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Besides external characteristics and reading a piece of DNA (barcode), the DNA weight per nucleus (genome size) via flow cytometry is a key value to detect species and hybrids and determine ploidy. In addition, the DNA weight appears to be related to various properties, such as the size of the cell and the nucleus, the duration of mitosis and meiosis and the generation time. Sometimes it is even possible to distinguish between groups or sections, which can lead to new classification of the genera. The variation in DNA weight is also useful to analyze biodiversity, genome evolution and relationships between related taxa. Moreover, it is important to know how large a genome is before one determines the base sequence of the DNA of a plant. Flow cytometry is also important for understanding fundamental processes in plants such as growth and development and recognizing chimeras. In the literature, DNA weight measurements are usually limited to one genus and often only locally (Siljak et al. 2010; Bai et al. 2012). In this study, however, it was decided to investigate all vascular plants from one country. This can also contribute to the protection of rare plants. This study is the first flora in the world whose weight of DNA per nucleus and peak patterns has been determined. More than 6400 plants, representing more than 2350 (sub)species (more than 90%) have been collected, thanks to the help of almost 100 volunteers of Floristisch Onderzoek Nederland (Floron). Multiple specimens of many species have therefore been measured, preferably from different populations, in some cases more than fifty. For 1370 species, these values were not previously published. Moreover, a good number of the remaining 45% are new for The Netherlands. In principle, each species has a fixed weight of DNA per nucleus. It has also been found that, especially between the genera, there are strong differences in the number of peaks that determine the DNA weight, from one to five peaks. This indicates that in a plant or organ there are sometimes nuclei with multiples of its standard DNA weight (multiple ploidy levels). It is impossible to show graphs of more than 2350 species. Therefore, we have chosen to show the peak pattern in a new way in a short formula. Within most genera there are clear differences in the DNA weights per nucleus between the species, in some other genera the DNA weight is hardly variable. Based on about twenty genera that were previously measured completely in most cases (‘t Hart et al. 2003: Veldkamp and Zonneveld 2011; Soes et al. 2012; Dirkse et al. 2014, 2015; Verloove et al. 2017; Zonneveld [et al.] 2000−2018), it can be noted that even if all species of a genus have the same number of chromosomes, there can still be a difference of up to three times in the weight of the DNA. Therefore, a twice larger DNA weight does not have to indicate four sets of chromosomes. Finally, this research has also found clues to examine further the current taxonomy of a number of species or genera.
Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed, also known as Huzhang in Chinese), a plant that produces bioactive components such as stilbenes and quinones, has long been recognized as important in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. To better understand the biological features of this plant and to gain genetic insight into the biosynthesis of its natural products, we assembled a draft genome of P. cuspidatum using Illumina sequencing technology. The draft genome is ca. 2.56 Gb long, with 71.54% of the genome annotated as transposable elements. Integrated gene prediction suggested that the P. cuspidatum genome encodes 55,075 functional genes, including 6,776 gene families that are conserved in the five eudicot species examined and 2,386 that are unique to P. cuspidatum. Among the functional genes identified, 4,753 are predicted to encode transcription factors. We traced the gene duplication history of P. cuspidatum and determined that it has undergone two whole-genome duplication events about 65 and 6.6 million years ago. Roots are considered the primary medicinal tissue, and transcriptome analysis identified 2,173 genes that were expressed at higher levels in roots compared to aboveground tissues. Detailed phylogenetic analysis demonstrated expansion of the gene family encoding stilbene synthase and chalcone synthase enzymes in the phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway, which is associated with the biosynthesis of resveratrol, a pharmacologically important stilbene. Analysis of the draft genome identified 7 abscisic acid and water deficit stress-induced protein-coding genes and 14 cysteine-rich transmembrane module genes predicted to be involved in stress responses. The draft de novo genome assembly produced in this study represents a valuable resource for the molecular characterization of medicinal compounds in P. cuspidatum, the improvement of this important medicinal plant, and the exploration of its abiotic stress resistance.
Characterization of novel rhodopsins with light-regulated cGMP production or cGMP degradation
(2019)
Photoreceptors are widely occurring in almost all kingdoms of life. They mediate the first step in sensing electromagnetic radiation of different wavelength. Absorption spectra are found within the strongest radiation from the sun and absorption usually triggers downstream signaling pathways. Until now, mainly 6 classes of representative photoreceptors are known: five water-soluble proteins, of these three classes of blue light-sensitive proteins including LOV (light-oxygen-voltage), BLUF (blue-light using FAD), and cryptochrome modules with flavin (vitamin B-related) nucleotides as chromophore; while two classes of yellow and red light-sensitive proteins consist of xanthopsin and phytochrome, respectively. Lastly, as uniquely integral membrane proteins, the class of rhodopsins can usually sense over a wide absorption spectrum, ranging from ultra-violet to green and even red light. Rhodopsins can be further divided into two types, i.e., microbial (type I) and animal (type II) rhodopsins. Rhodopsins consist of the protein opsin and the covalently bound chromophore retinal (vitamin A aldehyde). In this thesis, I focus on identification and characterization of novel type I opsins with guanylyl cyclase activity from green algae and a phosphodiesterase opsin from the protist Salpingoeca rosetta.
