Calcium, an ubiquitous second messenger, plays an essential and versatile role in cellular signaling. The diverse function of calcium signals is achieved by an excess of calcium sensors. Plants possess large numbers o...Calcium, an ubiquitous second messenger, plays an essential and versatile role in cellular signaling. The diverse function of calcium signals is achieved by an excess of calcium sensors. Plants possess large numbers of calcium sensors, most of which have not been functionally characterized. To identify physiologically relevant calcium sensors in a specific cell type, we conducted a genome-wide functional survey in pollen tubes, for which spatiotemporal calcium signals are well-characterized and required for polarized tip growth. Pollen.specific members of calrnodulin （CAM）, CaM-like （CML）, calcium-dependent protein kinase （CDPK） and calcineurin B-like protein （CBL） families were tagged with green fluorescence protein （GFP） and their localization patterns and overexpression phenotypes were characterized in tobacco pollen tubes. We found that several fusion proteins showed distinct overexpression phenotypes and subcellular localization patterns. CDPK24-GFP was localized to the vegetative nucleus and the generative cell/sperms. CDPK32-GFP caused severe growth depolarization. CBL2-GFP and CBL3-GFP exhibited dynamic patterns of subcellular localization, including several endomembrane compartments, the apical plasma membrane （PM）, and cytoskeleton-like structures in pollen tubes. Their overexpression also inhibited pollen tube elongation and induced growth depolarization. These putative calcium sensors are excellent candidates for the calcium sensors responsible for the regulation of calcium homeostasis and calciumdependent tip growth and growth oscillation in pollen tubes.展开更多
The ability of Elsholtzia splendens Naki(E. splendens) to accumulate copper appears to be governed by its high degree of copper tolerance. However, the tolerance mechanism on the physiological basis is unknown. Using ...The ability of Elsholtzia splendens Naki(E. splendens) to accumulate copper appears to be governed by its high degree of copper tolerance. However, the tolerance mechanism on the physiological basis is unknown. Using transmission electron microscope(TEM) and energy dispersive analysis of X-rays(EDX), the likely location of copper within the cells of the tolerant and non-tolerant was determined. Here the role of vacuolar and cell wall compartmentalization in this copper tolerant plant were investigated. A direct comparison of copper locations of E. splendens and the non-tolerant Astragalus sinicus L.(A. sinicus) showed that the majority of copper in the tolerant was localized primarily in the vacuolar, cell wall, on the plasmamembrane, beside lipid grains induced by copper pollution, in the chloroplasts and amyloids; but in the non-tolerant, copper precipitates only be observed on the plasmamembrane, in the chloroplasts and cytoplasm under copper exposure conditions that were toxic to both species. This revealed that the tolerant accumulates more copper in the vacuole and cell wall than the non-tolerant, where was regarded as the storage compartment of tolerant plant or hyperaccumulator for heavy metals.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the expression of cell apoptosis,proliferation and the related regulators p27, p53 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS: The expression of p27, p53, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) a...AIM: To investigate the expression of cell apoptosis,proliferation and the related regulators p27, p53 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS: The expression of p27, p53, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and apoptosis in 47 HCC specimens and 42 surrounding non-cancerous tissues were detected by the immunohistochemistry and terminal deoxy-nudeotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) technique.Meanwhile, the clinical significance of them was analyzed combining with the clinicopathological factors and followup data.RESULTS: (1) The average proliferating index and apoptotic index in HCC were significantly higher than that in adjacent liver tissues. The proliferating index was associated with extrahepatic metastasis. The apoptotic index was significantly lower in TNM stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ than in stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ. The proliferating index of groups with p53-/p27+ was significantly lower than that in group with p53+/p27- (P = 0.030); (2) The level of p27 in the cytoplasmic fraction was higher in non-tumoral liver tissues and was associated with clinical stage; (3) Survival analysis showed advanced stage (P = 0.031) and with extrahepatic metastasis (P = 0.045) was significantly associated with shorter survival. In addition, the prognosis of patients with p53-/p27+ was longer than that of patients with p53+/p27- (P = 0.0356).CONCLUSION: The p53 mutation and decreased p27 expression might be involved in the imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis in HCC. Cytoplasmic displacement might lead to the inactivation of p27 protein in HCC cells and acts early during carcinogenesis of HCC. The combined examination of p27, and p53 expression allows reliable estimation of prognosis for patients with primary hepatic carcinoma.展开更多
