Involvement of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases BcPtpA and BcPtpB in Regulation of Vegetative Development,Virulence and Multi-Stress Tolerance in Botrytis cinerea

Tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation have emerged as fundamentally important mechanisms of signal transduction and regulation in eukaryotic cells, governing many processes, but little has been known about their functions in filamentous fungi. In this study, we deleted two putative protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) genes (BcPTPA and BcPTPB) in Botrytis cinerea, encoding the orthologs of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ptp2 and Ptp3, respectively. Although BcPtpA and BcPtpB have opposite functions in conidiation, they are essential for sclerotial formation in B. cinerea. BcPTPA and BcPTPB deletion mutants ΔBcPtpA-10 and ΔBcPtpB-4 showed significantly increased sensitivity to osmotic and oxidative stresses, and to cell wall damaging agents. Inoculation tests showed that both mutants exhibited dramatically decreased virulence on tomato leaves, apples and grapes. In S. cerevisiae, it has been shown that Ptp2 and Ptp3 negatively regulate the high-osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway and the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway. Although both BcPtpA and BcPtpB were able to inactive Hog1 and Mpk1 in S. cerevisiae, in contrast to S. cerevisiae, they positively regulate phosphorylation of BcSak1 (the homologue of Hog1) and BcBmp3 (the homologue of Mpk1) in B. cinerea under stress conditions. These results demonstrated that functions of PTPs in B. cinerea are different from those in S. cerevisiae, and BcPtpA and BcPtpB play important roles in regulation of vegetative development, virulence and in adaptation to oxidative, osmotic and cell-wall damage stresses in B. cinerea.     

Contributions of algalization to rice growth,yield, N attributes and incidence of infestation with the blast fungusPyricularia oryzae under different fungicidal treatments

Inoculation of the Japonica rice, Giza 171, with blue-green algae along with 36 kg N/ha or complete N fertilization by 108 kg N/ha were tested along with blast-controlling fungicides: Kitazin-17, Fuji-one and Beam. The algal inoculum, which containedAnabaena cylindrica, Anabaena oryzae, Nostoc muscorum and Tolypothrix tenuis, was applled as 100 kg soil-based inoculum (90% moisture)/ha 5 days after transplanting. Plant growth, yield, N content and fertilizer-N-use efficiency were increased and the incidence and severity of leaf and neck intection withPyricularia oryzae were decreased by treatment with the fungicides applied with the algae along with 36 kg N/ha inslead of 108 kg N/ha without algae.

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Résumé On a testé l'inoculation du riz Japonica, Giza 171 avec l'algue bleu-verte, simultanément avec la fertillisation azotée soit à 36 kg N/ha solt complète à 108 kg N/ha et simultanément avec les fongicides Kitazin-17, Fuji-1 et Beam. L'inoculum d'algues, qui contenaltAnabaena cylindrica, Anabaena oryzae, Nostoc muscorum etTolypothrix tenuis, étalt appliqué à raison de 100 kg humides à 90% d'inoculum à base de sol par ha, 5 jours aprés la transplantation. La croissance des plantes, leur rendement, leur contenu azoté ainsi que l'efficience de la fertillisation azotée ont augmenté tandis que l'incidence et la sévérité de l'infection des feullies et du col parPyricularia oryzae ont décru par le traitement aux fongicides appliqué simultanément avec les algues et 36 kg N/ha par rapport au traitement à 108 kg N/ha sans algues.

