Bph3在栽培稻和药用野生稻中的BAC-FISH比较物理定位

用栽培稻(Oryza sativa L.)遗传图第四连锁群中与抗褐稻虱基因Bph3紧密连锁的RFLP标记RZ69及筛选出来的BAC克隆38J9作探针,对药用野生稻(O.officinalis Well ex Watt)和栽培稻荧光原位杂交,供试标记RZ69及38J9均被定位于药用野生稻和栽培稻第4染色体的短臂上,药用野生稻杂交信号的百分距分别为22.12±3.44和20.00±5.40,而栽培稻均为0.在栽培稻中,信号检出率相应地为6.29%和56.10%,在药用野生稻中则为6.14%和50.00%.BAC克隆和RFLP标记探针杂交信号的百分距十分接近,说明在栽培稻和野生稻中RFLP标记RZ69都在同一BAC克隆的大插入片段中.由此推知,药用野生稻与抗性基因Bph3的同源顺序就在第4染色体信号出现的相应位置.在未封阻的情况下,药用野生稻的BAC杂交在多条染色体上具有信号,这表明它和栽培稻的Cot-1 DNA重复顺序也在一定程度上具有同源性.药用野生稻第4染色体是根据栽培稻与药用野生稻的比较遗传图选用与Gm-6连锁的RG214通过FISH确定的.讨论了栽培稻BAC克隆对药用野生稻比较原位杂交物理作图的可行性问题.     

RTSV和Glh在药用野生稻中的物理定位

药用野生稻具有多种抗病虫性,是水稻品种改良重要的种质资源之一.本研究采用与栽培稻遗传图第4连锁群中与RTSV和Glh紧密连锁的RFLP标记RZ262及其筛选出来的BAC克隆作探针,对药用野生稻进行荧光原位杂交,供试探针均被定位于药用野生稻第4染色体短臂的中部,百分距分别为74.86±3.72和73.98±4.44,信号检出率为7.6%和45.1%.BAC克隆和RFLP标记探针杂交位置几乎一致,说明在栽培稻和野生稻中RFLP标记RZ262都存在同一BAC克隆的大插入片段中,药用野生稻与抗性基因RTSV和Glh的同源顺序就在第4染色体信号出现的相应位置,从而为作物育种开发和利用野生资源的抗性基因提供了理论依据.     

RTSV和Glh在药用野生稻中的物理定位

药用野生稻具有多种抗病虫性,是水稻品种改良重要的种质资源之一。本研究采用与栽培稻遗传图第4连锁群中与RTSV和Glh紧密连锁的RFLP标记RZ262及其筛选出来的BAC克隆作探针,对药用野生稻进行荧光原位杂交,供试探针均被定位于药用野生稻第4染色体短臂的中部,百分距分别为74.86±3.72和73.98±4.44,信号检出率为7.6%和45.1%。BAC克隆和RFLP标记探针杂交位置几乎一致,说明在栽培稻和野生稻中RFLP标记RZ262都存在同一BAC克隆的大插入片段中,药用野生稻与抗性基因RTSV和Glh的同源顺序就在第4染色体信号出现的相应位置,从而为作物育种开发和利用野生资源的抗性基因提供了理论依据。     

基因组原位杂交鉴定栽培稻与广西药用野生稻杂交后代染色体构成

广西药用野生稻 (Oryza officinalis)具有多种优良特性 ,是水稻遗传育种的重要种质资源之一。本实验以 Biotin标记的药用野生稻总 DNA作探针 ,未标记的栽培稻 (Oryzasativa)总 DNA作封阻 ,以 HRP- DAB系统进行信号检测 ,对栽培稻与广西药用野生稻的杂种F1植株的根尖染色体制片进行基因组原位杂交。采用封阻比例 1∶ 2 0～ 30时 ,杂交效果较为理想 ,药用野生稻的 1 2条染色体显深棕色 ,而栽培稻的 1 2条染色体着色很浅。在有丝分裂间期的细胞核中 ,也检测到大量杂交信号分布于核的周边。     

水稻Pib基因及其连锁RFLP标记在栽培稻、药用野生稻和玉米中的比较物理定位

比较遗传学研究表明 ,禾本科不同基因组之间存在着广泛的同线性和共线性。对水稻 (OryzasativaL .)这一模式植物与其他禾本科植物的原位杂交定位可以揭示禾本科植物基因组的共同特点和进化规律 ,为建立禾本科遗传大体系积累资料。实验以图位克隆法分离的水稻Pib基因 (10 .3kb)和与之连锁的RFLP标记为探针 ,研究了Pib及与其连锁的RFLP标记在供试种中的同源性和物理位置。Southern杂交结果表明 ,Pib在玉米 (ZeamaysL .)基因组中有同源序列。进一步利用单色和双色荧光原位杂交技术确定了Pib在栽培稻 (O .sativassp .indicacv .Guangluai4)、玉米和药用野生稻 (O .officinalisWallexWatt)染色体上的物理位置。定位结果表明 ,Pib基因和与之连锁的RFLP标记在这 3个供试种基因组中具有同线性。     

