甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14花粉发生与发育的超微结构研究

运用透射电子显微镜技术,对甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14的小孢子发生、雄配子体发育以及相应的花药壁发育过程进行超微结构的观察研究,以阐明甜菜无融合生殖单体附加系M14花粉发生与发育超微结构特点以及花粉败育的时期和败育的细胞学特征.结果显示:(1)小孢子母细胞减数分裂正常,分裂期间细胞质具有明显的"细胞质改组"现象,主要表现在核糖体减少,质体、线粒体的结构发生规律性的变化,有利于孢子体向配子体的转变.M14减数分裂的胞质分裂为同时型,前期Ⅱ和中期Ⅱ形成"细胞器带";正常发育的花粉,小孢子分裂形成营养细胞和生殖细胞;生殖细胞脱离花粉壁,生殖细胞游离于营养细胞的细胞质中,最初具细胞壁,而后消失,且生殖细胞壁成分与花粉内壁成分相似.(2)三细胞型的成熟花粉含有一个营养细胞和两个具有尾突的精子;每个精子通过两层质膜与营养细胞隔开,含有一个大的精核,长尾突内含少量的细胞质以及纤丝状结构.(3)生殖细胞和精子中缺乏质体.(4)花粉的败育起始于小孢子,大部分受阻于单核-二细胞花粉期,其败育特征为花粉内液泡吞噬作用导致细胞器解体,绒毡层细胞过早解体或肥大生长致使营养供应受阻,可能是导致单核-二细胞花粉败育的主要细胞学原因.研究表明,白花甜菜第九号染色体的附加可能是导致M14大量花粉败育的遗传学因素.     

芍药雄配子体发育的超微结构研究

用透射电镜对芍药（Paeonia lactiflora Pall)雄配子体发育进行了研究。结果表明,芍药的小孢子母细胞在减数分裂末期Ⅰ时不形成细胞板,在减数分裂前期Ⅱ形成细胞器带,胞质分裂为同时型,生殖细胞刚形成时有呈PAS正反应的拱形壁,当生殖细胞还未完全脱离花粉内壁时,质膜间的壁物质消失,营养细胞中的脂体沿双质膜规律分布形成一单行的脂体带,在二胞花粉晚期,脂体带包围生殖细胞,形成脂体冠,花粉成熟时,包围生殖细胞的脂体消失,生殖细胞与营养核贴近,构成雄性生殖单位,成熟花粉为二细胞型。     

中国鹅掌楸雄配子体发育的超微结构研究

中国鹅掌楸（ＬｉｒｉｏｄｅｎｄｒｏｎＣｈｉｎｅｓｅ（Ｈｅｓｍｌ．）Ｓａｒｇ．）雄配子体发育的超微结构观察结果表明,中国鹅掌楸雄配子体的发育符合大多数被子植物的发育特征,表现在：１．小孢子核在萌发孔的相对侧靠近小孢子壁处进行有丝分裂,分裂末期形成细胞板,而后进一步发育形成分隔营养细胞和生殖细胞的纤维素的壁。２．胞质分裂极不均等,营养细胞与生殖细胞大小悬殊,而且生殖细胞内不含质体。３．生殖细胞在发育过程中发生一系列位移和形态变化,生殖细胞向营养核移动,与营养核贴合时,细胞核内染色质高度凝缩;与营养核分离后,生殖细胞纤维素的壁才完全解体消失,同时质膜凹陷,细胞呈不规则形态。４．营养细胞内脂质小泡极性分布,形成生殖细胞的脂体冠。５,营养核在与生殖细胞贴合过程中形状由近圆球形变为近弯月形,但核仁、核膜界限清晰,染色质始终保持均一状态。对生殖细胞分裂前的位置变化及其与营养细胞间的关系进行了初步的探讨。     

被子植物的雄性生殖单位

一粒被子植物的成熟花粉,外面是壁,其内包含着一个营养细胞和一个生殖细胞或两个精子。八十年代以前,由于受实验条件的限制,人们未能观察到成熟花粉内营养核和生殖细胞或营养核和两个精子之间存在着联系。近年来,随着现代科学技术的不断发展,特别是电镜技术和电子计算机技术的发展,人们对于植物的生殖过程进行了比较深入地研究。发现某些植物的成熟花粉中,营养核和生殖细胞或营养核与两个精子之间存在着密切联系。从而提出了“雄性生殖单位”的概念。被子植物的一对精子和营养核或生殖细胞和营养核,构成一个功能复合体,叫做“雄性生     

