基于rDNA ITS序列分析莲塘湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群遗传结构的季节变化

对采自芜湖市莲塘湖水体中的萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)夏季种群中的30个克隆(S1-S30)和秋季种群中的20个克隆(A1-A20)的rDNA ITS序列进行了分析;以十指臂尾轮虫B.patulus为外群,构建了50个克隆的NJ、MP和ME系统发生树。结果表明:三个系统树均支持将50个克隆分为两个支系;第一支系包括29个夏季采集的单元型(单元型S9除外)和1个秋季采集的单元型A2,第二个支系包括18个秋季采集的单元型(单元型A2除外)和1个夏季采集的单元型S9;两支系间ITS序列差异为5.1%-8.8%;它们应属于两个不同的姐妹种。夏季,莲塘湖水体中的萼花臂尾轮虫种复合体内以第一支系为主构成的姐妹种在相对丰度上占绝对优势,达29/30;而秋季则相反。上述结果表明:浅水湖泊中萼花臂尾轮虫种群密度的季节变动实际上主要在于各姐妹种相对丰度的季节变化;两姐妹种的种群遗传结构季节变化符合重叠模型。     

基于rDNA ITS序列探讨粉煤灰污染对萼花臂尾轮虫种群遗传多样性的影响

本文通过rDNA ITS序列测定和分析, 比较研究了粉煤灰污染水体(灰湖)与未污染水体(凤鸣湖和汀棠湖)萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)的种群遗传多样性。结果表明, 灰湖萼花臂尾轮虫仅有1个姐妹种, 而两对照湖泊均存在2个姐妹种, 粉煤灰污染使萼花臂尾轮虫种复合体内姐妹种数量减少。就三个湖泊共有的姐妹种I而言, 灰湖轮虫种群单倍型多样性最低(h= 0.9516), 核苷酸多样性(π = 0.0066)低于汀棠湖(π = 0.0073)却高于凤鸣湖种群(π = 0.0052), 粉煤灰污染对萼花臂尾轮虫种群遗传多样性表现出一定的破坏作用; 凤鸣湖轮虫种群核苷酸多样性最低, 可能是由于水体中晶囊轮虫(Asplanchna)和桡足类动物捕食压力较高以及周围农田污染的联合作用造成的。三湖泊间, 仅汀棠湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间基因交流值较低(N_m = 1.95), 种群分化指数较高(F_st = 0.11358); 而灰湖与汀棠湖以及灰湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间基因交流水平较高(N_m均大于4), 种群分化指数较低(F_st分别为0.03535和0.00276)。AMOVA分析显示汀棠湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间变异所占比例较高, 为12.87%; 而灰湖与汀棠湖以及灰湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间变异所占比例较低, 分别为3.78%和2.78%。粉煤灰污染水体与未污染水体萼花臂尾轮虫种群间保持较高水平的基因交流, 种群分化不明显。     

密度信号对两种臂尾轮虫种群增长的影响

为了更好的了解化学干扰对轮虫种间竞争的影响,分别用萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)和角突臂尾轮虫(Brachionus angularis)研究了同种和异种种群密度信号对种群增长的影响。结果表明,密度信号对轮虫种群增长具有一定的影响。萼花臂尾轮虫的密度信号显著降低了本种和角突臂尾轮虫种群的环境容纳量K并提高了它们的种群增长率r(P0.05),角突臂尾轮虫的密度信号对本种和萼花臂尾轮虫的种群增长都没有显著影响(P0.05)。萼花臂尾轮虫种群增长受同种密度信号抑制十分显著,环境容纳量K降低了50%以上,可能主要受自毒作用的调节,但同种密度信号对高有性生殖的萼花臂尾轮虫种群的混交率影响不明显。角突臂尾轮虫几乎不受自身密度信号的影响。因此,在两种臂尾轮虫的竞争中,由于自身密度信号的抑制作用,萼花臂尾轮虫将更快被角突臂尾轮虫排除。据此可推测密度信号对轮虫的种间竞争具有重要影响。     

镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫（Brachionus calyciflorus）种群遗传多样性的季节变化

