匙羹藤愈伤组织培养研究

以匙羹藤组培苗为外植体,研究茎段、茎尖和叶片以及不同植物生长调节剂组合对愈伤组织形成的影响;采用4因素4水平正交设计,用SPSS软件其结果进行分析。结果显示:各种外植体诱导愈伤的能力不同,依次是茎段、叶片。叶片诱导出非胚性愈伤组织,茎段、茎尖利于诱导胚性愈伤组织和胚状体;愈伤诱导的最佳培养基为MS+2,4-D 2.0 mg/L+6-BA 0.5 mg/L,诱导率为84.5%,愈伤生长旺盛,分裂快,颜色为淡黄色。愈伤组织分化成苗效果最好的条件是MS+NAA 1.0 mg/L+IBA 0.1 mg/L,分化率达到90.6%,最佳的生根条件是1/2 MS+NAA1.6 mg/L,生根率为100%。这为研究匙羹藤的组织的脱分化、分化以及胚状体的形成机制提供了参考。     

玉竹的组织培养与快速繁殖

以玉竹[Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce]根状茎、叶片和茎段为外植体,于附加不同激素配比的MS培养基中诱导愈伤组织、不定芽和不定根,探讨增殖培养和植株再生的条件.结果表明,叶片和茎段外植体诱导愈伤组织和芽的分化率很低;而根状茎外植体易于培养,有较高的诱导率和增殖倍数,其愈伤组织、不定芽和不定根的诱导率分别可达87%、90%和99%以上.适宜根状茎外植体愈伤组织诱导的培养基为MS+1.0 mg/L 6-BA+0.5 mg/L NAA,有利于增殖和丛生芽分化的培养基为MS+2.0 mg/L 6-BA+0.5 mg/L IBA和MS+3.0 mg/L 6-BA+0.1 mg/L NAA,而1/2MS+3.0～5.0 mg/L NAA适宜诱导试管苗生根培养.试管苗的移栽成活率可达85%以上.     

罗汉果不同器官直接分化再生苗的研究

以青皮果品种的叶片、叶柄和无芽茎段作为外植体,研究其直接分化再生苗能力的差异。结果表明:⑴MS 6-BA1.0mg/L IAA0.1mg/L和MS 6-BA2.0mg/L IAA0.1mg/L两组培养基均可使叶片外植体直接分化出芽并建成再生苗。叶片基部的分化能力最强,中部稍次,尖部最弱。⑵MS 6-BA3.0mg/L IAA0.1mg/L则诱导叶片外植体首先脱分化形成愈伤组织,继而再分化成再生苗,,且畸形苗居多,无应用价值。⑶叶柄和无芽茎段在三组培养基中都只能脱分化形成大量愈伤组织,难以分化再生苗。     

红叶石楠离体植株再生频率的影响因素研究

以红叶石楠带芽茎段及叶片为外植体,分析激素和培养条件等因子对愈伤组织诱导及植株再生的影响。结果表明,MS+0.10mg/L 2,4-D+0.50mg/L NAA+0.50mg/L 6-BA+0.50mg/L KT为最佳愈伤组织诱导培养基,暗培养的愈伤组织诱导率高于光培养,其愈伤组织诱导率可达100%(带芽茎段)和98%(叶片)。MS+0.50mg/L IBA+2.00mg/L 6-BA+2.00mg/L KT为最佳分化增殖培养基,分化率91%以上,增殖倍数6.8以上,均达到最高。1/2MS+0.50mg/L IBA+0.01mg/L NAA为最佳生根培养基,生根率92%,生根量4.4根/株,均达到最高。     

药用植物金荞麦愈伤组织诱导与植株再生

目前转基因技术已成为植物定向遗传改良的重要手段,而建立稳定高频的离体再生系统是实现遗传转化的基础和前提.本试验以25 ～30 d苗龄的金养麦(Fagopyrum dibotrys)无菌苗叶片、茎节间、叶柄为外植体进行愈伤组织诱导与植株再生研究.结果表明:叶片在MS +2,4-D 4.0 mg/L +6-BA 1.0 mg/L培养基上愈伤组织诱导率达到89％.茎节间在MS +2,4-D 2.0 mg/L +6-BA 2.0 mg/L培养基上愈伤组织诱导率为87％.叶柄在MS +2,4-D 4.0 mg/L +6-BA 2.0 mg/L+ IBA 0.2 mg/L培养基上的最高诱导率仅为54％.愈伤组织分化不定芽的适宜培养基为MS +6- BA2.0 mg/L +TDZ0.2 mg/L +NAA0.2 mg/L;金荞麦不定芽在1/2 MS +NAA 0.5 mg/L的培养基上生根效果最好.组培再生植株经炼苗后移栽到田间成活率达80％以上,且生长表现正常.高频完整再生体系的建立,为金荞麦进一步遗传操作和扩大药材资源奠定了基础.     

