小麦条锈菌国际鉴别寄主Vilmorin23的抗条锈病基因YrV23微卫星标记

Vilmorin23是小麦条锈菌国际鉴别寄主和国际上重要抗源材料。采用SSR技术,利用由Vilmorin23为基因供体转育而成的小麦抗条锈近等基因系Taichung29*6/YrV23,选用YrV23所在2B染色体上的55对SSR引物,对Taichung29*6/ YrV23及其轮回亲本Taichung29和抗性基因供体Vilmorin23的基因组DNA进行PCR扩增和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析。结果显示,引物Xwmc356在近等基因系与轮回亲本间扩增出特异性DNA片段,经F₂代群体150个抗、感单株检测证实,该片段位点与抗条锈病基因YrV23有连锁关系,遗传距离为9.4 cM。Xwmc356可作为抗条锈基因YrV23的SSR标记。      

小麦抗条锈病近等基因系感染条锈病后丁布含量变化

选用2套遗传背景不同的抗条锈病近等基因系作为供试寄主材料,研究了不同抗条锈病近等基因系丁布的含量及其在感病过程中丁布含量的动态变化.结果表明,在未受病菌侵染情况下,2套分别含有Yr2、Yr9和YrSpP基因的近等基因系（抗病系）与其轮回亲本Taichung 29、铭贤169(感病系)间丁布含量没有显著差异（P＞0.05）.接种条锈病菌后,感病系在病菌侵染初期丁布含量下降,而抗病系在病菌侵染初期丁布含量迅速大幅度上升.感染条锈病最终导致感病植株丁布含量比未接种的植株明显减少, 感病系的减少幅度明显高于抗病系.在整个病程中,抗病系丁布的含量始终高于感病系,表明接种条件下小麦植株体内丁布含量变化与小麦抗条锈近等基因系的抗性有关.     

小麦品种Triticum spelta album中抗条锈病基因Yr5的RAPD标记

共用520个10碱基随机引物对小麦抗条锈基因Yr5的近等基因系进行了RAPD分析,发现了3个特异性DNA片段S1496、S14181950与Yr5基因连锁,其中S1496761与Yr5基因紧密连锁,遗传距离为2．7cM。经对特异性DNA片段S1496 761进行克隆,测序,设计了PCR扩增用专化引物SC－S1496 761a和SC－S149676b,用该引物可扩增出与原RAPD引物扩增出的相似的特异DNA片段,由于该引物还可扩增出迁移率极为相近的另1条非特异带,在琼脂糖凝胶上难以分辨,需用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳结合银染进行检测,经用F2分离群体及部分相关品种材料检测,已证明该标记的可靠性。     

用变性PAGE-银染法鉴定小麦抗条锈基因Yr5的RAPD标记

以小麦抗条锈病基因Yr5的供体亲本Triticumspeltaalbum作为对照 ,对近等基因系Yr5 6×AvocetS和感病亲本AvocetS进行RAPD分析。扩增产物用 4%变性PAGE分离 ,银染显色。在变性PAGE上可以检测到 50～ 10 0条带 ,是琼脂糖凝胶电泳的 5倍以上。筛选了 2 40个随机引物 ,发现 2 3条稳定的多态性DNA片段 ,初步检测表明其中6条与Yr5基因具有连锁性。用 12 1株AvocetS和Yr5 6×AvocetS杂交制备的F2 代分离群体进一步进行的遗传连锁性检测表明 ,多态性DNA片段S13 2 0 2 0 7和S13 4 83 6 3 分别与Yr5基因完全连锁和紧密连锁。结果表明 ,用变性PAGE分离PCR产物并结合银染显色 ,提高了小麦RAPD分析的多态性水平 ,改善了实验的重复性     

质谱非标记定量分析小麦抗条锈病近等基因系蛋白质变化

利用基于液相色谱串联Orbitrap质谱(Q Exactive)的非标定量(Label-free)技术,对小麦抗病单基因近等基因系Taichung29*6/Yr10和背景品种Taichung29叶片的蛋白质表达进行了比较分析。经MASCOT软件搜库,在两个样品中共同鉴定到2 257个蛋白,其中有准确定量信息的蛋白共1 549个,含量变化大于2倍的差异蛋白有102个。对102个差异表达蛋白进行了Gene Ontology(GO)功能注释和分析,发现他们多数定位于细胞基质和核糖体等细胞器,具备结合、催化等功能,主要参与代谢、细胞过程、应激等生物学进程,其中超氧化物歧化酶、甲硫氨酰氨肽酶、溶酶体-β-葡萄糖苷酶和铁蛋白等可能与小麦抗病单基因近等基因系Taichung 29*6/Yr10的抗病性有一定相关性。     

菜蛾对杀虫双和杀螟丹抗药性遗传的DNA随机扩增多态性研究

利用室内选育119代的抗杀虫双和抗杀螟丹小菜蛾Plutellaxylostella品系和敏感品系,通过反复回交建立近等基因系.用Operon公司合成的80个引物对抗杀虫双近等基因系和抗杀螟丹近等基因系小菜蛾基因组DNA进行PCR扩增;在抗杀虫双近等基因系中有3个引物分别产生了1条特异扩增带,2个引物分别产生了2条特异扩增带,1个引物产生3条特异扩增带;在抗杀螟丹近等基因系中,有4个引物分别产生了1条特异扩增带,1个引物产生了2条特异扩增带.在培育近等基因系的多次回交过程中,与抗性有关的遗传因子被逐步置换到敏感品系的基因组中,因此可以认为这些特异带与小菜蛾对杀虫双和杀螟丹的敏感性有关.     

