Background:Verticillium wilt,caused by the soil-borne fungus of Verticillium dahliae Kleb.,is one of the most devastating diseases of cotton.The complex mechanism underlying cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt rema...Background:Verticillium wilt,caused by the soil-borne fungus of Verticillium dahliae Kleb.,is one of the most devastating diseases of cotton.The complex mechanism underlying cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt remains uncharacterized.Identifying an endogenous resistance gene may be helpful to control this disease.Previous studies revealed that succinate dehydrogenase(SDH)is involved in reactive oxygen species(ROS)-induced stress signaling pathway that is likely to be triggered by salicylic acid(SA).Here,through the metabolomics and differential expression analyses in wilt-inoculated cotton(Gossypium hirsutum),we noticed that Gh SDH1–1 gene in cotton may play an important role in the resistance to V.dahlia.Then we reported Gh SDH1–1 gene and its functional analysis in relation to the resistance of cotton to V.dahliae.Results:The Gh SDH1–1 gene in cotton root was significantly up-regulated after V.dahlia inoculation,and its expression level peaked at 12 and 24 h post-infection.SA can also induce the up-regulation of Gh SDH1–1.Additionally,the functional analysis showed that Gh SDH1–1-silenced cotton was more susceptible to V.dahliae than the control because of the significant decrease in abundance of immune-related molecules and severe damage to the SA-signaling pathway.In Arabidopsis thaliana,high expression of Gh SDH1–1 conferred high resistance to V.dahliae.Arabidopsis that overexpressed Gh SDH1–1 had higher resistance to V.dahliae infection compared with the wild-type.Conclusions:Our findings provide new insights into the role of Gh SDH1–1;it positively regulates cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt.The regulatory mechanism of Gh SDH1–1 is closely related to SA-related signaling pathway.展开更多
A sensitive liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous determination of aspirin (ASA) and its metabolite salicylic acid (SA) in human plasma has been...A sensitive liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous determination of aspirin (ASA) and its metabolite salicylic acid (SA) in human plasma has been developed and validated.The plasma ASA and SA were extracted using a liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and the sample extract was injected onto the LC-MS/MS system.The limits of quantitation(LLOQ) for ASA and SA are both 25 ng/mL.This method allowed the reproducible and accurate quantification with the concentration rang of 25-10 000 ng/mL.This method could be applied to the quantitation aspirin and salicylic acid in human plasma.展开更多
Background:Today,stress moderators are employed to mitigate crop loss due to the adverse effects of environmental stress.The current research aimed to investigate the impacts of time and stress moderator types on agro...Background:Today,stress moderators are employed to mitigate crop loss due to the adverse effects of environmental stress.The current research aimed to investigate the impacts of time and stress moderator types on agro-physiological responses of cotton on conventional and double-cropping systems during 2017 and 2018 under saline conditions.A split-plot factorial experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replications.Cultivation system[conventional(recommended planting date)and double-cropping systems(sowing after harvest of wheat)]were considered as the main plots,and stress moderator type at four levels[water control,2 mmol·L^(-1) Salicylic acid(SA),100 mmol·L^(-1) Glycine betaine(GB),and 100μmol·L^(-1) sodium nitroprusside(SNP)]and application time(flowering and flowering+bolling stages)were regarded as subplots.Results:Plant height,reproductive branch number,the number of bolls,10-boll weight,1000-seed weight,biological yield,seed cotton yield,lint yield,chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,total chlorophyll,sodium,potassium,and proline content were less in double-cropping system comparing with conventional system.Spraying with the stress moderators alleviated soil salinity effects on yield,yield components,and biochemical traits of cotton.SNP spraying led to maximum plant height,branch number,the number of bolls per plant,10-boll weight and seed cotton yield.SA spraying yielded the highest 1000-seed weight,biological yield,lint percentage and lint yield.The highest chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,and total chlorophyll content resulted from SNP spraying.Yield,yield components,and biochemical traits did not respond to the stress moderator types in double-cropping system.However,the highest chlorophyll a,carotenoids,proline content,the number of bolls per plant,and seed cotton yield resulted from SNP spraying in conventional system.No statistically significant differences were observed between spraying with SNP and SA in most studied traits.Conclusions:The results suggest that the optimum cotton planting time and SNP spraying could be recommended for producing the most suitable yield under saline conditions.Highlights:External application of stress modulators increases salinity stress tolerance.Spraying with sodium nitroprusside has more moderating effect.Agro-physiological response of cotton to moderators is stronger in early sowing.Maximum seed cotton yield was achieved at early sowing and spraying sodium nitroprusside.Delayed cultivation reduces cotton yield.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31701479)。
