内蒙古扁蓿豆野生资源形态学特性研究

对产自内蒙古不同分布区12份扁蓿豆种质资源的12个形态性状进行主成分和聚类分析。结果表明,除荚果形状和种子宽外,其余形态性状在材料间都表现显著差异,扁蓿豆种质资源遗传变异丰富;通过多变量的主成分分析,第一主成分和第二主成分代表了扁蓿豆形态多样性的62.30%,枝条长、叶面积、荚果宽、种子长和千粒重等5个性状是造成扁蓿豆表型差异的主要因素;基于形态性状的聚类分析把12份材料聚为4类,其中第 1类MR-12扁蓿豆资源的株高、枝条长和株丛直径明显高于其他类,叶片大且叶量丰富,营养性状表现良好;结实性状中荚果长和千粒重较大,综合性状表现较好,可以作为合适的材料作为引种驯化和育种的试验材料。     

扁蓿豆不同分布区野生居群形态多样性研究

结合数量统计分析对扁蓿豆14个居群的14项形态特征进行了研究,结果表明:除叶长、荚果长、荚果宽、荚果形状、种子长和千粒重以外,其余形态性状在居群间或居群内都表现显著差异;以14个形态性状为基础的聚类分析将所研究的14个居群分为4类;主成分分析结果显示株高、叶面积、花序结荚数、花序种子数和种子宽等5个性状是造成扁蓿豆表型差异的主要因素.     

内蒙古扁蓿豆种质资源花性状的变异分析

采用形态学标记的方法,对来源于内蒙古7个不同生态区的49份扁蓿豆（Medicago ruthenica L.）野生材料进行了花性状变异分析。对花萼长、花萼直径等12个性状进行系统调查和遗传多样性分析。结果表明：扁蓿豆材料间花性状的变异系数幅度最大的为花序长,其变异系数高达79.12%,变异幅度最小的为花萼直径, 其变异系数为3.82%;主成分分析表明,花性状中前7个主成分反应了总信息量的85.465％, 花序长、花序轴长、花冠长度、花序结荚数、花序种子数、花色和小花柄长等7个性状是造成扁蓿豆花性状变异的主要因素;相关分析表明,花性状间多数呈差异显著或极显著,例如:花序结荚数与花序种子数差异极显著,为0.811,呈显著正相关,而花序轴长和小花柄长差异极显著,呈显著负相关,为-0.340;聚类分析将49份材料分为6类, 花性状变异性相同或地理来源相同与相近的材料大部分聚在一起。说明：扁蓿豆材料间的花性状具有丰富的遗传多样性     

山羊豆种质资源形态多样性分析

采用15个形态性状对43份山羊豆种质资源进行遗传多样性分析,结果表明,山羊豆种质资源遗传变异丰富,多样性指数为1．863,其中俄罗斯南部地区可能是山羊豆形态多样性的分布中心。基于形态性状的聚类分析把43份材料聚为5类,其中第1类15份资源的株高和主茎分枝数明显高于其他类,且叶量丰富,营养性状表现良好;结实性状中荚果长和百粒重较大,综合性状表现较好,可以从中筛选合适的材料作为引种驯化和育种的试验材料。     

内蒙古3种生态型扁蓿豆遗传多样性与亲缘关系的分析

采用SSR分子标记结合21个表型性状对来自内蒙古3种生态型扁蓿豆种质资源的遗传多样性和亲缘关系进行了分析.结果表明:3种生态型的22份扁蓿豆材料在考察的4个质量性状上差异明显;在17个数量性状上,总体变异程度为黄花型扁蓿豆>扁蓿豆>细叶扁蓿豆;表型性状的遗传相似系数在31.59～113.27间,变异系数为43.30%.SSR分析结果显示,18对引物平均多态性比率为80.09%,引物平均等位位点数为6.06,位点多态性信息含量平均为0.32,遗传相似系数在0.37～0.47间,变异系数为61.80%.表型性状聚类、SSR分子标记聚类及主成分分析结果均显示,黄花型扁蓿豆和扁蓿豆的亲缘关系较近,与细叶扁蓿豆的亲缘关系较远.     

黍稷农艺性状的主成分分析与聚类分析

对国家种质资源库中收集保存的8016份黍稷种质资源的株高、千粒重、生育期等11个农艺性状进行主成分分析和聚类分析,结果表明：主要农艺性状可归纳为千粒重、主茎节数、主穗长、株高、穗型、花序色、粒色、米色8个主成分,累计贡献率为86．44％;8016份黍稷种质资源可分成5大组群,各个组群都有一定的形态学特征,其中组群4的1301份种质资源的主茎节数多,单株产量、千粒重都比较大,综合性状表现较好。     