杜仲花粉不对称分裂的超微结构观察

运用透射电镜对杜仲花粉发育进程进行了观察研究。结果显示,杜仲小孢子的第一次分裂为不等分裂,形成小的生殖细胞和大的营养细胞。分裂开始前小孢子的营养极形成许多小液泡,建立细胞极性;然后随着核膜的解体核周围的细胞器逐渐向纺锤体区靠近,围绕在纺锤体周围。花粉第一次有丝分裂完成后,生殖细胞所获得的细胞器开始分布在细胞的两侧,后来移向生殖细胞的营养极,而紧贴花粉壁的生殖极无细胞器分布。这种生殖细胞早期的细胞极性,可能为进一步分裂形成精细胞奠定基础。     

同源四倍体萝卜雄配子体发育

利用爱氏苏木精染色-冬青油透明"技术,首次报道了同源四倍体萝卜(2n=4x=36)雄配子体的动态发育过程.结果表明:同源四倍体萝卜小孢子核经一次有丝分裂产生营养核与生殖核,生殖核再经一次有丝分裂形成两个精核,最终形成3-细胞型成熟花粉,与相应的二倍体雄配子体的整个发育过程相似;四倍体花粉具2个、3个或4个萌发孔,二倍体多为3孔花粉;四倍体雄配子体发育过程中异常频率为32%,比二倍体高20%,败育主要发生在四分体时期和单核期.     

莴苣花粉发育过程中ATP酶的分布

对莴苣花粉发育过程中ATPase的分布特征做了研究。四分体早期的小孢子细胞质中开始出现ATPase反应颗粒。之后,小孢子在发育过程中,花粉内壁聚集大量体积较大的ATPase反应颗粒,并一直保持到花粉即将成熟。在小孢子发育晚期,在花粉萌发孔处和小孢子大液泡中也特异性地聚集了较多ATPase颗粒。二胞花粉刚形成的生殖细胞表面呈现大量的ATPase反应颗粒,当生殖细胞脱离花粉内壁移入营养细胞,ATPase反应颗粒基本消失。生殖细胞分化过程中生殖细胞的ATPase反应颗粒逐渐低于营养细胞中的。在成熟花粉中,精细胞中的ATPase反应颗粒比营养细胞中的少,且主要集中在细胞核中。结果显示花粉发育过程中ATPase的特异分布与花粉发育的一些生物学事件密切相关。     

在人工培养条件下君子兰(Clivia nobilis)雄配子体发育过程中营养核与生殖细胞的动态——显微缩时电影记录与一般细胞学观察

作者研究了君子兰(Clivia nobilis)营养细胞与生殖细胞的动态。用自行改良的显微培养室法和15%蔗糖加10ppm 硼酸的液体培养基,萌发了君子兰的花粉,并用暗视野显微电影记录了其雄配子体的发育过程。发现在一般情况下,营养核总是首先进入花粉管,然后生殖细胞入管,并以较快速度向管端移动,追上先入管的营养核。在生殖细胞进入早中期之前与营养核贴合,历时3—5小时才完全分开。分开后生殖细胞的核变大,并由前期进入早中期,通过赤道板阶段过渡到后期、末期,最终形成两个精子。用脱水处理和染色方法都可证明在生殖细胞分裂过程中,营养核在它的附近,直到两个精子形成之后,营养核仍存在。因此,作者认为营养核在整个雄配子体发育过程中,特别在精子形成中,是起一定作用的结构。其次,营养核、生殖细胞和精子在雄配子体发育过程中自始至终处于运动状态。其运动形式基本上可分三类:位移,旋转和变形。前二种运动常同时并存,但在不同的发育阶段中有一个为主要形式,另一个为次要形式。后一种运动的剧烈表现形式(如营养核成“变形虫状”,生殖细胞变形入管,生殖细胞和营养核的贴合以及生殖细胞分裂等)只是在特定的生理状态下才发生;轻微的变形可能与周围原生质压力的改变有关。作者根据营养核和生殖细胞在整个雄配子体发育过程中的动态得出结论:营养核、生殖细胞(后为精子)在花粉粒或花粉管中的运动,从本质上说是一种受内因制约向管端运动,但周围的原生质流作为外因,对它们的运动速度乃至于运动方向有暂时的影响。     

