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Introduction: Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic trace element that occurs in large quantities in agricultural soils. The cultivation of industrial crops with high phytoremediation potential, such as kenaf, could effectively reduce soil Cd contamination, but the mechanisms of toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification remain unclear. Methods: In this study, the effects of different Cd concentrations (0, 100, 250, and 400 µM) on growth, biomass, Cd uptake, physiological parameters, metabolites and gene expression response of kenaf were investigated in a hydroponic experiment. Results and discussion: The results showed that Cd stress significantly altered the ability of kenaf to accumulate and transport Cd; increased the activity of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anion (O2 -), and malondialdehyde (MDA); reduced the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT); and decreased the content of photosynthetic pigments, resulting in significant changes in growth and biomass production. Exposure to Cd was found to have a detrimental effect on the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle in the roots, whereas it resulted in an elevation in AsA levels and a reduction in GSH levels in the leaves. The increased content of cell wall polysaccharides under Cd stress could contribute to Cd retention in roots and limited Cd transport to above-ground plant tissues. Metabolomic analyses revealed that alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, ABC transporter, and carbon metabolism were the major metabolic pathways associated with Cd stress tolerance. Cd stress increased gene expression of IRT1 and MTP1 in roots, which resulted in kenaf roots accumulating high Cd concentrations. This study extends our knowledge of the factors regulating the response of kenaf to Cd stress. This work provided a physiological and metabolomic perspective on the mechanism controlling the response of kenaf to Cd stress.
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Phenotypic plasticity, which involves phenotypic transformation in the absence of genetic change, may serve as a strategy for organisms to survive in complex and highly fluctuating environments. However, its reaction norm, molecular basis, and evolution remain unclear in most organisms, especially microbial eukaryotes. In this study, we explored these questions by investigating the reaction norm, regulation, and evolution of phenotypic plasticity in the cosmopolitan marine free-living ciliates Glauconema spp., which undergo significant phenotypic changes in response to food shortages. This study led to the de novo assembly of macronuclear genomes using long-read sequencing, identified hundreds of differentially expressed genes associated with phenotypic plasticity in different life stages, validated the function of two of these genes, and revealed that the reaction norm of body shape in response to food density follows a power-law distribution. Purifying selection may be the dominant evolutionary force acting on the genes associated with phenotypic plasticity, and the overall data support the hypothesis that phenotypic plasticity is a trait maintained by natural selection. This study provides novel insight into the developmental genetics of phenotypic plasticity in non-model unicellular eukaryotes and sheds light on the complexity and long evolutionary history of this important survival strategy.
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Cilióforos , Fenótipo , Cilióforos/genética , Cilióforos/classificação , Seleção Genética , Adaptação Fisiológica/genética , Organismos Aquáticos/genética , Genoma de ProtozoárioRESUMO
The Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck is an ancient wooden ship in the Southern Song Dynasty. Currently, serious challenges of microbial diseases exist on the hull wood. This study aimed to obtain microbial samples from the ship hull in December 2021 and analyze the microbial diseases through scanning electron microscopy and high-throughput sequencing to preserve the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck. The biodegradation mechanism of diseased microorganisms was explored through whole genome sequencing and the detection of enzyme activity and gene expression levels of diseased microorganisms under different conditions. The results showed that there was obvious fungal colonization on the surface of the hull wood and Fusarium solani NK-NH1 was the dominant disease fungus on the surface. NK-NH1 has strong cellulose and lignin degradation ability. Its whole genome size is 52,389,955 bp, and it contains 17,402 genes. It has a variety of key enzyme genes involved in cellulose and lignin degradation. The NK-NH1 dominant degrading enzyme lignin peroxidase has the highest enzyme activity at pH = 4, NaCl concentration of 30%, and FeSO4 concentration of 50 mg/L, while laccase has the highest enzyme activity at pH = 4, NaCl concentration of 10%, and FeSO4 concentration of 100 mg/L. The above research results prove that NK-NH1 is a key fungus to the biodegradation of ship hull wood when it is exposed to air, low pH, high salt, and rich in sulfur iron compounds. This study provides a theoretical basis for the preservation of the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck.
