红豆杉细胞稳定生产紫杉醇中的同步化协同诱导作用

同步化协同诱导可以稳定提高曼地亚红豆杉细胞培养物中紫杉醇含量。细胞培养周期第8d的低温同步化处理可促使细胞达到最高同步化率（20.4%）,而茉莉酸甲酯（MJ）的协同诱导可提高紫杉醇产量,使紫杉醇产量最高值达到54.7mg·L^-1。在细胞生长周期第8d,未经低温同步化的红豆杉细胞中的关键酶基因DXR、HMGR、GGPPS和DBAT的表达量在MJ诱导24h后均迅速下降,但在低温同步化的细胞中紫杉醇表达量下降缓慢,60h后仍维持较高的水平。低温同步化和MJ协同诱导的红豆杉细胞中,紫杉醇合成关键酶基因高效稳定的表达可能是引起紫杉醇产量稳定提高的原因之一。     

茉莉酸甲酯对紫杉醇生物合成的诱导作用

本文采用分裂素自养型中国红豆杉细胞株 ,研究了在细胞悬浮培养过程中茉莉酸甲酯 ( MJ)对紫杉醇生物合成的诱导作用。结果表明 ,以乙醇为 MJ助溶剂时 ,MJ的诱导作用以剂量为 2 0 0 μmol/L于继代培养开始时加入为最佳 ,此时紫杉醇产量较对照组提高 71.2 %。以吐温为 MJ助溶剂时 ,MJ的诱导作用以剂量为 10μmol/L于继代培养 d2 0加入为最佳 ,此时紫杉醇产量较对照组提高 2 80 .7%。此外 ,本文对 MJ的诱导作用机理进行了探讨。     

茉莉酸甲酯与真菌诱导物、水杨酸组合对红豆杉细胞中紫杉醇含量的影响

比较了茉莉酸甲酯与真菌诱导物、水杨酸组合对红豆杉细胞几个抗病相关指标（POD、CAT活力、H2O2含量）及紫杉醇含量的影响,3种信号分子的组合对POD、CAT、H2O2及紫杉醇含量的影响是不一致的,MJ单独添加,MJ与SA联合作用以及MJ与F5联合作用都可使POD活力增加,且12h后H2O2含量均升高,约在48h达到高峰,为对照的2倍左右,但72h后,MJ单独添加和MJ与SA联合作用组中H2O2含量变化不大,F5与MJ联合作用则使H2O2含量持续比对照高。MJ单独添加使CAT酶活在144h后才较对照低,F5、SA的加入都可使CAT酶活下降,SA的作用更显著。说明三者的诱导途径并不完全一样,以SA和MJ联合添加对紫杉醇合成的促进作用最大,含量达到细胞干重的0．04％。     

基于定量PCR技术探讨紫杉醇生物合成的限速步骤

次生代谢产物牛物合成受到发育和诱导的调控,本实验研究了组织分化和诱导处理对紫杉醇生物合成的影响,并采用定量PCR技术分析了紫杉醇生物合成不同阶段关键酶基因的动态表达特征。结果表明。紫杉醇主要分布在中国红豆杉（Taxus chinensis）树皮和根皮组织中,针叶内含量很少,催化紫杉醇功能官能团连接的关键酶摹因也主要定位在树皮和根皮组织巾;茉莉酸甲酯（MJ）和真菌诱导子F5分别提高了中国红豆杉悬浮培养细胞HG-1紫杉醇得率8倍和10倍,同时有效诱导紫杉醇生物合成基因的表达。发现催化紫杉醇侧链连接的基因与紫杉醇生物合成早正相关。结果表明。紫杉醇生物合成的限速步骤是催化功能官能团连接的步骤。     

红豆杉中紫杉醇及其衍生物含量影响因子研究进展

红豆杉中紫杉醇及其衍生物的含量显著地受到多种因素的影响,对这些影响因子的研究有利于红豆杉产业化栽培基地经济效益的实现.根据以往的研究,综述了影响红豆杉中紫杉醇及其衍生物含量的主要因子,包括品种、环境、季节、年龄、性别、组织部位、储藏方式、激素和代谢旁路抑制剂等不同的方面.曼地亚红豆杉是美国食品与药物管理局筛选到的最适宜栽培的品种,目前市场上50%以上的10-脱酰基巴卡丁Ⅲ来自于欧洲紫杉.阴湿环境生长的红豆杉紫杉醇含量较高,冬季一般是紫杉醇及其衍生物总含量最高的季节,年龄的增加有利于紫杉醇含量的提高,性别不同的红豆杉紫杉醇的含量没有显著差异,根和皮部的紫杉醇含量较高,阴干和低温保藏能有效地减缓紫杉醇的分解速度,一些激素和代谢旁路抑制剂的施用可以明显地提高红豆杉中紫杉醇及其衍生物的含量.并进一步提出了未来急需深入研究的重点：（1）优良品系的筛选和栽培,尤其是对生长速度最快和在中国分布最广的南方红豆杉;（2）土壤中各种成分,尤其是稀土元素对紫杉醇及其衍生物含量的影响和机理;（3）定点与大尺度实验相结合研究宏观生态因子对含量的影响和机理;（4）激素和代谢旁路抑制剂对含量的影响和机理;（5）调节宏观生态因子、土壤成分、激素和代谢旁路抑制剂的配伍进一步提高产量并应用于生产实践.     

