西藏嵩草属（莎草科）的修订

在标本观察和野外调查的基础上,对西藏的嵩草属Kobresia植物进行了分类学修订,共确认了36种和1亚种。更正了6个类群的学名,它们正确的名称是K. esenbeckii,K. fissiglumis,K. gammiei,K. littledalei,K. myosuroides ssp. bistaminata和K. vaginosa。有13个名称,即K. angusta,K. cercostachys var. capillacea,K. clarkeana,K. curticeps var. gyirongensis,K. deasyi,K. glaucifolia,K. hookeri,K. nudicarpa,K. prainii var. elliptica,K. seticulmis,K. stenocarpa,K. stenocarpa var. simplex和K. williamsii处理为异名,其中K. prainii var. elliptica,K. glaucifolia和K. stenocarpa var. simplex为新异名。发现了西藏分布的一个新记录种密穗嵩草K. handel-mazzettii。还收录了最近发表的假钩状嵩草K. pseuduncinoides和阔鳞嵩草K. woodii。此外,重新编制了西藏嵩草属分种和亚种检索表,并较为详细地登记了各类群在西藏的分布地点。     

台南并脊天牛种团的订正研究(鞘翅目,天牛科,沟胫天牛亚科)(英文)

对Breuning(1956)提出的Glenea fainanensis 种团重新进行了研究,并为G.fainanensis,G.inlineata和G.subregularis指定了选模.两个种的地位得到了订正:G.inlineata Pic star.nov.由种下地位G.fainanensis v.inlineata Pic,1943提升为种级阶元,G.subregularis Pic stat.nov.由种下地位G.internedivisa v.subregularis Pic,1943提升为种级阶元.G.tenuivittata Gressitt,1951被确认为G.subregularis Pic的新异名.编制了上述3个种的检索表、给出了成虫整体彩色照片和外生殖器照片.     

中国野青茅属(禾本科)一些种类的修订(Ⅱ)

在标本室研究和野外考察的基础上,对中国野青茅属Deyeuxia的一些种类进行了修订.归并了2个名称,即将Deyeuxia sikangensis Keng并入D. scabrescens (Griseb.) Munro ex Duthie作为异名; 将D. levipes Keng并入D. nivicola Hook. f. 作为异名.确认了D. dispar L. Liou和D. agrostioides L. Liou是两个未合格发表的名称,将前者归并于D. scabrescens,后者归并于D. diffusa Keng.     

安徽大别山粒毛盘菌初探

大别山区森林植物极其丰富多样,区内气候温暖湿润,为粒毛盘菌等腐生真菌生长提供了丰富的基物和适宜的气候条件.对该地区粒毛盘菌等相关类群资源进行了研究,报道了粒毛盘菌属7个分类单元,包括Lachnum ciliare,L. nudipes,L.pudibundum,L.ptgmnaeum,L.subpygmaeum,L.sichuanense和L.virgineum,利用物种描述式表明了种的主要特征,并对其中部分种进行了形态学方面的讨论.     

中国野牡丹科植物补充订正

报道了中国野牡丹科Melastomataceae尖子木属Oxyspora一新记录种——柑叶尖子木O. curtisii King,并绘制了特征线条图。另基于花序和花特征的不同, 将翅茎异形木Allomorphia eupteroton Guillaumin var. teretipetiolata C. Y. Wu ＆ C. Chen由变种提升为种, 归入尖子木属, 即翅茎尖子木Oxyspora teretipetiolata （C. Y. Wu ＆ C. Chen） W. H. Chen ＆ Y. M. Shui, 并补充描述了其花部特征。通过扫描电镜观察了它们的花粉和种子形态, 为分类处理提供了佐证。     

中国海鼓虾科角鼓虾属分类研究(甲壳亚门,十足目)

对中国海鼓虾科角鼓虾属系统分类进行了研究.角鼓虾全世界共记录34种,其中中国海记录了9种.本文中记录中国海分布的角鼓虾属Athanas 8种,其中对中国海2新纪录种A.polymorphus Kemp和A.squillophilus Hayashi,进行了描记,并提供了中国角鼓虾种检索表.在中国的材料中:A.japonicus、A.ohsimai、A.polymorphus及A.squillophilus 4种的螯足表现了多态性,A.ohsimai和A.squillophilus的螯足多态性也是首次发现和记载.所有研究测量标本均保存在中国科学院海洋研究所.     