运用随机扩增多态DNA（RAPD）技术研究了于2005年春季和夏季采自芜湖市镜湖的萼花臂尾轮虫（Brachionus calyciflorus）种群基因组DNA多态性。从44个随机引物中筛选出10个谱带清晰、重复性好的引物。10个引物共检测到76个位点,其中65个位点显多态性,多态位点比例（P）为85.5%。对RAPD扩增结果进行聚类分析,基于遗传距离指数构建了萼花臂尾轮虫的UPGMA和ME系统树。经计算,各克隆平均遗传距离指数为0.5219,春季种群内遗传距离指数（0.4416）大于夏季种群内遗传距离指数（0.4304）;两季节种群间遗传距离指数为0.6010,明显大于季节种群内遗传距离指数。16个克隆分别聚在2个主要簇群中,在UPGMA系统树中,春季种群和夏季种群明显分聚在两个主要支系中;而在ME树中,除了夏季Su2克隆和春季种群聚到一个支系外,其它夏季种群则聚在一个独立支系中。上述结果表明,春季种群和夏季种群在遗传上具有较大的差异;镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群存在着明显的季节更替,而Su2克隆可能是春季和夏季种群间的过渡。     

基于线粒体COⅠ基因序列探讨臂尾轮属的系统发生和几种轮虫的分类地位

通过对萼花臂尾轮虫、角突臂尾轮虫、壶状臂尾轮虫、十指臂尾轮虫、镰形臂尾轮虫、尾突臂尾轮虫和红臂尾轮虫等7种轮虫mtDNA COⅠ序列分析,并以透明囊足轮虫为外群,使用MEGA软件构建臂尾轮属轮虫系统发生树(ME树和NJ树)以探讨臂尾轮属的系统发生和该属中几个种类的分类地位.结果表明本研究所涉及的轮虫mtDNA COⅠ平均序列差异百分比为24%;在两个系统树中,淡水臂尾轮虫和海水臂尾轮虫均独立成枝;用两种方法得到的系统发生树均支持将十指臂尾轮虫作为一个独立的支系分离出来.壶状臂尾轮虫和红臂尾轮虫应属于不同的种;来自芜湖、墨西哥和美国的十指臂尾轮虫以及来自芜湖和澳大利亚的萼花臂尾轮虫应分别互为姐妹种.本研究还首次揭示了角突臂尾轮虫、尾突臂尾轮虫和镰状臂尾轮虫与其它臂尾轮虫间的系统关系.     

镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群内不同基因型克隆的生活史特征

应用生命表统计学等方法,比较了15、20、25和30℃4个温度下镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群内13个不同基因型克隆的生命表统计学参数和后代混交雌体百分率等生活史特征．结果表明：轮虫的世代时间、平均寿命、出生时的生命期望值、内禀增长率、净生殖率和后代混交雌体百分率对升高温度的反应均因克隆的不同而存在差异;温度、克隆及两者间的交互作用对其也都具有极显著影响．表明水环境在温度等方面所具有的时间异质性可能是镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群丰富的遗传变异得以维持的原因之一;自然选择出现在共存的克隆中,但其强度较低或作用时间较短是克隆共存的重要原因;遗传漂变可能在种群的基因型频率变化中起重要作用．不同基因型轮虫克隆的存在对其种群在水环境中的持续存在具有重要意义．     

卜氏晶囊轮虫对萼花臂尾轮虫形态及种群生活史对策的短期和长期影响

初步探究了捕食者卜氏晶囊轮虫对其猎物萼花臂尾轮虫形态及种群生活史对策的短期和长期影响。结果表明,在含卜氏晶囊轮虫信号的环境中培养得到的萼花臂尾轮虫所产后代个体较对照组侧棘刺明显增长,体型增大,卵体积增大,净生殖率明显降低。短期接触捕食者信号的萼花臂尾轮虫种群与长期接触捕食者信号的萼花臂尾轮虫种群相比,具有较大的卵体积和较短的侧棘刺,同时具有显著较高的净生殖率。     