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Bacteria with functional DNA repair systems are expected to have low mutation rates due to strong natural selection for genomic stability. However, our study of the wild-type Streptococcus pneumoniae D39, a pathogen responsible for many common diseases, revealed a high spontaneous mutation rate of 0.02 per genome per cell division in mutation-accumulation (MA) lines. This rate is orders of magnitude higher than that of other non-mutator bacteria and is characterized by a high mutation bias in the A/T direction. The high mutation rate may have resulted from a reduction in the overall efficiency of selection, conferred by the tiny effective population size in nature. In line with this, S. pneumoniae D39 also exhibited the lowest DNA mismatch-repair (MMR) efficiency among bacteria. Treatment with the antibiotic penicillin did not elevate the mutation rate, as penicillin did not induce DNA damage and S. pneumoniae lacks a stress response pathway. Our findings suggested that the MA results are applicable to within-host scenarios and provide insights into pathogen evolution. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00220-6.
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Microorganisms play a central role in sustaining soil ecosystems and agriculture, and these functions are usually associated with their complex life history. Yet, the regulation and evolution of life history have remained enigmatic and poorly understood, especially in protozoa, the third most abundant group of organisms in the soil. Here, we explore the life history of a cosmopolitan species-Colpoda steinii. Our analysis has yielded a high-quality macronuclear genome for C. steinii, with size of 155 Mbp and 37,123 protein-coding genes, as well as mean intron length of ~93 bp, longer than most other studied ciliates. Notably, we identify two possible whole-genome duplication events in C. steinii, which may account for its genome being about twice the size of C. inflata's, another co-existing species. We further resolve the gene expression profiles in diverse life stages of C. steinii, which are also corroborated in C. inflata. During the resting cyst stage, genes associated with cell death and vacuole formation are upregulated, and translation-related genes are downregulated. While the translation-related genes are upregulated during the excystment of resting cysts. Reproductive cysts exhibit a significant reduction in cell adhesion. We also demonstrate that most genes expressed in specific life stages are under strong purifying selection. This study offers a deeper understanding of the life history evolution that underpins the extraordinary success and ecological functions of microorganisms in soil ecosystems.IMPORTANCEColpoda species, as a prominent group among the most widely distributed and abundant soil microorganisms, play a crucial role in sustaining soil ecosystems and promoting plant growth. This investigation reveals their exceptional macronuclear genomic features, including significantly large genome size, long introns, and numerous gene duplications. The gene expression profiles and the specific biological functions associated with the transitions between various life stages are also elucidated. The vast majority of genes linked to life stage transitions are subject to strong purifying selection, as inferred from multiple natural strains newly isolated and deeply sequenced. This substantiates the enduring and conservative nature of Colpoda's life history, which has persisted throughout the extensive evolutionary history of these highly successful protozoa in soil. These findings shed light on the evolutionary dynamics of microbial eukaryotes in the ever-fluctuating soil environments. This integrative research represents a significant advancement in understanding the life histories of these understudied single-celled eukaryotes.
