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free sodium in plant cells]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[The mechanism of salt tolerance in plants had been the focus of plant resistance research in the past years. As the development of biology and application of new fluorescent labeling technologies,determination of intracellular free sodium had been gradually applied to the study of salt tolerance in plants. This review discussed three points as follows:(1)Introduction of three fluorescent indicators of intracellular free sodium: SBFI, Sodium Green and CoroNa Green. SBFI was a kind of fluorescent indicator for excitation ratio measurements, its emission ratio detected at 500 nm when excited at 340/380 nm. Sodium Green and CoroNa Green were fluorescent indicators that lacked a significant shift in emission or excitation wavelength upon binding to Na<sup>+</sup>. Sodium Green and CoroNa Green could be detected at 532 nm and 516 nm when excited at 507 nm and 492 nm respectively;(2)Compared the advantages and disadvantages of the protocols of loading the fluorescent indicators into cells,including AM esters of the fluorescent probes,acid loading,electroporation and microinjection. A non-invasive loading of acetoxymethyl ester under low temperature was introduced: loading the fluorescent indicator into cells by incubating the cells in solution at 4 ℃ for 2 h followed by 2 h incubation in the dye-free solution at 20 ℃;(3)The measurement of the internal sodium concentration in cells was illustrated. The equation for measurement of fluorescence intensity that lacked a significant shift in emission or excitation wavelength was:[Na<sup>+</sup>]=K<sub>d</sub>(F-F<sub>min</sub>)/(F<sub>max</sub>-F). Fluorescence intensity(<i>F</i>)was targeted fluorescence intensity. <i>F<sub>min</sub></i> was appropriate mixtures of low Na<sup>+</sup>,and <i>F<sub>max</sub></i><sub> </sub>was appropriate maximum of high Na<sup>+</sup>. The equation for measurement of fluorescence intensity ratio was:[[Na<sup>+</sup>]=K<sub>d</sub>Q(R-R<sub>min</sub>)/(R<sub>max</sub>-R). The ratio of fluorescence intensity(<i>R</i>)was the ration F1/F2 of the fluorescence intensity. <i>F<sub>min</sub></i><sub> </sub>was the ratio of appropriate mixtures of low Na<sup>+</sup>,and <i>F<sub>max</sub></i> was the ratio of appropriate maximum of high Na<sup>+</sup>.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:03:07</pubDate>
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<author><![CDATA[LIU Rui-Juan<sup>1</sup>, CAI Zhen-Yuan<sup>1</sup>, CHE Guo-Dong<sup>2*</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>LIU Rui-Juan<sup>1</sup>, CAI Zhen-Yuan<sup>1</sup>, CHE Guo-Dong<sup>2*</sup></atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Expression characterization of soybean GmDnaJ1 
in response to heavy metal stresses]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[Although necessarily contributing to regulating the activities of the proteins that involved in maintaining growth and development of living organisms,heavy metal elements,such as Cu,Pb and Cd,will become detrimental to plants at excess concentrations in the environment. However,plants can respond to and survive in heavy metal contaminated conditions through different strategies,among which arousing multiple heavy metal-related genes is very essential. Therefore, identification and functional analysis of crucial genes that associated with heavy metal response is of great importance in elucidating the plant tolerance mechanism and finally improving the resistance to heavy metal stress. DnaJ proteins,belonging to molecular chaperone family,were widely found to be very important in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the present study,we first identified an aluminum responsive gene, <i>GmDnaJ</i>1,(<i>Glycine max</i> DnaJ1)from soybean transcriptome sequencing data. Then we analyzed the sequence of this gene and found that it encoded a DnaJ-like protein,containing 101 amino acids with the isoelectric point of 8.97. By means of homogeneous analysis,we further revealed that GmDnaJ1 had the highly conserved J domain structure,which was the typical characteristics of type III DnaJ proteins. Phylogenetic analysis of<i> GmDnaJ</i>1 with other J proteins from different plant species implied that the protein probably exerted its role in response to heavy metal stress. In order to investigate the possible function of <i>GmDnaJ</i>1,we used pre-cultured and uniformly grown soybean seedlings and then treated with 0 or 100 μmol·L<sup>-1</sup> Cu<sup>2+</sup>,Pb<sup>2+</sup> and Cd<sup>2+ </sup>solutions. The root tips of each sample were subsequently harvested at 0,12,24,48 and 72 h,respectively. RNA were extracted and subjected to reverse transcription. After that,real time quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR)was performed to reveal the expression patterns of <i>GmDnaJ</i>1 under different heavy metal stresses for different times. The results indicated that comparing with the controls,<i>GmDnaJ</i>1 could be dramatically up-regulated by Cu,Pb and Cd stresses over time. The expression level of <i>GmDnaJ</i>1<i> </i>increased at first and then decreased. We noticed that the peak of <i>GmDnaJ</i>1 expression appeared at 24 h after being treated with Pb or Cd solution,whereas the peak of the gene occurred at 48 h when the soybean suffered from Cu stress; Furthermore,we observed that the extent of <i>GmDnaJ</i>1 expression varied in response to different heavy metal elements,implying a possibility that <i>GmDnaJ</i>1 exhibited different response models when the plants suffered from different heavy metal stresses. The above results suggested that the soybean GmDnaJ1 not only involved in aluminum response,but also played an important role in response to heavy metal stresses,such as Cu,Pb and Cd,and probably participated in the resistance to heavy metal toxicity. The present findings will provide some experimental basis for the functional analysis of <i>GmDnaJ</i>1<i> </i>and its molecular mechanism in response to heavy metal stress.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:15:05</pubDate>
