The vegetative growth of Dactylis glomerata L. in sand was studiedunder controlled light, temperature, and nutritional conditions.Plants were daily supplied with three nutrient solutions ofdifferent nitrate concentrations (102, 103 and2 x 104 mol I1). For each concentration, growthobeyed an exponential law between the fourth and seventh weeksafter sowing. The time constant of the exponential was the samefor the shoot as for the root, and showed no significant variationwith nitrate concentration. The kinetic results and the strong dependence of the root: shootratio on nitrate concentration are discussed on the basis ofThornley's model. Hypothesizing that the molecular mechanismsof nitrate absorption are independent of the nitrate concentrationof the nutrient solution, we derived a relationship betweenthe root: shoot ratio and nitrate concentration. This relationshipwas found to be compatible with the experimental results. Dactylis glomerata L., vegetative phase, kinetics of growth, root: shoot equilibrium, nitrate absorption 相似文献
Transformation of different Escherichia coli strains by linear dimers of pBR322 containing different tet alleles was investigated. Linear dimers transformed wild-type strains 0.1 to 1% as efficiently as circular dimers. In contrast, linear dimers transformed recBrecCsbcA strains, where the RecE recombination system is functional, as efficiently as circular dimers. The transformants contained plasmids that had a single recombinant monomer genotype, indicating that transformation was mediated by a recombination-dependent cyclization reaction. Altering the position of the double-strand break changed the frequency of recovering different recombination products, but had no effect on the frequency of transformation. Both the frequency of transformation and the production of Tcr recombinants were decreased by recE mutations, while recA and recF mutations were slightly stimulatory (twofold). Several recombination models consistent with these results are presented. 相似文献
The high affinity fibronectin receptor (FNR) is expressed by hematopoietic cells, fibroblasts, and proliferating epidermal cells. Expression of this integrin is altered by chemical and viral transformation, suggesting that FNR dysfunction may play a role in growth control. This study demonstrates that exposing FA-K562 cells to glycine-arginine-glycine-aspartate-serine (GRGDS), a peptide ligand of the FNR, specifically stimulates p34/cdc2- and cyclin A-associated kinase activities. This occurs within 2 h of peptide addition. The 110-kDa form of the retinoblastoma protein appears within 3 h of GRGDS addition, consistent with activation of a G1/S kinase. DNA staining profiles demonstrate that GRGDS induces cell cycle progression within 24 h. Increased anchorage-independent growth is subsequently observed in GRGDS-treated FA-K562 cells. The control peptide, GRGES, which cannot bind the FNR, has none of these effects. This demonstrates that an extracellular integrin ligand can regulate cell proliferation. Furthermore, these results suggest that integrins link the extracellular environment and intracellular growth regulators. 相似文献
Annual growth of the polar evergreen shrub Cassiope tetragona on Svalbard was evaluated as a proxy for Arctic summer temperatures. Transfer functions were derived from temperature‐growth correlations of shoots and from a temperature‐growth response, obtained from experimental warming using open top chambers (OTC) in high Arctic tundra vegetation at Isdammen approximately 1.5 km southeast of Longyearbyen, Svalbard (78°N, 15 E) and in Longyeardalen, 3 km west of Isdammen from 2004 to 2006. Air temperatures, monitored throughout the summer months, were 1.3 °C higher inside the OTCs than in the control plots. Annual stem growth was measured by tagging stems and leaves, and in the lab with shoots harvested from OTCs and control plots. Annual growth parameters assessed were leaf production, sum of length and weight of individual leaves, and stem length increment derived from leaf scar distances and the distances between wintermarksepta in the stem. Wintermarksepta are formed at the end of the summer growth period when the pith is narrowing and consist of dense and dark tissue ( Fig. 1b ). The variation of annual growth in a 34‐year site chronology (based on Cassiope shoots from the surroundings of the OTCs and control plots) correlated strongly with the mean summer temperature on Svalbard. The number of leaf pairs, leaf length and stem length also increased in the OTC warmed plots in the second and third year of warming. Transfer functions were derived from