水稻柱头外露率的QTL分析

利用高柱头外露率的籼稻窄叶青8号(ZYQ8)和极低外露率的粳稻京系17(JX17)以及由它们构建的加倍单倍体(DH)群体,在海南对各DH株系的柱头外露率进行调查,并使用该群体的分子连锁图谱进行数量性状座位(QTL)分析。共检测到2个控制水稻柱头外露率的QTL(qPES-2,qPES-3),分别位于第2、第3染色体;并发现控制柱头单边外露率的QTL与柱头外露率完全一致,而控制柱头双边外露率的QTL在第2染色体上检测到;其增效基因均来源于ZYQ8。同时定位的控制穗粒数的QTL位于第6染色体和第8染色体上,与柱头外露率之间没有连锁关系。     

Expansin的研究进展

随着对植物生长机制的不断深入研究,发现expansin蛋白具明显而广泛的促进生长的作用。简述了expansin蛋白的生化特性及其对细胞壁的松弛机制,同时介绍了expansin在水稻中的组织定位。     

叶绿素b含量低的水稻突变体的光合功能衰退及其与活性氧的关系

研究了一个在田间发现的水稻叶绿素b含量低的突变体叶片的光合功能衰退。和野生型相比,突变体的光合功能在叶片一生中较稳定;超氧阴离子和H2O2含量低,但活性氧清除系统的SOD和CAT酶活性差异不显著。由于突变体叶片中还原态辅酶Ⅱ和氧化态辅酶Ⅱ的比值低于野生型,因而认为其光合电子传递速率和羧化反应消耗电子速率之间比野生型更加平衡,是其光合功能较野生型稳定的原因。     

TaqMan荧光定量RT-PCR检测水稻RAc1基因mRNA方法的建立

构建包含RAc1基因cDNA片段的质粒,作为水稻肌动蛋白基因RAc1之mRNA定量检测的标准品,建立检测方法,为水稻其他基因的定量建立内参.从水稻叶总RNA中逆转录扩增总cDNA,PCR扩增RAc1基因中设计的目的片段,将纯化的目的片段与pMD19-T Simple载体进行连接,转化宿主菌JM-109,提取重组质粒DNA,PCR鉴定并测序分析.纯化质粒并检测260nm吸光值,确定重组质粒原液的拷贝浓度并以此制备荧光定量PCR梯度浓度标准品,进行实时荧光定量PCR实验.建立了RAc1基因mRNA表达实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,特异性好,检测灵敏度达102拷贝,线性范围为102～107拷贝,阈值循环数(Ct)与PCR体系中起始模板量的对数值之间有着良好的线性关系(r=1.000),扩增效率高(E=98.2%).建立了基因RAc1实时定量PCR的质粒标准品.     

Abnormalities Occurring during Female Gametophyte Development Result in the Diversity of Abnormal Embryo Sacs and Leads to Abnormal Fertilization in indicaljaponica Hybrids in Rice

Embryo sac abortion is one of the major reasons for sterility in indicaljaponica hybrids in rice. To clarify the causal mechanism of embryo sac abortion, we studied the female gametophyte development in two indicaljaponica hybrids via an eosin B staining procedure for embryo sac scanning using confocal laser scanning microscope. Different types of abnormalities occurred during megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis were demonstrated. The earliest abnormality was observed in the megasporocyte. A lot of the chalazal-most megaspores were degenerated before the mono-nucleate embryo sac stage. Disordered positioning of nucleus and abnormal nucellus tissue were characteristics of the abnormal female gametes from the mono-nucleate to four-nucleate embryo sac stages. The abnormalities that occurred from the early stage of the eight-nucleate embryo sac development to the mature embryo sac stage were characterized by smaller sizes and wrinkled antipodals. Asynchronous nuclear migration, abnormal positioning of nucleus, and degeneration of egg apparatus were also found at the eight-nucleate embryo sac stage. The abnormalities that occurred during female gametophyte development resulted in five major types of abnormal embryo sacs. These abnormal embryo sacs led to abnormal fertilization. Hand pollination using normal pollens on the spikelets during anthesis showed that normal pollens could not exclude the effect of abnormal embryo sac on seed setting.     

