金边卫矛抗寒性研究初探

比较观察了金边卫矛在自然越冬及人工冷驯化期间叶片组织结构及胞内淀粉的变化,并测定了未经冷驯化和经冷驯化的金边卫矛幼苗叶片的光响应曲线及两种处理苗在低温胁迫下的光合速率。结果表明：自然越冬及人工冷驯化期间叶片栅栏细胞出现的液泡分割现象以及胞内淀粉在低温驯化前累积、驯化后降解并在脱锻炼后重新积累,均表现出与植物抗寒性发育高度的一致性;与未驯化苗相比,驯化苗叶片的光合速率和光补偿点下降,光饱和点增大。低温胁迫72h后,驯化苗仍能维持一定的光合作用,而未驯化苗已无光合作用,表明冷驯化提高了幼苗在低温胁迫下光合作用的稳定性。亦对上述适应性变化与抗寒性的关系作了探讨。     

冷驯化提高金边卫矛抗寒力期间细胞ATP酶的超微细胞化学定位

采用磷酸铅沉淀的电镜细胞化学方法,对经冷驯化及未经冷驯化的金边卫矛 EuonymusradicansEmorald&Gold. 以及两者在-5℃下处理1d后的叶肉细胞进行了ATPase的超微细胞化学定位的比较观察,并对冷驯化可提高植物抗寒力及ATPase与植物抗寒性关系进行了探讨.标志ATPase活性反应的磷酸铅沉淀物主要分布在叶片栅栏细胞和海绵细胞的质膜和液泡膜上,ATPase在这两类细胞中的分布及活性无明显差异.金边卫矛幼苗经4℃低温驯化7d后,其质膜和液泡膜的ATPase活性高于22℃下生长的幼苗,冷驯化后的金边卫矛幼苗在-5℃处理1d后,其质膜和液泡膜上仍可观察到ATPase的活性反应,但较低温胁迫前有所降低,且超微结构完整,未见任何伤害.而未经冷驯化的金边卫矛幼苗在-5℃处理1d后,其质膜和液泡膜上的ATPase完全失活,同时细胞的超微结构受到严重伤害.实验结果表明,冷驯化可提高金边卫矛幼苗ATPase在低温胁迫下的稳定性,这种活性变化与植物抗寒力的提高呈正相关,同时还发现液泡膜ATPase活性较质膜ATPase变化幅度大,推测液泡膜可能较质膜ATPase对低温更为敏感.     

低温驯化和外源糖对爪哇伪枝藻冷胁迫的影响

低温是影响荒漠藻类生存的重要环境因子.研究了低温驯化和外源糖对爪哇伪枝藻冷胁迫的作用.实验测定了低温和外源糖处理下伪枝藻某些生理活性指标的变化.结果表明,低温胁迫导致伪枝藻生物量和光合活性的显著降低,低温驯化和外源糖在一定程度上对藻细胞叶绿素α含量和光合活性具有促进作用,低温驯化明显提高了细胞内可溶性蛋白的含量,而对丙二醛的含量影响不大.研究还发现,低温驯化明显降低了细胞膜的相对透性,而外源糖对细胞膜的相对透性影响不大.此外,低温驯化促进了伪枝藻胞外多糖的大量合成.研究结果初步证实了低温驯化和外源糖类对于提高伪枝藻的冷胁迫耐受性具有调节作用.     

植物冷驯化相关基因研究进展

摘要 冷驯化是与提高植物抗冷性有关的生物化学及生理学过程, 主要包括寒驯化(cool acclimation)和冻驯化(freezing acdimation)。在冷驯化过程中, 植物体内许多基因在转录水平上的表达受到影响, 已经克隆了大量的相关基因,它们组成复杂的分子调控网络。目前研究表明不依赖ABA的低温信号转导途径是植物冷驯化机制的重要组成部分, 其中CBF/DREB1是该调控过程的关键转录因子, 与植物通过冷驯化而提高冰冻耐受能力密切相关。进一步利用转基因技术, 可有效地改善作物的耐冷性状。     

植物冷驯化相关基因研究进展

冷驯化是与提高植物抗冷性有关的生物化学及生理学过程,主要包括寒驯化（cool acclimation）和冻驯化（freezing acdimation）。在冷驯化过程中,植物体内许多基因在转录水平上的表达受到影响,已经克隆了大量的相关基因,它们组成复杂的分子调控网络。目前研究表明不依赖ABA的低温信号转导途径是植物冷驯化机制的重要组成部分,其中CBF/DREB1是该调控过程的关键转录因子,与植物通过冷驯化而提高冰冻耐受能力密切相关。进一步利用转基因技术,可以有效地改善作物的耐冷性状。     