Until 2014, all known type I and II rhodopsins showed a typical structure with seven transmembrane helices (7TM), an extracellular N-terminus and a cytosolic C-terminus. The proven function of the experimentally characterized type I rhodopsins was membrane transport of ions or the coupling to a transducer which enables phototaxis via a signaling chain. A completely new class of type I rhodopsins with enzymatic activity was identified in 2014. A light-activated guanylyl cyclase opsin was discovered in the fungus Blastocladiella emersonii which was named Cyclop (Cyclase opsin) by Gao et al. (2015), after heterologous expression and rigorous in-vitro characterization. BeCyclop is the first opsin for which an 8 transmembrane helices (8TM) structure was demonstrated by Gao et al. (2015). Earlier (2004), a novel class of enzymatic rhodopsins was predicted to exist in C. reinhardtii by expressed sequence tag (EST) and genome data, however, no functional data were provided up to now. The hypothetical rhodopsin included an N-terminal opsin domain, a fused two-component system with histidinekinase and response regulator domain, and a C-terminal guanylyl cyclase (GC) domain. This suggested that there could be a biochemical signaling cascade, integrating light-induction and ATP-dependent phosphate transfer, and as output the light-sensitive cGMP production.
One of my projects focused on characterizing two such opsins from the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Volvox carteri which we then named 2c-Cyclop (two-component Cyclase opsin), Cr2c-Cyclop and Vc2c-Cyclop, respectively. My results show that both 2c-Cyclops are light-inhibited GCs. Interestingly, Cr2c-Cyclop and Vc2c-Cyclop are very sensitive to light and ATP-dependent, whereby the action spectra of Cr2c-Cyclop and Vc2c-Cyclop peak at ~540 nm and ~560 nm, respectively. More importantly, guanylyl cyclase activity is dependent on continuous phosphate transfer between histidine kinase and response regulator. However, green light can dramatically block phosphoryl group transfer and inhibit cyclase activity. Accordingly, mutation of the retinal-binding lysine in the opsin domain resulted in GC activity and lacking light-inhibition.
A novel rhodopsin phosphodiesterase from the protist Salpingoeca rosetta (SrRhoPDE) was discovered in 2017. However, the previous two studies of 2017 claimed a very weak or absent light-regulation. Here I give strong evidence for light-regulation by studying the activity of SrRhoPDE, expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, in-vitro at different cGMP concentrations. Surprisingly, hydrolysis of cGMP shows a ~100-fold higher turnover than that of cAMP. Light can enhance substrate affinity by decreasing the Km value for cGMP from 80 μM to 13 μM, but increases the maximum turnover only by ~30%. In addition, two key single mutants, SrRhoPDE K296A or K296M, can abolish the light-activation effect by interrupting a covalent bond of Schiff base type to the chromophore retinal. I also demonstrate that SrRhoPDE shows cytosolic N- and C- termini, most likely via an 8-TM structure. In the future, SrRhoPDE can be a potentially useful optogenetic tool for light-regulation of cGMP concentration, possibly after further improvements by genetic engineering.
In Brassicaceae werden bei einer Gewebszerstörung unreaktive Glukosinolate durch das Enzym Myrosinase hydrolysiert. Es entstehen reaktive Substanzen wie Isothiocyanate (ITCs). Da diese Reaktion sehr schnell erfolgt wird sie auch als Senföl-Glukosid-Bombe bezeichnet. In Arabidopsis thaliana erfolgt nach Verwundung und Pathogeninfektion eine massive Akkumulation des ITCs Sulforaphan (SF), welches eine reaktive elektophile Spezies (RES) darstellt. Zu der Gruppe der RES zählen auch einige Oxylipine mit einer α,β-ungesättigten Carbonylgruppen wie 12-oxo-Phytodiensäure (OPDA) oder Phytoprostan A1 (PPA1). Die Fähigkeit der kovalenten Modifikation von Peptiden und Proteinen gilt als essentiell sowohl für die toxischen als auch die Gen-induzierenden Eigenschaften der RES. Neben ihrer Reaktivität spielt auch die Lipophilie eine Rolle für die Fähigkeit über Membranen zu diffundieren und unspezifisch an Proteine zu binden.
Die in der vorliegenden Arbeit durchgeführten Transkriptomanalysen an Arabidopsis-Keimlingen mit sub-toxischen Konzentrationen von SF, Benzylisothiocyanat (BITC) und dem Oxylipin Prostaglandin A1 (PGA1) zeigten, dass strukturell sehr verschiedene RES einen gemeinsamen Satz von 55 Genen induzieren. Unter diesen befanden sich verschiedene Hitzeschock-, Stressassoziierte- und Detoxifizierungsgene. Diese Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die Aktivierung über eine Muster-spezifische Erkennung der RES erfolgt. Als einen möglichen Mechanismus der RES-vermittelten Geninduktion wird die Regulation durch die Veränderung des zellulären Redox-Potentials als Folge kovalenter Modifikation von GSH durch RES diskutiert. Die Untersuchung der GSH-Gehalte sowie des Redox-Potential nach Behandlung mit sub-toxischen RES-Konzentrationen in Arabidopsis-Keimlingen zeigte jedoch unter den getesteten Bedingungen keine Veränderung.
Neben dem Erkennungs- und Signaltransduktionsmechanismus ist auch die biologische Bedeutung von RES für die Vermittlung einer Stresstoleranz noch weitgehend unklar. Durch die Untersuchung der Genexpression in Arabidopsis-Pflanzen nach Verwundung konnte gezeigt werden, dass eine wundinduzierte Akkumulation von SF zur Induktion einiger Gene der Hitzeschockreaktion (HSR) im Wildtyp, jedoch nicht in der myrosinase-defiziten tgg1tgg2-Mutante führte. Auch in der Transkriptomanalyse war nach RES-Gabe ebenfalls eine starke Induktion hitze-responsiver Gene, deren Regulation über den Masterregulator dem Hitzeschock-TF A1 vermittelt wird, zu beobachten. Besonders die Induktion der HSPs, welche als Chaperone fungieren und damit Thiolgruppen von Proteinen vor Modifikation schützen können, haben vermutlich bei chemischer Intoxikation protektive Eigenschaften für die Zellen. Tatsächlich zeigte sich unter den gewählten Bedingungen die hsfa1a,b,d,e-Mutante empfindlicher gegenüber ITCs als der Wildtyp. Die Fähigkeit, eine HSR ausbilden zu können, scheint in Arabidopsis bei chemischer Intoxikation eine bedeutende Rolle zu spielen. Eine Vorbehandlung mit RES wie SF, BITC oder dem HSP90-Inhibitor Radicicol in Arabidopsis-Keimlingen konnte eine Schutzwirkung vor chemischer Intoxikation vermitteln. Dies erfolgte jedoch nicht nach Behandlung mit moderater Hitze (zwei Stunden, 37 °C). Somit scheint die HSR alleine nicht ausreichend für den Aufbau eines effektiven Schutzes vor BITC-Intoxikation zu sein.
