利用核核糖体DNA内转录间隔区(ITS)探讨广义羽藓科系统发育

利用核核糖体DNA ITS序列,探讨了苔藓植物广义羽藓科的系统发育,摸索出适于扩增ITS片段的最适反应条件。实验共得到广义羽藓科6个种的ITS序列,它们分别是：Abieti-nela abietina(AJ417494),Anomodon minar(AJ344145),Chaopodium aciculum(AJ315968),Tuidium pristocalyx(AJ416443),Thuidium assimile(AJ416442),Herpetineuron toccoae(AJ315967),其中后5个种是国际上首次得到的。本文利用ITS序列构建羽藓科7属、11种植物的系统发育树,据Bootstrap严格一致树表明：广义的羽藓科为并系发育,可分为两个主要的分支,牛舌藓属Anomodon,羊角藓属Herpetineuron和多枝藓属Happohymenium等为一支,而山羽藓属Abietinella,羽藓属Thuuidium,沼羽藓属Helodium和麻羽藓属Claopodium等为另一主要分支,从分子水平上支持了据形态特征把原牛舌藓亚科的牛舌藓属,羊角藓属,多枝藓属提升为牛舌藓科的结论。     

中国青藓科研究资料(Ⅱ)

根据Jos．Giraldi 1890至1896年在中国陕西省采集的青藓属标本13份,1896至1898年Carolo Mueller发表了青藓属的13个新种。笔者向佛罗伦萨大学植物标本馆借阅了上述类群的标本,其中主模式标本9份,等模式标本3份和由C.Mueller鉴定的标本1份。经过对这些标本逐一鉴定并进行形态性状的测量,本文订正了部分学名,提出了3个新异名,1个新组合。     

华南地区羽枝藓属（平藓科）和凋叶藓属（薄齿藓科）植物研究

本文研究了华南地区羽枝藓属（Ｐｉｎｎａｔｅｌｌａ）和凋叶藓属（Ｃａｄｕｃｉｅｌｌａ）植物．简要讨论了羽枝藓属和凋叶藓属的系统位置．确认华南地区产羽枝藓属４种,即爪哇羽枝藓（Ｐ．ａｎｂｉｇｕａ）、纤细羽枝藓（Ｐ．ａｎａｃａｍｐｔｏｌｅｐｉｓ）、嵌边羽枝藓（Ｐ．ｉｎｔｒａｌｉｍｂａｔａ）和东亚羽枝藓（Ｐ．ｍａｋｉｎｏｉ）,凋叶藓２种,即广东凋叶藓（Ｃ．ｇｕａｎｇｄｏｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ）和凋叶藓（Ｃ．ｍａｒｉｅｉ）．其中爪哇羽枝藓为广东、贵州、海南岛之新记录,纤细羽枝藓为中国大陆（广东、广西）和海南岛之新记录,东亚羽枝藓为福建、广西和海南岛之新记录,广东调叶藓为海南岛之新记录,暂将Ｐ．ａｌｏｐｅｃｕｒｉｏｉｄｅｓ处理为存疑种。本文还包括分种检索表、各种的简要识别特征、产地及生境资料．     

景宁畲族自治县苔藓植物物种多样性及区系特征

通过对采自于景宁畲族自治县的2331份苔藓植物的鉴定研究,发现该县有苔藓植物80科194属451种(包括种以下分类单位),其中包括浙江省新记录属2个,分别是疣毛藓属(Leratia Broth.)和拟小锦藓属(Hageniella Broth.),浙江省新记录种30个。该区系优势科主要包括青藓科(Brachytheciaceae,34种)、灰藓科(Hypnaceae,23种)、丛藓科(Pottiaceae,22种)和提灯藓科(Mniaceae,22种)等16个,优势属主要包括羽苔属[Plagiochila(Dumort.) Dumort.,14种]、青藓属(Brachythecium Bruch & Schimp.,14种)、凤尾藓属(Fissidens Hedw.,13种)、灰藓属(Hypnum Hedw.,11种)和耳叶苔属(Frullania Raddi,10种)等25个;单种属和寡种属较多,但特有现象不明显;土石生、土生和树生群落为主,水生群落较为稀少;区系主体由东亚分布成分、热带分布成分和温带分布成组成主体,呈现出明显的东亚色彩和热带向温带过度的特点。研究旨在摸清景宁畲族自治县苔藓植物本底资源,为该地区苔藓植物的保护和合理利用提供科学依据,同时以期能够为浙江省乃至中国苔藓植物研究提供基础资料。     

安徽省苔藓植物名录

物种名录是一个地区生物多样性的本底性资料, 及时更新生物物种名录对生物多样性的保护及促进基础数据共享都具有重要意义。为了及时总结安徽省苔藓植物的分类学研究成果, 本文通过对文献的收集和分析, 整理出安徽省苔藓植物名录。结果显示, 安徽省共有苔藓植物95科253属777种, 其中角苔类3科3属3种, 苔类36科62属185种, 藓类56科188属589种。种数多于25的科为青藓科、细鳞苔科、丛藓科、真藓科、灰藓科、提灯藓科、白发藓科、绢藓科和蔓藓科。种数多于15的属为青藓属(Brachythecium)、真藓属(Bryum)、绢藓属(Entodon)、光萼苔属(Porella)、羽苔属(Plagiochila)、灰藓属(Hypnum)、凤尾藓属(Fissidens)、棉藓属(Plagiothecium)和耳叶苔属(Frullania)。区系成分组成上, 安徽苔藓植物以东亚成分占优势, 达到44.40%, 温带成分占31.53% (其中以北温带型最多, 占25.61%), 热带成分占18.92% (其中以热带亚洲成分最多, 达到10.30%)。安徽省共有中国特有苔藓55种, 濒危种1个, 易危种8个。安徽苔藓植物调查呈现出地区不均衡性, 建议在广泛调查的同时加强名录修订和专科专属研究, 对有条件的地区开展时空变化下物种多样性比较研究。     

