三种鲟科鱼类和两种鲑科鱼类卵黄免疫球蛋白性质的比较

从施氏鲟(Acipenser schrencki)、小体鲟(Acipenser ruthenus)、西伯利亚鲟(Acipenser baeri)、哲罗鲑(Hucho taimen)和金鳟(Oncorhynchus mykiss)五种鱼类卵黄中分离、纯化Ig,并对其分子结构进行了初步研究。结果表明:五种鱼类卵中Ig的分子量分别为施氏鲟524kD、小体鲟468kD、西伯利亚鲟475kD、哲罗鲑为490kD,金鳟498kD,其Ig重链的相对分子量相同,约为97kD。轻链的相对分子量各不相同,施氏鲟为27kD,小体鲟28.5kD,西伯利亚鲟30kD,哲罗鲑28.5kD和金鳟16kD。其中西伯利亚鲟、施氏鲟和小体鲟Ig等电点约为5.85,哲罗鲑和金鳟的Ig等电点约为6.55,其蛋白质结构上具有一定的相似性,且均为糖蛋白     

潘氏北票鲟的新材料及鲟类系统关系

本文依据大量潘氏北票鲟的新材料对该种的特征作了补充,主要包括吻部骨片、围眶骨系统、舌颌骨、上颌骨的外翼突、方轭骨、轴部骨骼、尾部棘鳞及轴上鳍条等.另外还对后颞骨、鳃条骨等特征进行了修正.北票鲟的生长与埋藏特点表明北票鲟可能与现生鲟类一样也具有洄游生活的习性.对丰宁北票鲟同潘氏北票鲟的比较表明,除奇鳍条数目不同外,二者在其它方面被认为存在的差别或不成立或需进一步检验.建议将列鳍鱼(Stichopterus)归入修订后的北票鲟科,并认为北票鲟科代表了与鲟科关系最近的已知化石类群.     

刚毛盆距兰, 中国兰科一新记录种

报道了中国兰科盆距兰属一新记录种: 刚毛盆距兰(Gastrochilus setosus Aver. & Vuong),并提供彩色照片及详细特征描述。该种形态上与红松盆距兰(G. raraensis Fukuuama)近似,但前者植株小,唇瓣具短刚毛,距为圆筒状等特征极易与红松盆距兰区分开。该种原仅分布于越南,现首次在中国西藏发现其分布。凭证标本保存于西藏农牧学院标本馆。     

云雾算盘子(叶下珠科)分类小记

云雾算盘子(Glochidion nubigenum Hook. f.)于1988年被描述为中国分布新记录种,但同时所引证的凭证标本(李渤生、程树志4533;采于西藏墨脱)实际属于米什米算盘子(G. mishmiense Hook. f.),而《中国植物志》及Flora of China等分类学著作中关于云雾算盘子的形态特征描述与上述凭证标本及云雾算盘子原始形态描述均不符,因此前人关于云雾算盘子在中国的分布记录属于标本鉴定错误所致。近期在西藏日喀则市亚东县的野外考察中发现了真正的云雾算盘子野生居群,证实中国确实有该种分布,故对该种在中国的地理分布区信息予以修正,并提供了该种详细的形态特征描述与野外活体图片。     

陕西省芍药科一新分布种—卵叶牡丹

报道了陕西省芍药科(Paeoniaceae)芍药属(Paeonia)一新分布种——卵叶牡丹(Paeonia qiui Y.L.Pei et D.Y.Hong),该种分布于陕西省境内的安康市旬阳县(109°19.467′E,32°59.100′N),本次发现将中国该种自然分布区的经度向西推移了2°(约200km)。凭证标本现收藏于西北农林科技大学植物标本馆(WUK)。     

西藏列当科新记录属——豆列当属

在西藏八宿县然乌镇安久拉山垭口进行植物多样性调查时,发现一种寄生植物,经过查阅文献、核对模式标本,最终鉴定为列当科(Orobanchaceae)豆列当属(Mannagettaea)植物矮生豆列当(Mannagettaea hummelii H. Smith)。该种分布在中国及俄罗斯(萨彦岭地区),国内记载仅分布在甘肃、青海、四川;西藏为新记录属。该发现丰富了西藏的植物区系,同时将矮生豆列当分布海拔提升至4 459 m。凭证标本现存于中国科学院昆明植物研究所标本馆(KUN)。     

越南防己科植物新记录

报道了越南防己科1新记录种肾子藤(Pachygone valida Diels),原记载分布于中国。该种产自越南北部和平(Hoa Binh)省的Mai Chau地区,凭证标本保存在HN。     

一个中国新纪录种细齿以及微小的重描述(英文)

重新描述了广泛分布于中国的微小Ceratophysella adexilis Stach,1964。该种目前分布于北京、南京,河北(新纪录),上海(新纪录),浙江(新纪录),湖南(新纪录)等地。经核对模式标本,尹氏Hypogastrura yinae Yue & Fu,2000是微小的新异名。细齿Ceratophysella denticulata(Bagnall,1941)是一个世界广布种,但该种在中国是首次报道。     

北京唇形科一新记录属——龙头草属

该文报道了发现于北京市密云区的1种被子植物新记录——荨麻叶龙头草[Meehania urticifolia(Miq.)Makino],其所隶属的龙头草属(Meehania Britton)为北京分布新记录。描述了荨麻叶龙头草的形态特征与生境,凭证标本藏于浙江大学标本馆(HZU)。荨麻叶龙头草于1899年首次发现于日本,是东北亚分布植物,此前在中国仅分布于东北。北京云蒙山发现的分布点,显然是该种目前在中国分布最西的分布点,可能于冰川期从东北亚迁移而来。     

5种鲟鱼免疫球蛋白重链恒定区序列研究

为了探讨几种鲟鱼免疫球蛋白(IgM)所包含的信息与其亲缘和进化之间的关系, 分别对俄罗斯鲟(Acipenser. gueldenstaedtii)、小体鲟(A. ruthenus)、施氏鲟(A. schrenckii)、中华鲟(A. sinensis)和欧鳇(Huso huso)的IgM重链(IgH)恒定区进行了研究。采用RT-PCR的方法对IgH核酸序列进行了克隆, 通过软件获得了相应的IgH氨基酸序列。在分别对这5种鲟鱼免疫球蛋白重链恒定区4个区(CH1～CH4)进行研究后发现, 其CH4区氨基酸序列相似性最高。通过对CH4区序列氨基酸变异期望值(Kaa), 物种分化时间(T)及物种间系统进化树(Phylogenetic Tree)等参数的分析, 将克隆的5种鲟鱼IgH恒定区序列与已发表的西伯利亚鲟同源序列比对(源于NCBI序列)后发现: 西伯利亚鲟与俄罗斯鲟、施氏鲟与欧鳇、小体鲟各构成一个分支, 并与中华鲟相对。实验结果从体液免疫系统的演化这个角度, 反映了被研究的鲟鱼物种间的分类地位、地理分布及进化关系之间的联系。     

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.