Als metabolische Antwort von Arabidopsis-Keimlingen auf Intoxikation mit RES konnte eine konzentrationsabhängige Senkung der maximalen Quantenausbeute am Photosystem II (PSII), sowie gleichzeitig eine Akkumulation an TAG-Spezies beobachtet werden. Diese metabolische Reaktion ist in der Literatur bereits als Schutz gegen Hitzestress beschrieben. Die Bedeutung der TAG-Akkumulation nach chemischem ITC-Stress ist noch unklar.
Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. is a medicinal plant belonging to family Malvaceae with both ethnomedical and culinary value; however, its phytochemical and biological profiles have been scarcely studied. Accordingly, this work was designed to explore the chemical composition and the hepatoprotective potential of M. arboreus against carbon tetrachloride (CCl\(_4\))-induced hepatotoxicity. The total extract of the aerial parts and its derived fractions (petroleum ether, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, and aqueous) were orally administered to rats for six consecutive days, followed by injection of CCl\(_4\) (1:1 v/v, in olive oil, 1.5 ml/kg, i.p.) on the next day. Results showed that the ethyl acetate and dichloromethane fractions significantly alleviated liver injury in rats as indicated by the reduced levels of alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TB), and malondialdehyde (MDA), along with enhancement of the total antioxidant capacities of their livers, with the maximum effects were recorded by the ethyl acetate fraction. Moreover, the protective actions of both fractions were comparable to those of silymarin (100 mg/kg), and have been also substantiated by histopathological evaluations. On the other hand, liquid chromatography-high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC‒HR‒ESI‒MS) metabolomic profiling of the crude extract of M. arboreus aerial parts showed the presence of a variety of phytochemicals, mostly phenolics, whereas the detailed chemical analysis of the most active fraction (i.e. ethyl acetate) resulted in the isolation and identification of six compounds for the first time in the genus, comprising four phenolic acids; β-resorcylic, caffeic, protocatechuic, and 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acids, in addition to two flavonoids; trifolin and astragalin. Such phenolic principles, together with their probable synergistic antioxidant and liver-protecting properties, seem to contribute to the observed hepatoprotective potential of M. arboreus.
Salinity stress tolerance in durum wheat is strongly associated with a plant’s ability to control Na\(^{+}\) delivery to the shoot. Two loci, termed Nax1 and Nax2, were recently identified as being critical for this process and the sodium transporters HKT1;4 and HKT1;5 were identified as the respective candidate genes. These transporters retrieve Na\(^{+}\) from the xylem, thus limiting the rates of Na\(^{+}\) transport from the root to the shoot. In this work, we show that the Nax loci also affect activity and expression levels of the SOS1-like Na\(^{+}\)/H\(^{+}\) exchanger in both root cortical and stelar tissues. Net Na\(^{+}\) efflux measured in isolated steles from salt-treated plants, using the non-invasive ion flux measuring MIFE technique, decreased in the sequence: Tamaroi (parental line)>Nax1=Nax2>Nax1:Nax2 lines. This efflux was sensitive to amiloride (a known inhibitor of the Na\(^{+}\)/H\(^{+}\) exchanger) and was mirrored by net H\(^{+}\) flux changes. TdSOS1 relative transcript levels were 6–10-fold lower in Nax lines compared with Tamaroi. Thus, it appears that Nax loci confer two highly complementary mechanisms, both of which contribute towards reducing the xylem Na\(^{+}\) content. One enhances the retrieval of Na\(^{+}\) back into the root stele via HKT1;4 or HKT1;5, whilst the other reduces the rate of Na\(^{+}\) loading into the xylem via SOS1. It is suggested that such duality plays an important adaptive role with greater versatility for responding to a changing environment and controlling Na\(^{+}\) delivery to the shoot.
Maintaining the integrity of the cuticular transpiration barrier even at elevated temperatures is of vital importance especially for hot-desert plants. Currently, the temperature dependence of the leaf cuticular water permeability and its relationship with the chemistry of the cuticles are not known for a single desert plant. This study investigates whether (i) the cuticular permeability of a desert plant is lower than that of species from non-desert habitats, (ii) the temperature-dependent increase of permeability is less pronounced than in those species and (iii) whether the susceptibility of the cuticular permeability barrier to high temperatures is related to the amounts or properties of the cutin or the cuticular waxes. We test these questions with Rhazya stricta using the minimum leaf water vapour conductance (gmin) as a proxy for cuticular water permeability. gmin of R. stricta (5.41 × 10\(^{-5}\) m s\(^{-1}\) at 25 °C) is in the upper range of all existing data for woody species from various non-desert habitats. At the same time, in R. stricta, the effect of temperature (15-50 °C) on gmin (2.4-fold) is lower than in all other species (up to 12-fold). Rhazya stricta is also special since the temperature dependence of gmin does not become steeper above a certain transition temperature. For identifying the chemical and physical foundation of this phenomenon, the amounts and the compositions of cuticular waxes and cutin were determined. The leaf cuticular wax (251.4 μg cm\(^{-2}\)) is mainly composed of pentacyclic triterpenoids (85.2% of total wax) while long-chain aliphatics contribute only 3.4%. In comparison with many other species, the triterpenoid-to-cutin ratio of R. stricta (0.63) is high. We propose that the triterpenoids deposited within the cutin matrix restrict the thermal expansion of the polymer and, thus, prevent thermal damage to the highly ordered aliphatic wax barrier even at high temperatures.
