河南省乙型肝炎病毒分型特征及小S蛋白主要亲水区变异特点分析

为了解河南省乙型肝炎(乙肝)HBV基因型分布及其主蛋白抗原主要亲水区(MHR)氨基酸(aa)位点变异情况。本研究采集河南省2012年HBV流行病学调查的部分HBsAg和HBeAg阳性的血清样本,提取HBV DNA并进行序列扩增,测序得到s基因序列,利用Mega6.0软件比较分析。共得到HBVS基因序列50条,基因型分布B型为16.0%(8/50)、C型为84.0%(42/50)。血清型分布中,adrq+为HBV主要流行血清型,流行率为84.0%。S基因MHR aa位点变异中,T126变异率最高,为14.0%。HBV MHR变异株总流行率为24.0%(12/50),其中B型的突变率为37.5%(3/8),C型的突变率为21.4%(9/42)。河南省乙肝基因型分布以C型为主,B型次之。血清型主要为adrq+为主,adw2次之。HBV MHR aa位点存在变异,应在今后的计划免疫和HBIG治疗中给予重视。     

湖北咸宁地区乙型肝炎病毒基因型的调查

乙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)是引起急性和慢性肝炎的最主要的病原[1].目前根据HBsAg的共同抗原决定簇"α"和两对相互排斥的抗原决定簇将HBV分为ayw1,ayw2,ayw3,ayw4,ayr,adw2,adw2,adw4,adrq+和adrq- 9种不同的血清学亚型,1988年Okamoto[2]等根据HBV基因组核苷酸的差异又提出了HBV基因型的概念,并以全基因组核苷酸差异≥8%,定为基因型分型标准.     

湖北咸宁地区乙型肝炎病毒基因型的调查

乙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)是引起急性和慢性肝炎的最主要的病原[1]。目前根据HBsAg的共同抗原决定簇“α”和两对相互排斥的抗原决定簇将HBV分为ayw1, ayw2, ayw3, ayw4,ayr, adw2, adw2, adw4, adrq 和adrq-9种不同的血清学亚型,1988年Okamoto[2]等根据HBV基因组核苷酸的差异又提出了HBV基因型的概念,并以全基因组核苷酸差异≥8%,定为基因型分型标准。目前从世界不同地区分离的乙型肝炎病毒分离株已被分为A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H等8种不同的基因型[3~5]。包括中国、日本和东南亚在内的亚洲地区主要流行B、C两种基因…     

乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原-抗体复合物治疗慢性乙型肝炎患者病毒S基因变异研究

目的 研究应用乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)-抗体复合物治疗性疫苗(YIC)治疗慢性乙型肝炎患者是否会诱生S基因免疫逃逸变异株的出现。方法 选取5例用30μg或60μgYIC治疗后血清乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)DNA水平下降>2log10、伴有乙型肝炎病毒e抗原(HBeAg)转阴应答,但在随访6个月后病毒DNA水平重复升高的患者作为研究对象,另选取1例对YIC治疗始终无应答患者和1例注射安慰剂患者作为对照,用聚合酶链反应(PCR)方法扩增治疗前(0周)及治疗后(44周)血清中HBV DNA的S基因、前-核心基因、核心基因启动子片段,并进行序列比对分析。结果 S基因“a”决定簇及前-核心基因均未发生变异,但YIC治疗后有3例HBV的核心基因启动子1762/1764位点序列有变异,另有2例在核心基因启动子的其他位点有核苷酸变异。结论 研究显示5例出现病毒重新复制的患者并非由于发生了病毒S基因逃逸变异所致。     

部分肝病患者和健康人血清中HBV基因型分析

确定了内蒙古海拉尔地区乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV)感染者HBV基因型的分布情况。采用基因型特异引物的巢式聚合酶链式反应方法对 38例无症状HBV携带者 ,3例急性肝炎 ,41例慢性肝炎 ,3例肝硬化 ,3例肝癌患者和38例健康人血清中HBV基因型进行分析。结果显示 ,12 6例中有 91例检测到HBVDNA ,其中 ,HBVB型 ,C型分别为 11例 ( 12 .1% )和 6 8例 ( 74.7% ) ,同时检测到B型和C型者有 8例 ( 8.8% ) ,有 4例 ( 4.4% )尚未确定基因型别。可见 ,在海拉尔地区HBV感染同时存在HBVB型和C型 ,而且C型是这一地区流行的主要基因型。     