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Cilióforos , Microbiologia do Solo , Cilióforos/genética , Genoma de Protozoário , Filogenia , Evolução Biológica , Estágios do Ciclo de Vida/genética , Evolução MolecularRESUMO
In this study, the effects of exogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on metal uptake and its ability to attenuate metal toxicity in kenaf plants under Pb stress were investigated. The experiment was conducted with five different MeJA concentrations (0, 40, 80, 160, and 320 µM) as a foilar application to kenaf plants exposed to 200 µM Pb stress. The results revealed that pretreatmen of MeJA significantly increased plant dry weight, plant height, and root architecture at all concentrations tested, with the most significant increase at 320 µM. Foliar application of MeJA at 160 µM and 320 µM increased the Pb concentrations in leaves and stems as well as the translocation factor (TF) from root to leaf. However, the bioaccumulation factor in the shoot initially decreased and then increased with increasing MeJA concentration. By increasing enzymatic (SOD, POD, and CAT) and non-enzymatic (AsA and non-protein thiols) antioxidants, MeJA pretreatment decreased lipid peroxidation, O2- and H2O2 accumulation and recovered photosynthetic pigment content under Pb stress. Increased osmolytes (proline, sugar, and starch) and protein content after MeJA pretreatment under Pb stress restore cellular homeostasis and improved kenaf tolerance. Our results suggest that MeJA pretreatment modifies the antioxidant machinery of kenaf and inhibits stress-related processes that cause lipid peroxidation, hence enhancing plant tolerance to Pb stress.
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Acetatos , Antioxidantes , Ciclopentanos , Hibiscus , Chumbo , Oxilipinas , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Chumbo/toxicidade , Osmorregulação/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Light is a basic requirement to drive carbon metabolism in plants and supports life on earth. Spectral quality greatly affects plant morphology, physiology, and metabolism of various biochemical pathways. Among visible light spectrum, red, blue, and green light wavelengths affect several mechanisms to contribute in plant growth and productivity. In addition, supplementation of red, blue, or green light with other wavelengths showed vivid effects on the plant biology. However, response of plants differs in different species and growing conditions. This review article provides a detailed view and interpretation of existing knowledge and clarifies underlying mechanisms that how red, blue, and green light spectra affect plant morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular parameters to make a significant contribution towards improved crop production, fruit quality, disease control, phytoremediation potential, and resource use efficiency.
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Luz Verde , Plantas , Fenômenos Fisiológicos Vegetais , Desenvolvimento Vegetal , LuzRESUMO
Colpoda are cosmopolitan unicellular eukaryotes primarily inhabiting soil and benefiting plant growth, but they remain one of the least understood taxa in genetics and genomics within the realm of ciliated protozoa. Here, we investigate the architecture of de novo assembled mitogenomes of six Colpoda species, using long-read sequencing and involving 36 newly isolated natural strains in total. The mitogenome sizes span from 43 to 63 kbp and typically contain 28-33 protein-coding genes. They possess a linear structure with variable telomeres and central repeats, with one Colpoda elliotti strain isolated from Tibet harboring the longest telomeres among all studied ciliates. Phylogenomic analyses reveal that Colpoda species started to diverge more than 326 million years ago, eventually evolving into two distinct groups. Collinearity analyses also reveal significant genomic divergences and a lack of long collinear blocks. One of the most notable features is the exceptionally high level of gene rearrangements between mitochondrial genomes of different Colpoda species, dominated by gene loss events. Population-level mitogenomic analysis on natural strains also demonstrates high sequence divergence, regardless of geographic distance, but the gene order remains highly conserved within species, offering a new species identification criterion for Colpoda species. Furthermore, we identified underlying heteroplasmic sites in the majority of strains of three Colpoda species, albeit without a discernible recombination signal to account for this heteroplasmy. This comprehensive study systematically unveils the mitogenomic structure and evolution of these ancient and ecologically significant Colpoda ciliates, thus laying the groundwork for a deeper understanding of the evolution of unicellular eukaryotes.IMPORTANCEColpoda, one of the most widespread ciliated protozoa in soil, are poorly understood in regard to their genetics and evolution. Our research revealed extreme mitochondrial gene rearrangements dominated by gene loss events, potentially leading to the streamlining of Colpoda mitogenomes. Surprisingly, while interspecific rearrangements abound, our population-level mitogenomic study revealed a conserved gene order within species, offering a potential new identification criterion. Phylogenomic analysis traced their lineage over 326 million years, revealing two distinct groups. Substantial genomic divergence might be associated with the lack of extended collinear blocks and relaxed purifying selection. This study systematically reveals Colpoda ciliate mitogenome structures and evolution, providing insights into the survival and evolution of these vital soil microorganisms.