Construction and Application of Efficient Ac-Ds Transposon Tagging Vectors in Rice

Transposons are effective mutagens alternative to T-DNA for the generation of insertional mutants in many plant species including those whose transformation is inefficient. The current strategies of transposon tagging are usually slow and labor-intensive and yield low frequency of tagged lines. We have constructed a series of transposon tagging vectors based on three approaches： （i） AcTPase controlled by glucocorticoid binding domain/VP16 acidic activation domain/Gal4 DNA-binding domain （GVG） chemical-inducible expression system; （ii） deletion of AcTPase via Cre-lox site-specific recombination that was initially triggered by Ds excision; and （iii） suppression of early transposition events in transformed rice callus through a dual-functional hygromycin resistance gene in a novel Ds element （HPT-Ds）, We tested these vectors in transgenic rice and characterized the transposition events. Our results showed that these vectors are useful resources for functional genomics of rice and other crop plants. The vectors are freely available for the community,     

长白山阔叶红松林乔木树种幼苗组成及其年际动态

为了解阔叶红松(Pinus koraiensis)林乔木树种幼苗的组成及其年际动态, 以长白山阔叶红松林25 ha动态监测样地为平台, 在样地内150个种子收集器周围设置了600个5 m×5 m幼苗样方。基于2006–2008年连续3年的幼苗样方调查数据, 对乔木幼苗的树种组成、数量组成、空间分布特征、年际动态、新增和死亡幼苗组成等进行了分析。结果表明: (1)从树种组成来看, 该群落乔木树种的幼苗组成种类较为丰富, 共记录到21个树种, 这些树种也是样地内胸径1 cm以上乔木树种的主要组成成分。树种组成在年际间变化不大, 但各样方间表现出极大的空间变异。(2)从数量组成来看, 共记录到11,959株乔木幼苗, 以水曲柳(Fraxinus mandshurica)和紫椴(Tilia amurensis)幼苗数最多, 占总幼苗数的72.75%; 水曲柳、紫椴和红松的幼苗数量在年际间有明显波动, 其他树种年际间波动较小。(3)从新增和死亡幼苗的数量与组成来看, 共记录到15个乔木树种的新增幼苗, 其中紫椴、水曲柳、色木槭(Acer mono)、红松等10个树种在每次调查中都有新苗记录, 新苗数量在年际间随物种和样方位置表现出明显差异。(4)对各树种的幼苗、种子和大树的组成和空间分布的比较发现, 各树种的幼苗、种子和大树之间的数量组成和比例差异较大, 其中紫椴、水曲柳、色木槭和假色槭(A. pseudo-sieboldianum)的幼苗、种子在整个样地内都有分布, 春榆(Ulmus japonica)和怀槐(Maackia amurensis)幼苗的空间分布与种子和大树不一致, 糠椴(T. mandshurica)和山丁子(Malus baccata)等的幼苗、种子和大树的个体数相对都较少, 且它们的分布是一致的。     

西双版纳不同海拔4种雨林幼苗的光合特性和生物量

在云南西双版纳勐仑(600 m,低海拔)、菜阳河(1 100 m,中海拔)和勐宋(1 600 m,高海拔),对热带季节雨林4种主要树种绒毛番龙眼(Pometio tomentosa)、云南玉蕊(Barringtonia macrostachya)、云南肉豆蔻(Myristica yunnanensis)和小叶红光树(Knema globularia)幼苗进行移栽试验,测定幼苗的光合作用和生物量.结果表明,高海拔七的低温使幼苗处于休眠或光系统受到不可恢复的破坏,光合作用几乎停止;4种幼苗的最大净光合速率及生物量均随海拔的增加而下降;低、中海拔上4种幼苗的净光合速率日变化曲线均表现为"双峰型",低海拔的第一个峰明显高于中海拔.除小叶红光树外,其它幼苗的根生物量分数均随海拔增高而增加.海拔升高,温度降低是限制幼苗光合特性、生物量积累的主要因子,也是某些幼苗在更高海拔雨林群落中消失的潜在原因.此外,幼苗的根生物量分数随海拔上升而增加是其对极限环境温度的一种重要适应特征.     

水稻促分裂原活化蛋白激酶家族的研究进展

促分裂原活化蛋白激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinase,MAPK)是生物体内信号转导途径MAPK级联反应的重要组分,通过传递胞内外信号,介导生物及非生物胁迫反应、激素反应、调控细胞分化和发育过程.对水稻(Oryza sativa L.)MAPK家族的结构、作用机制、分类以及在抗逆应答、生长发育中的作用进行了综述,为水稻MAPK的深入研究和应用提供参考.