桃金娘花药愈伤组织诱导研究

目的：观察桃金娘小孢子不同发育时期的花器外部形态及细胞学特征,找出小孢子发育时期与花器相关性,为花药培养提供细胞学依据,同时探究低温预处理时间和植物生长调节剂组合对花药愈伤组织形成的影响。方法：用游标卡尺测量花蕾形态特征,用显微镜观察小孢子发育时期。接种前低温预处理花蕾0、12、24、48、72 h,采用L₉(3³)2,4-D(1.0、2.0、3.0 mg/L),6-BA(0.5、1.0、1.5 mg/L),NAA(0.1、0.2、0.3 mg/L)正交实验诱导花药愈伤组织。结果：小孢子处于单核靠边期时,花蕾横径为7.877±0.374 mm,纵径为7.167±0.340 mm,花瓣露出花萼,花药黄色,有浓烈芳香气味。4℃低温预处理花药24 h,诱导率为23.78%,显著高于其他处理。2,4-D是影响桃金娘花药愈伤组织形成的主要因子,配方MS+2.0 mg/L 2,4-D+1.5 mg/L 6-BA+0.1 mg/L NAA诱导率为30.82%,显著高于其他处理。结论：桃金娘小孢子各发育时期与花萼位置、花药颜色、花蕾大小密切相关,低温预处理可...     

红掌花药培养

研究了发育时期、基因型、培养基、低温预处理等因素对红掌花药愈伤组织诱导的影响.结果表明,小孢子中晚期是红掌花药培养的适宜时期;基因型对花药膨大率有显著的影响;不同培养基上的Sweet Dream和Jungle Bush的花药膨大率差异显著;低温预处理明显提高Sweet Dream的花药膨大率.从Sweet Dream花药诱导出致密和疏松两种愈伤组织,两种愈伤组织芽分化率和生根率存在明显差异,致密愈伤组织的小苗生根率为95.00%,而疏松愈伤组织的小苗生根率为30.00%.Sweet Dream的花药再生植株与叶片再生植株在形态特征上有差异,染色体鉴定结果表明,花药再生植株均是二倍体.     

枣及酸枣小孢子不同发育时期的花器形态与解剖特性研究

以枣(赞皇大枣、骏枣、苹果枣和梨枣)和酸枣为试材,对小孢子不同发育时期的花器形态与解剖特性进行研究.结果表明,小孢子单核晚期花蕾为黄绿色,花药为淡黄色,赞皇大枣花蕾横径为2.7mm左右,纵径为1.6mm左右;骏枣、苹果枣和梨枣花蕾横径范围为2.0mm左右,纵径范围为1.1～1.8mm;酸枣花蕾横径为1.9mm左右,纵径为1.0mm左右.在单倍体育种中,可依据花器官形态判别小孢子的发育时期,从而判别花药培养或小孢子培养的最佳取材时间.     

羽衣甘蓝小孢子胚胎发生观察及再生植株倍性鉴定

以5个不同基因型羽衣甘蓝品种为试材进行游离小孢子培养,研究小孢子发育时期与花蕾形态的关系、基因型对小孢子出胚率的影响、胚成苗及再生植株加倍和倍性鉴定。结果表明:(1)适宜于羽衣甘蓝游离小孢子培养的花蕾形态指标为:蕾长3.5～4.5mm、花瓣/花药为0.85～1.10。(2)在5个供试品种中,‘4105’出胚率最高,每蕾2.45个,其次是‘7341’,每蕾2.18个,‘7340’和‘7348’小孢子出胚情况较差,分别为每蕾1.36和0.51个,而‘7342’没有出胚。(3)采用150mg.L-1秋水仙碱浸泡幼苗根部24h,结合流式细胞仪快速检测植株倍性,发现二倍体总加倍率为78.4%,大大提高了小孢子再生植株的利用效率。     

影响籼稻花药培养诱导率的因素及基因型的作用研究

本文研究了影响籼稻花药培养诱导率的9种重要因素的作用。供试品种和杂种共70余种。结果发现,不同基因型的培养力存在很大差异,这种差异表现在对各种因素上,如基本培养基成分、激素的种类与配比、对低温预处理的时间等等不同反应上。低温预处理是提高籼稻出愈率的有效措施,但由于不同基因型小孢子对低温的耐受力不同,所需的适合预处理时间也就不同。花药接种后先在30℃下培养3天后,再转入26℃下培养,较直接培养在26℃下可大幅度提高花粉檀株的产量。诱导培养基中补加脯氨酸、马铃薯提取液对提高出愈率和绿苗分化率有明显效果。     

小麦不同发育时期花药对离体培养的反应

花药的发育时期是决定花药培养时诱导频率高低的重要因素。据文献报道,绝大多数植物只在花药中小孢子处于单核期至二核期时才对离体培养有反应(即产生愈伤组织),只有少数植物能从四分体时期的花药获得花粉胚,如烟草、毛地黄、油菜、大麦、野生二粒小麦、玉米     