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Cilióforos , Genoma Mitocondrial , Evolução Molecular , Solo , Filogenia , Genômica , Genoma Mitocondrial/genética , Cilióforos/genéticaRESUMO
IMPORTANCE: This study explored the phospholipid metabolic pathway in A. fumigatus and its relationship with fungal growth, metabolism, and pathogenicity. ChoC, based on its critical roles in many aspects of the fungus and relatively conserved characteristics in filamentous fungi with low similarity with mammalian ones, can be a novel target of new antifungal drugs.
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Aspergillus fumigatus , Lipidômica , Animais , Aspergillus fumigatus/genética , Aspergillus fumigatus/metabolismo , Fosfatidil-N-Metiletanolamina N-Metiltransferase/genética , Antifúngicos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas Fúngicas/genética , Proteínas Fúngicas/metabolismo , MamíferosRESUMO
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria severely threaten human health. Besides spontaneous mutations generated by endogenous factors, the resistance might also originate from mutations induced by certain antibiotics, such as the fluoroquinolones. Such antibiotics increase the genome-wide mutation rate by introducing replication errors from the SOS response pathway or decreasing the efficiency of the DNA repair systems. However, the relative contributions of these molecular mechanisms remain unclear, hindering understanding of the generation of resistant pathogens. Here, using newly-accumulated mutations of wild-type and SOS-uninducible Escherichia coli strains, as well as those of the strains deficient for the mismatch repair (MMR) and the oxidative damage repair pathways, we find that the SOS response is the major mutagenesis contributor in mutation elevation, responsible for ~ 30-50% of the total base-pair substitution (BPS) mutation-rate elevation upon treatment with sublethal levels of norfloxacin (0 ~ 50 ng/mL). We further estimate the significance of the effects on other mutational features of these mechanisms (i.e., transversions, structural variations, and mutation spectrum) in E. coli using linear models. The SOS response plays a positive role in all three mutational features (mutation rates of BPSs, transversions, structural variations) and affects the mutational spectrum. The repair systems significantly reduce the BPS mutation rate and the transversion rate, regardless of whether antibiotics are present, while significantly increasing the structural variation rate in E. coli. Our results quantitatively disentangle the contributions of the SOS response and DNA repair systems in antibiotic-induced mutagenesis. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-023-00185-y.
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High-throughput sequencing of amplicons has been widely used to precisely and efficiently identify species compositions and analyze community structures, greatly promoting biological studies involving large amounts of complex samples, especially those involving environmental and pathogen-monitoring ones. Commercial library preparation kits for amplicon sequencing, which generally require multiple steps, including adapter ligation and indexing, are expensive and time-consuming, especially for applications at a large scale. To overcome these limitations, a "one-step PCR approach" has been previously proposed for constructions of amplicon libraries using long fusion primers. However, efficient amplifications of target genes and accurate demultiplexing of pooled sequencing data remain to be addressed. To tackle these, we present an integrative protocol for one-step PCR amplicon library construction (OSPALC). High-quality reads have been generated by this approach to reliably identify species compositions of mock bacterial communities and environmental samples. With this protocol, the amplicon library is constructed through one regular PCR with long primers, and the total cost per DNA/cDNA sample decreases to just 7% of the typical cost via the multi-step PCR approach. Empirically tested primers and optimized PCR conditions to construct OSPALC libraries for 16S rDNA V4 regions are demonstrated as a case study. Tools to design primers targeting at any genomic regions are also presented. In principle, OSPALC can be readily applied to construct amplicon libraries of any target genes using DNA or RNA samples, and will facilitate research in numerous fields. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-023-00182-1.
