利用AABBDDDD八倍体培育小麦-簇毛麦二体附加系的研究

对普通小麦（Triticumaestivum）-节节麦（Aegilopssquarrosa）八倍体（2n=8x=56,AABBDDDD）与硬粒小麦（Triticumdurum）-簇毛麦（Haynaldiavillosa）六倍体（2n=6x＝42,AABBVV）杂交后,将所得七倍体杂种（AABBDDV）进行连续自交,在F4代中利用C-分带鉴定出可能的簇毛麦6V二体附加系95－7和2V二体附加系26－7,其花粉母细胞染色体在减数分裂中期I的配对构型分别为0.14I＋20．42＋1．5和0．10I＋20．07＋1.82;进一步将95－7和26－7的基因组DNA用EcoRI酶切,分别用小麦族第6部分同源群短臂探针Psr113和第2部分同源群长臂探针BCD240进行Southern杂交,结果显示具有簇毛麦的特异杂交带,进一步确证了95－7和26－7分别是普通小麦-簇毛麦6V和2V二体附加系。     

Cell cycle, morphology and pluripotency of octaploid embryonic stem cells in comparison with those of tetraploid and diploid cells

To examine the alteration of cellular characteristics on ploidy transition of embryonic stem (ES) cells, octaploid cells (8H1 cells) were established from tetraploid H-1 (ES) cells, and compared with tetraploid and diploid H-1 (ES) cells (4H1 and 2H1 cells, respectively). The duration of G₁, S, and G₂/M phases were essentially the same among 2H1, 4H1, and 8H1 cells, suggesting that cell cycle progression is conserved. The ratio of cell volume of 2H1, 4H1, and 8H1 cells was about 1 : 2 : 4, indicating that these polyploid cells were generated through cell cycle progression without cell division. The morphology of 8H1 cells was flagstone-like and flatter than that of 4H1 cells, and differed from the spindle-like shape of 2H1 cells, suggesting that transformation occurred during the ploidy transitions. Alkaline phosphatase activity was expressed equivalently in 2H1, 4H1, and 8H1 cells, and solid tumors that contained endodermal, mesodermal, and ectodermal cells were formed by 2H1, 4H1 or 8H1 cells after interperitoneal injection into the mouse abdomen, suggesting that pluripotency was preserved in the ploidy transition.     

Altered apoptosis/autophagy and epigenetic modifications cause the impaired postimplantation octaploid embryonic development in mice

Polyploids are pervasive in plants and have large impacts on crop breeding, but natural polyploids are rare in animals. Mouse diploid embryos can be induced to become tetraploid by blastomere fusion at the 2-cell stage and tetraploid embryos can develop to the blastocyst stage in vitro. However, there is little information regarding mouse octaploid embryonic development and precise mechanisms contributing to octaploid embryonic developmental limitations are unknown. To investigate the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying octaploid embryonic development, we generated mouse octaploid embryos and evaluated the in vitro/in vivo developmental potential. Here we show that octaploid embryos can develop to the blastocyst stage in vitro, but all fetus impaired immediately after implantation. Our results indicate that cell lineage specification of octaploid embryo was disorganized. Furthermore, these octaploid embryos showed increased apoptosis as well as alterations in epigenetic modifications when compared with diploid embryos. Thus, our cumulative data provide cues for why mouse octaploid embryonic development is limited and its failed postimplantation development.     

八倍体糜子生长生理特性的探讨

在盆栽条件下,对八倍体糜子的生长生理特性和丰产性进行了探讨。结果表明:在叶片发育、植株高度、叶片数目及干物质积累上,八倍体比四倍体明显表现出劣势;根茎叶三器官的干物质积累量与总量的表现趋势一致;叶面积增长与干物质积累之间呈显著正相关(r=0.8691)。八倍体糜子较低的光合强度(Pn)、较小的叶面积(LA)和光合势(P.P)是导致干物质积累量小的重要原因。八倍体糜子的根系活力(RA)高,吸水能力强,气孔阻力(SR)小,蒸腾强度(Trao.R)大,脱水速度(DR)快,保水能力差,叶和茎的相对含水量(RWC)小,水分饱和亏(WSD)大,故水分利用效率(WUE)和抗旱性(DrR)比四倍体差。主穗分枝多,千粒重大,不孕小花数多,穗粒数少、结实率低、丰产性差是八倍体糜子的重要特点。     

Epicuticular waxes of hexaploid and octaploid triticales

Leaf and stem wax of triticales contain alkanes, esters, aldehydes, free alcohols, free acids, β-diketones and hydroxy gb-diketones. The wax compositions of the triticales investigated are closer to that of wheat than to that of rye.