洱海四种鲤鱼线粒体DNA遗传相似性的初步研究

用6种限制性内切酶对洱海的四种鲤鱼－洱海鲤（C.barbatus)、春鲤（C.longipectoralis)、大眼鲤（C.megalophthalmus)和杞麓鲤（C.carpio chila),其中前三种为洱海特有,进行了线粒体DNA(mtDNA)的限制性片段长度多态（RFLP）分析,构建了它们的mtDNA限制性内切酶图谱。结果表明,这四种鲤鱼在种内和种间均缺乏mtDNA RFLP。这种现象在鱼类种间的mtDNA的RFLP研究中是罕见的。分析这一现象的原因,可能在于这些物种是同域形成物种,并且其分化时间还相当短。     

洱海四种鲤鱼线粒体DNA遗传相似性的初步研究

用6种限制性内切酶对洱海的四种鲤鱼-洱海鲤(C.barbatus)、春鲤(C.longipectoralis)、大眼鲤(C.megalophthalmus)和杞麓鲤(C.carpio chila),其中前三种为洱海特有,进行了线粒体DNA(mtDNA)的限制性片段长度多态(RFLP)分析,构建了它们的mtDNA限制性内切酶图谱.结果表明,这四种鲤鱼在种内和种间均缺乏mtDNA RFLP.这种现象在鱼类种间的mtDNA的RFLP研究中是罕见的.分析这一现象的原因,可能在于这些物种是同域形成物种,并且其分化时间还相当短。 Abstract:Restriction fragment length polymorphism(RFLP)analysis of mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA)showed that there is no genetic divergence both intra-and interspecific of 4 species of Cyprinus(C.barbatus,C.longipectoralis,C.megalophthalmus and C.carpio chila)in Erhai lake,Yunnan.Lack of interspecific mtDNA RFLP,namely the close genetic similarity of these four fish species,is possibly resulted from the sympatric speciation and their short divergence time.In addition,the restriction map was made by double digestion.     

中国驴种线粒体DNA D-loop多态性研究

利用Clustal W软件对我国5个家驴品种26个个体的mtDNA D—loop区399bp序列进行同源序列比对,共检测到核苷酸多态位点23个,只有转换1种类型,约占所测核苷酸的5．76％。以欧洲驴D—loop作对照,我国5个家驴品种D—loop区序列的平均核苷酸变异率为1．80％,其中凉州驴的平均核苷酸变异率为0．35％．云南驴为1．25％,关中驴为2．30％,新疆驴为2．91％,佳米驴为2．20％。家驴品种内与品种间mtDNA D—loop区序列歧异度分别为0．25％-5．01％和4．51％-5．51％,说明家驴品种间D—loop区序列多态性比较丰富。在所测家驴个体中,mtD NAD—loop序列由11种单倍型组成,单倍型比例为42．31％,表明我国家驴mtDNA遗传多态性正逐步丧失,需要加强其种质资源保护。引用GenBank中亚洲野驴和欧洲家驴的序列,构建了我国5个家驴品种的NJ分子系统树,首次从分子水平证实中国家驴可能起源于非洲野驴,而与亚洲野驴无关。     

都柳江鲤、鲫和草鱼种群mtDNA控制区及遗传多样性分析

采用PCR和DNA测序技术对贵州都柳江鲤(Cyprinus carpio)、鲫(Carassius auratus)和草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)种群的mtDNA控制区序列及遗传多样性进行了研究。获得了都柳江鲤、鲫和草鱼mtDNA控制区长度分别为899~901 bp、787 bp和901~905 bp的序列。该3种鱼类控制区碱基A、T含量较高,G含量最低。识别了该3种鱼类mtDNA控制区终止序列区、中央保守区和保守序列区等保守序列。其中,除CSB-2和CSB-3碱基组成相同外,其余核心序列碱基组成存在着差异。都柳江鲤、鲫和草鱼种群mtDNA控制区分别有24、24和11个多态位点,分属12、17和8个单倍型。都柳江鲤、鲫种群遗传多样性较高,草鱼种群遗传多样性较低。因此,有必要开展都柳江草鱼种群遗传多样性的保护。     

小口白甲鱼都柳江种群mtDNA D环的序列变异及遗传多样性

采用PCR结合DNA测序技术,测定分析了易危鱼类小口白甲鱼(Onychostoma lini)都柳江种群36个个体mtDNA D环约470bp序列的变异及遗传多样性。结果表明,在36个个体中,该序列的长度为469～475bp,其碱基组成为A+T的平均含量(68.4%)高于G+C(31.6%)。共检测到25个多态位点,其中转换19个、颠换6个。核苷酸多样性(π)为0.00575,平均核苷酸差异数(K)为2.695。36个个体分属5个单倍型,单倍型多样度(Hd)为0.260,单倍型间的平均遗传距离(P)为0.026。5个单倍型构建的UPGMA系统树聚为2个分支。目前小口白甲鱼都柳江种群mtDNA D环序列存在着较丰富的变异和遗传多样性。     

