蓖麻生长素外输载体PIN蛋白家族的生物信息学分析

PIN蛋白家族是植物重要的生长素外输载体,通过介导细胞间的生长素极性运输来调控生长素在植物组织间的差异分布,从而调控植物的生长发育.目的:分离鉴定出蓖麻中PIN蛋白家族成员,为蓖麻生长素极性运输机制的研究奠定基础.方法:利用生物信息学分析软件,以拟南芥PIN基因家族序列为模板,在蓖麻基因组数据库中进行PIN基因鉴定,并...     

生长素极性输出载体PIN的研究进展

生长素极性运输几乎参与植物生长发育的每一个阶段,生长素在时间和空间上的动态分布主要依赖于生长素极性输出载体PIN-FORMED(PIN)蛋白的极性定位和输出活性.着重从磷酸化调控、极性锚定、胞内运输等方面介绍最近5年有关PIN蛋白极性定位领域中所取得的最新进展.归纳总结PIN蛋白极性定位和输出活性的分子调控机制,为进一步剖析PIN介导的生长素极性运输机制提供新的见解和思路.     

对氨基苯甲酸在拟南芥根生长发育中对生长素运输的调控

为探究对氨基苯甲酸(PABA)影响拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)根部生长发育的作用机制,以野生型和DR5∷GUS转基因拟南芥为实验材料,研究了PABA外源处理对根系形态结构和生长素运输的影响.结果表明:200μmol/L PABA可以明显抑制拟南芥幼苗主根生长并促进侧根和根毛的发育.PABA可增强生长素类似物2,4-D对幼苗主根生长的抑制作用和对根毛伸长的促进作用;相反,PABA可在一定程度上减弱生长素运输抑制剂NPA对幼苗主根和根毛生长发育的抑制作用.此外,PABA可诱导拟南芥根尖生长素的积累以及生长素极性运输相关基因PIN1、PIN3和AUX1的表达.综上所述,PABA可调节根部生长素运输和分布,在拟南芥根生长发育过程中起重要作用.     

生长素调控极性运输载体PIN2质膜丰度与降解

主要观察了外源生长素长时间(8 h)处理对拟南芥生长素极性输出载体PIN2-GFP质膜丰度的影响,低温、KCN处理和生长素受体突变对生长素调控质膜PIN2-GFP丰度的影响,以及液泡H+-ATPase抑制剂ConA对野生型和生长素受体四突变体tir1afb1,2,3液泡中PIN2-GFP积累的影响.结果表明:外源生长素通过其受体TIR1/AFB介导的信号途径下调质膜PIN2-GFP的丰度,促进PIN2-GFP的内吞、胞内运输和液泡降解.暗示生长素通过TIR1/AFB介导的信号途径反馈调控质膜PIN2-GFP的水平,从而阻止了胞内生长素的过多输出.     

组蛋白去乙酰化抑制剂对拟南芥根尖干细胞微环境的影响

根系发育是植物生长的重要组成部分,该过程由多种信号转导途径共同调节。组蛋白乙酰化和去乙酰化的动态变化对基因表达具有关键的调控作用,而对其在根发育中功能的研究还不深入。本研究通过组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂Trichostatin A（TSA）处理拟南芥,发现其主根生长受到抑制,分生区细胞数目变少。显微观察的结果表明TSA影响了根尖干细胞微环境。根尖微环境调控相关因子SCR和SHR的表达受TSA处理的影响并不明显,而PLT1/PLT2的表达受TSA强烈抑制。我们对生长素运输途径的分析发现在TSA处理条件下,PIN1表达只受轻微影响,而PIN2表达量明显下调。pDR5:GFP的结果表明TSA可能引起生长素在根尖的积累和分布变化。综上所述,TSA影响了拟南芥根尖干细胞微环境的维持,表明组蛋白的去乙酰化在根发育过程中发挥着重要作用。     

过氧化氢对拟南芥生长素信号转导相关蛋白的影响

通过添加外源过氧化氢来探究其对植物生长素信号的影响.以GUS基因作为报告基因,研究拟南芥中各生长素相关蛋白(生长素含量标志蛋白DR5、输入蛋白AUX1、输出蛋白PIN1和PIN2)对过氧化氢的响应.结果表明过氧化氢处理后拟南芥呈植株变小、根变短和不定根数目增多的表型;与对照相比,GUS染色后各生长素相关蛋白的表达下降,表明过氧化氢对植物生长素的合成与运输起一定的抑制作用.在过氧化氢处理的基础上,添加抗氧化物质后发现植株表型有明显恢复,GUS染色也表明相关蛋白的表达量均增加;另外,0.1 nmol/L的外源IAA能恢复过氧化氢处理后拟南芥的表型和生长素相关蛋白的表达.综上所述,过氧化氢主要通过抑制植物体内的生长素信号来调控植物的生长发育.     

