UV-B辐射增强对抗除草剂转基因水稻 CH4排放的影响

在大田条件下,研究了UV-B(ultraviolet-B)辐射增强对抗除草剂转基因水稻及亲本常规水稻甲烷(CH4)排放的影响。UV-B辐射设2水平,即对照(CK,自然光),增强(Elevated,14.4 kJ·m-·2d-1),相当于南京地区大气臭氧耗损25%的辐射剂量。结果表明,UV-B辐射增强并没有改变稻田CH4排放通量的季节性变化规律。与对照相比,UV-B辐射增强显著提高CH4排放通量和累积排放量。水稻分蘖期CH4累积排放量最高,占全生育累积排放量的51.55%—61.01%;其次是拔节至孕穗期,占20.00%—26.64%。抗除草剂转基因水稻的CH4排放通量和累积排放量显著低于亲本常规水稻。研究说明,UV-B辐射增强下种植抗除草剂转基因水稻对于减缓稻田甲烷排放有积极意义。     

大田条件下增强UV-B辐射对元阳梯田2个地方水稻品种叶片形态解剖结构的影响

研究了大田原位种植条件下,人工模拟UV-B辐射增强(0、2.5、5.0、7.5kJ·m-2)对元阳梯田2个地方水稻品种——月亮谷、白脚老粳分蘖期、拔节期和孕穗期的叶片形态解剖结构的影响。结果表明:(1)UV-B辐射增强导致2个供试水稻叶片的叶长、叶宽和单叶面积逐渐减小;叶片厚度显著或极显著增加;叶片上表皮厚度不同程度的增加和下表皮厚度显著或极显著减小;叶片上、下表皮角质层厚度显著或极显著增加;(2)对叶片解剖结构观察进一步发现,UV-B辐射增强导致水稻叶肉细胞排列疏松,细胞间隙增大;(3)2个供试水稻相比,只有5.0与7.5kJ·m-2UV-B辐射处理的白脚老粳叶片下表皮角质层厚度显著大于月亮谷,其他处理均没有显著性差异;(4)各辐射处理间的抑制率相比,2个供试水稻5.0和7.5kJ·m-2UV-B辐射处理的叶长、叶片上表皮厚度和下表皮角质层厚度以及白脚老粳7.5kJ·m-2UV-B辐射处理的单叶面积和叶片上表皮角质层厚度显著或极显著大于2.5kJ·m-2UV-B辐射处理,其他处理均无显著性差异。表明UV-B辐射增强对元阳梯田地方水稻品种叶片的形态、解剖结构有显著影响。     

UV-B增强下施硅对稻田CH4和N2O排放及其增温潜势的影响

大气平流层臭氧损耗导致的地表紫外辐射增强作为全球变化重要问题之一,受到广泛关注。硅是水稻生长有益元素,但施硅是否影响稻田CH_4和 N_2O排放,迄今相关报道尚不多见。通过大田试验,研究UV-B增强下施硅对水稻生长、稻田甲烷(CH_4)和氧化亚氮( N_2O)排放及其增温潜势的影响。UV-B辐照设2水平,即对照(A,自然光)和增强20%(E);施硅量设2水平,即对照(Si0,0 kg SiO_2/hm2)和施硅(Si1,200 kg SiO_2/hm2)。结果表明,UV-B增强降低了成熟期水稻地上部和地下部生物量,而施硅能缓解UV-B增强对水稻生长的抑制作用,使水稻地上部和地下部生物量增加。UV-B增强可显著提高稻田CH_4和 N_2O排放通量和累积排放量,增加稻田CH_4和 N_2O排放的综合增温潜势。施硅能明显降低稻田CH_4排放,促进 N_2O排放,降低稻田CH_4和 N_2O排放的综合增温潜势。研究表明,施硅显著降低稻田CH_4和 N_2O的全球增温潜势,缓解UV-B增强对稻田CH_4和 N_2O的全球增温潜势的促进作用。     

CO2倍增对稻田CH4排放的影响

 利用开顶室熏气装置,研究了CO2倍增对稻田CH4排放的影响。发现CO2倍增在分蘖初期、孕穗期、抽穗期、灌浆期和成熟期对稻田CH4排放具有明显的促进作用,分别比对照增加了253％、288％、273％、273％和157％。在分蘖末期至灌浆期有一个高峰,排放通量约为1.91mgCH4·d-1·p-1。这种促进作用可能主要是由于CO2倍增使水稻根系生物量以及根系代谢活性发生变化造成的。     

大田增强UV-B辐射对元阳梯田地方水稻茎秆性状和倒伏指数的影响

大田原位种植元阳梯田2个地方水稻品种——白脚老粳和月亮谷,研究2年不同强度(0、2.5、5.0和7.5 kJ·m^-2)UV-B辐射对水稻穗下第1至第4节的茎秆性状(节间长、茎秆粗和茎壁厚)和倒伏指数的影响.结果表明: 增强UV-B辐射对水稻茎秆的节间长和茎秆粗没有显著影响,但导致茎壁厚度显著减小,其中,7.5 kJ·m^-2 UV-B辐射对水稻穗下第4节茎秆茎壁厚度的影响较大,降幅为11.6%～19.6%;增强UV-B辐射导致水稻茎秆的倒伏指数增加,增大水稻倒伏的风险,水稻穗下第4节茎秆倒伏指数最大,并大于倒伏临界值(200);水稻穗下第4节、第3节和第2节茎秆的倒伏指数与茎壁厚度呈显著负相关.表明增强UV-B辐射显著减小元阳梯田水稻茎秆的茎壁厚是增加其倒伏风险的主要原因.
     

