新疆冬春麦区小麦地方品种贮藏蛋白遗传多样性研究

采用SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS-PAGE）对236份新疆小麦地方品种的高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基（HMW-GS）的组成进行了分析。结果表明：Glu-Ⅰ位点共有19种等位基因,其中Glu-Al位点3种,Glu-Bl位点7种,Glu—D1住点9种;亚基null、7＋8、2＋12在各自的位点上出现频率最高,分别达到91．95％、85．17％、80．93％;亚基组成类型共有21种,主要为null／7＋8／2＋12,频率达70．34％;同时筛选出33份含有1、2^＊、13＋16、14＋15、5＋10、1．5＋10、174-18等优质亚基的材料,可作为优质基因源。利用酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（A-PAGE）对其中的65份地方品种进行醇溶蛋白多样性分析。结果表明：电泳出现64条迁移率不同的谱带,构成65种组合,其中ω区出现的谱带最多,达17条;其次是β和γ区各16条,α区出现的谱带数最少,为15条。从每条谱带在65份材料中出现的频率看,总的变异范围为1．54％～93．85％;α、β、γ和ω4个分区多样性指数（H1）分别为0．498、0．386、0．523和0．348,表明新疆麦区小麦地方品种贮藏蛋白位点存在丰富的遗传多样性。     

西北春麦区小麦地方品种高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基组成分析

为了给品质改良提供基础材料,并了解西北春麦区小麦地方品种的遗传多样性,采用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)方法,分析了493份小麦地方品种的高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)的组成.结果表明:在供试材料中,Glu-1位点共有26个等位基因,其中Glu-A1位点3个,Glu-B1位点9个,Glu-D1位点14个,亚基null、7+8、2+12在各自的位点上出现频率最高,分别达到了94.53%、92.92%、86.24%;亚基组成类型共有30种,主要为null/7+8/2+12,频率达79.76%;同时筛选出一些含有1、2*、13+16、14+15、5+10、1.5+10等优质亚基或亚基对的材料,可作为优质基因源;西北春麦区小麦地方品种间Glu-1位点的遗传多样性,以Glu-D1位点最高,其次是Glu-B1位点,Glu-A1位点最低.     

人工合成六倍体小麦醇溶蛋白遗传多样性分析

运用酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(A-PAGE)技术,对96份人工合成六倍体小麦的醇溶蛋白多样性进行了分析。结果显示,96份人工合成小麦中,共分离出65条不同的醇溶蛋白谱带,其中ω区22条,β和γ区各17条,α区9条,但各醇溶蛋白在电泳图谱中出现的频率差异较大,其变化范围为1.04%~91.67%。醇溶蛋白遗传多样性指数(H′)及多态性信息含量(PIC)分析结果显示,β、ω两个谱带区醇溶蛋白组成最为丰富,而α区最低;聚类分析结果显示,材料间的平均遗传距离为0.86,在遗传距离为0.83水平上,96份材料被划分为4个主要类群,类群间的关系基本反映了合成双二倍体的亲缘关系。研究结果表明,人工合成六倍体小麦醇溶蛋白基因位点表现出广泛的遗传变异,具有丰富的遗传多样性。     

西南冬麦区地方品种HMW-GS组成遗传多样性研究

采用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)对西南冬麦区(云南、贵州、四川)3个省份共计560份小麦地方品种的高分子量谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)组成进行了研究。结果表明:Glu-1位点共有22种等位基因,其中Glu-A1位点4种、Glu-B1位点11种、Glu-D1位点7种;亚基null、7 8和2 12在各自位点的频率最高,分别为89.64%、68.21%和96.43%。亚基组成类型共有46种,以null/7 8/2 12和null/7 9/2 12为主,频率分别为50.89%和11.79%。在这些材料中筛选出一些含有1、2*、17 18、14 15、5 10等优质亚基的材料,其中有52份材料含有优质亚基组合。     

67份美国小麦种质资源的HMW-GS组成与品质分析

为了挖掘新的种质资源,对引自美国的67份小麦种质材料进行了高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基组成与品质性状分析。HMW-GS组成分析表明,在供试材料中共检测到20种亚基类型和25种亚基组合,表明这批材料的遗传多样性较高。在GluA1位点上,亚基1与2*的出现频率分别为16.4%与35.8%;Glu-B1位点有9个等位变异,其中出现频率最高的为7+9亚基对(47.8%);Glu-D1位点有8个等位变异,以5+10亚基对为主要类型,出现频率高达74.6%。在Glu-B1位点上发现3个不常见亚基7*、8*、8**和3个未知亚基a、b、c,还发现1个未知亚基,暂时将其标记为5*,可能位于Glu-D1位点上。亚基组合类型中,"null,7+8,5+10"的出现频率最高,为22.4%。亚基评分在5~10分之间,平均8.2分,得分在8分及其以上的材料有42份(62.69%),其中得10分的材料有9份(13.43%)。利用DA7200近红外成分分析仪对这批小麦材料的品质性状进行初步分析,结果表明其品质指标较低。这67份美国小麦材料含有的优质亚基比例较高,可作为中间材料以改良我国黄淮麦区小麦品种的亚基组成。     

青海省小麦品种阿勃高分子量麦谷蛋白遗传多样性研究

为了研究小麦品种阿勃在青海省不同生态区种植的广适性,本试验采用十二烷基硫酸钠聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDSPAGE)技术,以青海省不同生态区15份阿勃为材料进行高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)的遗传多样性分析。结果表明:阿勃HMW-GS的亚基组合类型有8种,主要为1/7+8/2+12;有11种亚基,各个亚基出现的频率范围6.67%~100%;Glu-B1位点遗传多样性指数较大,为0.239;供试材料群体间GS的变化范围为0.35~1.00,平均为0.675,所有阿勃聚为3类,其中13份阿勃材料聚在第Ⅰ类,另2份分别聚在第Ⅱ和第Ⅲ类,说明在青海不同生态区本土种植保留下的阿勃HMW-GS遗传多样性丰富。     

