延长光照时间对烟草叶片生长发育及光合特性的影响

以烤烟品种‘云烟87’为材料,采用夜间人工补光的方式,以自然光照时间为对照,设置增加1h、2h和3h光照3个处理,研究延长光照时间对烟草生长发育、叶绿素含量及光合作用、叶绿素荧光参数和光响应曲线的影响。结果表明:(1)与对照相比,延长光照时间2h处理下烟株叶长、叶宽、株高显著增加,1h、3h处理影响不显著。(2)延长光照处理显著降低比叶面积,提高叶片叶绿素a、b、叶绿素a+b、类胡萝卜素含量,但1h、3h处理的变化幅度小于2h处理。(3)延长光照时间1h和2h处理下叶片净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)显著升高,3h处理影响不大;延长光照处理显著提高了PSⅡ最大光化学量子效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ实际光化学量子效率(ΦPSⅡ)、光化学淬灭系数(qP),降低了非光化学淬灭系数(NPQ),其中2h处理影响幅度最大,但对初始荧光强度F0影响不显著;延长光照处理下烟草叶片的最大净光合速率(Pmax)和光饱和点(Isat)均升高,但光补偿点(Ic)没有明显的变化。研究表明,适当延长光照时间有利于叶片生长发育和干物质积累,提高叶绿素含量,促进光合作用,缓解光抑制现象,充分利用光能,提高叶片光合同化效率。     

CO_2浓度升高对转Bt水稻生理指标的影响

通过OTC试验研究了生长60和120 d的转Bt水稻克螟稻及其对照亲本秀水11在2种CO2浓度(375、750μL·L-1)处理下的生理变化。结果表明:叶绿素a、叶绿素b、叶绿素a+b、可溶性蛋白含量以及谷氨酰胺合成酶活力等均随水稻生长而显著提高,游离氨基酸含量随水稻生长而显著下降,叶绿素a/b值在高CO2浓度下显著增加;CO2浓度升高会引起水稻组织含水量、叶绿素a和c含量显著降低,叶绿素b含量呈先增加后降低的趋势;同时,可溶性蛋白含量显著下降,游离氨基酸含量显著增加,谷氨酰胺合成酶活性初期变化不显著、后期显著降低;转Bt水稻及其对照亲本之间可溶性蛋白含量和谷氨酰胺合成酶活力差异显著,但叶绿素和游离氨基酸含量差异不显著;与亲本相比,不同CO2浓度处理下克螟稻的谷氨酰胺合成酶活力显著降低。     

地表臭氧浓度增加对冬小麦光合作用的影响

采用开顶式气室(OTC),在大田试验条件下系统研究了地表臭氧浓度增加对冬小麦光合作用的胁迫效应。结果表明,在(100±8)nmo.lmol-1的O3处理下,与对照相比,从抽穗期到成熟期冬小麦叶绿素a、叶绿素b和总叶绿素含量均呈先上升后降低的变化趋势,而类胡萝卜素的含量和Chla/b的比值则分别持续升高和下降,净光合速率和气孔导度在抽穗初期无明显下降,但是随着熏蒸时间的增加下降幅逐步变大。在整个试验期间冬小麦表观量子产额、单位面积叶片活性以及PSII最大光量子效率均无明显降低,而蒸腾速率、暗呼吸速率、光补偿点以及最大光合速率却受到较大程度的抑制。当采用(150±8)nmol.mol-1O3处理时,各生育期中小麦叶片类胡萝卜素含量、暗呼吸速率和光补偿点均显著高于对照组,其余参数均较对照组明显降低。以上结果表明,地表臭氧浓度增加对冬小麦光合作用的影响阈值在100 150 nmol.mol-1之间,且随着熏蒸时间的增加,叶片光合作用受抑制的程度逐步增强。     

