光逆境对叶绿体叶绿素蛋白质复合物的影响

研究了强光照射对菠菜叶绿体的叶绿素蛋白质复合物及一些光合特性的影响。实验结果表明,随着强光照射时间的延长,首先,属光系统Ⅱ核心的叶绿素蛋白质复合物的ＣＰａ带明显减少了;进而属ＬＨＣＩＩ的寡聚体和二聚体的带有了不同程度的降低;最后,包括光和Ｉ内的叶绿素蛋白质复合物带大部分被分解,结果还表明,当光逆境还未使叶绿素蛋白质复合物发生明显变化时;代表光系统ＩＩ活性的Ｆｖ／Ｆｏ值及ＤＣＩＰ光还原活性就已明显变     

光逆境对叶绿体叶绿素蛋白质复合物的影响

研究了强光照射对菠菜叶绿体的叶绿素蛋白质复合物及一些光合特性的影响。实验结果表明,随着强光照射时间的延长,首先,属光系统Ⅱ核心的叶绿素蛋白质复合物的CPa带明显减少了,进而属LHCII的寡聚体和二聚体的带有了不同程度的降低,最后,包括光系统I在内的叶绿素蛋白质复合物带大部分被分解了。结果还表明,当光逆境还未使叶绿素蛋白质复合物发生明显变化时,代表光系统Ⅱ活性的Fv/Fo值及DCIP光还原活性就已显著地降低了。     

森林次生演替优势种苗木的光可塑性比较研究

本文从研究苗木的叶绿素含量和RuBP羧化酶活性随着光环境的变化而发生改变的规律出发,来探讨森林次生演替优势种苗木的光可塑性大小和对弱光环境的适应能力。各种苗木的叶绿素含量都随着光强度变弱而增加,但如果较长时间生长在弱光环境中,由于叶绿素的合成小于分解,其含量也会逐渐变小。不同的演替阶段优势种苗木的叶绿素含量的增加或减少在量上有一定的区别。以叶绿素含量随着光环境变化的测定值为指标,用模糊数学分析的结果表明,苗木的耐荫性大小顺序是演替后期种(黄果厚壳桂Cryptocarya concinna)>演替过渡种(藜蒴 Castanopsis fissa)>演替过渡种(荷木 Schima superba)>演替先锋树种(马尾松Pinus massoniana);且藜蒴和荷木很接近,稍靠近黄果厚壳桂。马尾松和荷木的RuBP羧化酶活性随着生长环境的光强度的增加,其活性有所增加;但黄果厚壳桂的相应值是在每日直照光1h的光环境中最高。除马尾松外,演替过渡种和后期种的苗木都是在每日直照光1 h的光环境中生长最好,这和每日短期照光提高RuBP羧化酶活性的(与没有直照光的环境相比较)同时又不分解叶绿素、不降低其含量有密切的关系。     

森林次生演替优势种苗木的光可塑性比较研究

本文从研究苗木的叶绿素含量和ＲｕＢＰ羧化酶活性随着光环境的变化而发生改变的规律出发,来探讨森林次生演替优势种苗木的光可塑性大小和对弱光环境的适应能力。各种苗木的叶绿素含量都随着光强度变弱而增加,但如果较长时间生长在弱光环境中,由于叶绿素的合成小于分解,其含量也会逐渐变小。不同的演替阶段优势种苗木的叶绿素含量的增加或减少在量上有一定的区别。以叶绿素含量随着光环境变化的测定值为指标,用模糊数学分析的结果表明,苗木的耐荫性大小顺序是演替后期种（黄果厚壳桂Ｃｒｙｐｔｏｃａｒｙａｃｏｎｃｉｎｎａ）＞演替过渡种（藜蒴Ｃａｓｔａｎｏｐｓｉｓｆｉｓａ）＞演替过渡种（荷木Ｓｃｈｉｍａｓｕｐｅｒｂａ）＞演替先锋树种（马尾松Ｐｉｎｕｓｍａｓｏｎｉａｎａ）;且藜蒴和荷木很接近,稍靠近黄果厚壳桂。马尾松和荷木的ＲｕＢＰ羧化酶活性随着生长环境的光强度的增加,其活性有所增加;但黄果厚壳桂的相应值是在每日直照光１ｈ的光环境中最高。除马尾松外,演替过渡种和后期种的苗木都是在每日直照光１ｈ的光环境中生长最好,这和每日短期照光提高ＲｕＢＰ羧化酶活性的（与没有直照光的环境相比较）同时又不分解叶绿素、不降低其含量有密切的关系。     