Forum Geobotanicum is an electronic journal devoted to disseminate information concerning geographical distribution, ecology, morphology, taxonomy and conservation of vascular plants in the European Union with a main focus on middle Europe. It covers from molecular biology to environmental aspects. The focus is to publish original papers, reviews and announcements for the educated generalist as well as the specialist in this broad field. Forum Geobotanicum does not aim to supplant existing paper journals, but will be much more flexible in format, publication time and world-wide distribution than paper journals. Many important studies are being currently published in local journals and booklets and some of them are published privately. Hence, these studies will become aware to only a limited readership. Forum Geobotanicum will encourage authors of such papers to submit them as special issues of the journal. Moreover, the journal is planning to build up an E-mail-address section to support communication between geobotanists in Europe. The editors are optimistic that this electronic journal will develop to a widely used communication forum that will help to stimulate activities in the entire field of geobotany in middle Europe. To overcome problems of long term archivation and effective taxonomic publication of articles published electronically in Forum Geobotanicum, print versions of each volume of the journal and appropriate digital storage devices will be delivered freely to selected university libraries and state libraries in middle Europe.
Oxylipine sind Signalmoleküle, die durch enzymatische Oxidation oder durch Autoxidation von mehrfach ungesättigten Fettsäuren entstehen. Sie akkumulieren während einer Vielzahl von biotischen und abiotischen Stressen und spielen eine bedeutende Rolle bei der Abwehr verschiedener Stressoren. In vielen physiologischen Entwicklungsprozessen sind Oxylipine ebenfalls wichtig.
Eine bisher wenig erforschte Untergruppe dieser Oxylipine bilden reaktive elektrophile Spezies, die sog. RES-Oxylipine. Hierzu gehören unter anderem der Jasmonsäure-Vorläufer 12 Oxophytodiensäure (OPDA), aber auch (E)-2-Hexenal oder Phytoprostan A1 (PPA1). Diese Substanzen sind aufgrund einer α,β ungesättigten Carbonylgruppe elektrophil und damit chemisch reaktiv. Diese Reaktivität wird als Grund für ihre biologische Aktivität angesehen: RES-Oxylipine sind Induktoren einer Reihe von Genen. Allerdings ist bisher wenig über den Signalweg sowie die Funktionen der RES-Oxylipine in Arabidopsis thaliana bekannt.
Fast die Hälfte (40 %) aller durch OPDA-induzierten Gene in A. thaliana sind abhängig von TGA-Transkriptionsfaktoren, jedoch werden OPDA-responsive Hitzeschockgene (z.B. Hitzeschockproteine) unabhängig von TGA-Transkriptionsfaktoren induziert. Außerdem gibt es Hinweise auf eine Akkumulation des RES-Oxylipins OPDA, aber auch des non-RES-Oxylipins Jasmonsäure (JA) durch eine Behandlung mit 38° C in A. thaliana. Eine exogene Applikation von JA bewirkt jedoch, im Gegensatz zu OPDA, keine Genexpression von Hitzeschockgenen in Arabidopsis.
Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, die Funktion der RES-Oxylipine OPDA und Prostaglandin A1 (PGA1, ein Analogon zu PPA1) während der Hitzeschockantwort in Arabidopsis thaliana, sowie die TGA-unabhängige Signaltransduktion der Hitzeschockgene, aufzuklären.
Durch einen Vergleich zweier bereits veröffentlichter Transkriptomdaten in silico konnte die Überschneidung des Hitze-induzierten- (1 h, 37 °C) und des OPDA-induzierten-Transkriptoms (4 h, 75 µM) genau analysiert werden. Es werden 30 Gene sowohl von OPDA als auch durch 37 °C mehr als dreifach hochreguliert. Dieses Ergebnis konnte durch realtime qPCR vier repräsentativer Gene (HSP101, HSP26.5, DREB2A, HSFA2) bestätigt werden. Allerdings zeigten sich deutliche Unterschiede in der Stärke und Kinetik der Induktion: Hitze (37 °C) hat einen sehr viel stärkeren Einfluss auf die Hochregulation der Genexpression als die getesteten RES-Oxylipine OPDA und PGA1 (unter 10 % der Induktion durch 37 °C, Ausnahme DREB2A). Zudem resultiert eine Hitzebehandlung in einer schnellen und transienten Genexpression, das Maximum ist nach 1 bis 2 h erreicht während die Addition von RES-Oxylipinen eine langsamere Induktion der Genexpression bewirkt (Maximum nach 4 bis 6 h).
Eine Genexpressionsanalyse mit verschiedenen Signaltransduktionsmutanten half bei der Aufklärung möglicher Signaltransduktionskomponenten der RES-Oxylipine. So konnte gezeigt werden, dass der putative OPDA-Rezeptor Cyclophilin 20-3 sowie sein Interaktionspartner, das Protein Serin-Acetyltransferase 1, keine Bedeutung in der Regulation von Hitzeschockgenen durch RES-Oxylipine haben. Die Hitze-Masterregulatoren HSFA1 a,b,d (und e) jedoch sind für die Induktion der Hitzeschockgene HSP101, HSP26.5 und HSFA2 durch RES-Oxylipine essentiell und für DREB2A zumindest teilweise notwendig. Dennoch spielt der durch Hitze induzierbare Transkriptionsfaktor HSFA2 in der Signaltransduktion von RES-Oxylipinen (bezüglich der Hitzeschockgeninduktion) keine Rolle.