野生大麦与栽培大麦醇溶蛋白遗传多样性比较

利用A-PAGE(acid-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis)法对采自以色列的野生大麦的一个野生自然群体的15个系和来自世界不同国家的14份栽培大麦品种醇溶蛋白的遗传多样性进行了分析.结果表明:在所有的29份供试材料中,共发现52条相对迁移率不同的谱带.52条谱带的出现频率为3.44%～93.1%,多样性指数为0.066～0.368;以中国春醇溶蛋白为标准,ω区大麦醇溶蛋白的谱带数最多,其次是β区;野生大麦Shannon多样性指数依次为β区>ω区>α区>γ区,而栽培大麦Shannon多样性指数依次为ω区β>区>γ区>a区;野生大麦自然群体和栽培大麦品种间的遗传相似系数变幅相当,且聚类分析结果显示,野生大麦自然群体和来自全球不同区域栽培大麦品种间的醇溶蛋白遗传多样性同样丰富.以上结果说明,野生大麦中保存了较栽培大麦更为丰富的基因资源,今后栽培大麦的品质改良应该重视野生大麦资源的合理利用.     

部分美国小麦种质资源醇溶蛋白遗传多样性分析及其亚基对品质性状的影响

为了解67份美国材料的遗传多样性及其醇溶蛋白亚基对品质性状的影响,利用酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(APAGE)技术进行醇溶蛋白谱带分析,测定了面团流变学特性及理化品质。结果表明,在67份美国材料中共分离出1332条谱带,49种不同迁移率类型的谱带,大部分谱带具有多态性。单个材料谱带总数变异幅度为13~28。谱带数在α、β、γ、ω4个区的分布存在较大差异。没有发现电泳谱带完全相同的材料。GS值变异范围0.54~0.90,平均值为0.731。在GS=0.607水平上,聚类分析将这67份材料分为6类。49条不同迁移率的谱带中有17条谱带与36项品质性状的相关性达到显著或极显著差异。6条谱带(迁移率为49.6、56.2、56.7、62.2、79.4、86.8)与湿面筋含量、蛋白质含量和沉淀值呈正相关,而迁移率为60.5的谱带与之呈负相关。11条谱带(迁移率为26.5、42.0、49.6、52.5、56.2、56.7、62.2、64.1、72.0、79.4、86.8)与面团稳定时间、面团形成时间、延伸面积等面团流变学特征呈正相关,而迁移率为34.4、47.5、49.0、60.5、69.4、85.4的6条谱带则与之呈负相关。说明供试材料间存在着丰富的遗传多样性以及与优质品质相关的谱带,为进一步利用这67份种质资源和优质小麦品种的选育提供了理论依据。     

陕南鄂西丘陵麦区小麦HMW-GS组成和LMW-GS等位基因变异

采用SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳和STS标记方法分别对陕南鄂西丘陵麦区小麦品种(系)中的高分子量谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)组成和低分子量谷蛋白亚基(LMW-GS)Glu-A3与Glu-B3位点的等位基因进行了检测,并通过STS特异性标记对SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳检测的HMW-GS部分结果进行了验证。结果表明:(1)陕南麦区64份小麦材料中共检测到9种HMW-GS类型,其中Glu-A1位点含有Null、1共2种等位变异,频率分别为53.12%和46.88%;Glu-B1位点有7+8、7+9、14+15和17+18共4个等位变异,频率分别为26.56%、48.44%、21.88%和3.13%;Glu-D1位点有2+12、5+10和4+12共3种等位变异,频率为71.88%、15.63%和12.49%;而且17种不同亚基组合中以"1,7+9,2+12"与"Null,7+9,2+12"为主。(2)64份小麦材料中检测到11种LMW-GS类型,其中Glu-A3位点存在Glu-A3a、Glu-A3c和Glu-A3d共3种等位变异,分布频率为10.94%、62.50%和26.56%;GluB3位点有Glu-B3a、Glu-B3b、Glu-B3d、Glu-B3e、Glu-B3f、Glu-B3g、Glu-B3i和Glu-B3j共8种等位变异,分布频率分别为6.25%、4.69%、29.69%、1.56%、3.13%、18.75%、4.69%、31.25%。(3)2个特异性STS标记对SDSPAGE凝胶电泳检测到的HMW-GS部分组成结果验证表明,STS标记可以有效克服SDS-PAGE方法检测小麦HMW-GS中的7与7*、8与8*以及2与2*亚基的误读问题,为小麦品质育种与食品加工提供理论支持。     

东方小麦(Triticum turanicum Jakubz.) 醇溶蛋白遗传多样性分析

为了进一步利用东方小麦(Triticum turanicum Jakubz.)遗传资源,对来自埃塞俄比亚、伊拉克、伊朗、阿塞拜疆、阿富汗、摩洛哥等国家共87份东方小麦醇溶蛋白位点的遗传多样性进行了分析.结果发现,供试材料存在丰富的遗传变异,87份材料共产生72种谱带类型,分离出33条带纹,每份材料可电泳11～22条带,平均16条;在α、β、γ和ω四个区均差异较大,分别有16、11、20和20种谱带变异类型.聚类分析发现,醇溶蛋白揭示的材料间遗传多样性与其地理来源有一定关系.     

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.