濒危植物云南金钱槭对光、水环境的适应性

以云南金钱槭(Dipteronia dyerana)扦插苗为材料进行温室不同光照、水分供应分组试验,结果表明:高水和强光环境均导致云南金钱槭总叶绿素含量减少,Chl a/b增加;强光下通过叶面积和比叶质量的增加弥补捕光色素复合体Ⅱ(LHCⅡ)活性的降低,避免强光损害;干旱和弱光环境导致PSⅡ最大光化学量子效率下降,干旱时单叶面积显著减少,弱光下则比叶面积下降.认为干旱是云南金钱槭分布的主要限制因素,不适应弱光进一步导致云南金钱槭濒危.保护时应注意对生境的适度干扰,减缓群落自然演替.     

光波动频率影响黄瓜幼苗光合作用的机制

自然条件下环境光强往往是波动的,但波动光变化频率影响植物光合作用的机制尚不清楚.为了探讨植物光合作用对波动光频率的响应及机制,本文以黄瓜为材料,对植物生长、叶绿素含量、气体交换、叶绿素荧光以及抗氧化酶进行了研究.结果显示,相对于弱光(T4),强光下(T1, T2和T3)黄瓜株高、生物量、叶面积和比叶重均明显较高,但波动频率增加(T2, T3)能够导致这些参数值降低.强光与弱光处理相比其叶绿素总量较低,且随着波动光频率的提高叶绿素含量轻微下降.强光下的光合速率和气孔导度均高于弱光,不过随着强光波动频率增加,两者呈下降趋势.荧光诱导动力学的结果显示,尽管各处理间光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)最大光化学效率没有明显差异,但波动频率较大时黄瓜的PSⅡ的电子传递活性略有降低;而且增加强光波动频率还导致光系统Ⅱ天线转化效率(Fv′/Fm′)明显降低和非光化学猝灭(NPQ)大幅增加.此外,强光下黄瓜的酶促抗氧化系统的主要酶活性高于弱光,但波动光频率提高能够降低其活性.因此,提高波动光的频率不仅导致黄瓜光合能力下降,还导致其主要抗氧化酶的活性降低,所以增强的热耗散可能是其应对波动光下过剩激发能的重要机制.此外,本文还对黄瓜适应波动强光和稳态强光的差异进行了讨论.     

稀有植物云南金钱槭生长群落特征与保护对策

稀有植物云南金钱槭（Dipteronia dyeriana）分布在云南文山老君山,该山在地理位置上处于亚热带南部。但云南金钱槭仅生长在山体的中上部,海拔1800～2200m,生长地因海拔高,具有温凉、湿润的气候特点。云南金钱槭喜光,不适应森林内部环境。老君山云南金钱槭的大多数个体是以单优灌木群落形式存在,少量生长在灌丛中和森林边缘。单优灌木群落是干扰的产物,也由于干扰的延续而存在。分布区森林乔小被砍伐不会导致云南金钱槭消失,原生森林植被完全恢复反而会减少个体数量。对云南金钱槭生存最大的威胁是农地扩大。要维持较高个体数量,适当的干扰是必需的。     

四种亚高山针叶林树种的表型可塑性对不同光照强度的响应

以青藏高原东缘亚高山针叶林群落演替后期种岷江冷杉、演替中后期种粗枝云杉和青榨槭、及先锋树种红桦为材料,研究了不同光强下生长的4种树苗生长、生物量分配、叶片形态和光合特性,探讨植物幼苗的形态和生理特征的表型可塑性与光适应的关系。结果表明：（1）弱光环境中生长的4种植物的基茎、相对生长速率、叶片厚度、根重比、最大净光合速率、光饱和点、光补偿点、暗呼吸速率较低,而比叶面积、地上／地下生物量、茎长／茎重、叶重比和茎重比较高。（2）大部分光环境下岷江冷杉幼苗的最大净光合速率和暗呼吸速率低于粗枝云杉,青榨槭幼苗的最大净光合速率和暗呼吸速率略低于红桦。（3）高光强下生长的粗枝云杉和红桦幼苗的相对生长速率分别大于岷江冷杉和青榨槭,但在低光强下则与之相反。（4）粗枝云杉和红桦幼苗的11种可塑性指数平均值则分别大于岷江冷杉和青榨槭。岷江冷杉适应弱光环境的能力略强于粗枝云杉和红桦,但适应强光的能力较差。生理适应的可塑性指数大于形态适应的可塑性指数,表明前者在4种植物幼苗光适应方面起到了重要的作用。研究结果支持树种的生理生态特性决定了其演替状况和生境选择的假说。     

