The Role of Calcium in Mediating SlIAAs Expression in Tomato Pedicel Explants

In order to illuminate the effect of calcium on the IAA signal transduction,we studied the expression of eight SlIAA genes which were up-regulated by calcium during the abscission after short-term（1 h） and long-term（16 h） treatments with calcium,IAA and calcium inhibitors.The results indicated that calcium induced SlIAAs expression in 1 h at low concentration,EGTA affected little SlIAAs expression;it also increased IAA-induced transcript level of SlIAAs,TFP（named trifluoperazine） decreased most SlIAAs expression below the level of calcium combined with IAA-induced expression,except for SlIAA17.Long-term treatment of calcium or calcium inhibitors suppressed some SlIAAs expression,whereas TFP enhanced all SlIAAs expression.Interestingly,SlIAA29 was induced by most treatments excluding 16 h EGTA.

Correlation Between Endogenous Hormones of Stem Apices and Fruit Locule Numbers in Tomatoes During Floral Bud Differentiation Stages

The study was designed to elucidate the changes in the endogenous hormones of stem apices in tomatoes and the function of correlative endogenous hormones in tomatoes during floral bud differentiation stages. The tomato parents were crossed and reverse crossed by using two inbred lines of multi-locule （MLK1） and few-locule （FL1） with significant difference, and the relationship between endogenous hormones GA3, IAA, and ABA levels and ovary locule numbers of parents and progeny during floral bud differentiation initial stage, floral bud differentiation stage, sepal petal formation stage, carpel formation initial stage, and ovary locule complete formation stage was studied. GA3 levels in P1, P2, F1, and RF1 were consistent with locule numbers, and IAA and ABA levels were reverse to ovary locule numbers during the key stage. The correlation showed that, during sepal petal formation stage, the ovary locule numbers were positively correlated with GA3, GA3/IAA, and GA3/ABA, and were negatively correlated with IAA and ABA. It was speculated that increasing GA3 levels or decreasing IAA and ABA levels of stem apices in tomato might be able to enhance ovary locule numbers. The sepal petal formation stage was an important stage which regulated endogenous hormones in the ovary locule formation.

Effects of abiotic stress and hormones on the expressions of five13-CmLOXs and enzyme activity in oriental melon(Cucumis melo var.makuwa Makino)

Lipoxygenases（LOXs） are a group of non-heme,iron-containing enzymes and extensively involved in plant growth and development,ripening and senescence,stress responses,biosynthesis of regulatory molecules and defense reaction.In our previous study,18 LOXs in melon genome were screened and identified,and five 13-LOX genes（CmLOX08,CmLOX10,CmLOX12,CmLOX13 and CmLOX18） were predicted to locate in chloroplast.Phylogenetic analysis result showed that the five genes have high homology with jasmonic acid（JA） biosynthesis-related LOXs from other plants.In addition,promoter analysis revealed that motifs of the five genes participate in gene expression regulated by hormones and stresses.Therefore,we analyzed the expressions of the five genes and LOX activity in leaves of four-leaf stage seedlings of oriental melon cultivar Yumeiren under abiotic stress：wounding,cold,high temperature and hydrogen peroxide（H_2O_2）,and signal molecule treatments：methyl jasmonate（MeJA）,abscisic acid（ABA） and salicylic acid（SA）.Real time qPCR revealed that wounding and H_2O_2 induced the expressions of all the five genes.Only CmLOX08 was induced by cold while only CmLOX13 was suppressed by high temperature.ABA induced the expressions of CmLOXIO and CmLOX12 while inhibited CmLOX13 and CmLOX18.MeJA increased the 3 genes expressions except CmLOX08 and CmLOX13,whereas SA decreased the effect,apart from CmLOX12.All the abiotic stresses and signal molecules treatments increased the LOX activity in leaves of oriental melon.In summary,the results suggest that the five genes have diverse functions in abiotic stress and hormone responses,and might participate in defense response.The data generated in this study will be helpful in subcellular localization and transgenic experiment to understand their precise roles in plant defense response.

