Overexpression of the Arabidopsis ��-expansin gene AtEXPA1 accelerates stomatal opening by decreasing the volumetric elastic modulus

Guard cell walls of stomata are highly specialized in plants. Previous research focused on the structure and anatomy of guard cell walls, but little is known about guard cell regulation during stomata movement. In this work, we investigate the possible biological role of the Arabidopsis expansin gene AtEXPA1 in stomatal opening. The AtEXPA1 promoter drove the expression of the GUS reporter gene specifically in guard cells. Light-induced stomatal opening was accelerated in 35S::AtEXPA1 lines, whereas the anti-AtEXPA1 antibody decelerated light-induced stomatal opening. The inhibition of the anti-AtEXPA1 antibody on stomatal opening was largely dependent on the environmental pH. The volumetric elastic modulus (ε) was measured as an indicator of changes in the cell wall. The ε value of guard cells in 35S::AtEXPA1 lines was smaller than in the wild types. The putative role of AtEXPA1 as controller of stomatal opening rate and its regulation are discussed.     

接种外生菌根对辽东栎幼苗生长的影响

 辽东栎（Quercus liaotungensis）是中国特有的栎林树种,也是中国暖温带落叶阔叶林的主要优势树种之一。铆钉菇（Gomphidius viscidus）和臭红菇（Russula foetens）是在自然环境中与其共生形成外生菌根的真菌。在温室花盆中播种辽东栎种子获得辽东栎幼苗,并对幼苗接种铆钉菇和臭红菇合成外生菌根,比较了有菌根和无菌根辽东栎幼苗生长、光合蒸腾特性、氮磷含量的差异。外生菌根对辽东栎幼苗的生长有明显的促进作用,有菌根幼苗的生物量、株高、净光合速率和水分利用效率高于无菌根幼苗,蒸腾速率则相反。有菌根幼苗的氮磷含量分别为无菌根幼苗的1.7倍和2.2倍,外生菌根的合成还改变了氮磷在幼苗器官间的分配比例,与无菌根幼苗相比,有菌根幼苗茎中的氮磷减少,而叶片中的磷显著增加。同时接种铆钉菇和臭红菇的生长促进效果优于单独接种。     

植物逆境胁迫耐受性功能基因组研究进展

为了更加高效地利用基因工程技术提高植物对逆境胁迫的耐受性,需要在全基因组水平上对植物逆境胁迫耐受性的复杂机制进行整合性研究.植物逆境胁迫耐受性功能基因组的研究可概括为：利用胁迫特异性的表达序列标签(EST)及cDNA微阵列（或基因芯片）技术筛选与胁迫相关的候选基因,然后利用反向遗传学等技术对候选基因的功能进行研究,利用酵母双杂交、正向遗传学等技术对基因及基因产物间的相互关系进行研究.通过这些研究可以全面地了解植物对胁迫（渗透、干旱、极端温度）响应的复杂机制和相互作用以及相应的信号转导途径,从而为更加高效地利用基因工程技术提高植物对逆境胁迫的耐受性奠定基础.     

Palmin诱导烟草氧化猝发的机制

为探讨植物对病原微生物的防御机制和激发子启动植物体内的信号转导应答过程 ,本文研究了Phytoph thorapalmi激发子palmin诱导其非寄主亲和性烟草的叶片和悬浮细胞系产生氧化猝发的分子机理。利用生化分析和激光共聚焦显微扫描技术动态观察palmin诱导烟草过敏反应中O·- 2 和H2 O2 的形成、胞间转移及引起细胞死亡的特性。结果表明 :palmin诱导激活了烟草细胞内NADPH氧化酶 ,产生大量的O·- 2 ;O·- 2 在SOD催化下迅速转变成H2 O2 ,并且H2 O2 在一定范围的细胞间转移和积累 ,最后诱发烟草细胞的过敏性坏死反应。palmin诱导氧化猝发过程还有Ca2 和蛋白激酶的参与。     

