火龙果幼苗对低温胁迫的生理响应及其抗寒性综合评价

以野生火龙果量天尺和贵州主栽品种‘紫红龙’、‘晶红龙’、‘粉红龙’扦插幼苗为试材,人工控温进行抗寒锻炼、低温冷害处理及恢复生长,以未处理作对照,测定不同处理下幼苗的电解质渗出率(REC)、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白、游离脯氨酸和丙二醛(MDA)含量的变化。结果表明,电解质渗出率随温度降低逐渐增加,恢复生长后电解质渗出率与对照之间没有显著差别。幼苗中的可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白、脯氨酸及丙二醛含量在抗寒锻炼和低温处理后升高,恢复生长后降低。可溶性糖和脯氨酸含量随不同处理变幅较大,MDA和可溶性蛋白随不同处理变幅较小。运用Fuzzy数学中隶属函数法进行抗寒性综合评价,得出火龙果抗寒性强弱表现为量天尺>‘晶红龙’>‘粉红龙’>‘紫红龙’,与恢复生长的试验结果基本一致。     

低温锻炼对绵头雪莲花组织培养苗抗寒性及抗氧化酶活性的影响

高山植物绵头雪莲花(Saussurea laniceps HandMazz.)组织培养苗经2℃低温锻炼后抗寒性明显增强,SOD、CAT、POD活性明显提高,可溶性蛋白质、脯氨酸含量升高,而可溶性糖含量没有明显变化.脱锻炼期间可溶性蛋白质含量仍高于低温锻炼期间的水平,脱锻炼后抗氧化酶活性略有上升或保持稳定状态.这些变化是绵头雪莲花组织培养苗适应低温逆境的生理生化基础.     

盐胁迫对大米草幼苗某些生理指标的影响

研究了大米草幼苗在不同培养盐度(0、20、30、50、100mmol/LNaCl)下,MDA、游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量以及保护酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活性等生理指标的变化情况。结果表明:保护酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活性在盐胁迫40d前逐渐上升且达显著差异。随着胁迫时间延长,MDA含量与CK相比逐渐降低。随着盐分胁迫浓度的增加及盐胁迫时间延长,大米草叶片中游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量呈上升趋势。在盐胁迫下,渗透调节物质的积累作用是大米草对盐胁迫的主要响应过程,其体内的抗氧化保护酶在此过程中也发挥了重要的作用。     

海滨滨麦叶片和根对不同厚度沙埋的生理响应差异分析

以烟台海岸抗风沙植物滨麦为研究材料,通过对不同厚度沙埋下其叶片和根部抗氧化酶活力(超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT))、丙二醛(MDA)含量和渗透调节物含量变化的分析,探讨了叶片和根部对沙埋生理响应的差异。试验按滨麦成株株高(约40 cm)对其进行了轻度沙埋(在株高1/4处)、中度沙埋(2/4处)和重度沙埋(3/4处)。在沙埋第6天,分别测定了不同厚度沙埋处理下,植株各段叶片和根抗氧化酶活力、MDA和渗透调节物含量。结果表明,轻度和中度沙埋均加速植株生长。与对照相比,经轻度、中度沙埋处理6 d,叶片平均MDA含量增加,在重度沙埋下降低。不同厚度沙埋6 d,叶片平均SOD活力和脯氨酸含量增加,而CAT活力、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质含量下降。但不同厚度沙埋均使沙上叶片MDA、脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白质含量和SOD和CAT活力增加,尤其是叶片顶部增加最为明显,使沙下叶片MDA、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量和CAT活力下降,导致同株沙上和沙下叶片MDA、脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量和SOD和CAT活力差异显著(P0.05)。与叶片相比,根中MDA、可溶性蛋白质含量和SOD和CAT活力较低,而POD活力和可溶性糖含量较高并与叶片差异显著(P0.05)。不同厚度沙埋6 d,滨麦根中MDA和可溶性蛋白质含量变化较小,可溶性糖含量和CAT、POD、SOD活力略有降低。研究表明,滨麦根和叶片对不同厚度沙埋的生理响应不同。沙埋直接作用于叶片并诱发叶内氧自由基积累,但叶片通过快速激活的抗氧化酶保护系统(CAT、SOD)维持氧自由基代谢平衡,以及渗透调节物(脯氨酸、可溶性糖)的积累维护细胞水分代谢平衡,并满足能量的需求和快速生长。但在不同厚度沙埋下,由于根系不受沙埋直接影响而生理变化较小,并且还维持较低的膜脂过氧化水平,这可能是根能维持正常的吸水输水功能并在沙埋处理过程中和沙埋后地上叶片快速生长摆脱沙埋的重要物质基础。     