Change in ^(14)C-soluble Sugar Involved in the Photosynthate Translocation Pathway of Tomato

Liaoyuanduoli tomato was planted in pots in a solar greenhouse. The first leaf below the second cluster was labeled by ^14CO2 with a dose of 0.555 MBq 30 days after the second cluster anthesis. Mesophyll, midrib, petiole vascular of the fed leaf, internode vascular below the fed leaf （adjacent to the fed leaf）, peduncle vascular of the second cluster, sepal, fruit pedicle, pulp, pectinic, and dissepiment were taken 2, 4, 8, 12, 20, 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively, after ^14CO2 feed to determinate the composition and specific activity of carbohydrate at different sites and different time after the labeling. The results indicated that almost all of the photosynthates resulting from 1 h of photosynthesis could be transported out of the leaf within 72 h and more than 85% of them were exported within 24 h. The greatest amount of sucrose transport occurred in the internode pedicel vascular bundle 8 h after the start of photosynthesis. Assimilates entering the fruit through the internode and pedicel vascular bundles were detectable but in small quantities 2 h after photosynthesis. Only the radio activity of sucrose but not that of glucose and fructose was detected, suggesting that some of the sucrose in the fruit came directly through the phloem at an early stage of fruit development, not through the synthesis of glucose and fructose. Fruit vascular may be the part where sucrose first metabolized after it entered the fruit.

Tomato Key Sucrose Metabolizing Enzyme Activities and Gene Expression Under NaCl and PEG Iso-Osmotic Stresses

Changes in sucrose metabolism in response to salt （NaC1） and water （polyethylene glycol, PEG6000） iso-osmotic stresses were measured in tomato cultivar Liaoyuan Duoli （Solanum lycopersicum L.） and the objective was to provide a new evidence for the relationship between salt and osmotic stresses. The carbohydrate contents, as well as sucrose metabolizing enzymes activities and transcript levels were determined. The results indicated that soluble sugar and hexoses accumulated to higher levels and the contents of sucrose and starch were lower in mature fruit under the two stress treatments. Salt and water stresses can enhance the invertase and sucrose synthase activities of tomato fruit in a long period of time （45-60 days after anthesis）, and elevate the expression of soluble acid invertase mRNA. It showed that two different stresses could also regulate the soluble acid invertase activity by controlling its gene expression. The activity of sucrose synthase was linked to the changes in soluble sugar levels but not with transcript levels. The effects of salt and water stress treatments on sucrose phosphate synthase activities were weak.

SlYABBY2b基因对番茄果实心室数和内源赤霉素含量的影响(英文)

目的:探讨赤霉素对SlYABBY2b基因调控番茄心室形成过程中的作用,为进一步研究番茄畸形果发生机理提供了理论基础。创新点:首次明确了SlYABBY2b基因与赤霉素的关系,且筛选出SlYABBY2b调控赤霉素合成的关键基因方法:利用Gateway技术法构建SlYABBY2b基因超表达和沉默载体,并通过农杆菌介导转化法获得转基因植株。用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)试剂盒检测转基因植株中赤霉素的含量,用实时荧光定量分析(qRT-PCR)赤霉素突变体中SlYABBY2b基因表达水平和SlYABBY2b转基因植株中赤霉素相关基因的转录水平。结论:本实验中赤霉素突变体中SlYABBY2b基因表达量显示,赤霉素短缺导致番茄植株体内SlYABBY2b基因的升高。ELISA实验结果显示,SlYABBY2b基因也能够反馈调控赤霉素的合成。qRT-PCR结果显示,SlYABBY2b基因抑制GA20ox1和GA3ox2基因的表达,促进GA2ox1和GA2ox5基因的表达。综上所述,研究结果明确了SlYABBY2b基因位于赤霉素信号转导的途径上,反馈调节赤霉素的合成,感受外源赤霉素的信号,从而进一步调控番茄心室的形成。