云南元江普通野生稻(Oryza urfipogon Griff)遗传多样性分析及保护策略研究

用SSR方法对云南元江普通野生稻3个自然居群进行30个位点的遗传多样性分析.结果表明,元江普通野生稻具有较高的遗传变异水平(Ap＝2.6,Hs=0.77),且群体遗传分化系数较大,GST为41.08%,即在遗传变异总量中41.08%存在于居群间.本文还通过对云南元江普通野生稻遗传多样性特点的分析,提出了保护策略.     

广西武宣濠江流域普通野生稻居群遗传多样性及保护研究

选用平均分布于水稻基因组的24对SSR引物,对沿河分布最长的广西武宣濠江流域的12个普通野生稻居群343份材料的遗传结构进行研究.结果表明:(1)该地普通野生稻遗传多样性丰富.24个位点共检测到206个等位变异,平均等位变异数A＝8.7083,有效等位变异数Ae＝3.7117;(2)该地普通野生稻居群具有较高的遗传分化和一定频率的基因流.群体遗传分化系数Gst＝0.2659,基因流Nm＝0.6901,表明26.59%的遗传变异存在于居群间;(3)SSR标记使普通野生稻居群中一些稀有等位变异得以显现.206个等位变异中,65个等位变异仅出现在1个或2个居群中,且频率较低,其中12个等位变异只出现在居群B中;(4)通过聚类分析和主坐标分析(PCO),下游居群A和B遗传关系较近,中游居群C比较独特,单独成为一类,中游居群D、E、F和G遗传关系较近,中游居群H、I和J及上游居群K和L遗传关系较近.根据上述分析结果,建议对濠江下游和中游具有代表性的居群(即居群B、D和H)的普通野生稻进行重点保护.     

我国北回归线区域普通野生稻遗传多样性和遗传结构研究

选择分布于水稻染色体组的26对SSR引物,对集中分布于广西来宾市北回归线附近的13个普通野生稻居群的342份材料进行遗传多样性和遗传结构研究。结果表明,该地区的野生稻无论在种内(A=9.154,Ae=4.446,I=1.547,He=0.671)还是居群水平上(P=95%,A=4.219,Ae=2.394,I=0.905,He=0.476)遗传多样性都十分丰富,高于同类研究水平。供试居群的遗传分化系数Gst为0.30,表明30%的遗传变异存在于居群间,大部分遗传变异存在于居群内。居群间的遗传一致度变化范围为0.332~0.903,且居群间地理距离越近,遗传一致度越高,说明北回归线附近的普通野生稻居群符合"隔离-距离"模型。综合上述研究结果和我国野生稻保护现状,建议对居群G13和G06实施优先保护。     

SSR 在琼海和三亚两普通野生稻居群中的遗传变异

通过分析37个SSR座位在琼海与三亚两普通野生稻(Oryza rufipogon)居群中的遗传变异, 结果表明, SSR座位在三亚普通野生稻居群中的变异高于其在琼海普通野生稻居群中的变异。根据遗传相似性和遗传距离公式得到琼海与三亚普通野生稻居群间的遗传相似性为0.6385, 遗传距离为0.4486 cM。Wright的FST检验结果表明, 这37个SSR座位在两居群之间存在着中等程度的遗传分化, FST=0.3909。此分化结果主要是由两居群间弱的基因漂移导致的(Nm=0.3895)。     

利用SRAP标记研究海南野生稻的遗传多样性与遗传分化

利用8对多态性较好的SRAP引物对海南120份普通野生稻、55份疣粒野生稻和26份药用野生稻进行扩增,在检测到的219个位点中,普通野生稻的多态性位点率为74.89％,疣粒野生稻为42.47％,药用野生稻25.11%。香农指数以普通野生稻最高0.3277,疣粒野生稻为0.2044,药用野生稻最低0.1113。UPGMA聚类分析结果显示供试材料与地理来源相一致,相关性强,各居群个体间没有出现任何交叉。根据居群间的遗传分化系数,普通野生稻群体的基因多样性为0.2135,群体内的平均基因多样性大于居群间的基因漂变,说明普通野生稻居群遗传分化不显著,遗传多样性主要来自于居群内,基于群体杂合度和居群遗传多样性指数特点,认为实施保护策略时,优先保护遗传多样性最丰富的WDL和WDA居群。疣粒野生稻居群存在中等程度的遗传分化,建议原生境保护;药用野生稻居群数量较少,建议原生境保护。     