【目的】从枳[Poncirus trifoliata(L.)Raf.]中克隆SBP类[SQUAMOSA(SQUA)promoter-binding-like]转录因子基因SPL9和SPL13全长,构建SPL9和SPL13亚细胞定位表达载体验证其是否具有核定位功能,利用荧光定量PCR研究其在枳不同组织的表达特...【目的】从枳[Poncirus trifoliata(L.)Raf.]中克隆SBP类[SQUAMOSA(SQUA)promoter-binding-like]转录因子基因SPL9和SPL13全长,构建SPL9和SPL13亚细胞定位表达载体验证其是否具有核定位功能,利用荧光定量PCR研究其在枳不同组织的表达特性,初步确定SPL9和SPL13在枳生长发育过程中的作用。【方法】利用生物信息学结合RACE技术以枳花器官的cDNA为模板,克隆出SPL9和SPL13基因全长,分别命名Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13,大小分别是1519bp和1824bp,在GenBank的登录号分别是FJ502237和FJ502238;构建Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13亚细胞定位载体35S-GW-FJ502237/FJ502238-GFP,基因枪转化洋葱表皮细胞,暗培养24h后激光共聚焦显微镜下观察;利用SYBR Green I实时定量RT-PCR方法检测Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13在根、茎、叶、花序、花和果等不同组织中的表达。【结果】生物信息学分析表明,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13的cDNA序列中都有microRNA156的识别位点,Pt-SPL9与金鱼草、拟南芥和玉米SPL9的同源性分别为48.9%、42.5%和41.7%;Pt-SPL13与拟南芥SPL13、水稻的SPL16和玉米的TGA1同源性分别为40.8%、38.1%和35.8%。Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13与其它植物的SBP一样有着高度保守的序列,即SBP结构域和一个双向核定位信号KRXXXRRRK。亚细胞定位结果表明,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13均定位于细胞核中。SYBR Green I实时定量RT-PCR结果表明,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13在各个器官均有表达,但表达量不同,Pt-SPL9在茎中的表达量最高,在花和叶中的表达量次之,在根、花芽和幼果中的表达量最低;Pt-SPL13在幼果中的表达量最高,在茎和花芽中的表达量相当,其次为叶,在花和根中的表达量很低。【结论】转录因子Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13均具有核定位功能,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13对枳的茎和果实的发育可能有着重要作用。展开更多
基金Supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of Chin(2007CB108704)
文摘Calcium, an ubiquitous second messenger, plays an essential and versatile role in cellular signaling. The diverse function of calcium signals is achieved by an excess of calcium sensors. Plants possess large numbers of calcium sensors, most of which have not been functionally characterized. To identify physiologically relevant calcium sensors in a specific cell type, we conducted a genome-wide functional survey in pollen tubes, for which spatiotemporal calcium signals are well-characterized and required for polarized tip growth. Pollen.specific members of calrnodulin （CAM）, CaM-like （CML）, calcium-dependent protein kinase （CDPK） and calcineurin B-like protein （CBL） families were tagged with green fluorescence protein （GFP） and their localization patterns and overexpression phenotypes were characterized in tobacco pollen tubes. We found that several fusion proteins showed distinct overexpression phenotypes and subcellular localization patterns. CDPK24-GFP was localized to the vegetative nucleus and the generative cell/sperms. CDPK32-GFP caused severe growth depolarization. CBL2-GFP and CBL3-GFP exhibited dynamic patterns of subcellular localization, including several endomembrane compartments, the apical plasma membrane （PM）, and cytoskeleton-like structures in pollen tubes. Their overexpression also inhibited pollen tube elongation and induced growth depolarization. These putative calcium sensors are excellent candidates for the calcium sensors responsible for the regulation of calcium homeostasis and calciumdependent tip growth and growth oscillation in pollen tubes.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 40271060)
文摘The ability of Elsholtzia splendens Naki(E. splendens) to accumulate copper appears to be governed by its high degree of copper tolerance. However, the tolerance mechanism on the physiological basis is unknown. Using transmission electron microscope(TEM) and energy dispersive analysis of X-rays(EDX), the likely location of copper within the cells of the tolerant and non-tolerant was determined. Here the role of vacuolar and cell wall compartmentalization in this copper tolerant plant were investigated. A direct comparison of copper locations of E. splendens and the non-tolerant Astragalus sinicus L.(A. sinicus) showed that the majority of copper in the tolerant was localized primarily in the vacuolar, cell wall, on the plasmamembrane, beside lipid grains induced by copper pollution, in the chloroplasts and amyloids; but in the non-tolerant, copper precipitates only be observed on the plasmamembrane, in the chloroplasts and cytoplasm under copper exposure conditions that were toxic to both species. This revealed that the tolerant accumulates more copper in the vacuole and cell wall than the non-tolerant, where was regarded as the storage compartment of tolerant plant or hyperaccumulator for heavy metals.
