Characteristics of Adhesive Disks in Parthenocissus tricuspidata during Attachment

착생에 따른 담쟁이덩굴 흡착근의 부착 특성

  • Lee, Myung-Hui (Biology Department, College of Natural Sciences, Keimyung University) ;
  • Kim, In-Sun (Biology Department, College of Natural Sciences, Keimyung University)
  • 이명희 (계명대학교 자연과학대학 생물학과) ;
  • 김인선 (계명대학교 자연과학대학 생물학과)
  • Received : 2011.06.06
  • Accepted : 2011.06.22
  • Published : 2011.06.30

Abstract

Parthenocissus tricuspidata is an epiphyte that lacks a main axial stem, but develops adhesive disks along the stem for climbing support. In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were utilized to examine the brick wall surface and the adhesive disks of P. tricuspidata that attached to the surface successfully. The study was mainly focused the outermost layers of both structures before and after adhesion to find out whether there has been some structural and/or physical interactions between the two. The adhesive disks adhered firmly to the brick wall by secreting adhesive materials that help them for a tight attachment to the surface. The rough wall surface appeared facilitating better attachment of the adhesive disks by infiltrating the materials into those spaces leading to some degree of interactions at the interface. EDS analysis on the outermost layers of the adhesive disks that were separated from the substrates was also consistent with the SEM data on the interaction between the adhesive disks and the substrate surface. EDS analysis of the brick wall surface and the adhesive disks demonstrated similar elements of O, Si, Fe, Al, K, Mg, and Na in their components.

담쟁이덩굴(Parthenocissus tricuspidata)은 줄기에 형성된 흡착근으로 접촉 물체표면에 부착하여 식물체를 여러 방향으로 자라게 한다. 이들 흡착근은 접촉면에 일단 착생하면 잘 떨어지지 않는 부착 특성을 지닌다. 본 연구에서는 적벽돌 벽면에 담쟁이덩굴 부착 시 수반되는 흡착근과 벽면 간의 구조적 변화와 함유하는 성분 간의 연관성에 초점을 두어 주사전자현미경과 에너지 분산 X-선 분광분석법으로 비교 연구하였다. 담쟁이덩굴의 흡착근은 적벽돌 표면에 강력 착생하여 벽면을 피복하며 거의 모든 방향으로 생장한다. 이들이 벽 표면에 접촉하는 경우, 흡착근 배축면 내부조직에서 분비하는 점액성 물질에 의해 흡착근-접촉면 간에 상호작용이 일어난다. 접촉면 상에 있는 거친 표면이나 간극 또는 미세한 틈 사이로 침적된 분비물질들에 의해 흡착근과 접촉면은 빈틈없이 밀착된다. 강력 착생한 흡착근조직 내 세포들은 이미 사멸되고, 접촉면에 분비된 물질과 뒤엉키며 수축되어 벽면에서 잘 분리되지 않는 강력한 착생구조체로 변형된다. 접촉면에 착생하였던 흡착근을 분리하여 하피 표면부위에 함유된 원소를 분석한 결과, 이들 흡착근조직의 표면부위에서 적벽돌을 구성하는 주요 성분들이 거의 검출되었다. 이는 착생 전 후 흡착근- 접촉면 사이에서 진행된 물리적인 밀착 및 부착이 구조적 변형과 성분간의 상호작용을 초래하는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

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