‘圣诞快乐’朱顶红花芽分化研究

采用解剖观测和石蜡切片技术,对朱顶红品种‘圣诞快乐’花芽生长情况、花器官分化和性细胞分化过程进行了研究,以明确朱顶红花芽分化特征,为其花发育、花期调控、杂交育种和系统分类研究提供理论依据。结果表明：‘圣诞快乐’朱顶红每年产生2个花序芽,在第2年完成其内花芽花器官分化,经过低温作用后于第3年盛开,其中第2个花序偶有败育发生;花器官分化过程包括花原基分化期、外花被原基分化期、内花被原基分化期、雄蕊原基分化期、心皮原基分化期,对应的花芽大小分别约为0.02、0.05、0.1、0.2、0.3 cm,所有花器官均为螺旋状向心式发生;朱顶红花药4室,花药壁从外至内由表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层组成,绒毡层类型为分泌型,小孢子减数分裂类型为连续型,四分体排列方式为十字交叉型,成熟花粉粒为2-细胞型;朱顶红雌蕊3心皮,下位子房,中轴胎座,3心室,每室两列倒生胚珠,胚珠为双珠被,厚珠心,具葱型胚囊。     

山鸡椒雄花花芽发育形态解剖特征观察

采用体视显微镜、扫描电镜和石蜡切片技术对山鸡椒（Litsea cubeba（Lour.） Pers.）雄花花芽分化发育的外部形态和内部解剖结构进行了观察研究。结果显示:（1）山鸡椒雄花花芽分化发生可分为5个时期,即未分化期、花序原基分化期、苞片原基分化期、花原基分化期和花器官分化期,其中花器官分化期又可细分为花被原基分化期、雄蕊原基分化期和雌蕊原基分化期;各相邻分化时期存在一定重叠现象;花期从翌年1月上旬至3月下旬。（2）雄花成熟结构中具有独特的雄蕊蜜腺,蜜腺绿色且形态不规则,着生于内轮雄蕊基部,分布于花丝两侧,夹在内外轮雄蕊的花丝之间,与内轮花丝紧密相连。（3）雄蕊花药四室,花药壁发育属于基本型;腺质绒毡层;小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中胞质分裂属于连续型;成熟花粉为2-细胞花粉粒;成熟花粉粒外壁刺突较多,刺突基部膨大,外壁露出部分粗糙,无薄壁区,有少数小穿孔。（4）山鸡椒雄花中绝大多数雌蕊发育至腹缝线卷合形成子房室时停止,柱头发育不良或者败育,花柱缩短或缺失,不能受精,直到开花结束,即发生退化。本研究明确了山鸡椒雄花花芽发育发生各个阶段时间、形态变化特点及外部形态变化特征,山鸡椒小孢子发生、雄配子体发育至散粉期变化特点和规律以及雄花中退化雌蕊发育的进程,可为山鸡椒优良品种选育、调控花期和提高结实率提供一定的参考。     

垂花悬铃花雌雄配子体发育研究

对垂花悬铃花雄配子体发育观察表明,其花药由表皮(1层)、药室内层(1层)、中层(2层)、绒毡层(1层)及造孢细胞组成,花药四室,药壁发育为双子叶型。雄配子体发育经由花粉母细胞减数分裂形成四分体,该四分体胞质分裂为同时型,四分体排列方式为四面体型,十字交叉型及左右对称型;小孢子再经有丝分裂形成营养核和生殖核,生殖核再经有丝分裂形成3-核花粉。花药壁层的变化,在单核小孢子期,表皮细胞解体,仅留下痕迹;中层在花粉母细胞期逐渐消失;药室内壁在单核小孢子期开始纤维化;绒毡层在单核小孢子期消失,属变形绒毡层。雌配子体发育观察表明,其子房上位,5室,每室1个胚珠,胚珠弯生,中轴胎座,大多数胚珠发育停留在珠心形成阶段,极少数珠心形成一群孢原细胞及单核、双核胚囊。     