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The ciliate genus Paramecium served as one of the first model systems in microbial eukaryotic genetics, contributing much to the early understanding of phenomena as diverse as genome rearrangement, cryptic speciation, cytoplasmic inheritance, and endosymbiosis, as well as more recently to the evolution of mating types, introns, and roles of small RNAs in DNA processing. Substantial progress has recently been made in the area of comparative and population genomics. Paramecium species combine some of the lowest known mutation rates with some of the largest known effective populations, along with likely very high recombination rates, thereby harboring a population-genetic environment that promotes an exceptionally efficient capacity for selection. As a consequence, the genomes are extraordinarily streamlined, with very small intergenic regions combined with small numbers of tiny introns. The subject of the bulk of Paramecium research, the ancient Paramecium aurelia species complex, is descended from two whole-genome duplication events that retain high degrees of synteny, thereby providing an exceptional platform for studying the fates of duplicate genes. Despite having a common ancestor dating to several hundred million years ago, the known descendant species are morphologically indistinguishable, raising significant questions about the common view that gene duplications lead to the origins of evolutionary novelties.
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Paramecium , Paramecium/genética , Evolução Molecular , Genômica , Genoma , Taxa de MutaçãoRESUMO
This paper studies the prescribed-time bipartite consensus problem for multiple Euler-Lagrange systems (MELSs) under directed matrix-weighted signed graph, in which input-to-output redundancy, external disturbances and uncertain dynamic terms have been taken into consideration. Firstly, this paper proposes the prescribed-time hierarchical control (PTHC) algorithm to tackle the aforesaid issue. It is worth pointing out that the convergence time can be arbitrarily prescribed based on actual engineering needs. Then, the corresponding sufficient conditions for achieving the prescribed-time bipartite consensus are obtained by invoking Lyapunov stability analysis. Eventually, the numerical simulation results are performed, which vividly reflect the effectiveness and feasibility of the developed control algorithm.
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Intercropping is considered a sustainable agricultural practice that can reduce the environmental impacts on agriculture. Our study investigated the morphology, physiology, and cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) uptake of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) under intercropping in mining soil. Results showed that mutual intercropping is conducive to the growth and biomass accumulation of kenaf and soybean, compared to their respective monoculture. Intercropping increased the relative chlorophyll index in kenaf, while that in soybean had no significant effect. Furthermore, intercropping increased the antioxidant enzyme activity of kenaf, while that of soybean reduced or had no significant effect. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA) was decreased in both of the species. Compared to their respective monoculture, Cd content was increased in kenaf leaves and reduced in soybean roots. Moreover, intercropping decreased the Pb content in tissues of both the species, except that Pb content of kenaf roots was increased. At the same time, root, leaf, or stem bioconcentration factors also performed the same trend, and TF was less than 1. These results indicated that intercropping can increase the plant growth and decrease the metal content in plant tissues. Present findings could provide support for future research on kenaf and soybean cultivation in contaminated lands. In addition, the present study strengthens our understanding about the effectiveness of intercropping system on heavy metal-contaminated lands for sustainable agricultural production.
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Hibiscus , Poluentes do Solo , Cádmio/análise , Glycine max , Antioxidantes , Chumbo , Poluentes do Solo/análise , Biodegradação Ambiental , Solo , Raízes de Plantas/químicaRESUMO
Spontaneous mutations power evolution, whereas large-scale structural variations (SVs) remain poorly studied, primarily because of the lack of long-read sequencing techniques and powerful analytical tools. Here, we explore the SVs of Escherichia coli by running 67 wild-type (WT) and 37 mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient (ΔmutS) mutation accumulation lines, each experiencing more than 4,000 cell divisions, by applying Nanopore long-read sequencing and Illumina PE150 sequencing and verifying the results by Sanger sequencing. In addition to precisely repeating previous mutation rates of base-pair substitutions and insertion and deletion (indel) mutation rates, we do find significant improvement in insertion and deletion detection using long-read sequencing. The long-read sequencing and corresponding software can particularly detect bacterial SVs in both simulated and real data sets with high accuracy. These lead to SV rates of 2.77 × 10-4 (WT) and 5.26 × 10-4 (MMR-deficient) per cell division per genome, which is comparable with previous reports. This study provides the SV rates of E. coli by applying long-read sequencing and SV detection programs, revealing a broader and more accurate picture of spontaneous mutations in bacteria.
