Apical dominance in Phaseolus vulgaris. The triggering effect of shoot decapitation and leaf excision on growth of the lateral buds

It was postulated that the release of lateral buds from apical dominance is triggered by the immediate increase in apoplastic water potential (hydrostatic pressure) that is produced by shoot decapitation and that is rapidly transmitted throughout the plant. In experiments conducted to test this hypothesis the use of a strain gauge transducer capable of measuring bud growth with an accuracy of ± 0.1 μm, showed that growth of the inhibited lateral bud at the primary leaf node of Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) ev. Canadian Wonder was initiated within 1 to 5 s following shoot decapitation or excision of the primary leaves. When only the apical bud was excised the lateral bud showed a brief, transitory growth response of ca 1 min duration, but the axillary buds of the first and second trifoliate leaves were released from inhibition. Decapitation of the shoot just below the first trifoliate leaf induced a lateral bud response characterized by three distinct stages: a) a rapid initial growth response with a mean duration of 4.9 min b) a period of arrested growth, which varied in duration from 2 min to 4 h and c) the subsequent resumption of growth.
Excision of both primary leaves induced a rapid but transitory bud response of considerably greater duration than that induced by apical bud excision. Excision of the primary leaves prior to decapitation of the shoot eliminated the phase of arrested growth, which characterized the bud response to decapitation of the intact plant. The rapidity of the bud response to both shoot decapitation and leaf excision and the interaction between the effect of these two treatments are consistent with the hypothesis that competition for water plays a major role in the correlative inhibition of lateral buds.     

天门冬离体快繁技术

以无菌萌发的天门冬(Asparagus cochinchinensis)种子胚轴为外植体,研究植物生长调节物质种类及浓度对愈伤组织诱导、丛生芽分化和植株再生的影响,建立其离体快速繁殖技术。结果表明,愈伤组织诱导的适宜培养基为MS + 6-BA 1.0 mg·L-1 + NAA 0.5 mg·L-1,诱导率95.6;愈伤组织增殖培养基为MS + 6-BA 0.5 mg·L-1 + NAA 2.0 mg·L-1,增殖倍数为9.7;丛生芽诱导培养基为MS + 6-BA 0.5 mg·L-1 + NAA 0.1 mg·L-1 + KT 0.1 mg·L-1,诱导率为91.1;适宜的壮苗培养基为MS + 6-BA 0.2 mg·L-1 + IAA 1.0 mg·L-1;适宜的生根培养基为1/2MS + NAA 2.0 mg·L-1,生根率达84.4。本研究为构建天门冬药材产业化所需种苗生产技术体系奠定了基础。     

米槁组织培养不定芽发生与继代增殖

该研究以米槁的带腋芽茎段为实验材料,建立米槁不定芽诱导及增殖培养体系,探究不同消毒时间、取材时间及不同激素种类和浓度配比条件对米槁带芽茎段不定芽诱导及增殖的影响。结果表明：(1)外植体最适消毒方式为75%酒精30 s + 0.1% HgCl₂ 6.5 min,11月为外植体取材进行消毒的最佳时期。(2)最适不定芽诱导培养基为MS + 3.0 mg/L 6 BA + 0.3 mg/L IBA + 6.5 g/L琼脂+ 30 g/L蔗糖,不定芽诱导率可达到81.24%;6 BA和NAA均能促进米槁不定芽的增殖,且NAA是不定芽增殖的主要影响因素。(3)最适不定芽增殖培养基为MS + 0.1 mg/L 6 BA + 1.0 mg/L NAA + 0.3 g/L AC + 6.5 g/L琼脂 + 30 g/L蔗糖,不定芽平均增殖系数达到2.79。该研究基本建立了米槁不定芽诱导及增殖培养体系,为其深层次的资源开发、利用及快速繁殖提供了一条新的路径。     

Gadd45a, Gadd45b and Gadd45g expression during mouse embryonic development

Gadd45 proteins have been implicated in the cellular response to physiological or environmental stress and the accompanying cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, cell survival and senescence or apoptosis. Although their molecular function is well studied, the expression and role of Gadd45 genes during embryonic development in mice is largely unknown. Here we provide a comprehensive comparison of Gadd45a, Gadd45b and Gadd45g expression during mouse embryonic development. In situ hybridizations on sectioned and whole mouse embryos show most prominent Gadd45a expression in the tip of the closing neural tube, the cranial and dorsal root ganglia and the somites. Mouse Gadd45b is expressed strongly in the chorion, but only weakly in the embryo proper, including somites and limb buds. Murine Gadd45g expression strongly resembles Xenopus and medaka fish expression in primary neuron precursors and post-mitotic neurons, indicating a conserved role for Gadd45g in vertebrate neurogenesis. Additionally, Gadd45 genes show conserved expression during somitogenesis. In summary, Gadd45 genes are expressed in evolutionary conserved, but also divergent domains, which predominantly encompass areas of cell differentiation, consistent with their established function in growth arrest and DNA demethylation.     

Reproductive processes in sponges: a critical evaluation of current data and views

The nature of a number of fundamental processes occurring during reproduction in sponges still remains in doubt. Among the more significant of these are: the true status of sponges described as dioecious, namely whether some are actually successive hermaphrodites; the origin of oogonia, which have recently been claimed to be derived from choanocytes; the origin and mechanism of formation of large spermatogenic masses; the specific pathway leading to fertilization taken by sperm cells within the sponge tissue of viviparous species; the role played during larval metamorphosis by somatic cells which are incorporated into embryos; the cell lineage of choanocytes which form flagellated chambers during larval metamorphosis; the specific relationship of somatic growth and dormancy to gametogenesis; the role of budding and fragmentation in population maintenance; the role, if any, of gemmules in dispersion. It is considered mandatory that new techniques be developed in order to further elucidate these and other reproductive processes and to gather definitive data concerning them. The employment of only microscopic techniques is ultimately insufficient for investigating the dynamic relationships of reproductive processes.     