文冠果可孕花与不孕花发育过程的比较研究简

利用半薄切片和透射电镜技术对文冠果可孕花和不孕花的发育过程进行观察和比较。结果显示：(1)小孢子发育初期,两种类型花花药形态无明显差别;小孢子发育双核期,可孕花花药内壁纤维层细胞壁带状加厚,无唇细胞形成。而不孕花花药同侧两个花粉囊之间唇细胞正在分化;小孢子发育成熟期,不孕花花药唇细胞完全形成;散粉期,不孕花花药开裂呈双心形,而可孕花花药则不能开裂散粉。(2)可孕花雌蕊子房内有两室,柱头细胞排列紧密,柱头逐渐发育成圆球形,周围密布乳突细胞,具中空花柱道;不孕花雌蕊柱头停止发育,无中空花柱道,子房室变小,胚囊发育退化。(3)不孕花花药绒毡层中含大量蛋白体,小泡以及乌氏体等细胞器,发育后期绒毡层解体。而可孕花花药绒毡层中细胞器和营养物质积累均较少,发育后期绒毡层解体不完全。(4)可孕花花药内花粉粒细胞壁连续无萌发孔,细胞内含物较少。不孕花花药内花粉出现3个向内凹陷的萌发孔,且花粉内含有大量造粉质体和脂类物质。     

文冠果可孕花与不孕花发育过程的比较研究

利用半薄切片和透射电镜技术对文冠果可孕花和不孕花的发育过程进行观察和比较。结果显示:(1)小孢子发育初期,两种类型花花药形态无明显差别;小孢子发育双核期,可孕花花药内壁纤维层细胞壁带状加厚,无唇细胞形成。而不孕花花药同侧两个花粉囊之间唇细胞正在分化;小孢子发育成熟期,不孕花花药唇细胞完全形成;散粉期,不孕花花药开裂呈双心形,而可孕花花药则不能开裂散粉。(2)可孕花雌蕊子房内有两室,柱头细胞排列紧密,柱头逐渐发育成圆球形,周围密布乳突细胞,具中空花柱道;不孕花雌蕊柱头停止发育,无中空花柱道,子房室变小,胚囊发育退化。(3)不孕花花药绒毡层中含大量蛋白体,小泡以及乌氏体等细胞器,发育后期绒毡层解体。而可孕花花药绒毡层中细胞器和营养物质积累均较少,发育后期绒毡层解体不完全。(4)可孕花花药内花粉粒细胞壁连续无萌发孔,细胞内含物较少。不孕花花药内花粉出现3个向内凹陷的萌发孔,且花粉内含有大量造粉质体和脂类物质。     

一品红雄配子体发育研究

一品红花药来源于雄蕊原基,花药由表皮(1层)、药室内壁(1层)、中层(1层)、绒毡层(1层)及造胞细胞组成,花药四室,药壁发育为双子叶型。小孢子发生和雄配子体发育是经由小孢子母细胞减数分裂形成四分体,该四分体胞质分裂为同时型,四分体排列为四面体型,小孢子再经有丝分裂形成2-核花粉。花药壁层的变化是表皮在花药成熟期消失,中层在四分体时消失,药室内壁在花药成熟期形成柱状纤维层。绒毡层在单核小孢子期径向伸长,有双核或多核,另外有的绒毡层细胞形成横隔或类胎座;进入2-核花粉期,绒毡层细胞分泌颗粒物进入药室,为非典型腺质绒毡层;进入成熟期绒毡层消失。同时观察到花药发育异常现象。     

