决明苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)基因家族的全基因组分析

利用HMMER、Pfam与SMART等工具,从决明(Senna tora)等不同物种中筛选获得26条PAL(苯丙氨酸解氨酶)序列,并对其进行生物信息学分析。结果表明,决明PAL基因家族的基本特征在单双子叶植物分离之前就已形成,且6个PAL成员被分为3个亚类。决明PAL基因家族成员的二级结构主要由α-螺旋和无规则卷曲组成;含有较高的Ala、Ser和Leu残基;存在16种不同的保守基序,其中motif12(含有催化关键序列Ala-Ser-Gly)在所有PAL成员中均出现;启动子区含有较多的光反应、植物激素响应与逆境胁迫响应元件。进一步的GO、转录组与Pearson分析也强化了以上分析结果,即决明PAL基因家族成员多集中在叶、茎和花等易感受光的组织,参与抗旱与抗菌等生物学过程呈现多样化的特点。以上分析结果将为决明PAL基因的后续功能研究及抗逆功能基因筛选提供理论基础。

苯丙氨酸解氨酶诱导人白血病HL-60细胞凋亡的初步研究

目的 :研究苯丙氨酸解氨酶(L phenylalanineammonia lyase ,PAL)对白血病HL 60细胞生长的抑制作用 ,探讨其作用机制。方法 :应用MTT比色法观察PAL对HL 60细胞的生长抑制作用 ,应用倒置显微镜和DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳技术分析细胞凋亡。结果 :PAL与HL 60细胞共育时 ,能明显抑制细胞生长 ,半数抑制浓度 (IC50 )为 3 0 2U/mL ;细胞呈典型的凋亡形态学改变 ,细胞皱缩 ,染色质凝集 ,沿核膜内侧分布 ,可见新月形 ;细胞DNA裂解成 180～ 2 0 0bp及其倍数的片段 ,电泳得到特有的梯形条带 ,凋亡率与PAL剂量和作用时间呈依赖关系。结论 :PAL能抑制HL 60细胞的生长 ,诱导细胞凋亡是其抗肿瘤的作用机制之一。

镰刀菌酸毒素对西瓜幼苗根细胞跨膜电位及叶细胞有关抗逆酶的抑制

【目的】了解引起连作西瓜严重枯萎病的尖孢镰刀菌毒素对西瓜幼苗根和叶细胞有关生理功能的影响。【方法】用从尖孢镰刀菌西瓜专化型菌株提取的真菌毒素镰刀菌酸处理西瓜幼苗,考察其对细胞根系跨膜电位和叶片中相关抗逆酶的影响。【结果】高浓度镰刀菌酸处理西瓜幼苗12h后,根部细胞跨膜电位比对照下降61.9%～81.8%。不同浓度的毒素处理24h后,根系脱氢酶活性减少35.9%～90.9%。镰刀菌酸明显加速了叶片细胞膜脂质过氧化,24h后叶片丙二醛含量是对照的5.2～11.0倍。叶片中的苯丙氨酸解氨酶活性先增加,然后减少,6～12h活性最高,为对照的7.2～10.5倍。过氧化氢酶、超氧化物岐化酶、过氧化物酶也是先上升然后下降。过氧化氢酶活性在毒素处理3h后达到高峰,但再过3h后下降18.6%～52.5%。超氧化物岐化酶和过氧化物酶在毒素处理12h后达到最大,然后下降。叶片中的β-1,3-葡聚糖酶和几丁质酶在毒素处理后先快速上升,然后下降,最大活性分别出现在处理后12h和3h,分别是对照的10和15～30倍。【结论】镰刀菌酸强烈抑制了西瓜幼苗的根和叶细胞正常生理功能。破坏了叶片细胞的正常防卫系统和根细胞吸水和运输功能,引起细胞膜脂质过氧化生成大量的丙二醛,细胞结构遭受严重破坏,导致发病甚至细胞死亡。

噻二唑苯基脲在平贝母脱分化过程中引起的生理生化变化

平贝母(Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim)鳞茎切块分别在含噻二唑苯基脲(TDZ)或激动素(Kin)的培养基上脱分化过程中的苯丙氨酸解氨酶、淀粉酶、吲哚乙酸氧化酶和过氧化物酶活性均增强,在外植体脱分化前达到峰值,随后下降。TDZ处理下这些酶的活性均高于Kin处理。可溶性蛋白含量的变化趋势与酶活性变化相同,只是TDZ作用下蛋白含量增加的相对水平较低。说明TDZ具有比Kin更强的细胞分裂素活性。