Durch ein Screening strukturell verschiedener RES hinsichtlich ihrer Induktion von HSP101 konnte geklärt werden, dass nicht die Anwesenheit einer α,β ungesättigten Carbonylgruppe, sondern vielmehr die Eigenschaft der Elektrophilie für die Induktion des HSP101 verantwortlich ist. Auch das RES Sulforaphan vermittelt, wie die RES-Oxylipine OPDA und PGA1, die Induktion der Hitzeschockgene über die HSFA1-Transkritionsfaktoren.
Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit lag in der Quantifizierung der endogenen Oxylipine in zehn Tage alten Arabidopsis-Keimligen nach einer Hitzebehandlung unter Kurztag-Lichtbedingungen. Weder während eines kurzzeitigen Hitzestresses (bis zu 8 h) noch während einer längerfristigen Hitzebehandlung (bis zu 7 Tage) steigt der Gehalt des RES Oxylipins OPDA signifikant an. Das non-RES-Oxylipin Jasmonsäure hingegen akkumuliert transient (Maximum 2 h nach Beginn eines Hitzestresses) und signifikant, allerdings ist dieser Anstieg in seiner Stärke (13fach) nicht vergleichbar mit einer Akkumulation beispielsweise nach Verwundung (hier ist ein 1000facher Anstieg möglich).
In weiteren Experimenten wurde eine mögliche Korrelation der endogenen Oxylipin-Akkumulation (verursacht durch Verwundung oder osmotischen Stress) mit der Genexpression von Hitzeschockgenen untersucht. …
Technical features of a novel multi-color pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) chlorophyll fluorometer as well as the applied methodology and some typical examples of its practical application with suspensions of Chlorella vulgaris and Synechocystis PCC 6803 are presented. The multi-color PAM provides six colors of pulse-modulated measuring light (peak-wavelengths at 400, 440, 480, 540, 590, and 625 nm) and six colors of actinic light (AL), peaking at 440, 480, 540, 590, 625 and 420–640 nm (white). The AL can be used for continuous illumination, maximal intensity single-turnover pulses, high intensity multiple-turnover pulses, and saturation pulses. In addition, far-red light (peaking at 725 nm) is provided for preferential excitation of PS I. Analysis of the fast fluorescence rise kinetics in saturating light allows determination of the wavelength- and sample-specific functional absorption cross section of PS II, Sigma(II)λ, with which the PS II turnover rate at a given incident photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) can be calculated. Sigma(II)λ is defined for a quasi-dark reference state, thus differing from σPSII used in limnology and oceanography. Vastly different light response curves for Chlorella are obtained with light of different colors, when the usual PAR-scale is used. Based on Sigma(II)λ the PAR, in units of μmol quanta/(m2 s), can be converted into PAR(II) (in units of PS II effective quanta/s) and a fluorescence-based electron transport rate ETR(II) = PAR(II) · Y(II)/Y(II)max can be defined. ETR(II) in contrast to rel.ETR qualifies for quantifying the absolute rate of electron transport in optically thin suspensions of unicellular algae and cyanobacteria. Plots of ETR(II) versus PAR(II) for Chlorella are almost identical using either 440 or 625 nm light. Photoinhibition data are presented suggesting that a lower value of ETR(II)max with 440 nm possibly reflects photodamage via absorption by the Mn-cluster of the oxygen-evolving complex.
The relationship between asparagine metabolism and protein concentration was investigated in soybean seed. Phenotyping of a population of recombinant inbred lines adapted to Illinois confirmed a positive correlation between free asparagine levels in developing seeds and protein concentration at maturity. Analysis of a second population of recombinant inbred lines adapted to Ontario associated the elevated free asparagine trait with two of four quantitative trait loci determining population variation for protein concentration, including a major one on chromosome 20 (linkage group I) which has been reported in multiple populations. In the seed coat, levels of asparagine synthetase were high at 50 mg and progressively declined until 150 mg seed weight, suggesting that nitrogenous assimilates are pre-conditioned at early developmental stages to enable a high concentration of asparagine in the embryo. The levels of asparaginase B1 showed an opposite pattern, being low at 50 mg and progressively increased until 150 mg, coinciding with an active phase of storage reserve accumulation. In a pair of genetically related cultivars, ∼2-fold higher levels of asparaginase B1 protein and activity in seed coat, were associated with high protein concentration, reflecting enhanced flux of nitrogen. Transcript expression analyses attributed this difference to a specific asparaginase gene, ASPGB1a. These results contribute to our understanding of the processes determining protein concentration in soybean seed.
Three different types of non-photochemical de-excitation of absorbed light energy protect photosystem II of the sun- and desiccation-tolerant moss Rhytidium rugosum against photo-oxidation. The first mechanism, which is light-induced in hydrated thalli, is sensitive to inhibition by dithiothreitol. It is controlled by the protonation of a thylakoid protein. Other mechanisms are activated by desiccation. One of them permits exciton migration towards a far-red band in the antenna pigments where fast thermal deactivation takes place. This mechanism appears to be similar to a mechanism detected before in desiccated lichens. A third mechanism is based on the reversible photo-accumulation of a radical that acts as a quencher of excitation energy in reaction centres of photosystem II. On the basis of absorption changes around 800 nm, the quencher is suggested to be an oxidized chlorophyll. The data show that desiccated moss is better protected against photo-oxidative damage than hydrated moss. Slow drying of moss thalli in the light increases photo-protection more than slow drying in darkness.