辣椒花药培养胚状体发生的组织学和细胞学研究

采用荧光显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜技术．系统研究了辣椒花药培养胚状体发生的组织学和细胞学变化特征。辣椒单个花药中花粉发育具有强烈的不同步性。随着培养时期的变化．不同时期花粉的百分率也发生变化。处于单核靠边期的小孢子培养以后按两种发育途径之一进行发育。在多数情况下,孢子体不对称分裂,产生典型双核花粉。胚性花粉粒是由营养核的重复分裂形成的。当小孢子从四分体中释放出来．特殊类型的外壁已经形成。在随后的花粉发育过程中．小孢子体积增大,外壁继续加厚。培养24h后,小孢子体积增大。胚性发生的小孢子表现出两种不同的形态变化。当胚状体发育到心形胚时．胚状体的表皮细胞排列规则。用光学和电子显微镜分析了小孢子胚状体形态形成过程．及胚状体诱导后细胞组织发生的一系列结构变化的时序性特征,这些变化主要影响质体、液泡室、细胞壁和细胞核,进一步分化的程序模拟合子胚的发育。     

低温预处理对水稻花药培养中花药壁褐变的结构影响

药壁褐变是影响花药离体培养效率的因素。研究了粳稻品种台中6(5OryzasatvaL.)花药培养前低温预处理对药壁褐变的影响,观察了花药褐变前后药壁各层的变化及褐变对小孢子发育的作用。结果表明:药壁褐变主要发生在表皮与药室内壁。10℃低温预处理在花药培养前期可有效延缓表皮与药室内壁膜结构的降解速度,减缓褐变发生;花药经低温处理后,药壁中层细胞膨大,绒毡层降解速度减缓,有利于花粉脱分化。药壁褐变会影响药腔内小孢子的活力和继续发育,但不是制约花粉愈伤组织形成的关键因素。     

毛白杨优良无性系‘LM50’花药培养植株再生体系建立*

毛白杨‘LM50’具有速生、抗逆、不飞絮等优良特性,是木本植物进行遗传转化的理想材料。长期无性繁殖会导致优良性状衰退,在进行组织培养时,往往出现外植体不定芽分化和生根困难等问题。通过花药培养可以在较短时间内使毛白杨复幼,从而消除因外植体老化带来的负面影响,为转化研究提供理想的材料。与此同时,期望通过花药诱导创制单倍体植株,为基因组学研究和倍性育种提供材料。以山东冠县毛白杨基因库的‘LM50’为试验材料,对其花药发育时期与花芽形态的关系进行鉴定,选择单核靠边期的花药进行试验,探究了生长素和细胞分裂素在花药愈伤组织形成、不定芽分化及不定芽生根中的作用,建立了毛白杨花药离体再生体系,采用流式细胞仪和染色体压片计数法对诱导获得的再生植株进行了倍性鉴定。进一步利用花药培养再生植株的叶片建立了分化率高、生根率高的植物再生体系。小孢子发育时期与花芽外部形态特征对比表明,花芽长度为(1.98 ± 0.06) cm,1/4花序露出芽鳞的花芽,此时小孢子大部分处于单核靠边期;选择处于此时期的花药诱导形成愈伤组织,愈伤组织诱导率最高的培养基为H + 1.00 mg/L NAA + 1.00 mg/L BA,诱导率约为28.89%;愈伤组织进一步分化为不定芽,最佳分化培养基为MS + 0.05 mg/L NAA + 0.50 mg/L BA,分化率约为22.23%;不定芽接种至生根培养基,最佳生根培养基为1/2 MS + 0.30 mg/L IBA,生根率约为93.30%;利用流式细胞仪和染色体压片法对花药培养的27株再生植株进行倍性鉴定,鉴定植物均为二倍体;再生植株叶片分化成芽的最佳培养基为MS + 0.10 mg/L TDZ + 0.10 mg/L NAA + 0.50 mg/L BA,分化率高达92.23%。该叶片分化产生的不定芽的生根培养基与愈伤组织诱导不定芽生根的培养基相同,生根率一致。研究获得了毛白杨‘LM50’花药诱导再生植株,并建立了再生植株的叶片培养体系,可用于该优良无性系的快速繁育和毛白杨的遗传转化研究,为毛白杨的分子设计育种奠定了基础。     

基因型与培养条件对羽衣甘蓝小孢子胚胎发生的影响

本文详细地研究了小孢子发育时期、基因型与培养条件对羽衣甘蓝小孢子胚胎发生的影响,建立了一个稳定、高频地获得小孢子胚胎的有效体系。结果表明,不同基因型材料相同大小的花蕾其小孢子发育时期存在很大差异,需针对不同基因型材料选取适合大小的花蕾。供试的37个基因型中,有20个获得了胚状体,占供试材料的54．1％,其中基因型‘桃舞’获得了最高的出胚率,为123．6个·皿-1。自交系的出胚率比商业品种和F,代杂种的出胚率要低得多,且自交代数越高,小孢子的胚胎发生能力就越弱。在热激培养48hN加液培养对小孢子的发育能起到积极作用,向培养基中添加激素和活性炭对小孢子的胚胎发生无促进作用。     

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.