赤红壤早稻田甲烷排放通量及其影响因素

用封闭箱法对广东省赤红壤早稻田CH4排放通量进行了观测。结果表明,CH4排放有明显的季节变化规律,3个排放高峰分别出现在水稻分蘖末期、孕穗抽穗期和乳熟期,平均通量为5.7mg.m-2.h-1。在测定期内,CH4排放与5和10cm土壤温度呈显著正相关,与土壤Eh呈显著负相关,与土壤pH值、水层深浅相关不明显。     

控释氮肥对抗除草剂转基因水稻田土壤甲烷排放的影响

采用温室盆栽和静态箱-气相色谱法,研究了控释氮肥对抗除草剂转基因水稻和亲本常规水稻稻田土壤甲烷(CH4)排放的影响。供试土壤为潴育型水稻土,氮肥种类为尿素和控释氮肥。结果表明,与对照(尿素)相比,控释氮肥提高了水稻分蘖数、株高、生物量及产量。水稻品种对CH4季节性排放规律没有明显影响,CH4排放通量基本表现为,自水稻移栽后逐渐升高,移栽后62—92 d出现峰值,而后逐渐降低至水稻收获。与对照相比,控释氮肥可显著降低CH4排放通量和全生育期累积排放量。抗除草剂转基因水稻稻田土壤CH4排放通量和累积排放量均显著低于亲本常规水稻。研究认为,一次性基施控释氮肥和种植抗除草剂转基因水稻对有效减缓稻田甲烷排放具有重要意义。     

华南丘陵地区农林复合生态系统晚稻田甲烷和氧化亚氮排放

采用静态箱-气相色谱法对晚稻田甲烷(CH4)和氧化亚氮(N2O)排放进行田间原位测定。结果表明,有植株参与的稻田CH4排放通量季节变化与地下5cm温度呈显著正相关关系。稻田CH4和N2O季节平均排放通量在有植株参与时分别为1.16±0.38mgm-2h-1和42.33±20.00μgm-2h-1,而无植株参与的分别为0.15±0.11mgm-2h-1和51.69±15.87μgm-2h-1。水稻种植对CH4的排放影响较大,对N2O的排放影响较小,有植株参与的稻田CH4平均排放量显著高于无植株参与的稻田,N2O的平均排放量无显著差异。     

UV-B增强下施硅对水稻生长及CH4排放的影响

通过盆栽试验,研究了UV-B增强下不同施硅量和硅肥种类对水稻生长及甲烷(CH₄)排放的影响.UV-B辐射设2个水平,即对照(自然光,A)和增强20%(E);硅肥设4个水平,即Si₀(不施硅,0 kg SiO₂·hm^-2)、Si₁(硅酸钠,100 kg SiO₂·hm^-2)、Si₂(硅酸钠,200 kg SiO₂·hm^-2)和Si₃(钢渣硅肥,200 kg SiO₂·hm^-2).结果表明: 施硅能缓解UV-B增强对水稻生长的抑制作用,使分蘖数、叶绿素含量、地上部和地下部生物量增加.施硅对水稻生长的促进作用随施硅量(硅酸钠)的增加而增加,钢渣硅肥的促进作用大于硅酸钠.UV-B增强可提高稻田CH₄的排放通量和累积排放量,施硅显著降低CH₄的排放通量和累积排放量,且CH₄排放随施硅量的增加而减少.在施硅量相同的情况下,钢渣硅肥的减排效果优于硅酸钠.表明在水稻生产中,施用钢渣硅肥不仅能实现废弃物利用,而且可有效降低UV-B增强下CH₄的排放量.     

UV-B增强下施硅对水稻生长及CH4排放的影响

通过盆栽试验,研究了UV-B增强下不同施硅量和硅肥种类对水稻生长及甲烷(CH₄)排放的影响.UV-B辐射设2个水平,即对照(自然光,A)和增强20%(E);硅肥设4个水平,即Si₀(不施硅,0 kg SiO₂·hm^-2)、Si₁(硅酸钠,100 kg SiO₂·hm^-2)、Si₂(硅酸钠,200 kg SiO₂·hm^-2)和Si₃(钢渣硅肥,200 kg SiO₂·hm^-2).结果表明: 施硅能缓解UV-B增强对水稻生长的抑制作用,使分蘖数、叶绿素含量、地上部和地下部生物量增加.施硅对水稻生长的促进作用随施硅量(硅酸钠)的增加而增加,钢渣硅肥的促进作用大于硅酸钠.UV-B增强可提高稻田CH₄的排放通量和累积排放量,施硅显著降低CH₄的排放通量和累积排放量,且CH₄排放随施硅量的增加而减少.在施硅量相同的情况下,钢渣硅肥的减排效果优于硅酸钠.表明在水稻生产中,施用钢渣硅肥不仅能实现废弃物利用,而且可有效降低UV-B增强下CH₄的排放量.     

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.