小蓬草的胚胎学研究

对小蓬草（Conyzacanadensis）大小孢子发生、雌雄配子体形成、受精、胚及胚乳发育过程进行了研究,主要结果如下：花药四室,药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层和绒毡层组成。表皮退化;药室内壁宿存,细胞柱状伸长,纤维状加厚;中层细胞退化较早,在小孢子母细胞减数分裂开始时仅存残迹;绒毡层于小孢子母细胞减数第一次分裂前期开始原位变形退化,属于腺质型绒毡层;小孢子母细胞减数分裂为同时型,四分体的排列方式主要为四面体形和左右对称形;成熟花粉粒多为3-细胞花粉粒,偶见2-细胞花粉粒。子房下位,2心皮,1室,单胚珠,基生胎座;单珠被,薄珠心,倒生胚珠,具发达的珠被绒毡层。珠心表皮下分化出大孢子孢原细胞,孢原细胞直接发育为大孢子母细胞,大孢子母细胞减数分裂形成4个大孢子直线形排列,仅合点端的大孢子发育成功能大孢子母细胞,胚囊发育为蓼型。两个极核在受精前融合为次生核,珠孔受精。胚乳发育属于核型,胚胎发育为紫菀型;具胚乳吸器。     

灯盏花雄性不育种质鉴定与花药发育的细胞学研究

对云南泸西栽培灯盏花群体进行调查,发现了灯盏花雄性不育种质个体,其出现频率约为1.06×10-4.对所发现的灯盏花不育株形态特征及其花药发育过程进行了观察,并对花粉活力进行鉴定.结果显示:(1)灯盏花不育株根、茎、叶形态与正常可育植株基本相似,管状花小,花丝短,花药瘦小,无花粉粒散出或花粉无活力.(2)灯盏花在其花药发育的小孢子母细胞时期、四分体时期、小孢子时期和单核早期,由于绒毡层细胞液泡化、提前解体,不能为小孢子或花粉发育提供所需物质,导致小孢子母细胞和四分体解体,产生无花粉的花药;或小孢子和单核花粉胞内降解,形成不同形状和外壁纹饰的败育花粉.研究认为,灯盏花花药绒毡层异常是其花粉败育的主要原因.     

云南火焰兰的花形态和花药发育的胚胎学特征

关于珍稀濒危植物火焰兰属的研究资料较少。该文以云南火焰兰为研究对象,通过显微镜和石蜡切片技术观察了云南火焰兰的花形态和花药发育胚胎学特征,并结合现有资料探讨了其分类学意义。结果表明：(1)具有分类学意义的花形态特征为唇瓣三裂且花距不明显,合蕊柱圆柱形,花药帽紫色具黄条纹,花粉团一对且由粘盘及粘盘柄连接。(2)花药原基分化出一对侧生花药室,每个花药室的小孢子囊中央分化出一条偏离中轴的不育隔膜组织,发育为一对不等大的次生小孢子囊;花药成熟时,因不育隔膜组织降解而形成2个深裂花粉团。(3)发育完整的花药壁有5～6层,为“多层型”花药壁,包括表皮、2～3层药室内壁、中层和绒毡层;绒毡层细胞为单核、腺质型。花药成熟时,药室内壁发生纤维状加厚,花药室在远轴端开裂散粉。(4)小孢子母细胞经同时型胞质分裂,形成正四面体和左右对称排列的小孢子四分体,小孢子保持在四分体内,经有丝分裂发育为2-细胞型的四合花粉,排列紧密,形成坚固的花粉团;在花药发育过程中未观察到花粉败育现象。该研究结果为火焰兰属的分类学和保护生物学提供了新资料。     

黄瓜花原基的形成及与Ca~(2+)的关系

以黄瓜为试验材料研究了肉眼可见的花原基突起之前 ,花原基早期的分化过程。结果显示花原基分化和开花的起始节位是第一真叶节 ;肉眼可见花原基突起前早期的分化是在叶腋亚表皮部位形成一个球形的花原基起始细胞团 ,此细胞团进一步分裂、扩大形成肉眼可见的花原基突起 ;第一真叶节的花原基起始细胞团分化集中发生于 6～ 7d苗龄时期 ;Ca2 + 在花原基起始细胞团细胞中主要分布在细胞壁和细胞间隙 ,而在非起始细胞团的叶腋亚表皮细胞则主要分布在液泡中 ,并对Ca2 + 在花原基起始细胞团分化中的作用进行了讨论。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.