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。     

中国松材线虫病空间分布格局

应用地统计学和克里格插值方法,分析了松材线虫病在中国的空间分布结构和空间相关性.研究表明,松材线虫病在中国呈聚集分布.在全国和江苏、安徽、广东、浙江5个不同空间尺度下,半变异函数均为球形,空间依赖性距离分别可达10 1888°、3.4464°、2.1581°、3.08°和2.4376°.松材线虫病在中国有着2个明显的聚集分布区域,一个位于(30.5～32.5°N,117.7～120.5°E),以南京为中心,包括江苏、安徽大部和浙江西北部,另一个位于(22.5～24°N,113～114.5°E ),在广东境内.松材线虫病在中国早期空间分布自然扩散模型为R = 5.4743e0.4139t(R2 = 0.9204).     

宁夏水稻选育品种遗传多样性和亲缘关系分析

选择31份宁夏近年来育成或审定的水稻品种(系),利用分布于12条染色体的36对SSR引物进行遗传多样性和遗传距离分析.共检测到159个等位基因,品种间不同位点等位基因数目不等,平均4.4个.Nei基因多样性指数变幅为0.031 7～0.844 4,平均为0.508 8.按育成或审定年份,把31份水稻分为3组,SSR分析...     

不同硬度类型小麦高分子量谷蛋白亚基组成及遗传多样性分析

为了在小麦品质育种中充分利用品种资源,以引进的57份小麦品种(系)为试验材料,采用SDS-PAGE和单籽粒硬度仪(SKCS)分析了这些品种(系)的高分子量谷蛋白亚基(HMW-G S)组成及其籽粒硬度.共检测到13种亚基和21种亚基组合,30份材料具有5 10亚基,10份2*,9份17 18,1份13 16.5 10和2*在硬质麦中出现的频率较混合麦高,在软质麦中的频率最低,17 18在混合麦中的频率较高.HMW-G S组合中,N u ll、7 9、2 12和1、7 8、2 12的频率较高,分别为17.5%和14.0%,个别品种还同时聚合有1A、1B、1D上的优质亚基.参试品种(系)含硬质麦32份(1级20份、2级12份),混合麦15份(2级3份,3级12份),软质麦10份(4级6份,5级4份),籽粒硬度的分布范围为12~74.春小麦和冬小麦材料N e i s平均遗传变异系数分别为0.550 8和0.573 3,表明春小麦的高分子量谷蛋白位点的遗传变异略低于冬小麦;春小麦和冬小麦A、B和D基因组的N e i s平均遗传变异系数分别为0.497 5、0.648 7和0.540 3,说明G lu-B 1位点的遗传多样性最高,其次是G lu-D 1位点,G lu-A 1位点最低.     

中国结缕草属植物(Zoysia spp.)地下部分分布和形态类型的多样性

通过对分布于我国的结缕草属(ZoysiaWilld.)54份种质地下部分特点的研究,发现其地下茎分布都在15cm土层内,其中大部分在5cm深度的土层范围内(97.23%),很少达到15cm(0.29%);不定根一般可分布到40cm左右,但表层15cm内分布了不定根总量的81.62%,其下的25cm土层中分布的不定根只占不定根总量的18.38%。地下茎在10～15cm、不定根在30～40cm土层中各性状的变异都比较显著。相关分析表明,随着纬度的升高,地下茎在较深的土层(5～15cm)中分布密度有增加的趋势,而伴随着纬度升高不定根分布密度趋小。根据地下茎和不定根分布的特点,可将我国结缕草属植物地下部分划分为3大类型,即浅茎密根型、中茎密根型和深茎浅根型。     

我国部分冬小麦品种籽粒硬度及其单籽粒频率的分布

籽粒硬度是小麦重要的品质性状之一,主要影响磨粉品质和食品加工品质.用单籽粒谷物硬度测定仪对252份冬小麦品种(品系)的籽粒硬度及其单籽粒频率分布进行了分析,结果表明,品种按籽粒硬度分为三类5级,63份软质品种(系)中,5级和4级占95.2%,3级为4.8%;31份混合品种(系)中,3级占93.6%,4级和2级各3.2%;148份硬质品种(系)以1级为主,占92.4%,2级为7.6%.籽粒硬度变幅为12~104,标准差12~29.各种硬度类型皆有,且不同麦区的品种差异较大,北部和黄淮麦区品种的硬度显著高于长江中下游和西南麦区,前者以硬质为主,后者分别以混合和软质类型为主.籽粒硬度的分类与不同硬度范围单籽粒频率分布及其硬度均值有关,软质麦硬度指数小于46的籽粒占75%~98%,大于47的籽粒为6%~36%,均值为14~40,标准差12~27;硬质麦硬度指数小于46的籽粒为1%~19%,大于47的籽粒为82%~100%,硬度均值为56~104,标准差12~20;混合麦硬度指数小于46和大于47的籽粒分别为26%~75%和23%~74%,硬度均值为32~63,标准差17~29.软质或硬质品种籽粒分布集中,一致性较好;混合型品种籽粒分布分散,一致性较差.     