盐胁迫对青藏高原多年生牧草幼苗生理指标的影响

该试验采用不同浓度(0,100,200,400,600 mmol·L~(-1))Na Cl溶液处理萌发的星星草、草地早熟禾、老芒麦和披碱草幼苗在6—15℃和20—25℃两种温度条件下生理生化的变化。结果表明:(1)在不同盐浓度的胁迫下,披碱草、草地早熟禾和星星草随着盐浓度的提高,可溶性糖含量呈现增高的趋势;而老芒麦呈现先升后降的趋势。且不同温度处理对牧草幼苗可溶性糖含量影响较大,但在高盐浓度处理下,温度对幼苗可溶性糖含量影响极显著,6—15℃处理显著提高幼苗的可溶性糖含量。(2)随着盐浓度增加,四种牧草游离脯氨酸含量均迅速积累,且20—25℃处理下脯氨酸含量显著高于6—15℃处理。(3)盐胁迫导致四种牧草根尖过氧化氢含量和细胞死亡率的增加,而6—15℃温度处理可以降低根尖过氧化氢的积累。(4)四种牧草随盐浓度增加根尖细胞死亡率均有增加的趋势,6—15℃低温可以有效减轻盐胁迫对根细胞的损伤。(5)四种牧草在两种温度处理下随盐浓度增加株高都有所降低,且在不同温度处理下牧草的株高没有显著性差异。     

Ca2+对冷胁迫柑橘离体叶片的相关生理生化指标的影响

研究了不同浓度的外源Ca²⁺对柑橘离体叶片抗寒性的影响。结果表明:10~20 mmol/L Ca²⁺处理能够增加柑橘可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质的含量,提高SOD和POD的活性,同时减少膜质过氧化物丙二醛(MDA)的积累,从而提高柑橘的抗寒性。     

Ca2+对冷胁迫柑橘离体叶片的相关生理生化指标的影响

研究了不同浓度的外源Ca^2＋对柑橘离体叶片抗寒性的影响。结果表明：10-20mmol／L Ca^2＋处理能够增加柑橘可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质的含量,提高SOD和POD的活性,同时减少膜质过氧化物丙二醛（MDA）的积累,从而提高柑橘的抗寒性。     

抗寒剂诱导仁用杏花期抗寒力研究

在仁用杏花芽膨大期分别喷施ABA、‘杏花防冻剂’、‘冻害必施’和‘天达-2116’等4种抗寒剂,测定花蕾、花朵和幼果中电解质渗出率、SOD和POD活性以及可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质和MDA含量,研究4种抗寒剂诱导仁用杏花期抗寒力的差异。结果表明,(1)4种抗寒剂均能不同程度地降低仁用杏半致死温度,诱导抗寒力提高,其中,‘杏花防冻剂’对仁用杏抗寒力的诱导效果最好,ABA次之;(2)‘杏花防冻剂’和ABA均能提高仁用杏花期的可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质含量,增强SOD和POD活性,降低MDA含量,进一步证明抗寒剂可提高仁用杏花期的抗寒能力。     

玉米抗寒生理指标的遗传效应分析

以6个不同的玉米自交系为亲本,按6×6Griffing I完全双列杂交设计组配36个组合,测定低温处理后亲子代可溶性蛋白质、可溶性糖、丙二醛（MDA）和脯氨酸（Pro）含量以及过氧化物酶（POD）活性。结果表明,除可溶性糖外,其他生理指标中的平均中亲优势均表现为正向优势。杂种F1与亲本的相应性状的中亲值关系比较密切,可利用双亲平均值预测F1表现。玉米抗寒性受细胞质影响较小,主要是核遗传。POD活性和脯氨酸含量主要受加性效应的影响,可溶性蛋白质和MDA含量主要受非加性效应的影响,可溶性糖含量受加性与非加性效应的共同作用。5个生理指标的广义遗传力均远远大于狭义遗传力。     

不同品种小麦叶片对拔节期低温的生理响应及抗寒性评价

以黄淮海麦区参加区试的24个小麦品种为材料,分析了拔节期低温胁迫对其叶片相对电导率、可溶性糖含量、可溶性蛋白含量、游离脯氨酸含量、丙二醛(MDA)含量以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性的影响。结果表明,低温胁迫后,叶片相对电导率、可溶性糖含量、脯氨酸含量、MDA含量、SOD活性和POD活性均高于对照(P0.01),而可溶性蛋白含量低于对照(P0.01)。小麦叶片各指标存在极显著的品种间差异(P0.01)。以叶片各指标的相对值作为抗寒性指标,采用隶属函数法和极极点排序法计算参试品种的平均隶属度值为0.19—0.63,综合排序值为1.66—4.08。通过K-means聚类,将24个小麦品种聚为5类。其中良星619、丰德存麦1号、B07-4056、石H083-363、山农055843和良星99等6个品种抗寒性最强,宿553、陕农509、A-9、中原6号、徐麦4036、舜麦1718和石麦19等7个品种抗寒性强,尧麦16、C-44、山农05-066、冀麦585和石B05-7388等5个品种抗寒性中等,偃展4110、B-33、B05-6507和石4185等4个品种抗寒性弱,石06-6136和石优20这2个品种抗寒性最弱。相关分析表明,平均隶属度值和综合排序值与相对可溶性糖含量、相对脯氨酸含量、相对POD活性呈正相关(P0.05),与相对MDA含量呈负相关(P0.05)。叶片可溶性糖含量、游离脯氨酸含量、POD活性及MDA含量可以作为拔节期小麦抗寒性的鉴定评价指标。     

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.