四川耳蕨属生耳蕨组的分类研究

记载了四川产耳蕨属后生耳蕨组植物９种，其中新种１个，四川新种１个，四川新分布５个，并有新异名７个。本文还对国产有关种类的分类问题进行了讨论。     

贡嘎山耳蕨属新分类群

报道了四川贡嘎山地区耳蕨属５个新分类群,即阔基耳蕨,深裂耳蕨,铺散耳蕨,缺耳耳蕨,寒生耳蕨。     

中国耳蕨属高山耳蕨组的分类学研究

高山耳蕨组的成员是中国西部、印度北部和喜马拉雅山区常见的蕨类。其成员为夏绿植物,叶片 薄而柔弱。秋季叶片枯萎后叶柄基部宿存在地面形成一个丛堆以保护幼芽,这显然是对高山严峻环境 的适应。作为高山地带特有类型,1972年日本蕨类学家Sigeru Daigobo将它们作为耳蕨属下的一个组 ——高山耳蕨组Sect．Lasiopolystichum Daigobo,这是合理的。Daigobo建立此组时只包含3个种,经过 对中国大量标本及有关文献的研究,现知在中国约有30种应归人此组,其中有3新种:红鳞耳蕨P．ru- fopaleaceum,石生耳蕨P.saxicola,康定耳蕨P．kangdingense;2新变种．裂叶耳蕨P．sinense var．loba- tum,条裂耳蕨P．mollissimum Var．laciniatum;1新组合,钝裂耳蕨P．integrilobum(Sorolepidium)。据羽片背面的小鳞片类型可将高山耳蕨组划分为2个系:穆坪系Ser．Moupinensia和中华系Ser．Sinensia。     

耳蕨属一新组——新生耳蕨组

描述了耳蕨属一新组——新生耳蕨组Sect．Neopolystichum Ching。小羽片背面具披针形小鳞片 使得新生耳蕨组显著区别于后生耳蕨组Sect．Metapolystichum Tagawa(emend．Zhang＆Kung,1996)。 本文对新生耳蕨组进行了分类学研究,共记载本组植物7种,并给出了各种植物的地理分布。认为九州 耳蕨P．kiusiuense Tagawa是大叶耳蕨P．grandifrons C. Chr．的一异名,二尖耳蕨P.biaristatum(Bl．)Moore极有可能并不分布于喜马拉雅、中南半岛、缅甸和云南。     

云南产耳蕨属半开羽耳蕨组的分类研究

本文对云南产的耳蕨属半开羽耳蕨组的12种植物进行了分类学研究,并在组下建立了两个新系,报道了4个新种和一个新组合,修订了该组植物的特征范围。     

穆坪耳蕨及其近缘种研究

作者对耳蕨属的穆坪耳蕨群作了分类学的研究, 共记录了国产种类18种。其中P.habaense, P.obtusipinnum, P.salminense, P.nigrum, P.melano-stipes等为新种;P.lichiangense(Wright) Ching为新组合。对P.tsuchuense等4种及P.qamdoense var.elongatum作了归并。本文还附有分类检索表。     

中国耳蕨属后生耳蕨组的分类研究(Ⅰ)

本文首次对国产耳蕨属后生耳蕨组进行了较系统的分类研究,对组的概念进行了修订,首次将耳蕨属小鳞片根据长度分为长型和短型两类。本文共记载后生耳蕨组植物22种,包括中国新分布1种:P.longipinnulum Nair,新异名2种:P.glingense Ching et Y.X.Ling,P.shennongense Ching,Boufford etShing.本组共分五系,即线鳞系、水囊系、缺耳系、长小鳞系和黑鳞系。本文编制了后生耳蕨组的分种检索表,对一些种的分类问题进行了讨论,认为中国甚至喜马拉雅地区并无P.mucronifolium(Bl.)Presl和P.setiferum(Forsk.)Moore ex Woynar的分布。     

中国后生耳蕨组的孢子形态研究

对国产耳蕨属后生耳蕨组２６种的孢子形态进行了研究。结果表明,后生耳蕨组的孢子周壁纹饰可大致分为粗糙、翅状、脊状、穴状和网状６类。各种的周壁纹饰均有一定差异,同种的孢子形态较为稳定。从孢子形态特征看,支持Ｐｏｌｙｓｔｉｃｈｕｍ ｙｕｎｎａｎｅｎｓｅ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ和Ｐｊｉｚｈｕｓｈａｎｅｎｓｅ Ｃｈｉｎｇ为独立的种。本文还结合其它特征,讨论了后生耳蕨组孢子形态的演化趋势,进而从孢粉学的角度推测本组线鳞     

中国耳蕨属后生耳蕨组的分类研究(I)(待续)

本文首次对国产耳蕨属后生耳蕨组进行了较系统的分类研究,对组的概念进行子修订,首次将耳蕨属小鳞片根据长度分为长型和短型两类。本文共记载后生耳蕨组植物22种,包括中国新分布1种: P.longipinnulum Nair, 新异名2种：P. glingense Ching et Y. X. Ling, P. shennongense Ching, Boufford et Shing．本组共分五系,即线鳞系、水囊系、缺耳系、长小鳞系和黑鳞系。本文编制了后生耳蕨组的分种检索表,对一些种的分类问题进行了讨论,认为中国甚至喜马拉雅地区并无P. mucronifolium (BI.) Presl 和P. setiferum (Forsk.) Moore ex Woynar的分布。     

贵州产耳蕨属（鳞毛蕨科）一新种—韭菜坪耳蕨

描述了贵州耳蕨属一新种,即韭菜坪耳蕨(Polystichum jiucaipingense P. S. Wang et Q. Luo)。新种与栗鳞耳蕨(P. castaneum(Clarke) Nayar et Kaur)相近,但植株较小,叶柄、叶轴上的鳞片淡棕色,孢子囊群着生于全部羽片上而不同。     

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.