新疆的小麦品种（系）麦谷蛋白优质亚基分布规律研究

麦谷蛋白亚基对小麦品质有重要影响,优质亚基的利用是小麦品质遗传改良的重要途径。为了探讨新疆小麦优质亚基的分布规律,利用已开发的优质亚基和1B/1R易位系的分子标记,对新疆1242份小麦品种资源进行检测,结果表明,在新疆小麦品种资源中,优质亚基2*、7+8、5+10、glu A3d、glu B3b、glu B3d、glu B3g的分布频率依次为20.2%、22.0%、21.9%、16.9%、14.3%、11.9%、10.3%;1B/1R易位系的分布频率为12.6%。在冬小麦品种资源中,国外品种(系)5+10、1B/1R易位系的分布频率均最高,7+8、glu B3d、glu B3g的分布频率均最低;审定品种2*、glu B3d、glu B3g的分布频率均最高。在春小麦品种资源中,国外品种(系)glu B3d的分布频率最高;国内品种(系)5+10、glu A3d、1B/1R易位系的分布频率最高,2*、glu B3d的最低;审定品种2*的分布频率最高,glu B3b、glu B3g的最低。总体来看,新疆春小麦优质亚基的分布频率总体高于冬小麦;导入LMW-GS优质亚基是新疆小麦品质进一步改良的重要方向;地方品种是LMW-GS优质亚基的良好供体。从1242份新疆小麦品种(系)中挑选出兼含多个优质亚基的冬、春小麦品种(系)各21份、24份,可在小麦品质遗传改良中加强利用。     

青海育成小麦5个主效矮秆基因的分子检测

为系统了解青海小麦矮秆基因的分布特点,并进一步为青海高原小麦的株高育种提供优异种质资源。本研究利用5个矮秆基因的特异性分子标记对82份青海小麦品种资源中的矮秆基因进行了检测,并对不同矮秆基因的降秆效应进行了分析。结果表明:82份青海育成小麦品种中有49份材料至少含有一个矮秆基因,其中Rht-B1b的分布频率最高,约占参试材料的28.0%,其次是分布频率为23.2%的Rht8基因,而矮秆基因Rht-D1b、Rht5以及Rht12的分布频率分别为9.8%、13.4%、9.8%。在49份含有不同种类矮秆基因的材料中,其中16份材料同时含有2种及以上的矮秆基因,即RhtB1b和Rht8、Rht-D1b和Rht8、Rht-B1b和Rht5、Rht-D1b和Rht5、Rht8和Rht5、Rht-B1b和Rht12、Rht5和Rht12,并未发现同时含有矮秆基因Rht-B1b和Rht-D1b的品种;2份材料分别含有3种矮秆基因,即Rht-B1b、Rht8、Rht12和Rht-B1b、Rht5、Rht8;其余31份材料仅含有1种矮秆基因。82份青海育成小麦材料中仅含有Rht-B1b的材料11份,平均株高为86.2 cm,其降秆效应为5.7%;只含有Rht-D1b的材料有5份,平均株高为84.9 cm,其降秆效应为7.1%;仅含有Rht8的材料有9份,平均株高为88.6 cm,其降秆效应为3.1%。因此,在青海育成小麦品种中,矮秆基因的降秆效应为Rht-D1bRht-B1bRht8。     

福建柏资源分布的研究

福建柏分布范围北纬22°～28°30′,东经102°～120°,中心分布区北纬24°30′26°30′,东经110°～119°,呈间断分布.垂直分布海拔500～1 800 m,往西,往北分布海拔较高,分布范围较窄;往东,往南分布海拔较低,分布范围较宽.分布区属中亚热带湿润气候,中心分布区年平均气温11.7～15℃,年降水量1 600～2 000 mm.分布区土壤主要是花岗岩、砂页岩、板岩发育的山地黄壤和黄棕壤.福建柏为亚热带常绿阔叶林和针阔混交林带天然林重要组成树种,群落类型较丰富.     

薄壳山核桃在南京的开花物候期观察和比较

对种植于南京的薄壳山核桃[Carya illinoensis (Wangench.)K.Koch] 18个品种(系)的开花物候期(包括雌花和雄花的单花开花过程和花期以及雄花散粉期和雌花可授期)进行了观察和比较.结果表明:供试的18个品种(系)雄花单花的开放过程包括花被裂开、雄花变黄、花药散粉、花药变黑和小花脱落5个时期,其开放过程持续天数为13～22 d;各品种(系)雄花集中在4月下旬进入初花期,5月中下旬进入落花末期,雄花的整个花期持续天数为16～24 d.雌花单花的开放过程包括子房显露、柱头裂开、柱头倒“八”字形、柱头枯萎和子房膨大5个时期,其开放过程持续14 ～ 22 d;雌花集中在4月下旬进入初花期,末花期集中在5月中旬,雌花的整个花期持续天数为12 ～23 d.18个品种(系)的雌花可授期天数为3～10d、雄花散粉期天数为4～9d,多数品种(系)的雄花散粉期与雌花可授期天数为7d.依据雌花和雄花开放的先后顺序可以确定其中的12个品种(系)为雌先型,5个品种为雄先型,仅1个品种为同时型;并根据观察结果确定了22个可行的授粉组合.适宜的品种配置方案为‘马罕’(‘Mahan’)、‘西奥克斯’(‘Sioux’)、‘金华’(‘Jinhua’)、‘卡多’(‘Caddo’)和‘波尼’(‘Pawnee’).     

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.