植物水孔蛋白的亚细胞分布与生理功能研究浅析

水孔蛋白(aquaporin,AQP)因具有水转运活性而得名,然而随着研究的深入,水孔蛋白转运活性的多样性与生理功能的多样性不断被报道．本文综合分析了植物水孔蛋白亚细胞定位与功能多样性的研究进展,重点综述了植物水孔蛋白广泛的亚细胞分布特点,以及亚细胞上的再分布现象与植物水孔蛋白生理功能多样性间的关系,并对植物水孔蛋白研究中存在的 问题及研究方向进行了分析,认为水孔蛋白多样化的生理功能的作用机制需要结合其组织定位与亚细胞定位进行分析才能 揭示．     

HCMV大小鼠眼组织损伤模型的初步研究

目的探讨接种人巨细胞病毒(Humancytomegalovirus,HCMV)是否引起Wistar大鼠、昆明种小鼠眼组织损伤.方法将HCMVAD169毒株经静脉接种Wistar大鼠和昆明种小鼠,观察动物眼部发病情况,原位杂交检测动物眼组织中的HCMVDNA片段.结果接种病毒后部分动物缓慢出现眼部发病,局部分泌物增多、浑浊甚至失明;经原位杂交于视锥、视杆细胞和角膜内皮细胞中检出HCMVDNA片段.结论HCMV可以感染动物眼组织,并引起动物发生眼病.     

胞间连丝与大分子物质的胞间转运机制

胞间连丝是相邻细胞间共质体运输的桥梁。基于对胞间连丝分子组成及超微结构的研究,不同学者提出了不同的胞间连丝结构模型。对其功能的研究表明,胞间连丝在物质运输、信息传递、病毒的周身感染等方面都具有重要作用。文章就胞间连丝的结构、分子组成及病毒介导的大分子胞间转移,以及对内源蛋白质的胞间转运机制诸方面的研究进展作了概述。     

The Arabidopsis inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate 5/6 kinase, AtItpk-1, is involved in plant photomorphogenesis under red light conditions, possibly via interaction with COP9 signalosome.

The COP9 signalosome (CSN) plays important roles in multifaceted cellular processes. Study has shown that inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate 5/6 kinase (5/6 kinase) interacts with CSN in mammalian cells. However, the biological function of the interaction still remains unknown. Here, we report that the Arabidopsis inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate 5/6 kinase (AtItpk-1) is also associated with CSN and involved in photomorphogenesis under red light (RL) conditions, as demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation of AtItpk-1 with CSN and characterization of the atitpk-1 mutants. Expression analysis showed that AtItpk-1 had the same sub-cellular localization and organ expression pattern as CSN. Furthermore, autophosphorylation analysis showed that AtItpk-1 has protein kinase activity. Under RL, the atitpk-1 mutants exhibited phenotype slightly similar with that of the csn mutants, indicating that 5/6 kinase might be involved in the same developmental pathway as CSN. This study suggests that AtItpk-1 may function as a protein kinase that is involved in photomorphogenesis possibly via interaction with COP9 signalosome under red light.     

植物细胞壁伸展测定仪在蚕豆扩张蛋白特性研究中的应用

扩张蛋白(expansin)在细胞扩张和果实成熟中起着极为重要的作用。植物细胞壁伸展测定仪是研究扩张蛋白必不可少的仪器。为此以电涡流传感器为核心部件装配了一种具有结构简单、操作方便和测量准确等优点的新型测定仪,并利用该仪器研究了蚕豆(Vicia faba)扩张蛋白的特性。结果表明蚕豆根、茎、上胚轴和成熟叶片中均存在扩张蛋白,而且叶片和幼根的扩张蛋白活性最强;免疫印迹证实在蚕豆根、茎、上胚轴和成熟叶片中确实存在扩张蛋白。以上结果说明本仪器灵敏且可靠,用此仪器首次发现在成熟叶片中存在扩张蛋白。