提高人类表现的动态光照明

讨论了基于LED和荧光灯光源以及有无紫外线光谱的动态光照明的分类和应用.介绍了基于荧光灯的动态光照明历史.并讨论了发光二极管技术应用于动态光照明的原因.综述了动态光照影响人体皮质醇,褪黑素,警觉性,体温和情绪的作用机理.并介绍紫外线照射的安全标准.提出了一种理想的动态光照明,此种动态光考虑显色指数,色温,光照度,光谱结构和动态变化.     

中国玉兰属两新种

描述了中国木兰科玉兰属两新种,奇叶玉兰(Yulania mirifolia D.L.Fu,T B Zhao etZ.X.Chen,sp.nov.)和青皮玉兰(Yulania viridula D.L.Fu,T B Zhao et G.H.Tian,sp.nov.)的形态特征和分布情况,并与近缘种进行了比较。     

一类周期种群系统的稳定性分析及最优控制问题

本文讨论了一类线性时变周期种群系统的稳定性和最优控制问题.利用Lyapunov函数.对系统的稳定性进行了分析.给出了系统稳定的充分条件.并且利用Banach空间理论,证明了最优收获控制的存在性和唯一性.并且给出了最优控制所满足的必要性条件.     

不丹和锡金直角步甲属种类(鞘翅目,步甲总科,直角步甲族)

直角步甲属Orthogonius Macleay在不丹和锡金原记录仅1种,即卵直角步甲O.opacus Schmidt-Gobel,本文补充了该种的一些分布记录,并描述了产自不丹和锡金的直角步甲属3新种,即喜直角步甲O.himalayicus sp.nov.、杜氏直角步甲O.dureli sp.nov.和长茎直角步甲O.longiphallus sp.nov.,给出了该地区直角步甲属分种检索表.     

Hepatocytes contribute to soluble CD14 production, and CD14 expression is differentially regulated in hepatocytes and monocytes

CD14 presents as a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked membrane protein on the surface of monocytes/macrophages and as a soluble protein in the serum. Our previous studies have shown that an 80-kilobase pair (kb) genomic DNA fragment containing the human CD14 gene is sufficient to direct CD14 expression in a monocyte-specific manner in transgenic mice. In addition, we discovered that human CD14 is highly expressed in hepatocytes. Here, we report the generation of transgenic mice with either a 24- or 33-kb human CD14 genomic DNA fragment. Data from multiple transgenic lines show that neither the 24- nor the 33-kb transgenic mice express human CD14 in monocytes/macrophages. However, human CD14 is highly expressed in the liver of the 33-kb transgenic mice. These results demonstrate that human CD14 expression is regulated differently in monocytes and hepatocytes. Furthermore, we identified an upstream regulatory element beyond the 24-kb region, but within the 33-kb region of the human CD14 gene, which is critical for CD14 expression in hepatocytes, but not in monocytes/macrophages. Most importantly, the data demonstrate that the liver is one of the major organs for the production of soluble CD14. These transgenic mice provide an excellent system to further explore the functions of soluble CD14.     

Molecular cloning and characterization of CD14 gene in goat

The present study was carried out in the Animal Genetics Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute. The cDNA for CD14 gene of goat was amplified for the first time using PCR with ATGGTCTGCGTGCCCTACCTG as forward primer and GGAGCCCGAGGCTTCGCGTAA as reverse primer. The PCR product of 1122 bp was eluted, purified, cloned and sequenced by automated sequencer (ABI prism) using dideoxy chain termination method. CD14 cDNA (Gene bank Accession no. DQ457090) revealed 1122 bp nucleotide with ATG as start codon followed by an open reading frame of 1116 nucleotides and TAA as stop codon. GC content of caprine CD14 gene was found to be as high as 62.21%. The predicted peptide sequence revealed 373 amino acids precursor corresponding to coding sequence of CD14 gene and a 20 amino acid signal peptide. Caprine CD14 peptide is of higher Mol wt. than buffalo, but lesser than cattle. Caprine CD14 cDNA gene is 92.0, 92.5, 75.7, 76.1, 69.2 and 61.7% identical to buffalo, cattle, human, dog, mouse and rat cDNA.     