Activities of lipoxygenase and phenylalanine ammonia lyase in poplar leaves induced by insect herbivory and volatiles

A study was conducted to explore the defense response in woody plants after insect herbivory. The activities of two enzymes, lipoxygenase （LOX）, a key enzyme ofjasmonate （JA） pathway, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase （PAL）, a rate-limiting enzyme of phenyl- propanoid pathway, were measured in the leaves of one-year-old poplar （Populus simonii × P. pyramidalis ＇Opera 8277＇） cuttings after Clostera anachoreta larvae attack. The results show that the increased activities of LOX and PAL were found not only in the leaves wounded by C. anachoreta larvae but also in their tipper systemic leaves, indicating that JA and phenylpropanoid pathways were activated, and the defense response was stimulated systemically. The increase in LOX and PAL activities in neighboring intact poplar cuttings sug- gested that there exists the interplant communication between poplar plants mediated by the herbivore-induced volatiles. Methyl jasmonate （MeJA） was also proved to be an airborne signal to induce defense response in P simonii × P pyramidalis ＇Opera 8277＇ cuttings.

Germination Characteristics and Secondary Metabolism Regulation of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Seeds under Different Light Intensities

[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the primary and secondary metabolisms during the germination of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi seeds under different light intensities. [Method] The activities of CHL, soluble sugar, PAL, C4H and CHS were determined with ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The secondary metabolites were detected by High Performance Liquid Chromatography （HPLC）. [Result] The results indicate that the germination of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi seeds is not sensitive to light and the seedlings were very sensitive to light. The CHL, soluble sugar, PAL, C4H and CHS continuously increased with light intensity. The content of secondary metabolites also increased. [Conclusion] Light increased the formation of leaf photosynthetic pigment, thereby affecting the primary metabolites. The activities of PAL, C4H and CHS significantly increased with the development of light intensity. Finally the secondary metabolites of medicinal plants increased sharply. Therefore, the quality of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi materials can be improved by increasing the light intensity moderately.

Germination Characteristics and Secondary Metabolism Regulation of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Seeds under Different Temperatures

[Objective] To study the germination characteristics and secondary metabolism of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi seeds under different temperatures.[Method]The activities of superoxide dismutase（SOD）and peroxidase（POD）were determined with lactoflavine-NBT method and guaiacol-colorimetry assay,respectively.The catalase（CAT）,ascorbate peroxidase（APX）,phenylalanine ammonia-lyase（PAL）and cinnamic acid 4-Hydroxylase（C4H）were determined with ultraviolet spectrophotometry.The secondary metabolites were detected by High Performance Liquid Chromatography（HPLC）.[Result]The germination percentage,germination potentiality and germination index were seriously affected by low or high temperature.The proper germination temperature was 20-25 ℃.The activities of SOD,POD and CAT were significantly decreased as comparison to suitable temperature.The activities of PAL and C4H were also significantly decreased as comparision to suitable temperature which was accordance to the secondary metabolites.There was a positive correlation between the flavonoids content and the PAL and C4H activity（r=0.956,r=0.951,P0.05）.[Conclusion]The quality of the skullcaps could be improved by improving the activity of PAL and C4H.The proper temperature for the seed germination and the formation of secondary metabolites was 20 ℃.

Changes of Primary and Secondary Metabolism during the Seed Germination of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

[Objective] To investigate the primary and secondary metabolism during the seed germination of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. [Method] The activities of SOD and POD were determined with lactoflavine-NBT method and guaiacol-colorimetry as- say, respectively. The activities of CAT, APX,PAL and C4H were determined with ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The contents of secondary metabolites were detected by High-performance Liquid Chromatography （HPLC）. [Result] The results indicate that the soluble sugar content decreased during the first 5 days and then increased when the cotyledons formed. The contents of PAL, C4H and CHS continuously in- creased at different stages during the seed germination process. The secondary metabolites also showed the consistent variation trend. In addition, the contents of secondary metabolites had significant positive correlation with the key enzyme activi- ty. [Conclusion] The formation of secondary metabolites is significantly positively cor- related with the key enzyme during the seed germination process. Therefore, the key enzyme activity can be enhanced by adopting appropriate measures to improve the secondary metabolites, thereby obtaining high-quality medicinal materials.