铜绿微囊藻对萼花臂尾轮虫与大型溞竞争关系的影响

为探究铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)浓度变化对浮游动物竞争关系的影响, 通过控制实验法, 评估了在 3个铜绿微囊藻浓度梯度下, 萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)和大型溞(Daphnia magna)之间的种间竞争关系。结果表明不同浓度铜绿微囊藻对萼花臂尾轮虫、大型溞的增长及二者种间竞争影响具有差异, 并且在3种铜绿微囊藻浓度下均以大型溞为主要优势类群。低浓度(5×104 cells/mL)铜绿微囊藻仅促进大型溞种群增长(P<0.01), 大型溞占据主要优势地位; 中浓度(1×105 cells/mL)铜绿微囊藻对萼花臂尾轮虫和大型溞增长均有显著影响(P<0.01), 在此浓度下大型溞在种群竞争中依旧占优势地位, 使得萼花臂尾轮虫种群衰亡; 在高浓度铜绿微囊藻(5×105 cells/mL)环境中种群生长均受到抑制(P<0.01), 在共培养体系中仅大型溞种群存活。在无其他外在影响因素存在时, 实验结果显示在不同浓度的铜绿微囊藻下, 大型溞均占优势, 说明铜绿微囊藻的浓度可能不是影响大型溞与萼花臂尾轮虫的竞争地位的主要因素。研究不同浓度铜绿微囊藻条件下浮游动物种间竞争关系对于理解蓝藻水华暴发的生态效应有重要意义。     

镜湖常见臂尾轮虫(Brachionus)种群周年动态及生活史对策

对镜湖臂尾轮虫种群的周年动态进行了研究,测量和分析了它们的个体大小、卵大小和相对卵大小及其与水温和叶绿素a浓度等生态因子间的关系。结果表明,镜湖常见的7种臂尾轮虫中,仅萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)、角突臂尾轮虫(B.angularis)、裂足臂尾轮虫(B.diversicornis)和剪形臂尾轮虫(B.forficula)的种群密度和出现频率较高;前两者种群密度高峰期均出现在2~3月份,4月份后均较低;后两者种群密度在6~9月份较高,而在10月份后很快下降。除剪形臂尾轮虫外,其它3种臂尾轮虫的个体体积均与水温间具有显著的相关性,平均卵体积均与各自的平均被甲长度呈显著的正相关关系。角突臂尾轮虫和萼花臂尾轮虫个体大小与水体叶绿素a浓度间呈显著的负相关关系,它们的卵体积分别与水温和叶绿素a浓度之间具有显著的负相关性,且水温是影响它们卵体积的主要因子。4种臂尾轮虫中,仅角突臂尾轮虫的相对卵体积与水温间表现出显著的正相关关系。     

镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群等位酶分析和生殖参数的季节变化

应用聚丙烯酰胺垂直平板凝胶电泳分析了镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫春季和夏季种群的葡萄糖磷酸异构酶（GPI）、苹果酸脱氢酶（MDH）和葡萄糖磷酸变位酶（PGM）三种酶系统,检测出GPI和MDH酶谱在两季节种群间存在着明显的差异;根据酶谱的不同可以把春季种群内的24个克隆划分为6个基因型不同的克隆群,夏季种群内的10个克隆划分为7个基因型不同的克隆群;春、夏两个季节种群内具有2个基因型相同的克隆群;各基因型在轮虫种群内的发生频率不尽相同。对轮虫两季节种群内共13个具有不同基因型的轮虫克隆在4个温度（15℃、20℃、25℃和30℃）下的种群增长率、种群中的混交雌体率和混交雌体受精率以及休眠卵产量等生殖参数所作的研究结果表明,各克隆的生殖参数对升高温度的反应不尽相同,温度和克隆以及两者间的交互作用对轮虫各生殖参数具有极显著的影响;这可能是镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群丰富的遗传变异得以维持的原因之一。上述结果显示,镜湖萼花臂尾轮虫种群不仅在生化遗传特征方面存在着显著的季节变异,在孤雌生殖速率（以种群增长率为指标）以及有性生殖的发生、过程和结局-混交雌体的产生、受精作用和休眠卵形成等生态特征方面还具有丰富的季节分化。     

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.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone derivatives of 4-[3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid and 4-[3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an unresolved global concern, which needs urgent and coordinated action. One of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) to combat antibiotic resistance is the development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacteria. In our effort to find new antibiotics, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial studies of 30 new pyrazole derivatives. These novel molecules have been synthesized by using readily available starting materials and benign reaction conditions. Some of these molecules have shown activity with MIC values as low as 0.78?µg/mL against four bacterial strains; Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Furthermore, active molecules are non-toxic to mammalian cell line.

     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Novel compounds with potent CDK9 inhibitory activity for the treatment of myeloma

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and Polo-like kinases (PLKs) play key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of our study was originally the further development of our recently discovered polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors. A series of new 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized around the original hit, but their PLK1 inhibitory activity was very poor. However the novel compounds showed nanomolar CDK9 inhibitory activity and very good antiproliferative effect on multiple myeloma cell lines (RPMI-8226).