3)施氮影响土壤微生物群落代谢的碳源类型主要是碳水化合物类、氨基酸类和羧酸类,土壤微生物生物量是影响土壤微生物碳代谢强度和代谢碳源丰富度的重要因素。由此可知,施氮对土壤微生物碳代谢功能影响,也与土壤本底中有机碳水平的调节有关,所以在研究土壤微生物群落对施氮等条件的响应时,不能忽略土壤中有机碳水平。     

不同NH4^＋／NO3^-比例的氮素营养对棉花氮素代谢的影响

The influence of different NH4^+／NO3^- ratios on nitrogen metabolism of cotton was studied under controlled hydroponics, The results showed that compared with single nitrate nutrition, solutions with 25/75, 50/50, 75/25 and 100/0 of NH4^+／NO3^- significantly increased the soluble protein accumulation in leaves and roots of cotton, and the maximum content of soluble protein in leaves and roots appeared respectively in the solution with 50/50 and 75/25 of NH4^+／NO3^- The soluble protein content in roots was increased with the increase of NH4+ percentage, but was slightly less in the solution of 100/0 than 75/25, which was probably related to the excess NH4^+ limiting boot metabolism. With the increase of NH4+ percentage, the nitrate content in petiole and the nitrate reductase activity in functional blade declined, but ammoniac nitrogen content increased in every organ of cotton. These results showed that foreign nitrogen affected the nitrogen metabolism of cotton in a different way, and the nitrogen absorption by cotton was probably related to different forms of foreign nitrogen.     

Role of TnrA in nitrogen source-dependent repression of Bacillus subtilis glutamate synthase gene expression

Synthesis of glutamate, the cell's major donor of nitrogen groups and principal anion, occupies a significant fraction of bacterial metabolism. In Bacillus subtilis, the gltAB operon, encoding glutamate synthase, requires a specific positive regulator, GltC, for its expression. In addition, the gltAB operon was shown to be repressed by TnrA, a regulator of several other genes of nitrogen metabolism and active under conditions of ammonium (nitrogen) limitation. TnrA was found to bind directly to a site immediately downstream of the gltAB promoter. As is true for other genes, the activity of TnrA at the gltAB promoter was antagonized by glutamine synthetase under certain growth conditions.     

湿地甲烷代谢对氮输入响应的复杂性及其机制分析

氮素是影响湿地甲烷代谢过程的重要因素之一。氮输入是否影响湿地甲烷排放,增加全球气候变暖的风险,一直受到科学界的高度关注。目前关于氮输入对湿地甲烷排放影响的几篇meta-analysis文章的主要结论均为氮输入促进湿地甲烷排放,但是多篇研究性论文的结果为氮输入抑制或不影响湿地甲烷排放,由此可见氮输入对湿地甲烷排放的影响十分复杂。湿地甲烷代谢包括湿地甲烷产生、氧化和传输过程以及最终的甲烷排放,综述不同形态氮输入对水稻田、内陆湿地和滨海湿地甲烷排放通量影响的复杂性;分析湿地甲烷产生速率和途径、甲烷好氧氧化和硝酸盐/亚硝酸盐型厌氧甲烷氧化对不同形态氮输入的响应及机制。硝态氮输入对湿地甲烷产生具有抑制作用已成共识,然而其它形态氮输入对湿地土壤甲烷产生的影响具有较大的不确定性,氮输入影响湿地甲烷产生的机制主要包括电子受体-底物竞争机制、离子毒性机制、促进植物生长-碳底物供给增加机制以及pH调控机制等。氮输入对湿地好氧甲烷氧化影响的研究多集中在水稻田和泥炭湿地,影响的结果包括促进、抑制或影响不显著;氮输入促进湿地土壤硝酸盐/亚硝酸盐型厌氧甲烷氧化。着重分析氮输入对湿地甲烷代谢影响不确定性的成因,指出...     