Plant communities in the European Alps are assumed to be highly affected by climate change, as the temperature rise in this region is above the global average. It is predicted that higher temperatures will lead to advanced snowmelt dates and that the number of extreme weather events will increase. The aims of this study were to determine the impacts of extreme climatic events on flower phenology and to assess whether those impacts differed between lower and higher altitudes. In 2010, an experiment simulating advanced and delayed snowmelt as well as a drought event was conducted along an altitudinal transect approximately every 250 m (600–2000 m above sea level) in the Berchtesgaden National Park, Germany. The study showed that flower phenology was strongly affected by altitude; however, there were few effects of the manipulative treatments on flowering. The effects of advanced snowmelt were significantly greater at higher than at lower sites, but no significant difference was found between both altitudinal bands for the other treatments. The response of flower phenology to temperature declined through the season and the length of flowering duration was not significantly influenced by treatments. The stronger effect of advanced snowmelt at higher altitudes may be a response to differences in treatment intensity across the gradient. Consequently, shifts in the date of snowmelt due to global warming may affect species more at higher than at lower altitudes, as changes may be more pronounced at higher altitudes. These data indicate a rather low risk of drought events on flowering phenology in the Bavarian Alps.
Technical features and examples of application of a special emitter–detector module for highly sensitive measurements of the electrochromic pigment absorbance shift (ECS) via dual-wavelength (550–520 nm) transmittance changes (P515) are described. This device, which has been introduced as an accessory of the standard, commercially available Dual-PAM-100 measuring system, not only allows steady-state assessment of the proton motive force (pmf) and its partitioning into ΔpH and ΔΨ components, but also continuous recording of the overall charge flux driven by photosynthetic light reactions. The new approach employs a double-modulation technique to derive a continuous signal from the light/dark modulation amplitude of the P515 signal. This new, continuously measured signal primarily reflects the rate of proton efflux via the ATP synthase, which under quasi-stationary conditions corresponds to the overall rate of proton influx driven by coupled electron transport. Simultaneous measurements of charge flux and \(CO_2\) uptake as a function of light intensity indicated a close to linear relationship in the light-limited range. A linear relationship between these two signals was also found for different internal \(CO_2\) concentrations, except for very low \(CO_2\), where the rate of charge flux distinctly exceeded the rate of CO2 uptake. Parallel oscillations in \(CO_2\) uptake and charge flux were induced by high \(CO_2\) and \(O_2\). The new device may contribute to the elucidation of complex regulatory mechanisms in intact leaves.
Cuticles cover all above-ground primary plant organs and are lipoid in nature consisting of a cutin matrix with cuticular waxes embedded within or deposited on its surface. The foremost function of the plant cuticle is the limitation of transpirational water loss into the surrounding atmosphere. Transpiration of water vapour from plants differs between stomatal and cuticular transpiration. Stomatal closure minimises the stomatal water loss and the remaining, much lower water transpiration occurs through the plant cuticle.
Temperature influence on the transpiration barrier properties of intact leaves is not yet known, despite the importance of the cuticular transpiration especially under drought and heat conditions. The present study focuses on the temperature-dependent minimum water permeability of whole leaves, in comparison to the temperature effect on the cuticular permeance of isolated, astomatous cuticles (Chapter I - III).
The minimum water permeability was determined gravimetrically from leaf drying curves and represents the cuticular water permeability of intact, stomatous leaves under conditions of complete stomatal closure. The temperature effect on the transpiration barrier of the desert plant Rhazya stricta and the Mediterranean sclerophyll Nerium oleander exposed a continuous increase of minimum water permeabilities with an increase in temperature. In contrast to other published studies, no abrupt and steep increase of the water permeability at high temperatures was detected. This steep increase indicates structural changes of the barrier properties of isolated cuticular membranes with a drastic decrease of efficiency. A stabilising impact of the cell wall on the plant cuticle of intact leaves was proposed. This steadying effect was confirmed with different experimental approaches measuring the cuticular water permeability of Prunus laurocerasus intact leaves.
Physiological analysis of water transport on isolated, astomatous leaf cuticles indicated a drastic decline of the barrier properties at elevated temperatures for Prunus laurocerasus but not for Nerium oleander. Cuticular components were quantitatively and qualitatively analysed by gas chromatography with a flame ionisation detector and a mass spectrometric detector, respectively. A high accumulation of pentacyclic triterpenoids as cuticular wax components in relation to the cutin monomer coverage was detected for Nerium oleander and for Rhazya stricta leaves, too. Accordingly, reinforcing of the cutin matrix by triterpenoids was proposed to improve the mechanical strength and to reduce the extensibility of plant cuticles. Thus, structural changes of the cuticular barrier properties were potentially suppressed at elevated temperatures.
The function of the cuticular wax amount and/or wax composition and its relation with the cuticular water permeability remains to be elucidated. In the second part of this work the cuticular wax quantity and quality as well as its impact on the transpiration barrier properties was analysed in order to deduce a potential relation between chemistry and function of plant cuticles (Chapter IV - V).
Chemical analyses of the cuticular wax components of a wide range of plant species, including one tropical (Vanilla planifolia), temperate (Juglans regia, Plantago lanceolata), Mediterranean (Nerium oleander, Olea europaea) and one desert (Rhazya stricta) plant species, were conducted. The cuticular wax compositions of nine characteristic plant species from xeric limestone sites naturally located in Franconia (Southern Germany) were determined for the first time. The corresponding minimum or cuticular water permeabilities of both stomatous and astomatous leaf surfaces were measured to detect a potential relationship between the cuticular wax amount, wax composition and the cuticular barrier properties.
