Autophagosomes,phagosomes, autolysosomes,phagolysosomes, autophagolysosomes… Wait,I’m confused

When an autophagosome or an amphisome fuse with a lysosome, the resulting compartment is referred to as an autolysosome. Some people writing papers on the topic of autophagy use the terms “autolysosome” and “autophagolysosome” interchangeably. We contend that these words should be used to denote 2 different compartments, and that it is worthwhile maintaining this distinction—the autophagolysosome has a particular origin in the process of xenophagy that makes it distinct from an autolysosome.     

Autophagosomes,phagosomes, autolysosomes,phagolysosomes, autophagolysosomes… Wait,I’m confused

When an autophagosome or an amphisome fuse with a lysosome, the resulting compartment is referred to as an autolysosome. Some people writing papers on the topic of autophagy use the terms “autolysosome” and “autophagolysosome” interchangeably. We contend that these words should be used to denote 2 different compartments, and that it is worthwhile maintaining this distinction—the autophagolysosome has a particular origin in the process of xenophagy that makes it distinct from an autolysosome.     

Der Mengen- und Spurenelementgehalt des Rinderhaares als Indikator der Calcium-, Magnesium-, Phosphor-, Kalium-, Natrium-, Eisen-, Zink-, Mangan-, Kupfer-, Molybdän- und Kobaltversorgung

Many health effects can be attributed to the Mediterranean herb oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) and several studies demonstrated the improving effect on performance, changes in blood count, antibacterial, antifungal and immunmodulating abilities. The majority of these investigations were carried out with processed essential oil, while whole plant material was only used in a few studies. Thus, the aim of the present experiment was to test the effect of increasing proportions of dried oregano in piglet feed on health and performance, with a special focus on immune modulation. A total of 80 male castrated weaned piglets (body weight [BW] 7.9 kg ±1.0 kg) were used in a feeding experiment lasting 5 weeks. They were assigned to 4 experimental groups: a control diet, and three diets with an oregano supplementation at 2 g, 4 g and 8 g per kg feed, respectively, corresponding to 23.5 mg, 46.9 mg and 93.9 mg carvacrol/kg DM. After 3 weeks, half of each group was challenged with 5 µg lipopolysaccharides (LPS) per kg BW. Blood samples were collected 2 h after LPS stimulation and analysed for T-cell phenotypes, granulocyte activity, clinical-chemistry as well as white and red blood count. The results indicate no effects of oregano on performance. In contrast, oregano altered the lymphocyte proportion and the ratio of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T-cells as well as the triglyceride concentration in the serum of non-stimulated and in LPS-stimulated piglets. In conclusion, whole plant supplementation of oregano to piglet feed altered immune-related parameters, but did not modulate the acute inflammatory response induced by LPS stimulation.     

Der Einfluß endogener Faktoren auf den Asche-, Kalzium-, Magnesium-, Kalium-, Natrium-, Phosphor-, Zink-, Eisen-, Kupfer- und Mangangehalt der Schweineborste

The objective of the present study was to investigate physiological effects of a marginal copper and iron supply on pigs. Therefore an experiment was conducted with 4 × 12 growing pigs of the crossbreed Pietrain × Deutsche Landrasse. The animals were fed for a period of 119 days with a diet poor of copper (1.5 mg Cu/kg diet) and/or poor of iron (35 mg Fe/kg diet). Control animals were supplied adequately with copper (4.8 mg Cu/kg diet) and iron (85 mg Fe/kg diet). The diet was given according to weight. After reaching an average weight of 102.6 ± 3.5 kg the animals were slaughtered. Due to the activity of the coerulplasmin and katalase enzyme and the haematological parameters, the supply of copper and iron could be classified as marginal. There was no interaction between copper deficiency and iron metabolism. The protein metabolism was unchanged. Low copper intake reduced the copper concentrations in serum, liver, muscle and backfat, and low iron intake reduced the iron concentration in serum, liver and muscle. Marginal copper and iron supply had no relevant effect on either food intake and growth performance or carcass characteristics and meat quality.     

Der Mengen- und Spurenelementgehalt des Rinderhaares als Indikator der Calcium-, Magnesium-, Phosphor-, Kalium-, Natrium-, Eisen-, Zink-, Mangan-, Kupfer-, Molybdän- und Kobaltversorgung

Beyond the energy requirement of maintenance, the assimilated energy, occurring in bioproducts, is linearly proportional to the intake of metabolizable energy in non‐underfed conditions. In contrast, resting metabolic rate is differing between individuals within a population of an animal species. As adaptability to changed environmental conditions may play a role, young bulls were exposed to thermoneutral (18°C) and low (4°C) ambient temperatures and were fed at two feeding levels (1.0 and 1.6 times energy requirement in maintenance) to produce metabolic rate differences, using the same animals, metabolic rate was altered by reducing the sympathetic outflow in each case. Expression of sulfonylurea receptors in circulating mononuclear leukocytes and cells from skeletal muscle (m. semitendinosus) was studied by flow cytom‐etry. Changes of metabolic rate at rest corresponded to the portion of cells with sulfonylurea receptors expression. The data from reducing the sympathetic outflow and those from sulfonylurea receptors expression are useful to explain metabolic rate differences among individuals of an animal population.     