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<author><![CDATA[HUANG Shou-Cheng, LIU Ai-Rong<sup>*</sup>, YE Mei-Rong]]></author>
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<atom:name>HUANG Shou-Cheng, LIU Ai-Rong<sup>*</sup>, YE Mei-Rong</atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Effects of warming and grazing on soil and ecosystem 
respirations in grasslands: mini review]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[As one of the main types of terrestrial ecosystems,grasslands ecosystem plays an important role in global carbon cycle. Soil respiration is the process of undisturbed soil producing CO<sub>2</sub> as a result of metabolic activities. Ecosystem respiration includes underground soil respiration and autotrophic respiration of aboveground vegetation. Grasslands soil respiration and ecosystem respiration are important parts of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle. Researches on the effects of warming and grazing on soil and ecosystem respirations in grasslands can provide important scientific basis for predicting global carbon budget under future climate change conditions and sustainable operation and management of grasslands. This article briefly reviewed these studies and found that there were no consistent results about the response of soil and ecosystem respirations in grasslands to warming and grazing,which vary with warming methods,warming time and grazing intensity,frequency and the types of grassland. Based on our results,we pointed out the research fields that should be strengthened in the future. Grazing is one of the most important utilization modes of grasslands,and for the grasslands under climate change conditions in the future,the two factors,warming and grazing,will have effects on grassland soil and ecosystem respiration simultaneously. However,most experiments before were independent study on the influence of warming or grazing,therefore,interactive effects between warming and grazing on soil and ecosystem respirations in grasslands should be performed because they are non-additive effects of warming and grazing on them. Meanwhile,it is necessary to strengthen the study on the response of different components of the ecosystem respiration to warming and grazing,thus understanding the influential mechanism of the two better. In addition,the response of soil and ecosystem respiration to warming and grazing will change with time,so long-term continuous observations are necessary.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:22:18</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Monograph and Review]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[CUI Shu-Juan<sup>1,3</sup>, ZHU Xiao-Xue<sup>1,3</sup>, WANG Shi-Ping<sup>2*</sup>, 
WANG Chang-Shun<sup>2,3</sup>, MENG Fan-Dong<sup>2,3</sup>, WANG Qi<sup>2,3</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>CUI Shu-Juan<sup>1,3</sup>, ZHU Xiao-Xue<sup>1,3</sup>, WANG Shi-Ping<sup>2*</sup>, 
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on plant growth and development]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[Microgravity is the unique and most important character in the space. Research of the effects of microgravity on different kinds of plants or different plant parts is important for space biology,which is significant for us to establish the bio-regenerative life supporting system. Bio-regenerative life supporting system was raised and established as one of the core technologies for future long-term manned space missions,it has the advantage that can continue the regeneration of oxygen,water and food for higher animals necessities in a closed system. Plant component is an important part of bio-regenerative life supporting system. Understanding and knowledge of the effects of space microgravity condition on plant growth and development will contribute to build the effective operation system to ensure their normal growth and reproduction,which is the primary key to successfully establish bio-regenerative life supporting system. The paper summarized the status and function of plants in space exploring,the simulated microgravity apparatus on ground and the research related to the real and simulated microgravity on different plant species and different plant parts at home and abroad. Existing research results were as follows: future long-term space missions required loading plant photosynthesis to provide some animal nutrition and clean water and removed some solid waste and carbon dioxide in the bio-regenerative life supporting system; three-dimension random positioning machine was the most effective tool to simulated microgravity on the ground,especially for long-term plant experiments; research reports about the effects of microgravity on plant in physiological and biochemical level at home and abroad mainly concentrated on plant growth and development and physiological response,such as phenotypic changes or redistribution hormone or calcium ions associated with gravity. Studies on cellular or subcellular level mainly focus on cell wall,mitochondria,chloroplasts,and the cytoskeleton. <i>Arabidopsis </i>is almost the only study object in the gene and protein expression level. Due to the divergence between the experimental methods and materials,the effects of microgravity on different plants or different parts are not consistent in each level. More research work is required in the future.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:22:18</pubDate>
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<author><![CDATA[XU Dong-Qian<sup>1</sup>, GUO Shuang-Sheng<sup>2*</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>XU Dong-Qian<sup>1</sup>, GUO Shuang-Sheng<sup>2*</sup></atom:name>
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