硬皮病抗血清为赤麂和小麂间的演化关系提供新证据

赤麂(Muntiacus muntjak vaginalis)是一种小型的亚洲麂,在形态上和另一种小麂(Muntiacus reevesi)形态相似,但赤麂分布更广,更靠南方。核型研究发现,赤麂的染色体数目是哺乳类动物中最少的,二倍体染色体数为6(♀)和7((?)),而小麂的二倍体染色体数为46条。过去有人根据染色体G带的形态和DNA的碱基序列等资料认为,小麂的46条染色体在长期生物演化过程中,经过染色体的融合而演     

鹿科麂属动物基因组演化研究进展

鹿科麂属(Muntiacus, Cervidae)在近两三百万年内经历了快速物种辐射, 但其物种间核型差异巨大. 5个现生种核型数据显示, 该类群染色体数目范围从小麂(Muntiacus reevesi)的46条到赤麂(M. muntjak vaginalis)的6条. 该类群的基因组在较短时间内发生了快速演化, 使其成为进化生物学研究的理想材料. 40多年来, 技术的革新使该领域的研究不断深入, 染色体重排的类型、推动重排的分子机制及物种间的核型演化历程逐渐被阐释. 而且, 研究中发现, 雄性黑麂(M. crinifrons)1p+4染色体的演化途径与哺乳动物Y染色体的演化历程相似, 可成为哺乳动物性染色体演化研究的珍贵模型. 有关麂属动物基因组演化依然有许多问题等待更加全面、深入的探讨. 本文总结了该领域研究进展, 并对未来研究热点进行了展望.     

黑麂和费氏麂四种卫星DNA的克隆特征和染色体定位(英文）

近年来,分子细胞遗传学研究已基本证实了染色体的串联融合(端粒－着丝粒融合)是麂属动物核型演化的主要重排方式。尽管染色体串联融合的分子机制还不清楚,但通过染色体的非同源重组,着丝粒区域的卫星DNA被认为可能介导了染色体的融合。以前的研究发现在赤麂和小麂染色体的大部分假定的串联融合位点处存在着非随机分布的卫星DNA。然而在麂属的其他物种中,这些卫星DNA的组成以及在基因组中的分布情况尚未被研究。本研究从黑麂和费氏麂基因组中成功地克隆了4种卫星DNA（BMC5、BM700、BM1.1k和FM700）,并分析了这些卫星克隆的特征以及在小麂、黑麂、贡山麂和费氏麂染色体上的定位情况。结果表明,卫星I和II DNA (BMC5, BM700和FM700)的信号除了分布在这些麂属动物染色体的着丝粒区域外,也间隔地分布在这些物种的染色体臂上。其研究结果为黑麂、费氏麂和贡山麂的染色体核型也是从一个2n＝70的共同祖先核型通过一系列的串联融合进化而来的假说提供了直接的证据。     

黑麂和费氏麂四种卫星DNA的克隆特征和染色体定位

近年来,分子细胞遗传学研究已基本证实了染色体的串联融合(端粒-着丝粒融合)是麂属动物核型演化的主要重排方式。尽管染色体串联融合的分子机制还不清楚,但通过染色体的非同源重组,着丝粒区域的卫星DNA被认为可能介导了染色体的融合。以前的研究发现在赤麂和小麂染色体的大部分假定的串联融合位点处存在着非随机分布的卫星DNA。然而在麂属的其他物种中,这些卫星DNA的组成以及在基因组中的分布情况尚未被研究。本研究从黑麂和费氏麂基因组中成功地克隆了4种卫星DNA(BMC5、BM700、BM1.1k和FM700),并分析了这些卫星克隆的特征以及在小麂、黑麂、贡山麂和费氏麂染色体上的定位情况。结果表明,卫星I和IIDNA(BMC5,BM700和FM700)的信号除了分布在这些麂属动物染色体的着丝粒区域外,也间隔地分布在这些物种的染色体臂上。其研究结果为黑麂、费氏麂和贡山麂的染色体核型也是从一个2n=70的共同祖先核型通过一系列的串联融合进化而来的假说提供了直接的证据。     