外源茉莉酸甲酯对小麦幼苗低温耐受性的影响

以矮抗58小麦为材料,探究在冷驯化条件下,外源茉莉酸甲酯对小麦幼苗生理生化特性及抗冻应答因子表达的影响。实验设置两组小麦幼苗,分别用双蒸水和100μmol/L茉莉酸甲酯溶液喷施4℃低温处理组,低温处理一周。生理生化结果表明,100μmol/L浓度外源茉莉酸甲酯喷施处理的小麦幼苗存活率达91%,较低温处理组显著升高,细胞内SOD、CAT和POD活性分别较双蒸水喷施对照组活性升高34%、50%和14%,胞内可溶性蛋白含量增加30%,游离脯氨酸含量提高14%,MDA含量相对下降5%,实验组与对照组间具显著性差异;实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,100μmol/L外源茉莉酸甲酯处理可显著升高冷驯化条件下小麦幼苗中抗寒应答转录因子TaCBFⅣd-B4、TaCBFⅢd-B19、TaCBFⅢc-D3和TaCBFⅢd-D19表达量,其中TaCBFⅣd-B4抗冻应答转录因子表达量最高。结果表明,100μmol/L外源茉莉酸甲酯的喷施能够增强小麦对低温胁迫的耐受能力。     

低温锻炼后桑树幼苗光合作用和抗氧化酶对冷胁迫的响应

以桑树品种“秋雨”为试验材料,研究了桑树幼苗在低温锻炼、冷胁迫和常温恢复期间的光合作用和抗氧化酶活性的变化.结果表明: 12 ℃3 d低温锻炼明显提高了桑树幼苗的抗冷性.3 ℃3 d冷胁迫下,12 ℃3 d低温锻炼后的桑树幼苗叶片净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)和PSⅡ 最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)明显高于对照(未经低温锻炼)处理的桑树幼苗,而且其在常温下的恢复也较对照桑树幼苗迅速.在12 ℃ 3 d低温锻炼和3 ℃ 3 d冷胁迫期间,桑树幼苗叶片脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量明显增加,而经低温锻炼的桑树幼苗叶片丙二醛(MDA)含量明显低于未经低温锻炼的桑树幼苗,经低温锻炼的桑树幼苗叶片抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性则明显高于未经低温锻炼的桑树幼苗.说明渗透调节物质含量增加和APX活性提高在低温锻炼诱导桑树幼苗的抗冷性上发挥着重要的作用.     

外源茉莉酸甲酯对小麦幼苗低温耐受性的影响北大核心CSCD

以矮抗58小麦为材料,探究在冷驯化条件下,外源茉莉酸甲酯对小麦幼苗生理生化特性及抗冻应答因子表达的影响。实验设置两组小麦幼苗,分别用双蒸水和100μmol/L茉莉酸甲酯溶液喷施4℃低温处理组,低温处理一周。生理生化结果表明,100μmol/L浓度外源茉莉酸甲酯喷施处理的小麦幼苗存活率达91%,较低温处理组显著升高,细胞内SOD、CAT和POD活性分别较双蒸水喷施对照组活性升高34%、50%和14%,胞内可溶性蛋白含量增加30%,游离脯氨酸含量提高14%,MDA含量相对下降5%,实验组与对照组间具显著性差异;实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,100μmol/L外源茉莉酸甲酯处理可显著升高冷驯化条件下小麦幼苗中抗寒应答转录因子TaCBFⅣd-B4、TaCBFⅢd-B19、TaCBFⅢc-D3和TaCBFⅢd-D19表达量,其中TaCBFⅣd-B4抗冻应答转录因子表达量最高。结果表明,100μmol/L外源茉莉酸甲酯的喷施能够增强小麦对低温胁迫的耐受能力。     

植物冷驯化的分子机理研究进展

植物冷驯化是一个非常复杂的过程,包括植物将感受到的低温信号转变成生化信号,以激活冷诱导基因的启动子,刺激特定的mRNA的转录,并在特定的组织中合成冷驯化蛋白.冷驯化蛋白通过增强膜脂流动性和阻止胞间冰晶形成等方式,以保护细胞免受低温伤害.冷驯化基因的表达以转录后调控为主,也有转录调控.某些冷诱导基因也可受ABA或其他环境胁迫(如高温、干旱、高盐、脱水等)诱导表达.     

异色瓢虫成虫冷驯化反应及体内几种酶活力的相关变化

为明确冷驯化反应对异色瓢虫Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) 实验种群成虫耐寒性及其生殖能力的影响, 本研究测定了成虫低温存活率、过冷却点(supercooling point, SCP)、体内含水量及雌虫繁殖能力等。结果表明: 冷驯化（在5℃下诱导3 d, 5 d）后, 成虫再在-5℃下暴露3 d的存活率由对照（预先未进行冷驯化）的46%分别提高至60%和67%, 而诱导10 d后的存活率(51%)反而下降。冷驯化效应在其成虫转移至饲养条件下7 d后就消失。随着低温诱导时间的延长过冷却点及体内含水量均呈现下降趋势, 短时间(5, 10 d)的诱导不能使成虫的SCP明显降低, 但可以使含水量极显著下降。冷驯化后异色瓢虫雌虫产卵前期延长; 虽然冷驯化对雌虫首次产卵量没有影响, 但是随着诱导时间的延长连续观察72 h内单头雌虫累计产卵量却降低。冷驯化过程中成虫体内几种酶活力的检测结果表明: 两种细胞保护酶超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)与过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性升高, 与新陈代谢有关的乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)及Na⁺, K⁺-ATP酶活性却降低。结果显示, 低温胁迫前异色瓢虫成虫经过不同时间的诱导后有可能提高其低温抵抗能力, 而且冷驯化诱导成虫耐寒性增加是一种复杂的生理生化过程, 这一过程对其生存和繁殖具有重要的适应意义。     

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.