     

聚苯乙烯纳米塑料-植物蛋白冠的形成与特征

为探究聚苯乙烯纳米塑料-植物蛋白冠的形成过程以及蛋白冠的形成对植物可能造成的影响,本研究选用3种平均粒径为200nm不同表面修饰的聚苯乙烯纳米塑料微球和新几内亚凤仙(Impatiens hawkeri)为对象,将3种聚苯乙烯纳米塑料分别与新几内亚凤仙的叶蛋白提取物进行反应,反应时间分别为2、4、8、16、24、36 h。利用扫描电镜(scanning electron microscopy, SEM)观察其形貌变化,原子力显微镜(atomic force microscopy, AFM)进行表面粗糙度测定,使用纳米粒度和zeta电位分析仪测定水合粒径及zeta电位,液相色谱-串联质谱(liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, LC-MS/MS)鉴定蛋白冠的蛋白成分。从生物学过程、细胞组分以及分子功能3个方面对蛋白进行分类,研究不同表面修饰的纳米塑料对蛋白的吸附选择,探究聚苯乙烯纳米塑料-植物蛋白冠的形成与特征,预测蛋白冠对植物造成的可能影响。结果表明：随着反应时间增加,纳米塑料的形貌变化越发明显,表现为尺寸和粗糙度的增加和稳定性的增...     

Efficiency of rice fertilization schedules including cyanobacteria under soil application of phosphate and molybdate

Productive tillering, grain and straw yields and N-contents of indica rice IR-28 were increased more by urea fertilizer at 48 or 96 kg N/ha along with Inoculation by cyanobacteria than by using 144 kg N/ha without inoculation. Fertilizer N-use efficiency was increased by the cyanobacteria and decreased with increasing amount of urea fertilizer. Further enhancement was obtained by soil application of calclum superphosphate at 36 kg P₂O₅/ha or sodium molybdate at 1 ppm Mo along with cyanobacteria and/or urea. Application of phosphate, however, slightly diminished the enhancement by molybdate.The author is with the Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.     

石山苣苔属四种(含一变种)植物的染色体数目和倍性研究

石山苣苔属(苦苣苔科)约41种,主要分布于我国西南石灰岩地区。到目前为止,仅其中四种的染色体数目被研究和报道,其余绝大多数物种的染色体数目和倍性尚不清楚,染色体数目和倍性在该属及其姐妹属报春苣苔属中的演变历史及其对两属物种多样性分化的影响亦不清楚。该文以叶片水培生根法获取的四种(含一变种)石山苣苔属植物 [即石山苣苔原变种(Petrocodon dealbatus var. dealbatus)、齿缘石山苣苔(Petrocodon dealbatus var. denticulatus)、弄岗石山苣苔(Petrocodon longangensis)、石山苣苔未定名种(Petrocodon sp.)]的根尖细胞为材料开展染色体实验,探索了多种不同的实验条件对染色体制片效果的影响并获取染色体数目,在石山苣苔属和报春苣苔属的系统树上追踪了染色体数目和倍性的演变历史,同时探讨染色体数目尤其是倍性变化是否对两属物种多样性分化存在影响。结果表明:(1)长度为1～1.5 cm的根尖,0.002 mol·L^-1 8-羟基喹啉溶液预处理5 h,解离4 min为较适宜的染色体制备条件。(2)四种(含一变种)石山苣苔属植物染色体数目一致,均为二倍体(2n=2x=36)。(3)两属之间及两属各自的最近共同祖先染色体数目尚不能确定,除个别物种染色体条数或倍性有变化以外,其余已知染色体数目的物种均为2n=2x=36,在两属中高度一致,石山苣苔属与报春苣苔属物种多样性分化尤其两属物种多样性巨大差异与染色体数目和基因组倍性变化无关。综上结果为石山苣苔属植物及其近缘类群染色体制备提供了参考,也为进一步对该类群的分类、系统演化和物种形成等方面的研究提供了基础数据和启示。     