大豆叶片淀粉的降解及淀粉降解酶

在90μmol m~(-2)s~(-1)光强以下可见大豆叶片淀粉的降解,降解速率为0.8～3.8mg淀粉dm~(-2)h~(-1)。淀粉降解通过水解及磷酸解两条途径,α,β—淀粉酶的最适pH5～6,磷酸化酶pH7～8。α—淀粉酶活力随叶片的成长显著增强,β—淀粉酶则有所减弱。叶片淀粉积累或消耗时此三酶活力无显著变化。 黄化小麦叶片照光转绿过程中此三酶活力变化不大。黄化玉米叶片照光转绿过程中磷酸化酶活力降低,β—淀粉酶活力增强。     

不同叶龄黄瓜叶片叶绿素蛋白质复合物组分的比较研究

用SDS — 聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的方法,对比分析了老、嫩黄瓜叶片叶绿素蛋白质复合物之间的差异,发现嫩黄瓜叶片中缺少1条属光系统I的CPIb带。从低温荧光发射光谱观察到,嫩黄瓜的光系统I相对高于光系统Ⅱ,而老黄瓜则相反。指出在叶绿体发育过程中首先形成光系统I,以后是光系统Ⅱ。我们还注意到,叶片中的F685/F735比值与叶绿素蛋白质复合物中的单体／寡聚体比值之间呈正相关关系。     

光系统Ⅰ、光系统Ⅱ亚叶绿体颗粒的分离

菠菜叶绿体用去污剂(毛地黄皂苷或Triton X-100)破碎后,经差异离心和DEAE-纤维素柱纯化,可分别得到富含光系统Ⅰ或光系统Ⅱ的颗粒。富含光系统Ⅰ的颗粒具有DCIP的光还原活性,从低温(-196℃)荧光发射光谱看来,其光系统Ⅰ的含量是相当低的。富含光系统Ⅰ的颗粒的P_(700)与Chl的比值可达到1 P_(700)/40～60 Chl。它的Chla/b值为12～18,吸收光谱类似于P_(700)·叶绿素α-蛋白质复合物的吸收光谱。     

作用光关闭后玉米叶片叶绿素荧光短时上升的数学分析及其对照光持续时间的依赖(英文)

经连续光照射以后 ,玉米活体叶片由光系统间电子传递链的非光化学还原引起的叶绿素荧光在暗中的短时上升可以用三重指数模型来逼近 ,从而为该荧光信号的定量分析提供了便利。当照光时间由 30s逐渐增至 2 70s时 ,叶绿素荧光在暗中上升的最大速率、最大高度以及峰的面积均呈现先升高而后缓缓下降的变化趋势 ,而荧光在升至最高峰后下降的最大速率则呈单调递减之势。荧光上升幅度随照光持续时间的变化趋势部分取决于光下积累的还原物质的动态     

倪氏拟多甲藻叶绿素荧光活性对环境因子的响应

采用叶绿素荧光分析技术探讨了温度、pH、光强对水华优势种倪氏拟多甲藻光合活性的影响。结果表明, 倪氏拟多甲藻光系统Ⅱ的量子产量Y(Ⅱ)和最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)随温度(7.5-20.0℃)升高而显著增加(P0.05), 在低温下电子传递速率未受阻, 细胞在7.5-20.0℃内均有高光合活性; 10.0 ℃下的光合活性随pH增大先升高后降低, 峰值出现在pH 7.3时, 光合活性顺序为: 弱碱性 中性 酸性; 快速叶绿素荧光动力学曲线分析显示pH 7.3下的光合活性为典型OJIP曲线, 其他pH下PSⅡ反应中心、电子受体库受损, 显示该藻适应较窄的pH范围, pH7.0-8.0内是其适宜的条件; 快速光响应曲线显示其半饱和光强Ek为385.52 mol photons/(m2s), 表明其具有高光饱和点, 耐受高光强。研究表明藻细胞光合活性对温度和光强变化有较强适应性, 对pH的变化敏感, 弱碱性条件是其光合作用的适宜条件; 低温时细胞通过环式电子链提高光化学效率, 降低高光强可能带来的光损伤; 弱酸性(pH 5.0)会同时损伤其光系统Ⅰ和光系统Ⅱ, 造成其光化学效率的显著下降;倪氏拟多甲藻在低温和高光强下的独特光合特性使其在春季淡水水体中占据竞争优势, 是其形成水华的内在原因。     

不同叶龄黄瓜叶片叶绿素蛋白质复合物组分的比较研究

用SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的方法,对比分析了老、嫩黄瓜叶片叶绿素蛋白质复合物之间的差异,发现嫩黄瓜叶片中缺少1条属光系统Ⅰ的CPI_b带。从低温荧光发射光谱观察到,嫩黄瓜的光系统Ⅰ相对高于光系统Ⅱ,而老黄瓜则相反。指出在叶绿体发育过程中首先形式光系统Ⅰ,以后是光系统Ⅱ。我们还注意到,叶片中的F685/F735比值与叶绿素蛋白质复合物中的单体/寡聚体比值之间是正相关关系。     

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.