河南省乙型肝炎病毒分型特征及小S蛋白主要亲水区变异特点分析北大核心CSCD

为了解河南省乙型肝炎(乙肝)HBV基因型分布及其主蛋白抗原主要亲水区(MHR)氨基酸(aa)位点变异情况。本研究采集河南省2012年HBV流行病学调查的部分HBsAg和HBeAg阳性的血清样本,提取HBV DNA并进行序列扩增,测序得到s基因序列,利用Mega6.0软件比较分析。共得到HBVS基因序列50条,基因型分布B型为16.0%(8/50)、C型为84.0%(42/50)。血清型分布中,adrq+为HBV主要流行血清型,流行率为84.0%。S基因MHR aa位点变异中,T126变异率最高,为14.0%。HBV MHR变异株总流行率为24.0%(12/50),其中B型的突变率为37.5%(3/8),C型的突变率为21.4%(9/42)。河南省乙肝基因型分布以C型为主,B型次之。血清型主要为adrq+为主,adw2次之。HBV MHR aa位点存在变异,应在今后的计划免疫和HBIG治疗中给予重视。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者血清HBV基因分型

为了解长春市慢性乙型肝炎患者血清中的乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)基因型情况及其与临床特点的相关性,应用型特异性引物进行巢式PCR方法对长春市69例慢性乙型肝炎患者血清HBV进行基因分型检测。在69例血清标本中,B型10例(占14.5%);C型41例(占59.4%);B C混合型8例(占11.6%);未分型的患者共10例(占14.5%)。C基因型患者的HBV-DNA定量、HBeAg阳性率明显高于B基因型患者(HBV-DNA:P<0.01;HBeAg:χ2=3.98,P<0.05),C基因型患者肝功检查指标谷丙转氨酶(ALT)和总胆红素(TB IL)均较B基因型患者高(P<0.01)。长春地区存在HBV B基因型、C基因型、B C混合基因型及未分型,C基因型为优势基因,引起的肝脏活动性炎症较B基因型明显。     

原发性肝癌患者乙型肝炎病毒前C区联合基本核心启动子变异的分析

目的:研究原发性肝癌患者乙型肝炎病毒前C区联合基本核心启动子变异情况及与基因型的关系.方法:收集乙型肝病毒感染者血清132份,HBV DNA均阳性,用半巢式聚合酶链反应扩增HBV前C及c基因部分片段,产物纯化后直接测序,检测前C A1896联合BCP T1762/A1764变异.用S基因PCR-RFLP方法确定HBV基因型.结果:乙型肝炎病毒前C区联合基本核心启动子变异在原发性肝癌组的阳性率为41.18%(14/34),显著高于慢性肝病组的11.22%(11/98)(P<0.01).前CA1896联合BCP T1762/A1764变异在B基因型检出率与C基因型相比,差异无显著性(P>0.05).结论:乙型肝炎病毒前C区联合基本核心启动子变异与原发性肝癌关系密切,与基因型无相关性.     

乙肝病毒表面抗原的抗体双阳性者中病毒S区基因序列分析

为了解乙肝病毒（HBV）表面抗原和抗体双阳性患者中病毒的基因型及其HVB S区是否有变异。用放射免疫试剂检测HBsAg阳性样品中的抗－HBs抗体，用聚合酶链反应法检测双阳性样品中的HBV DNA，然后对阳性样品进行克隆和基因序列分析，并将所得序列与HBV不同基因型的代表株进行比较分析。结果显示389例HBsAg阳性样品中有10例为抗HBs抗体阳性；该10例双阳性样品中有5例为HBV DNA阳性；序列分析显示该5株HBV均为B基因型，其中4株为adw亚型，1株为adr亚型；其中有2株在S区的“a”决定簇的氨基酸发生了变异。     

乙肝病毒表面抗原和抗体双阳性者中病毒S区基因序列分析

为了解乙肝病毒(HBV)表面抗原和抗体双阳性患者中病毒的基因型及其HVB S区是否有变异.用放射免疫试剂检测HBsAg阳性样品中的抗-HBs抗体,用聚合酶链反应法检测双阳性样品中的HBV DNA,然后对阳性样品进行克隆和基因序列分析,并将所得序列与HBV不同基因型的代表株进行比较分析.结果显示389例HBsAg阳性样品中有10例为抗HBs抗体阳性;该10例双阳性样品中有5例为HBV DNA阳性;序列分析显示该5株HBV均为B基因型,其中4株为adw亚型,1株为adr亚型;其中有2株在S区的"a"决定簇的氨基酸发生了变异.     

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.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.