不同光强对入侵种三裂叶豚草表型可塑性的影响

通过人工遮光,研究了不同光照强度下入侵植物三裂叶豚草的形态、生物量分配以及光合特性的表型可塑性.结果表明:与对照相比,遮光条件下,三裂叶豚草的株高、冠宽、单株叶面积、比叶面积和叶生物量比重显著增加,总生物量、单位叶面积生物量和根冠比减小;在全光照条件下,其冠宽和单株叶面积较小,根冠比较大,有利于高温强光下减少水分散失,表现出对不同光强较强的形态和生物量可塑性.遮光使三裂叶豚草叶片的日均净光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度下降,胞间CO2浓度上升.正午光照最强时,低遮光处理植株的净光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度最大.中遮光和高遮光条件下,其叶绿素含量显著增加,叶绿素a/b显著减小,有利于提高三裂叶豚草的光能利用效率,以适应弱光环境.     

在盐胁迫下光抑制及其恢复进程对冬小科光合功能的影响

研究了盐和强光双重胁迫以及在弱光下恢复对冬小麦（Triticum aestivum L.）光合功能的影响。结果表明,单纯用低浓度盐（200mmol/L NaCl）胁迫时,对反向PSⅡ光合功能的Fv/Fo、Fv/Fm和qP等参数没有什么影响,但巳十分明显地抑制光合碳同化能力,而高盐（400mmol/L NaCl）胁迫损伤PSⅡ功能,从而加剧对碳同化功能的抑制,说明光合作用对不同盐浓度的响应不同。研究结果还表明,盐胁迫能加剧强光对光合功能的损伤,使之受到更加严重的光抑制。在低盐浓度下,光抑制初期形成形成QB-非还原性PSⅡ反应中心,在随后的光抑制进程和弱光下恢复期间,能有效的被用来合成有活性的PSⅡ和修复可逆性失活的PSⅡ反应中心。而高盐和强光双重胁迫使PSⅡ遭受严重破坏,QB-非还原性PSⅡ反应中心只有在光抑制初期可部分地用于修复可逆性失活的PSⅡ,随着光抑制的进程,它们不能用于合成有活性PSⅡ和修复受严重破坏的PSⅡ,结果导致它们的含量在弱光下恢复时继续增加。     

光强对两种入侵植物生物量分配、叶片形态和相对生长速率的影响

 比较研究了不同光强下生长的（透光率分别为12.5%、36%、50%、100%）两种入侵性不同的外来种——紫茎泽兰（Eupatorium adenophorum）和兰花菊三七（Gynura sp.）的生物量分配、叶片形态和生长特性。结果表明: 1）两种植物叶片形态对光环境的反应相似。弱光下比叶面积（SLA）、平均单叶面积（MLS）和叶面积比（LAR）较大,随着光强的升高,SLA、MLS、LAR和叶根比（LARMR）降低。2）100%光强下紫茎泽兰叶生物量比（LMR）、叶重分数（LMF）和叶面积指数高于低光强下的值,也高于兰花菊三七,支持结构生物量比（SBR）则相反。强光下紫茎泽兰叶片自遮荫严重,这可能是其表现入侵性的重要原因之一;兰花菊三七分枝较多,避免了叶片自遮荫,较多的分枝利于种子形成对其入侵有利。3）随生长环境光强的升高,两种植物的净同化速率（NAR）、相对生长速率（RGR）和生长对NAR的响应系数均升高（但100%光强下兰花菊三七RGR降低）,平均叶面积比（LARm）和生长对LARm的响应系数均降低,但不同光强下LARm对生长的影响始终大于NAR。4）随着光强的减弱,两种植物都增加高度以截获更多光能,但它们的生物量分配策略不同,紫茎泽兰根生物量比（RMR）降低,SBR增大,而兰花菊三七SBR降低,RMR增大。紫茎泽兰的生物量分配策略更好的反应了弱光环境中的资源变化情况。结论：紫茎泽兰对光环境的适应能力强于兰花菊三七。     

