钙—钙调素与小麦苗中热激蛋白的诱导

在３４℃热激条件下,种子经钙预处理的小麦苗中的钙调素含量随着热激时间的延长而增加,热激９０ｍｉｎ时达最大值,面种子用钙离子螯合剂ＥＧＴＡ预处理的小麦苗中钙调素含量无明显增加。种子用ＥＧＴＡ及钙调素拮抗剂ＣＰＺ和ＴＦＰ预处理的小麦幼苗在３４℃热激时,热激蛋白的合成量减少。４ｄ的小麦幼苗在３４℃或３７℃热激条件下,能诱导耐热性的获得,分别用ＥＧＴＡ、钙离子通道阻断剂易博定、钙调素拮抗剂ＴＦＰ或ＣＰＺ预     

钙-钙调素信号系统参与热激信号转导的研究

根据作者实验室的研究工作结合国内外的研究动态讨论热激信号转导的Ca2 -CaM途径。作者实验室的工作表明,钙一钙调素(Ca^2 -CaM)信号系统参与植物热激信号转导。激光共聚焦扫描显微镜的观察结果表明,37℃热激可引起小麦胞内自由Ca。’浓度迅速提高。在Ca^2 存在条件下,热激也引起小麦CaM基因CaM1-2表达及CaM蛋白含量增加。Ca^2 可促进小麦热激基因hsp26和mp70表达和热激蛋白合成,而Ca^2 螯合剂EGTA、Ca^2 通道阻断剂异搏定和LaCl3、CaM抑制剂W7、TFP和CPZ明显降低热激基因hsp26和mp70表达和热激蛋白合成。EGTA、异搏定、TFP或CPZ也阻止小麦耐热性的获得。小麦CaM基因与热激基因的表达动力学研究表明CaM位于热激信号转导的上游,而Ca^2 是启动热激反应的胞内关键因子。凝胶阻滞分析的结果表明,Ca^2 -CaM在热激信号转导中的作用是通过激活热激转录因子的DNA结合活性来实现的。根据大量实验证据,作者提出在植物细胞内存在一条新的热激信号转导途径——钙一钙调素途径。     

Ca2+和钙调素对H2O2诱导的玉米幼苗耐热性的调控

外源H2O2预处理提高了玉米幼苗内源H2O2的含量和钙调素(CaM)活性,缓解了高温处理过程中CaM活性的下降,增加了玉米幼苗在高温胁迫下的存活率.H2O2诱导的玉米幼苗耐热性的形成可被外源Ca2 处理所加强,被Ca2 螯合剂EGTA、质膜Ca2 通道阻塞剂La3 、胞内Ca2 通道阻断剂RR(钌红),以及CaM抑制剂CPZ(氯丙嗪)和TFP(三氟拉嗪)所抑制,表明Ca2 和CaM参与了H2O2诱导的玉米幼苗耐热性形成的调控.     

钙和钙调素对机械刺激诱导的烟草悬浮培养细胞耐热性的调控

机械刺激（mechanical stimulation,MS）可提高烟草悬浮培养细胞的钙调素（calmodulin,CaM）活性,诱导烟草悬浮培养细胞耐热性的形成,外源Ca2＋可加强,而Ca2＋螯合剂EGTA、质膜Ca2＋通道阻塞剂La3＋和胞内Ca2＋通道阻断剂钌红（RR）,以及CaM拮抗剂氯丙嗪（CPZ）和三氟拉嗪（TFP）则削弱这种耐热性的形成。这些暗示Ca2＋和CaM参与MS诱导的烟草悬浮培养细胞耐热性形成的调控。     

钙-钙调素在零下低温诱导毛白杨扦插苗抗冻性中的作用

以零下低温锻炼和结合效应剂(CaCl2、钙离子螯合剂EGTA、钙离子通道阻断剂LaCl3或钙调素拮抗剂CPZ)处理的低温锻炼下的毛白杨(Populus tomentosa)扦插苗为试材,对其体内丙.醛(M D A)及钙调素(CaM)含量,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)及线粒体腺苷三磷酸酶(Ca2 -ATPase)活性,以及幼苗的半致死温度(LT50)分别进行测定.结果表明,低温锻炼不仅在一定程度上提高了幼苗 CaM含量,SOD、POD和线粒体Ca2 -ATPase活性,降低了MDA含量和幼苗半致死温度;而且减小了低温胁迫所引起的SOD、POD、线粒体Ca2 -ATPase活性和CaM含量的下降程度以及MDA的增加幅度,促进了胁迫后恢复过程中SOD、POD、线粒体Ca2 -ATPase活性和CaM水平的迅速回升以及MDA的下降.在低温锻炼的同时,用CaCl2处理能加强低温锻炼的效果,但这种效应可被EGTA、LaCl3或CPZ处理抑制.经或未经CaCl2处理的低温锻炼后,幼苗中CaM含量的增加有助于SOD、POD和线粒体Ca2 -ATPase活性的提高,进而对幼苗抗冻性的提高有明显的促进作用.看来,Ca2 -CaM信号系统可能参与了SOD、POD和线粒体Ca2 -ATPase活性的调节和抗冻性的低温诱导.     