the temperature‐annual growth correlations from a single shoot from Longyeardalen, from the cross‐dated Isdammen site chronology and from the growth response to experimental warming. Based on leaf scar distances and distances between wintermarksepta of well‐preserved subfossil shoots in arctic tundra soil, annual stem length increase was assessed for the layers of a soil core collected at the Isdammen site. Based on the derived transfer functions summer temperature of the period relating to the 15 cm deep tundra soil core layer, radiocarbon dated at 4230±40 bp , may have been 3.0 °C lower than the present‐day 6.2 °C value. These results indicate that the transfer functions can be used to reconstruct past temperatures, beyond the time range of instrumental temperature and ice core records of Svalbard. Figure 1 Open in figure viewer PowerPoint (a) Morphology of shoot of Cassiope tetragona collected May 26, 2007, Longyeardalen. Removal of the front row of leaves shows four leaf pairs of the 2006 summer, the leaf primordium for the 2007 growing season and the stem length increase summer 2006. (b) Wintermarksepta, darker colored than the pith tissue, indicating the winterperiod in a longitudinal section of an air‐dried shoot collected August 26, 2006, Longyeardalen. 相似文献
The Rad51 paralogs Rad55 and Rad57 form a heterodimer required to mediate the formation and/or stabilization of the Rad51 filament. To further characterize the function of Rad55-Rad57, we used a combination of rad57 partial suppressors to determine whether the DNA repair and recombination defects of the rad57 mutant could be completely suppressed. The combination of all suppressors, elevated temperature, srs2, rad51-I345T, and mating-type (MAT) heterozygosity resulted in almost complete suppression of the rad57 mutant defect in the recruitment of Rad51 to DNA-damaged sites, as well as survival in response to ionizing radiation and camptothecin. In a physical assay to monitor the kinetics of double-strand-break (DSB)-induced gene conversion, the rad57 mutant defect was effectively suppressed by srs2 and MAT heterozygosity, but these same suppressors failed to suppress the spontaneous recombination defect. Thus the Rad55-Rad57 heterodimer appears to have a unique function in spontaneous recombination that is not essential for DSB repair. Furthermore, we investigated the currently unknown mechanism of rad57 suppression by MAT heterozygosity and found that it is independent of DNL4. 相似文献
Maize being sub-tropical crop is sensitive to water deficit during the
early growth stages; particularly clay-rich soil, due to the compaction of the soil.
It is well-documented that potential sub-surface drip irrigation (SDI) (Full irrigation; SDIFull (100% field capacity (FC)), Deficit irrigation; SDIDeficit (70% FC))
improves water use efficiency, which leads to increased crop productivity; since it
has a constraint that SDI excludes soil air around the root-zone during irrigation
events, which alter the root function and crop performance. Additionally, in clayrich soils, the root system of plants generally suffers the limitation of oxygen,
particularly the temporal hypoxia, and occasionally from root anoxia; while
SDI system accomplishes with the aerating stream of irrigation in the rhizosphere
could provide oxygen root environment. The oxygen can be introduced into the
irrigation stream of SDI through two ways: the venturi principle, or by using solutions of hydrogen peroxide through the air injection system. Therefore, the application of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2; HP) can mitigate the adverse effect of soil
compactness and also lead to improving the growth, yield and yield attributes
of maize in clay-rich soil. Considering the burning issue, a field study was conducted in consecutive two seasons of 2017 and 2018; where hybrid maize was
cultivated as a second crop, to evaluate the effect of liquid-injection of H2O2
(HP) into the irrigation stream of SDI on the performance of maize in a clay-rich
soil field of Adana, Turkey. When soil water content decreased in 50% of available water, irrigation was performed. The amount of water applied to reach the
soil water content to the field capacity is SDIFull (100% FC) and 70% FC of this
water is SDIDeficit (70% FC). In the irrigation program, hydrogen peroxide (HP)
was applied at intervals of 7 days on average according to available water with
and without HP: SDIFull (100% FC) + 0 ppm HP with full SDI irrigation;
SDIFull (100% FC) + 250 ppm HP with deficit SDI irrigation; SDIDeficit
(70% FC) + 0 ppm HP, SDIDeficit (70% FC) + 250 ppm HP and SDIDeficit
