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植物多倍体抗性及其机制研究进展

巩慧玲1(), 曹爱青1, 曾子贤2,3   

  1. 1.兰州理工大学生命科学与工程学院,兰州 730050
    2.四川师范大学生命科学学院,成都 610101
    3.四川师范大学 植物功能基因组及生物信息学研究中心,成都 610101
  • 收稿日期:2026-03-13 出版日期:2026-08-21
  • 通讯作者: 巩慧玲gonghl@lut.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:第一联系人:同等贡献
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2023YFD1200800);国家自然科学基金项目(32560435)

Research Progress on Plant Polyploid Resistance and Its Mechanisms

GONG Hui-ling1(), CAO Ai-qing1, ZENG Zi-xian2,3   

  1. 1.School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050
    2.College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101
    3.Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101
  • Received:2026-03-13 Published:2026-08-21

摘要:

多倍体是指具有两套以上完整染色体组的生物个体。相较于二倍体,植物多倍体通常表现出代谢旺盛、生长势强、营养器官与繁殖器官(花、果、种子等)巨大等优势,且在面对环境胁迫时往往具有更强的抗逆性与适应能力,但其抗性表现具有复杂性,亦存在抗性减弱的现象。本文系统梳理了植物多倍体与二倍体在非生物胁迫(如干旱、高盐、极端温度、重金属)及生物胁迫(如病原菌侵染、虫害)下响应差异的基础上,从细胞结构适应性变化、生理代谢调控、基因表达调控、表观遗传修饰以及染色质高级结构重塑等多个层面,深入探讨多倍体抗性增强或减弱的生理与分子机制。抗性增强源于细胞结构优化、渗透调节与抗氧化等能力的提升,胁迫相关基因表达网络的高效激活,以及DNA甲基化、组蛋白修饰等表观遗传调控与染色质高级结构(如A/B区室转换、拓扑结构域重组)的重塑,共同实现对抗性相关基因表达的精细调控。抗性减弱则与细胞体积增大所导致的生理调控效率降低、关键防御通路的紊乱及表观遗传调控系统的不稳定等因素有关。这种抗性表现的不确定性与物种特异性、环境依赖性密切相关,反映出不同倍性水平下生长与防御之间资源分配的动态权衡,存在兼顾适应优势与生存成本的最佳倍性阈值。未来研究需结合单细胞测序与空间转录组技术,解析多倍体在时空维度上的抗逆响应图谱,为深入理解多倍体植物对环境变化的适应策略提供系统的理论依据与研究参考。

关键词: 多倍体, 抗性, 生理响应, 基因表达调控, 表观遗传修饰

Abstract:

Polyploidy refers to the condition of an individual organism having more than two complete sets of chromosomes. Compared to diploids, polyploid plants generally exhibit advantages such as vigorous metabolism, strong growth potential, and enlarged vegetative and reproductive organs (flowers, fruits, seeds, etc.). They also often show greater resistance and adaptability in the face of environmental stresses. However, their resistance traits are complex, and cases of reduced resistance also exist. This paper systematically reviews the differences in responses between polyploid and diploid plants under abiotic stresses (such as drought, high salinity, extreme temperatures, and heavy metals) and biotic stresses (such as pathogen infection and insect pests). It further explores the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying the enhancement or reduction of resistance in polyploids at multiple levels, including adaptive changes in cellular structures, regulation of physiological metabolism, gene expression control, epigenetic modifications, and chromatin higher-order structure remodeling. Resistance enhancement arises from optimized cellular structures, increased osmotic regulation and antioxidant capacity, efficient activation of stress-related gene expression networks, as well as epigenetic regulation (such as DNA methylation, histone modification) and remodeling of chromatin higher-order structures (such as A/B compartment switching, topologically associating domain reorganization), which collectively enable precise regulation of resistance-related gene expression. In contrast, resistance reduction is associated with factors such as decreased efficiency of physiological regulation due to enlarged cell size, disruption of key defense pathways, and instability in epigenetic regulatory systems. This uncertainty in resistance manifestation is closely related to species specificity and environmental dependence, reflecting the dynamic trade-off in resource allocation between growth and defense at different ploidy levels, and indicating the existence of an optimal ploidy threshold that balances adaptive advantages with survival costs. Future research should integrate single-cell sequencing and spatial transcriptomics to map the stress response profiles of polyploids across spatial and temporal dimensions, providing a systematic theoretical basis and research reference for a deeper understanding of polyploid plant adaptation strategies to environmental changes.

Key words: polyploidy, resistance, physiological response, gene expression regulation, epigenetic modification