过氧化氢对拟南芥生长素信号转导相关蛋白的影响

通过添加外源过氧化氢来探究其对植物生长素信号的影响.以GUS基因作为报告基因,研究拟南芥中各生长素相关蛋白(生长素含量标志蛋白DRS,输入蛋白AUX1,输出蛋白PIN1和PIN2)对过氧化氢的响应结果表明过氧化氢处理后拟南芥呈植株变小、根变短和不定根数目增多的表型;与对照相比,GUS染色后各生长素相关蛋白的表达下降,表明过氧化氢对植物生长素的合成与运输起一定的抑制作用在过氧化氢处理的墓础上,添加抗氧化物质后发现植株表型有明显恢复,GUS染色也表明相关蛋白的表达量均增加;另外,0.1 nmol/L的外源IAA能恢复过氧化氢处理后拟南芥的表型和生长素相关蛋白的表达综上所述,过氧化氢主要通过抑制植物体内的生长素信号来调控植物的生长发育.     

过氧化氢对拟南芥生长素信号传导相关蛋白的影响

本论文通过添加外源过氧化氢来探究其对植物生长素信号的影响。以GUS基因作为报告基因,研究拟南芥中各生长素相关蛋白(生长素含量标志蛋白DR5、输入蛋白AUX1、输出蛋白PIN1和PIN2)对过氧化氢的响应。结果表明过氧化氢处理后拟南芥呈植株变小、根变短和不定根数目增多的表型;与对照相比,GUS染色后各生长素相关蛋白的表达下降,这表明过氧化氢对植物生长素的合成与运输起一定的抑制作用。在过氧化氢处理的基础上,添加抗氧化物质发现植株表型有明显的恢复,GUS染色也表明相关蛋白的表达量均增加;另外,0.0001 ?mol/L的外源IAA也能恢复过氧化氢处理后拟南芥的表型和生长素相关蛋白的表达。综上所述,过氧化氢主要通过抑制植物体内的生长素信号来调控植物的生长发育。     

2013-27 科技要闻

植物生长素空间分布和器官形态新发现作为植物发育调控最重要的激素,生长素的含量及其在器官中的分布(空间分布)决定了植物器官的形态建成、株型以及向重性反应等生物学进程。然而,目前对植物生长素在器官中空间分布的调控机制仍缺乏了解。中国科学院植物研究所胡玉欣研究组以拟南芥为材料,通过研究功能获得及缺陷突变体,发现植物特有转录因子IDD14、IDD15和IDD16协     

OsNAC2转录因子介导生长素代谢通路调节水稻早期根的发育

NAC家族是植物特有的一类转录因子,在植物的生长发育和逆境胁迫等方面具有重要的功能.研究发现,OsNAC2基因的过表达(ON11)和RNAi(RNAi31)转基因株系,早期主根的长度有显著变化的特征.与野生型日本晴水稻(WT)相比,ON11植株的主根变短,而RNAi31的主根变长.通过对早期OsNAC2pro∶∶GUS株系根尖染色结果表明OsNAC2在根尖具有时序性表达.不同激素诱导OsNAC2表达谱和OsNAC2pro∶∶GUS株系对激素响应结果显示OsNAC2受生长素显著性诱导.结合芯片数据和qRT-PCR分析,OsNAC2转基因株系中生长素合成代谢及信号通路相关基因表达量变化较为明显.同时,ON11根尖淀粉粒发育及其向重力性受到抑制.因此,推测OsNAC2可能通过抑制生长素的合成代谢及信号通路相关基因的表达,降低生长素含量,并参与生长素响应通路,最终影响水稻根的生长.     

Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis

Long-standing models propose that plant growth responses to light or gravity are mediated by asymmetric distribution of the phytohormone auxin. Physiological studies implicated a specific transport system that relocates auxin laterally, thereby effecting differential growth; however, neither the molecular components of this system nor the cellular mechanism of auxin redistribution on light or gravity perception have been identified. Here, we show that auxin accumulates asymmetrically during differential growth in an efflux-dependent manner. Mutations in the Arabidopsis gene PIN3, a regulator of auxin efflux, alter differential growth. PIN3 is expressed in gravity-sensing tissues, with PIN3 protein accumulating predominantly at the lateral cell surface. PIN3 localizes to the plasma membrane and to vesicles that cycle in an actin-dependent manner. In the root columella, PIN3 is positioned symmetrically at the plasma membrane but rapidly relocalizes laterally on gravity stimulation. Our data indicate that PIN3 is a component of the lateral auxin transport system regulating tropic growth. In addition, actin-dependent relocalization of PIN3 in response to gravity provides a mechanism for redirecting auxin flux to trigger asymmetric growth.     