基因组原位杂交鉴定栽培稻与广西药用野生稻杂交后代染色体构成

广西药用野生稻（Ｏｒｙｚａ ｏｆｆｉｃｉｎａｌｉｓ）具有多种优良特性,是水稻遗传育种的重要种质资源之一。本实验以ｂｉｏｔｉｎ标记的的药用野生稻总ＤＮＡ作探针,未标记的载培稻（Ｏｒｙｚａｘａｔｉｖａ）总ＤＮＡ作封阻,以ＨＰ－ＤＡＢ系统进行信号检测,对栽培稻与广西药用野生稻的杂种Ｆ１植株的根尖染色体制片进行了基因组原位杂交。采用封阻比例１：２０～３０时,杂交效果较９为理想,药用野生稻的１２条染色体显深     

水稻Pib基因及其连锁RFLP标记在栽培稻、药用野生稻和玉米中的比较物理定位

比较遗传学研究表明,禾本科不同基因组之间存在着广泛的同线性和共线性.对水稻(Oryza sativa L.)这一模式植物与其他禾本科植物的原位杂交定位可以揭示禾本科植物基因组的共同特点和进化规律,为建立禾本科遗传大体系积累资料.实验以图位克隆法分离的水稻Pib 基因(10.3 kb)和与之连锁的RFLP标记为探针, 研究了Pib及与其连锁的RFLP标记在供试种中的同源性和物理位置. Southern杂交结果表明,Pib在玉米(Zea mays L.)基因组中有同源序列.进一步利用单色和双色荧光原位杂交技术确定了Pib在栽培稻(O.sativa ssp. indica cv. Guangluai 4)、玉米和药用野生稻(O. officinalis Wall ex Watt)染色体上的物理位置.定位结果表明,Pib基因和与之连锁的RFLP标记在这3个供试种基因组中具有同线性.     

栽培稻—药用野生稻杂种F1及回交后代的基因组原位杂交鉴定

以ｄｉｇｏｘｉｇｅｎｉｎ标记的药用野生稻总ＤＮＡ作探针,未标记的栽培稻总ＤＮＡ封阻,地栽培稻－药用野姓稻Ｆ１及回交皇代材料根尖体细胞染色体制片进行基因组原位杂交,鉴定出３个双单体异源附加系和４个单体异附加系。当标记探针用ａｎｔｉ－ｃｄｉｇｏｘｉｇｅｎｉｎ－ＰＯＤ和ＤＡＢ检测时,药用生稻染色体显棕色,栽培稻染色体则因Ｇｉｅｍｓａ.地染而显浅蓝色;标记探针用ａｎｔｉ－ｄｉｇｏｘｉｇｅｎｉｎ－ＦＩＴＣ检     

栽培稻与疣粒野生稻杂种F1代的基因组原位杂交鉴定

生物素标记的疣粒野生稻总DNA作探针,未标记的栽培稻总DNA封阻,对栽培稻与疣粒野生稻杂种F1体细胞染色体进行基因组原位杂交（Genomic in situ hybridization,简称GISH）分析。FITC检测表明,杂种细胞中来自瘛发粒野生稻的染色体有较多的黄色或黄绿色荧光信号,来自栽培稻的染色体只检出很少的信号。每条疣粒野生稻染色体上信号点所占的总的区域只是染色体的一小部分,表明疣粒野生稻染色体与栽培稻染色体的DNA序列大部分是同源的。     

利用栽培稻C_0t-1 DNA和基因组DNA比较分析宽叶野生稻基因组

利用AA染色体组栽培稻的中高度重复序列C0t-1 DNA和基因组DNA作为探针,通过荧光原位杂交技术对宽叶野生稻(Oryza latifolia)(CCDD染色体组)进行了比较基因组分析。结果显示,在宽叶野生稻染色体上,C0t-1 DNA的杂交信号没有基因组DNA的杂交信号明显;杂交信号主要分布在着丝粒、近着丝粒及端粒区域;随着洗脱严谨度的不同,杂交信号呈现出较高的种特异性。本研究以不同洗脱严谨度下的荧光原位杂交结果为依据,对宽叶野生稻进行的核型分析,可进一步提高稻属染色体识别的准确性。     

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.