赤麂、小麂及其F_1杂种的比较细胞遗传学研究

赤麂(Muntiacus muntjak)是脊椎动物中已知染色体数目最少的动物,2n=(?)7,♀6,NF=12。赤麂的同源种或近缘种小麂(M.reevesi)的染色体数为2n=46,NF=46。这两个外部形态十分相似的近缘种,核型却有如此巨大的差别,在哺乳动物核型进化的研究中,仍是一个十分令人迷惑的问题。更使人惊奇的是,这两个核型差别如此明显的物种居然还可以杂交。在上海西郊公园,雄性赤麂和雌性小麂杂交后得到几只第一代杂种。我     

黑麂的核型

我们在进行麂属核型进化的研究过程中,发现我国特有动物—黑麂(Muntiacus crinifrons)的染色体数目较少,比已知脊椎动物中,染色体数最少的赤麂(Muntiacus muntjak vaginalis)略多,与Wurster等(1972)报导的一头捕自马来西亚的雌性赤麂(Muntiacus,muntjak muntjak)的染色体数目相同,但形态有差异。现简报如下。 材料和方法 雌性:用肺成纤维细胞培养法,在含有15％小牛血清的F_(12)培养基中培养,温度38℃。终止培养前4小时加入秋水仙素,用胰酶消化法收获细胞,细胞悬浮在0.075M的氯化钾液中低渗15分钟,用甲醇—冰乙酸(3:1)液固定30分钟(每次15分钟)。空气干燥法制片。Giemsa染色。测量计算10个中期分裂相,按Leven等(1964)的标准进行染色体分组。     

蜘蛛抱蛋属植物的核型不对称性分析

报道了蜘蛛抱蛋属(Aspidistra)两种植物的染色体数目和核型,其中河口蜘蛛抱蛋(A.hekouensi)的染色体数目(2n=38)为首次报道,四川蜘蛛抱蛋(A.sichuanensis)染色体数目也为2n=38,但其核型与以往的报道有差别.使用染色体内不对称系数(A1)和染色体间不对称系数(A2)对该属34种植物核型的不对称性进行了分析,结果表明该属植物的核型似乎并没有向不对称性增强的方向演化.     

迷果芹(\%Sphallerocarpus gracilis)和红三叶

对迷果芹(Sphallerocarpusgracilis(Bess.)K-Pol.)和红三叶(TrifoliumpratenseL.)进行了染色体计数及核型分析.迷果芹的染色体数目为2n=20,核型公式为K(2n)=2x=20=14m+4sm+2st(SAT);核型类型为2A,为较对称核型,该种植物的染色体数目及核型均为首次报道.红三叶的染色体数目有2n=14、16、28、32等类型,本研究首次报道了2n=14的核型公式为K(2n)=2x=14=2M+12m,核型类型为1B,为较原始的对称核型.     

迷果芹（Sphallerocarpus gracilis）和红三叶（Trifolium pratense）的核型分析

对迷果芹（Sphallerocarpus gracilis(Bess.)K-Pol)和红三叶（Trifolium pratense L.)进行了染色体计数及核型分析。迷果芹的染色体数目为2n=20,核型公式为K（2n)＝2x=20=14m 4sm 2st(SAT);核型类型为2A,为较对称核型,该种植物的染色体数目及核型均为首次报道。红三叶的染色体数目有2n=14、16、28、32等类型,本研究首次报道了2n=14的核型公式为K（2n)=2x=14=2M 12m,核型类型为1B,为较原始的对称核型。     

横断山区石竹科细蝇子草的染色体数目及核型报道

报道了石竹科细蝇子草(Silene gracilicaulis)的染色体数目及核型。染色体数目2n=24,染色体核型公式为2n=2x=24=22m 2sm,属2A核型。     

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.     

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.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.