铝胁迫对青杨雌雄幼苗生理生态特征的影响

以青杨雌雄幼苗为对象,研究铝胁迫(Al³⁺浓度为216 mg·kg^-1)下其生理生态特征及光合作用的差异.结果表明：铝胁迫下,青杨幼苗的丙二醛和可溶性蛋白含量显著增加(P<0.001),且雄株的丙二醛显著低于雌株,而可溶性蛋白显著高于雌株;雄株过氧化物酶活性显著增加、超氧化物歧化酶活性显著降低,而雌株无显著变化;雌雄幼苗的光合速率显著降低(P=0.001),雌株的蒸腾速率显著下降(P=0.007)、瞬时水分利用效率显著增加,而雄株均无显著变化;雌株幼苗的叶绿素a含量、总叶绿素含量和叶绿素a/b值显著降低,而雄株的叶绿素a/b值显著高于雌株;雌株的比叶面积显著降低、雄株的比叶面积显著增加,而叶和茎的干物质量无显著变化.与雌株相比,青杨雄株的可溶性蛋白含量、抗氧化酶活性、叶绿素含量和光合速率较高,其抗逆性更强.     

淹水对三峡库区消落带香附子生理特性的影响

为了阐明香附子对三峡库区消落带水淹的耐淹机理,该研究模拟三峡库区消落带夏季汛期水淹环境,设置常规水分管理(CK)、根部水淹(T1)、半淹(T2)以及全淹(T3)4个不同处理组,研究香附子对不同淹水环境的生理响应机制。结果显示:(1)经过45d的水淹处理,所有水淹处理香附子叶片叶绿素a、叶绿素b、类胡萝卜素以及总叶绿素的含量均显著下降,但叶绿素a/b值仍维持在CK水平;(2)淹水并没有增加T1和T3处理植株可溶性蛋白、脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量,但显著增加了T2植株叶片脯氨酸和可溶性糖的含量;(3)随着水淹时间的延长,各水淹处理植株叶片丙二醛含量逐渐升高,且自水淹15d后均与CK植株差异显著;(4)所有水淹处理香附子植株SOD、CAT和APX等抗氧化酶活性均有所增加,但随着水淹时间的继续延长,T3植株叶片SOD和CAT活性逐渐下降。(5)经过45d的水淹处理,各水淹处理植株淀粉含量在叶和根中均显著增加。研究表明,虽然淹水对香附子产生了一定的伤害,但香附子能够通过调节体内各种保护酶活性和渗透调节物质含量来增加对水淹的抵御能力,而且根部高浓度淀粉含量也为香附子耐受水淹胁迫提供了稳定的能量供应。     

栓皮栎幼苗对土壤干旱胁迫的生理响应

以栓皮栎一年生盆栽苗为实验材料,采用称重控水的方法,设置不同土壤水分胁迫梯度,系统分析其幼苗在不同干旱胁迫条件下的生理生化响应特征,以探索栓皮栎耐旱特性.结果显示:(1)栓皮栎幼苗叶片中3种保护酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活性在对照(CK,土壤相对含水量19.5％～21.5％)条件下保持稳定,而中度干旱(T2,9.5％～11.5％)和重度干旱(T3,5.5％～7.5％)条件下,随着胁迫时间的延长呈先增高后降低的趋势,且变化的幅度在不同胁迫强度下存在差异.(2)在整个干旱胁迫过程中,各胁迫处理叶片丙二醛(MDA)含量均呈上升趋势,不同胁迫强度的变化幅度不同;叶片中的可溶性蛋白含量和根系活力随着干旱胁迫程度的增强呈先增高后降低的趋势.(3)栓皮栎幼苗叶片的脯氨酸含量随着干旱胁迫时间的延长表现出先增加后降低的趋势;叶片叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素含量以及叶绿素a/b值均呈逐渐降低的趋势.研究表明,栓皮栎幼苗在短期和轻度干旱胁迫下通过提高自身的保护酶活性、增加可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸含量、提高根系活力等来抵御干旱环境的伤害,从而表现出较强的耐旱特性;而在重度干旱胁迫条件下,栓皮栎幼苗自我调节能力丧失,体内代谢紊乱,导致保护酶活性、可溶性蛋白、脯氨酸含量和根系活力等下降,从而受到干旱伤害.     