雄核发育新途径及细胞学研究

发育早期的单核花粉，第一次有丝分裂形成2生殖核花粉，以后继续分裂形成3生殖核花粉，4生殖核花粉乃至多生殖核花粉，此时，其中的细胞仍聚集在花粉壁范围以内，成为多细胞团，当生生殖核继续分裂长到一定长大后，撑破花粉壁，成为一团游离的组织，皆由生殖核细胞组成，当此，认为是早期的幼小愈伤组织，这是雄核发育的第4条途径，称D途径，生殖核发育过程中，出现二游离生殖核发生融合的行为，这是染色体自然加倍的一种途径，同时，发现发育时期和形态大小相同的8个生殖核细胞由一个胼胝质的壁包被，形成花粉小块。     

玉竹雄配子的发育——着重阐明质体在生殖细胞和营养细胞中的分布和变化

玉竹(Polygonatum simizui Kitag)小孢子在分裂前,质体极性分布导致分裂后形成的生殖细胞不含质体,而营养细胞包含了小孢子中全部的质体。生殖细胞发育至成熟花粉时期,及在花粉管中分裂形成的两个精细胞中始终不含质体。虽然生殖细胞和精细胞中都存在线粒体,但细胞质中无DNA类核。玉竹雄性质体的遗传为单亲母本型。在雄配子体发育过程中,营养细胞中的质体发生明显的变化。在早期的营养细胞质中,造粉质体增殖和活跃地合成淀粉。后期,脂体增加而造粉质体消失。接近成熟时花粉富含油滴。对百合科的不同属植物质体被排除的机理及花粉中贮藏的淀粉与脂体的转变进行了讨论。     

Variation of Generative Cell and Vegetative Nucleus in Developing Male Gametophyte of Clivia nobilis etc. Cultured in Vitro II. Cytochemical Observations on Adenosine Triphosphatase Distribution

A cytochemical technique was used to determine whether gemerative cell and yegetative nucleus at various stages of the developing male gametophyte of Clivia nobilis and Amaryllis vittata have ATPase activity. All the studies were carried out in Wachstein-Meisel's medium (1957). The pH optimum for this reaction was pH 7.2. Comparing with the results obtained from the normal development %f male gametophytes, under the same measured conditions, the abortive pollen, the boiled and dried male gametophytes, in which protoplasmic streaming had stopped for more than 24 hours, showed negative reaction. The results obtained from the male gametophyies with normal development are briefly summarized as follows: 1. The presence of ATPase in the cultured male gametophyte: By cytochemical procedures for localizing ATPase activity: ATP-dependent reaction product in living samples or in the samples dehydrated by 80% aleohol in a short time as the pretreatment, is found to be confined to: (a) the growth region at the tip of the pollen tube and the dense region of protoplasmic stream, (b) generative cell (sperms) and (c) vegetative nucleus. Therefore, the Mg2+ and ATPase-dependent cytochemical reaction, and the specific localization of reaction product, have strongly suggested that the appearance of lead phosphate precipitate was due to the ATPase activity in the male gametophyte. 2. The range of ATPase relative activity at various stages of development of male gametophyte: the ATPase activity in generative cell at various stages of its development changes in the range from the 1st degree (light-brown) to the 5th degree (black), but in vegetative nucleus it changes only from the 2nd degree (brown) to the 3rd (dark-brown). 3. The relation between ATPase activity and cell action: from the results, it can be seen that the higher the ability of cell movement and cell activation is, the greater is its ATPase activity. So the relative ATPase activity is in close relation to the mechanical movement of generative cell and vegetative nucleus and their physiological state. 4. The vegetative nucleus is a physiologically active organelle, due to its own ATPase system. Many experimental facts revealed that the. vegetative nucleus might play an important role in mitosis of the generative cell and in formation of sperms.     

