盐桦(Betula halophila Ching ex P.C.Li)是我国120个极小种群野生植物之一,仅分布于我国新疆阿勒泰地区。为了解其在迁地保护过程中对环境的适应性和沿海强风环境等对幼苗生长的影响,以山东烟台迁地保护基地内两个盐桦居群为材料,对其...盐桦(Betula halophila Ching ex P.C.Li)是我国120个极小种群野生植物之一,仅分布于我国新疆阿勒泰地区。为了解其在迁地保护过程中对环境的适应性和沿海强风环境等对幼苗生长的影响,以山东烟台迁地保护基地内两个盐桦居群为材料,对其3年的生长量、果实性状、叶性状以及叶片生态化学计量等进行研究,利用独立样本t检验和贝叶斯方差分析对山东迁地保护两个居群和新疆迁地保护居群进行比较分析。结果显示,经过3年的生长,盐桦在烟台地区适应性良好,能在一个生长周期结出果实,设置风障以后盐桦生长速度显著升高,表明在幼苗敏感期设置风障可以为幼苗越冬提供保障,同时风障营造的相对稳定的环境提高了盐桦对资源环境的利用能力。展开更多
Modification of unsaturated fatty acid (FA) levels has been found to accompany multiple abiotic stress acclimations in many plants. Delta 12 fatty acid desaturase (FAD2) plays a critical role in the synthesis of p...Modification of unsaturated fatty acid (FA) levels has been found to accompany multiple abiotic stress acclimations in many plants. Delta 12 fatty acid desaturase (FAD2) plays a critical role in the synthesis of polyunsaturated FAs in plant cells by converting oleic acid (18:1) to linoleic acid (18:2). To better understand the relationship between polyunsaturated FAs metabolism and stress adaptation, the expression of FAD2 gene and changes in the FA compositions under various abiotic stresses and phytohormone treatments in Arabidopsis thaliana was investigated in this study. A 1 423-bp promoter of the FAD2 gene was cloned and characterized from Arabidopsis. Several putative hormone- and stress- inducible cis-elements were identified in the cloned promoter, which include salt- and pathogen-inducible GT-1 motifs, low-temperature-responsive MYC element, dehydration-responsive MYB element, and GA signaling related WRKY71OS element. To investigate the fine regulation of FAD2 gene, a recombinant FAD2 promoter-GUS construct was introduced into Arabidopsis plants. Histochemical study showed that the promoter was ubiquitously active and responsive not only to exogenous phytohormones including ABA, 24-eBL, and SA but also to darkness, temperature, salt, and sucrose stresses in Arabidopsis seedlings. Consistent with the expression change, treatments with exogenous 24-eBL, ABA, SA, and NaCl resulted in reduction in polyunsaturated FAs in Arabidopsis seedlings. These findings suggest that the FAD2 gene with a wide variety of putative response elements in its promoter is responsive to multiple phytohormones and abiotic stresses and therefore may play an important role in stress responses of Arabidopsis during plant growth and seed development.展开更多
文摘盐桦(Betula halophila Ching ex P.C.Li)是我国120个极小种群野生植物之一,仅分布于我国新疆阿勒泰地区。为了解其在迁地保护过程中对环境的适应性和沿海强风环境等对幼苗生长的影响,以山东烟台迁地保护基地内两个盐桦居群为材料,对其3年的生长量、果实性状、叶性状以及叶片生态化学计量等进行研究,利用独立样本t检验和贝叶斯方差分析对山东迁地保护两个居群和新疆迁地保护居群进行比较分析。结果显示,经过3年的生长,盐桦在烟台地区适应性良好,能在一个生长周期结出果实,设置风障以后盐桦生长速度显著升高,表明在幼苗敏感期设置风障可以为幼苗越冬提供保障,同时风障营造的相对稳定的环境提高了盐桦对资源环境的利用能力。
基金supported by grants from the National HighTech R&D Program of China (2008AA02Z103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30671332)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China (Z304430)
文摘Modification of unsaturated fatty acid (FA) levels has been found to accompany multiple abiotic stress acclimations in many plants. Delta 12 fatty acid desaturase (FAD2) plays a critical role in the synthesis of polyunsaturated FAs in plant cells by converting oleic acid (18:1) to linoleic acid (18:2). To better understand the relationship between polyunsaturated FAs metabolism and stress adaptation, the expression of FAD2 gene and changes in the FA compositions under various abiotic stresses and phytohormone treatments in Arabidopsis thaliana was investigated in this study. A 1 423-bp promoter of the FAD2 gene was cloned and characterized from Arabidopsis. Several putative hormone- and stress- inducible cis-elements were identified in the cloned promoter, which include salt- and pathogen-inducible GT-1 motifs, low-temperature-responsive MYC element, dehydration-responsive MYB element, and GA signaling related WRKY71OS element. To investigate the fine regulation of FAD2 gene, a recombinant FAD2 promoter-GUS construct was introduced into Arabidopsis plants. Histochemical study showed that the promoter was ubiquitously active and responsive not only to exogenous phytohormones including ABA, 24-eBL, and SA but also to darkness, temperature, salt, and sucrose stresses in Arabidopsis seedlings. Consistent with the expression change, treatments with exogenous 24-eBL, ABA, SA, and NaCl resulted in reduction in polyunsaturated FAs in Arabidopsis seedlings. These findings suggest that the FAD2 gene with a wide variety of putative response elements in its promoter is responsive to multiple phytohormones and abiotic stresses and therefore may play an important role in stress responses of Arabidopsis during plant growth and seed development.