敌百虫对中肋骨条藻生长的影响

研究了有机磷农药敌百虫对中肋骨条藻Skeletonema costatum生长的影响。相对于水生甲壳类和鱼类,敌百虫对中肋骨条藻毒性较低,72 h半抑制浓度(EC₅₀)为84.8 mg/L。在31 d的亚慢性暴露下,低浓度组(≤10 mg/L)藻细胞生长趋势与对照组相似;50 mg/L的敌百虫在暴露初期对骨条藻的生长具有明显抑制作用,但在暴露15 d后,该浓度组藻细胞密度仍保持增长,最大细胞密度为2.77×10⁷ cells/mL,是对照组的137.7%。100 mg/L则能完全抑制藻细胞的生长。本实验结果说明敌百虫等有机磷农药的广泛使用可能会刺激浮游植物的生长,从而增加引发赤潮的风险。     

不同起始密度对3种赤潮微藻种间竞争的影响

通过共培养的方法,研究了不同起始密度对赤潮异弯藻和中肋骨条藻、塔玛亚历山大藻和赤潮异弯藻、塔玛亚历山大藻和中肋骨条藻之间种间竞争的影响。结果表明1赤潮异弯藻对中肋骨条藻的生长有一定的抑制作用,随着初始接种时赤潮异弯藻细胞密度的提高,这种抑制作用愈加明显。2塔玛亚历山大藻和中肋骨条藻与塔玛亚历山大藻和赤潮异弯藻之间的种间竞争结果相类似,即起始密度比例为A∶S(H)=1∶4时,中肋骨条藻和赤潮异弯藻分别在竞争中占优势;当起始密度比例为A∶S(H)=1∶1和A∶S(H)=4∶1,塔玛亚历山大藻在竞争中占优势。     

3种海洋赤潮微藻蛋白质和核酸合成对UV-B辐射增强的响应

应用同位素标志法, 研究了赤潮异弯藻 (Heterosigmaakashiwo) 、亚历山大藻 (Alexandriumtamarense ) 和中肋骨条藻 (Skeletonemacostatum) 核酸和蛋白质合成对紫外线B波段 (UV_B, 2 80~ 32 0nm) 辐射增强的响应变化。结果表明 :1) 按照由高到低的顺序, 3种海洋赤潮微藻对UV_B辐射增强的敏感性依次是赤潮异弯藻、亚历山大藻和中肋骨条藻。 2 ) UV_B辐射增强抑制赤潮异弯藻的生长和脱氧核糖核酸 (DNA) 的合成, 而低剂量的UV_B辐射对中肋骨条藻和亚历山大藻的生长与DNA的合成表现出刺激作用, 高剂量则表现出抑制作用。 3) 随着UV_B辐射的增强, 3种海洋赤潮微藻核糖核酸 (RNA) 和蛋白质的合成速度下降, 其中赤潮异弯藻合成速度的下降幅度明显大于中肋骨条藻和亚历山大藻, 表明赤潮异弯藻RNA和蛋白质的合成对UV_B辐射增强的敏感性高于中肋骨条藻和亚历山大藻。     

赤潮水体中胶体物质对赤潮异弯藻(Heterosigma akashiwo)和中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)生长的影响

2004年2月9～10日在胶州湾发生的柔弱几内亚藻(Guinardia delicatula)赤潮期间分别在3个典型赤潮站位采集表层水样,利用过滤(0.7μm)和切向超滤(1000 Daltons)分离赤潮暴发水体中的胶体物质,分析了不同滤液及截留液的有机碳含量,并将赤潮异弯藻 (Heterosigma akashiwo)和中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)在<1000 Daltons的超滤液及具有不同含量胶体物质(1000 Daltons～0.7μm)的截留液中进行培养.结果发现在发生柔弱几内亚藻赤潮期间水体中的溶解有机碳浓度会增加,特别是胶体有机碳浓度会成倍增长;在不同胶体含量海水中培养的赤潮异弯藻的最大生长率μmax和最大生物量Bf与对照组相比会随着胶体含量的增加而显著增大,而中肋骨条藻的最大生长率μmax和最大生物量Bf与对照组相比会随着胶体含量增加而显著降低,表明柔弱几内亚藻赤潮水体中的胶体物质对赤潮异弯藻的生长起促进作用,而对中肋骨条藻的生长起抑制作用.这说明柔弱几内亚藻在增殖过程中所产生的胶体物质具有他感作用,会影响其它微藻的生长,从而可能对柔弱几内亚藻赤潮的形成起重要作用.     

浒苔干粉末提取物对东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻的克生作用

研究不同溶剂的浒苔干粉末组织提取液对两种赤潮藻—东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻生长的克生效应。结果表明, 浒苔提取物中确实含有可以影响赤潮藻类生长的克生物质,克生作用具有较明显的浓度效应,添加浓度低时可能会表现为一定的促进生长的作用,添加浓度较高时表现为抑制作用,添加浓度越大,抑制作用越强,即“低促高抑”的特点,这与浒苔提取物对其他微藻的作用相似。其中,蒸馏水提取物对这两种赤潮藻的克生作用小于有机溶剂提取物,有机溶剂中,甲醇和乙酸乙酯提取物对这两种赤潮藻的克生效果最好,正己烷相对较差。根据相似相溶原理,可以初步推断最有效的克生物质应为具有相对较高的极性的有机物。两种赤潮藻对克生物质的敏感程度不同。东海原甲藻对克生物质的敏感性高于中肋骨条藻。蒸馏水、甲醇、乙酸乙酯、正己烷的浒苔干粉末提取物影响东海原甲藻生长的致死作用阈值浓度分别为5.00 g/L、0.50 g/L、0.50 g/L、0.63 g/L（相当于浒苔新鲜藻体浓度为22.00 g-wet/L、2.20 g-wet/L、2.20 g-wet/L、2.75 g-wet/L）;影响中肋骨条藻生长的致死作用阈值浓度则分别为20.00 g/L、1.25 g/L、1.25 g/L、2.50 g/L（相当于新鲜藻体浓度为88.00 g-wet/L、5.50 g-wet/L、5.50 g-wet/L、11.00 g-wet/L）。     