Association of the Generative Cell and Vegetative Nucleus in Pollen Tubes of Rhododendron

Mixed fluorescence/bright field microscopy of Rhododendron pollentubes in the first 72 h after germination reveals a lens-shapedgenerative cell which divides to give two associated spermswithin the original cell boundary. The generative cell is closelyassociated with the vegetative nucleus which precedes it in92 per cent of pollen tubes. Three-dimensional reconstruction from serial thin sections ofa pollen tube fixed 24 h after germination shows that the associationbetween the generative cell and vegetative nucleus is extremelycomplex. Elongated tails of the generative cell physically enfoldthe vegetative nucleus and penetrate into enclaves within it.The association has been clarified by use of the periodic acid-phosphotungsticacid-chromic acid technique to enhance electron contrast ofthe plasma membranes surrounding the generative cell. In thisbicellular system, the male germ unit association is apparentlyinitiated after pollen maturity but prior to generative celldivision. Pollen tube, generative cell, male germ unit, plasma membrane, vegetative nucleus, Rhododendron, Ericaceae     

Analysis of sticky generative cell mutants reveals that suppression of callose deposition in the generative cell is necessary for generative cell internalization and differentiation in Arabidopsis

In flowering plants, double fertilization between male and female gametophytes, which are separated by distance, largely depends on the unique pattern of the male gametophyte (pollen): two non-motile sperm cells suspended within a tube-producing vegetative cell. A morphological screen to elucidate the genetic control governing the strategic patterning of pollen has led to the isolation of a sticky generative cell (sgc) mutant that dehisces abnormal pollen with the generative cell immobilized at the pollen wall. Analyses revealed that the sgc mutation is specifically detrimental to pollen development, causing ectopic callose deposition that impedes the timely internalization and differentiation of the generative cell. We found that the SGC gene encodes the highly conserved domain of unknown function 707 (DUF707) gene that is broadly expressed but is germline specific during pollen development. Additionally, transgenic plants co-expressing fluorescently fused SGC protein and known organelle markers showed that SGC localizes in the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and vacuoles in pollen. A yeast two-hybrid screen with an SGC bait identified a thaumatin-like protein that we named GCTLP1, some homologs of which bind and/or digest β-1,3-glucans, the main constituent of callose. GCTLP1 is expressed in a germline-specific manner and colocalizes with SGC during pollen development, indicating that GCTLP1 is a putative SGC interactor. Collectively, our results show that SGC suppresses callose deposition in the nascent generative cell, thereby allowing the generative cell to fully internalize into the vegetative cell and correctly differentiate as the germline progenitor, with the potential involvement of the GCTLP1 protein, during pollen development in Arabidopsis.     

朱顶红花粉管中营养核的纤丝状内含体

用透射是镜研究了朱顶红生殖细胞发育过程中花粉管的营养核中的纤丝状内含体的结构形态。此内含体在花粉管生长早期即可观察到,并在生殖细胞分裂过程中频繁发现。它们具各种方向,未见与其它细胞结构发生联系。通过比较此内含体与花粉管中肌动蛋白纤丝的形态及两者对细胞松弛素Ｄ（ＣＤ）处理的反应,我们倾向认为营养核的纤丝状内含体可能由肌动蛋白组成。讨论了此结构在建立营养核运动机制上的作用。     

Nuclear DNA content and separation of Nicotiana sylvestris vegetative and generative nuclei at various stages of male gametogenesis

At all stages of male gametogenesis, generative and vegetative pollen nuclei of Nicotiana sylvestris can be distinguished without ambiguity after Feulgen or ethidium bromide staining. They differ by their morphology and their apparent DNA content, always lower in vegetative nuclei. These differences provide a basis for their separation by sedimentation and fluorometry. After elimination of the another somatic cells and after crushing the pollen, vegetative and generative nuclei are separated by two successive Percoll gradients (purity 80–90%). Analysis of the gradient fractions and final purification can be done with a cell sorter. DNAs of both types are isolated by a cetyltrimethylammonium method, followed by a RNase treatment. Yields are lower for vegetative than for generative nuclei, and decrease with the age of pollen. Molecular weights and digestibility by restriction enzymes are compatible with molecular analyses.     

