Suppression of phospholipase Dalpha1 induces freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis: response of cold-responsive genes and osmolyte accumulation

Phospholipase D (PLD; EC 3.1.4.4) plays an important role in membrane lipid hydrolysis and in mediation of plant responses to a wide range of stresses. PLDalpha1 abrogation through antisense suppression in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in a significant increase in freezing tolerance of both non-acclimated and cold-acclimated plants. Although non-acclimated PLDalpha1-deficient plants did not show the activation of cold-responsive C-repeat/dehydration-responsive element binding factors (CBFs) and their target genes (COR47 and COR78), they did accumulate osmolytes to much higher levels than did the non-acclimated wild-type plants. However, a stronger expression of COR47 and COR78 in response to cold acclimation and to especially freezing was observed in PLDalpha1-deficient plants. Furthermore, a slower activation of CBF1 was observed in response to cold acclimation in these plants compared to the wild-type plants. Typically, cold acclimation resulted in a higher accumulation of osmolytes in PLDalpha1-deficient plants than in wild-type plants. Inhibition of PLD activity by using lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) also increased freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis, albeit to a lesser extent than did the PLD antisense suppression. Exogenous LPE induced expression of COR15a and COR47 in the absence of cold stimulus. These results suggest that PLDalpha1 plays a key role in freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis by modulating the cold-responsive genes and accumulation of osmolytes.     

厦门地区百合新品种引种栽培

本文总结了厦门园林植物园25个百合新品种的引种栽培表现,探讨栽培管理中光照、温度、土壤pH、施肥、病虫害等若干因素的影响。     

水稻短根突变体Osksr5的遗传分析和基因定位

水稻根系对其生长、发育及产量等起着至关重要的作用。该研究从甲基磺酸乙酯（ethyl methane sulfonate,EMS）诱变的籼稻Kasalath突变体库中筛选到1个根系变短的突变体,命名为Osksr5（Oryza sativa kasalath short root 5）,该突变体植株具体表现为主根、不定根和侧根都明显变短,不定根的数目相对减少,株高与野生型相比也明显矮小。遗传分析结果表明,该突变性状由1对隐性核基因控制。利用图位克隆技术将OsKSR5基因定位在第1染色体的STS（sequence tagged site）分子标记33027k和33471k,物理距离约为444 kb。对OsKSR5基因的定位为进一步克隆该基因和阐明水稻根系发育的分子机理奠定了基础。     

鼎湖血桐种群生物学及遗传多样性初步研究

采用点格局分析、径级结构分析以及微卫星筛选等方法,对鼎湖山保护区20hm2永久样地中的鼎湖血桐进行了种群生物学及遗传多样性研究。结果表明:鼎湖血桐是一种r-对策型阳生植物,种群年龄结构呈金字塔型;植株受光照不足的胁迫,种群大部分个体聚集分布于光照充足的林窗中;通过磁珠富集法筛选出鼎湖血桐特异性微卫星引物13对,其中2对具备多态性,多态百分率为15.4%,多态信息含量在0～0.3734之间,平均期望杂合度为0.0756,远低于同属其它植物。研究表明鼎湖血桐对环境变化的适应范围较窄,遗传多样性较低,应对其种质资源进行多样性评估与保护。     

小麦光温敏雄性不育相关基因的DDRT－PCR分析及功能预测

 以小麦光温敏雄性不育系BS210为试材,分别在北京顺义（可育环境）和安徽阜阳（不育环境）两种诱导育性表现的生态环境下种植,并于雌雄蕊分化期、药隔形成期、花粉母细胞形成期、四分体期和单核期5个时期提取小穗组织的RNA,利用DDRT-PCR方法分离不育系在光、温因子诱导下的差异表达mRNA,并通过反向Northern 进行验证.对获得的20条差异表达的EST进行了测序和BLAST分析,得到了4个候选基因的片段,对其进行5′Race 扩增、序列分析及功能预测.结果表明：它们分别与水稻的DNA修复重组蛋白基因rad50、小麦穗部表达的LRR重复序列型类受体激酶基因、玉米叶片坏死斑点L1s1基因的序列相似性分别为89%、89%和88%,另外还筛选到1个未知功能的新基因片段,它和rad50分别在可育和不育环境下表达的mRNA具有相同的5′端编码区,但3′端非编码区     

RXLR-mediated entry of Phytophthora sojae effector Avr1b into soybean cells does not require pathogen-encoded machinery

Effector proteins secreted by oomycete and fungal pathogens have been inferred to enter host cells, where they interact with host resistance gene products. Using the effector protein Avr1b of Phytophthora sojae, an oomycete pathogen of soybean (Glycine max), we show that a pair of sequence motifs, RXLR and dEER, plus surrounding sequences, are both necessary and sufficient to deliver the protein into plant cells. Particle bombardment experiments demonstrate that these motifs function in the absence of the pathogen, indicating that no additional pathogen-encoded machinery is required for effector protein entry into host cells. Furthermore, fusion of the Avr1b RXLR-dEER domain to green fluorescent protein (GFP) allows GFP to enter soybean root cells autonomously. The conclusion that RXLR and dEER serve to transduce oomycete effectors into host cells indicates that the >370 RXLR-dEER-containing proteins encoded in the genome sequence of P. sojae are candidate effectors. We further show that the RXLR and dEER motifs can be replaced by the closely related erythrocyte targeting signals found in effector proteins of Plasmodium, the protozoan that causes malaria in humans. Mutational analysis of the RXLR motif shows that the required residues are very similar in the motifs of Plasmodium and Phytophthora. Thus, the machinery of the hosts (soybean and human) targeted by the effectors may be very ancient.     

