萝卜不同抗源对黑腐病抗性的遗传分析

不同抗病基因的挖掘是作物持久抗性遗传改良的基础。本研究利用2份抗黑腐病(Xanthamonas campestris pv.campestris)萝卜(Raphanus sativus L.)材料(KB10Q-22、KB10Q-24)和1份感病材料(KB10Q-33)构建了2个F2群体,采用苗期剪叶+喷雾法接种黑腐病菌Xcc8004进行抗病性鉴定。应用P1、P2、F1、F24个世代的数量性状主基因+多基因混合遗传分析方法,研究了萝卜2个不同抗源抗黑腐病的遗传规律,结果表明2份材料的遗传规律不同。以KB10Q-22为母本的F1植株表现为抗病,其遗传模型为E_0模型,即2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因模型;而以KB10Q-24为母本的F1植株表现为感病,其遗传模型为D_0模型,即1对加性-显性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因模型。两群体主基因遗传率分别为87.73%和55.64%,抗性遗传以主基因为主。     

陕北黄芥芥酸含量的主基因+多基因遗传分析

以吴旗黄芥×长安芥菜组合的6个世代P1、P2、F1、B1、B2和F2群体为材料,利用植物数量性状主基因+多基因模型的多世代联合分析方法研究了该组合芥酸含量的遗传特征.结果表明:吴旗黄芥×长安芥菜组合芥酸含量受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因(E模型)控制.主基因效应中,加性效应大于显性效应,第一对主基因加性效应(da)和显性效应(ha)分别为-4.718 0和4.419 5;第二对主基因的加性效应(db)和显性效应(hb)分别-4.005 8和2.023 7;2对主基因对芥酸含量的贡献差异较大,第二对主基因加性和显性效应之和占第一对主基因加性和显性效应之和的65.98%;2对主基因间存在一定的互作效应(绝对值在0.338 7～3.694 1),其中第一对主基因显性×第二对主基因加性效应(jba)较大,为3.694 1.B1、B2和F2群体芥酸含量主基因遗传率分别为68.83%、44.76%和87.99%;多基因遗传率分别为20.29%、41.21%和0,F2代表现出较高的遗传力,可在早期世代对芥酸含量进行选择.     

甜椒育种材料N1345的疫病抗性遗传分析

阐明了以甜椒N1345为抗原的疫病抗性遗传机制,为甜辣椒抗疫病新品种选育提供依据。通过稳定高抗疫病甜椒育种材料N1345,与高感疫病辣椒材料N1308构建的P1、P2、F1、B1、B2、F2六个联合世代,应用植物数量性状主基因+多基因联合分离分析方法,进行了疫病抗性遗传分析。结果显示,以甜椒N1345为抗原的疫病抗性由2对加性-显性-上位性主基因控制（B-1-1）,两主基因加性效应、显性效应均相等,主基因遗传率在B1、B2和F2世代分别为63.43%、82.32%和83.46%。     

茎瘤芥(榨菜)瘤茎形状的遗传研究

利用瘤茎形状有较大差异的4个茎瘤芥(Brassica juncea var.tumida Tsen et Lee)自交系作为亲本配置了2个杂交组合,并以瘤茎形状指数作为度量指标,应用主基因+多基因混合遗传模型对其衍生后代家系群体P1、P2、F1、B1、B2和F2瘤茎形状进行了多世代联合遗传分析。杂交组合y203×b145的瘤茎形状受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因控制,其遗传率在B1、B2和F2群体中分别为59.89%、26.18%和54.14%;而瘤茎形状在杂交组合y92×b146中受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性多基因控制,在B1、B2和F2家系群体中,其主基因遗传率分别为22.44%、58.06%和63.14%,多基因遗传率分别为40.42%、4.36%和1.26%。这些结果表明,对瘤茎形状改良时要以主基因利用为主,且宜在中高世代选择。     

大豆抗灰斑病主基因的发现与遗传研究

利用高抗品种东农9674与感病品种杂交,在田间多个生理小种共存条件下研究大豆灰斑病抗性的遗传规律,发现杂交后代的抗性表现具有明显的质量性状遗传特征,F1代表现完全显性,F2代的抗感分离比例在个别组合接近3:1。采用数量性状的主要基因-多基因混合遗传模型对抗性的遗传进行模型的判别与遗传参数的估计,发现抗性遗传存在明显的主要因效应,分别符合一个主基因 多基因加显性模型及两个基因独立遗传模型。主基因的加性、显性以及主基因之间的相互作用普遍存在,对抗病性的遗传起很大作用。     

