马铃薯（Solanum tuberosum L.）茎尖的超低温保存及其遗传变异的初步观察

研究马铃薯茎尖超低温保存技术的结果表明,4℃低温下锻炼6d,在添加二甲基亚砜（DMSO）和乙酰胺的培养基中预培养5d,60％PVS2于室温下装载30min,0℃下PVS2脱水40min时,茎尖成活率最高（71．6％）,再生植株生长分化正常。进一步对再生植株进行AFLP分析,6对引物组合共扩增出385条带,超低温保存前后的材料之间未见到明显差的异带,但用MSAP技术分析超低温保存前后植株甲基化的结果显示：超低温保存后的材料均有不同程度的甲基化。在扩增的624条带中,处理与否之间完全一致的带型为584条;有变化的带型为40条,处理2（茎尖经过完整的超低温保存过程,区别于处理1,增加了冷冻、解冻和洗涤后恢复培养）有13个位点的甲基化增加,21个位点去甲基化。     

甘蔗愈伤组织超低温保存中一些因素的研究

对甘蔗愈伤组织超低温保存中几个主要因素进行了多方面的对比试验,为甘蔗愈伤组织的超低温保存提供了一套较佳的技术。实验结果表明:愈伤组织的适宜培养时间是10—15天。较好的冰冻保护剂是10%二甲亚砜(DMSO)+0.5mol/l 山梨糖醇,在0℃预处理30—45分钟。较佳的冰冻程序是以1℃/分的降温速度从0℃降到-40℃,停留1—3小时,然后浸入液氮中贮存。用自来水冲洗化冻同40℃水浴中化冻的效果一样良好。化冻后的愈伤组织在黑暗培养中生长好,存活率高。经过半年超低温保存后的愈伤组织在再培养中生长良好,并产生大量的新植株。此项结果为甘蔗种质的长期保存提供了可能性。     

花烛胚性悬浮细胞玻璃化超低温保存条件研究

为建立适宜的花烛(Anthurium andraeanum Lind. )胚性悬浮细胞玻璃化超低温保存技术,采用单因素实验方法对影响玻璃化超低温保存后细胞相对存活率的主要因素进行了研究.结果表明,经玻璃化超低温保存后花烛悬浮细胞的相对存活率与悬浮细胞的继代培养时间、渗透调节剂的种类和浓度及预培养时间、装载液种类和预处理时间、PVS2脱水时间以及超低温保存后的化冻温度均有一定的关系.继代培养3和5 d,细胞的相对存活率较高(约20%);分别以0.3、0.5、0.7 mol·L-1山梨醇和60、80、100、120 g·L-1蔗糖为渗透调节剂预培养0～4 d,以0.5 mol·L-1山梨醇预培养2 d的效果最好,细胞的相对存活率为26.2%;用体积分数25%PVS2预处理15 min,细胞的相对存活率最高(29.0%);分别用体积分数100%PVS2脱水0、5、10、15、20、25和30 min,其中脱水10 min的悬浮细胞相对存活率最高(32.1%);分别在10 ℃、20 ℃、30 ℃、40 ℃、50 ℃和60 ℃水浴条件下进行化冻处理,其中用40 ℃水浴化冻的悬浮细胞相对存活率最高(32.1%).花烛胚性悬浮细胞玻璃化超低温保存和化冻的适宜流程为:将继代培养3～5 d的胚性悬浮细胞团(直径2 mm)在含0.5 mol·L-1山梨醇的1/2MS液体培养基中预培养2 d后,于4 ℃条件下处理24 h,然后先用体积分数25%PVS2室温预处理15 min,再用体积分数100%PVS2 在0 ℃条件下脱水10 min,最后迅速投入液氮中冷冻保存;将经过冷冻保存的细胞置于40 ℃水浴中化冻3 min,用含1.2 mol·L-1蔗糖的1/2MS液体培养基洗涤3次(每次10 min),之后即可进行恢复培养.     

卵叶泥炭藓茎尖包埋玻璃化法超低温保存研究

该研究通过对脱水时间和化冻温度的探索,检验了包埋玻璃化法在超低温保存湿润生境中苔藓的可能性。结果表明:卵叶泥炭藓无菌苗在4℃条件下预培养3d后,在0℃用60% PVS_2装载30min,PVS_2脱水60min后迅速投入液氮保存,24h后用40℃水浴快速化冻2min再培养,成活率可达42.41%,且再生植株与常温状态下的植株形态指标没有显著性差异。研究认为,包埋玻璃化法超低温保存湿润环境中生长的苔藓植物是可行的。     

