锰对植物毒害及植物耐锰机理研究进展

含锰矿渣的排放造成了严重的土壤锰污染。揭示锰毒害和植物的耐锰机制对于污染土壤治理具有重要意义。研究表明,高浓度的Mn2＋能够抑制根系Ca2＋、Fe2＋和Mg2＋等元素的吸收及活性,引起氧化性胁迫导致氧化损伤,使叶绿素和Rubisco含量下降、叶绿体超微结构破坏和光合速率降低。而锰超累积植物则具有多种解毒或耐性机制,如区域化、有机酸螯合、外排作用、抗氧化作用和离子交互作用等。根系主要通过有机酸的螯合作用促进植物对Mn^2＋的转运解毒,同时能够将过量的Mn^2＋区域化在根细胞壁中;叶片可通过酚类物质或有机酸螯合Mn^2＋,并将其区域化在叶片表皮细胞和叶肉细胞的液泡中（或通过表皮毛将Mn^2＋排出体外）。其中,金属转运蛋白在植物对Mn^2＋的吸收、转运、累积和解毒过程中发挥着重要作用。     

耐有机溶剂极端微生物的耐受机制及应用

耐有机溶剂微生物是一类新颖的极端微生物,直到20世纪80年代才被系统地研究.它们通过各种耐受机制,有效抵御或降低有机溶剂对其细胞产生的毒害作用.因此,在全细胞催化、环境污染治理等领域,耐有机溶剂极端微生物具有广阔的工业应用前景.此外,深入透彻地了解耐有机溶剂极端微生物的各种耐受机制,有助于利用基因工程技术改造和优化现有耐有机溶剂极端微生物的各种性能,进一步拓展其工业应用领域.本文将从囊泡外排、改变细胞膜磷脂结构和组成等4个方面概述近年来耐有机溶剂极端微生物的耐受机制研究新进展,并介绍它们在全细胞催化等领域的应用.     

植物对重金属镉的耐受机制

镉离子（Cd^2＋）具有强植物毒性,抑制植物生长,甚至使植物死亡。由于长期的环境选择和适应进化,植物发展出耐受机制,可减轻或避免Cd^2＋的毒害。硫转运蛋白、硫还原相关酶类以及半胱氨酸、谷胱甘肽和植物螯合肽合成基因的表达受Cd^2＋调控。同时这些基因的过表达也能提高植物对Cd^2＋的耐性。植物抗氧化系统对Cd^2＋胁迫诱发的活性氧的清除作用,具转运Cd^2＋活性的质膜转运蛋白促进Cd^2＋经共质体途径向木质部运输、装载,而后随蒸腾流向地上部迁移,具转运Cd^2＋活性的液泡膜转运蛋白促进Cd^2＋进入液泡的隔离作用,都在植物对Cd^2＋的耐性中起作用。     

Molecular Mechanisms of Non-Inherited Antibiotic Tolerance in Bacteria and Archaea

Molecular Biology - The phenomenon of bacterial persistence, also known as non-inherited antibiotic tolerance in a part of bacterial populations, was described more than 70 years ago. This type of...     

植物耐盐的分子机理研究进展

综述了与植物耐盐性密切相关的小分子渗透物质（脯氨酸,甜菜碱,多元醇,多胺,果聚糖）,晚期胚胎发生富集蛋白（LEA）,调渗蛋白（OSM）,水通道蛋白,K^ 通道蛋白和ATPase等的合成及其相关基因的表达。     

内毒素耐受的机制研究

内毒素是革兰阴性菌细胞壁的成分,能够激发机体的免疫反应。当细菌释放大量的内毒素到血液,即可引起内毒素血症,内毒素血症可以伴随多种疾病出现,引起致死性感染性休克,循环功能衰竭,其病死率极高。内毒素耐受是指机体接受小剂量内毒素刺激后对后续内毒素刺激的反应性降低,表现为促炎因子释放减少而抗炎因子释放增加,机体发热,缺氧,低血压,休克的症状减轻。内毒素耐受的发生机制极其复杂,受机体内多种因素的调节,但目前尚无明确的结论。近年来,有关其机制的研究有许多报道,其中,对内毒素耐受的信号机制的研究最为广泛,大量的研究表明内毒素的主要受体,细胞内的信号蛋白,负调控因子以及转录因子可能在内毒素耐受的发生过程中起重要作用。也有报道表明免疫细胞的凋亡,染色体修饰和基因重排以及小RNA的参与可能诱导内毒素耐受的发生。本文从细胞、分子水平对内毒素耐受的发生机制进行综述,拟对炎症性疾病如内毒素血症的预防和治疗提供理论依据。     

Mechanisms Regulating Epiphytic Plant Diversity

Epiphytic plants are important components of the forest ecosystem, but little is known about their ecology due to logistical constraints and the lack of a conceptual framework to guide epiphyte community studies. Given the present state of knowledge and renewed interests in epiphyte community studies, a mechanistic framework is needed to guide investigations of epiphyte assemblages. This article identifies six putative mechanisms of epiphyte species diversity, and highlights possible direct and indirect linkages among the mechanisms. The mechanisms include constrained dispersal, slow growth rate, substrate availability, host tree mortality, disturbance, and global climate change. They are identified as inherent, local- and stand-level, and landscape-level mechanisms. Evidence supporting the proposed mechanisms and their linkages is typically inductive due to inadequate observational and manipulative studies. Sufficient testing and experimental manipulations over broad spatial and temporal scales are necessary for future predictions of epiphytic plant diversity patterns.     