(70% FC) + 500 ppm HP. Deficit irrigation (SDIDeficit (70% FC)) program
was started from tasseling stage and continued up to the physiological maturity
stage with sub-soil drip irrigation. H2O2 was applied 3 times during the growing season. Two years’ results revealed that the liquid-injection of H2O2 into the irrigation stream of SDI improved the growth and yield-related attributes and grain
yield of maize. Based on the obtained results, during the extreme climatic condition in the year 2017, SDIFull (100% FC) + 250 ppm HP was more effective than
SDIFull (100% FC) + 0 ppm HP on all traits for relative to full irrigation. While,
during the favourable climatic condition in the 2018 season, SDIFull (100% FC)
+ 250 ppm HP was more effective than full irrigation with SDIFull (100% FC) +
0 ppm HP for the grain yield, grains, and SPAD value. Accordingly, the most
effective treatment was SDIFull (100% FC) + 250 ppm HP, as it gave the highest
growth and yield-related attributes and grain yield of maize followed by
SDIDeficit (70% FC) + 250 ppm HP. Therefore, SDIFull with 250 ppm H2O2
using as liquid-injection may be recommended to mitigate the adverse effect of
soil compactness particularly water-deficit stress in clay-rich soil for the sustainability of maize production. 相似文献
The main objective of the research is to assess the role of foliar application of silicon (Si) for enhancing the survival ability of wheat under drought stress
through improving its morphology, physicochemical and antioxidants activities.
Treatments were five doses of Si at the rate of 2, 4, 6 and 8 mM and a control. After
completion of seeds germination, pots were divided into four distinct groups at various field capacity (FC) levels, such as 100% FC (well-irrigated condition), 75% FC
(slight water deficit), 50% FC (modest water deficit) and 25% FC (severe water deficit stress condition). Foliar application of Si at the rate of 2, 4, 6 and 8 mM and a
control were given after 30 days of sowing at the tillering stage of wheat. Findings
of the present investigation indicated that increasing the level of water deficit stress
reduced the morphological parameters (such as root and shoot fresh and dry-biomass weight) and physico-biochemical events ((such as chlorophyll contents by
estimating SPAD value), total free amino acid (TFAA), total soluble sugar (TSS),
total soluble protein (TSP), total proline (TP), CAT (catalase), POD (peroxidase),
SOD (superoxide dismutase) and APX (ascorbate peroxidase)) of wheat; while
foliar application of Si at 6 mM at tillering stage enhanced the drought tolerance
in wheat by increasing morphology and physiochemical characters under all levels
of drought stress. Similarly, antioxidants activities in wheat also enhanced by the
application of Si at 6 mM under normal as well as all drought stress levels. Therefore, it may be concluded that foliar application of Si at 6 mM at the tillering stage
of wheat is an important indication for increasing the drought tolerance by improving the morphology, physico-biochemical and antioxidants activities in plants under
deficit water (drought) conditions. 相似文献
Psoriasis vulgaris and, Lichen planus are cutaneous inflammatory conditions that usually exhibit distinctive morphology. Ten psoriasis vulgaris and, ten Lichen planus patients (mean age, 45 ± 10.27 years) with confirmed histopathological diagnoses were analyzed. In the current study synchrotron infrared (IR) microspectroscopy was used to differentiate between these two conditions based on their lymphocytic proteins analyses. It was found that β-sheets protein structure, known to represent cell apoptosis, were expressed significantly in Lichen planus conditions than that of the psoriasis vulgaris when analyzed against the established normal control groups of five patients of comparable age and, genders (P = 0.001, 0.03 respectively). Also, the amide 1 protein type within the epidermis of Lichen planus were expressed in significant proportions as compared to psoriasis vulgaris (P < 0.001). On the contrary, the amide 1 protein structural types were found clustered in psoriasis vulgaris in different IR spectra than that in Lichen planus as observed in a number of patients during this study. These observations indicated that the concentration of amide 1 protein in psoriasis vulgaris varies to that of Lichen planus. In conclusion, both psoriasis vulgaris and, Lichen planus have different types of epidermal and, dermal protein structures and, this information can be of clinical diagnostic and therapeutic use for these cutaneous inflammatory conditions in near future. 相似文献