油菜单显性核雄性不育基因的分子标记

以陕西省杂交油菜研究中心选育的单显性核不育油菜分离群体为材料,利用集群分离法（BSA）对该油菜单显性核不育基因进行了RAPD分析。在随机选取的300个10碱基随机引物中,引物S243（5′CTATGCCGAC3′）在可育集团与不育集团间扩增出特异而可重复的1．5kb的多态性片段OPU-031500,而在细胞质雄性不育和其它核不育类型油菜中均未扩增出上述特异性片段,从而确证此RAPD标记OPU-031500。片段是与甘蓝型油菜单显性核不育基因连锁的。将该多态性片段克隆并测序,发现其序列与拟南芥的一段DNA序列高度同源。根据同源序列及测序结果设计两对特异引物（P1／P2和P3／P4）,引物P3／P4在可育系中可扩增到约1．5kb的单一特异片断,而在不育系中无带,从而将RAPD标记转化为稳定可靠的SCAR标记。     

甘蓝型油菜温敏不育系417S育性遗传及RAPD分析

通过对新选育的甘蓝型油菜高温敏感生态型不育系417S与30份中外品种(系)进行测交、杂交和回交,研究其温敏不育性的遗传特点.结果表明:(1)30份品种(系)可不同程度的恢复417S的育性,其中24个品种(系)可完全恢复417S育性,占所配组合的80.0%;5个品种(系)可高度恢复417S的不育性,占所配组合的17.2%.(2)自然条件下同一组合正反交F2群体育性分离结果不同,人工控温条件下不同组合F2分离群体中可育与不育呈现15∶1分离,回交群体中出现3∶1分离,表明417S温敏不育性受细胞质和2对隐性重叠核基因共同控制.(3)以417S与1521C构成的回交一代群体为试材,采用分离群体分组分析法(BSA法)对回交一代群体构成的不育集团和可育集团筛选育性基因的RAPD标记,从247个供试引物中筛选出2个引物BA392(5′-AGTCACTCCC-3′)、S113(5′-GACGCCACAC-3′)在不育群体和可育群体间扩增出多态性产物.经进一步对F2分离群体的单株检测,引物BA392扩增出了得到重复验证和可靠的多态性扩增产物,其产生的特异条带BA392-400bp与417S温敏雄性不育的恢复基因连锁,遗传图距为6.0cM,可作为417S温敏不育恢复基因的连锁标记.     

利用分子标记定位农垦58S的光敏核不育基因

对农垦５８Ｓ（Ｏｒｙｚａｓａｔｉｖａｓｐ．ｊａｐｏｎｉｃａ）／大黑矮生标记基因系ＦＬ２组合组建可育集团和不育集团,并以亲本为对照进行了ＲＦＬＰ、ＲＡＰＤ和双引物ＲＡＰＤ分析,结果第１２染色体上的一个单拷贝标记Ｇ２１４０与光敏核不育基因连锁遗传,二者间的遗传图距为１４．１ｃＭ（ｃｅｎｔｉｍｏｒｇａｎ）。在筛选过的１０４０个随机单引物和１９０个双引物中,仅引物ＯＰＡＵ１０扩增出与光敏核不育基因连锁的１．５ｋｂＤＮＡ片段,回收、克隆该ＤＮＡ片段并制备探针,将其转换成共显性的ＲＦＬＰ标记并命名为ＯＰＡＵ１０１５００。分离群体连锁分析表明该标记与标记Ｇ２１４０紧密连锁,将农垦５８Ｓ的一对光敏核不育基因定位于第１２染色体上。     

萍乡显性核不育水稻育性相关基因的定位和遗传分析

萍乡显性核不育水稻(Pingxiang Dominant Genic Male Sterile Rice,PDGMSR)是在水稻中首次发现的显性核不育材料,其育性由两对显性基因互作控制,一对是萍乡显性核不育基因Ms-p,另一对是显性上位恢复基因(dominant epistatic fertility restorer gene,Rfe)。两者共同存在时显性上位恢复基因能抑制不育基因的表达,从而使育性表现可育。本实验用一个对萍乡显性核不育水稻有恢复能力的水稻品种E823与萍乡显性核不育水稻配制杂交组合,将(萍乡核不育水稻/E823)F2作为定位群体,根据F3株系的育性分离,选择育性分离株系对应F2单株(基因型为Ms-pMs-pRefrfe和Ms-pms-pRferfe)构建可育池,用对应F2株系中的不育单株(基因型为Ms-pMs-prferfe或Ms-pms-prferfe)构建不育池,将显性上位恢复基因Rfe定位在水稻10染色体RM311和RM3152一侧,遗传距离分别为7.9cM和3.6cM。根据已有的Ms-p的定位结果,合成10染色体部分微卫星引物,对不育单株进行分析,发现RM171和RM6745位于Ms-p的两侧,距离分别为0.3cM和3.0cM。根据10染色体的测序结果,将Ms-p界定在约730kb的范围内,并构建了Ms-p的电子重叠群。植物显性核不育的育性恢复机理存在“复等位基因”和“显性上位互作”两种假说,贺浩华等用经典的遗传学方法证明了萍乡显性核不育水稻育性恢复的遗传机理属于“显性上位互作”。理论上认为,确定其遗传机理最为有效的方法是基因定位,如果不育基因和恢复基因位于同一位点,则其遗传机理属于“复等位基因”,否则为“显性上位互作”。本实验将不育基因和恢复基因定位在水稻10染色体不同的位点,用基因定位的方法证实了萍乡显性核不育水稻育性恢复的遗传机理属于“显性上位互作”。     

