水稻无侧根突变体生理生化变化的研究

对水稻无侧根突变体RM109,原品种大力及杂交后代F1三者的部分生理指标进行了比较。包括抗氧化酶(SOD、POD、CAT)和琥珀酸脱氢酶(SDH)的活性及叶绿素、丙二醛(MDA)、脯氨酸(Pro)等的含量,以及可溶性蛋白质的电泳分析。结果表明:RM109超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性为大力的50%,F1为大力的72%;RM109过氧化物酶(POD)活性比大力高125%,F1的比大力低3%;RM109过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性为大力的56%,F1为大力的11%;RM109琥珀酸脱氢酶活性为大力的60%,差异都极显著。揭示了基因突变后引发的生理生化的变化,从中探讨突变机理。     

外源SOD和APX基因在转基因烟草中的表达与遗传

分析转超氧化物歧化酶基因（SOD）或抗坏血酸过氧化物酶基因（APX）烟草及其自交和杂交后代的叶片中超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和过氧化物酶（POD）活性的结果表明：转基因烟草的SOD和POD活性在终花期最强,不同叶位叶中SOD活性差异不明显,POD活性以下部叶为最高;转基因烟草的SOD或POD活性显著高于近等基因的非转基因品系。杂交后代（F1、F2）的SOD活性能保持稳定,略高于亲本;自交后代（S1～S3）与自交亲本的SOD和POD活性相当。     

一份新型水稻极度分蘖突变体的遗传分析及分子标记定位

在三系杂交水稻保持系绵香1B（M1B）和一个雄性不育材料GMS-1的杂交后代中发现一株极度分蘖突变体（命名为ext．M1B）,其分蘖数为121。对ext-M1B与5个正常分蘖水稻品种杂交F1和F2代的遗传分析表明,ext-M1B的极度分蘖特性受一对隐性核基因控制。以2480B／ext-M1B的F2代作定位群体,用分子标记将ext-M1B的突变基因定位于水稻第6染色体短臂,该基因与微卫星标记RM197、RM584和RM225的遗传距离分别为3．8cM、5．1cM和5．2cM,认为ext-M1B突变基因是一个新的水稻极度分蘖基因,暂命名为ext-M1B（t）。     

近地层臭氧对小麦抗氧化酶活性变化动态的影响

摘要:利用开顶式气室（TOCs）模拟了地表O3浓度升高的大田试验条件,测定了小麦各生长期(返青期、拔节期、孕穗期、抽穗期、灌浆期、成熟期)叶片抗氧化酶的活性。通过两年的重复试验,得到相似结果。试验表明,过氧化氢酶（CAT）和过氧化物酶（POD）活性在小麦的生长进程中,先升高后降低。O3浓度升高使CAT酶和POD酶活性的峰值期提前,POD酶峰值期明显提前所需的O3浓度比CAT酶高,O3诱导小麦生长前期的CAT、POD酶活性升高,后期则起抑制作用。POD酶对低浓度O3的胁迫响应时间较晚。当O3浓度提高到150 nL?L-1时,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性随小麦生长期的变化,由原来的双峰曲线变为单峰曲线,高浓度O3使SOD酶活性在抽穗期后持续显著降低。O3不明显改变抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）对胁迫的响应时间,但一定浓度范围内O3能诱导APX酶活性升高。不同浓度的O3对SOD酶和APX酶的作用效应和强度显著不同, CAT酶和POD酶对O3比较敏感。 因此,近地层O3浓度增加,改变了CAT、POD和SOD酶活性变化的时序特征,抗氧化酶对O3胁迫的响应特征取决于小麦的生育期、O3的浓度和薰气时间。     