Prediction Model of Secondary Substances in Anthocyanins Synthesis of Purple Corn

The aim of this study was to assay the polyphenols,flavonoid,polyphenol oxidase and phenylalnine ammonialyase which were relative to the anthocyanins synthesis of purple corn. The optimization of multiple linear regression model of anthocyanins synthesis was y=4.383 86-0.205 45x1＋5.479 638x2＋0.195 575x4. According to standard partial regression coefficient testing,the result indicated that polyphenols content was negatively correlated with anthocyanins and the relative influence to anthocyanins synthesis was-42.7%; flavonoid content and activity of polyphenol oxidase were positively correlated with anthocyanins of purple corn and the relative influence to anthocyanins synthesis were 71.45% and 73.32% respectively. There was no positive correlation between the activity of phenylalnine ammonialyase and anthocyanins of purple corn. The establishment of multiple linear regression model of anthocyanins synthesis was to provide theory foundation of producing anthocyanins in laboratory.

Germination Characteristics and Secondary Metabolism Regulation of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi under Different Illumination Time

This study aimed to investigate the primary and secondary metabolism of Scutel aria baicalensis Georgi during seed germination process under different il umination time. [Method] Chlorophyl （CHL） content, soluble sugar content, phenylalanine ammonia lyase （PAL） activity and cinnamate-4-hydroxylase （C4H） ac-tivity were determined with ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The secondary metabolites were detected by high performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）. [Result] The re-sults indicated that the germination of S. baicalensis seeds was not sensitive to light and the seedlings were very sensitive to light. CHL content, soluble sugar content, PAL activity and C4H activity increased continuously with the il umination time. The secondary metabolites showed a similar trend. [Conclusion] Il umination time promoted the formation of leaf photosynthetic pigments, thereby affecting the synthesis of primary and secondary metabolites and the activities of PAL and C4H. Therefore, the quality of S. baicalensis can be improved by regulating the il umina-tion time appropriately.

Cloning, Expression and Analysis of pal, a Positive Gene Involved in Capsaicin Biosynthesis in Capsicum chinense Jacq

The cDNA sequence of Capal gene was cloned from Capsicum chinense Jacq by RT-PCR and sequenced. Bioinformatics analysis showed that Capal en- codes a putative polypeptide of 683 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 74.2 kD and a theoretical pl of 6.9. Multiple sequence alignments and phyloge- netic tree analyses showed that Capal protein of C. chinense is similar to that of Capsicum annuum var. conoides, with an overall sequence similarity of 96%. The prokaryotic expression vector pET-32a-pal was constructed and induced to express in E. coil BL21. The SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the relative molecular mass of the induced new protein is about 74 kD, which was basically identical with that predicted by DNAMAN software （74.3 kD）, Real-time PCR analysis showed that ex- ogenous jasmonic acid （JA） promoted pal expression. The accumulation of capsaicin in pepper was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）, and the results indicated that exogenous jasmonic acid （JA） can promote the synthesis of capsaicin. This study will provide valuable experimental basis for the research of transcription regulation and explaining the gene function of pal.

Promotive Effects of Alginate-Derived Oligosaccharides on the Inducing Drought Resistance of Tomato

In order to determine the role of alginate-derived oligosaccharides (ADO) in drought stress resistance of tomato (Ly-copersicon esculentum Miller) seedlings, the leaves were exposed to different concentrations of ADO (0.05%, 0.10%, 0.20%, 0.30% and 0.50%) after drought stress was simulated by exposing the roots to 0.6 molL-1 PEG-6000 solution for 6 h. Changes in biomass, electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde (MDA), free proline, total soluble sugars (TSS) and abscisic acid (ABA), the enzyme activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) were measured to investigate the effects of ADO treatment. The results showed that the treatment with an ADO concentration of 0.20% exhibited the highest performance of drought stress resistance in the tomato seedlings by decreasing the electrolyte leakage and the concentration of MDA, increasing the contents of free proline, TSS and ABA, and increasing the activities of CAT, SOD, POD and PAL after treatment with ADO. It is suggested that changes in electrolyte leakage, MDA, osmotic solutes, ABA, anti-oxidative enzyme and PAL activities were responsible for the increased drought stress resistance in tomato seedlings. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of the effect of ADO treatment on enhancing the drought stress resistance of tomato seedlings.

