植物学报 ›› 2012, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 65-73.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1259.2012.00065

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玉米性别决定的激素调控

杨同文1,2, 李潮海1*   

  1. 1河南农业大学, 河南省作物生长和发育调控重点实验室, 郑州 450002
    2周口师范学院, 植物遗传与分子育种重点实验室, 周口 466001
  • 收稿日期:2011-07-20 修回日期:2011-11-08 出版日期:2012-01-01 发布日期:2012-01-16
  • 通讯作者: 李潮海
  • 基金资助:

    河南省科技厅自然科学基金

Hormone Regulation of Sex Determination in Maize

Tongwen Yang1,2, Chaohai Li1*   

  1. 1Henan Key Laboratory for Regulation and Control of Crop Growth and Development, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;

    2Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Molecular Breeding, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China
  • Received:2011-07-20 Revised:2011-11-08 Online:2012-01-01 Published:2012-01-16
  • Contact: Chaohai Li

摘要: 玉米(Zea mays)属典型的雌雄异花植物, 单性花的形成经历了复杂的性别决定过程。通过雄穗小花和雌穗下位花的雌蕊原基以及雌穗小花雄蕊原基的选择性败育(或退化), 玉米最终形成正常的雌雄同株单性花。相关突变体的研究揭示, 玉米性别决定涉及选择性细胞死亡、细胞保护及信号转导等复杂的过程。其中, 植物激素信号的调控在玉米性别决定过程中处于核心地位。最近的研究表明, 赤霉素、细胞分裂素和茉莉酸类物质参与调控玉米性别决定过程。该文结合最新研究成果, 综述了植物激素在玉米性别决定中的作用及其调控途径, 同时提出了研究中存在的问题, 并对该领域未来的研究方向进行了展望。

Abstract: Maize is a typical monoecious plant, and the formation of a unisexual flower undergoes a complex process of sex determination. Monoecious and spatially separated unisexual flowers are produced by selective abortion of pistil primordia in both tassel floral and lower ear floral parts and arrest of all stamen primordia in tassel spikelets. Previous study of related mutants revealed that sex determination is a complex process involving selective cell death, cell protection and signal transduction. Phytohormones and their signal transduction play an important role. Recent studies indicated that gibberellins, cytokinin and jasmonic acid are involved in the regulation of sex determination in maize. In this paper, we summarize the latest advances in the roles and regulatory pathways of plant hormones in maize sex determination. We describe problems in research and future directions in the field.