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Flooding Avoidance and Tolerance in Rice

Submergence is one of the major constraints in rice production. The main factor limiting rice survival during submergence is oxygen deprivation. To cope with flooding conditions, rice has developed two survival strategies: either rapid elongation of the submerged tissues to keep up with the rising water level or no elongation to save carbohydrate resources for maintenance of energy production under submerged and concomitant hypoxic conditions. The survival strategies used by rice have been studied quite extensively and the role of several phytohormones in the elongation response has been established. The mechanisms of submergence tolerance include metabolic changes, for instance, the shift to an ethanolic fermentation pathway, reduced elongation growth to save carbohydrates and energy for maintenance processes, and protective antioxidant systems. Current molecular technology can provide tools for the understanding of mechanisms developed by rice to survive submergence. In addition, cloning of genes related to submergence tolerance might open new ways to genetic improvement of this crop.     

植物对重金属锌耐性机理的研究进展

Zn是植物必需的营养元素,同时也是一种常见的有毒重金属元素.由于长期的环境选择和适应进化,植物相应对Zn~(2+)产生了耐性,可减轻或避免Zn~(2+)的毒害.植物对锌耐性机制有:菌根和细胞膜对Zn~(2+)吸收的阻止和控制,其中控制Zn~(2+)的细胞膜跨膜转运器主要有(ZIP)类、阳离子扩散促进器(CDF)类和B-type ATPase (HMA)类;金属硫蛋白(MTs)、植物螯合素(PCs)和有机酸等Zn~(2+)螯合物质的体内螯合解毒;体内区室化分隔以及通过抗氧化系统和渗透调节物质的代谢调节等.本文从生理和分子水平上综述了植物对Zn~(2+)耐性机理的研究进展,并在此基础上提出目前存在的问题和今后研究的重点领域,为该领域的相关研究提供资料和借鉴.     

微生物铝毒和耐铝机制的研究现状

铝是地球上含量最为丰富的金属元素 ,在酸性条件下 ,主要以Al3 存在。Al3 作为一种严重的环境毒剂 ,已经在众多模式生物中所证明。近年来 ,许多生物学家已日益注意到铝毒和耐铝性在环境科学与生命科学领域的重要性。结合研究工作 ,综述了微生物铝毒害和耐铝的机制。微生物通过①增强分泌有机酸与Al3 螯合 ,②超表达Mg2 通道蛋白 ,增强细胞转运吸收Mg2 ,③通过线粒体ATPase和液泡ATPase协同作用将Al3 隔离于液泡内 ,以及④通过氧化胁迫改变、调节Al3 毒害和耐铝性 ,减缓Al3 对细胞的毒害。     

Physiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms to Cadmium in Conyza canadensis

Experiments were conducted to examine the effects of different concentrations of Cd on the performance of the Cd accumulator Conyza canadensis. Cd accumulation in roots and leaves (roots > leaves) increased with increasing Cd concentration in soil. High Cd concentration inhibited plant growth, increased the membrane permeability of leaves, and caused a significant decline in plant height and chlorophyll [chlorophyll (Chl) a, Chl b, and total Chl] content. Leaf ultrastructural analysis of spongy mesophyllic cells revealed that excessive Cd concentrations cause adverse effects on the chloroplast and mitochondrion ultrastructures of C. canadensis. However, the activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, total non-protein SH compounds, glutathione, and phytochelatin (PC) concentrations, showed an overall increase. Specifically, the increase in enzyme activities demonstrated that the antioxidant system may play an important role in eliminating or alleviating the toxicity of Cd in C. canadensis. Furthermore, results demonstrate that PC synthesis in plant cells is related to Cd concentration and that PC production levels in plants are related to the toxic effects caused by soil Cd level. These findings demonstrate the roles played by these compounds in supporting Cd tolerance in C. canadensis.     

