Hormones and carbohydrates synergistically regulate the formation of swollen roots in a Chinese cabbage translocation line

The genus Brassica contains a rich diversity of species and morphological types,including leaf,root,and oil crops,all of which show substantial phenotypic variation.Both Chinese cabbage and cabbage are typical leaf-type crops with normal roots.We created translocation lines based on interspecific crosses between Chinese cabbage and cabbage and identified qdh225,which exhibited a swollen-root phenotype.The swollen root of qdh225 contained a large number of granular substances,and the formation of its irregular morphological tissue was caused by a thickening of the phloem.Transcriptomic and metabolomic data suggested that differential expression of genes encoding nine types of enzymes involved in starch and sucrose metabolism caused changes in starch synthesis and degradation in the swollen root.These genes jointly regulated sucrose and starch levels,leading to significant enrichment of starch and soluble proteins in the swollen root and a reduction in the content of soluble sugars such as d-glucose and trehalose 6-phosphate.A significant increase in auxin(IAA)and abscisic acid(ABA)contents and a decrease in gibberellin(GA)content in the swollen root likely promoted the differential expression of genes associated with hormone signal transduction,thereby regulating the development of the swollen root.Taken together,our data suggest that accumulation of IAA and ABA and reduction in GA promote swollen root formation by regulating hormone-mediated signaling,leading to a thickening of phloem,root enlargement,and substantial accumulation of starch and soluble proteins.The latter provide materials,energy,and nutrient sources for the development of swollen roots.

Fabrication of asymmetric poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide)nanofiltration membrane for chromium(VI) removal

The feasibility of employing nanofiltration for the removal of chromium（VI） from wastewater was investigated. Poly （m-phenylene isophthalamide） （PMIA） was used to fabricate asymmetric nanofiltration membrane through the phase-inversion technique. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and atomic force microscopy （AFM） were used to characterize the obtained membrane, and the both confirmed a much smoother surface which could reduce membrane fouling. The PMIA membrane showed different rejections to electrolytes in a sequence of Na2SO4 〉 MgSO4 〉 NaC1 〉 MgC12, which was similar to the sequence of the negatively charged nanofiltration membranes. Separation experiments on chromium（VI） solution were conducted at various operating conditions, such as feed concentration, applied pressure and pH. It is concluded that chromium（VI） could be effectively removed from chromiumcontaining wastewater by the PMIA nanofiltration membranes while maintaining their pollution resistance under alkaline condition.