Microgametogenesis in Plumbago zeylanica (Plumbaginaceae). 1. Descriptive cytology and three-dimensional organization

The generative cell is initiated as a small, lenticular, unpolarized cell with a cell wall traceable to two origins: the external segment originates as intine, while an inner callose positive cell wall forms de novo. As the lenticular generative cell begins its migration into the pollen cytoplasm, the generative cell becomes polarized both externally and internally, displaying a characteristic shape and patterns of organelle distribution oriented with respect to the vegetative nucleus and independent of pollen aperture location. Separation of the generative cell from the pollen wall begins at the end opposite the vegetative nucleus and results in an elongating protuberance at the opposite end of the generative cell; this becomes associated with a preformed groove located on the surface of the vegetative nucleus. The generative cell subsequently separates from the intine near the vegetative nucleus and moves progressively toward the opposite end of the cell; during this separation, the edge of the wall facing the intine becomes callose-positive and remains so until separating from the intine. The generative cell becomes a free cell within the pollen, which is in physical association with the vegetative nucleus. Generative cell organization and organelle content become increasingly polarized during maturation, with microtubules evident both in the elongating protuberance of the generative cell and in association with organelles. The generative nucleus migrates away from the vegetative nucleus and toward the plastid-rich end of the generative cell, whereas mitochondria are more generally distributed within the cell. Generative cell polarization is made permanent during mitotic division and cytokinesis, i.e., two sperm cells differing in morphology are formed: the larger cell associated with the vegetative nucleus (S_vn) contains a majority of the mitochondria, and the smaller, unassociated sperm cell (S_ua) receives the plastids.     

The plasma membrane and generative cell organization in pollen of the mimosoid legume,Acacia retinodes

Summary Cytological changes associated with the final maturation, and dehiscence of the 16-grain compound pollen (polyads) have been followed in anthers at female and male phase of flowering. InAcacia retinodes, the transition from female to male phase takes approximately 24 h. The spherical generative cell at female phase is connected with the vegetative cell plasma membrane by a junction zone. This is sited adjacent to a germinal aperture, comprising wall ingrowths and membrane labyrinths. By male phase, the generative cell has elongated into a spindle-shape, and its surface is characteristically scalloped. The membrane labyrinths, especially those at the apertures, now contain masses of coated vesicles, implicated in the transport and secretion of proteins. Two-dimensional projections indicate that the generative cell and vegetative nucleus are closely associated forming a male germ unit.     

Derepression of the cell cycle by starvation is involved in the induction of tobacco pollen embryogenesis

Summary Microspectrophotometry following Feulgen staining and autoradiography following (³H)-thymidine labelling were used to study cell-cycle events during pollen development in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). During normal gametophytic pollen development in the anther and in vitro the generative nucleus passes through the S phase to the G₂ phase soon after microspore mitosis, while the vegetative nucleus remains arrested in G₁ (=G₀). During embryogenie induction by an in vitro starvation treatment of immature pollen ongoing DNA replication in the generative nucleus is completed and followed by DNA replication in the vegetative cell in a large fraction of the pollen grains. Addition of the DNA replication inhibitor hydroxyurea to the starvation medium postpones S phase entry until the pollen is transferred to a rich medium and does not affect embryo formation. These results demonstrate that one of the crucial events of embryogenic induction is the derepression of the G₁ arrest in the cell cycle of the vegetative cell.     

Nuclear fusion in cultured microspores of barley

Fusion of the generative and vegetative nuclei physically separated by a wall has been observed in cultured microspores of barley. The generative cell appears to play an active role in fusion as it elongates toward the vegetative nucleus, becomes detached from the microspore wall, and finally completely encloses the vegetative nucleus. The generative cell wall disappears before nuclear fusion takes place. Since these events have been known to occur during pollen development in vivo, it is hypothesized that the occurrence of nuclear fusion in cultured microspores is the result of continued expression of the genes for gametophytic development.     

Microsporogenesis,Megasporogenesis and the Formation of Male and Female Gametophyte in Coix lacryma-jobi L.

The development of the anther wall follows the monocotyledonous type. During meiotic stages of prophase I, some cytoplasmic channels are observed on the walls between meiotic cells. which divide synchronously. Cytokinesis in the microspore mother cell is of the successive type and gives rise to iscbilateral tetrad. The cell wall between the generative cell and the vegetative cell in early stage shows PAS positive reaction. The mature pollen grain is of 3-celled type. The development of the female gametophyte follows the polygonum-type; the antipodal cells proliferate to form a multicellular tissue mass. Many starch grains are present in the central cell. The nucleus of the mature egg cell is located at the micropylar end; a great deal of starch grains are in the cytoplasm surrounding the nucleus, while vacuoles of various size distribute throughout its cytoplasm but are more and larger at the chalaza,1 end. The nucleus of the synergid cell is located at the micropytar end where a filiform apparatus is formed and many small vacuoles are present at the chalazal part.