Diversity in Chemotaxis Mechanisms among the Bacteria and Archaea

The study of chemotaxis describes the cellular processes that control the movement of organisms toward favorable environments. In bacteria and archaea, motility is controlled by a two-component system involving a histidine kinase that senses the environment and a response regulator, a very common type of signal transduction in prokaryotes. Most insights into the processes involved have come from studies of Escherichia coli over the last three decades. However, in the last 10 years, with the sequencing of many prokaryotic genomes, it has become clear that E. coli represents a streamlined example of bacterial chemotaxis. While general features of excitation remain conserved among bacteria and archaea, specific features, such as adaptational processes and hydrolysis of the intracellular signal CheY-P, are quite diverse. The Bacillus subtilis chemotaxis system is considerably more complex and appears to be similar to the one that existed when the bacteria and archaea separated during evolution, so that understanding this mechanism should provide insight into the variety of mechanisms used today by the broad sweep of chemotactic bacteria and archaea. However, processes even beyond those used in E. coli and B. subtilis have been discovered in other organisms. This review emphasizes those used by B. subtilis and these other organisms but also gives an account of the mechanism in E. coli.     

野生大豆耐逆分子调控机制研究进展

野生大豆(Glycine soja)起源于中国,是栽培大豆(G. max)的近缘祖先,逆境适应能力强,是研究耐逆分子机制和挖掘耐逆关键调控基因的优良材料。该文综述了野生大豆耐逆基因组、转录组和蛋白质组等组学研究进展,总结了近年来类受体蛋白激酶、转录因子、离子通道和氧化还原在野生大豆耐逆应答中的调控作用及机制,为耐逆作物...     

植物种子萌发期耐盐碱性提高技术研究进展

种子萌发是种胚从生命活动相对静止恢复到生理活跃状态的生长发育过程,最易受到外部环境影响,其中盐碱胁迫是最严重的生态限制因素之一。中国盐碱地面积大、分布广,总面积约1亿hm²,占全国土地面积的10%,盐碱逆境下种子萌发受阻已成为我国盐碱地植物天然更新和农林业生产的首要障碍因子。目前,已知植物种子萌发期耐盐碱性提高技术主要有物理方法、化学调控、生物途径和育种技术4个方面,其中物理方法包括种子引发、低温、超声波、微波、电场等物理因素处理;化学调控包括无机、有机外源物质调控;生物途径包括植物促生细菌和真菌共生;育种技术包括耐盐性鉴定筛选和转基因技术。综述了植物种子萌发期耐盐碱性提高技术研究进展,简述了这些技术的特点及不足,并提出了进一步开展工作的建议,旨在为解决我国盐碱地植物种子萌发受阻难题、实现盐碱地低成本规模化的生物修复和盐碱地区农林业生产提供参考。     

水稻耐碱生理和遗传机制研究现状与展望

碱(化)土是指土壤胶体中含交换性钠较多(碱化度>15%)、呈强碱性反应(pH>8.5)、土壤结构性差、含盐量不高的一类土壤,常与盐土相伴存在,两者统称为盐碱土。与盐土中中性盐(NaCl)对作物造成的胁迫不同的是,碱土中碱性盐(NaHCO₃和Na₂CO₃)对作物造成的胁迫不仅包括离子毒害和渗透胁迫,更严重的是根外高pH值对作物的伤害。利用"以稻治碱"的传统方法可以大规模改良碱(化)土壤,增加农业耕地面积。因此,了解和掌握水稻对碱胁迫的适应性,创建碱地水稻高效栽培技术,培育水稻耐碱新品种,对提高碱(化)土地利用率,保障区域粮食安全具有重要的现实意义。本文基于近年来国内外研究报道,从水稻耐碱形态和生理特性、耐碱基因定位与克隆、耐碱种质鉴定筛选以及水稻耐碱性遗传改良等4个方面进行综述,并对未来水稻耐碱性研究进行展望,以期为"以稻治碱"、改土增粮提供一定的理论依据。     

Diversity of Insulin Resistance in Monkeys with Normal Glucose Tolerance

Insulin resistance has been proposed as a critical factor in the development of Type II diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary artery disease. However, even in normal healthy individuals, a wide range of in vivo insulin action has been found. In the present study we sought to examine this heterogeneity in Insulin action in both normal and spontaneously obese nonhuman primates. Maximal insulin responsiveness as measured by a hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp, fasting plasma glucose, and insulin levels, β-cell insulin response to glucose, glucose tolerance, and adiposity were measured in 22 male rhesus monkeys. Results showed that lean animals (body fat ≤ 22%) had higher insulin-stimulated glucose uptake (M rate: 14.42±1.8 mg/kg FFM/min) compared to obese (8.08±0.8). The obese monkeys, with 23–49% body fat, had a wide range of M values (5.32-14.29 mg/kg FFM/min) which showed no relationship to degree of adiposity. In all monkeys, M values had a strong inverse correlation with fasting plasma insulin levels (r=-0.76; p<0.001), but not with fasting glucose or glucose disappearance rate. We conclude that neither degree of obesity above a critical threshold nor range of glucose tolerance is related to insulin resistance; however, in individuals with normal glucose tolerance an early reliable indicator of defective insulin action appears to be fasting insulin concentration. Longitudinal determination of basal insulin levels obtained under standardized conditions so as to minimize extraneous variability is likely to strengthen the ability to predict insulin resistance and possible later development of overt Type II diabetes.