小麦—冰草T7PL·7AL罗伯逊易位系的分子细胞学鉴定

冰草是小麦遗传改良的重要野生近缘植物之一,有目标的导入冰草外源优异基因是拓宽小麦遗传基础的有效途径。前期研究表明:小麦-冰草衍生系II-23(2n=38W+6P)由19对小麦染色体(缺少4B和7A)和3对冰草染色体(2P、4P和7P)组成。本研究报道从II-23的回交后代中分离鉴定出1个自发易位系7-20。基因组原位杂交(GISH)鉴定表明7-20是一个整臂易位系;经非变性荧光原位杂交(ND-FISH)检测发现,小麦的7A染色体发生易位;进一步利用小麦7A染色体特异SSR标记以及冰草7P染色体特异STS标记对7-20易位系中的外源易位片段大小以及易位染色体的组成进行鉴定,确定7-20为T7PL·7AL罗伯逊易位系(Robertsonian translocation line)。对该易位系与小麦品种Fukuhokomugi构建的BC1F2和BC2F1世代分离群体进行田间农艺性状考察,发现该易位系阳性株系和阴性株系在有效分蘖数和千粒重性状上无显著差异,在株高上表现为阳性材料显著低于阴性材料,但同时出现穗粒数下降的现象。总之,本研究表明易位系7-20为T7PL·7AL罗伯逊易位,该创新材料不仅为后续利用断裂—融合机制创制出更多的补偿易位材料提供了理论依据,而且也为今后向小麦中转移冰草优异基因提供了重要的中间桥梁材料。     

单体异附加系花药培养创制小麦- 中间偃麦草纯合易位系

利用单体异附加系花药培养细胞工程途径,诱导小麦与中间偃麦草发生染色体易位,通过细胞学分析、荧光原位杂交(F ISH)和SSR鉴定出纯合易位系.研究结果表明,经单体异附加系花药培养创制出1个小麦-中间偃麦草纯合易位系99-803;其花粉母细胞(PM C s)减数分裂中期I染色体构型为18.42个环状二价体 2.57个棒状二价体 0.01个单价体;中间偃麦草的7A i-1染色体与小麦7A或7B染色体发生了非罗伯逊易位,且中间偃麦草易位片段较小;通过该途径获得纯合易位系的频率约为2%.以上结果表明,单体异附加系花药培养是一条向小麦转移异源染色体小片段(基因)的快速高效途径.     

利用杀配子染色体创造普通小麦-大赖草异易位系

某些山羊草染色体在普通小麦遗传背景中可引起小麦染色体发生断裂、重接从而产生染色体结构变异, 利用这一机制, 用抗赤霉病普通小麦-大赖草Lr2和Lr7染色体二体附加系与普通小麦-柱穗山羊草的2C杀配子染色体二体附加系杂交, 再用中国春回交, 采用染色体C分带技术从BC1中初筛出染色体结构发生变异的植株, 再通过染色体C分带和基因组荧光原位杂交技术, 并结合花粉母细胞减数分裂中期Ⅰ的染色体配对分析, 对其自交后代作细致的细胞学分析, 选育出3个普通小麦-大赖草纯合易位系T1DS-Lr7L(98002, NAU633), T4AL·4AS-Lr7S(98004, NAU634)和T1BL-Lr2S (98048, NAU635), 以及一批尚待鉴定的含小麦与大赖草染色体易位植株. 对杀配子染色体在诱导小麦与外源染色体间易位的可行性和效率, 以及异易位系的利用价值进行了讨论.     

1RS-7DS.7DL小麦-黑麦小片段易位系的鉴定

黑麦(Secale cereale L., RR)是改良普通小麦(Triticum aestivum L., AABBDD)的重要基因资源,将黑麦优异基因转移到普通小麦中,是小麦品种改良的有效途经之一。文章将四川地方品种蓬安白麦子(T. aestivum L., AABBDD) 与秦岭黑麦(S. cereale cv. Qinling, RR)杂交,染色体自动加倍获得八倍体小黑麦CD-13(AABBDDRR);通过顺序FISH和GISH分析,发现该八倍体小黑麦1RS端部与7DS的端部发生相互易位,是一个携带1RS-7DS.7DL小麦-黑麦小片段易位染色体的八倍体小黑麦。利用八倍体小黑麦CD-13与四川推广小麦品种川麦42杂交、连续自交,获得包含60个株系的F₅群体;对F₅群体的58个株系进行GISH和FISH分析发现,其中13个株系含有1RS-7DS.7DL小片段易位染色体。在这13个株系中,株系811染色体数目为2n=6x=42,是稳定的1RS-7DS.7DL小片段易位系;并且1RS特异分子标记和醇溶蛋白分析表明,1RS-7DS.7DL易位染色体1RS小片段的断裂点位于分子标记IB267-IAG95之间,不包含编码黑麦碱蛋白的Sec-1位点;同时1RS-7DS.7DL小片段易位系的千粒重与川麦42相当,远远高于八倍体小黑麦CD-13,对千粒重无负作用。因此,1RS-7DS.7DL小麦-黑麦小片段易位系可作为进一步深入研究1RS小片段上的优异基因及其遗传效应的重要材料。     

