青花菜生育过程中叶片的几种酶活性变化（简报）

青花菜生长发育过程中,叶片的硝酸还原酶（NR）活性高峰出现在花序分化后2周,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性高峰比NR早1周,过氧化物酶（POD）活性变化规律大致与SOD相同,苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）活性在花序分化前逐渐降低,花序分化后逐渐回升,现苗时达到高峰,花球形成过程中逐渐下降,蛋白酶活性在花序分化前逐渐上升,花序分化后一度下降,花球形成过程中持续上升。     

光质对黄瓜及番茄愈伤组织培养中分化和有关酶的影响

黄瓜及番茄愈伤组织培养过程中的分化和生理生化过程明显地受到光质处理的影响,它们的过氧化物酶(POD)和苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)的活性变化与组织及器官的分化都有一定的相关性。黄瓜愈伤组织培养中POD及PAL的第3个活性峰的出现与芽的分化一致,红光与绿光抑制黄瓜愈伤组织培养中芽的分化,不出现第3个活性峰。两种材料培养后培养物的生物重量在不同光质下也有明显差异,但含水率之间无差异。     

不同分化状态的白百利烟草愈伤组织在生长过程中核酸蛋白质的变化

本文报道了在正常分化芽和根、诱导芽或恨定向发生的白百利烟草(Nico-tiana tabacum Baibaili)愈伤组织在生长过程中DNA、RNA和蛋白质变化的结果。MS+0.2mg/1NAA+0.2mg/1 KT诱导白百利烟草愈伤组织正常分化出芽和根,MS+0.05mg/1NAA+2mg/1KT诱导愈防组织定向地芽发生,MS+0.5mg/1NAA+0.05mg/1KT诱导愈伤组织定向地根发生。在定向诱导芽或根发生愈伤组织里的RNA和蛋白质合成的第一个高峰出现,比正常发生芽和根的愈伤组织里DNA、RNA和蛋白质的第一个高峰迟5天,在芽发生的愈伤组织里DNA峰出现也迟5天,在根发生的愈伤组织里DNA蜂,则相同于正常分化的愈伤组织DNA峰出现。外源的植物生长物质诱导器官定向发生的作用表现在RNA水平上。在三种分化状态的愈伤组织里,蛋白质组成在第8天表现出明显的差异。41KD和46KD蛋白质在器官的定向发生中可能起着相当重要的作用。     

植物苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)在细胞分化中的作用

植物细胞的分化问题在理论上和生产实践上一向受到人们的重视。七十年代以来,苯丙酸类代谢与细胞分化的关系已有不少报道,发现愈伤组织分化过程中PAL活性有所增高,在分化组织中则有管状分子的形成,主要是由于木质素在细胞壁中的沉积。我们应用组织培养手段诱导烟草、甜叶菊和丹参产生愈伤组织,并研究了它和悬浮细胞在分化过程中 PAL、木质素与管状分子形成之间的相关性。     

西瓜嫁接体发育中木质素合成及代谢相关酶活性的变化

研究了西瓜/葫芦嫁接体发育过程中砧木和接穗部分木质素含量及其代谢相关酶的活性变化.结果表明,嫁接体发育过程中木质素生物合成加快,砧木及接穗部分的过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、苯丙氨酸解胺酶(PAL)、肉桂醇脱氢酶(CAD)等的活性均明显高于对照,接穗和砧木中POD活性在15 d内持续升高,H2O2含量和CAT活性于嫁接后9~12 d出现高峰,砧木中PAL于9 d时有活性高峰而接穗一直保持较高活性而没有活性高峰,木质素含量和CAD活性持续增长,葫芦砧木木质素的代谢水平高于西瓜接穗.     

Chib1和PAL5基因在AM真菌Glomus fasciculatus诱导大豆抗线虫病害防御反应中的作用

本研究系统分析了大豆（品种：‘鲁豆4’）接种AM真菌Glomus fasciculatum和胞囊线虫（SCN,Heterodera glycines）4号生理小种后各处理菌根和线虫侵染率、几丁质酶和苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）活性及几丁质酶基因Chib1和苯丙氨酸解氨酶基因PAL5转录物的动态变化。结果表明,接种SCN对AM真菌的侵染率没有产生显著影响,但先接种AM真菌后接种SCN的大豆根内线虫侵染率明显低于只接种SCN的处理。另外,先接种AM真菌后接种SCN的大豆根内几丁质酶和PAL活性显著提高,活性高峰出现在接种线虫后的第3天。值得注意的是,先接种AM真菌后接种SCN的大豆根内两种基因Chib1和PAL5转录物高峰也出现在接种SCN后的第3天,即AM真菌侵染率快速上升而SCN侵染率快速下降时期。所以Chib1和PAL5基因的表达可能是AM真菌诱导的抗大豆胞囊线虫病害防御反应的一种表现。因此推测Chib1和PAL5直接参与了AM真菌诱导大豆抗胞囊线虫病害的防御反应。     

