广西沿海红海榄造林的宜林临界线

2004年8月—2005年8月,在广西英罗湾滩涂上建造8个高程梯度(320~390cm,相邻梯级间高度差10cm)的试验平台,研究全日潮海区潮汐淹水胁迫对红海榄幼苗生长和生理指标的影响.结果表明:小高程(320~330cm)生境对红海榄幼苗茎高生长有微弱促进作用,340cm以上高程组幼苗茎高随滩涂高程增加而增大.中等高程(350~370cm)有利于幼苗茎节数的增长.滩涂高程越低,幼苗叶数、叶面积和叶保存率越低.小高程组幼苗叶片叶绿素a受损明显,叶绿素b则受损相对较轻;叶绿素a/b值随滩涂高程降低而减少.长时间淹水诱导使根系中SOD活性上升,叶片中则表现为中等高程组酶活性较低.叶片和根系中POD活性均随高程降低而增加.淹水胁迫使红海榄幼苗各器官及全株的生物量降低;随着淹水程度加大,新生器官生物量分配比例由叶向茎转移.随着高程降低,幼苗存活率从88.9%降至40.0%,但370cm以上高程组存活率均在80%以上.建议将当地平均海面线作为广西沿海红海榄胚轴造林的宜林临界线.     

秋茄幼苗对盐度、淹水环境的生长适应

室内模拟12个盐度+淹水处理组合对红树植物秋茄幼苗生长的影响,测定不同组合下秋茄幼苗的株高、茎高、基径、节数、叶数、根生物量、茎生物量、叶生物量及总生物量等9项指标.结果表明:盐度-淹水交互处理及盐度处理对秋茄各项生长指标影响显著,淹水处理对株高、茎高、基径、节数及叶数影响不显著,对根生物量、茎生物量、叶生物量及总生物量影响显著;秋茄幼苗生长量及生物量积累随盐度升高而降低,随淹水时间增加而下降;结合主成分分析得出,盐度7‰+淹水2 h下秋茄幼苗生长最好,临界胁迫组合为盐度21‰+淹水8 h处理组.     

木麻黄浸提液对榄仁树幼苗生长及生理生化的影响

该研究试图将榄仁树引入木麻黄海防林以期形成混交林型的海防林。以15 d榄仁树种子苗为材料,分别采用浓度为125 g·L~-1的木麻黄根、木麻黄凋落物和林下表层土壤的水浸提液胁迫处理榄仁树幼苗60 d,研究木麻黄化感作用对榄仁树幼苗生长、光合作用、膜系统伤害、抗氧化系统酶活性及游离Pro含量的影响。结果表明:木麻黄根、木麻黄凋落物及林下表层土壤的水浸提液都能降低榄仁树幼苗的存活率,影响幼苗株高、叶和根生物量,可以推断不同浸提液中对影响植物生长成分的浓度有所不同。3种浸提液均显著降低处理15~45 d期间幼苗的净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Ccond)、胞间CO_2浓度(Ci)、蒸腾速率(Tr),且显著增加幼苗水分利用率(WUE)。第60天时3种木麻黄浸提液能显著增加幼苗叶片、根的Pro含量,使得幼苗根系组织细胞膜通透性增加,而木麻黄根浸提液能显著增加幼苗Ccond、Ci、叶SOD、根CAT含量,木麻黄凋落物浸提液能显著增加幼苗Ccond和Tr,同时凋落物浸提液会显著降低幼苗根POD含量。榄仁树幼苗通过调整自身的生理生化能适应木麻黄化感胁迫的影响,为此可考虑榄仁树作为沿海防护林建设的树种之一。     

水淹对枫杨幼苗光合生理特征的影响

通过设置对照(CK)、连续性水淹(CF)和间歇性水淹(PF)3个水分处理,模拟三峡库区库岸带土壤水分变化,研究乡土树种枫杨当年实生幼苗的生理生态适应机制.结果表明: 不同水分处理均显著影响枫杨幼苗的光合作用、生物量积累和生长.与CK相比,CF和PF组枫杨幼苗除胞间CO₂浓度升高,净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(g_s)均显著降低.其变化趋势是枫杨幼苗的P_n、g_s在试验初期下降,然后逐渐恢复或趋于稳定.随着处理时间的延长,CF和PF组枫杨幼苗的总生物量、根生物量、茎生物量、叶生物量、株高和地径均呈现上升趋势.CF和PF组的总生物量、根生物量、叶生物量和株高,以及PF组的茎生物量均显著低于CK,而CF组的茎生物量与CK无显著差异,其地径还高于CK.枫杨幼苗具有耐受水湿而不耐水淹-干旱交替的生理生态特征.     

5℃夜间低温对红树幼苗光合速率和蒸腾速率的影响

5℃夜间低温处理温室栽培红海榄（Rhizophora stylosa和银叶树（Heritiera littoralis)幼苗,白天20℃室温分别恢复1h和4h,测定功能叶的净光合速率、气孔导度、胞间CO2浓度、蒸腾速率和叶绿素含量。结果表明：夜间低温明显降低红海榄和银叶树的净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率和水分利用率,促进胞间CO2浓度增加,而叶绿素含量变化不大。白天空温恢复时间增长,净光合速率、气孔导率和蒸腾速率回升,胞间CO2浓度下降,红树幼苗对低温有一定的适用能力。低温处理2d,红海榄叶净光合速率的抑制程度大于1d处理,而银叶树叶净光合速率的抑制程度则有所减轻。两种红树叶气孔导度与净光合速率和蒸腾速率均呈线性关系,气孔导度是控制叶片光合成和蒸腾水分丢失动态平衡的主要因素。     

