二角型非1B/1R 小麦CMS不育恢复体系的建立

通过对具有二角山羊草细胞质的1B/1R型小麦雄性不育系m s(A e.bicorn is)-5-1回交置换,获得了新型二角山羊草细胞质小麦雄性不育系m s(A e.bicor)-V 9125和m s(A e.bicor)-M 853.利用染色体制片、分子标记、原位杂交和酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳对其保持系V 9125和M 853进行分子细胞遗传学检测,并对其育性恢复性机理进行了初步研究.结果表明:(1)V 9125和M 853均为非1B/1R易位系.V 9125为小麦-簇毛麦易位系,m s(A e.bicor)-V 9125是二角山羊草细胞质与普通小麦核背景中簇毛麦外源染色体互作产生的一类新的核质互作不育系.(2)M 853为小麦-滨麦易位系,m s(A e.bicor)-M 853是二角山羊草细胞质与普通小麦核背景中滨麦外源染色体互作产生的一类新的核质互作不育系.(3)利用一些普通小麦品种(系)与这两个不育系杂交,m s(A e.bicor)-V 9125和m s(A e.bicor)-M 853仅与T 6-3杂交育性得到恢复,且恢复度较高,变异小,而与其它大部分普通小麦杂交F1表现雄性不育,且扬花期花药不外露.而m s(A e.bicor)-5-1与包括T 6-3在内的普通小麦品种(系)杂交F1育性得到不同程度的恢复.从而得出结论,二角山羊草细胞质与小麦细胞核的互作存在两个不同的不育-恢复系统.     

几类异源细胞质1B/1R、非1B/1R型小麦雄性不育系育性恢复性的比较研究

利用具有粘果山羊草 Aegilops kotschyi 、易变山羊草 Ae.variabilis 、偏凸山羊草 Ae.ventricosa 和二角山羊草 Ae.bicornis 异源细胞质的粘、易、偏和二角型 1B/ 1R、非 1B/ 1R型小麦雄性不育系为母本 ,一些优良小麦品种 系 为父本进行杂交 ,就 4类异源细胞质 1B/ 1R、非 1B/ 1R型不育系的育性恢复性进行比较研究 ,结果表明 : 1 4类异质 1B/ 1R、非 1B/ 1R型杂种自交结实率均低于相应普质杂种 ,说明由于核质不协调 ,4类异源细胞质对不育系育性恢复表现出一定的负效应 ; 2 非 1B/ 1R型杂种自交结实率明显高于 1B/ 1R型杂种 ,并达极显著差异 ,说明恢复性除受异源细胞质影响外 ,还与核内染色体核型密切相关 ; 3 非 1B/ 1R型杂种恢复度均在 6 5 %以上 ,大于 80 %的组合占 6 0 %以上 ,且变异范围较小 ,有望进一步研究利用 ; 4 1B/ 1R型杂种恢复度不高且变异较大 ,与1B· 1B/ 1R杂合染色体在减数分裂过程中的异常行为密切相关 ;而非 1B/ 1R型杂种由于不含 1B· 1B/ 1R杂合染色体 ,减数分裂过程中染色体行为相对稳定 ,易恢复且恢复度高 ,很有实际利用前景     

多子房性状应用于杂种小麦的研究Ⅰ.多子房性状基因和细胞质效应

利用单体分析和多亲本常规杂交 ,研究了小麦多子房性状基因遗传传递规律和细胞质效应。结果表明 :小麦多子房性状有显、隐性两种基因类别 ,均位于 6B染色体 ;粘果山羊草和偏凸山羊草细胞质对 F1杂合显性多子房性状具有抑制表达作用。多子房小麦对 K、Ven型不育系有着不同程度的育性恢复能力 ,恢复度变幅为 4.82 %～ 48.67%。     

多子房性状应用于杂种小麦的研究：Ⅰ.多子房性状基因和细胞 …

利用单体分析和多亲本常规杂交,研究发小麦多子房性状基因遗传传递规律和细胞质效应。结果表明：小麦多子房性状有显、隐性两种基因类别,均位于６Ｂ染色体;粘果山羊草和偏凸山羊草细胞质对Ｆ１杂合显性多子房性状具有抑制表达作用。多子房小麦对Ｋ、Ｖｅｎ型不育系有着不同程度的育性恢复能力,恢复度变幅为４．８２％￣４８．６７％。     

VE型小麦不育-保持系的细胞遗传学研究

利用VE型不育系及其蓝粒标记的同型保持系为材料,采用细胞学鉴定方法对其减数分裂中期的染色体结构进行了观察分析,在花粉母细胞MI的主要染色体结构为2n=21”（包括浅蓝粒种子植株和白粒种子植株）,方差分析结果表明染色体结构上存在极显著差异,认为利用蓝位标记的VE型不育保持系为4E染色体的蓝粒基因片段转移而形成的易位系。田间育性调查表明利用这个保持系生产的不育系的不育性是可靠的．同时,由于蓝粒基因片段的易位仍然能够恢复该不育系的育性,证明了4E染色体的育性恢复基因和蓝色胚乳基因位于同一染色体臂上．对保持系和不育系分别与普通小麦和蓝二体附加系的杂种F1减数分裂的细胞学观察表明,VE型不育、保持系确有促进部分同源染色体配对作用,但在这两个组合中多价体的细胞频率较低．     