Tissue specificity of assimilation and transport of nitrogen in the root ofZea mays L. seedlings. II. Radial transport of14C-amino acids

The radial transport of organic nitrogen compounds was studied in maize seedling roots in relation to the metabolism of uniformly labelled¹⁴C-amino acids (alanine, arginine, dicarboxylic amino acids and their amides) in the cortex zone. Most active metabolism accompanying transport to the stele was observed for¹⁴C-glutamic acid of “primary” amino acids and for¹⁴C-glutamine of “reserve” nitrogen sources. The transport of¹⁴C-asparagine and¹⁴C-arginine to the conducting bundles is accompanied by weak metabolism. A distinguishing feature of nitrogen metabolism in the stele is intensive decarboxylation of glutamic acid, formed in the course of radial transport and metabolism, to gamma-amino butyric acid. This process is assisted by a highly active glutamate decarboxylase present in the conducting bundles.     

Effect of nitrogen limitation and surplus upon trehalose metabolism in wine yeast

Trehalose metabolism in yeast has been related to stress and could be used as a stress indicator. Winemaking conditions are stressful for yeast and understanding trehalose metabolism under these conditions could be useful for controlling alcoholic fermentation. In this study, we analysed trehalose metabolism of a commercial wine yeast strain during alcoholic fermentation by varying the nitrogen levels from low (below adequate) to high (excess). We determined trehalose, nitrogen, sugar consumption and expression of NTH1, NTH2 and TPS1. Our results show that trehalose metabolism is slightly affected by nitrogen availability and that the main consumption of nitrogen occurs in the first 24 h. After this period, nitrogen is hardly taken up by the yeast cells. Although nitrogen and sugar are still available, no further growth is observed in high concentrations of nitrogen. Increased expression of genes involved in trehalose metabolism occurs mainly at the end of the growth period. This could be related to an adaptive mechanism for fine tuning of glycolysis during alcoholic tumultuous fermentation, as both anabolic and catabolic pathways are affected by such expression.     

Regulation of nitrogen metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a comparison with mechanisms in Corynebacterium glutamicum and Streptomyces coelicolor

The mechanisms governing the regulation of nitrogen metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum and Streptomyces coelicolor have been extensively studied. These Actinomycetales are closely related to the Mycobacterium genus and may therefore serve as a models to elucidate the cascade of nitrogen signalling in other mycobacteria. Some factors involved in nitrogen metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been described, including glutamine synthetase and its adenylyltransferase, but not much data concerning the other components involved in the signalling cascade is available. In this review a comparative study of factors involved in nitrogen metabolism in C. glutamicum and S. coelicolor is made to identify similarities with M. tuberculosis on both a genomic and proteomic level. This may provide insight into a potential global mechanism of nitrogen control in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.     

Factors affecting ammonium uptake in streams – an inter-biome perspective

1. The Lotic Intersite Nitrogen eXperiment (LINX) was a coordinated study of the relationships between North American biomes and factors governing ammonium uptake in streams. Our objective was to relate inter‐biome variability of ammonium uptake to physical, chemical and biological processes. 2. Data were collected from 11 streams ranging from arctic to tropical and from desert to rainforest. Measurements at each site included physical, hydraulic and chemical characteristics, biological parameters, whole‐stream metabolism and ammonium uptake. Ammonium uptake was measured by injection of ¹⁵N‐ammonium and downstream measurements of ¹⁵N‐ammonium concentration. 3. We found no general, statistically significant relationships that explained the variability in ammonium uptake among sites. However, this approach does not account for the multiple mechanisms of ammonium uptake in streams. When we estimated biological demand for inorganic nitrogen based on our measurements of in‐stream metabolism, we found good correspondence between calculated nitrogen demand and measured assimilative nitrogen uptake. 4. Nitrogen uptake varied little among sites, reflecting metabolic compensation in streams in a variety of distinctly different biomes (autotrophic production is high where allochthonous inputs are relatively low and vice versa). 5. Both autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism require nitrogen and these biotic processes dominate inorganic nitrogen retention in streams. Factors that affect the relative balance of autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism indirectly control inorganic nitrogen uptake.