水淹对枫杨幼苗光合生理特征的影响

通过设置对照(CK)、连续性水淹(CF)和间歇性水淹(PF)3个水分处理,模拟三峡库区库岸带土壤水分变化,研究乡土树种枫杨当年实生幼苗的生理生态适应机制.结果表明:不同水分处理均显著影响枫杨幼苗的光合作用、生物量积累和生长.与CK相比,CF和PF组枫杨幼苗除胞间CO2浓度升高,净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(gs)均显著降低.其变化趋势是枫杨幼苗的Pn、gs在试验初期下降,然后逐渐恢复或趋于稳定.随着处理时间的延长,CF和PF组枫杨幼苗的总生物量、根生物量、茎生物量、叶生物量、株高和地径均呈现上升趋势.CF和PF组的总生物量、根生物量、叶生物量和株高,以及PF组的茎生物量均显著低于CK,而CF组的茎生物量与CK无显著差异,其地径还高于CK.枫杨幼苗具有耐受水湿而不耐水淹-干旱交替的生理生态特征.     

固氮菌与溶磷菌接种对红海榄生长的影响

采用室内盆栽试验,研究固氮菌(Phy)、溶磷菌(Vib)单接种及双接种对红树植物红海榄植株生长和氮、磷营养的影响.接种后6个月对试验苗的生长指标等测定及分析表明,Phy、Vib单接种或Phy+Vib双接种均能改善红海榄氮、磷素营养,增强其光合作用,进而明显促进植株的生长和生物量的增加;其中Phy+Vib双接种的促生效果最显著,其苗高、茎径、地下生物量、总生物量、根全氮含量、根全磷含量和叶片叶绿素总量分别比未接种的对照苗提高43.3%,11.6%,44.8%,29.9%,29.3%,27.0%和16.8%.固氮菌(Phy)、溶磷菌(Vib)双接种在促进红海榄植株生长方面表现出一定的正交互效应,可用于苗期接种.     

红树植物改造桐花树次生灌木林效果的研究

通过对16a生的木榄、红海榄、海莲红树植物在桐花树次生灌木群落中进行人工改造的形成的新群落调查与分析,结果表明:海莲、红海榄和木榄都能成功在桐花树灌木林群落定居,其中以木榄的地径、树高生长量较大;红海榄、海莲的造林的株行距为1m×1m或0.8m×1m,木榄的株行距为1.5m×2m为宜;引入红树林乔木树种海莲、红海榄、木榄小苗16年后,桐花树密度呈不同程度的减少,其中木榄的引入较不利于桐花树次生灌木群落的发展;海莲、红海榄各自生物量或群落总生物量均比桐花树群落总生物量增加,以红海榄的生物量增加量最大,为桐花树群落总生物量的1.9倍;海莲、木榄具有良好的更新状况,特别在海莲群落中,平均每方米超过2株幼苗,说明该群落开始步入发育盛期,可以预见未来的15年内,可使红树林群落茂密复生。     

无瓣海桑与乡土红树植物混交对林地大型底栖动物的影响

选择广东省雷州市附城镇和珠海市淇澳岛沿海1年生无瓣海桑人工林,分别在林下混种乡土红树植物红海榄或木榄幼苗,对混交林和无瓣海桑纯林林地大型底栖动物群落进行比较,探讨无瓣海桑与乡土红树植物混交对林地大型底栖动物的影响。结果显示,混交林和无瓣海桑纯林之间大型底栖动物群落的优势种存在差异;相似性分析检验(One-Way ANOSIM)、等级聚类和非参数多变量标序结果均表明1年无瓣海桑+红海榄混交林、1年无瓣海桑+木榄混交林和1年无瓣海桑纯林之间大型底栖动物群落结构差异显著。研究还发现在无瓣海桑人工林林下混交红海榄或木榄这两种乡土红树植物,可提高林地底栖动物的生物量和物种多样性。BIOENV分析说明大型底栖动物分布与红海榄或木榄这两种混交的乡土树种的凋落物量密切相关,这进一步证实了混交乡土红树植物对林地底栖动物多样性和分布的影响。两个研究地实验结果均显示,在无瓣海桑林下种植木榄的效果要优于红海榄,表现在木榄的平均苗高、凋落物量、凋落物量占群落凋落物总量百分比和幼苗成活率均高于红海榄,其对提高林地大型底栖动物生物量和物种多样性的效果也明显优于红海榄。     

柽柳水浸提液对猪毛菜种子萌发和幼苗生长的化感作用

以一年生草本植物猪毛菜的种子和幼苗为受体,采用室内培养皿法,研究塔里木河下游柽柳水浸提液对猪毛菜种子及幼苗的化感作用。结果表明:(1)柽柳茎、根浸提液对猪毛菜种子萌发的抑制作用较为显著;柽柳茎浸提液0.08～0.20g/mL浓度处理组的猪毛菜种子发芽率、发芽指数和活力指数与对照组之间均差异显著,其中种子发芽率分别减少了84.78%、89.12%、76.09%和67.39%;柽柳根浸提液对猪毛菜种子活力指数的化感作用较为显著,0.12g/mL和0.16g/mL浓度处理组与对照组相比差异极显著,化感效应指数分别为-0.960和-0.930。(2)柽柳茎浸提液处理中的猪毛菜幼苗苗长和根浸提液处理中的猪毛菜幼苗鲜重与对照组差异显著,两者在0.08g/mL浓度处理下分别增加了61.49%和52.63%;在其他浓度处理下则主要受抑制作用。(3)柽柳叶浸提液的综合化感效应呈现"W"型变化趋势;茎浸提液在高浓度时具有较强的综合化感效应;根浸提液的综合化感效应在0.12g/mL浓度最强(RI=-0.749),在0.08g/mL浓度时最弱(RI=-0.389)。     

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.