地表臭氧浓度升高与干旱交互作用对杨树非结构性碳水化合物积累和叶根分配的短期影响

人类活动加剧和全球变化导致植物在生长季同时受到高浓度地表臭氧(O_3)和干旱的双重胁迫。为了探究两者对植物非结构性碳水化合物(TNC)积累和分配的影响,该实验采用开顶式气室研究了2种O_3浓度(CF,过滤空气; NF40, NF (未过滤空气)+40nmol·mol~(–1)O_3)和2个水分处理(对照,充分灌溉;干旱,非充分灌溉)及其交互作用对杨树基因型‘546’(Populusdeltoides cv.‘55/56’×P. deltoides cv.‘Imperial’)叶片和细根中TNC及其组分(葡萄糖、果糖、蔗糖、多糖、总可溶性糖和淀粉)含量的影响。结果表明:O_3浓度升高显著降低杨树叶片中淀粉和TNC的含量,增加葡萄糖、果糖和总可溶性糖含量,但对细根中淀粉和总可溶性糖含量的影响不显著。干旱胁迫显著增加细根中果糖和多糖含量,降低蔗糖含量,但对叶片中淀粉和总可溶性糖含量的影响不显著。充分灌溉下O_3浓度升高显著增加了杨树叶片多糖和总可溶性糖含量,而干旱下O_3浓度升高显著增加了TNC含量的根叶比。该研究结果发现O_3主要影响叶片中TNC及各组分的含量,而干旱主要影响细根中TNC及各组分的含量。从杨树叶片TNC的响应来看,适度的水分限制有助于减缓O_3的负面伤害。     

水杨酸对黄瓜子叶表皮气孔开度的调节作用

以黄瓜品种中农203(Cucumis sativus L.cv.Zhongnong 203)幼苗为试材,采用SA溶液根部施用和子叶表皮浸泡两种方式,显微观测了不同外源水杨酸(Salicylic acid,SA)溶液处理对其子叶表皮气孔开度的影响,以探讨SA与气孔运动的关系.结果表明:SA子叶表皮浸泡或根部施用后,气孔运动的趋势是随着SA浓度增加而孔径逐渐变小,且SA磷酸缓冲液的作用效果与SA水溶液相似.随着处理时间的延长,气孔开度逐渐变小,且气孔开度与SA处理时间达极显著(r=-0.962**)或显著(r=-0.914*)负相关.溶液低pH值,增强了SA对气孔开度的抑制作用,且SA浓度越高作用越明显;0.1 mmol/L SA处理后,pH为8、7、6溶液的气孔开度抑制率分别为90.2%、93.8%和96.3%,即SA溶液对气孔开度的抑制率随着溶液pH降低而升高.可见,外源SA能够促进气孔关闭,其作用随着SA浓度升高、处理时间延长和溶液pH值降低而增强,相对于磷酸缓冲液,以蒸馏水作为溶剂的SA溶液促进气孔关闭的作用更大.     

五个杨树品种生长、光合生理及根尖离子流速特性比较分析

通过比较不同品种杨树(Populus)的生长、光合生理及根尖离子流速特性差异，为速生适应性强品种的早期选育提供参考。以渤丰3号杨(P.×euramericana ‘Bofeng 3’)、渤丰1号杨(P.×euramericana ‘Bofeng 1’)、西雄1号杨(P.×euramericana ‘Xixiong 1’)、中雄7号杨(P.×euramericana ‘Zhongxiong 7’)和中雄4号杨(P. deltoides×P. suaveolens cl.‘Zhongxiong 4’)5个杨树品种1年生苗为研究对象，于正常培养条件下的试验开始和试验结束(30 d)时分别测定株高、地径等生长指标，并于10、20、30 d时分别测定幼苗的叶片数量、单叶面积、叶长、叶宽、瞬时净光合速率(Pn)、胞间CO2摩尔浓度(Ci)、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、叶绿素相对含量以及根尖K⁺、Ca²⁺、H⁺流速等指标，经过30 d的正常管理，5个品种的株高生长量之间的差异达到显著水平，由高到低依次为中雄4号杨、西雄1号杨、...     

