中国青藓科研究资料(Ⅰ)

根据Handel-Mazzetti 1914至1918年在中国湖南、贵州、云南诸省采集的青藓科标本,1929年V． F. Brotheus发表了青藓科的诸分类群。笔者向赫尔辛基大学植物标本馆借阅了上述类群(8个种、1个 变型)的主模式标本共12份。经过对这些标本逐一鉴定与研究并进行形态指标测量之后,本文订正了部分学名,提出3个新异名。     

中国青藓科新资料(英文)

通过对青藓科模式标本的研究,结合中科院华南植物园标本馆(IBSC)及云南高黎贡山的青藓科标本,报道中国青藓科新记录1种:阔叶美喙藓Eurhynchium latifolium Cardot。对于曾有文献记载但缺少描述的4个种:粗肋毛尖藓Cirriphyllum crassinerum(Taylor) Loeske M.Fleisch.、锐尖细喙藓Rhynchostegiella menadensis(Sande Lac.) E.B.Bartram、毛尖细喙藓Rhynchostegiella sakuraiiTakaki和西里伯长喙藓Rhynchostegium celebicum(Sande Lac.) A.Jaeger,在经过模式标本的检阅后重新确定了其在中国的分布,并提供了详细的描述及图片。     

中国青藓科新资料

通过对青藓科模式标本的研究,结合中科院华南植物园标本馆（IBSC）及云南高黎贡山的青藓科标本,报道中国青藓科新记录1种：阔叶美喙藓Eurhynchium latifolium Cardot。对于曾有文献记载但缺少描述的4个种：粗肋毛尖藓Cirriphyllum crassinerum（Taylor） Loeske ＆M.Fleisch.、锐尖细喙藓Rhynchostegiella menadensis（Sande Lac.） E.B.Bartram、毛尖细喙藓Rhynchostegiella sakuraiiTakaki和西里伯长喙藓Rhynchostegium celebicum（Sande Lac.） A.Jaeger,在经过模式标本的检阅后重新确定了其在中国的分布,并提供了详细的描述及图片。     

中国青藓科新资料

通过对模式标本、国外借阅标本及采自新疆维吾尔自治区的青藓科植物的研究,报道青藓科中国新记录1种:糙柄青藓[Brachythecium trachypodium(Funck ex Brid.)Schimp.],重新确定了曾有文献记载但缺少图文描述的高山青藓[Brachythecium collinum(Schleich.ex Müll.Hal.)Schimp.]和直枝同蒴藓[Homalothecium philip-peanum(Spruce)Schimp.]在中国的分布,并提供了详细的形态描述及图版。为中国青藓科植物提供新资料。     

广西青藓科分类学修订

通过对采自广西24个县(市)的1 147份青藓科植物标本的逐一鉴定及相关文献的查阅,确认有广西青藓科植物11属、44种,其中包括广西青藓科植物新记录属1属,即拟异叶藓属(Pseudokindbergia),新记录种7种,分别为匐枝青藓(Brachythecium procumbens)、阔叶尖喙藓(Oxyrrhynchium latifolium)、泛生尖喙藓(O. vagans)、拟异叶藓(Pseudokindbergia dumosa)、华东细喙藓(Rhynchostegiella sinensis)、长肋拟青藓(Sciurohypnum populeum)和弯叶拟青藓(S. reflexum)。该文提供了修订后的广西青藓科植物名录,并对其中的新记录属、种的主要形态学识别特征、生境和地理分布等进行了详细描述。     