The gene that encodes the human CD20 (B1) differentiation antigen is located on chromosome 11 near the t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation site

The human CD20 gene (B1) encodes a B lymphocyte-specific, cell-surface molecule that is involved in B cell activation and differentiation. We report that the CD20 gene is located on human chromosome 11 at position q12-q13. The location of CD20 was determined by in situ hybridization and was further confirmed by Southern blot analysis of DNA from rodent/human hybrids that contained only portions of human chromosome 11. This localization places the CD20 gene near the site of the t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation that is found in a subgroup of B cell-lineage malignancies. The site of this translocation has been previously identified by DNA cloning and termed bcl-1. The CD20 gene was found to lie on the centromeric side of bcl-1 on chromosome 11 and to be separated from bcl-1 by at least 50 kb of DNA. These results raise the possibility that alterations in the expression of the CD20 gene may result after the t(11;14) chromosomal alteration.     

Temporary upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-13 expression in the brains of CD14 deficient mice in the early stage of prion infection

CD14 deficient (CD14^−/−) mice survived longer than wild-type (WT) C57BL/6J mice when inoculated with prions intracerebrally, accompanied by increased expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 by microglia in the early stage of infection. To assess the immune regulatory effects of CD14 in detail, we compared the gene expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the brains of WT and CD14^−/− mice infected with the Chandler strain. Gene expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-13 in prion-infected CD14^−/− mice was temporarily upregulated at 75 dpi, whereas IL-13 gene expression was not upregulated in prion-infected WT mice. Immunofluorescence staining showed that IL-13 was mainly expressed in neurons of the thalamus at 75 dpi. These results suggest that CD14 can suppress IL-13 expression in neurons during the early stage of prion infection.     

The monocyte differentiation antigen, CD14, is anchored to the cell membrane by a phosphatidylinositol linkage

CD14 is a myeloid differentiation Ag expressed primarily on peripheral blood monocytes and macrophages. Although its function is unknown, the CD14 gene maps to a region encoding several myeloid growth factors and receptors. Analysis of the CD14 protein sequence deduced from the cDNA shows that although the CD14 protein contains a characteristic leader peptide, it lacks a characteristic transmembrane region, suggesting that CD14 may be anchored to the membrane via glycosylphosphatidylinositol (PI). Treatment of monocytes as well as a CD14-expressing neuroglioma cell line with PI-phospholipase C removed CD14 from the cell surface. Furthermore, monocytes from a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, a disease characterized by lack of expression of other PI-linked proteins, failed to express CD14. Interestingly, the CD14-expressing neuroglioma cell line, which had been transfected with a single CD14 cDNA, released a soluble form of CD14 into the supernatant. Soluble forms of CD14 have previously been observed in serum of normal individuals and in culture supernatants of CD14+ cells. Biosynthetic experiments reveal that this soluble form of CD14 (48 kDa), which is smaller than the form released from the membrane by PI-phospholipase C (53 kDa), does not contain ethanolamine, the first constitutent of the PI-anchoring system. These studies demonstrate that CD14 is a member of the family of PI-anchored proteins and suggest that soluble forms of CD14 represent molecules that completely lack the PI-anchoring system.     

CD14 is a member of the family of leucine-rich proteins and is encoded by a gene syntenic with multiple receptor genes.

We have isolated and characterized genomic and cDNA clones encoding the murine homolog of the human monocyte/granulocyte cell surface glycoprotein, CD14. As in man, the expression of murine CD14 is limited to the myeloid lineage. The murine and human CD14 genes are highly conserved in their intron-exon organization and nucleotide sequence. Their deduced protein sequences show 66% amino acid identity. In both mouse and man, the CD14 protein contains a repeating (10 times) leucine-rich motif (LXXLXLX) that is also found in a group of heterogeneous proteins from phylogenetically distant species. The CD14 gene has been mapped to mouse chromosome 18 which also contains at least five genes encoding receptors (Pdgfr, Adrb2r, li, Grl-1, Fms). Thus CD14 and the receptor genes form a conserved syntenic group localized on mouse chromosome 18 and human chromosome 5. The inclusion of CD14 in the family of leucine-rich proteins, its expression profile and the murine chromosomal localization support the hypothesis that CD14 may function as a receptor.