It was demonstrated that abundant cuticular wax amounts did not constitute more efficient transpiration barriers. However, 55% of the cuticular barrier function can be attributed to the very-long-chain aliphatic wax coverages. These new findings provide evidence that the acyclic wax constituents play a pivotal role establishing efficient transpiration barriers. Additionally, these findings strengthen the hypothesis that cyclic components, such as pentacyclic triterpenoids, do not hinder the water diffusion through plant cuticles as effectively as acyclic constituents. For the first time a relationship between the cuticular wax composition and the transpiration barrier properties of a wide range of plant species proved insights into the potential relation between chemistry and function of plant cuticles.
Forum Geobotanicum ist eine elektronische Plattform, deren Zielsetzung darin besteht, neue Erkenntnisse der geobotanischen Forschung in der Europäischen Union mit Schwerpunkt Mitteleuropa umfassend zu verbreiten. Das Journal befasst sich mit allen Fragen von Verbreitung, Ökologie, Morphologie und Taxonomie von Gefäßpflanzen und soll das gesamte Spektrum der Geobotanik von molekularbiologischen Aspekten bis zu Umwelt- und Naturschutzfragen abdecken. Der Hauptfokus liegt auf der Publikation von Originaluntersuchungen und Übersichtsartikeln sowie Behandlung aktueller Fragen des Naturschutzes. Die Zielgruppen sind Personen mit Allgemeinkenntnissen in der Botanik und Floristik sowie Spezialisten auf den Gebieten der Geobotanik und Pflanzensystematik.
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Forum geobotanicum ist eine elektronische Plattform, deren Zielsetzung darin besteht, neue Erkenntnisse der geobotanischen Forschung in der Europäischen Union mit Schwerpunkt Mitteleuropa umfassend zu verbreiten. Das Journal befasst sich mit allen Fragen von Verbreitung, Ökologie, Morphologie und Taxonomie von Gefäßpflanzen und soll das gesamte Spektrum der Geobotanik von molekularbiologischen Aspekten bis zu Umwelt- und Naturschutzfragen abdecken.
Der Hauptfokus liegt auf der Publikation von Originaluntersuchungen und Übersichtsartikeln sowie Behandlung aktueller Fragen des Naturschutzes. Die Zielgruppen sind Personen mit Allgemeinkenntnissen in der Botanik und Floristik sowie Spezialisten auf den Gebieten der Geobotanik und Pflanzensystematik. Das Journal soll keine Zeitschrift in Druckform ersetzen, sondern eine Ergänzung zu den traditionellen Publikationsorganen bilden. Der Vorteil der Zeitschrift liegt in ihrer Flexibilität und raschen Publikationszeit nach Begutachtung der eingereichten Manuskripte und den Möglichkeiten, in größerem Umfang Fotografien und andere Abbildungen zu veröffentlichen. Der Vorteil einer elektronischen Zeitschrift besteht weiterhin darin, dass die Veröffentlichungen weltweit jedermann sofort zugänglich sind. Viele durchaus wichtige Untersuchungen aus dem Bereich der Geobotanik erscheinen in lokalen Publikationsorganen, wie Jahrbüchern und Heimatkalendern, oder auch im Eigenverlag. Da solche Veröffentlichungen bibliographisch kaum erfasst werden, können sie auch nicht in adäquater Weise wahrgenommen werden. Forum geobotanicum soll ermöglichen, dass auch solche Publikationen in einer Literaturrubrik bekannt gemacht werden und ggf. nach Klärung von Copyright-Fragen als Supplemente der Zeitschrift ins Netz gestellt werden.
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Virulent Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains integrate their T-DNA into the plant genome where the encoded agrobacterial oncogenes are expressed and cause crown gall disease. Essential for crown gall development are IaaH (indole-3-acetamide hydrolase), IaaM (tryptophan monooxygenase) and Ipt (isopentenyl transferase), which encode enzymes for the biosynthesis of auxin (IaaH, IaaM) and cytokinin (Ipt). Although these oncogenes are well studied as the tumor-inducing principle, nothing is known about the regulation of oncogene expression in plant cells. Our studies show that the intergenic regions (IGRs) between the coding sequences (CDS) of the three oncogenes function as promoters in plant cells. These promoters possess a eukaryotic sequence organization and cis-regulatory elements for the binding of plant transcription factors. WRKY18, WRKY40, WRKY60 and ARF5 were identified as activators of the Ipt promoter whereas IaaH and IaaM is constitutively expressed and no transcription factor further activates their promoters. Consistent with these results, the wrky triple mutant plants in particular, develops smaller crown galls than wild-type and exhibits a reduced Ipt transcription, despite the presence of an intact ARF5 gene. WRKY40 and WRKY60 gene expression is induced by A. tumefaciens within a few hours whereas the ARF5 gene is transcribed later during crown gall development. The WRKY proteins interact with ARF5 in the plant nucleus, but only WRKY40 together with ARF5 synergistically boosts the activation of the Ipt promoter in an auxin-dependent manner. From our data, we propose that A. tumefaciens initially induces WRKY40 gene expression as a pathogen defense response of the host cell. The WRKY protein is recruited to induce Ipt expression, which initiates cytokinin-dependent host cell division. With increasing auxin levels triggered by ubiquitous expression of IaaH and IaaM, ARF5 is activated and interacts with WRKY40 to potentiate Ipt expression and balance cytokinin and auxin levels for further cell proliferation.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden extraflorale Nektarien (EFN) von Populus trichocarpa (Ptr) und Populus tremula x Populus tremuloides (Ptt) hinsichtlich ihrer funktionellen Eigenschaften bei der indirekten Herbivoren-Abwehr untersucht. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse lassen sich wie folgt zusammenfassen:
Nektarien-Funktion und -Regulation:
Beide untersuchten EFN-Arten sind in der Lage, die jeweilige Pappel indirekt vor Schädigung durch Herbivoren zu schützen. Dies zeigte nicht zuletzt der jeweils beobachtete kontinuierliche Besuch verschiedenster Insektenarten. Vor allem Ameisen aber auch Bienen zählten zu Besuchern sowohl von Ptr als auch Ptt. Die Effektivität so angelockter Besucher konnte durch Interaktionsversuche mit Bienen bestätigt werden und belegte, dass allein die Anwesenheit von Bienen zu einer eindeutigen Reduktion des herbivoren Blattschadens führt (Ptr und Ptt).
