广西大瑶山地区蚱总科六新种记述(直翅目)

记述扁角蚱科及短翼蚱科昆虫6新种及1种雄性新发现,即齿股扁角蚱Flatocerus dentifemura sp.nov.,钩顶棒蚱Rhopalotettix uncusivertex sp.nov.,金秀玛蚱Mazarredia jinxiuensis sp.nov.,断隆玛蚱Mazarredia interrupta sp.nov.,短背波蚱Bolivaritettix brachynotus sp.nov.,圆肩波蚱Bolivaritettix circinihumerus sp.nov.及湖南希蚱Xistrella hunanensis Wang雄性新发现。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

江西省蚱总科五新种记述(直翅目)

记述采自江西省九连山地区蚱总科5新种,即短翼蚱科的九连山狭蚱Xistra jiulianshanensis sp.nov.、江西玛蚱Mazarredia jiangxiensis sp.nov.、短背拟大磨蚱Macromotettixoides brachynota sp.nov.、波背波蚱Bolivaritettix unduladdoraslis sp.nov.及蚱科的黑胫版纳蚱Bannatettix nigritibialis sp.nov..模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室及河北大学博物馆.     

广西南部地区蚱总科一新属和七新种

记述采自广西南部地区蚱总科一新属七新种,即横刺郑蚱Zhengitettix transpicula sp.nov.,拟奇蚱属Miriatroides gen.nov.,方顶拟奇蚱Miriatroides quadrivertex sp.nov., 长背蟾蚱Hyboella longinota sp.nov.,二瓣庭蚱Hedotettix bivalvatus sp.nov.,防城柯蚱Coptotettix fangchengensis sp.nov.,桂南蚱Tetrix guinanensis sp.nov.,波股悠背蚱Euparatettix sinufemoralis sp.nov。模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所标本室。     

云南省蚱科四新种记述(直翅目:蚱总科)

记述采自云南省西双版纳及大理苍山地区蚱科4新种,即狭顶庭蚱Hedotettix strictivertex sp.nov.,版纳柯蚱Coptotettix bannaensis sp.nov.,长翅蚱Tetrix longipennis sp.nov.及勐仑悠背蚱Euparatettix menlunensis sp.nov.。模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室。     

云南省西南部蚱科的新种(直翅目)

记述云南省西南部蚱科7新种,即云南夏蚱Xiaitettix yunnanensis Zheng et Mao,sp.nov.、粗角版纳蚱Bannatettix oedicerus Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.、断隆蚱Tetrix interrupta Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.、五老山台蚱Formosatettix wulaoshanensis Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.、宽顶突眼蚱Ergatettix lativertex Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.、孟连悠背蚱Euparatettix menglianensis Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.及白斑悠背蚱Euparatettix albomaculatus Zheng et Xu,sp.nov.。模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室。     

云南省蚱属四新种记述(直翅目,蚱科)

记述采自云南省无量山及丽江地区蚱属昆虫4新种,即拟二斑蚱Tetrix parabipunctata sp.nov.、拟毛股蚱Tetrix parabarbifemura sp.nov.、黑缘蚱Tetrix nigrimarginis sp.nov.及无斑蚱Tetrix nonmaculata sp.nov..模式标本保存于西南林学院保护生物学学院昆虫标本室.     

中国台蚱属三新种：（直翅目：蚱科）

本文记述采自云南、广西及西藏地区蚱科三新种,即云南台蚱Formosatettix yunnanensis sp.nov.,短背台蚱Formosatettix brachynotus sp.nov.和短角台蚱Formosatettix brevicornus sp.nov.。     

云南省西部地区蚱总科四新种记述(直翅目)

记述采自云南省西部地区蚱总科4新种,包括刺翼蚱科的盈江羊角蚱Criotettix yingjiangensis,sp.nov.和长背优角蚱Eucriotettix longidorsalis,sp.nov.,短翼蚱科的黑胫玛蚱Mazarredia nigritibia,sp.nov.及腾冲波蚱Bolivaritetti...     

云南省蚱总科四新种(直翅目)

记述采自云南省蚱总科昆虫4新种,即断脊羊角蚱Criotettix interrupticostus sp.nov.,勐腊波蚱Bolivaritettix menglaensis sp nov.,黄条尖顶蚱Teredorus flavistrial sp.nov.及昆明微翅蚱Alulatettix kunmingensissp.nov.,此外记述云南羊角蚱Criotettix yunnanensis Zheng et Ou及瘤背大磨蚱Macromotettix torulisinota Zheng的新发现的雄性.模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室.     

广西那坡地区蚱总科三新种(直翅目:蚱总科)

记述了刺翼蚱科及短翼蚱科昆虫3新种,即那坡羊角蚱Criotettix napoensis sp.nov.,黑胫波蚱Boli-varitettix nigritibialis sp.nov.及长翅大磨蚱Macromotettix longipennis sp.nov.。模式标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所。     

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.