O_3和干旱胁迫对元宝枫叶片气孔特征的复合影响

利用开顶式气室(OTC)研究了O3胁迫(空气O3浓度加118μg·m-3)、干旱胁迫(土壤水分保持在田间持水量的40%~50%)以及O3与干旱复合胁迫(空气O3浓度加118μg·m-3和土壤水分保持在田间持水量的40%~50%)对元宝枫(Acer truncatum Bunge.)叶片气孔特征的影响。结果表明:O3胁迫41 d时气孔密度变化不明显,62和110 d时显著增加(P0.05);干旱胁迫和复合胁迫下气孔密度增加显著(P0.05);O3、干旱及复合胁迫处理110 d气孔面积、周长、长度和宽度明显减小(P0.05),气孔指数明显增加(P0.05);各胁迫气孔开度均明显减小(P0.05),O3和干旱对气孔开度影响存在协同作用,干旱减小了O3胁迫下的气孔开度。O3和干旱胁迫下气孔特征响应不同表明影响气孔的机制不同,O3对气孔影响具有累积效应,干旱可限制O3摄入量从而减小了O3对植物的伤害。     

川西亚高山三种优势树种不同根序碳氮磷化学计量特征

采用Pregitzer的方法对细根进行分级,测定川西亚高山红桦、岷江冷杉和粗枝云杉3种优势树种1~5级细根(直径<2 mm)碳(C)、氮(N)和磷(P)浓度,并计算它们之间的化学计量比.结果表明:3种优势树种的细根的C浓度、C/N和C/P随根序的升高而升高,N和P浓度随根序的升高而降低,而N/P在不同根序间变化不显著.细根C、N和P浓度及其化学计量比在3个物种之间差异显著,且这种差异随细根根序的不同而变化.3种树种的细根C、N、P浓度及其化学计量比之间存在显著相关关系.     

兰州市主要绿化植物气孔性状特征

气孔是植物叶片与外界环境进行水汽交换的门户, 利用气孔特征反映植物对环境变化的响应与适应有助于了解干旱区绿化植物的适应策略。于2019年7月通过气孔印迹法对兰州市40种主要绿化植物气孔性状进行观察与测定。采用标准化主轴估计和系统独立比较分析建立气孔性状间的相关关系; 通过计算Blomgerg’sK值以检验系统发育信号; 利用聚类分析和主成分分析对气孔性状特征进行功能群划分。结果表明: (1)在所研究的植物中, 气孔性状特征在个体间差异显著, 植物生长型(乔木、小乔木、灌木和草本)会显著影响气孔长度、宽度、开度和密度, 叶习性(落叶和常绿)仅对气孔开度有显著影响; (2)气孔长度与宽度、气孔开度与面积间均为显著的异速生长关系, 气孔密度与面积和开度间为负异速生长关系; (3)系统发育会对气孔性状的相关关系产生显著影响, 虽然气孔性状的系统发育保守性不强(K < 1), 但气孔开度和气孔开张比具有显著的系统发育信号; 4)依据气孔性状特征可以将绿化植物划分为: 低密度-大面积、高密度-小面积和中等密度-适中面积共3种功能群。结合系统发育和异速生长理论能更好地解释气孔性状变异及适应策略。     

太白山栎属树种气孔特征沿海拔梯度的变化规律

气孔是植物与外界环境进行水分和气体交换的主要通道,调节植物碳同化和水分散失的平衡关系,在一定程度上反映植物对外界环境变化的适应。沿太白山北坡1100—2300 m海拔,测定4种栎属树种的气孔性状,分析气孔性状沿海拔的变化规律和其对环境因子的响应。结果表明:(1)气孔密度与气孔长度间的负相关在4个树种间均显著存在(P0.05);除栓皮栎(Quercus variabilis)外,气孔密度与潜在气孔导度指数的正相关关系均达显著水平;而气孔宽度与气孔长度之间只在栓皮栎和锐齿栎(Q. aliena var. acuteserrata)达到显著水平。(2)栓皮栎和槲栎(Q. aliena)的气孔长度和宽度随海拔升高而下降,气孔密度、潜在气孔导度指数增加,辽东栎(Q. wutaishansea)变化形式则相反;锐齿栎气孔宽度减小,其余性状沿海拔呈单峰变化,在约1600 m处气孔长度达到最小值,气孔密度和潜在气孔导度指数达到最大值。(3)与土壤因子相比,气孔性状主要受气候因素的影响。潜在气孔导度指数与大气温度、空气湿度成极显著正相关(P0.01),与降水量显著负相关(P0.05)。其中,空气相对湿度是影响潜在气孔导度指数的主要因素,能够解释气孔变异的22.9%。本研究结果对于深入认识秦岭太白山地区栎属树种对环境变化的响应和适应提供理论证据。     