水稻线粒体基因组翻译产物与细胞质雄性不育性

通过线粒体离体翻译产物的电泳和放射性自显影分析,发现水稻BT型不育细胞质(农虎26A和丰锦A不育系)的线粒体基因产物比可育细胞质(农虎26B和丰锦B保持系)缺少一个22KD多肽。它反应了BT型不育细胞质线粒体基因组中有关育性的基因变异。不育系与恢复系杂交后,杂种F_1的育性虽然恢复,但是它的线粒体基因产物中仍然缺少22KD多肽。然而,在杂种F_1的线粒体蛋白质的电泳染色图谱中则显示出一个22KD多肽条带。杂种F_1中的这个22KD多肽是核基因产物。它弥补了线粒体基因组中育性基因的缺陷。     

K、V、T型小麦细胞质雄性不育系叶绿体DNA的SSR分析及RuBP羧化酶活性比较

为了探讨小麦细胞质雄性不育(CMS)与叶绿体DNA(cpDNA)的关系,揭示CMS机理。以2套K、V、T型同核异质不育系(A)及其保持系(B)‘太911289’和‘冀5418’、育性恢复的F_1和各自的质供体粘果山羊草(Aegilops kotschyi)、偏凸山羊草(Aegilops ventricosa)、提莫菲维小麦(Triticum timopheevii)为试验材料,利用cpSSR引物对小麦cpDNA进行比较分析,筛选出代表不同胞质不育系的引物,探讨CMS与叶绿体的关系;同时测定由叶绿体DNA与核DNA共同编码的RuBP羧化酶的活性,为小麦K、V、T雄性不育类型的应用提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)K型、V型、T型不育系与保持系的cpDNA之间均呈现多态性,且不同的细胞质之间存在特异片段,这从DNA水平上提供了3类不育系胞质来源不同的证据,并分别找到5对和7对可以鉴定V型和T型不育系的特异引物。(2)除K型‘冀5418’与其胞质供体的cpDNA出现差异外,不育系与其胞质供体的cpDNA没有差异,而且不育系与其育性恢复的F_1代cpSSR扩增片段之间也没有差异,很好地遗传了其母本性状。(3)在起身期和开花期,不仅2套不育系的RuBP羧化酶活性显著高于保持系,且在不育系与恢复系杂交的F_1中,随着育性的恢复其RuBP羧化酶活性高于保持系而低于各自不育系;而在拔节期的不育系与保持系之间、不育系之间、以及F_1代与不育系和保持系之间的RuBP酶活性大小没有显著差异。这可能与拔节期主要是营养生长有关系。     

粘型小麦雄性不育系减数分裂特征及育性恢复研究

调查了粘型1B／1R和非1B／1R小麦雄性不育系,保持系及其F2的花粉母细胞减数分裂中期Ⅰ染色体联会情况、后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体的细胞频率以及末期Ⅱ含有微核的四分体的频率,结果表明：（1）粘果山羊细胞质对1B／1R型不育系减数分裂染色体配对水平具有特异性降低作用;（2）粘型1B／1R不育系减数分裂中期Ⅰ出现单价体细胞频率与后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体细胞的频率呈正相关,也与含微核的四分体频率呈正相关,而对应保持系则没有相关性;（3）粘果山羊草细胞质对非1B／1R不育系减数分裂过程影响不大,5个1B／1R不育系减数分裂过程中,3个时期染色体行为变异率的差异是特定的1B／1R核型与粘果山羊草细胞质互作的结果;（4）粘型1B／1R不育系杂交R2单株减数分裂3个时期染色体行为变异率与其恢复度成反比,这类不育系减数分裂中染色体行为不同步是其恢复不高且变异较大的一重要原因。     

普通小麦D2型CMS系的育性基因及其遗传特性

通过研究普通小麦D^2型CMS－育性恢复体系中育性基因的种类及其遗传特性。结果表明：（1）D^2型不育系具有较好的不育性保持与恢复特征,在一般的普通小麦品种（系）中具有广泛的恢复（基因）源、可恢复度高（恢复度超过50％的品种或品质占到33．61％）,也能较容易地转育出新的不育系（完全保持不育性的品种或品系占到25．21％）,这一特征明显优于现有T、K、V型等不育系。（2）D^2型不育系的不育性受核内不育基因和抑制基因控制,相应的核基因型分为Al（不育基因）、A2（不育基因＋抑制基因）两类;恢复纱的恢复性受核内主效恢复基因、微效恢复基因和抑制基因控制,相应的核基因型分为C1（主效恢复基因）、C2(驻效恢复基因＋微效恢复基因）、C3（微效恢复基因）、C4（主效恢复基因＋抑制基因）、C5（主效恢复基因＋微效恢复基因＋抑制基因）、C6（微效恢复基因＋抑制基因）6种。环境条件的变化对育性基因、尤其是微效恢复基因和抑制基因的遗传效应有不同程度的影响。D^2型不育有效杂交组合的模型为：A1＋C1`A1 C2、A2＋C2。（3）D^2型不育系等位恢复基因的遗传表现为不完全显性,非等位恢复基因的遗传表现出积效应,这正是强恢复系德育的理论依据之一。     

水稻光(温)敏核不育系与核质互作不育系的遗传关系剖析

1991─1992年,分析了7个光(温)敏核不育系与15 个核质互作不育系杂交F1及部分F2植株在长日照和短日照条件下的育性表现,结果清楚地表明,有些光敏核不育系能够保持核质互作不育系的雄性不育性,有些光(温)敏核不育系则能够恢复或部分恢复; 有些光敏核不育系对某一核质互作不育系具有保持能力,对另一核质互作不育系则具有恢复能力; 并初步推测光(温)敏核不育基因与核质互作不育基因是独立发生的,当核质互作不育系中细胞质和细胞核的隐性不育基因一起作用时,能够掩盖光(温)敏不育基因及其育性恢复基因的表达。     

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.