单子叶植物叶片气孔观察方法改良的研究

通过对传统的植物叶片气孔观察方法的改良,建立了一种观察单子叶植物气孔的有效方法。该方法不仅能够分清上下表皮、准确定位,而且简单易行,具有很高的可靠性和稳定性。实验中采用该法可以准确地获得植物叶片的气孔参数,为植物学及生态学的相关研究提供方法上的参考依据。     

Origin and nature of vessels in monocotyledons. 5. Araceae subfamily Colocasioideae

Tracheary elements from macerations of roots and stems of one species each of five genera of Araceae subfamily Colocasioideae were studied by means of SEM (scanning electron microscopy). All of the genera have vessel elements not merely in roots, as previously reported for the family as a whole, but also in stems. The vessel elements of stems in all genera other than Syngonium are less specialized than those of roots; stem vessel elements are tracheid-like and have porose pit membrane remnants in perforations. The perforations with pit membrane remnants demonstrate probable early stages in evolution of vessels from tracheids in primary xylem of monocotyledons. The vessel elements with such incipient perforation plates lack differentiation in secondary wall thickenings between perforation plate and lateral wall, and such vessel elements cannot be identified with any reliability by means of light microscopy. The discrepancy in specialization between root and stem vessel elements in genera other than Syngonium is ascribed to probable high conductive rates in roots where soil moisture fluctuates markedly, in contrast with the storage nature of stems, in which selective value for rapid conduction is less. Syngonium stem vessels are considered adapted for rapid conduction because the stems in that genus are scandent. Correlation between vessel element morphology and ecology and habit are supported. Although large porosities in vessel elements facilitate conduction, smaller porosities may merely represent rudimentary pit membrane lysis.     

A genetic and structural analysis of the -glycosylation capabilities

The recent draft sequencing of the rice (Oryza sativa) genome has enabled a genetic analysis of the glycosylation capabilities of an agroeconomically important group of plants, the monocotyledons. In this study, we have not only identified genes putatively encoding enzymes involved in N-glycosylation, but have examined by MALDI-TOF MS the structures of the N-glycans of rice and other monocotyledons (maize, wheat and dates; Zea mays, Triticum aestivum and Phoenix dactylifera); these data show that within the plant kingdom the types of N-glycans found are very similar between monocotyledons, dicotyledons and gymnosperms. Subsequently, we constructed expression vectors for the key enzymes forming plant-typical structures in rice, N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GlcNAc-TI; EC 2.4.1.101), core 1,3-fucosyltransferase (FucTA; EC 2.4.1.214) and 1,2-xylosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.38) and successfully expressed them in Pichia pastoris. Rice GlcNAc-TI, FucTA and xylosyltransferase are therefore the first monocotyledon glycosyltransferases involved in N-glycan biosynthesis to be characterised in a recombinant form.     

18个单子叶植物名称的后选模式指定

在整理保存于中国科学院植物研究所国家植物标本馆(PE)的单子叶植物模式标本时,根据《国际藻类、菌类、植物命名法规》(墨尔本法规)规则9.5,发现肿胀果薹草(莎草科)、杯鳞薹草(莎草科)、双柱头针蔺(莎草科)、丛生蜘蛛抱蛋(百合科)、长苞开口箭(百合科)、中国白丝草(百合科)、四川百合(百合科)、尖果洼瓣花(百合科)、黄色西藏洼瓣花(百合科)、云南洼瓣花(百合科)、斑块百合(百合科)、云南丫蕊花(百合科)、七叶薯蓣(薯蓣科)、蜀葵叶薯蓣(薯蓣科)、大苞鸢尾(鸢尾科)、多斑鸢尾(鸢尾科)、勺状羊耳蒜(兰科)、二叶红门兰(兰科)名称的模式为合模式。遵照规则8.1、9.11和9.12,以及辅则9A.2和9A.3的精神,对这18个名称做出后选模式指定,以规范这些名称的模式。     

单子叶植物表达载体的构建及农杆菌介导的玉米遗传转化的研究

构建了单子叶植物表达载体pCUA-tr-cat-als,其中含有豌豆过氧化氢酶基因cat和突变的乙酰乳酸合成酶基因als,分别由玉米ubi启动子和花椰菜花叶病毒35S启动子启动。以玉米昌7-2种子苗的茎尖分生组织为受体,用农杆菌介导法首次将目的基因定向转入玉米叶绿体中。以als基因作为选择标记,以氯磺隆为选择剂进行筛选获得一定数量的转基因植株。经PCR分析,可初步确定目的基因已经整合到玉米基因组中。     