14种中国典型极小种群野生植物繁育特性和人工繁殖研究进展

繁殖是植物种群更新与维持的重要环节。包括极小种群野生植物在内的受威胁物种, 其濒危原因是在长期演化过程中自身繁育力的衰退、生活力的下降等内在因素和人类的过度采挖和生境的破坏等外在因素共同作用的结果。对极小种群野生植物进行高效的人工繁殖, 能扩大种群数量并应用于迁地保护、自然回归和满足商品市场的需求, 有利于其种质资源的保护和可持续利用。为了保持物种的遗传多样性, 采用种子繁殖育苗是有效的方法, 扦插、嫁接和组织培养技术等无性繁殖方法则可用于对难以用种子繁殖的种类进行快速繁殖。本文对14种中国典型极小种群野生植物的繁殖特性和已有的人工繁殖方法进行了综述, 并简要介绍在其种苗繁殖研究方面取得的进展。其中利用播种繁殖成功的物种有12种, 共繁殖230,000株种苗; 利用扦插繁殖成功的物种有5种, 共繁殖33,100株种苗; 华盖木(Manglietiastrum sinicum)、河北梨(Pyrus hopeiensis)和黄梅秤锤树(Sinojackia huangmeiensis)采用嫁接繁殖出了2,415株种苗; 9个物种的组织培养技术获得成功, 共繁殖了24,850株种苗。这些种苗有些已应用于迁地保护和自然回归。上述研究结果为这14种极小种群野生植物的保护和利用提供了理论和技术基础, 也能为其他极小种群野生植物的保护和利用提供参考。     

Involvement of FgERG4 in ergosterol biosynthesis,vegetative differentiation and virulence in Fusarium graminearum

The ergosterol biosynthesis pathway is well understood in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but currently little is known about the pathway in plant‐pathogenic fungi. In this study, we characterized the Fusarium graminearum FgERG4 gene encoding sterol C‐24 reductase, which catalyses the conversion of ergosta‐5,7,22,24‐tetraenol to ergosterol in the final step of ergosterol biosynthesis. The FgERG4 deletion mutant ΔFgErg4‐2 failed to synthesize ergosterol. The mutant exhibited a significant decrease in mycelial growth and conidiation, and produced abnormal conidia. In addition, the mutant showed increased sensitivity to metal cations and to various cell stresses. Surprisingly, mycelia of ΔFgErg4‐2 revealed increased resistance to cell wall‐degrading enzymes. Fungicide sensitivity tests revealed that ΔFgErg4‐2 showed increased resistance to various sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBIs), which is consistent with the over‐expression of SBI target genes in the mutant. ΔFgErg4‐2 was impaired dramatically in virulence, although it was able to successfully colonize flowering wheat head and tomato, which is in agreement with the observation that the mutant produces a significantly lower level of trichothecene mycotoxins than does the wild‐type progenitor. All of these phenotypic defects of ΔFgErg4‐2 were complemented by the reintroduction of a full‐length FgERG4 gene. In addition, FgERG4 partially rescued the defect of ergosterol biosynthesis in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG4 deletion mutant. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that FgERG4 plays a crucial role in ergosterol biosynthesis, vegetative differentiation and virulence in the filamentous fungus F. graminearum.     

A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate in Chinese Elderly Population

Background

We sought to develop a new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in Chinese elderly population.

Methods

A total of 668 Chinese elderly participants, including the development cohort (n = 433), the validation cohort (n = 235) were enrolled. The new equation using the generalized additive model, and age, gender, serum creatinine as predictor variables was developed and the performances was compared with the CKD-EPI equation.

Results

In the validation data set, both bias and precision were improved with the new equation, as compared with the CKD-EPI equation (median difference, −1.5 ml/min/1.73 m² vs. 7.4 ml/min/1.73 m² for the new equation and the CKD-EPI equation, [P<0.001]; interquartile range [IQR] for the difference, 16.2 ml/min/1.73 m² vs. 19.0 ml/min/1.73 m² [P<0.001]), as were accuracies (15% accuracy, 40.4% vs. 30.6% [P = 0.02]; 30% accuracy, 71.1% vs. 47.2%, [P<0.001]; 50% accuracy, 90.2% vs. 75.7%, [P<0.001]), allowing improvement in GFR categorization (GFR category misclassification rate, 37.4% vs. 53.2% [P = <0.001]).

Conclusions

A new equation was developed in Chinese elderly population. In the validation data set, the new equation performed better than the original CKD-EPI equation. The new equation needs further external validations. Calibration of the GFR referent standard to a more accurate one should be an useful way to improve the performance of GFR estimating equations.