<i>In Vitro</i> Propagation,Isolation and Expression Studies of <i>Suaeda edulis</i> Genes Involved in the Osmoprotectants Biosynthesis

Halophytes are an excellent choice for the study of genes conferring salt tolerance to salt-sensitive plants and, they are suitable for reclamation and remediation of saline soil. We develop an in vitro plant propagation protocol and studies of genes involved with GB and Pro biosynthesis in Suaeda edulis. Axillary buds were used as explants and cultured in different treatments on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of plant growth regulators. The highest number of multiple shoots was on MS medium containing 1 mg/L Benzyladenine (BA) and / or 2 g/L activated carbon with 5.5 ± 06 shoots per explant. The identification and expression analysis of genes involved in glycine betaine (GB) biosynthesis were S-adenosylmethionine synthetase (SAMS), choline monooxygenase (CMO) and betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH), and for proline (Pro) was pyrroline 5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS). These sequences shared 90–95% of identity with others plant homologous in public databases. The amino acids sequence analysis showed that all these peptides contain some of the conserved motifs of those kinds of enzymes. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed a higher expression of SeBADH, SeCMO, and, SeP5CS genes in the roots and leaves from plants collected in the field in contrast with from in vitro plants. However, the expression level of SeSAMS was higher only in the leaves of plants collected in the field when compared to those cultivated in vitro.     

Adventitious bud regeneration from leaf and cotyledon explants of Chinese hawthorn (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Crataegus pinnatifida</Emphasis> Bge. var. <Emphasis Type="Italic">major</Emphasis> N.E.Br.)

Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) is an important plant with a long history as an ornamental and a source of medicine. A protocol is outlined for adventitious bud regeneration from leaf and cotyledon explants of Chinese hawthorn (C. pinnatifida Bge. var. major N.E.Br.). Adventitious buds were induced on both the leaves of sprouting winter buds and the leaves of in vitro plants, but the percentage of bud regeneration from leaves of in vitro plants was very low—less than 6%. On N6 medium supplemented with 31.08 μM BA and 9.67 μM NAA, the percentages of bud regeneration from leaves of sprouting winter buds of cultivars “Liaohong” and “Qiujinxing” were 31.4% and 17.6%, respectively. The regeneration abilities of three kinds of cotyledon explants, immature cotyledon, mature cotyledon, and cotyledon leaf, were compared. The percentage of bud regeneration from cotyledon leaves was higher. On MS media supplemented with 4.44 μM BA and 4.54–9.08 μM TDZ, the percentages of bud regeneration from cotyledon leaves of cultivars “Qiujinxing” and “Xiajinxing” were 27.7 ± 7.8% and 20.1 ± 4.7%, respectively, and the numbers of buds per explant were 5.9 ± 1.6 and 3.2 ± 0.7, respectively. On B5 medium supplemented with 2.22 μM BA, 2.32 μM Kn, and 0.57 μM IAA, adventitious buds grew quickly and 80–100% of buds developed into shoots. The shoots rooted successfully with the two-step rooting method. Ninety days after transplantation, more than 80% plants were survived. This system of adventitious bud regeneration from leaf and cotyledon explants could be useful for the genetic transformation and polyploidization of Chinese hawthorn.     

柳杉种子无菌苗组培快繁体系的建立

以柳杉种子在无菌条件下萌发的幼苗为外植体,研究3种基本培养基和3种植物生长调节剂对不定芽诱导、增殖及生根的影响,建立了完整的组培快繁体系。结果表明,柳杉种子经预处理后,用75%酒精消毒20 s,再用0.1%HgCl2浸泡600 s的消毒效果较好,污染率为10.00%,成活率为82.33%;丛生芽诱导的最适培养基配方为DCR＋6-BA 0.2 mg·L-1,诱导率较高,达66.67%;丛生芽增殖的最适培养基配方为DCR＋6-BA 0.2 mg·L-1＋IBA 0.05 mg·L-1,增殖倍数达到11.00;适宜的生根培养基为DCR＋NAA 0.01 mg·L-1＋IBA 0.2 mg·L-1,生根率为90.00%,平均生根数为4.09。     

荷花花蕾cDNA文库构建及质量评价

为理解荷花Nelumbo nucifera花器官转录组表达情况,分别选取不同花型的代表品种‘洪湖红莲’Nelumbo nucifera ‘Honghu Honglian’(单瓣)、‘唐招提寺莲’N. nucifera ‘Tangzhaotisi Lian’(重瓣)和‘千瓣莲’N. nucifera ‘Qianban Lian’(千瓣及全重瓣)的花蕾为材料分离mRNA,利用SMART技术合成双链cDNA,经限制性内切酶SfiI酶切后回收去掉接头和500 bp以下片段的cDNA。将cDNA与pUC19载体连接,构建荷花花蕾cDNA文库。经检测,该文库容量为1.12 × 106 pfu·mL-1,插入片段大小集中在500～2000 bp,重组率为95%。该文库的成功构建为荷花花蕾期转录组数据的开发及其花器官发育相关基因的功能研究奠定了分子基础。