用分子标记定位源于中间偃麦草的小麦抗黄矮病基因

利用生物素标记的中间偃麦草基因组总DNA作为探针 ,对以L1为抗源的抗黄矮病小麦新品系H960 642的有丝分裂中期染色体进行原位杂交 ,结果表明 :H960 642是纯合的小麦 中间偃麦草易位系 ,携有抗黄矮病基因的中间偃麦草染色体片段易位到小麦染色体端部 .采用小麦第 7部分同源群上的 8个RFLP探针进行Southern分析 ,结果表明 :H960 642的小麦 7D染色体长臂末端片段被中间偃麦草染色体 7X长臂末端片段所取代 ,即该染色体为T7DS·7DL -7XL ,易位断点位于Xpsr680和Xpsr965之间 ,距着丝点的遗传距离约 90～ 99cM .筛选出了与 7X上抗黄矮病基因紧密连锁的RFLP标记psr680和psr687.将该抗黄矮病基因定位于 7XL端部、RFLP遗传图Xpsr680与Xpsr687位点附近 .Ep 1同工酶分析结果佐证了RFLP分析结果 .     

普通小麦-大赖草易位系NAU601和NAU618的选育及双端二体测交分析

利用根尖体细胞有丝分裂中期染色体Giemsa C-分带和荧光原位杂交从普通小麦-大赖草Lr.2、Ir.7异附加系辐射后代中选育出2个纯合易位系：（1）易位系NAU618(MS142-3),2n=44,易位染色体由大赖草Lr.7染色体的大部分（约5/6,包括着丝粒）及小麦染色体1A短臂的一部分（近端1/3）组成,外源染色体片段的长度约占易位染色体总长度的4/5;（2）易位系MAU601（MS101-4）,2n=42,易位染色体由小麦染色体4B的整个短臂和4B长臂近着丝粒部分（1/3）及大赖草Lr.2短臂的绝大部分组成,外源染色体片段占易位染色体长臂的1/2。对易位系进行的双端二体侧交分析证交易位所涉及的小麦染色体分别为1A和4B。连续3年单花滴注法进行的田间赤霉病抗性接种鉴定结果表明,普通小麦-大赖草异源异位系MAU618(MS142-3)对赤霉病的抗性与抗病对照品种苏麦3号相仿,易位系MAU601（MS101-4）对赤霉病抗性低于苏麦3号,但明显高于感病亲本中国春。     

筛选利用小麦微卫星标记追踪簇毛麦各条染色体

选用定位于普通小麦7个部分同源群上的276对微卫星引物对普通小麦中同春和簇毛麦的基因组DNA进行扩增分析,有148对引物可在两个物种间检测到多态性。利用上述显示多态性的引物进一步对7个中国春-簇毛麦二体附加系进行扩增分析,筛选出分别可用来追踪簇毛麦1V至7V染色体的引物wmc49（1BS）、wmc25（2BS）、gdm36（3DS）、gdml45（4AL）、wmc233（5DS）、wmc256（6AL）和gwm344（7BL）。此外还发现6DS上的微卫星引物gwm469可以用来追踪簇毛麦的2V染色体;2DS上的微卫星引物gdm107可用来追踪簇毛麦的6V染色体。进一步用涉及不同簇毛麦和小麦背景的小麦一簇毛麦染色体附加系、代换系和易位系进行扩增分析,这些微卫星标记也可用来鉴定簇毛麦的各条染色体。因此,这然簇毛麦染色体特异的微卫星标记可用来追踪普通小麦背景中的簇毛麦染色体。     

利用染色体C-分带和双色荧光原位交杂技术鉴定普通小麦-黑麦-簇毛麦双重易位系1RS·1BL，6VS·6AL

为改进小麦-黑麦1RS·1BL易位系的抗病性,丰富栽培小麦品种的遗传多样性,本文通过1RS·1BL与6VS·6AL易位系杂交,在后代中利用染色体C-分带技术从杂种F     

小麦遗传背景对黑麦抗叶锈基因Lr26的抗性表达的影响

利用1套从小麦纯系和黑麦自交系培育出的1R附加系、代换系和易位系,研究了1RS上的抗叶锈基因Lr26在小麦中的表达。结果发现,1R二体附加系和纯合1RS/1BL易位系高抗小麦叶锈病;而其小麦亲本、1R(1B)代换系和1BS/1RL易位系重感叶锈病。这一结果指出了黑麦染色体臂1RS上的抗小麦叶锈病基因Lr26在小麦中的表达受小麦染色体臂1BL上的基因的强烈影响,指出了外源基因在小麦中的表达可受染色体臂或基因水平上的相互作用的制约。文中讨论了外源基因与小麦遗传背景相互作用在小麦育种中的意义。     

滨麦抗条锈病基因的染色体定位和分子标记

从滨麦与普通小麦杂交后代中筛选到一条抗条锈病的小滨麦品系93784。以滨麦基因组DNA为探针的荧光原位杂交结果表明,93784是小麦与滨麦的小片段易位系,易位的滨麦染色体片段位于一对小麦染色体的短臂端部,利用该易位系构建了F2分离群体,进行F2单株成株期抗条锈鉴定,抗性分析证明,小滨麦93784中的抗条锈病基因是单基因控制的,位于滨麦染色体的易位片段上,命名为YrLm。进一步采用24对TaqⅠ（T1-T4）/PstⅠd(P1-P6)引物组合对抗感亲本及F2分离群体进行AFLP分析,筛选出一个与抗条锈病基因YrLm连锁的AFLP分子标记,经克隆和测序,该标记片段长度为205bp,定名为P1T3205。     

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.