云南红花种质资源主要农艺性状的遗传多样性分析

为加强红花种质资源的研究利用,对筛选出的66份云南红花优异种质资源16个形态性状进行聚类分析与主成分分析。结果表明:云南红花种质资源具有丰富的遗传多样性,多样性指数最高的是果球着粒数,其次是株高、最末分枝高度和千粒重;性状变异系数最大的是分枝总数,其次分别是单株有效果球数和第一分枝高度,最小的为顶果球直径;基于各种质间形态性状的遗传差异,把66份红花种质聚类并划分为6大类群。第Ⅰ类群可作为有增产潜力的亲本材料,第Ⅲ类群可作为高产量目标选育的亲本,第Ⅳ类群可作为大粒型选育亲本,第Ⅴ类群可作为高含油量选育目标亲本,第Ⅵ类群既是大粒型又是高含油量双重选育目标亲本。11个数量性状的主成分分析结果表明,前4个主成分累计贡献率达82.59%,第一主成分反映植株高度,第二主成分反映产量构成因子,第三、第四主成分分别反映千粒重和果球着粒数。研究结果表明云南红花地方种质资源的变异较大,遗传较丰富。     

15份多花黑麦草优良引进种质的表型变异分析

多花黑麦草(Lolium multiflorum Lam.)是世界栽培牧草中的优良禾本科牧草。为更好地利用多花黑麦草种质资源,本研究对引自国外的15份多花黑麦草种质的15个形态性状和农艺性状进行了变异系数、相关性分析、主成分分析和聚类分析。结果表明:15份材料间存在较大变异,除单株干重外,其余性状在供试材料间均表现出显著性差异,变异系数范围为10.28%~39.15%,变异系数平均值为19.49%,从小到大依次为小穗数小穗长株高分蘖数千粒重花序长倒二叶长小花数茎粗第一节间长倒二叶宽旗叶宽旗叶长单株干重单株鲜重。主成分结果表明,前5个主成分累积贡献率达到84.51%,第1主成分以株高为主要特征;第2主成分以旗叶和倒二叶长、宽为主要特征;第3主成分以花序长和小花数为主要特征;第4主成分以千粒重为主要特征;第5主成分以产草量为主要特征。15份种质材料经基于欧氏距离的UPGMA聚类分析被划分为3大类,类别间存在较显著的差异,其中第2类因其植株高大、叶片宽大的特点,具备选育高产种质的潜力。     

谷子主要育成品种在新疆的遗传多样性研究

以274份谷子种质资源为材料,利用聚类分析和主成分分析方法,对参试资源16个农艺性状的遗传多样性进行综合评价。结果表明,参试材料的11个数量性状的遗传多样性指数均大于2.000,在新疆表现出广泛的遗传多样性。基于种质资源间形态标记的遗传差异,将274份谷子种质资源聚类并划分为6大类群。第Ⅰ类群(105份材料)生育期较短,属早熟类型,但其他性状表现一般;第Ⅱ类群(19份材料)出苗-抽穗日数最小,全生育期最短,早熟性明显,穗下节间长度相对其他类群较长;第Ⅲ类群(10份材料)生育期较短,主穗长相对较长,其余性状表现均处于较低水平;第Ⅳ类群(58份材料)主穗长、单穗重在各类群中处于较高水平,生育期相对较短;第Ⅴ类群(26份材料)生育期最长,属晚熟类型,除主穗长度最小外其余性状均表现突出;第Ⅵ类群(56份材料)生育期相对较长,属中晚熟类型,株高较低,生物产量处于中等水平。9个数量性状的主成分分析结果表明,前3个主成分因子(单株秆重、株高、主穗直径)累计贡献率达70.41%,各主成分因子性状载荷值反映了育种中各性状的选择方向及潜力。综合评价谷子种质资源农艺性状,为新疆谷子资源收集、评价和利用提供一定的科学依据。     

燕麦种质资源主要农艺性状的遗传多样性分析

燕麦种质资源是燕麦育种的重要基础,对燕麦遗传多样性的研究不仅有助于种质资源的搜集、管理和利用,也有利于进行核心种质的研究。为了解不同地区燕麦种质资源在农艺性状上的遗传多样性,对74份皮、裸燕麦种质资源13个性状的遗传多样性进行了聚类分析与主成分分析。结果表明:各性状的遗传多样性指数较大,多样性指数最高的是主穗粒重,其次是千粒重和穗长;性状变异系数最大的是单株分蘖数,其后依次为单株粒重和主穗粒重,最小的为株高;根据品种间各性状的遗传差异,通过聚类分析将74份资源材料划分为5类,其中36份皮燕麦资源被分为2类,26份裸燕麦资源被分为2类,7份皮燕麦和5份裸燕麦被分为一类,其中,类群Ⅰ可作为高产育种目标的亲本,类群Ⅲ可作为粒型育种目标的亲本,类群Ⅳ、Ⅴ可作为株高和小穗等育种目标的亲本;8个数量性状主成分分析的结果表明,前4个主成分对变异的累计贡献率达86.27%,第一主成分反应产量,第二主成分反应粒型,第三、第四主成分分别反应分蘖数和株高。     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.