植物种质超低温保存遗传稳定性的研究进展

超低温保存被认为是种质长期保存最有效的方法,其中生物材料低温保存的遗传稳定性是植物种质资源保存中最受关注的问题之一。本文对近年来超低温保存后植物材料的遗传稳定性及变异的研究情况进行了介绍,涉及表型性状分析、基因组遗传稳定性、表观遗传变化及超低温保存的筛选效应等,为进一步研究超低温保存的应用提供参考。     

野生稻愈伤组织的超低温保存和冻后再生植株的形成

对不同基因组的野生稻愈伤组织进行了超低温保存的研究,主要结果如下：①野生稻愈伤组织经过预培养→预处理→冰冻降温→液氮保存→快速解冻的超低温保存,冻后细胞存活率最高可达８７．９％。②１０％ＤＭＳＯ＋８％葡萄糖为最佳冰冻保护剂。降温程序为０℃→－１０℃,１５ｍｉｎ→－４０℃,６０ｍｉｎ→液氮（ＬＮ）。③普通野生稻、宽叶野生稻、疣粒野生稻获得了冻后再生植株。④疣粒野生稻解冻后形成旺盛胚性愈伤组织,并通过体细胞胚胎发生途径再生出大量植株。     

DMSO浓度及降温速率对组织工程化真皮超低温保存效果的影响

组织工程化真皮的超低温保存技术是皮肤组织工程的重要组成部分,对皮肤组织库的建立有重要意义。低温保存与低温保护剂的种类、浓度、降温复温程序及低温保护剂的添加与去除方式有着密切的关系。实验目的：研究DMSO浓度及降温速率对组织工程化真皮超低温保存效果的影响。实验方法：以培养一定时间的组织工程化真皮为试材,以不同浓度的DMSO溶液为低温保护液,以不同的降温速率降温保存,以四唑盐(MTT)比色法检测细胞存活率,辅以光学显微镜和扫描电镜观察分析。实验表明：降温速率为1℃／min,DMSO浓度为1．4mol／L时可获得在实验范围内较高的细胞存活率,为75％,超低温保存后的扫描电镜照片表明其细胞形态最为接近新鲜状态,细胞与支架材料的黏附也很紧密,这与细胞存活率的研究结果有很好的相关性。     

桃花粉低温和超低温保存方法比较研究

桃(Prunus persica(L.)Batsch)是我国重要的无性繁殖作物种质资源,目前主要保存于3个国家无性繁殖作物种质圃。随着以茎尖、花粉、休眠芽为保存载体的超低温保存技术的发展,超低温保存已成为无性繁殖作物重要备份保存方式。本研究以15份桃种质花粉为研究对象,开展含水量、回湿处理和保存温度(4℃低温保存和液氮超低温保存)对保存后花粉离体萌发率的影响研究。研究结果:明确了桃种质花粉超低温保存的含水量;揭示了回湿处理对部分桃种质花粉超低温保存产生显著影响;超低温保存后花粉离体萌发率最高可达83%;4℃低温保存和超低温保存比较研究结果表明,超低温保存4年后14份桃种质花粉离体萌发率仍可保持30%以上,11份桃种质花粉离体萌发率与保存前花粉离体萌发率相比无显著变化甚至显著提高,而4℃低温保存的花粉离体萌发率降至0。该研究为国家种质库建立花粉规模化超低温保存提供技术支撑。     

植物乳杆菌高活力保存方法的研究及其应用

本研究旨在探讨植物乳杆菌的高活力保存方法,为植物乳杆菌饲料添加剂规模化、工业化生产奠定基础。采用4℃低温保存法、36℃烘干后常温保存法、阳离子活性载体保存法等3种方法对植物乳杆菌进行活力保存比较试验。以保存后活菌数不低于原值50%为参照标准,结果显示,对照组可保存15 d,4℃低温保存法可保存30 d,36℃烘干后常温保存法只能保存一周,而阳离子活性载体保存法则可保存2个月以上。结果表明,阳离子活性载体保存法可应用于植物乳杆菌饲料添加剂的规模化、工业化生产实践中。     

新疆野苹果(Malus sieversii)超低温保存及其植株再生

以新疆野苹果（Malus sieversii（Lebed.）M．Roem.）无菌试管苗为试材,对其离体茎尖玻璃化超低温保存的影响因素进行研究。结果表明,新疆野苹果茎尖在含有5％二甲基亚砜（DMSO）的0．4mol／L蔗糖培养基上预培养3d,60％玻璃化溶液（PVS2）中室温装载30min,PVS：0℃下处理40min,经液氮保存至少24h后,转入继代培养基上再培养,成活率和再生率分别为93．3％和86．7％。再生植株生长和分化正常;同时对再生植株进行SSR标记检测,未发现超低温保存前后的DNA谱带存在差异。     

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.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

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).