菜豆种子的超干研究

为了研究菜豆种子超干贮藏的适宜含水量及其机理,采用人工老化法对不同含水量的菜豆种子在老化过程中的活力变化与生理特性进行了研究。通过对含水量为3．4％～9．0％老化菜豆种子的发芽率、脱氢酶和酸性磷酸酶活性以及丙二醛含量等指标的检测,结果表明菜豆种子含水量(MC)降至3．8％,能显著提高抗老化劣变的能力。在同等老化处理(50C、20d)后,未超干种子(MC=6．9％～9．0％)发芽率已大幅度下降,而超干种子(MC=3．8％～3．4％)的发芽率仍保持一个很高的水平。与未超干种子相比,超干种子脱氢酶和酸性磷酸酶活性明显升高,而丙二醛含量则显著降低。不同含水量菜豆种子POD同工酶谱不同。     

超干红花种子抗老化作用及其机理

红花种子含水量（ＭＣ）降至５％以下,能显著提高抗老化劣变能力;在同等老化条件下,对照种子（ＭＣ＝９．０１％）活力已大幅度下降,而超干种子的活力保持不变,超干处理对红花种子脱氢酶,过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ）及超氧物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）活性均无明显影响。经同等老化处理后,超干种子脱氢酶活性明显高于对照种子。在同等老化条件下,当对照种子ＣＡＴ和ＳＯＤ活性明显下降时,超干种子仍保持较高活性。红花种子在超干老化处理后     

超干红花种子抗老化作用及其机理

红花种子含水量（ＭＣ） 降至５ ％ 以下,能显著提高抗老化劣变能力;在同等老化条件下,对照种子（ ＭＣ＝ ９ ．０１ ％ ） 活力已大幅度下降,而超干种子（ＭＣ＝ ４ ．８４ ％ ～１ ．８８ ％ ）的活力保持不变。超干处理对红花种子脱氢酶、过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ） 及超氧物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ） 活性均无明显影响。经同等老化处理后,超干种子脱氢酶活性明显高于对照种子。在同等老化条件下,当对照种子ＣＡＴ 和ＳＯＤ 活性明显下降时,超干种子仍保持较高活性。红花种子在超干老化处理后,其胚中自由基水平相对地升高,超干种子经吸胀萌发前的回水处理,可使因老化导致的过多自由基及时得到清除,从而保证了超干种子能正常进入萌发状态。     

洋葱种子含水量与贮藏温度对其寿命的影响

不同含水量（MC 7．1％－1．2）的洋葱种子贮藏在35℃、室温、15℃和5℃条件下1－3年,适度超于处理能延长种子的贮藏寿命;种子的贮藏寿命与种子含水量和贮藏温度密切相关。种子贮藏的最适含水量随温度的改变而发生相应的变化,35℃时MC为3．4％;室温时为3．4％－3．5％;15℃时为4．5％－5．1％。MC≤2．2％不利于延长种子寿命。在室温自然条件下贮藏1－3年,适度超干种子（MC3．4％）内MDA和H2O2含量、O2^-产生速率和LOX活性明显地低于未超干种子（MC7．1％）和高度超干种子（MC1．2％）,而抗氧化酶AsA-POD 、CAT和SOD的活性显著地高于未超干种子（MC7．1％）和高度超干种子（MC1．2％）。据此认为对脂质过氧化的抑制作用是适度超干种子耐贮藏的生理原因之一。     

洋葱种子含水量与贮藏温度对其寿命的影响

不同含水量（MC7.1％～1.2％）的洋葱种子贮藏在35℃、室温、15℃和5℃条件下1～3年,适度超干处理能延长种子的贮藏寿命;种子的贮藏寿命与种子含水量和贮藏温度密切相关。种子贮藏的最适含水量随温度的改变而发生相应的变化,35℃时MC为3.4％;室温时为3.4％～4.5％;15℃时为4.5%～5.1％。MC≤2.2％不利于延长种子寿命。在室温自然条件下贮藏1～3年,适度超干种子（MC3.4％）内MDA和H2O2含量、O－*2产生速率和LOX活性明显地低于未超干种子（MC7.1％）和高度超干种子（MC1.2％）,而抗氧化酶AsA-POD、CAT和SOD的活性显著地高于未超干种子（MC7.1％）和高度超干种子（MC1.2％）。据此认为对脂质过氧化的抑制作用是适度超干种子耐贮藏的生理原因之一。     

超干贮藏杜仲种子的研究

杜仲种子含水量降至３．５％以下,其耐藏力增强。经５０℃１０天人工加速老化后,表现出较强的抗老化能力。室温贮藏２年后,与５℃、－２０℃条件贮藏种子相比,发芽率、根长及活力指数等均无显著性差异。超干种子比对照种子（含水量７．５％,室温贮藏）电导率降低４５％;脂质过氧化产物丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）的积累减少;对脱氢酶活性的保持能力比常规种子增强。超干种子幼苗的吸氧量高于对照种子。经过氧化物酶同工酶谱分析,超干种     