地表臭氧浓度升高与干旱交互作用对杨树非结构性碳水化合物积累和叶根分配的短期影响

人类活动加剧和全球变化导致植物在生长季同时受到高浓度地表臭氧(O₃)和干旱的双重胁迫。为了探究两者对植物非结构性碳水化合物(TNC)积累和分配的影响, 该实验采用开顶式气室研究了2种O₃浓度(CF, 过滤空气; NF40, NF (未过滤空气) + 40 nmol·mol ^-1 O₃)和2个水分处理(对照, 充分灌溉; 干旱, 非充分灌溉)及其交互作用对杨树基因型‘546’ (Populus deltoides cv. ‘55/56’ × P. deltoides cv. ‘Imperial’)叶片和细根中TNC及其组分(葡萄糖、果糖、蔗糖、多糖、总可溶性糖和淀粉)含量的影响。结果表明: O₃浓度升高显著降低杨树叶片中淀粉和TNC的含量, 增加葡萄糖、果糖和总可溶性糖含量, 但对细根中淀粉和总可溶性糖含量的影响不显著。干旱胁迫显著增加细根中果糖和多糖含量, 降低蔗糖含量, 但对叶片中淀粉和总可溶性糖含量的影响不显著。充分灌溉下O₃浓度升高显著增加了杨树叶片多糖和总可溶性糖含量, 而干旱下O₃浓度升高显著增加了TNC含量的根叶比。该研究结果发现O₃主要影响叶片中TNC及各组分的含量, 而干旱主要影响细根中TNC及各组分的含量。从杨树叶片TNC的响应来看, 适度的水分限制有助于减缓O₃的负面伤害。     

越冬期遮阴条件下3个不同秋眠型紫花苜蓿品种叶片解剖结构与其光生态适应性

在我国南北气候过渡地区, 采用遮阴试验和石蜡切片法, 研究越冬期不同光强对3个不同秋眠型紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa)品种(‘维多利亚’、 ‘巨人201’和‘游客’)叶片解剖结构的影响。结果表明: 随着光强减弱, 各紫花苜蓿品种表皮结构中上、下表皮角质层厚度, 气孔密度和气孔开度明显下降; 上、下表皮厚度呈上升趋势。随着遮阴强度增加, 叶肉组织中海绵组织细胞宽度显著上升, 栅栏组织厚度、栅栏组织细胞层数、栅栏组织厚度/海绵组织厚度显著下降; 品种间海绵组织厚度和栅栏组织细胞宽度变化趋势不一致。叶片结构整体特征中叶片厚度、叶肉厚度、中脉厚度、组织结构紧密度随光强减弱而显著下降, 组织结构疏松度明显上升, 叶脉突起度变化不明显。品种间各叶片解剖性状变幅及可塑性指数具有明显的差异, 表明其对弱光适应方式不同。Pearson相关分析表明, 各紫花苜蓿品种叶片气孔密度、栅栏组织厚度、叶肉厚度、叶片厚度及栅栏组织厚度/海绵组织厚度与光强呈显著正相关, 可能是紫花苜蓿叶片解剖结构光强敏感特征参数, 其中, ‘维多利亚’叶片敏感特征参数与光强相关程度较低, 与光强相关的性状较少。综合各项分析结果, 初步确定越冬期紫花苜蓿耐阴性与其秋眠性相关, 半秋眠型品种‘维多利亚’ >秋眠型品种‘巨人201’≥非秋眠型品种‘游客’。     

遮阴对高山杜鹃叶片解剖和光合特性的影响

为了解高山杜鹃对光能的需求和适应性,该研究以盆栽3 a生高山杜鹃品种cv. Furnivall's Daughter为材料,探讨了遮阴对高山杜鹃叶片解剖结构和光合特性的影响。结果表明:光照强度对高山杜鹃品种cv. Furnivall's Daughter叶片的气孔密度没有显著影响,其气孔密度范围在299.70~327.22个·mm~(-2)之间,但光照对气孔开度和单个气孔器的面积影响显著,100%全光照和30%全光照处理植株分别具有最小和最大的叶片气孔开度。在处理的光强范围内,随着光强减弱,叶片厚度、栅栏组织厚度、海绵组织厚度以及上、下表皮厚度逐渐降低,有利于提高叶片的光能利用效率。100%全光照处理下,高山杜鹃叶片的光饱和点(LSP)、净光合速率(P_n)、饱和光合速率(P_(max))、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)均较低,遮阴处理有效提高了Pn、P_(max)、G_s、T_r和光能利用效率(LUE),且30%全光照处理植株的叶片光补偿点(LCP)、暗呼吸速率(Rd)最低,而LSP、P_n、P_(max)、G_s、T_r和LUE最高。这表明高山杜鹃在云南昆明地区的最适光照条件是30%左右的全光照,在高山杜鹃的栽培及应用中,应采取适当的遮阴措施以满足其生长的最佳光照条件。     

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.