农杆菌介导的单子叶植物早熟禾的转化

利用种子和胚分别在两种培养基K3和K5诱导产生了早熟禾(Poa pratensis L.)一个品种Mado的胚性愈伤组织。K3培养基含有10.0μmol/L的二氯苯氧乙酸(2,4-D)、0.5μmol/L的苄氨基嘌呤(BAP)。K5培养基是K3另加0.5μmol/L的硫酸铜。光照条件为20～30μmol·m~(-2)·s~(-1)、16h光照、8h黑暗。温度保持在24℃。用携有bar基因和gus基因的pDM805质粒转化的农杆菌AGL1对胚性愈伤组织进行转化。共得到4个转基因株系。影响转基因效率的主要因素有愈伤组织的胚性、光照条件、共转化时间、抗生素浓度、选择压力。本研究建立了单子叶早熟禾农杆菌介导的转基因方案。     

Ethylene Production by Meloidogyne spp.-Infected Plants

Gall size and rates of ethylene production by various hosts infected with Meloidogyne javanica and by excised tomato root cultures infected with M. javanica or M. hapla were measured. Infection with M. javanica increased the rate of ethylene production in dicotyledonous plants (cabbage, pea, carrot, cucumber, carnation, and tomato), but not in infected monocotyledonous plants (corn, wheat, and onion). Nematode infection induced large galls on roots of dicotyledonous, but not monocotyledonous, plants. Excised tomato roots in culture infected with M. javanica produced ethylene at high rates and formed large galls, whereas roots infected with M. hapla produced ethylene at low rates and induced smaller galls.     

Nucleotide sequence of a flower-specific MADS box cDNA clone from orchid

An orchid (Aranda deborah) mature flower cDNA library was screened with an agamous cDNA probe from Arabidopsis. One positive clone for agamous gene was isolated, cloned and sequenced. This cDNA clone (om1) has a full length open reading frame of 750 bp corresponding to 250 amino acid residues. Comparison of om1 MADS box with that of its counterparts in tomato and Arabidopisis reveals significantly high homology (>95%). Northern analysis indicated this gene is expressed in mature flowers and not in young developing inflorescences or young floral buds. In the mature flowers, it is only expressed in petals and weakly in sepals but not in the column (gynostemium).     

Systematic vegetative anatomy and ensiform leaf development in Xyris (Xyridaceae)

Ensiform leaf development in monocotyledons follows a broadly similar sequence in a wide range of relatively unrelated taxa, indicating a plastic developmental pattern, possibly associated with stressed environmental conditions, since Xyris species tend to grow in relatively damp but nutrient-poor environments. The bifacial leaf sheath surrounds the apex and the subadjacent primordium. A conical unifacial leaf tip 'Vorläuferspitze' is established at an early stage, followed by extension growth in the region behind it, generating a unifacial ensiform blade. Root and rhizome structure are also described in a systematic context, particularly in comparison with related taxa in Xyridaceae and other commelinoid monocotyledons, although information on these structures is relatively sparse.     

Subsidiary cells in the Orchidaceae: their general distribution with special reference to development in the Oncidieae

Subsidiary cell formation in leaves of the Oncidieae begins with the production of a trapezoid cell on each side of the guard cell mother cell. The trapezoid cells are formed by oblique divisions in the tiles of cells next to the tile of cells containing the guard cell mother cell. The trapezoid cell usually divides unequally to form a subsidiary cell and a derivative cell. The subsidiary cell is smaller and next to the guard cell mother cell. The derivative cell enlarges and is often indistinguishable from the other epidermal cells. Rarely, polar subsidiary cells are also formed. In very rare cases the smaller of the division products of the trapezoid cell divides to form two subsidiary cells next to each guard cell. Subsidiary cells have been found in all tribes of the epidendroid and vandoid groups, all neottoid tribes examined except the Orchideae, and the subfamily Cypripedioideae. The absence of subsidiary cells in primitive genera of the epidendroid tribes and the presence of subsidiary cells in the most advanced genera of the epidendroid and vandoid groups supports the hypothesis that the presence of subsidiary cells is an advanced condition in the Orchidaceae.