AtSNX1 defines an endosome for auxin-carrier trafficking in Arabidopsis

Polarized cellular distribution of the phytohormone auxin and its carriers is essential for normal plant growth and development. Polar auxin transport is maintained by a network of auxin influx (AUX) and efflux (PIN) carriers. Both auxin transport and PIN protein cycling between the plasma membrane and endosomes require the activity of the endosomal GNOM; however, intracellular routes taken by these carriers remain largely unknown. Here we show that Arabidopsis thaliana SORTING NEXIN 1 (AtSNX1) is involved in the auxin pathway and that PIN2, but not PIN1 or AUX1, is transported through AtSNX1-containing endosomes. We demonstrate that the snx1-null mutant exhibits multiple auxin-related defects and that loss of function of AtSNX1 severely enhances the phenotype of a weak gnom mutant. In root cells, we further show that AtSNX1 localizes to an endosomal compartment distinct from GNOM-containing endosomes, and that PIN2 accumulates in this compartment after treatment with the phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase inhibitor wortmannin or after a gravity stimulus. Our data reveal the existence of a novel endosomal compartment involved in PIN2 endocytic sorting and plant development.     

脱落酸对水稻根系生长素合成与运输的调控

利用一系列不同浓度的脱落酸(ABA)处理水稻幼苗根系,观察水稻初生根根长、冠根数目、侧根数目及长度、DR5::GUS转基因材料GUS活性、生长素的合成及运输相关基因表达水平等变化.结果表明,ABA可以抑制水稻初生根的伸长、冠根和侧根的发生和伸长,并且抑制效应呈现剂量效应.DR5::GUS活性在整个根系中随ABA处理浓度升高而减弱,但根尖部位的DR5::GUS活性经过ABA处理后表现增强;生长素合成相关基因YUCCA2、YUCCA4、YUCCA7,生长素运输载体基因AUX3、AUX5、PiN1b、PiN2、PiN5a、PiN9、PiN10a均显著下降表达.     

Generation of cell polarity in plants links endocytosis, auxin distribution and cell fate decisions

Dynamically polarized membrane proteins define different cell boundaries and have an important role in intercellular communication-a vital feature of multicellular development. Efflux carriers for the signalling molecule auxin from the PIN family are landmarks of cell polarity in plants and have a crucial involvement in auxin distribution-dependent development including embryo patterning, organogenesis and tropisms. Polar PIN localization determines the direction of intercellular auxin flow, yet the mechanisms generating PIN polarity remain unclear. Here we identify an endocytosis-dependent mechanism of PIN polarity generation and analyse its developmental implications. Real-time PIN tracking showed that after synthesis, PINs are initially delivered to the plasma membrane in a non-polar manner and their polarity is established by subsequent endocytic recycling. Interference with PIN endocytosis either by auxin or by manipulation of the Arabidopsis Rab5 GTPase pathway prevents PIN polarization. Failure of PIN polarization transiently alters asymmetric auxin distribution during embryogenesis and increases the local auxin response in apical embryo regions. This results in ectopic expression of auxin pathway-associated root-forming master regulators in embryonic leaves and promotes homeotic transformation of leaves to roots. Our results indicate a two-step mechanism for the generation of PIN polar localization and the essential role of endocytosis in this process. It also highlights the link between endocytosis-dependent polarity of individual cells and auxin distribution-dependent cell fate establishment for multicellular patterning.     

Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical-basal axis of Arabidopsis

Axis formation occurs in plants, as in animals, during early embryogenesis. However, the underlying mechanism is not known. Here we show that the first manifestation of the apical-basal axis in plants, the asymmetric division of the zygote, produces a basal cell that transports and an apical cell that responds to the signalling molecule auxin. This apical-basal auxin activity gradient triggers the specification of apical embryo structures and is actively maintained by a novel component of auxin efflux, PIN7, which is located apically in the basal cell. Later, the developmentally regulated reversal of PIN7 and onset of PIN1 polar localization reorganize the auxin gradient for specification of the basal root pole. An analysis of pin quadruple mutants identifies PIN-dependent transport as an essential part of the mechanism for embryo axis formation. Our results indicate how the establishment of cell polarity, polar auxin efflux and local auxin response result in apical-basal axis formation of the embryo, and thus determine the axiality of the adult plant.