Change of 3 Kinds of Enzyme Activity and Soluble Sugar in 3 Chinese Cabbage Varieties with Different Resistance Level During the Process of Plasmodiophora brassicae Infecting Their Roots

There are different levels of resistance in Chinese cabbage varieties against clubroot.The content of catalase(CAT),peroxidase(POD),phenylalanin ammonia-lyase(PAL),Super Oxide Dismutase(SOD)and soluble sugar activities of 3cultivars with different clubroot-resistant levelswere detected after inoculation in this study.The results suggest that the changing rates of CAT,PAL and SOD contents of resistance cultivars after inoculation were higher than those of susceptible cultivars(Baigengbaiye>Zaobaicaitai>Huangjinxiaobaicai);the POD activities of resistance cultivars reached a peak on an earlier day than those of susceptible cultivars;the increasing rate of soluble sugar of susceptible cultivars was higher than that of the resistance cultivars,and ended with two peaks.Therefore,the four enzymes(CAT,POD,PAL and SOD)and soluble sugar may be used as physiological and biochemical reference indexes for the resistance identification to clubroot after inoculation with P.brassicae.

Alteration in Biochemical Response in Sesamum indicum upon Different Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Sesamum, an important oil yielding crop suffers a huge loss in its yield due to attack of large number of fungal pathogens. In semi-arid regions Sesamum is mainly affected by two major plant-pathogenic fungus viz. Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium oxysporum. The aim of the study was to analyze the metabolic alterations in Sesamum after infection with both pathogens. This accomplished by individually by （the word estimating is not quantitative） the levels of total phenolic compounds and the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase （PAL） of one week old plants. The PAL showed high activity in infected plants, revealing the active phase in the synthesis of secondary metabolites in the Sesamum plant after infection. As a consequence, in infected plants the contents of polyphenols along with salicylic acid （SA） considerably exceeded when compared to control plants. This in vivo study of M. phaseolina and F. oxysporum infection reveals the differences of resistance levels in sesame against these two pathogens. These results provide important information regarding the plant-pathogen interactions and also forfor Sesamum improvement programs seeking the adaptation to diverse range of fungal attack along with adverse environmental factors.

Effects of four metal Ions on phenylalanine ammoni-alyase activities and flavonoids content of ginkgo biloba leaves

The enzyme activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase from six years old Ginkgo biloba leaves in the potted orchard were induced by four groups of metal ions respectively. The PAL activities and flavonoids content were measured by the UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Changes of the whole year were also studied. The results showed that four groups of metal ion treatments had significant effects on the PAL activities and flavonoids contents in Ginkgo leaves. The treatments with 0.1% and 0.3% FeSO4, 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3% ZnSO4, 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5% MnSO4, 0.1% and 0.4% CuSO4 not only enhanced flavonoids contents, but also extended the optimum harvest dates of ginkgo leaves. The optimum combination was 0.1% FeSO4, 0.2% ZnSO4, 0.3% MnSO4, and 0.4% CuSO4. It could improve flavonoids content up to 1.619 4%.

Effects of 2,5-Norbornadiene （NBD） on Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Fresh-cut Winter Squash

Ethylene is one of the most important plant hormones that regulate physiological responses, maturity and senescence of postharvest fruits and vegetables. The determination of its role in the wound-healing response of fruits and vegetables is helpful in understanding the wound responses. 2,5-Norbornadiene （NBD）, inhibitor ethylene binding were used to determine the effect of ethylene action on wound-induced response of fresh-cut winter squash, a kind of vegetables known to produce ethylene markedly after cutting. The effect of NBD on the physiological and biochemical changes of fresh-cut winter squash was investigated in this experiment. The results showed that NBD had great effects on physio-biochemical metabolism of fresh-cut winter squash. Ethylene production was inhibited significantly by NBD. NBD also had an inhibition effect on polyphenol oxidase （PPO）, peroxidase （POD） and phenylalanine ammonia lyase （PAL） activity. The effect of NBD on lipoxygenase （LOX） activity and superoxide dismutase （SOD） was not obvious. NBD treated sample showed a more rapid increase in catalase （CAT） activity, which may help in healing the damage of the tissue. These information are important in understanding the fundamental biology of wound response and in the development of new technology to hasten wound-healing and, thereby, to minimize costly wound-related problems in fresh-cut industry.