中国茶藨子属(虎耳草科)新植物

<正> 灌木,高约2米。小枝微弯曲,黑褐色,无毛。冬芽长卵圆形。叶片呈不等的五角形,长7—13匣米,宽8—16厘米,先端长渐尖,基部深心形,边缘有不等重锯齿,上面深绿色,散生硬毛,下面淡绿色,沿脉被短柔毛,主脉和侧脉均突起;叶柄长5—9.5厘米,近无毛。总状花序,下垂,花梗长3—4毫米,和总花梗均被短柔毛,常混生星状毛。果实长圆形,红色,直径约6毫米;萼片宿存,反折,近无毛。     

Antibiotic production by strains of Gliocladium virens and its relation to the biocontrol of cotton seedling diseases

Strains of the fungal antagonist Gliocladium virens were separated into two distinct groups on the basis of secondary metabolite production in vitro. Strains of the ‘P’ group produced the antibiotics gliovirin and heptelidic acid but not the antibiotic gliotoxin and its companion, dimethylgliotoxin. Strains of the ‘Q’ group produced gliotoxin and dimethylgliotoxin but not gliovirin or heptelidic acid. Strains from both groups produced the antibiotic viridin and phytotoxin viridiol. Gliovirin was very inhibitory to Pythium ultimum but had no activity against Rhizoctonia solani, and strains that produce it were more effective seed treatment biocontrol agents of disease incited by P. ultimum. Conversely, gliotoxin was more active against R. solani than against P. ultimum, and strains that produced it were more effective seed treatments for controlling disease incited by R. solani. These results indicate that the antibiotic profiles of strains should be considered when screening strains for biocontrol efficacy, and that it may be necessary to treat seeds with a combination of strains in order to broaden the disease control spectrum.     

Leucine uptake by tomato leaf tissue under low temperature: Preincubation dependence of uptake reduction

The uptake of ³H-leucine by leaf fragments of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Rutgers and L. hirsutum Humb. & Bonpl., a wild tomato, was studied. Two altitudinal races of L. hirsutum were used which differed in chilling tolerance. The temperature dependence of uptake was initially similar for all plant varieties. However, at temperatures below about 11°C, uptake progressively decreased in the more chilling-sensitive varieties ( L. esculentum , Low-altitude L. hirsutum ), but not in the more chilling-tolerant (high-altitude L. hirsutum ) with increasing preincubation time. More than 60 min preincubation was required for this effect, and it was greatest at the lower temperatures. When leaf fragments, chilled for short periods of time (>22 h), were returned to 22°C, initial rates of uptake were recovered within 2 h. The relationship between membrane lipid changes and membrane protein activity under chill stress is discussed.     

棉花SMALL AUXIN UP RNAs X (SAURX)克隆及表达模式分析

【目的】生长素是最重要的植物激素之一,调控了植物多种生物学过程。生长素上调的小RNA（SMALL AUXIN UP RNAs,SAURs）是一类生长素原初响应基因,在调控细胞伸长的过程中具有重要作用,但其在棉花纤维发育过程中的作用并不清楚。【方法】研究从陆地棉中克隆到1个编码SAUR蛋白的基因,命名为GhSAURX,通过表达模式分析、亚细胞定位、转基因拟南芥表型分析及生长素相关基因表达分析初步研究其功能。【结果】进化树分析表明,GhSAURX与拟南芥SAUR76、SAUR77和SAUR78关系较近,属于SAUR76亚家族。qPCR结果发现,GhSAURX基因在快速伸长的纤维中表达量较高,即开花后15,18,21 d。同时,GhSAURX在长纤维品种中的表达水平明显高于短纤维。亚细胞定位分析显示,GhSAURX定位在细胞膜和细胞核中。异源表达GhSAURX可以提高YUCCA6、ARF7及PIN4的表达,增加拟南芥的主根长度和黑暗条件下下胚轴的长度。【结论】GhSAURX可能在生长素调控细胞伸长的过程中具有重要作用。     

棉籽蛋白质和油分含量预测的生态模型

为研究棉籽蛋白质和油分含量与环境因子间的定量关系,选择不同熟性棉花品种在长江流域下游棉区和黄河流域黄淮棉区各2个地点进行分期播种和施氮量试验,分析了品种、主要气象条件和施氮量对棉籽蛋白质和油分含量的影响.结果表明:棉籽蛋白质和油分含量的主要影响因子除品种外依次为铃期平均温度、太阳辐射量和施氮量;棉籽蛋白质和油分形成的最适宜铃期日均温分别为26.1℃和25.7℃;充足的光照不利于棉籽蛋白质和油分含量的提高;增加施氮量提高了棉籽蛋白质含量,降低了油分含量.建立了棉籽蛋白质含量与油分含量的生态模型,模型以品种、铃期平均温度、铃期日均太阳辐射量和施氮量为模型输入,简便易行.模型对棉籽蛋白质含量和油分含量预测的根均方差(RMSE)分别为2.03％和2.54％,具有较好的预测性.     

