水杨酸对水分胁迫下小麦幼苗叶片膜损伤的保护作用(简报)

中度水分胁迫（１０％ＰＥＧ处理４８ｈ）导致小麦幼苗叶片膜显著受损伤,表现为ＳＯＤ活性降低和ＭＤＡ含量明显升高。在胁迫期间外加水杨酸（ＳＡ）并不能阻止叶片膜受损伤,但在小麦种子吸胀和萌发期间用ＳＡ处理的小麦幼苗,同样强度的水分胁迫不会对细胞膜造成损伤,在这种情况下ＳＡ对水分胁迫导致的膜损伤有保护作用。     

ASA提高小麦抗旱性生理效应的研究

本文研究了外源ASA对小麦的抗旱生理作用。结果表明：在水分胁迫下,ASA可缓解小麦水分下降趋势,提高叶绿素和蛋白质含量,抑制O2-的增加,同时提高保护酶的活性,ASA处理还可降低水分胁迫下外渗电导率,对膜起保护作用。     

水杨酸在小麦幼苗渗透胁迫中的作用

用含１．０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＳＡ的不同渗透势ＰＥＧ溶液漂浮处理小麦幼苗叶片,研究ＳＡ在水分逆境下脂质过氧化中的作用。结果表明,ＳＡ降低了叶片ＣＡＴ活性,轻度渗透胁迫下ＳＡ对稳定膜结构和功能有一定作用。较严重的渗透胁迫加ＳＡ处理使叶片失水量、膜相对透性和ＭＤＡ含量有所增加,Ｈ２Ｏ２和Ｏ２＾－积累较快,但与不加ＳＡ处理比较,ＳＯＤ和ＰＰＯＤ活性仍较高,脂质过氧化程度稍有加重。ＳＡ在诱导植物提高抗逆力中的作     

外源精胺对水分胁迫下小麦幼苗保护酶活性的影响

通过营养液培养试验,研究了水分胁迫下外源精胺(Spm)对抗旱性不同的小麦品种幼苗叶片质膜相对透性及保护酶活性的影响.结果表明:水分胁迫下,小麦叶片的质膜相对透性、M DA含量增加、SOD、CAT和POD活性上升,外源精胺处理可延缓水分胁迫下小麦叶片质膜相对透性和M DA含量上升,提高了SOD、CAT、POD酶活性的上升幅度;并且对抗旱性弱的品种保护酶活性增幅高于抗旱性强的品种.因此,外源精胺处理对抗旱性弱的品种缓解水分胁迫作用大于抗旱性强的品种.     

外源甜菜碱提高小麦幼苗抗盐性的研究

以小麦品系山农215953(SN215953)为材料,采用水培的方法,于幼苗期(两叶一心)根灌15mmol·L-1甜菜碱,研究了外源甜菜碱对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗水分状况、脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量及抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明:(1)外源甜菜碱可缓解盐渍造成的小麦幼苗叶片的水分损失,改善小麦幼苗的水分状况,并发现甜菜碱的这种作用主要是通过促进脯氨酸和可溶性糖的积累进而提高小麦叶片的渗透调节能力来实现。(2)外源甜菜碱可以维持盐胁迫下小麦幼苗叶片的抗氧化酶(SOD、APX、POD)活性,缓解盐渍造成的盐胁迫伤害,对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗生物膜的稳定性和完整性起到保护作用。     

水分胁迫下Ca^2＋,PEG预处理对小麦幼苗保护酶系统活性的影响

水分胁迫下Ｃａ￣（２＋）、ＰＥＧ预处理对小麦幼苗保护酶系统活性的影响洪法水,马成仓,董振吉,周谋文（淮北煤炭师范学院生物系,淮北２３５０００）ＥＦＦＥＣＴＳＯＦＣＡ￣（２＋）．ＰＥＧＰＲＥＴＲＥＡＴＭＥＮＴＯＮＤＥＦＥＮＳＩＶＥＥＮＺＹＭＥＳＡＣＴＩ...     

水分胁迫对小麦根细胞质膜氧化还原系统的影响

水分胁迫使小麦根质膜ＮＡＤＨ和ＮＡＤＰＨ的氧化速率及Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６３－和ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ３＋的还原速率明显降低。对照与胁迫处理的质膜氧化还原系统活性均不受鱼藤酮抗霉素Ａ和ＫＣＮ等呼吸链抑制剂的影响。在不加Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６３－作为电子受体时,水杨基羟肘酸（ＳＨＷ）可明显刺激质膜ＮＡＤＨ的氧化和Ｏ２吸收速率。水分胁迫促使ＳＨＡＭ刺激的ＮＡＤＨ氧化明显降低,但却使Ｏ２吸收略有上升。     

水分胁迫对小麦根细胞质膜氧化还原系统的影响

水分胁迫使小麦根质膜ＮＡＤＨ和ＮＡＤＰＨ的氧化速率及Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６＾３－和ＥＤＴＡ－Ｆｅ＾３＋的还原速率明显降低。对照与胁迫处理的质膜氧化还原系统活性均不受鱼藤酮、抗霉素Ａ和ＤＣＮ等呼吸链抑制剂的影响。在不加Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６＾－３作为电子受体时,水杨基羟肟酸（ＳＨＡＭ）可明显刺激质膜ＮＡＤＨ的氧化和Ｏ２吸收速率。水分胁迫促使ＳＨＡＭ刺激的ＮＡＤＨ氧化明显降低,但却使Ｏ２吸收略有上升。     

CO_2激光预处理对PEG6000胁迫下小麦幼苗根中抗氧化酶活性的影响

用CO2激光对小麦种子分别辐照0、1、3、5min,待其生长至12d时,用10%(W/V)PEG6000胁迫其幼苗,研究激光预处理对PEG6000水分胁迫下小麦幼苗根部脂质过氧化伤害的防护作用。结果表明,CO2激光预处理3min可使水分胁迫的小麦幼苗根部MDA、H2O2含量和O2.-产生速率显著降低(P0.05),可显著提高(P0.05)小麦幼苗根部SOD、POD、CAT、APX活性和根长、根干重。激光预处理3min可抑制由水分胁迫引起的小麦幼苗根部脂质过氧化作用。     

CO2激光预处理对PEG6000胁迫下小麦幼苗根中抗氧化酶活性的影响

用CO2激光对小麦种子分别辐照0、1、3、5min,待其生长至12d时,用10%（W/V）PEG6000胁迫其幼苗,研究激光预处理对PEG6000水分胁迫下小麦幼苗根部脂质过氧化伤害的防护作用。结果表明,CO2激光预处理3min可使水分胁迫的小麦幼苗根部MDA、H2O2含量和O2.-产生速率显著降低（P〈0.05）,可显著提高（P〈0.05）小麦幼苗根部SOD、POD、CAT、APX活性和根长、根干重。激光预处理3min可抑制由水分胁迫引起的小麦幼苗根部脂质过氧化作用。     

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.