文摘AIM: To investigate the expression of cell apoptosis,proliferation and the related regulators p27, p53 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS: The expression of p27, p53, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and apoptosis in 47 HCC specimens and 42 surrounding non-cancerous tissues were detected by the immunohistochemistry and terminal deoxy-nudeotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) technique.Meanwhile, the clinical significance of them was analyzed combining with the clinicopathological factors and followup data.RESULTS: (1) The average proliferating index and apoptotic index in HCC were significantly higher than that in adjacent liver tissues. The proliferating index was associated with extrahepatic metastasis. The apoptotic index was significantly lower in TNM stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ than in stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ. The proliferating index of groups with p53-/p27+ was significantly lower than that in group with p53+/p27- (P = 0.030); (2) The level of p27 in the cytoplasmic fraction was higher in non-tumoral liver tissues and was associated with clinical stage; (3) Survival analysis showed advanced stage (P = 0.031) and with extrahepatic metastasis (P = 0.045) was significantly associated with shorter survival. In addition, the prognosis of patients with p53-/p27+ was longer than that of patients with p53+/p27- (P = 0.0356).CONCLUSION: The p53 mutation and decreased p27 expression might be involved in the imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis in HCC. Cytoplasmic displacement might lead to the inactivation of p27 protein in HCC cells and acts early during carcinogenesis of HCC. The combined examination of p27, and p53 expression allows reliable estimation of prognosis for patients with primary hepatic carcinoma.
文摘【目的】从枳[Poncirus trifoliata(L.)Raf.]中克隆SBP类[SQUAMOSA(SQUA)promoter-binding-like]转录因子基因SPL9和SPL13全长,构建SPL9和SPL13亚细胞定位表达载体验证其是否具有核定位功能,利用荧光定量PCR研究其在枳不同组织的表达特性,初步确定SPL9和SPL13在枳生长发育过程中的作用。【方法】利用生物信息学结合RACE技术以枳花器官的cDNA为模板,克隆出SPL9和SPL13基因全长,分别命名Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13,大小分别是1519bp和1824bp,在GenBank的登录号分别是FJ502237和FJ502238;构建Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13亚细胞定位载体35S-GW-FJ502237/FJ502238-GFP,基因枪转化洋葱表皮细胞,暗培养24h后激光共聚焦显微镜下观察;利用SYBR Green I实时定量RT-PCR方法检测Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13在根、茎、叶、花序、花和果等不同组织中的表达。【结果】生物信息学分析表明,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13的cDNA序列中都有microRNA156的识别位点,Pt-SPL9与金鱼草、拟南芥和玉米SPL9的同源性分别为48.9%、42.5%和41.7%;Pt-SPL13与拟南芥SPL13、水稻的SPL16和玉米的TGA1同源性分别为40.8%、38.1%和35.8%。Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13与其它植物的SBP一样有着高度保守的序列,即SBP结构域和一个双向核定位信号KRXXXRRRK。亚细胞定位结果表明,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13均定位于细胞核中。SYBR Green I实时定量RT-PCR结果表明,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13在各个器官均有表达,但表达量不同,Pt-SPL9在茎中的表达量最高,在花和叶中的表达量次之,在根、花芽和幼果中的表达量最低;Pt-SPL13在幼果中的表达量最高,在茎和花芽中的表达量相当,其次为叶,在花和根中的表达量很低。【结论】转录因子Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13均具有核定位功能,Pt-SPL9和Pt-SPL13对枳的茎和果实的发育可能有着重要作用。