N-甲基取代苯基氨基甲酸酯的系列合成及其对家蝇的生物活性

利用酰氯水相简易工艺合成了52个N-甲基取代苯基氨基甲酸酯类化合物, 并测定了它们对家蝇Musca domestica的室内毒力。结果表明：烷基单取代化合物中,间位取代物的活性大于邻、对位;单卤素取代物中,邻位取代活性大于间位和对位,邻溴代物大于邻氯代物;对位硫甲基和邻位硫乙基取代物的活性均较高。对于烷基间位苯环取代化合物,在一定限度内随烷基分子量增大,化合物对家蝇的毒力增高,其次序为异丙基>乙基>甲基>未取代基。     

担子菌及其木质纤维素降解液在红豆杉细胞培养中的作用

研究了担子菌及其木质纤维素降解液在红豆杉细胞培养中的作用,结果表明,担子菌Ｂｄｓ及其木质纤维素降解液制备的诱导子对紫杉醇生物合成具有明显的促进作用,且以木质纤维素发酵致第７天的降解液对紫杉醇生物合成的诱导作用最明显。因此,可以用担子菌Ｂｄｓ发酵木质纤维素所得的降解液制备紫杉醇生物合成的诱导子。     

代谢调节剂对紫杉醇和Taxuyunnanine C生物合成的调控作用

研究了诱导子、前体和抑制剂对东北红豆杉生产紫杉醇和taxuyunnanine C的影响。结果表明,诱导子在第12d添加,前体和抑制剂在第15d添加能有效地提高紫杉醇和taxuyunnanine C的含量。水杨酸与氯化氯胆碱的交互作用对紫杉醇的合成有很大影响,水杨酸与赤霉酸的交互作用对taxuyunnanine C的合成有很大影响。     

茉莉酸甲酯与水杨酸对肉苁蓉悬浮细胞中苯乙醇甙合成的影响

向肉苁蓉悬浮细胞培养系中添加茉莉酸甲酯(MJ)和水杨酸(SA) ,分别考察了这两种诱导子的添加浓度及添加时间对肉苁蓉悬浮细胞系中苯乙醇甙含量的影响。研究结果表明:MJ和SA能够促进肉苁蓉悬浮细胞系中苯乙醇甙(PeG)和松果菊甙(Echinacoside)的合成,但两者的适用的浓度范围和最佳添加时间存在差异。与未经诱导子处理的细胞培养结果相比,MJ在对数生长初期(培养14d) ,添加浓度为5 μmol L条件下,可使肉苁蓉悬浮细胞系中PeG含量提高2 5 9倍,Echin含量提高3 82倍;而SA在对数生长后期(培养2 8d) ,添加浓度为5 0 μmol L条件下,可使PeG含量提高2 71倍,Echin含量提高3 16倍。     

诱导子对藏红花悬浮培养细胞生产藏红花色素的影响

考察壳聚糖（chitosan）、壳寡糖（chitosanoligosaccharides,COS）、茉莉酸甲酯（methyljasmonate,MJ）、水杨酸（salicylicacid,SA）和Cu2＋等诱导子对藏红花悬浮培养细胞生长和藏红花色素合成的影响。结果表明：在实验考察浓度范围内,壳寡糖（1～500mg／L）和较低浓度壳聚糖（≤10mrdL）、MJ（≤10μmol／L）、SA（≤10μμmol／L）和Cu2＋（≤1μmoL／L）对细胞生长无显著影响;较高浓度壳聚糖（≥100mg／L）、MJ（≥100μmol／L）、SA（≥100μmoL／L）和cu“（≥10μmoL／L）显著抑制细胞生长。5种诱导子对藏红花色素合成的诱导效果不同,并且与诱导子作用浓度和添加时间有关。MJ诱导效果最好,在细胞培养第0天添加终浓度100仙moL／LMJ,藏红花色素含量（以1克干细胞计）达到28．57mg,比对照提高177．9％。其次是cu“,在细胞培养第4天添加终浓度500μmoL／LCu2＋,色素含量达到19．82mg,比对照提高108．2％。再次是壳聚糖和壳寡糖,在细胞培养第14天分别添加终质量浓度100mg／L壳聚糖和壳寡糖,色素含量分别达到18．33和17．39mg,比对照提高69．1％和69．0％。最后是SA,在细胞培养第14天添加终浓度10μmoL／LSA,色素含量达到14．65mg,比对照提高45．4％。     

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.