超高产水稻组合‘培矮64S/E32’的耐光氧化特性及其机理

甲基紫精(MV)介导的光氧化导致两个水稻品种‘汕优63’(目前我国大面积推广的杂交水稻)和‘培矮64S/E32’(新培育的超高产杂交水稻)细胞电解质渗漏率都增加,前者增加的量大于后者,显示‘培矮64S／E32’的细胞膜系统受光氧化的伤害小。光氧化条件下,‘培矮64S／E32’仍能维持较高的光合放氧能力(Amax,φi)、PSⅡ活性(Fv/Fm、φPSⅡ)和叶绿素荧光猝灭系数(qP、MPQ),而且光氧化引起‘培矮64S／E32’这些参数的下降幅度也小。另外,光氧化导致了两个水稻品种抗氧化酶SOD和APX活性增加,‘培矮64S／E32’增加的幅度约为‘汕优63’的3倍。结果 表明超高产水稻具有更强的耐光氧化能力。     

硝基苯酚胁迫下外源褪黑素对水稻幼苗生长及生理特性的影响

采用液体培养实验方法,研究硝基苯酚胁迫对水稻(Oryza sativa L.)幼苗生长、抗氧化特性、光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)光合特性的影响,以及添加外源褪黑素对缓解硝基苯酚胁迫的作用。结果显示,随着硝基苯酚胁迫浓度的升高,水稻幼苗株高、根长、地下部干重、地上部干重、全株干重和叶片PSⅡ实际光化学效率[Y(Ⅱ)]、光化学淬灭系数(q P)、PSⅡ电子传递速率(ETR)、叶绿素含量均有所下降,而叶片非光化学淬灭系数(qN、NPQ)上升;同时,根系活性氧[过氧化氢(H_2O_2)和超氧阴离子(O·-2)]积累量、抗氧化酶[超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)]活性,以及渗透调节物质(可溶性蛋白和可溶性糖)含量呈先升高后降低的趋势。在非硝基苯酚胁迫下,与对照组相比,添加外源褪黑素显著提高了幼苗地下部干重、根系可溶性糖含量和SOD活性、叶片PSⅡ光化学效率和叶绿素含量。与单独添加硝基苯酚处理相比,硝基苯酚+褪黑素复合处理显著缓解了硝基苯酚胁迫对幼苗生长、叶片PSⅡ光化学效率和叶绿素合成的抑制作用;降低了根系活性氧水平、抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量。研究结果表明添加外源褪黑素能够显著缓解硝基苯酚胁迫对水稻幼苗生长、根系活性氧水平、抗氧化酶活性、叶片PSⅡ光化学效率及叶绿素合成的不良影响,提高水稻幼苗对硝基苯酚胁迫的适应性。     

超高产水稻组合‘培矮64S/E32’的耐光氧化特性及其机理

甲基紫精（MV）介导的光氧化导致两个水稻品种‘汕优63’(目前我国大面积推广的杂交水稻)和‘培矮64S/E32’（新培育的超高产杂交水稻）细胞电解质渗漏率都增加,前者增加的量大于后者,显示‘培矮64S/E32’的细胞膜系统受光氧化的伤害小。光氧化条件下,‘培矮64S/E32’仍能维持较高的光合放氧能力（Amax、Φi）、PSⅡ活性（Fv/Fm、ΦPSⅡ）和叶绿素荧光猝灭系数（qP、NPQ）,而且光氧化引起‘培矮64S/E32’这些参数的下降幅度也小。另外,光氧化导致了两个水稻品种抗氧化酶SOD和APX活性增加,‘培矮64S/E32’增加的幅度约为‘汕优63’的3倍。结果表明超高产水稻具有更强的耐光氧化能力。     

拟南芥CtpA纯合突变体的光合生理特征

以T-DNA插入获得的拟南芥at3g57680基因缺失的CtpA纯合突变体植株为材料,检测了其与光合作用相关的生理特征,以揭示拟南芥at3g57680基因功能和其编码的CtpA蛋白的作用.结果显示:拟南芥的CtpA突变体植株在整个生长过程中都略小于野生型植株,但能够健康生长;CtpA突变体的叶绿素a、叶绿素b、叶绿素a/b和叶绿素a+b值, PSⅠ、PSⅡ和光合电子传递总链的电子传递活性,以及77K低温荧光波谱都与野生型植株无显著差异(P>0.05);CtpA突变体植株的最大光化学量子产量(Fv/Fm)和有效光化学量子产量(ΦPSⅡ)也与野生型无显著差异,而光化学淬灭系数(qP)和非光化学淬灭系数(qN)值在室温下显著低于野生型(P<0.05).研究表明, 拟南芥at3g57680基因在正常条件下对植株生长无显著影响,可能不是编码CtpA蛋白的关键基因.     