UV-B辐射增强对三种赤潮微藻DNA的伤害效应

运用生态毒理学和生物化学方法研究了UV-B辐射增强对赤潮异弯藻、亚历山大藻和中肋骨条藻DNA的伤害作用.结果表明,3种赤潮微藻的生长状况对UV-B辐射增强的敏感性不同;对UV-B辐射增强的敏感性由高到低依次是赤潮异弯藻、亚历山大藻和中肋骨条藻.随着UV-B辐射剂量的增加,3种赤潮微藻的DNA损伤程度提高,而且赤潮异弯藻DNA的损伤程度明显高于亚历山大藻和中肋骨条藻,亚历山大藻DNA的伤害程度又远远高于中肋骨条藻.UV-B辐射处理解除后,损伤DNA可明显恢复.赤潮异湾藻和亚历山大藻恢复培养6d,损伤DNA可明显恢复(P＜0.05);而中肋骨条藻恢复培养3d,损伤DNA可明显恢复(P＜0.05),说明3种赤潮微藻的DNA损伤水平不适合作为指示UV-B辐射增强的生物学指标.     

互花米草浸提液对中肋骨条藻的化感效应

以互花米草凋落物为化感供体材料,研究不同浓度的互花米草凋落物浸提液(0、0.02、0.04和0.10 mg·L~(-1))对中肋骨条藻生长及生理生化特征的化感效应,分离鉴定互花米草浸提液中的抑藻化感物质成分。结果表明:互花米草凋落物浸提液对中肋骨条藻生长的抑制作用随着浸提液质量浓度的增大而增强,当质量浓度为0.10 mg·L~(-1)时,互花米草凋落物浸提液对中肋骨条藻的抑制率达到69.2%;各实验处理组的中肋骨条藻细胞内的叶绿素a含量和抗氧化酶活性均低于对照组,而丙二醛的含量高于对照组;对互花米草凋落物浸提液进行抑藻化感物质的分离鉴定,其化感物质主要为长链脂肪酸,主要成分为十六烷酸、亚油酸、油酸。     

鼠尾藻对赤潮异弯藻和中肋骨条藻的抑制作用

通过共培养的方法,研究了鼠尾藻（Surgassum thunbergii）培养水的过滤液、新鲜组织、干粉末、水溶性抽提液对赤潮异弯藻（Heterosigma akashiwo）和中肋骨条藻（Skeletonema costatum）生长的抑制效应,建立了分隔共培养系统并证明了抑制物质的存在,排除了细胞直接接触抑制的可能性.结果表明,在共培养实验中,鼠尾藻新鲜组织、干粉末及水溶性抽提液对赤潮异弯藻和中肋骨条藻的生长具有显著的抑制作用,且在较高浓度下对两种赤潮微藻的生长具有致死效应.在一次性及半连续培养方式下,鼠尾藻培养水过滤液对赤潮异弯藻的生长无抑制效应,而对中肋骨条藻的生长具有显著的抑制效应.     

龙须菜对重金属铜胁迫的生理响应

研究了大型海藻龙须菜(Gracilaria lemaneiformis)对不同浓度重金属铜(0、25、50、100、250和500 μg·L^-1)胁迫的生理响应.结果表明:当Cu²⁺浓度≥50 μg·L^-1时,龙须菜藻体的相对生长速率显著下降,最大光化学量子产量、最大相对电子传递速率和相对电子传递效率呈相同的变化趋势.随着Cu²⁺浓度的升高,龙须菜藻体最大净光合速率和光饱和点显著降低,而光补偿点显著升高,叶绿素a、类胡萝卜素和藻胆蛋白含量则呈先升高后下降的趋势;当Cu²⁺浓度达到500 μg·L^-1时,叶绿素a、类胡萝卜素和藻胆蛋白含量显著下降.说明龙须菜在低浓度Cu²⁺胁迫下具有一定的抵抗能力,而当Cu²⁺浓度≥50 μg·L^-1时,会对藻体生理活动造成显著的抑制作用.     

红树植物秋茄叶片水提物的抑藻效应

通过藻细胞密度的测定,探讨了不同浓度(0.5、1.0和2.0g·L-1)红树植物秋茄(Kandelia candel)新鲜叶片水提物对球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)和赤潮异弯藻(Heterosigma akashiwo)的化感抑制效应,研究了高温处理对秋茄提取物化感作用的影响.结果表明:秋茄叶片提取物对两种赤潮藻均具有显著的化感抑制作用,不同浓度提取物化感作用强度不同;5 d内,浓度为2.0g·L-1秋茄叶片提取物对球形棕囊藻和赤潮异弯藻的最大抑制率分别为91.6％和77.0％;球形棕囊藻和赤潮异弯藻对红树植物秋茄提取物的敏感性不同,提取物对球形棕囊藻的抑制效果要优于赤潮异弯藻;经高温处理后,秋茄提取物抑藻效果显著降低(P＜0.05);秋茄叶片水提物影响藻细胞膜结构,使藻细胞体积增大、细胞破裂.     

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.