植物苯丙氨酸解氨酶的研究——Ⅳ、水稻幼苗中PAL活性的动态变化

水稻黄化幼苗在萌发生长的3～9天中,苯丙氨酸解氨酶活性不断增强,9天以后酶活性有所下降。幼苗不同组织的PAL活性差别很大,以幼叶的活性最高,依次为根、胚轴、胚芽鞘;胚乳中则无PAL活性。去胚乳和根的离体苗随着自然老化的时间进程,PAL活性逐步下降,以最初4小时下降最为明显。PAL活性降低的原因可能是体内合成了某种大分子“抑制蛋白”。PAL的失活与幼苗去除胚乳有关,推测水稻萌发种子的胚乳中可能存在“抑制蛋白”的调节因子。     

Chib1和PAL5基因在AM真菌Glomus fasciculatus诱导大豆抗线虫病害防御反应中的作用

本研究系统分析了大豆(品种:‘鲁豆4’)接种AM真菌Glomusfasciculatum和胞囊线虫(SCN,Heteroderaglycines)4号生理小种后各处理菌根和线虫侵染率、几丁质酶和苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性及几丁质酶基因Chib1和苯丙氨酸解氨酶基因PAL5转录物的动态变化。结果表明,接种SCN对AM真菌的侵染率没有产生显著影响,但先接种AM真菌后接种SCN的大豆根内线虫侵染率明显低于只接种SCN的处理。另外,先接种AM真菌后接种SCN的大豆根内几丁质酶和PAL活性显著提高,活性高峰出现在接种线虫后的第3天。值得注意的是,先接种AM真菌后接种SCN的大豆根内两种基因Chib1和PAL5转录物高峰也出现在接种SCN后的第3天,即AM真菌侵染率快速上升而SCN侵染率快速下降时期。所以Chib1和PAL5基因的表达可能是AM真菌诱导的抗大豆胞囊线虫病害防御反应的一种表现。因此推测Chib1和PAL5直接参与了AM真菌诱导大豆抗胞囊线虫病害的防御反应。     

棉花体细胞增殖和胚胎发生中的细胞程序性死亡

棉花组织培养中愈伤组织褐化可能与细胞程序性死亡(PCD)有关.对棉花组培中不同时期的愈伤组织DNA进行琼脂糖电泳,观察到:仅在第一次愈伤组织继代后10 d左右和愈伤组织第一次继代到分化培养基中培养10 d左右,愈伤组织的DNA产生了180 bp左右的片断或其整数倍片断大小的DNA带,呈DNA梯(DNA ladder)状电泳,说明在这两个时期PCD达到了高峰.在这两次PCD高峰后1周均出现愈伤组织大规模的褐化死亡.显微镜观察到第一次PCD发生高峰的愈伤组织存在许多管状、内含物少的细胞,这些细胞分布在愈伤组织的边缘和内部;第二次PCD发生高峰观察到体细胞胚胎分化、PCD细胞的木栓化和水渍化.对体细胞胚胎分化时期的原生质体进行荧光染色(DAPI),荧光显微镜下观察到发生细胞程序性死亡的细胞核浓缩、染色质凝聚、结块、边缘化和形成PCD小体.     

甘蔗胚性细胞团和愈伤组织某些性质的比较

在培养24天的生长周期中,胚性细胞团的分裂细胞数共出现三次高峰。第一次出现在继代后的第8天,第二次出现在第12天,第三次出现在第18天,其中以第二次高峰期的细胞分裂数量最多。愈伤组织中仅观察到两次高峰,第一次出现在第12天,第二次出现在第18天。细胞分裂数比胚性细胞团少。细胞分裂高峰出现得迟可能愈伤组织比胚性细胞团生长缓慢的一个重要因素。 不同细胞分裂高峰时期胚性细胞团的DNA和蛋白质均比相同时期的愈伤组织含量高,高峰期在第12和第18天,这与内部的DNA和蛋白质含量变化是一致的,这说明胚性细胞团具有较快分裂能力的原因之一。胚性细胞团的过氧化物酶同工酶带也多于愈伤组织,酶带染色较深,表示酶活性高。     

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.