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Escherichia coli , Nanoporos , Escherichia coli/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA/métodos , Genoma , Mutação INDEL , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga EscalaRESUMO
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited intellectual disability, caused by a lack of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders frequently experience gastrointestinal problems that are primarily linked to gut microbial dysbiosis, inflammation, and increased intestinal permeability. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) are non-pharmacological agents that exert potential therapeutic effects against neurological disorders. However, it is unclear whether omega-3 PUFAs improve autistic behaviors in fragile X syndrome (FXS) by altering the gut microbial composition. Here, we describe gastrointestinal problems in Fmr1 knockout (KO) mice. FMRP deficiency causes intestinal homeostasis dysfunction in mice. Fish oil (FO) as a source of omega-3 PUFAs reduces intestinal inflammation but increases the mRNA and protein levels of TJP3 in the colon of juvenile Fmr1 KO mice. Fecal microbiota transplantation from FO-fed Fmr1 KO mice increased the gut abundance of Akkermansia and Gordonibacter in recipient Fmr1 KO mice and improved gut homeostasis and autistic behaviors. Our findings demonstrate that omega-3 PUFAs improve autistic behaviors and gut homeostasis in FMRP-deficient mice by suppressing gut microbiota dysbiosis, thereby presenting a novel therapeutic approach for juvenile FXS treatment.
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Transtorno Autístico , Síndrome do Cromossomo X Frágil , Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Animais , Camundongos , Síndrome do Cromossomo X Frágil/genética , Síndrome do Cromossomo X Frágil/metabolismo , Disbiose , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Camundongos Knockout , Óleos de Peixe/farmacologia , Proteína do X Frágil da Deficiência Intelectual/genéticaRESUMO
Soil heavy metal pollution is one of the most challenging problems. Kenaf is an important natural fiber crop with strong heterosis and a higher tolerance to heavy metals. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of kenaf heavy metal tolerance, especially the mechanism of genomic DNA methylation regulating heterosis. In this study, kenaf cultivars CP085, CP089, and their hybrid F1 seedlings were subjected to 300 µM cadmium stress and found obvious heterosis of cadmium resistance in morphology and antioxidant enzyme activity of F1 hybrid seedlings. Through methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) analysis, we highlighted that the total DNA methylation level under cadmium decreased by 16.9 % in F1 and increased by 14.0 % and 3.0 % in parents CP085 and CP089, respectively. The hypomethylation rate was highest (21.84 %), but hypermethylation was lowest (17.24 %) in F1 compared to parent cultivars. In particular, principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) indicates a significant epigenetic differentiation between F1 and its parents under cadmium. Furthermore, 21 differentially methylated DNA fragments (DMFs) were analyzed. Especially, the expression of NPF2.7, NADP-ME, NAC71, TPP-D, LRR-RLKs, and DHX51 genes were changed due to cadmium stress and related to cytosine methylation regulation. Finally, the knocked-down of the differentially methylated gene NPF2.7 by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) resulted in increased sensitivity of kenaf seedlings under cadmium stress. It is speculated that low DNA methylation levels can regulate gene expression that led to the heterosis of cadmium tolerance in kenaf.