中国鲤亚科鱼类的分类、分布、起源及演化

本文报道中国鲤亚科鱼类5属23种,内有1新种——尖鳍鲤Cyprinus acutidorsalis sp．nov．,该种的主要鉴别特征为：(1)背鳍前部呈三角形突出,后缘具一很深的缺刻;(2)腹鳍起点前于背鳍;(3)尾鳍下叶不呈桔红色。中国鲤亚科鱼类区系,远较其他国家丰富,地方种有乌原鲤Procypris merus、岩原鲤P.rabaudt、尖鳍鲤、龙州鲤Cyprinus longzhouensis、短鳍鲤C．micristius,抚仙鲤C．fuxianensis、异龙鲤C．yilongensis、大眼鲤C．megalophthalmus、厚唇鲤C.crassilabris、杞麓鲤C．chilia、春鲤C．longipectoralis、大头鲤C．pellegrini、洱海鲤C.barbatus、云南鲤C．yunnancnsis、大理鲤C．daliensis和翘嘴鲤C．ilishaestomus,共16种。云南高原鲤亚科种类特多,仅见于云南的中国地方种多达12种。在云南各湖泊,鲤属鱼类种的分化十分明显,尤其在洱海,所产6种除杞麓鲤外,均为该湖所特有,同域种如此之多,殊属罕见,大概洱海一带即为鲤亚科鱼类的分布中心。云南高原特有种如此丰富,可能与云南地形地貌几经变迁,并具备着使该亚科鱼类区系得以繁荣和分化的良好生态条件密切有关。本文还对鲤亚科鱼类的起源和演化,进行了初步的讨论。     

中国鲤亚科鱼类的分类、分布、起源及演化

本文报道中国鲤亚科鱼类5属23种,内有1新种——尖鳍鲤Cyprinus acutidorsalis sp.nov.,该种的主要鉴别特征为:(1)背鳍前部呈三角形突出,后缘具一很深的缺刻;(2)腹鳍起点前于背鳍;(3)尾鳍下叶不呈桔红色。中国鲤亚科鱼类区系,远较其他国家丰富,地方种有乌原鲤Procypris merus、岩原鲤P.rabaudi、尖鳍鲤、龙州鲤Cyprinus longzhouensis、短鳍鲤C.micristius、抚仙鲤C.fuxianensis、异龙鲤C.yilongensis、大眼鲤C.megalophthalmus、厚唇鲤C.crassilabris、杞麓鲤C.chilia、春鲤C.longipectoralis、大头鲤C.pellegrini、洱海鲤C.barbatus、云南鲤C.yunnanensis、大理鲤C.daliensis和翘嘴鲤C.ilishaestomus,共16种。云南高原鲤亚科种类特多,仅见于云南的中国地方种多达12种。在云南各湖泊,鲤属鱼类种的分化十分明显,尤其在洱海,所产6种除杞麓鲤外,均为该湖所特有,同域种如此之多,殊属罕见,大概洱海一带即为鲤亚科鱼类的分布中心。云南高原特有种如此丰富,可能与云南地形地貌几经变迁,并具备着使该亚科鱼类区系得以繁荣和分化的良好生态条件密切有关。本文还对鲤亚科鱼类的起源和演化,进行了初步的讨论。       

杞麓湖鲤鱼鳞片表面结构的扫描电镜观察

采用扫描电镜技术对鲤科鱼类鳞片表面结构进行观察研究,目前国内尚未见报道。本工作主要以杞麓湖的鲤鱼为研究对象,同时观察了鲤亚科其他属鱼类的鳞片表面结构,发现鳞纹上的齿状粒突可能是从无到有,同时探察此结构有无可能作为分类的一项指标。鉴于杞麓鲤的鳞纹上具齿状粒突,而华南鲤则无,再综合考虑二者骨骼性状的差异,作者认为,这些性状可作为将杞麓鲤由普通鲤的一个亚种提升为一个独立种级地位的证据。从鳞片辐射沟的亚显微结构推测,辐射沟具有两方面的功能,一方面可对鳞片的热胀冷缩起缓冲作用:另一方面可增强鳞片的柔软弯曲性。     

猪线粒体DNA多态性与中国地方猪种起源分化的关系

用24种限制性内切酶分析了我国21个具代表性地方猪品种、1个引进品种和2个来自中国和越南的野生近缘种mtDNA的RFLP。结果表明:在74个个体中检出的32种限制性态型可归结成7种单倍型,其间的差异主要来源于少数几个限制性位点的点突变;地方猪种4种单倍型间的平均遗传距离为0.143％,遗传多态程度(π值)仅为0.007％,说明遗传多样性非常贫乏,提示中国地方猪种可能起源于一个野猪亚种。     

几种鲤鱼染色体核仁组织者的银染观察

本文对鲤属（Cyprinus）春鲤C.longipectoralis杞麓鲤C.carpio chilia、以及鲤鱼C.carpio四种品系的核型与核仁组织者（NORs）进行了银染观察,结果表明: 1.几种鲤鱼的染色体数均为2n=100,核型组成均包括中着丝点（A组）、亚中着丝点（B组）和端着丝点或近端着丝点（C组）染色体,但构成比例彼此稍有差异。春鲤及杞麓鲤核型为22m 30sm 48st.t（昝瑞光,1980）;鲤鱼四种品系:荷包鲤、玻璃鲤、兴国红鲤及青鲤的核型为28m 22sm 50st.t,在C组第3对上有一对具随体的染色体,四种品系鲤鱼随体的形态,大小各不相同。 2.几种鲤鱼均有一对同源染色体带有NORS,且均出现在St染色体的短臂上。 3.几种鲤鱼的NORs均呈现显著的多态性。此外还观察到Ag-NORs的联合现象。     

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.