Obwohl beide Pflanzen derselben Gattung (Populus) angehören, konnte bestätigt werden, dass Ptr und Ptt unterschiedliche Herbivoren-Abwehrstrategien entwickelt haben. Während es sich bei Ptt-EFN um konstitutiv vorhandene Organe handelt, zeigten Ptr-Pflanzen eine gezielte Bildung von Nektarien/Nektar erst nach Herbivorenbefall. Dabei scheinen spezifische, durch Herbivoren erzeugte Signale für die Induktion verantwortlich zu sein. Die Freisetzung der nach Herbivorenbefall typischen, flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (VOCs) in Ptr konnte zwar als Jasmonsäure-abhängig identifiziert, der Jasmonsäure-Signalweg, der schon als Auslöser für extraflorale Nektar-Produktion bei z.B. Limabohne gezeigt worden war, als alleiniges Steuerelement aber ausgeschlossen werden. Ein Zusammenspiel mehrerer Hormone bei der Regulation der indirekten Herbivoren-Abwehr in Ptr durch Nektarien/Nektar-Induktion ist deshalb sehr wahrscheinlich.
Dies bekräftigten auch die Transkriptomanalysen von Ptt-Nektarien. Hier konnte gezeigt werden, dass sowohl Jasmonsäure als auch Auxin und Salicylsäure eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Darüber hinaus lieferten verschiedene differentiell regulierte Gencluster, die in Zusammenhang mit Nektarien-Funktion, -Entwicklung und biotischem Stress stehen, deutliche Hinweise auf die entscheidende Rolle extrafloraler Nektarien bei der Herbivoren-Abwehr.
Nektar-Produktion:
Die Analyse extrafloraler Nektar-Proteine und zugehöriger Transkripte zeigte nicht nur, dass beide Pappelarten über eine ähnliche, von antimikrobiellen Proteinen dominierte Nektar-Proteinzusammensetzung verfügen, sondern auch, dass bei beiden die Produktion dieser Proteine hauptsächlich direkt in den Drüsenorganen stattfindet.
Es deutete außerdem alles darauf hin, dass der Zucker des Ptt-Nektars direkt im Nektarienparenchym produziert wird, und dass dafür ein apoplastischer Schritt notwendig ist, der gleichzeitig über das „Source und Sink“ Verhältnis den Nachschub von Saccharose ins Nektarienparenchym reguliert.
Nektar-Sekretion:
Die unterschiedlichen Hauptsekretionsarten der beiden Pappeln konnten ebenfalls gezeigt werden. Während Ptt-Nektar eindeutig granulokrin sekretiert wird, konnte dieser Weg für Ptr ausgeschlossen werden. Deshalb scheint Ptr holokrine Sekretion zu bevorzugen.
In Ptt fanden sich außerdem Belege für eine parallel ablaufende ekkrine Sekretion. Hierfür wird die initiale Abgabe osmotisch wirksamer Substanzen und nachfolgend Wasser vorausgesetzt. Der Anionenkanal PttSLAH3 zeigte sich, ausgehend von der Anionenzusammensetzung des Nektars und der Lokalisation des Proteins in den epidermalen Drüsenzellen als optimales Transportprotein für diesen Schritt. Die typischen Eigenschaften eines S-Typ-Anionenkanals vom Typ des Arabidopsis-SLAH3, wie Nitratabhängigkeit und spezifische Anionenpermeabilität wiesen darauf hin, dass PttSLAH3 für die finale „nasse“ Sekretion verantwortlich sein kann.
Im Unterschied zu AtSLAH3 scheint die Aktivierung von PttSLAH3 allerdings auf andere Weise zu erfolgen. Denn im Gegensatz zum Arabidopsis-Ortholog, zeigte PttSLAH3 in Xenopus-Oozyten bereits ohne koexprimierte Kinase Aktivität. Grundsätzlich konnte eine Aktivierung durch Phosphorylierung aber nicht ausgeschlossen werden. Es deutete vielmehr alles darauf hin, dass bereits Oozyten-endogene Kinasen eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Aktivierung von PttSLAH3 spielen. Eine entsprechende Phosphorylierungsstelle konnte jedoch nicht ausgemacht werden. Allerdings deuteten die Ergebnisse im Weiteren darauf hin, dass die unterschiedliche Struktur der AtSLAH3- und PttSLAH3-Termini, im Besonderen die des N-Terminus, für die konstitutive Aktivität des Pappel-Kanals verantwortlich ist. Damit kommt PttSLAH3 eine Sonderstellung innerhalb der SLAC/SLAH-Familie zu, die weiterer Untersuchungen bedarf.
Stress impacts negatively on plant growth and crop productivity, causing extensive losses to agricultural production worldwide. Throughout their life, plants are often confronted with multiple types of stress that affect overall cellular energy status and activate energy-saving responses. The resulting low energy syndrome (LES) includes transcriptional, translational, and metabolic reprogramming and is essential for stress adaptation. The conserved kinases sucrose-non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1 (SnRK1) and target of rapamycin (TOR) play central roles in the regulation of LES in response to stress conditions, affecting cellular processes and leading to growth arrest and metabolic reprogramming. We review the current understanding of how TOR and SnRK1 are involved in regulating the response of plants to low energy conditions. The central role in the regulation of cellular processes, the reprogramming of metabolism, and the phenotypic consequences of these two kinases will be discussed in light of current knowledge and potential future developments.