酸枣生理生化特性对干旱胁迫的响应

以3年生酸枣为试材,通过盆栽控水试验法研究干旱胁迫条件下酸枣生理生化特性的响应规律.结果表明:随着干旱胁迫梯度的加大、干旱时间的延长,酸枣叶中可溶性糖、游离脯氨酸(PRO)、超氧阴离子自由基及抗坏血酸(AsA)含量累积,呈现持续上升的变化趋势;重度干旱下可溶性糖积累量高于CK 171.74％,且差异显著(P＜0.05);超氧阴离子自由基含量增加了5.77倍(P＜0.05),对细胞膜的氧化损伤加剧;PRO含量在重度干旱时最高,达到1 733.23 μg/g,是CK组的12.68倍(P＜0.01);抗坏血酸含量最高为813.10mg/100g.FW,增加了158.07％(P＜0.01).可溶性蛋白含量呈现先上升后下降的变化趋势,在中度干旱时含量最高9.99 mg/g,增加了2.11倍(P＜0.05);叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)及叶绿素总量呈下降的变化趋势,Chl a降低了31.08％ (P ＜0.05),Chl b降低了37.99％ (P ＜0.01),叶绿素总量降低了33.68％(P＜0.05);干旱对Chl a、Chl b的影响程度不同,导致Chl a/Chl b变化异常;类胡萝卜素含量在干旱胁迫前期上升,增加了37.72％,后期下降,降低了18.94％ (P ＜0.05).     

CO2浓度升高对两种沈阳城市森林树种光合特性的影响

利用开顶式气室,研究了CO2浓度升高条件下城市森林主要树种油松(Pinus tabulaefomis)和银杏(Ginkgo biloba)主要光合特性的变化.结果表明,整个生长季,CO2浓度升高(700μmol·mol-1)条件下2树种叶片的净光合速率、可溶性糖、淀粉和可溶性蛋白含量均接近或高于相应对照(自然CO2浓度)值,但不同树种增加的幅度不同;而2树种的叶绿素含量和Chl a/Chl b值对CO2浓度升高反应不一,表现为CO2浓度升高条件下油松的叶绿素含量较对照值高,Chl a/Chl b值降低,银杏的叶绿素含量为前期升高,后期降低,Chl a/Chl b值变化与之正好相反,说明城市森林组成树种对CO2浓度升高的响应具有复杂性.CO2浓度升高条件下,两树种均未发生光合适应现象.     

连续性干出对孔石莼生长和生化组成的影响

以孔石莼(Ulva pertusa)为试验材料,研究了连续性干出对其生长和生化组成的影响.结果表明:与对照组(0 h)相比,短时间的连续性干出促进孔石莼生长,表现在特定生长率( SGR)升高、叶绿素a含量上升;随着连续性干出时间延长,孔石莼SGR、叶绿素a、蛋白质含量下降,叶绿素b、可溶性糖含量上升;叶绿素a/b比值变化和可溶性糖含量变化有利于抵抗干出胁迫.     

CO2 浓度升高对两种沈阳城市森林树种光合特性的影响

利用开顶式气室, 研究了CO2浓度升高条件下城市森林主要树种油松(Pinus tabulaefomis)和银杏(Ginkgo biloba)主要光合特性的变化。结果表明, 整个生长季, CO2浓度升高(700 mmol.mol-1)条件下2树种叶片的净光合速率、可溶性糖、淀粉和可溶性蛋白含量均接近或高于相应对照(自然CO2浓度)值, 但不同树种增加的幅度不同; 而2树种的叶绿素含量和Chl a/Chl b值对CO2浓度升高反应不一, 表现为CO2浓度升高条件下油松的叶绿素含量较对照值高, Chl a/Chl b值降低, 银杏的叶绿素含量为前期升高, 后期降低, Chl a/Chl b值变化与之正好相反, 说明城市森林组成树种对CO2浓度升高的响应具有复杂性。CO2浓度升高条件下, 两树种均未发生光合适应现象。     

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.