影响魔芋愈伤组织形成的几个因素

研究了魔芋不同外植体类型、激素种类和激素组合、光暗培养条件、不同生理时期取材等因素对愈伤组织诱导能力的影响以及不同处理所得愈伤组织的分化能力。结果表明 ,不同外植体类型诱导愈伤组织能力顺序为 :顶花芽 >幼嫩芽鞘 >子芋 >根状芋 ;经过 4℃低温预处理的子芋和根状芋比未经预处理的外植体更易诱导出愈伤组织 ;MS +BA1 .0～ 2 .0 +NAA1 .0～ 2 .0培养基均能诱导外植体产生愈伤组织 ,愈伤组织诱导率大多在 5 0 %以上 ,最高达 87.5 % ;在魔芋生长期取材比在休眠期取材更易诱导出愈伤组织 ;不同处理所得愈伤组织在分化能力上具有较明显的差异。     

小麦幼穗胚性愈伤组织诱导及分化过程中内源激素的作用

2,4-D的浓度及诱导时间的长短影响出愈率和早期体胚的形成,6－BA0．25mg／L或KT0．5mg/L抑制胚性愈伤组织的诱导及分化。胚性能力较强外植体的内源激素含量较高,同时分化过程中胚性愈伤组织的ABA、IAA含量高于非胚性意伤组织,而GA3含量则低于非胚性愈伤组织。     

外源激素对金钱松胚外植体愈伤组织的诱导及其器官发生的调节作用

金钱松胚外植体在培养过程中由于外源激素的种类和配比的不同而存在着几种发育途径：直接从胚外植体表面分化不定芽;先诱导愈伤组织,再从愈伤组织分化不定芽;还可由愈伤组织分化出胚状体。激素ＢＡ对外植体不定芽的诱导起着关键作用。激素２,４－Ｄ则诱导愈伤组织,ＢＡ与２,４－Ｄ配比恰当诱导的愈伤组织分化出体细胞胚状体。　ＬＰ’附加低浓度的ＢＡ或ＫＴ（＜０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ）促进不定芽茎的伸长;　ＬＰ’附加浓度的ＩＢＡ（＜０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ）诱导不定根的发生。愈伤组织在基本培养基浓度为　×ＬＰ’或１×ＬＰ’的分化培养基上不定芽诱导率相似。     

黄芩愈伤组织诱导条件的研究

为寻求诱导黄芩愈伤组织的最佳培养条件和激素配比,以黄芩的子叶、真叶和下胚轴为外植体,利用不同激素组合的MS培养基分别在黑暗和光照条件下诱导愈伤组织。结果表明：①在黑暗条件下各激素处理的愈伤组织诱导率和愈伤组织增重均高于光照条件下,而褐化率低于各处理,并且诱导出的愈伤组织较光照下松散,适合于细胞培养;②M6培养基其褐化率为0,诱导率高达100％,愈伤组织增重2．22g,明显优于其它激素配比,是黄芩愈伤组织诱导的最佳激素配比;③各种激素配比处理下,黄芩真叶愈伤组织的愈伤组织增重明显高于子叶和下胚轴。而褐化率却明显低于它们,因此真叶是黄芩诱导愈伤组织的最佳外植体。     

海岛棉愈伤组织诱导和分化研究

以海岛棉无菌苗的胚根、下胚轴和子叶作外植体,对这３种器官在离体培养中愈伤组织诱导、分化以及影响因素进行了研究。结果表明：下胚轴作外植体效果最好,愈伤组织生长块、质地好,有芽的分化,进而可再生出植株。胚根效果很差,愈伤组织产生很少而且很易褐化死亡。子叶效果不好,愈伤组织少、生长慢无分化。外源激素中２．４－Ｄ与ＫＴ配合使用效果好,愈伤组织可以分化。无菌苗生长状态及培养基中非激素成分对愈伤组织诱导和分化     

欧美黑杨离体再生途径及影响因子的研究

先期完成了以腋芽发育为再生方式的研究后,又对不定芽的发育进行了探索。分别以欧天黑杨特选品系的不同部位外植体进行愈伤组织诱导及植株再生研究,易诱导井易分化出新芽的外植体为幼嫩茎段;通过不同激素浓度合理配比,进行适宜的诱导及分化培养基筛选,培养基为MS 6-BA1．2mg／L NAA0．5mg／L,附加6g／L琼脂,诱导的愈伤组织分化出密集的再生芽;糖分在诱导分化过程中作用突出,其合适浓度为10g/L;愈伤组织的形态及培养时问对分化频率影响较大,最佳的形态为致密的绿色,白色及粉红色的愈伤组织较疏松,分化率很低。不同部位外植体、激素含量、蔗糖浓度、愈伤组织形态及培养时间是明显影响欧美黑杨愈伤组织诱导分化的因子。     

黄山药愈伤组织诱导与分化

采用黄山药野生植株作为外植体,试验了不同激素处理对黄山药愈伤组织的诱导、分化影响,结果表明：不同的外植体的诱导率差别较大,叶片的诱导率最高,最高达到85．7％,茎段的诱导率较低,平均诱导率仅10％左右。以叶片作为外植体诱导愈伤组织的最佳培养基配方为MS 2,4-D2．0mg／L 6-BA2．5mg／L;愈伤组织分化生芽的最佳配方为MS BA1．0mg／L NAA0．5mg／L 蔗糖2％ pH6．4;愈伤组织分化生根的最佳配方诱MS BA1．0mg／L NAA0．1mg／L 蔗糖3％ pH6．80。     

盾叶薯蓣组织培养技术的优化

以盾叶薯蓣的根状茎、茎段、叶柄、幼叶为材料,进行愈伤组织诱导、分化及再生植株形成的研究。结果表明：盾叶薯蓣不同外植体均能诱导出愈伤组织,其中茎段愈伤组织的诱导率最高;不同激素配比的培养基对愈伤组织的形成有很大的影响：以LS为基本培养基,2,4-D浓度为4．0mg／L、6-BA浓度为1．0mg／L的激素配比诱导率最高,达62．5％;以改良MS为基本培养基,2,4-D浓度为2．0mg／L、6-BA浓度为0．5mg／L的激素配比诱导率最高,达71．4％。筛选到优化的分化培养基为改良MS附加2．0mg／L的6-BA和0．5mg／L的Vc,且能直接诱导出根,并形成完整植株。     

球子蕨孢子的无菌繁殖

以球子蕨成熟孢子为外植体,研究了不同激素及浓度对其孢子萌发、愈伤组织诱导、丛生芽分化及生根的影响。结果表明：孢子萌发最适培养基为1／2MS＋2％蔗糖,20d后萌发率达55．7％;诱导愈伤组织的最适培养基为MS＋0．5mg·L-1 KT＋0．5mg·L～2,4-D,诱导率达36％,愈伤组织为绿色颗粒状;颗粒状愈伤组织在不添加激素的MS培养基中即可生长出大量丛生芽,转化率可达49．3％;低浓度（0．2mg·L-1）的IAA可有效促进幼孢子体苗生根。     

黑暗和光照对长春花培养细胞生长和生理生化特性的影响

以长春花(Catharanthus roseus(L.)G．Don)幼嫩叶片为外植体,在。MS NAA 0．5mg／L, 2,4一D0．5mg／L 6 BA 2．0mg／L培养基上诱导形成愈伤组织,愈伤组织置于不同条件下培养。结果表明,黑暗和光照下,培养细胞的生长周期为27d;过氧化物酶(POD)活性和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性均出现2个峰值。对长春花总生物碱含量和总产量亦做了研究,结果发现最佳的收获时期为第27d。     

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.