贺兰山毛翅目两新种记述(毛翅目,幻沼石蛾科,沼石蛾科)

描述采自内蒙古贺兰山自然保护区的毛翅目2新种,即多刺闭室沼石蛾Apataniana spinosa Yang et Tao,sp.nov.和贺兰光突沼石蛾Astratodina helanensis Yang et Jia,sp.nov.。模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆。     

中国弓石蛾亚科新纪录属及新种记述(毛翅目,纹石蛾科)

记述纹石蛾科弓石蛾亚科1新纪录属,美赛弓石蛾属Maesaipsyche,及1新种,即细齿美赛弓石蛾Maesaipsyche serrulata Sun et Yang ,sp.nov.(广西),其阳具缺阳基侧突而与Maesaipsyche mekongensis Mey相似,但新种中附肢背缘近端部具齿突、外侧缘具细齿.并记述绒弓石蛾属Parapsyche 1新种,即北京绒弓石蛾Parapsyche beijingensis Sun et Morse,sp.nov.(北京),该种肛上附肢与第10节完全愈合,阳具特别发达,与Parapsyche kchina Schmid相似;但新种阳茎基背突为1对瘤状突,其上着生短刺,阳茎基背突上方具1兜状结构,背面观时端部膨大成圆盘.新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

梳等翅石蛾属二新种记述(毛翅目:等翅石蛾科)

记述了梳等翅石蛾属2新种,即膨肢梳等翅石蛾Kisaura inflate,sp.nov.和凹背梳等翅石蛾Kisaura alveiformis,sp.nov.。     

中国缺叉多距石蛾属六新种记述(毛翅目,多距石蛾科)

研究了中国毛翅目多距石蛾科缺叉多距石蛾属种类,并报道了其中亲缘关系较近的6新种,即端截缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus truncatufus sp.nov.,端突缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus convexus sp.nov.,斧端缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus dolabriformis sp.nov.,颚状缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus mandibuliformis sp.nov.,距枝缺叉多距石蛾Polyptectropus rectangulus sp.nov.,喙端缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus rostriformis sp.nov..新种模式标本保存在南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国小石蛾属四新种记述(毛翅目,小石蛾科)

记述小石蛾属Hydroptila 的4新种,双钩小石蛾H.biuncialis Zhou et Yang,sp.nov.(江西),细角小石蛾H.leptocera Zhou et Yang,sp.nov.(江西,广西),内刺小石蛾H.introspinata Zhou et Sun,sp.nov.(黑龙江)和长板小石蛾H.longitabularis Zhou et Yang,sp.nov.(广西);编写了我国小石蛾属分种检索表.模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国裸齿角石蛾属四新种(毛翅目,齿角石蛾科)

记述我国裸齿角石蛾属,广东裸齿角石蛾种组4新种,即粗裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta grossa sp.nov.,多刺裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta horrida sp.nov.,云南裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta yunnanensis sp.nov.,以及宽扁裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta applanata sp.nov..提供了广东裸齿角石蛾种组的鉴别特征及中国种雄成虫检索表.模式标本均保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国裸齿角石蛾属五新种(毛翅目,齿角石蛾科)

描述了裸齿角石蛾属Psilotreta kwantungensis种团的5新种,即弯钩裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta anfracta sp.nov.,直角裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta rectangula sp.nov.,具刺裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta spinata sp.nov.,细刺裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta tenuispina sp.nov.,以及缺肢裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta expers sp.nov.。模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆。     

云南窗翅叶蝉属五新种记述(半翅目,叶蝉科,大叶蝉亚科)

记述云南窗翅叶蝉属Mileewa Distant5新种:高黎窗翅叶蝉M.gaoligongana Yang et Li,sp.nov.,突头窗翅叶蝉M.exsertocaputa Yanget Meng,sp.nov.,十刺窗翅叶蝉M.decemspina Yanget Li,sp.nov.,四刺窗翅叶蝉M.tetraspina Yang,sp.nov.和八刺窗翅叶蝉M.octospina Yang,sp.nov.。文中详细描述了新种的形态特征,提供了彩色照片,并绘制了雄性外生殖器构造图。所有研究标本均保存在贵州大学昆虫研究所(GUGC)。     

中国缺叉多距石蛾属六新种(毛翅目,多距石蛾科)

记述了缺叉多距石蛾属6新种:即圆叶缺叉多距石蛾Polyplect ropusrotundifolius sp.nov.,三歧缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus trifurcatus sp.nov.,三角缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus trigonius sp.nov.,钩状缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropusunci formis sp.nov.,指状缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus digitaliformis sp.nov.,具针缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus aciculatus sp.nov.。新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆。     

中国角石蛾属四新种描述(毛翅目,角石蛾科)

记述了角石蛾科角石蛾属4新种,分别为采自广西的田林角石蛾Stenopsyche tianlinensis sp.nov.,叠尾角石蛾Stenopsyche bistratosa sp.nov.,贵州的鹿肢角石蛾Stenopsyche cervaria sp.nov.和采自陕西的细弯角石蛾Stenopsyche sinuolata sp.nov..模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

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.