中国新疆柳叶藓科、青藓科和灰藓科植物区系研究

通过对新疆柳叶藓科(Amblystegiaceae)、青藓科(Brachytheciaceae)和灰藓科(Hypnaceae)植物标本的野外采集和室内鉴定,报道了中国新疆地区柳叶藓科15属33种,青藓科12属51种,灰藓科11属30种,共计38属114种。其中,中国青藓科新记录种2种,新疆新记录4属37种。优势属10个,且以青藓属(Brachythecium BrushSchimp.)为代表的北温带成分为主;单种属19个,体现了新疆藓类植物区系的古老性和多样性。新疆3科藓类植物区系成分可划分为9种类型,其中北温带成分居主导地位,占中国新疆3科藓类植物总种数的52.08%,东亚成分次之,占25.01%,热带成分甚微。对中国新疆与中国内蒙古、中国西藏以及俄罗斯、蒙古、哈萨克斯坦、巴基斯坦和印度7个邻近地区的区系比较发现,印度物种丰富度最高,俄罗斯和中国新疆次之;中国新疆与中国内蒙古、俄罗斯在物种组成上相似度最高。地理成分区系谱及聚类分析结果表明,中国新疆与中国内蒙古地区的植物区系关系最为接近,而且与俄罗斯密切相关。     

青藓科（Brachytheciaceae）植物假鳞毛形态及其分类学意义

青藓科是侧蒴藓类植物中种类最为丰富、分类学问题较多的类群之一。以青藓科19属、44种，594份标本为研究对象，对其假鳞毛特征进行了系统研究。结果表明：①青藓科假鳞毛均为三角形至半圆形的叶状假鳞毛；根据其顶端特征又可划分为两种类型：顶端平截或钝，顶端具毛尖；②除青藓属（Brachythecium）外，其余18属内不同种间的假鳞毛形态基本一致；③假鳞毛形态特征在青藓科植物属级水平分类上具有一定的分类学价值。     

广西那坡县苔藓植物初步研究

通过对广西那坡县475份苔藓植物标本的整理和鉴定,获得该地区苔藓植物40科81属163种及亚种、变种,其中有34个广西新纪录种.在科属组成分析中,优势科有灰藓科、丛藓科、蔓藓科等,优势属为真藓属、灰藓属、青藓属等.区系成分以东亚成分为主,占总数的30.06％,温带和热带成分所占比例也较高,反映那坡县具南北过渡的特点;中...     

重庆市主城区苔藓植物区系研究

对采集的1500份标本进行鉴定并查阅相关文献,共统计出重庆市主城区苔藓植物34科65属206种(含苔类13科14属25种,藓类21科51属181种,重庆市新记录80种),并整理了重庆市主城区苔藓植物名录。其中优势科有丛藓科、青藓科、真藓科、灰藓科、绢藓科和羽藓科,占总种数的62.14%;优势属有青藓属Brachythecium、真藓属Bryum、绢藓属Entodon、美喙藓属Eurhynchium、毛口藓属Trichostomum、凤尾藓属Fissidens、湿地藓属Hyophila和灰藓属Hypnum,占总种数的41.26%。区系成分以北温带和东亚成分为主,分别占32.75%和30.41%;其次是热带成分和中国特有成分。通过与临近4个地区的苔藓植物区系比较发现,重庆市主城区与同纬度的杭州市区苔藓植物区系属、种相似性系数最高;而与其地理距离较近的3个区县的属、种相似性系数较低,这主要是由于重庆市主城区与杭州市区处于同纬度,且均以城市人工生境为主。本研究丰富了重庆市苔藓植物资料,为重庆市苔藓植物区系研究奠定了基础。     

北京东灵山苔藓植物区系研究

在野外调查和采集标本的基础上,对北京东灵山苔藓植物区系成分及特点进行研究。结果显示,该地区共有苔藓植物27科64属150种(含2变种),其中32种为北京苔藓植物新记录。优势科为青藓科(Brachytheciaceae)、丛藓科(Pottiaceae)、灰藓科(Hypnaceae)、真藓科(Bryaceae)和绢藓科(Entodontaceae)5科;优势属为青藓属(Brachythecium)、绢藓属(Entodon)、紫萼藓属(Grimmia)、真藓属(Bryum)、金灰藓属(Pylaisia)、凤尾藓属(Fissidens)、美喙藓属(Eurhynchium)和毛口藓属(Trichostomum)8属。区系分析表明,东灵山苔藓植物区系地理成分以北温带成分为主(占36.7%)、东亚成分次之(占18.0%)。通过与我国15个地区苔藓植物区系谱主成分分析发现,东灵山苔藓植物区系成分与雾灵山、小五台山与贺兰山相近,与云蒙山最为接近。     

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.