转入盐地碱蓬谷胱甘肽转移酶和过氧化氢酶基因增强水稻幼苗对低温胁迫的抗性

以水稻（Oryza sativa L.）品种中花11号成熟种子为材料,利用农杆菌介导法将盐地碱蓬的GST（谷胱甘肽转移酶）单基因和GST＋CAT1（catalase 1）双基因转入低温敏感水稻品种中花11号,并对T4代转基因水稻幼苗的抗低温特性进行了分析。结果显示,低温处理后,转基因植株的GST和CAT活性都比未转入这两种基因的对照高;且PSⅡ最大光化学效率也高于非转基因对照;而H2O2和MDA（malondialdehyde）含量及细胞膜透性则低于对照。说明转基因水稻幼苗GST和GST＋CAT1的表达提高了对低温胁迫的抗性。     

籼粳稻杂交的剑叶形态的遗传研究

1996—1988年研究了11个籼粳杂种F1、F2代6个剑叶形态形状的遗传传递规律及其相关性。结果表明,叶长、叶宽和叶面积最少受2对基因控制,而剑叶开张角、基角和披垂角至少受4对等位基因的支配,皆属数量性状遗传,广义遗传力在60-90%之间。剑叶大小与角度之间无明显相关,剑叶与倒二叶6个相应性状间均呈极显著正相关。在通过籼粳杂交进行水稻理想株形育种中,早期世代根据剑叶形态特征进行定向选择将会收到良好效果。     

东北中部地区水稻不同生育时期低温处理下生理变化及耐冷性比较

摘要：研究水稻不同生育时期低温条件下各种生理指标的变化,选育耐低温水稻新品种,对于东北地区的水稻生产具有重要意义。以东北中部地区目前主要栽培的15个主要栽培水稻品种为实验材料,利用人工气候箱进行低温处理,分析苗期、孕穗期、抽穗期和灌浆期4个不同生育时期各个品种过氧化物酶（POD）、丙二醛（MDA）、脯氨酸和叶绿素4种生理指标含量变化与耐低温系数之间的关系。同时利用不同生理指标隶属函数的加权平均值（D值）对不同水稻品种的抗冷性进行分类划分。结果表明,每个生育时期的低温处理下,过氧化物酶（POD）、脯氨酸、叶绿素均呈下降趋势,丙二醛（MDA）则呈上升趋势,并且4种指标的变化幅度与水稻耐低温系数之间呈极显著相关性（P＜0.01）,各种指标的加权平均值（D值）与抗低温系数之间相关系数达到极显著,并且高于每一个单一指标。因此,D值可以更有效的对水稻进行抗低温评价和分级。     

杂交水稻及其亲本光合特性的研究Ⅱ.功能叶片的希尔反应、光合磷酸化、ATP酶活性和ATP含量

研究了杂交水稻青优159（母本青A,父本R159）和广优四号（母本广A,父本青六矮）及其亲本功能叶片的希尔反应活性、光合磷酸化、ATP含量及ATP酶活性等。实验结果表明了两组杂交水稻功能叶片的希尔反应活性高于其亲本,其超亲优势分别为13．44％、13、93％,平均优势分别为26．44％、1774％;功能叶片的光合磷酸化活性亦有杂种优势,其超亲优势分别为21．35％、18．81％,平均优势分别为34．06％、22．71％;杂种F1的两种ATP酶（Cd －ATP酶和Mg －ATP酶）活性和叶组织中ATP含量均高于其亲本,亦表现出明显的杂种优势。另外从我们的试验结果中还可以见到,希尔反应活性、光合磷酸化活性、ATP酶活性及ATP含量与光合速率的大小有密切的正相关关系,说明这些生理生化特性可以作为高光合速率杂交水稻鉴别的指标。     

一个水稻矮秆突变体的遗传分析及基因定位

水稻（Oryza sativa）是我国重要的粮食作物之一。水稻矮秆材料的引入掀起了第1次＂绿色革命＂。但近年来,在水稻育种中矮生基因遗传单一的问题越来越突出,已经严重影响到水稻产量的持续提高。利用60Co-γ射线辐照籼稻亲本材料M804获得了一个性状能够稳定遗传的矮秆突变体MU101。对该矮秆突变体和台粳16号杂交获得的F2代的遗传分析表明,该矮秆性状受1对隐性单基因控制,并暂命名为ds1。利用已有的SSR分子标记将DS1基因定位在水稻第5号染色体上,通过扩大群体和开发新的Indel标记,进一步将DS1基因定位在2个Indel标记之间,两者间的物理距离大约为384kb。该研究为DS1基因的克隆及其在生产中的应用奠定了基础。     