外源褪黑素与钙离子互作对高温胁迫下黄瓜幼苗过氧化伤害的缓解效应

为了探明褪黑素(MT)和钙离子(Ca²⁺)在调控植物耐热性中是否存在互作关系,以黄瓜幼苗为试材,分析了内源MT和Ca²⁺对高温胁迫的响应;并通过叶面喷施100 μmol·L^-1 MT、10 mmol·L^-1 CaCl₂、3 mmol·L^-1乙二醇二乙醚二胺四乙酸(EGTA,Ca²⁺螯合剂)+100 μmol·L^-1 MT、0.05 mmol·L^-1氯丙嗪(钙调素拮抗剂,CPZ)+100 μmol·L^-1 MT、100 μmol·L^-1氯苯丙氨酸(p-CPA,MT合成抑制剂)+10 mmol·L^-1 CaCl₂和去离子水(H₂O),研究高温下(42/32 ℃)外源MT和Ca²⁺对黄瓜幼苗活性氧积累、抗氧化系统及热激转录因子(HSF)和热激蛋白(HSPs)等的影响。结果表明: 黄瓜幼苗内源MT和Ca²⁺均受高温胁迫诱导;外源MT可上调常温下钙调素蛋白(CaM)、钙依赖蛋白激酶(CDPK5)、钙调磷酸酶B类蛋白(CBL3)、CBL结合蛋白激酶(CIPK2)mRNA表达;CaCl₂处理的MT合成关键基因色氨酸脱羧酶(TDC)、5-羟色胺-N-乙酰转移酶(SNAT)和N-乙酰-5-羟色胺甲基转移酶(ASMT)水平也显著升高,MT含量快速增加。MT和CaCl₂可显著增强高温下黄瓜的抗氧化能力,减少活性氧(ROS)积累,同时上调HSF7、HSP70.1和HSP70.11 mRNA表达,从而减轻高温胁迫引起的过氧化伤害,植株热害症状明显减轻,热害指数和电解质渗漏率显著降低。加入EGTA和CPZ后,MT对黄瓜幼苗抗氧化能力和热激蛋白表达的促进效应明显减弱,Ca²⁺对高温下黄瓜幼苗过氧化伤害的缓解效应也被p-CPA逆转。可见,MT和Ca²⁺均可诱导黄瓜幼苗的耐热性,二者在热胁迫信号转导过程中存在互作关系。     

钙以及钙和钙调素拮抗剂对小麦幼苗LOX活性的影响（简报）

施用外源钙、EGTA和TFP,研究外源钙及钙和钙调素拮抗剂对小麦幼苗脂氧合酶活性的影响,结果表明,外源钙抑制脂氧合酶活性;正常生长的植物组织中的钙水平已使脂氧合酶处于一定程度的抑制状态;脂氧合酶并不是一种Ca2＋-CaM依赖的酶。     

低温下钙对黄瓜幼苗抗氧化酶活性及POD同工酶谱的影响

以耐冷性存在明显差异的栽培黄瓜‘长春密刺’和‘北京截头’为材料,研究了冷胁迫下C a2 、钙离子螯合剂(EGTA)和钙调素拮抗剂(CPZ)对低温胁迫黄瓜幼苗叶片3种抗氧化酶活性及POD同工酶的影响.对保护酶活性的研究结果表明:C aC l2、EGTA和CPZ处理均能引起3种抗氧化酶活性变化,但变化幅度因材料而异.胁迫处理中C a2 能提高2种材料的叶片抗氧化酶活性,减少其在低温逆境中的下降幅度,而EGTA和CPZ处理降低了2种材料的抗氧化酶活性,加大了低温逆境中的下降幅度.POD同工酶研究发现,C aC l2延缓冷胁迫中同工酶条带的丢失,EGTA和CPZ处理则使同工酶条带丢失提前,但材料不同对酶条带丢失时间也有影响.     

KT和Ca2+对绿豆下胚轴原生质体的体积和CaM含量的影响

以黄化绿豆幼苗下胚轴原生质体为材料,探讨钙信使系统在KT诱导原生质体体积变化中的作用。lμmol/L KT可诱导含钙培养液中绿豆下胚轴原生质体膨大,处理后30min达到最大体积。Ca2 通道阻断剂Verapamil、Ca2 通道竞争性抑制剂LaCl3和钙调素拮抗剂TFP、CPZ可明显抑制KT诱导的原生质体膨大。另一方面,无论是KT处理还是对照(CaCl2单独处理),原生质体内CaM含量均在处理后30min时达到峰值,前者是后者的5倍．在KT CaCl2处理液中加入5μmol/L．Verapamil、50μmol/L LaCl3、5μmol/L,TFP或CPZ后原生质体内CaM含量都大大降低。以上结果表明,CaM可能与Ca2 共同参与KT的信号传递。     

机械刺激诱导的烟草悬浮细胞一氧化氮产生途径及其与C矿和钙调素的关系

通过提高摇床转速对烟草细胞施加机械刺激（Ms）可诱导其胞内一氧化氮（No）的快速产生和一氧化氮合酶（Nos）活性的提高,这种MS诱导的NO产生可被N0清除剂cPTIO和NOS抑制剂L-NMMA显著抑制。此外,Ca2＋螯合剂EGTA、质膜Ca＋通道阻断剂La3＋、胞内Ca2＋通道拮抗剂钌红,以及钙调素抑制剂CPZ和TFP预处理均不同程度地抑制了机械刺激诱导的烟草细胞NO的产生,而机械刺激过程中钙调素活性显著上升并与NOS活性和NO含量的变化相一致。这些结果暗示着（类）Nos酶催化的精氨酸依赖途径可能是机械刺激诱发烟草细胞NO产生的主要途径,Ca2＋／CAM可能通过调节（类）NOS活性来调控No的产生。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

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.     

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).