Barley—Botany,production, harvesting,processing, utilization and economics

Barley, probably the oldest cultivated cereal, is widely grown in cooler areas of the world. The annual world production of nearly two and a half billion bushels exceeds that of rye but is less than that of rice, wheat, corn and oats, respectively. Most of the annual 300 million dollar crop of the U.S. is fed to livestock, but about one- third is manufactured into malt.     

人口,食物,资源,环境与生物学

人口、食物、资源、环境与生物学钱燕文（中国科学院动物研究所北京１０００８０）人家都说下一个世纪是生物学的世纪,人口、食物、资源、环境也是近２０年来的热门话题,因为这四个方面关系到我们人类的未来。为什么下个世纪是生物学的世纪？也得从人口、食物、资源、环...     

胸怀祖国, 忘我工作, 为国争光

刘以训教授是我国著名的生物学家,中国科学院院士。他致力于生殖生物学研究,在排卵、黄体萎缩、精子发生和胚胎植入等系列研究上,成绩卓著,享有国际声誉。读罢此文,钦敬之情油然而生。     

HrpN基因在毕赤酵母中的克隆表达与活性检测

将hrpN基因插入毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC6αA的醇氧化酶(AOX1)启动子下游,构建重组表达载体pPIC6αA-hrpN,经电击转化毕赤酵母菌株X-33和杀稻瘟素筛选,得到高效分泌表达harpinEa的毕赤酵母菌株。经初步纯化、SDS-PAGE分析和生物测定,结果显示,诱导96h的此重组菌大量表达harpinEa,表达产物具有诱导烟草超敏感反应的功能,活性高于在大肠杆菌中表达的harpinEa。     

利用栽培稻C_0t-1 DNA和基因组DNA比较分析宽叶野生稻基因组

利用AA染色体组栽培稻的中高度重复序列C0t-1 DNA和基因组DNA作为探针,通过荧光原位杂交技术对宽叶野生稻(Oryza latifolia)(CCDD染色体组)进行了比较基因组分析。结果显示,在宽叶野生稻染色体上,C0t-1 DNA的杂交信号没有基因组DNA的杂交信号明显;杂交信号主要分布在着丝粒、近着丝粒及端粒区域;随着洗脱严谨度的不同,杂交信号呈现出较高的种特异性。本研究以不同洗脱严谨度下的荧光原位杂交结果为依据,对宽叶野生稻进行的核型分析,可进一步提高稻属染色体识别的准确性。     

红肉猕猴桃DFR基因的克隆及表达分析

利用葡萄(Vitis vinifera)果实的DFR-cDNA序列搜索猕猴桃(Actinidia Lindl.)EST数据库,拼接所有与该cDNA相似片段成contig并借此设计引物,分离出红肉猕猴桃(A.chinensis var.rufopulpa)中DFR的两个克隆(AcDFR1和AcDFR2)的片段。在此基础上利用5′RACE和3′RACE技术,分别克隆到具有完整阅读框的AcDFR1(1264 bp)和靠近3′端的部分AcDFR2序列(880 bp)。AcDFR1与茶DFR-cDNA(Camellia sinensis)相似达84%,且AcDFR1与非洲菊变种(Gerbera hybrida var.regina)的氨基酸序列相似达80%。据DFR聚类分析,AcDFR1与AcDFR2蛋白类型上差异显著。实时定量PCR分析表明,AcDFR1在‘金魁'(A.chinensis var.deliciosa‘Jinkui')中表达很高,AcDFR1和AcDFR2在‘金农'(A.chinensis var.chinensis‘Jinnong')与‘红阳'(A.chinensis var.chinensis‘Hongyang')中较低,且在果实发育后期(大约花后90～120 d)均有所升高,二者可能参与了红肉猕猴桃中花青素的积累,而在绿肉猕猴桃‘金魁'与黄肉猕猴桃‘金农'中,AcDFR1可能还参与了类黄酮代谢过程中的上游分支途径。     

金荞麦的抑菌活性研究

采用试管稀释法和管碟法分别研究了金荞麦(Fagopyrum dibotrys )根状茎和茎叶不同溶剂提取物对6种细菌和13种真菌的体外抑菌作用。结果显示,金荞麦对细菌和真菌均有一定的抑制作用。对细菌的抑菌效果表明:各种提取物对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌、枯草芽孢杆菌、苏云芽孢杆菌、卡拉双球菌都有明显的抑菌作用,但是对5406放线菌只有根乙醇提取物和茎叶水提取物有一定的抑制效果。对真菌的抑菌效果表明:各种提取物对鞭毛菌、白色念珠菌、松赤枯病菌、玉米纹枯病菌、油菜菌核病菌、玉米弯胞杆菌、小麦赤霉病菌、绿色木霉都有明显的抑菌作用。     