文摘Background:Verticillium wilt,caused by the soil-borne fungus of Verticillium dahliae Kleb.,is one of the most devastating diseases of cotton.The complex mechanism underlying cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt remains uncharacterized.Identifying an endogenous resistance gene may be helpful to control this disease.Previous studies revealed that succinate dehydrogenase(SDH)is involved in reactive oxygen species(ROS)-induced stress signaling pathway that is likely to be triggered by salicylic acid(SA).Here,through the metabolomics and differential expression analyses in wilt-inoculated cotton(Gossypium hirsutum),we noticed that Gh SDH1–1 gene in cotton may play an important role in the resistance to V.dahlia.Then we reported Gh SDH1–1 gene and its functional analysis in relation to the resistance of cotton to V.dahliae.Results:The Gh SDH1–1 gene in cotton root was significantly up-regulated after V.dahlia inoculation,and its expression level peaked at 12 and 24 h post-infection.SA can also induce the up-regulation of Gh SDH1–1.Additionally,the functional analysis showed that Gh SDH1–1-silenced cotton was more susceptible to V.dahliae than the control because of the significant decrease in abundance of immune-related molecules and severe damage to the SA-signaling pathway.In Arabidopsis thaliana,high expression of Gh SDH1–1 conferred high resistance to V.dahliae.Arabidopsis that overexpressed Gh SDH1–1 had higher resistance to V.dahliae infection compared with the wild-type.Conclusions:Our findings provide new insights into the role of Gh SDH1–1;it positively regulates cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt.The regulatory mechanism of Gh SDH1–1 is closely related to SA-related signaling pathway.
文摘A sensitive liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous determination of aspirin (ASA) and its metabolite salicylic acid (SA) in human plasma has been developed and validated.The plasma ASA and SA were extracted using a liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and the sample extract was injected onto the LC-MS/MS system.The limits of quantitation(LLOQ) for ASA and SA are both 25 ng/mL.This method allowed the reproducible and accurate quantification with the concentration rang of 25-10 000 ng/mL.This method could be applied to the quantitation aspirin and salicylic acid in human plasma.
文摘Background:Today,stress moderators are employed to mitigate crop loss due to the adverse effects of environmental stress.The current research aimed to investigate the impacts of time and stress moderator types on agro-physiological responses of cotton on conventional and double-cropping systems during 2017 and 2018 under saline conditions.A split-plot factorial experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replications.Cultivation system[conventional(recommended planting date)and double-cropping systems(sowing after harvest of wheat)]were considered as the main plots,and stress moderator type at four levels[water control,2 mmol·L^(-1) Salicylic acid(SA),100 mmol·L^(-1) Glycine betaine(GB),and 100μmol·L^(-1) sodium nitroprusside(SNP)]and application time(flowering and flowering+bolling stages)were regarded as subplots.Results:Plant height,reproductive branch number,the number of bolls,10-boll weight,1000-seed weight,biological yield,seed cotton yield,lint yield,chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,total chlorophyll,sodium,potassium,and proline content were less in double-cropping system comparing with conventional system.Spraying with the stress moderators alleviated soil salinity effects on yield,yield components,and biochemical traits of cotton.SNP spraying led to maximum plant height,branch number,the number of bolls per plant,10-boll weight and seed cotton yield.SA spraying yielded the highest 1000-seed weight,biological yield,lint percentage and lint yield.The highest chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,and total chlorophyll content resulted from SNP spraying.Yield,yield components,and biochemical traits did not respond to the stress moderator types in double-cropping system.However,the highest chlorophyll a,carotenoids,proline content,the number of bolls per plant,and seed cotton yield resulted from SNP spraying in conventional system.No statistically significant differences were observed between spraying with SNP and SA in most studied traits.Conclusions:The results suggest that the optimum cotton planting time and SNP spraying could be recommended for producing the most suitable yield under saline conditions.Highlights:External application of stress modulators increases salinity stress tolerance.Spraying with sodium nitroprusside has more moderating effect.Agro-physiological response of cotton to moderators is stronger in early sowing.Maximum seed cotton yield was achieved at early sowing and spraying sodium nitroprusside.Delayed cultivation reduces cotton yield.
