拟纤枝真藓(Bryum petelotii)的地理新分布与分类地位探讨

报道了中国大陆新记录种——拟纤枝真藓(Bryum petelotii Thér.et Henr.)在贵州、云南的分布;描述了本种的形态特征和地理分布,并讨论了本种与相近种真藓(Bryum argenteum Hedw.)和纤枝短月藓［Brachymenium exile(Doz.et Molk.) Bosch et Lac.］的关系;基于文献和相关标本的研究,阐述并讨论了Ochi H.和B.C.Tan等关于该种分类地位的观点,并赞同将拟纤枝真藓置于真藓属(Bryum Hedw.)的观点。     

新疆紫萼藓属(Grimmia Hedw.)植物4个新记录种

作者在研究新疆紫萼藓科植物时,发现了紫萼藓属(Grimmia Hedw.)植物4个新记录种,包括Grimmia capillata,紫萼藓(G. plagiopodia),贺兰山紫萼藓(G. crassiuscula)和卷叶紫萼藓(G. incurva),其中G. capillata为中国新分布。该研究对新记录种的形态特征、地理分布进行了详细描述,将其与属内相似种进行了比较分析。     

香港茜草科植物新记录

查阅馆藏植物标本,有3种茜草科植物：丹草（Hedyotis herbacea）、小耳草（H.pumila）和蕴璋耳草（Scleromitrion koanum）为香港新记录。这些资料为香港的生物多样性工作提供了基础数据。     

中国短月藓属植物一新记录种和真藓属一新记录变种

通过对采自贵州全省的700余份真藓科(Bryaceae)植物标本的整理和鉴定,发现其中的一标本为中 国短月藓属(Brachymenium)新记录种:黄肋短月藓(新拟名)(BrachymeniummacrocarpumCard.)和真藓属 (Bryum)一新记录变种:拟三列真藓短尖变种(新拟名)(Bryumpseudotriquetrum(Hedw.)Gaerth.var.ela tumNog.)。     

中国青藓科植物分类学修订（一）：异叶藓属

在对世界异叶藓属（Kindbergia Ochyra）植物进行系统研究基础上,作者对中国分布的该属植物进行了分类学修订。结果表明：（1）中国分布的“树状异叶藓”［K.arbuscula(Broth.)Ochyra］、“异叶藓”［K.praelonga(Hedw.)Ochyra］和密枝燕尾藓［Bryhnia serricuspis(Müll Hal.)Y.F.Wang & R.L.Hu］为K.dumosa(Mitt.)Ignatov & Huttunen的错误鉴定;（2）因树状分枝的植物体、异形的茎枝叶、近及顶的强壮中肋和明显下延的叶基等特征不同于青藓科现存任一类群,故将中国分布的“异叶藓属”植物移入新建属——拟异叶藓属（Pseudokindbergia M.Li,Y.F.Wang,Ignatov & B.C.Tan）中;（3）拟异叶藓属区别于异叶藓属的主要形态特征为：假鳞毛半圆形至三角状半圆形,先端钝或平截;孢蒴倾立至水平;蒴盖圆锥形。（4）到目前为止,中国尚未发现异叶藓属植物的分布。     

亮花芒毛苣苔在中国的发现及近缘种花粉形态研究

该文报道了中国苦苣苔科(Gesneriaceae)植物分布新记录种,即亮花芒毛苣苔(Aeschynanthus fulgens Wall. exR. Br.),同时描述了该新记录种的分类学特征,并提供了该新记录种的引证标本和图片。此外,还比较了该新记录种与束花芒毛苣苔(A. hookeri C. B. Clarke)的花粉形态特征,发现二者花粉形态及纹饰存在显著差异。凭证标本保存在河南农业大学植物标本馆(HEAC)中。     

新疆、青海、内蒙古3省区被子植物分布新记录

该文报道了中国新疆、青海、内蒙古3个省区的植物新分布记录,包括2个省级新分布记录属和6个省级新分布记录种。其中陌上菜属（Lindernia Allioni）为新疆新记录属;薄果荠属（Hornungia Borb Reichenbach）为内蒙古新记录属。短茎岩黄芪（Hedysarum setigerum Turczaninow ex Fischer et C.A.Meyer）、帕米尔四齿芥（Tetracme pamirica Vassilcz.）和陌上菜〔Lindernia procumbens （Krocker） Borbas〕为新疆新记录种;密毛肋果沙棘（Hippophae neurocarpa subsp. stellatopilosa Y. S. Lian et al. ex Swenson et Bartish）为青海新记种;薄果荠〔Hornungia procumbens （Linnaeus） Hayek〕和粗穗赖草（Leymus crassiusculus L. B. Cai）为内蒙古新记录种。凭证标本存放于内蒙古大学植物标本馆（HIMC）中。     

浙江舟山群岛三种新记录植物

该文报道了三种分布于浙江省舟山群岛的新记录植物,分别是石竹科(Caryophyllaceae)的基隆蝇子草[Silene fortunei Vis. var. kiruninsularis(Masam.)Ying](中国大陆分布新记录)、柽柳科(Tamaricaceae)的柽柳(Tamarix chinensis Lour.)和豆科(Fabaceae)的白花草木犀(Melilotus albus Medik.)(浙江省分布新记录),提供了形态描述与图片,并对三种新记录植物的经济价值和利用途径作了讨论。凭证标本存放于浙江农林大学植物标本馆(ZJFC)中。     

甘肃4种亚热带常绿阔叶木本植物分布新记录

报道了甘肃省4种亚热带常绿阔叶木本植物分布新记录：黄丹木姜子〔Litsea elongata （Wall. ex Nees） Benth. et Hook. f.〕、总梗女贞（Ligustrum pricei Hayata）、攀缘胡颓子（Elaeagnus sarmentosa Rehder）、栓叶安息香（Styrax suberifolius Hook. & Arn.）。其中,栓叶安息香和攀缘胡颓子也是秦岭植物分布新记录。这些植物的发现进一步丰富了甘肃省亚热带常绿阔叶木本植物资源,对于研究西秦岭地区亚热带木本植物的物种多样性和植物区系具有重要意义。新记录凭证标本存放于陇南师范高等专科学校植物标本室。     

西藏紫草科1新记录属——微果草属

该文报道了西藏地区紫草科1新记录属微果草属(Microcaryum)及1新记录种微果草(Microcaryum pygmaeum (Clarke)Johnst.)。该种发现于西藏隆子县,生于海拔约5 000 m的高山草甸。研究了其外部形态、小坚果微形态及花粉形态,并与形态相近种毛果草 （Lasiocaryum densiflorum (Duthie)Johnst.） 进行了比较。凭证标本保存于北京师范大学动植物标本馆植物标本室(BNU)。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

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.     

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).     

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.