内蒙古达斡尔族舌运动类型的遗传学研究

调查了内蒙古达斡尔族舌运动类型（卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌）,共480例（男239例,女241例）。研究结果显示：（1）卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌出现率分别为80．42％、4．58％、31．25％、81．88％、31．46％;（2）卷舌、三叶舌出现率存在性别间明显差异;（3）卷舌基因与翻舌、三叶舌基因间存在互作关系,翻舌基因与叠舌、尖舌、三叶舌基因间存在互作关系;（4）卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、三叶舌的出现率存在民族间或种族间差异。     

四川凉山彝族舌运动类型的人类学研究

调查了314例（男204例,女116例）彝族中学生的5项舌运动类型（卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌）。结果表明：1）彝族卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌出现率分别为：73．57％、8．28％、22．29％、72．93％、1．59％。5种舌运动类型的出现率男女性别间均无显著性差畀;2）5项舌运动间相关性较小;3）尖舌基因与卷舌、翻舌基因均存在相关性,三叶舌与叠舌基因相关;4）聚类分析表明,彝族的舌运动类型与独龙族、布依族、仫佬族最为接近。     

内蒙古三个民族舌运动类型的遗传学研究

调查了内蒙古汉、蒙古、回族舌运动类型(卷舌、翻舌、叠舌、三叶舌与尖舌),共716例。研究结果显示:各种舌运动类型出现率性别间均无显著性差异;卷舌基因分别与叠、翻、尖、三叶舌基因间存在着互相作用关系,卷舌基因对叠舌基因是隐性上位基因,对翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌基因是修饰基因;内蒙古3个民族间卷、叠、尖舌出现率接近。本文首次调查并研究了尖舌性状。尖舌在过去国内外文献中未见报道。 Abstract:The tongue moving types(including tongue rolling,tongue twisting,tongue folding,clover-leaf tongue and pointed tongue)of 716 cases of Han,Mongol and Hui nationalities in Inner Mongolia were investigated.The results showed that no difference in the frequencies of various tongue moving types between male and female and that the frequencies of rolling,folding and pointed tongue were close to each other among the three nationalities of Inner Mongolia.However,some interactions between genes were revealed,that the rolling gene is a recessive epistatic gene to folding gene and a modifier gene to twisting,pointed and clover-leaf gene respectively.The research on pointed tongue in this paper has never been reported in China and abroad.     

广东客家人5项舌运动类型的人类学研究

应用随机群体抽样方法对广东梅州地区203例客家人(其中男68例,女135例)的卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌5项体质人类学指标进行调查,与国内外族群资料进行比较,分析了5项指标间的相互关系。结果显示,1)广东客家人卷舌率为63.05%,叠舌率为6.90%,翻舌率为34.48%,尖舌率为67.98%,三叶舌率为3.45%。与国内族群比较,广东客家人卷舌率较低,叠舌率中等,翻舌率较高,尖舌率较低,三叶舌率低。2)广东客家人舌运动类型出现率与四川邛崃汉族最为接近,具有南方族群的特征。3)广东客家人只有卷舌-翻舌间存在着相关。卷舌基因与叠舌基因是相互独立的。     

内蒙古呼伦贝尔盟蒙古族3个群体5项舌运动类型的研究

1997年9月在内蒙古呼伦贝尔盟调查了947例蒙古族3个群体（厄鲁特蒙古族、巴尔虎蒙古族、布里亚特蒙古族）的卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌形状。研究表明：（1）呼盟蒙古族能卷舌（80.86%）、能尖舌（77.30%）者超过半数,能叠舌（4.86％）、能翻舌（29.25%）、能三叶舌（28.62%）的人较少。（2）除尖舌外,其它4种舌型均不存在性别间的差异。（3）5种舌运动类型间多相关关系。（4）3个群体翻舌出现率具有明显的差异,而另外4项舌运动类型多不存在差异。（5）与其他群体比较,呼盟蒙古族卷舌出现率较高,翻舌出现率较低。     

内蒙古6个人群舌运动类型研究

调查了2760例内蒙古中、西部区6个人群（鄂尔多斯蒙古族、伊盟汉族、锡林郭勒蒙古族、察哈尔蒙古族、乌拉特蒙古族、巴盟汉族）的卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌特征。研究表明：1）内蒙古西部区人群卷舌率、翻舌率、三叶舌率多低于内蒙古东部区人群;2）乌拉特蒙古族分别与另外3个蒙古族人群的叠舌率、尖舌率、三叶舌率存在显著性差异;3）5种舌运动类型的百分率不存在性别间的差异;4）卷舌与翻舌、卷舌与三叶舌、叠舌与翻舌、翻舌与尖舌存在着相关。叠舌与尖舌、叠舌与三叶舌、尖舌与三叶舌不存在相关。     