油菜半矮秆新种质10D130株高主基因+多基因遗传模型分析

株高是油菜重要的株型改良性状之一。油菜株高对提高油菜的产量、抗倒伏能力和机械收获都有非常重要的作用。本文利用株高性状差异较大的半矮杆新种质10D130和常规品种中双11进行杂交,构建6世代遗传分析群体（P1、F1、P2、B1、B2、F2）,以主基因＋多基因混合遗传模型对该组合株高进行遗传分析。结果表明：10D130?中双11号组合株高受到1对加性-显性-上位性主基因 加性-显性-上位性多基因控制（D模型）。其中,株高性状加性效应值为-8.58,显性效应值为7.44.在B1、B2和F2 3个分离世代群体中主基因遗传率分别为23.52％、0.91%和17.81%,多基因遗传率分别为30.05％、68.05%和39.35%。10D130半矮杆遗传分析揭示在该材料的运用上不仅要考虑主基因的作用、还要考虑多基因与环境对株高性状的影响。     

白菜叶裂数性状主基因+多基因遗传分析

以叶片全缘的大白菜自交系(P1)和叶缘深裂的欧洲白菜型油菜自交系(P2)杂交所获得的6个基本世代(P1、P2、F1、B1、B2、F2)为材料,应用主基因+多基因混合遗传模型对白菜叶裂数进行遗传分析。结果表明,白菜的叶裂数受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性多基因的控制,第1对主基因加性效应为-1.154 7,显性效应为-1.516 8;第2对主基因的加性效应为-1.154 8,显性效应为1.034 9;多基因加性效应为0.591 9,显性效应为1.145 2,2对主基因间存在明显的交互作用。B1、B2和F2世代叶裂数的主基因遗传率分别为88.48%、90.40%、93.03%;多基因遗传率分别为4.114%、0、0。B1、B2、F2世代叶裂数表现出较高的主基因遗传率,受环境影响较小。在白菜叶裂数性状的改良中应以主基因为主,并适于早代选择。     

普通丝瓜始雌花节位遗传分析

选用始雌花节位有差异的普通丝瓜品种配制‘五叶香丝瓜’ב短圆筒丝瓜’(L1×L2)和‘短圆筒丝瓜’ב蛇形丝瓜’(L2×L3)2套组合,通过调查P1、P2、F1、B1、B2和F2植株的始雌花节位,利用主基因 多基因混合遗传模型联合分离分析了始雌花节位遗传规律。结果显示:L1×L2始雌花节位遗传符合2对加性-显性-上位性主基因 加性-显性多基因遗传模型,L2×L3的遗传符合1对加性主基因 加性-显性多基因遗传模型;L1×L2组合的B1、B2和F2群体遗传率(主基因 多基因)分别为66.13%、51.29%和68.27%,L2×L3组合的B1、B2和F2群体遗传率(主基因 多基因)分别为82.02%、64.87%和65.62%;L1×L2组合B1、B2和F2群体的环境方差占总表型方差的比例分别是23.43%、48.69%和31.73%,L2×L3组合B1、B2和F2群体的环境方差占总表型方差的比例分别是34.27%、55.40%和34.38%。结果表明:普通丝瓜始雌花节位是由主基因和多基因控制的数量性状,早熟性(较低的始雌花节位)不太可能通过杂种优势来实现;始雌花节位遗传不稳定,易受环境因素的影响,但定向选择会有较好的效果。     

野生甜瓜'云甜-930'对白粉病抗性的遗传分析

以经过多代自交选育的高抗白粉病材料野生甜瓜'云甜-930'(P1)与感病栽培甜瓜'华莱士'(P2)组配,构建了P1、P2、F1、B1、B2和F2 6个世代,对大棚栽培条件下各世代材料的白粉病自然发病状况进行考察,用植物数量性状主基因+多基因混合遗传模型的多世代联合分析法,研究野生甜瓜'云甜-930'对白粉病的抗性遗传规律.结果显示:野生甜瓜'云甜-930'对白粉病的抗性遗传符合2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因混合遗传模型(E-0),2对主基因的加性效应相等,da和db均为-15.76,2对主基因的显性效应ha和hb分别为14.98和19.87,第2对主基因的显性效应大于第1对;2对主基因互作效应中除了显性×显性效应(l=-7.73)较小外,其它互作效应均较大,加性×加性效应i为31.46,加性×显性效应jab为-26.86,而显性×加性效应jba为-17.07.该组合的B1、B2和F2群体抗病性主基因遗传率分别为73.31%、69.15%和97.61%,多基因遗传率分别为18.83%、25.86%和0,环境变异在2.39%～7.86%之间.研究表明,野生甜瓜'云甜-930'对白粉病的抗性受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因控制,同时还受到环境的影响.在甜瓜抗白粉病育种中,在F2代主基因的选择效率最高.     

烟草白粉病抗性基因的遗传分析

以烟草抗白粉病品种台烟7号为母本,感病品种NC89为父本,构建6个世代的群体,利用主基因 多基因混合遗传模型的分离分析方法,研究烟草白粉病的抗性遗传规律。结果表明,烟草白粉病抗性的遗传是由两对加性-显性-上位性主基因 加性-显性-上位性多基因（E-0模型）控制的。B1、B2和F2世代主基因的遗传率分别为88.05%、32.62%、84.43%,主基因遗传率很大,说明可以在抗病育种早期进行选择;B1、F2世代多基因遗传率均为0.00%,说明烟草白粉病的发生受一定环境影响。     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.