水稻第4号染色体不同位置的Ds转座子转座行为的分析

使用农杆菌介导的方法转化粳稻品种中花11,构建了在第4号染色体不同位置插入了Ds（dissociation）因子的水稻转化群体和带有Ac（activator）转座酶基因的转化植株。将携带了Ac转座酶基因的植株与不同Ds转化植株杂交,杂交F1代同时带有Ac转座酶和Ds因子（Ac／Ds植株）。用PCR方法检测了杂交F1代Ds的切离频率,结果发现靠近第4号染色体着丝粒附近的Ds转座子切离频率低,而靠近第4号染色体末端区域的Ds转座子切离频率高,这表明Ds转座子的原始插入位置对其杂交后代的切离频率有很大的影响,推测与原始插入位点附近的染色体结构有关。     

白蚁与动物及微生物的共生类型及其机制

综述了白蚁螱客的主要种类、共生关系及相关机制的研究进展。白蚁螱客中,已报道的动物种类达170种。在与动物的共生关系中存在偏利共生（宾主共栖和异种共栖）、互利共生和无关共生三种;在与微生物的共生关系中,存在与内生菌（原生动物、细菌、真菌和放线菌）和外生菌（蚁巢伞菌等）间的互利关系。指出了白蚁与螱客研究中存在的问题,给出了解决方案,并提出了今后可能的研究热点或方向,为白蚁的综合利用（如纤维素酶）及今后研究物种间的协同进化提供了基础资料。     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on strontium and barium bone content and fecal and urinary excretion

To elucidate accumulation of minerals in human iliac arteries with aging, the content of minerals was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Bilateral common, internal, and external iliac arteries of 16 men and 8 women, ranging ages from 65 to 93 yr, were examined. It was found that an extremely high accumulation of calcium and phosphorus occurred in the common iliac artery at old age, being higher than that of the internal and external iliac arteries. It should be noted that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus is the highest in the common iliac artery among the human arteries examined to date. Regarding sexual differences, the content of calcium and phosphorus in the common and internal iliac arteries was higher in women than in men, whereas their content in the external iliac artery was lower in women than in men.     

New amino-dithiaphospholanes and phosphoramidodithioites and their rhodium and iridium complexes

New sulfur derivatives of phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized and the impact of the sulfur unit on the spectroscopic properties of their rhodium and iridium complexes was investigated. The new ligands Bn₂NPSCH₂CH₂S^a(P-S^a) (Bn = benzyl, 4), Bn₂NPSCHCHS^a(CH₂)₃C^aH₂(P-S^a)(C^a-S^a) (6) and Bn₂NP(4-XC₆H₄OMe)₂ (X = S, 7a; X = O, 7b) were converted to the rhodium and iridium complexes trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(L)₂] (L = 4, 6, 7), [RhCl(COD)(L)] (L = 4, 6, 7), [IrCl(COD)(7a)] and [IrCl₂Cp∗(6)]. For comparison, some phosphoramidite complexes of these formulations also were synthesized. The new metal complexes were spectroscopically analyzed. For the carbonyl complexes, the ν_CO IR stretching frequencies were lower than for the corresponding phosphite and phosphoramidite ligands. The ¹J_PRh coupling constants for the rhodium complexes with the new ligands were also smaller than for the respective phosphoramidite and phosphite complexes. Finally, the ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the selenides of the new ligands were lower than those of the phosphoramidite ligands but higher than for PPh₃. The spectroscopic data reveal that the new thio ligands 4, 6 and 7a are more electron donating than phosphites and phosphoramidites but less electron donating than PPh₃.     