内蒙古达斡尔族舌运动类型的遗传学研究

调查了内蒙古达斡尔族舌运动类型（卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌）,共480例（男239例,女241例）。研究结果显示：(1) 卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌出现率分别为80.42％、4.58％、31.25％、81.88％、31.46％;(2) 卷舌、三叶舌出现率存在性别间明显差异;(3) 卷舌基因与翻舌、三叶舌基因间存在互作关系,翻舌基因与叠舌、尖舌、三叶舌基因间存在互作关系;(4) 卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、三叶舌的出现率存在民族间或种族间差异。 Abstact:　A sample of 480 cases (239 males, 241 females) of Daur nationality in Inner Mongolia was investigated on 5 tongue moving types including rolling, folding, twisting, pointed and clover-leaf tongues. The results revealed as follows: The freqencies of rolling, folding, twisting, pointed and clover-leaf tongues were 80.42%, 4.58%, 31.25%, 81.88%, and 31.46%, respectively. Significant sexual difference was showed in the frequency of rolling and clover-leaf tongues. Furthermore, some genetic interaction occured between twisting tongue and the other 4 tongue moving types, rolling tongue and clover-leaf tongue, respectively. The 5 tongue moving types but pointed tongue showed national or racial difference.     

兴安盟3个民族5种舌运动类型的研究

人类舌头的一些特殊运动类型(如卷舌、叠舌)是人类群体遗传学的重要指标。国外学者在该方面的研究较早较多[1—3],国内学者近年也已开始涉足该领域[4—6]。本文首次对我国内蒙古兴安盟的3个民族的5种舌运动类型进行调查研究,以探讨其分布频率及特征间相关联系。1　对象与方法于1998年9月测试人员在内蒙古兴安盟乌兰浩特市当地中学进行了卷舌、叠舌、翻舌、尖舌、三叶舌的调查,共获有效资料1852例。受试者身体健康,无残疾,11—20岁,其父母均为同一民族。调查遵照学术界公认的方法进行。2　结果与讨论21　各舌运动类型的出现率比较3个民族5种…     

湖南2个民族5种舌运动类型的研究

报道了湖南侗族328(男150,女178)例和苗族321(男164,女157)例的卷舌、三叶舌、叠舌、尖舌和翻舌各类型的出现率。研究显示,2个民族的卷舌和尖舌频率在国内民族中处于偏低水平,而三叶舌出现率在国内民族中处于偏高水平,同时侗族是一个翻舌能力较强的群体;5种舌运动类型中,除三叶舌外,均表现出明显的民族间差异,但只有尖舌出现率同时在2个民族中表现出明显的性别差异; 5种舌运动类型间相关程度较高。     

贵州布依族、仫佬族和毛南族9对遗传性状的基因频率

对贵州布依族、仫佬族和毛南族1239例的9对遗传性状的基因频率进行了调查, 并对民族间基因频率差异进行显著性检验。结果显示: 卷舌和小指弯曲的显性基因频率高于隐性基因频率, 而叠舌、前额发际、发旋、耵聍、拇指类型、中指毛、环食指长则相反; 卷舌、叠舌、前额发际、耵聍、拇指类型、环食指长的基因频率在民族间差异较大, 而发旋、中指毛、小指弯曲则相对较小。     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.     

2016年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2016年中国植物科学持续稳步发展, 表现在中国植物科学家在国际主流高影响力学术期刊发表文章的数量稳中有升, 中国植物科学领域的期刊逆风出行, 进入研究性期刊世界前三甲行列。中国科学家在植物学诸多领域取得了丰硕的成果。水稻(Oryza sativa)产量性状杂种优势的分子遗传机制解析入选2016年中国科学十大进展; 植物受精过程中雌雄配子体信号识别机制的研究和独脚金内酯的受体感知机制入选2016年生命科学十大进展。我国植物科学, 特别是以水稻为代表的作物研究在国际学术界已占有一席之地。例如, 在水稻组学(如基因组和转录组等)资源和技术平台的建立、重测序的开发及功能基因的克隆和调控网络的解析方面取得了系列重要成果(如揭示了独脚金内酯信号转导的“去抑制化激活”机制、从分子水平上阐释了水稻籼粳杂种不育和广亲和性基因S5的作用机理及发现了控制水稻耐冷的基因组位点), 已经引领世界水稻乃至作物科学研究。该文对2016年中国本土植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究进展进行了概括性评述, 旨在全面追踪当前中国植物科学领域的发展前沿和研究热点, 与读者共享我国科学家所取得的杰出成就。