黑缘红瓢虫Chilocorus rubidus Hope a. tristis Faldermann, 之外部形态(鞘翅目:瓢虫科)

瓢虫与人类的关系无论在益或害方面都是最密切与重要的。因此辨识瓢虫的种类是研究此类昆虫的基础工作。过去用作分类的特徵,着重翅鞘上的斑纹。至於其他构造并未充分利用。因此混乱时常发生。为建立健全的分类基础,早经治此学者指出瓢虫形态研究的重要。最近Kapur(1950)更强调幼虫形态研究之需要。Dieke(1947)应用Epilachninae亚科各种的外生殖器,已将此一在分类上十分混乱的部份加以澄清。证明形态研究对於瓢虫分类的影响。     

小麦族鹅观草属、披碱草属、猬草属和仲彬草属细胞质基因组PCR-RFLP分析

对鹅观草属、披碱草属、猬草属和仲彬草属23个物种和1份外类群共24份材料进行了细胞质基因组PCR-RFLP分析。3个叶绿体和3个线粒体通用引物扩增出的片段,用15种限制性内切酶对其进行酶切。在47种引物/酶组合中,获得329条DNA片段,其中304条具有多态性,占92.4%。结果表明鹅观草属、披碱草属、猬草属和仲彬草属材料存在属间和种间多态性,遗传相似系数较高。聚类分析显示仲彬草属单独聚为一类,鹅观草属R. grandis、R. aristiglumis、R. elytrigioides、R. alashanica、R. magnicaespes聚为一类,R. caucasica、R. ciliaris、R. amurensis、R. japonensis聚在一起,5个披碱草属材料、3个猬草属材料和1个鹅观草属物种R. kamoji聚为一类。这些结果与前人对其进行的RAPD和RAMP分析的结果基本一致。仲彬草属作为属分类等级处理是恰当的,对于鹅观草属、披碱草属和猬草属的系统地位和一些物种的分类处理,有待进一步研究。     

龙生型花生的遗传多样性

龙生型花生(Arachis hypogaea var.hirsute)是中国引进最早、种植最早的花生类型。经过不断地自然选择和人工选择,形成了许多各具特色的地方品种,并逐渐形成了次生中心。本实验对15份龙生型花生资源在植物学性状和品质性状及分子水平上进行了系统研究。结果表明:龙生型花生在植物学性状和品质性状上具有丰富的遗传多样性,在分子水平上差异也较大。变异系数在5.10-34.60之间,多样性指数在1.17-2.04之间,同时两者的变化趋势相反。基于植物学性状和品质性状上的聚类分析在阀值为6.5将龙生型花生分为两大类,一类主要包括广西的品种,另一类包括其它省份的品种;基于AFLP分析的聚类结果在阀值为0.39处分为5类,一类主要包括广西的品种,其它4类包括其它省份的品种。     

苏云金杆菌抗虫基因cryIAc转化辣椒的研究

通过农杆菌介导法将杀虫结晶蛋白基因cryIAc导入到辣椒子叶外植体中,经卡那霉素筛选、组织化学法检测GUS活性以及PCR、Southern杂交分析证实cryIAc基因已整合进辣椒核基因组中。     

地黄属(Rehmannia)和崖白菜属(Triaenophora)植物的叶表皮形态特征

利用扫描电子显微镜对车前科(P lantaginaceae)地黄属(Rehmannia)和崖白菜属(Triaenophora)8种植物成熟叶片的背面进行了观察。地黄属和崖白菜属的气孔都突出于叶表面,气孔类型均为无规则型;毛被有2种类型,即单列多细胞疏柔毛+单列多细胞腺毛和单列多细胞棉毛+单列多细胞腺毛。气孔和毛被在种间无明显的差异,不能作为分种依据,但毛被在属间具有明显的差异,具有一定的属间分类意义。     

一株从高粱蚜分离的镰刀菌的鉴定

一株被误认为是蚜霉(Entomophthora aphidisHoffm)的菌株经鉴定是串珠镰刀菌(Fusariummoniliforme Sheldon)。 “昆虫学报”Vol.9 No 1 刊出“蚜霉菌剂的简易制备及其田间防治棉蚜实验初报”一文,目前该菌已在全国各地推广应用,井已收到防治棉蚜的初步效果。我们对此菌株的分类地位提出异议,经原作者的支持进行了重新鉴定。本文仅记载该菌的形态和培养特性以及学名的鉴定。