刺藓科在贵州的发现

刺藓科 ( Rhachitheciaceae)为 Robinson1 964年从木灵藓科 ( Orthotrichaceae)中分出来的 1个小科。现知全世界有 7属和 1 5种 ,除刺藓 ( Rhachithecium purpusillum)外 ,均为热带 ,亚热带分布狭窄的属种 ,刺藓科在中国仅刺藓属 1种 ,分布于云南和四川。描述了首次采自贵州刺藓科的种类刺藓 ( Rhachithecium purpusillum)以及刺藓科的形态特征。     

陕西天华山自然保护区苔藓植物区系研究

根据调查和参考有关文献,对陕西天华山自然保护区苔藓植物区系进行了初步分析,结果表明：种类丰富,本区共有苔藓植物46科95属180种（包括种下类群）。其中苔类植物14科18属37种。藓类植物32科77属143种;优势科为青藓科、提灯藓科、丛藓科、羽藓科、真藓科、绢藓科和灰藓科,优势属为提灯藓属、真藓属、青藓属、光萼苔属、绢藓属、灰藓属、凤尾藓属、丛本藓属、缩叶藓属、羽藓属和仙鹤藓属;地理成分复杂、多样。区系联系广泛;种的地理成分统计分析表明。温带成分占绝对优势。热带成分也占有一定比例,反映了本区苔藓植物区系的热带亲缘性;东亚成分也占有重要地位,有42种,其中中国-日本分布有15种;中国特有种有16种,中国特有分布中以西南区系成分为主。本区苔藓植物区系隶属于华中地区,但兼有多种成分。体现本区苔藓植物区系的南北过渡特征。     

中国青藓科植物分类学修订(Ⅱ):燕尾藓属

基于燕尾藓属(Bryhnia Kaurin)被处理为狭义青藓属(Brachythecium Schimp.s.str.)的异名,燕尾藓属已不复存在。笔者对原分布于中国的5种燕尾藓属植物进行了相应的分类学修订,结果如下:短尖燕尾藓(B.hultenii E.B.Bartram)、燕尾藓[B.novae-angliae(Sull.Lesq.)Grout]和毛尖燕尾藓(B.trichomitria DixonThér.)被移入狭义青藓属并处理为短尖青藓[Brachythecium hultenii(E.B.Bartram)Min LiY.F.Wang]、燕尾青藓[B.novae-angliae(Sull.Lesq.)A.Jaeger]和东亚青藓[B.trichomitrium(DixonThér.)Huttunen,Ignatov,Min LiY.F.Wang];短枝燕尾藓(B.brachycladula Cardot)被移入鼠尾藓属(Myuroclada Besch.),并处理为羽枝鼠尾藓[M.longiramea(Müll.Hal.)Min Li,Y.F.Wang,IgnatovHuttunen]的异名;密枝燕尾藓[B.serricuspis(Müll Hal.)Y.F.WangR.L.Hu]移入拟异叶藓属(Pseudokindbergia Min Li,Y.F.Wang,IgnatovB.C.Tan),并处理为拟异叶藓[P.dumosa(Mitt.)Min Li,Y.F.Wang,IgnatovB.C.Tan]的异名。     

云南汤丹铜矿区苔藓植物初步调查

经野外采样及鉴定,发现在云南东川汤丹铜矿分布着6科(丛藓科、真藓科、青藓科、羽藓科、牛毛藓科和绢藓科)16属(扭口藓属、净口藓属、对齿藓属等等)22种苔藓植物,其中59%是丛藓科植物,为优势科。并且这些苔藓植物中有68%是直接生活在布满铜绿的矿岩石上,另外32%是生活在含氧化铜的矿土上。苔藓植物生活型有3种:矮丛集型占68%、高丛集型14%、交织型18%。区系分布类型有7种(东亚和北美分布、中国特有分布、热带亚洲和热带非洲分布、东亚分布、世界分布、热带亚洲分布及北温带分布),以东亚分布为主。未发现经典的铜藓(Copper Mosses)。     

浙江金华北山石生藓类分布与环境关系的排序分析

采用样方法调查了浙江金华北山石生环境30个样点167个样方,共记录86种,其中,丛藓科(Pottiaceae)、青藓科(B rachythec iaceae)、羽藓科(Thu id iaceae)和灰藓科(Hypnaceae)为4个大科,含的种数分别为11、11、10和8种。含种数较多的属为真藓属(Bryum)、凤尾藓属(F issidens)和青藓属(Brachythecium),分别含有7、7和6种。对86种藓类植物分布与环境关系的典范对应分析表明,海拔高度、水分条件和光照强度是影响金华北山石生藓类分布的主要环境因素。海拔决定藓类植被的类型,进而影响光照、岩表温度和水分条件。石面光洁度对石生藓类分布也有一定的影响,而石面坡度与其分布没有显著的相关性。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

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.     

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).     

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.