水杨酸和黄萎病菌毒素处理棉花愈伤组织使β-1,3-葡聚糖酶和几丁质酶的活性增加

不同品种棉花(Gossypium hirsutum L.)愈伤组织对黄萎病菌毒素粗提物的抗性与体内β-1,3-葡聚糖酶和几丁质酶活性水平有关.在毒素处理下,抗性品种比感性品种酶活性增加的幅度大、时间早.外源水杨酸(SA)处理后,棉花愈伤组织中的β-1,3-葡聚糖酶和几丁质酶活性增加.抗β-1,3-葡聚糖酶多克隆抗体与28 kD的蛋白条带有免疫交叉反应,毒素、SA、毒素+SA均能诱导该蛋白条带出现.     

Investigation of <i>GhFAT</i> Genes Related to Seed Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition in <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> L.

Fatty Acyl-ACP thioesterase (FAT) is a key enzyme controlling oil biosynthesis in plant seeds. FATs can be divided into two subfamilies, FATA and FATB according to their amino acid sequences and substrate specificity. The Upland cotton genome contains 20 GhFAT genes, amongst which 6 genes were of the GhFATA subfamily and 14 of the GhFATB subfamily. The 20 GhFAT genes are unevenly distributed on 14 chromosomes. The GhFATA genes have 5 or 7 exons and the GhFATB genes have 6 or 7 exons. All GhFAT proteins have the conserved Acyl-ACP_TE domain and PLN02370 super family, the typical characteristics of plant thioesterases. Analyses of the expression level of GhFATs and the compositions of fatty acid in 5–60 days-post-anthesis seeds showed that the ratio of saturated fatty acids to unsaturated fatty acids was consistent with the expression profile of GhFATB12, GhFATB3, and GhFATB10; the ratio of monounsaturated fatty acid to polyunsaturated fatty acids was consistent with the expression profile of GhFATA3. The oil contents of mature cottonseeds were positively correlated with the contents of palmitic acid and linolenic acid as well as seed vigor. These results provide essential information for further exploring the role(s) of the specific GhFATs in determining oil biosynthesis and cottonseed compositions.     

陆地棉干旱胁迫相关基因GhTrx的克隆及表达

采用RACE和RT-PCR技术,克隆了陆地棉干旱胁迫硫氧还蛋白基因,利用荧光定量PCR技术分析该基因在不同组织和不同时期的表达情况.结果表明,陆地棉硫氧还蛋白基因(GhTrx)的cDNA全长1 340 bp,其中ORF 864 bp,推测编码288个氨基酸.该基因编码蛋白与杨树、蓖麻、拟南芥的相似性分别为70%、72%和76%,系统发育树分析显示,GhTrx与蓖麻中该蛋白的亲缘关系最近.RT-PCR分析显示,GhTrx基因表达受干旱胁迫诱导,在干旱诱导下,该基因在抗旱材料中H177中上调表达,在根中的表达量明显高于叶.研究表明,GhTrx基因在干旱胁迫时根部进行大量表达,对抵御外界的干旱威胁起到关键作用,可能对提高陆地棉抗旱性方面具有一定的作用.     

An Arabidopsis E3 ligase HUB2 increases histone H2B monoubiquitination and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic cotton

The HUB2 gene encoding histone H2B monoubiquitination E3 ligase is involved in seed dormancy, flowering timing, defence response and salt stress regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. In this study, we used the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter to drive AtHUB2 overexpression in cotton and found that it can significantly improve the agricultural traits of transgenic cotton plants under drought stress conditions, including increasing the fruit branch number, boll number, and boll‐setting rate and decreasing the boll abscission rate. In addition, survival and soluble sugar, proline and leaf relative water contents were increased in transgenic cotton plants after drought stress treatment. In contrast, RNAi knockdown of GhHUB2 genes reduced the drought resistance of transgenic cotton plants. AtHUB2 overexpression increased the global H2B monoubiquitination (H2Bub1) level through a direct interaction with GhH2B1 and up‐regulated the expression of drought‐related genes in transgenic cotton plants. Furthermore, we found a significant increase in H3K4me3 at the DREB locus in transgenic cotton, although no change in H3K4me3 was identified at the global level. These results demonstrated that AtHUB2 overexpression changed H2Bub1 and H3K4me3 levels at the GhDREB chromatin locus, leading the GhDREB gene to respond quickly to drought stress to improve transgenic cotton drought resistance, but had no influence on transgenic cotton development under normal growth conditions. Our findings also provide a useful route for breeding drought‐resistant transgenic plants.     

陆地棉GhSDP1及其启动子的克隆与表达分析

三酰基甘油脂肪酶(SDP1)是催化三酰甘油降解的关键酶,在植物油脂代谢调控中起着重要作用。克隆棉花SDP1并研究其在3种胁迫下的表达分析,为解析棉花SDP1的生物学功能提供依据。以陆地棉品种冀丰1271为试材,克隆GhSDP1编码序列和上游启动子序列;利用PlantCARE分析GhSDP1启动子区顺式作用元件;qRT-PCR检测逆境胁迫下GhSDP1的表达谱;通过烟草瞬时表达pGhSDP1启动子+GUS载体检测启动子活性。结果表明,GhSDP1的编码序列为2 541 bp,其在盐、低温和干旱胁迫下呈差异表达模式。pGhSDP1除具有启动子所必需的TATA-box和CAAT-box等基本顺式作用元件外,还含有多个与光响应、激素响应及逆境应答等相关的顺式作用元件。棉花pGhSDP1启动子能驱动GUS蛋白高效表达,具有较强的启动子活性。研究揭示了棉花GhSDP1参与胁迫应答的新功能。