小麦中小GTP结合蛋白基因TaRop2克隆及其表达分析

小GTP结合蛋白属于Rho家族,是植物特有的一类蛋白,在调控植物生长发育、抗逆和抗病过程中发挥着重要的作用。本研究通过筛选非亲和条锈菌小种CYR32侵染诱导的抗条锈病基因Yr5近等基因系(Taichung29*6/Yr5)c DNA文库,分离获得1个Rop家族基因的全长c DNA序列,命名为TaRop2(Triticum aestivum Rop2)。TaRop2包含1个591 bp的开放阅读框,预测编码含197个氨基酸残基的蛋白质,分子量为21.52 k D,理论等电点为9.49。通过在烟草表皮细胞瞬时表达,发现TaRop2分布于细胞核内和细胞膜上。RT-PCR分析结果表明,在高盐处理、非亲和条锈菌小种CYR32和亲和混合白粉菌菌株侵染时,TaRop2基因的表达水平升高,但被干旱、高温、低温和ABA处理抑制。说明TaRop2可能参与小麦防卫和抗逆反应过程。     

小菜蛾对杀虫双和杀螟丹抗药性遗传的DNA随机扩增多态性研究

利用室内选育119代的抗杀虫和抗杀螟丹小菜蛾Plutella xylostella品系和敏感品系,通过反复回交建立近等基因系。用Operon公司全盛的80个引物对抗杀虫比近等基因系和抗杀螟丹近等基因系小菜蛾基因组DNA进行PCR扩增;在抗杀虫双近等基因系中3个引物分别产生了1条特异扩增带,2个引物分别产生了2条特异扩增带,1个引物产生3条特异拉增带;在抗杀螟丹近等基因系中,有4个引物分别产生了1条特异扩增带,1个引物产生了2条特异扩增带,在培育近等基因系的多次回交过程中,与抗性有关的遗传因子被逐步换到敏感品系的基因组中,因此可以认为这些特异带与小菜蛾对杀虫双和杀螟丹的敏感性有关。     

400份小麦品种（系）条锈病成株期抗性鉴定与评价

发掘新抗源,不断拓宽抗病遗传资源,是确保农业生产可持续发展的重要战略储备。为明确400个小麦品种(系)的抗条锈表现及抗条锈基因分布状况,本研究利用混合小种(CYR31、CYR32和CYR33)在田间进行成株期条锈病抗性鉴定,同时以Yr5、Yr9、Yr10、Yr15、Yr17、Yr18和Yr26已知抗条锈病基因的分子标记进行检测筛查,综合分析供试材料可能携带的抗病基因。结果表明,在400份材料中,成株期对混合菌种表现高抗至免疫(IT=0～1)的品种(系)有177份,占44.25%;中抗(IT=2)品种(系)62份,占15.5%;中感或高感(IT=3/4)品种(系)161份,占40.25%。结合抗病表现和已知Yr基因分子检测结果表明:供试小麦中121份材料携带Yr5,占30.25%;96份携带Yr9,占24%;10份携带Yr10,占2.5%;19份携带Yr15,占4.75%;150份携带Yr17,占37.5%;15份携带Yr18,占3.75%;127份携带Yr26,占31.75%。其中定西24、N7187等25份材料未发现携带Yr5、Yr9、Yr10、Yr15、Yr17、Yr18和Yr26,推测可能含有其他未知抗性基因或新基因。该研究结果建立了小麦条锈病抗源鉴定和评价体系,筛选出177份具有不同抗病性特征的抗源材料,其中25份可能含有新抗源,为进一步培育抗条锈病新品种奠定了基础。     

亚麻抗锈病基因M4的特异分子标记

用520个10碱基随机引物对含有亚麻抗锈病基因M4的近等基因系材料NM4及其轮回亲本Bison进行RAPD分析,其中OPA18引物在NM4材料中稳定地扩增出特异的DNA片段。用Bison与NM4杂交产生的F2分离群体进行的遗传连锁性分析表明,RAPD标记OPA18432与M4基因紧密连锁,二者之间的遗传距离为2.1cM。将OPA18432片段回收,克隆和测序,成功地将其转化为SCAR标记。对不同抗源材料的扩增分析表明,该标记是M4基因的特异标记。目前这一标记已成功地应用于亚麻抗锈病基因M4的分子标记辅助选择育种。     

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.