无血清无饲养层条件下培养小鼠胚胎干细胞

目的研究在无血清无饲养层条件下小鼠胚胎干细胞的培养方法,为最终建立无血清无饲养层培养系统打下基础。方法比较小鼠胚胎干细胞ES-S8株在无血清培养体系和有血清培养体系中的生长情况,分析ES-S8细胞克隆形成效率,测定其生长速度;然后在撤去血清和饲养层的条件下培养ES-S8细胞,进行AKP染色和表面标记物SSEA-1免疫荧光检测。结果ES-S8细胞在无血清培养条件下细胞生长速度减缓,克隆形成率降低,但AKP染色、SSEA-1免疫荧光均显阳性;在无血清无饲养层条件下ES-S8细胞培养仍能形成克隆,且AKP染色、SSEA-1免疫荧光均显阳性。结论研究表明ES-S8细胞能够在无血清无饲养层的培养条件下生长,保持其良好的未分化特性。     

Cell Growth and Flavonoids Production in Suspension Culture of Saussurea medusa

Cell suspension cultures were established from Saussurea medusa Maxim. callus cultures. The effects of different rotation speeds of the gyratory shaker, different inoeulum sizes and different pH values of the medium on cell growth and flavonoid formation were studied. The result showed that the optimum rotation speed, inoeulum size and initial pH value of the medium were 90–120 r/min,50– 80 g FW/L and 5.5–6.0 respectively for cell growth and flavonoids formation in the suspension cultures. Sucrose was better than glucose and fructose for the suspension cultures. The optimum concentration of sucrose for cell growth and flavonoid production was 40 g/L, and the concentration of flavonoids could be as high as 1 423.25 mg/L. High performance liquid chromatographic analysis of cell suspension culture extracts showed that the concentrations of jaceosidin and hispidulin in the flavonoids were 22.11% and 0. 15% respectively.     

象山港网箱养殖对近海沉积物细菌群落的影响

微生物在有机物质分解、能量转移等生物地化循环中起着重要作用,研究养殖活动对沉积物中微生物多样性的影响对正确评价近海生态系统结构和功能具有重要意义.结合沉积物的理化分析(T、pH、Eh和SO2-),通过T-RFLP(末端限制性片段长度多态性)分析了象山港网箱养殖对近海不同深度沉积物中细菌群落结构和多样性的影响,构建了对照区0-5 cm沉积物样品的细菌16S rRNA基因克隆文库,并进行了系统发育分析.结果表明,近海网箱养殖活动不但使象山港沉积物Eh、pH值等理化性质有所改变,而且使细菌的群落结构也发生了变化,变形细菌纲细菌的相对丰度降低,细菌群落的多样性和均匀度也显著降低,致使近海沉积物细菌群落由多样性高的稳定结构向多样性降低的不稳定结构转变.     

利用红外相机调查浙江省凤阳山兽类和鸟类多样性

2008年11月至2009年11月,2010年8月至2016年8月期间,采用红外相机调查浙江凤阳山–百山祖国家级自然保护区内凤阳山片区的兽类和鸟类多样性。调查期内共布设98个不同相机位点（45个公里网格）,累计28 256相机日,共拍摄到8 208张有效独立照片,鉴定为18种野生兽类和38种野生鸟类物种,分别隶属5目12科和7目16科;家畜及家禽共5种。红外相机拍摄率最高的前5种野生动物依次为小麂（Muntiacus reevesi）（拍摄率CR=11.15）、白鹇（Lophura nycthemera）（CR=2.63）、黑麂（M. crinifrons）（CR=1.03）、野猪（Sus scrofa）（CR=0.96）、猕猴（Macaca mulatta）（CR=0.59）;国家I级重点保护野生动物2种,国家II级重点保护野生动物有6种;被中国脊椎动物红色名录评估为濒危（EN）、易危（VN）、近危（TN）的物种分别有2、4、9种。调查中记录到倭花鼠（Tamiops maritimus）、凤头鹰（Accipiter trivirgatus）和丘鹬（Scolopax rusticola）等15个物种为凤阳山保护区新记录种,其中斑尾鹃鸠（Macropygia unchall）为浙江省鸟类新记录物种。此外红外相机还拍摄到大量的人类活动照片,表明当地人类活动较为严重,应加强管理。调查结果提供了较为全面的凤阳山保护区兽类和鸟类的本底信息,为后续的保护管理和长期监测提供了数据支持和指导。