接种不同大豆根瘤菌株的根瘤放氢和吸氢的研究

本实验测定和比较了七株大豆根瘤菌与三个大豆品种共生时的放氢和固氮效率。证明了大多数菌株接种不同寄主,其根瘤的放氢、吸氢和固氮效率的差异均明显。但USDA110在三个品种上所结根瘤不放氢或极少放氢;它的固氮量最高。根瘤的能量利用率与植株的氮积累及产量的相关性尚需进一步验证。     

紫云英根瘤菌的吸氢与固氮的关系

用气相色谱和2,3,5-氯化三苯基四氮唑(TTC)还原测定,从8株紫云英、2株大豆,1株豇豆根瘤菌中检出二株在自生条件下具吸氢能力的紫云英根瘤菌菌株。观察到氢是诱导氢酶形成的必需条件。增加培养基中的碳底物浓度,菌株的吸氢活性受到抑制。乙炔和一氧化碳对吸氢活性具有不同程度的抑制作用。 从吸氢与不吸氢菌株的回接对比试验,似乎没有看到吸氢的菌株对寄主干物质积累有明显的影响。并发现自生条件下不吸氢的菌株所形成的根瘤具有吸氢的能力。     

不同气体条件下“双突变”共生体大豆离体根瘤及根瘤菌固氮与放氢的研究(简报)

大豆根瘤的共生固氮,在土壤氮素补充中起着重要作用。对根瘤固氮过程的影响因素的探讨,在理论上和实践上都有很大意义。1976年国外Evans等人曾研究过在不同气体条件下大豆根瘤放氢对固氮作用的影垧。本文进一步探讨了不同气体条件对大豆离体根瘤固氮活性的影响,以及对固氮和放氢的调节关系。但根瘤是根瘤菌与大豆共体系结构的一部份,近几年来已经肯定了根瘤菌具有自生固氮的能力     

新疆干旱地区根瘤菌资源研究I．根瘤菌种类及其共生固氮作用

从新疆不同生态条件下生长的31属109种豆科植物根瘤分离获得373株根瘤菌,其中88株是从未报道过结瘤情况的39种豆科植物根瘤分离获得。它们与豆科寄主植物共生结瘤,95％以上为有效根瘤。不同种的根瘤固氮活性差异较大,黄芪属根瘤固氮活性较高,最高者为大豆根瘤固氮活性的42倍。 20属37种豆科植物根瘤中97％有吸氢活性。根瘤固氮活性、吸氢活性均与寄主植物生长发育期有相关性。     

紫云英根瘤菌Hup°菌株吸氢与固氮

紫云英根瘤菌109菌株经NTG诱变后,选出1027,1247,1439,1675 4株菌株,其生长比野生型109菌株快,而其吸氢活性对碳底物不敏感或部分敏感,称为Hup°菌株。菌株1675和1439形成的根瘤其吸氢前的滞后时间缩短,表明内源抑制吸氢的效应缓解。经回接,1675菌株的Hup°性状较1439菌株稳定。由根瘤内分离回收的1675-1和1675-32两菌株,其共生体的吸氢与固氮活性均比菌株109高,其根瘤的耗氧量比109根瘤低,说明1675菌株有利于根瘤累积碳底物。     

气候因子对三种豆科树种固氮的影响

研究了气候因子对台湾相思(Acacia confusa)、大叶相思(A．awriculaeformis)和南岭黄檀(Dalbergia balansae)根瘤固氮酶和吸氢酶活性的影响。3种树木根瘤均具有吸氢酶活性,外源H：可提高固氮酶活性,表明吸氢酶有助于固氮效率的提高。3树种根瘤的固氮活性有明显季节变化,夏秋活性较高,早春及冬季活性较低。离体根瘤固氮和吸H2活性表达的最适温度为25—30℃。光照强度及土壤湿度均显著影响根瘤固氮和吸H2活性。     