广东高州7个普通野生稻居群遗传结构的SSR分析

利用32对SSR引物对来自全部7个自然居群的217份广东高州普通野生稻(简称“高野”)材料进行遗传结构、多样性和遗传聚类分析。结果表明, 高野各居群因遗传结构存在差异而相对独立, 但各居群之间由于存在基因渗透又具有一定的相似性。高野总体多样性指数(Ht)为0.65, 居群内的多样性(HS=0.431)略大于居群间的多样性(DS=0.392), 二者差异并不显著。居群间的遗传分化系数(GST)为0.611, 说明高野群体的遗传差异是由居群内和居群间的遗传分化共同作用的结果。其中A、B、E居群间, D、F、G居群间遗传相似性较高, C居群与其它居群之间存在较大差异。根据7个居群的遗传结构, 结合其地理分布状况, 认为遗传多样性最大的B和E居群以及遗传分化最小的C居群应作为重点对象进行保护。     

SSR在琼海和三亚两普通野生稻居群中的遗传变异

通过分析37个SSR座位在琼海与三亚两普通野生稻（Oryza rufipogon）居群中的遗传变异,结果表明,SSR座位在三亚普通野生稻居群中的变异高于其在琼海普通野生稻居群中的变异。根据遗传相似性和遗传距离公式得到琼海与三亚普通野生稻居群间的遗传相似性为0．6385,遗传距离为0．4486cM。Wright的啪验结果表明,这37个SSR座位在两居群之间存在着中等程度的遗传分化,FST=0．3909。此分化结果主要是由两居群间弱的基因漂移导致的（Nm=0．3895）。     

广东高州7个普通野生稻居群遗传结构的SSR分析

利用32对SSR引物对来自全部7个自然居群的217份广东高州普通野生稻（简称＂高野＂）材料进行遗传结构、多样性和遗传聚类分析。结果表明,高野各居群因遗传结构存在差异而相对独立,但各居群之间由于存在基因渗透又具有一定的相似性。高野总体多样性指数（Ht）为0.65,居群内的多样性（HS=0.431）略大于居群间的多样性（DS=0.392）,二者差异并不显著。居群间的遗传分化系数（GST）为0.611,说明高野群体的遗传差异是由居群内和居群间的遗传分化共同作用的结果。其中A、B、E居群间,D、F、G居群间遗传相似性较高,C居群与其它居群之间存在较大差异。根据7个居群的遗传结构,结合其地理分布状况,认为遗传多样性最大的B和E居群以及遗传分化最小的C居群应作为重点对象进行保护。     

广东高州普通野生稻(Oryza rufipogon Griff)的遗传多样性和居群遗传分化研究

利用30对SSR引物对广东高州普通野生稻3个群体进行了遗传多样性分析和居群遗传分化研究.结果表明,30对引物中只有20对表现出多态,多态位点比率P为66.7%;在20个多态位点中共检测出81个等位变异,平均等位变异数(Ap)为4.05 个;3个群体总的遗传多样性(Ht)为0.61,其中,居群内的遗传多样性为居群间的遗传多样性的3倍多,说明总的遗传多样性主要来自居群内;虽然居群间的遗传分化系数(G ST)较低,仅为0.2427,但当遗传相似系数临界值增加时,3个群体在聚类图上相对独立 ,说明3个群体既存在着高度的遗传相似性,又具有一定程度的遗传分化,可以作为3个居群进行原生境保护.     

广西普通野生稻群体结构解析与核心种质构建

利用覆盖水稻12条染色体的64个分子标记,对广西境内已发现的283个野生稻自然居群按居群取样原则采集4173份代表性样本进行遗传结构分析并构建核心种质。结果显示,64个标记位点共检测出1180个等位变异,平均等位变异数为18.4375,Shannon指数为1.7367,Nei's多样性指数0.7182,表明广西普通野生稻资源遗传多样性十分丰富。同时,基于广西普通野生稻群体结构,构建了包含351份种质的广西普通野生稻核心种质,占原样本数的8.41%。广西普通野生稻核心种质,代表广西普通野生稻的多样性和特异性,为野生稻遗传资源的深入研究提供基础,从而为水稻育种提供应用信息。     

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.