合成甘蓝型油菜中双隐性雄性核不育材料的发现及遗传规律分析

从甘蓝型油菜与白菜型油菜的种间杂交获得的甘蓝型油菜(Brassica napus)中发现了雄性不育单株,兄妹交株系和不育株与甘蓝型油菜常规杂交F1和F2株系的育性分离分析表明,该不育材料属于双隐性雄性核不育类型.利用育性分离株系的可育株自交和可育株与不育株间兄妹交等方法筛选出7个纯合可育株系,等位测验表明这7个纯合可育株系(B1～B7)中存在两种基因型:Ms1Ms1ms2ms2和ms1ms1Ms2MS2.该材料对油菜核不育基因定位和杂种优势利用研究有重要意义.     

大白菜显性不育基因向白菜型油菜上转育的遗传研究

利用大白菜的显性核不育基因向白菜型油菜上转育,成功地育成了白菜油菜３种不育系。其配合力测定的总趋势,甲型不育〉全不育〉乙型不育,经遗传分析,选育,找到了上位显性核互作恢复基因（Ｍｓ）,它对核不育基因（Ｓｐ）具有上位恢复作用,育性是２对显性核不育基因（Ｓｐ）和上位显性核互作恢复基因（Ｍｓ）控制的。并弄清了其相应的遗传模式。     

用RAPD方法分析水稻光敏核不育基因

本文以农垦５８Ｓ与Ｆ２杂交所得的Ｆ２分离群体为材料,按其育性分为不育和可育两大群体,分别以混合的可育群体核ＤＮＡ和不育体核ＤＮＡ为模板,进行ＲＡＰＤ分析,从检测过的３００个引物中发现有２个引物在不育群体和可育群体中扩增出多态性产物。就其中一个引物对杂交亲本和Ｆ２个体的ＲＡＰＤ分析进一步证明了这种多态可靠性。转移杂交实验表明这个多态性产物是一种重复顺序。     

大白菜显性核不育基因向白菜型油菜上转育的遗传研究

利用大白菜的显性核不育基因向白菜型油菜上转育,成功地育成了白菜型油菜３种不育系。其配合力测定的总趋势：甲型不育＞全不育＞乙型不育。经遗传分析、选育,找到了上位显性核互作恢复基因（Ｍｓ）,它对核不育基因（Ｓｐ）具有上位恢复作用。育性是由２对显性核不育基因（Ｓｐ－）和上位显性核互作恢复基因（Ｍｓ－）控制的。并弄清了其相应遗传模式。     

用微卫星标记定位太空诱变玉米核不育基因

用姊妹交多代的太空诱变玉米雄性不育材料RP3195(A)×S37(自交系)的两个不同果穗的F2代群体作为育性调查和基因定位群体,这两个果穗的F2代群体分别为138株和247株。用326对微卫星引物进行差异筛选,其中有56对引物出现多态性,然后用56对引物对F2代群体进行分析,结果表明引物bnlg197和umc1012与不育基因连锁,其中在F2代群体的不同果穗中引物bnlg197与不育基因之间的遗传距离分别为7cM和14.5cM,标记umc1012在F2代群体(138株)中与不育基因之间的遗传距离为28.5cM,据此将该核不育基因定位在3L染色体上。     

甘蓝型油菜新型不育材料Shaan—GMS的遗传研究

Shaan-GMS是1994年在一甘蓝型油菜材料中发现的天然雄性不育株,28个品种的142个高代自交系与Shaan-GMS测交F1代可育株与不育株呈1：1分离,利用史妹交、自交,回交等方法研究结果表明,该不育性状受一对核基因控制,不育对可育为显性,本研究还就其在轮回选择,杂交,回交,复交育种中利用潜力进行了讨论。     

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.