商陆离体再生体系的构建

目的:建立商陆离体再生体系。方法:选取商陆的幼茎、茎节、叶片、叶柄和顶芽为外植体,以MS作为基本培养基,通过添加不同浓度配比的植物生长调节剂分别进行愈伤组织、丛生芽和生根诱导,筛选商陆离体再生体系方案。结果:顶芽和幼茎为外植体诱导的愈伤组织出愈时间早,愈伤组织质量高,以培养基MS+6-BA0.5 mg/L+2.4-D 0.5 mg/L的诱导率最高,达到100%;其中,只有以顶芽产生的愈伤组织才能分化出丛生芽,芽分化培养基为MS+6-BA 2.0 mg/L+NAA 0.25 mg/L,诱导率为98%;诱导生根的适宜培养基为1/2 MS+NAA 0.3 mg/L,诱导率达100%。结论:建立和完善了商陆离体再生体系方案,为商陆遗传转化体系的构建奠定了基础。     

扁桃愈伤组织诱导及分化的研究

以扁桃优良品种'Naporeil'的茎段、叶片和花药作为外殖体,分别对其进行愈伤组织诱导和分化研究,以筛选愈伤组织的最佳诱导增殖培养基、分化培养基和生根培养基.结果表明,该品种以茎段、花药作为外殖体最易诱导获得愈伤组织,叶片不适宜作为外殖体诱导愈伤组织;愈伤组织的最佳诱导增殖培养基均为B5+0.5 mg/L 2,4-D+0.2 mg/L 6-BA+1.0 mg/L NAA,愈伤组织诱导率为100%,增殖倍数最高可达7倍;茎段愈伤组织的分化培养基为MS+0.2 mg/L NAA+0.8 mg/L 6-BA+0.5 mg/L ZT,分化率为71%;花药愈伤组织未见分化.由茎段愈伤组织再分化获得的不定芽在1/2MS+0.5 mg/L IBA培养基上诱导生根,并给以黑暗预处理可使生根率达80%以上.     

韭菜胚根高效植株再生体系的建立

为了建立韭菜高频植株再生体系,以韭菜胚根的不同部位为外植体,研究了不同部位愈伤组织和芽的诱导。结果表明,胚根尖为诱导愈伤组织的最佳外植体,愈伤诱导率达到81.4%,出芽率达到73.3%;比较在不同激素配方上的愈伤组织诱导和芽的分化,在MS+1 mg/L BA+0.5 mg/L NAA+0.5 mg/L KT培养基中再生率最高,诱愈率达到80%以上,不定芽分化率达78.8%,繁殖系数为24.7;在MS+1 mg/L GA+0.5 mg/L KT不定芽伸长培养基中,30 d不定芽伸长为独立植株,比例为85.5%;独立的韭菜苗在1/2MS+0.3 mg/L IAA中生根率及根系状况最佳。通过该方法 130 d左右即可从胚根脱分化再生出植株。     

罗汉果叶片离体再生快繁技术

以罗汉果(Ssiraiti grosvenori)叶片为外植体,探讨培养方式、激素组合对愈伤组织诱导和不定芽分化的影响。结果表明:罗汉果叶片在培养基MS+BA 1.0 mg/L+IBA 0.7 mg/L上培养4周愈伤组织的诱导率达90%以上;罗汉果愈伤组织在培养基MS+BA 1.0 mg/L+IBA0.2 mg/L+赛苯隆(TDZ)0.1 mg/L上不定芽的分化率可达70%,平均出芽指数3.7;罗汉果试管苗在培养基MS+BA 2.0 mg/L+IBA 0.2 mg/L上茎芽增殖比较稳定,在培养基MS+IBA0.1 mg/L上培养2周开始分化不定根,其生根率在90%以上。     

睫毛萼凤仙花的组织培养及其愈伤组织的超微观察

试验以睫毛萼凤仙花无菌苗的叶片、茎和根为外植体进行离体培养,并对两种具有不同再分化能力的愈伤组织进行电镜超微观察.结果表明:在培养基MS+NAA 0.5 mg/L+6-BA 0.5 mg/L上愈伤组织诱导率达最高,叶片愈伤组织的诱导率为100%,茎的愈伤组织诱导率为67%,而根却没有愈伤组织的发生;叶片愈伤组织在MS+...     

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.