四唑（Tetrazolium）对固氮鱼腥藻固氮和氢代谢的影响

固氮鱼腥藻(Anabaena azotica Ley)细胞能还原无色的TTC和NBT分别成为红色或蓝色的甲zan(formazan)沉淀。异形胞还原TTC的速率高于营养细胞。前异形胞及异形胞附近的营养细胞对NBT的还原作用最强。而异形胞对NBT不起还原作用。无论在异形胞形成红色甲zan或在营养细胞形成蓝色甲zan后都抑制固氮酶活性。NBT甲zan对固氮酶活性的抑制作用大于TTC甲zan,因为NBT氧化还原电位低于TTC。TTC和NBT两者都明显地抑制固氮鱼腥藻完整细胞的放氢。因鱼腥藻的放氢是由固氮酶催化的结果。四唑抑制放氢推想是由于它截取了固氮酶催化系统中的电子的缘故。固氮微生物(包括蓝色细菌和根瘤菌)对四唑还原与吸氢酶之间有无相关是一个争论的问题。一些学者认为分离豆科植物体的一些根瘤菌株培养于含有TTC的琼脂培养基,如还原,便可证明这些根瘤菌株能氧化氢;换言之,应用TTC的还原可作为一些根瘤菌的菌落具有吸氢酶的验证。相反,我们发现固氮鱼腥藻还原TTC和NBT之后,都没有影响吸氢的能力。因此,我们推想固氮鱼腥藻对四唑之还原与吸氢酶是没有直接的关系。     

四唑(Tetrazolium)对固氮鱼腥藻固氮和氢代谢的影响

固氮鱼腥藻(Anabaena azotica Ley)细胞能还原无色的TTC和NBT分别成为红色或蓝色的甲(月朁)(formazan)沉淀。异形胞还原TTC的速率高于营养细胞。前异形胞及异形胞附近的营养细胞对NBT的还原作用最强。而异形胞对NBT不起还原作用。无论在异形胞形成红色甲(月朁)或在营养细胞形成蓝色甲(月朁)后都抑制固氮酶活性。NBT甲(月朁)对固氮酶活性的抑制作用大于TTC甲(月朁),因为NBT氧化还原电位低于TTC。 TTC和NBT两者都明显地抑制固氮鱼腥藻完整细胞的放氢。因鱼腥藻的放氢是由固氮酶催化的结果。四唑抑制放氢推想是由于它截取了固氮酶催化系统中的电子的缘故。固氮微生物(包括蓝色细菌和根瘤菌)对四唑还原与吸氢酶之间有无相关是一个争论的问题。一些学者认为分离豆科植物体的一些根瘤菌株培养于含有TTC的琼脂培养基,如还原,便可证明这些根瘤菌株能氧化氢;换言之,应用TTC的还原可作为一些根瘤菌的菌落具有吸氢酶的验证。相反,我们发现固氮鱼腥藻还原TTC和NBT之后,都没有影响吸氢的能力。因此,我们推想固氮鱼腥藻对四唑之还原与吸氢酶是没有直接的关系。     

缺磷条件下低分子量有机酸对大豆氮积累和结瘤固氮的影响

采用砂培方法在温室条件下研究了低分子量有机酸柠檬酸、草酸、苹果酸及3种酸的混合物对大豆植株氮素积累、结瘤和固氮的影响.结果表明：低分子量有机酸对大豆植株氮素积累有显著的抑制作用,使大豆地上部各时期氮素积累量的降低幅度分别为：苗期17.6%～44.9%,花期29.8%～88.4%,鼓粒期9.18%～69.6%,成熟期2.21%～41.7%;低分子量有机酸对大豆根瘤生长和固氮能力也有显著影响,表现为使根瘤数量、根瘤固氮酶活性和豆血红蛋白含量显著降低,降低幅度分别为11.4%～59.6%,80.5%～91.7%和11.9%～59.9%,从而使大豆的固氮效率降低,最终导致大豆的固氮量较对照显著降低(降低幅度9.71%～64.5%).低分子量有机酸对大豆氮积累、根瘤生长和固氮能力的抑制作用随浓度的增加而增加.3种有机酸中,草酸的抑制作用相对大于柠檬酸和苹果酸,3种有机酸混合后,抑制作用加强.     

大豆血红蛋白基因lba转化根瘤菌工程菌株的构建

以土著大豆根瘤菌接种大豆幼苗45 d后获得的根瘤为材料,提取其总RNA并反转录成cDNA,采用同源序列克隆法扩增大豆血红蛋白基因lba编码区序列。利用DNA重组技术,将lba基因连到lac启动子的下游,利用带有发光酶标记基因luxAB的质粒载体pTR102构建表达载体pTR-Plac-lba。采用三亲本杂交的方式,将表达载体pTR-Plac-lba及作为对照的空载体pTR102分别转化土著大豆根瘤菌,获得根瘤菌工程菌株SFH(pTR-Plac-lba)和SFH(pTR102)。盆栽试验发现,接种SFH(pTR-Plac-lba)的大豆植株各生理指标明显高于接种SFH(pTR102)、土著根瘤菌以及未接菌的大豆植株各生理指标。试验证明,导入大豆血红蛋白基因lba的根瘤菌工程菌株SFH(pTR-Plac-lba)对于提高大豆根瘤的固氮酶活性,增加大豆产量起到显著效果。     

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.