田间小麦叶片光合作用的光抑制不伴随D1蛋白的净降解

通过测定田间小麦（Ｔｒｉｔｉｃｕｍ ａｅｓｔｉｖｕｍ ）叶片Ｄ１蛋白的含量、光合放氧和叶绿素ａ 荧光,探讨了叶片光合作用的光抑制与Ｄ１蛋白净降解的关系。田间的小麦叶片受到晴天中午光照约３ ｈ 以后,表观光合量子效率（Φ）、光系统Ⅱ的光化学效率（Ｆｖ／Ｆｍ ）和初始荧光（Ｆ０）明显下降;若将叶片转入弱光下,这３个指标可在１ ｈ 内基本恢复;强光照射过程中Ｄ１蛋白的含量没有显著变化;Ｄ１蛋白合成抑制剂ＳＭ 使强光下叶片的慢驰豫的非光化学荧光猝灭（ｑＥ－ｓｌｏｗ ）明显增加;在弱光下恢复时引入链霉素（ＳＭ）不影响叶片光合功能的恢复;用二硫苏糖醇（ＤＴＴ）抑制叶黄素循环使中午强光照射后的叶片中Ｄ１蛋白的含量降低３０％ 左右。这些结果都表明,田间小麦叶片光合作用的光抑制不是由于Ｄ１蛋白的净降解,而是由于非辐射能量耗散的增加引起的。     

不同基因型辣椒光合及生长特性对弱光的响应

通过遮光使光照强度降低65%～70%,以研究弱光条件对不同基因型辣椒光合特性、同化物分配、产量形成和幼苗生长的影响.结果表明：弱光下辣椒净光合速率（P_n）、暗呼吸速率（R_d）、夜间呼吸速率（R_n）、蒸腾速率（T_r）、水分利用效率（WUE）、光补偿点（LCP）、CO₂补偿点（CCP）和羧化效率（CE）下降,表观量子效率（AQY）上升.弱光下辣椒成株期光合作用的限制因素是非气孔因素.弱光处理使辣椒幼苗高/粗比和比叶面积增加,根/冠比、全株干样质量及壮苗指数显著下降.弱光显著抑制了辣椒生物产量与经济产量的形成,使植株同化物向茎叶的分配比例增加,向果实的分配比例减少.辣椒（果实味辣）在弱光下具有较低的光补偿点,以及较高的相对壮苗指数、相对单株产量和相对坐果率,耐弱光性普遍强于甜椒（果实味甜）.     

光强对番茄叶片低温光抑制恢复的影响

经弱光 (6 0 μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1 )和 5℃低温处理 3d的番茄叶片Fv Fm和ΦPSⅡ下降 ,F0 没有变化 ;随后放在弱光 (6 0 μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1 )和 2 5℃条件下 ,番茄叶片的Fv Fm和ΦPSⅡ可以恢复 ,而在强光 (80 0 μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1 )下恢复的植株Fv Fm和ΦPSⅡ则显著下降 ,F0 也明显增加。恢复 3d后 ,弱光下恢复的植株光合作用可恢复到对照水平的 72 .1% ,而强光下恢复的植株光合作用仍维持在很低的水平     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

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.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone derivatives of 4-[3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid and 4-[3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an unresolved global concern, which needs urgent and coordinated action. One of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) to combat antibiotic resistance is the development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacteria. In our effort to find new antibiotics, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial studies of 30 new pyrazole derivatives. These novel molecules have been synthesized by using readily available starting materials and benign reaction conditions. Some of these molecules have shown activity with MIC values as low as 0.78?µg/mL against four bacterial strains; Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Furthermore, active molecules are non-toxic to mammalian cell line.

     

Novel compounds with potent CDK9 inhibitory activity for the treatment of myeloma

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and Polo-like kinases (PLKs) play key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of our study was originally the further development of our recently discovered polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors. A series of new 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized around the original hit, but their PLK1 inhibitory activity was very poor. However the novel compounds showed nanomolar CDK9 inhibitory activity and very good antiproliferative effect on multiple myeloma cell lines (RPMI-8226).