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Astrocytes transport the monocarboxylate acetate, but synaptosomes do not. The reason for this is unknown, because both preparations express monocarboxylate transporters (MCT). The transport and metabolism of lactate, another monocarboxylate, was examined in these two preparations, and the results were compared to those for acetate. Lactate transport is more rapid in astrocytes than in synaptosomes, but of lower affinity (Kms of 17 and 4 mM, respectively). Lactate (0.2 mM) is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in synaptosomes than in astrocytes (rates of 0.37 and 0.07 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). The reason for this is unclear, but cellular differences in lactate dehydrogenase isotype expression may be involved. Acetate is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in astrocytes than in synaptosomes (rates of 0.43 and 0.02 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). This is likely due to cellular differences in the expression of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes.     

Rapporteur report: Basics and technology and metrology and standards

The first and second sessions of the Workshop focussed on the basics of ultrasound and infrasound, their applications in both industry and medicine, and metrology and protection standards for ultrasound applications.     

Chemokines and cytokines: axis and allies in asthma and allergy

Allergic asthma can be precipitated by many factors. For the atopic person, fungus, pollen, dust mites, cockroach antigens, and diesel exhaust are all agents that may trigger an allergic attack. Cytokines and chemokines are integral mediators of fungal asthma. From the earliest time points, they recruit and activate the cells required for the clearance of fungus as well as being critical factors involved in the immunopathology of this disease. In the final analysis, it is clear that these mediators can act to the benefit or the detriment of the host.     

Prostaglandin and thromboxane production by human and guinea-pig macrophages and leucocytes

The ability of partially purified human and guinea-pig haematogenous cell populations, when cultured in vitro, to metabolise arachidonic acid (AA) has been studied. Supernatants from 24 hour cell culture have been subjected to analysis for products of AA metabolism by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection.The cell types studied were human peripheral blood monocytes (both glass adherent and non-adherent), neutrophils, eosinophils and leukemic leucocytes; thoracic duct lymphocytes and lung alveolar macrophages. From the guinea-pig, induced and non-induced macrophage or neutrophil enriched peritoneal exudate populations, lymph node cells, peritoneal eosinophils and peripheral blood platelets were examined. Supernatants were assayed for the presence of PGE₂, PGD₂, PGF_2α, TXB₂ and 6-keto-PGF_1α. In all types studied PGE₂ and TXB₂ were the major products formed. The identification of PGE₂ and TXB₂ was confirmed by GC/MS with multiple ion monitoring.The results have been compared with other reports and their possible significance discussed in relation to the proposed role of prostaglandins as mediators and modulators in immunopathology.     

Hip Circumference and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Men and Women

Objective: It has recently been demonstrated that, in middle‐aged women, a wide hip circumference is a protective factor for a number of health endpoints in later years. The effect seems to be independent of both overweight and waist circumference. This paper aims to replicate this finding in another population‐based sample consisting of women and men. Research Methods and Procedures: This was a prospective observational study consisting of a random subset of adult Danes. A total of 2987 subjects born in 1922, 1932, 1942, or 1952 and 35, 45, 55, or 65 years of age (at examination in 1987 to 1988) participated in the Danish MONICA (MONItoring trends and determinants of CArdiovascular disease) project, with measurements of height, weight, and hip and waist circumference taken. Through personal identification numbers, incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) until the end of 1998 and all causes of death until 2001 were retrieved from the National Registers of Hospital Discharge. There was an average of 10 years of follow‐up for incidence of CVD and CHD and 13 years of follow‐up for total mortality. Results: Large hip circumference, relative to body size and waist circumference, predicted less incidence of CVD, CHD, and total death in women. This was not the case in men; BMI and waist circumference were the strongest independent predictors. Discussion: A large hip circumference seems to have independent and positive effects on CVD and CHD morbidity and mortality in women, but no protective effect on cardiovascular health in men. However, a borderline significant protective effect on total mortality was observed.