超干处理对胡杨种子抗逆生理生化指标的影响

以珍稀濒危植物胡杨种子为材料,采用硅胶脱水的方法制备不同含水量的种子,再经不同相对湿度的溶液对种子进行回湿处理,确定最适含水量及最适回湿方法;对最适含水量种子进行50℃高温老化处理,经回湿后测定各种酶活性、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白及丙二醛含量,考察超干保存的效果,明确超干保存胡杨种子的可行性。结果表明:(1)当胡杨种子含水量降至3.4%时,其发芽率开始显著下降,但经回湿处理后的发芽率和发芽指数可恢复至未经超干处理样品的水平。(2)采用4种不同的方法对含水量为3.4%的种子进行回湿处理,各回湿方法处理的种子发芽率和发芽指数均显著高于未回湿处理,并以先用饱和CaCl2回湿12h后再用饱和NH4Cl回湿12h的处理效果最佳。(3)在50℃高温老化处理过程中,超干处理(含水量为3.4%)和未超干处理的胡杨种子过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶、脱氢酶活性以及可溶性糖的含量均逐渐降低,而丙二醛的含量则逐渐升高,但超干处理种子的升降幅度明显较小。研究认为,胡杨种子超干处理的最适含水量为3.4%,超干处理种子较适宜的回湿方法是饱和CaCl2和饱和NH4Cl依次回湿处理各12h,超干处理可使胡杨种子抗氧化酶活性和可溶性糖含量于老化过程中维持在相对较高水平,膜系统伤害较轻,从而提高种子的抗老化能力,说明超干保存胡杨种子具有一定的可行性。     

超干种子的膜功能与糖组分的研究

采用两相法分离种子质膜,研究超干处理对种子质膜ATP酶活力及膜流动性的影响。结果表明。白菜（Brassica pekinensis(Lour.)Rupr)。榆树（Ulmus pumilaL）种子经超干处理后,在人工老化和自然老化条件下,与在-20℃条件下贮藏的种子比较,超干贮藏种子质膜ATP酶活力和微粘度无显著变化,过干贮藏种子的效应虽有所下降,但仍比高含水量室温贮藏的对照种子为好。此结果与超干种子具较高活力水平完全一致。说明超干贮藏种子保持了质膜的生理功能。因此提高了种子的耐藏性。高效液相色谱分析结果显示超干种子中还原糖/非还原糖的比值低于高含水量种子,积累的蔗糖,水苏糖含量与超干种子的耐干力有关。玉米（Zea maysL.)种子中不含水苏糖,这可能是玉米种子较其他种子耐干力下降的原因之一。     

微囊藻毒素对油菜幼苗生长及抗氧化酶活性的影响

以'秦优9号'油菜为材料,研究不同浓度藻毒素(MC)对油菜种子萌发和幼苗生长、叶绿素含量和抗氧化酶活性的影响,以及并对MC-LR和-RR在幼苗体内的积累进行分析.结果表明:仅5 000 ng/mL MC处理的油菜种子发芽率和发芽势显著低于对照和其余浓度处理,而其他处理及对照间无显著差异;在高浓度(1 000～5 000 ng/mL)MC处理下,幼苗出现植株矮化、叶片呈黄褐色、叶面积减小,以及主根变短、变粗且根系呈现黄褐色等毒害症状;叶绿素含量随着藻毒素浓度的递增表现为先上升后下降趋势;MC对SOD活性具有抑制作用,但对POD的活性具有促进作用,CAT活性随MC浓度的增加表现为先上升后下降的趋势;单位鲜重幼苗体内MC-LR和-RR含量随MC处理浓度的升高而增加,但MC-LR和-RR的积累率随MC浓度的增加而减小.研究发现,高浓度微囊藻毒素能显著抑制油菜幼苗生长,同时显著改变其体内保护酶活性,且MC可被油菜植株吸收并在其体内积累.     

不同老化程度的不结球白菜种子活力指标变化及其相关分析

以不结球白菜品种‘高梗白’种子为材料,采用高温(42℃)高湿(相对湿度100%)人工加速老化处理,研究不同老化程度下种子活力指标的变化及其相关性。结果显示:(1)发芽指标(除不正常苗率)和出苗指标均随种子老化程度的加深而显著下降,不正常苗率显著上升。(2)随老化程度的加深,种子中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性显著下降;种子的超氧阴离子(O2.-)产生速率先增高后降低,过氧化氢(H2O2)含量逐渐增加,丙二醛(MDA)含量下降,种子浸出液相对电导率升高;种子的可溶性糖含量、可溶性蛋白含量和脱氢酶活性下降,α-淀粉酶活性先升高后降低。(3)老化种子的发芽势、发芽率、SOD活性、H2O2含量、相对电导率和可溶性糖含量与出苗指标间均存在极显著相关性。研究表明,不结球白菜种子的发芽势、发芽率、SOD活性、H2O2含量和可溶性糖含量随老化程度加深的变化规律一致,且指标间以及与出苗指标均有极显著相关性,可以作为检验不结球白菜种子活力的候选指标。     

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.