转C4光合酶基因水稻株系的抗光氧化特性

用经转入磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶(PEPC)、丙酮酸磷酸二激酶(PPDK)、NADP-苹果酸酶(NADP-ME)、PEPC+PPDK等酶的基因的水稻株系及原种为材料,研究了光氧化条件下的叶绿素荧光特性和膜脂过氧化.光氧化处理后,与原种相比,转C4光合酶基因特别是转PEPC和转PEPC+PPDK基因水稻株系的PSⅡ原初光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ在照光下的实际光化学效率(ФPSⅡ)和光化学猝灭(qp)下降的比原种少,而非光化学猝灭(qN)增加的比原种多,说明在光氧化条件下,转C4光合酶基因水稻株系吸收的光能中有较多的光能转化为化学能,过剩的光能通过热耗散而减轻光破坏;同时转C4光合酶基因水稻株系诱导产生的的内源活性氧清除酶系超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)的活性比原种高,从而有效清除水稻叶片内的活性氧(O-2、H2O2),使活性氧积累比原种少,因而膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)产生较少.表明转C4光合酶基因特别是转PEPC和转PEPC+PPDK基因水稻株系耐光氧化能力较强.在光氧化条件下,它们的叶绿素和蛋白质含量下降较少,表现出耐光氧化特性.这些结果为应用生物技术创造耐光氧化种质提供了实验依据.     

濒危植物长序榆(Ulmus elongata)幼苗叶绿素荧光特性的初步研究

用Li-6400XT便携式光合作用仪对濒危植物长序榆幼苗的各叶绿素荧光参数的日变化和快速光响应曲线进行了测定。结果发现,光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)的实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)、电子传递速率(ETR)在整个白天阶段较稳定,下午18:00显著下降。光化学淬灭(qP)先增大后减小。非光化学淬灭(NPQ)呈现出与光化学淬灭(qP)相反的变化趋势,中午最低,说明长序榆幼苗光能利用率较高。快速光曲线表明实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和光化学淬灭(qP)随着光合有效辐射(PAR)的增大而减小,电子传递速率(ETR)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)随着光合有效辐射(PAR)的增大而增大。使用幂函数能够很好的拟合实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和电子传递速率(ETR)随光强的变化,而对数函数能较好的拟合实际光化学淬灭(qP)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)随光强的变化。     

高温对水稻黄叶突变体剑叶光合特性和叶绿体超微结构的影响

以水稻黄叶突变体为材料,进行高温胁迫处理(9:30～17:30,40℃;其它时间段与自然温度相同),研究高温胁迫对其剑叶光合特性和叶绿体超微结构的影响。结果表明:高温胁迫使水稻黄叶突变体剑叶净光合速率(Pn)、PSⅡ原初光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ光量子效率(фPSⅡ)和非循环光合电子传递速率(ETR)显著降低,初始荧光(F0)显著增加,同时使剑叶叶绿素、可溶性蛋白质含量显著降低,细胞膜透性显著增加,叶片的叶绿体内基粒和基质片层模糊、疏松,结构紊乱。研究发现,40℃高温胁迫致使水稻黄叶突变体剑叶叶绿体超微结构破坏,引起PSⅡ反应中心的光化学效率降低,最终造成叶片光合能力减弱。     

低叶绿素b水稻突变体类囊体膜的比较蛋白质组学

采用蓝绿温和胶凝胶电泳(blue-nativepolyacrylamidegel-electrophoresis,BN-PAGE),以及改进的第二向SDS-PAGE分离了水稻低叶绿素b突变体ZH249-Y和野生型ZH249-W类囊体膜蛋白复合物,系统比较了突变体和野生型各复合物亚基的表达差异.结果显示,第一向BN-PAGE分离了PSⅠ-LHCⅠ、LHCⅠ缺失的PSⅠ、ATP合成酶、细胞色素b6f、CP43缺失的PSⅡ及LHCⅡ六种复合物.上述各复合物经第二相SDS-Urea-PAGE分离后,利用胶内酶解,高效液相层析分离肽段,电喷雾串联质谱鉴定了复合物的亚基.结合免疫印迹研究,证明和野生型相比,突变体光系统Ⅱ捕光天线复合体的表达量适度下降,但光系统Ⅰ捕光天线破坏严重,同时光系统Ⅱ核心蛋白和ATP合成酶的表达量上升.研究结果对揭示低叶绿素b水稻突变体较高光化学效率和光稳定性的分子基础提供了线索,同时也表明,改进的BN/SDS-PAGE双向电泳不仅可以有效地分离膜蛋白复合物及亚基,也可以进行不同生理条件下,或野生型和突变体之间膜蛋白质组的比较研究.     

外源水杨酸对光抑制条件下小麦叶片光合作用的影响

以浓度为50、100、200 mg·kg-1的水杨酸(SA)预先处理灌浆期的小麦叶片,可有效防护强光所致的氧化损伤,维持较高的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性,减轻丙二醛(MDA)积累.叶片在光抑制条件下,可维持较高的通过PSⅡ电子传递速率(Fm/Fo)、PSⅡ原初光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ量子效率(ΦPSⅡ)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)、净光合速率(Pn)和较低的非光化学猝灭系数(qNP).其中,以较低浓度SA(50 mg·kg-1)的效果较好.     

食用黑粉菌侵染对茭白植株抗氧化系统和叶绿素荧光的影响

研究了茭白(Zizania latifolia Turcz.)受食用黑粉菌(Ustilago esculenta)侵染后的生长、抗氧化特性和叶绿素荧光的变化.结果表明,食用黑粉菌侵染导致植株的株高、叶长、叶宽、叶片厚度、根长、茎鲜重、根鲜重和地上部鲜重下降,但分蘖数提高;同时提高了茭白叶片的抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活性和过氧化氢(H2O2)含量,但却引起超氧自由基(O2-)产生速率和丙二醛(MDA)含量降低.食用黑粉菌侵染提高了叶片的PSⅡ实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和电子传递速率(ETR),同时降低了非光化学猝灭(NPQ),但对PSⅡ最大光化学量子产量(Fv/Fm)的影响不大.     

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.