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Hibiscus , Metais Pesados , Metilação de DNA , Cádmio/toxicidade , Vigor Híbrido/genética , Epigênese GenéticaRESUMO
Soil Cadmium (Cd) contamination has become a severe environmental problem around the world. Kenaf has great potential for utilization and phytoremediation of soil contaminated with heavy metal. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can help plants alleviate Cd stress, but the underlying mechanism remains completely unknown. In this study, kenaf was inoculated or not inoculated with AMF at cadmium concentrations of 10 mg kg-1 and 50 mg kg-1 from the seedling stage to the vigorous growth stage. The results showed that AMF symbionts improved nutrient transport efficiency and significantly improved plant growth. Additionally, AMF colonization increased cell wall polysaccharide content which help to bind Cd in the cell wall and reduced the transport of Cd to aboveground plant tissues. The increase in soil pH (6.9), total balcomycin and easily extractable balcomycin content facilitated the chelation of metal by mycorrhizal fungi and reduced the biological effectiveness of Cd. Furthermore, AMF upregulated the expression levels of key kenaf genes, such as Hc.GH3.1, Hc.AKR, and Hc.PHR1, which plays an important role in enhancing kenaf Cd tolerance. Our findings systematically revealed the mechanisms by which AMF responds to Cd stress in kenaf, inoculation of AMF with kenaf could be used to enhance the removal of Cd from soil pollution in mining areas by phytoremediation.
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Hibiscus , Micorrizas , Poluentes do Solo , Micorrizas/metabolismo , Cádmio/análise , Hibiscus/metabolismo , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo , Poluentes do Solo/análise , Solo/químicaRESUMO
After the recovery of the ship from the sea on 2007, the Nanhai No. 1 Ancient Shipwreck is currently exposed to the air. Air microorganisms settle on wooden shipwrecks, and they can use wood matrix to grow and multiply, causing biocorrosion and biodegradation. In this study, a systematical survey of the composition of culturable airborne microorganisms was performed at the conservation site of the Nanhai No. 1 Ancient Shipwreck. Airborne microorganisms were collected from seven sites in the preservation Nanhai No. 1 area over five periods. Molecular identification of the culturable microorganisms isolated from the air was done by sequencing both 16S rRNA (bacteria) and ITS (fungi) gene regions. The biodegradability of these strains was evaluated by degradation experiments with cellulose and lignin as substrate. The results showed that the composition of the isolated microbial communities was different in each period, and microbial spatial distribution was dissimilar in the same period. In the recent 2020, the dominant bacterial genus was Acinetobacter, and the dominant fungal genera were Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Cerrena. Acinetobacter spp. can degrade cellulose and lignin. Penicillium spp., Aspergillus spp., and Cerrena spp. degraded cellulose but only Cerrena spp. could utilize lignin. These dominant strains may have a harmful effect on the Nanhai No. 1 Ancient Shipwreck. This study provides data on the airborne microbial community found inside the protective chamber where Nanhai No. 1 Shipereck is placed, which can be used as a reference basis for the future conservation of the ship.
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In April 2020, 232 tombs of the Western Han Dynasty were found in Sundayuan, Heze City. In total, 141 pottery figurines of significant historical, cultural, and artistic value were unearthed from the tombs. Some of the figurines are currently being stored in warehouses, and the surface of some of the figurines show fungal deterioration. To thoroughly analyze the fungal deterioration on the surface of the pottery figurines and find appropriate control methods, we used high-through sequencing, scanning electron microscopy observation, pure cultures of culturable fungi, and optical microscopy observation and molecular identification of culturable fungi. We conducted fungistatic and simulation experiments in the laboratory to find appropriate control methods. We found that the fungi on the surface of the figurines were mainly of the phylum Ascomycota, and a few fungi were of the phyla Basidiomycota and Mucoromycota. We isolated seven culturable fungal strains and observed their colony morphology. The seven fungal strains were Lecanicillium aphanocladii, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Clonostachys rosea, Mortierella sp., Mortierella alpina, Aspergillus flavus, and Cladosporium halotolerans. Through the fungistatic and simulation experiments conducted in the laboratory, we found that 50 mg/ml cinnamaldehyde and 0.5% K100 (2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one) have a good fungistatic effect. They can not only inhibit the growth of fungi on medium, but also inhibit the growth of fungi on the surface of pottery figurines. This study has good reference significance for the analysis and control of fungal deterioration of unearthed pottery figurines.