水稻叶色氮素反应的基因型间差异

在大田不施氮素及高氮两个处理下,以叶片的SPAD值作为评价水稻氮素利用能力的参数,对146个不同基因型水稻进行了叶色深浅及对氮素敏感性不同的种质资源鉴定。通过测定抽穗前不同生育时期不同基因型水稻叶片的SPAD值,筛选出对氮素反应迟钝且叶色较浅的基因型19个、对氮素反应迟钝且叶色较深的基因型20个和对氮素敏感且叶色较浅的基因型20个、对氮素敏感且叶色较深的基因型11个。     

分子标记分析二十三种香型水稻十个食味品质相关基因的基因型

选取23种香型水稻品种为供试材料,利用分子标记检测方法,进行了10个与稻米食味品质相关基因：耽、SSII-3、SBE3、AGPiso、SSIII-2、AGPlar、P比、SSI、ISA、SSIV-2的基因型分析。结果发现,含有最好食味品质基因型的水稻是“2845”;其次是“松香早粳”、“苏沪香粳”、“B1”、“武运2645”、“通运粳”、“银香28”、“香粳49②”、“99983”、“W香99075”、“07-08”、“云粳优15”、“29185”、“南海318”：另外9种香稻,“大华香粳”、“武香14”、“香粳”、“Della光身稻”、“大粒香”、“泰国香稻”、“C香517”、“香稻1号”、“中香1号”都分别含有一些可能会影响稻米食味品质的基因型。开展本研究不仅能够使人们对这些香稻食味品质基因型有一个全面的认识,还可为今后利用分子标记辅助培育优良食味品质香稻新品种和亲本的选择提供重要的基因型信息。     

水稻品种与氮肥施用水平对田间褐飞虱发生的影响

于2010年在田间条件下研究了水稻品种和氮肥施用水平(250 kg/hm2有效氮,125 kg/hm2有效氮及不施氮肥的处理)对褐飞虱Nilaparvata tugens(St(a)l)发生的影响.结果表明,8月10日-9月10日期间,南粳44、宁粳1号、丙123、淮稻9号4个水稻品种上褐飞虱虫量显著低于感虫对照TN1...     

黄淮区粳稻抗稻瘟病基因Pi-ta、Pi-b、Pi54、Pikm的分子检测

利用水稻稻瘟病抗病基因Pi-ta、Pi-b、Pi54 和Pikm的功能标记对2016年山东省水稻中晚熟组区试、机插秧组区试的32个参试品系及连云港农业科学院科企水稻联合体黄淮粳稻区试16个品系进行了分子标记检测,结合稻瘟病抗性接种鉴定,对基因型与表型进行相关性分析。结果表明48个品种中携带Pi-ta、Pi-b、Pi54和Pikm抗性基因的品种数分别为15个、25个、26个和21个,其中鲁资稻7号、连粳14JD24含有4个基因的抗性等位基因,YS-6-6、济稻1号、D400等13个品种分别含有3个基因的抗性等位基因,临稻10号、丰稻2号、天和糯303等8个品种不含抗性等位基因。稻瘟病鉴定结果表明,48份品种中,济稻1号、圣稻072、连粳14JD24等4个品种表现中抗（MR）;临稻10、YS-6-6、圣稻053等26个品种表现中感（MS）;晶稻180、临13-105、圣稻504等15个品种表现感病（S）;H11-15、润农9号、晶稻160表现高感（HS）。Pi-ta、Pi-b、Pi54、Pikm 4个抗性基因已在黄淮区粳稻抗稻瘟病育种中得到广泛应用。其中Pikm与稻瘟病抗性综合指数存在显著相关性（r=0.477 5,P<0.01）。     

稻麦叶片氮含量与冠层反射光谱的定量关系

作物氮素含量是评价作物长势、估测产量与品质的重要参考指标,叶片氮素含量的无损快速监测对于指导作物氮素营养的精确管理及生产力的预测预报具有重要意义.以5个小麦品种和3个水稻品种在不同施氮水平下的3a田间试验为基础,综合研究了稻麦叶片氮含量与冠层反射光谱的定量关系.结果显示：（1）不同试验中拔节后稻麦叶片氮含量均随施氮水平呈上升趋势;（2）稻麦冠层光谱反射率在不同施氮水平下存在明显差异,在可见光区（460～710 nm）的反射率一般随施氮水平的增加逐渐降低,而在近红外波段（760～1100 nm）却随施氮水平的增加逐渐升高;（3）就单波段光谱而言,610、660 nm和680 nm处的冠层反射率均与稻麦叶片氮含量具有较好的相关性;（4）在光谱指数中,归一化差值植被指数NDVI（1220,610）与水稻和小麦叶片氮含量均具有较好的相关性,且相关性好于单波段反射率;（5）对于小麦和水稻,可以利用共同的波段和光谱指数来监测其叶片氮含量,采用统一的回归方程来描述其叶片氮含量随单波段反射率和冠层反射光谱参数的变化模式,但若采用单独的回归系数则可以提高稻麦叶片氮含量估测的准确性.     

利用叶色特征监测小麦叶片的碳氮状况

研究了不同土壤水氮条件下小麦 (Triticumaestivum) 抽穗后叶片碳氮状况及其比例与叶片叶色 (SPAD值 ) 的关系。结果表明, 小麦中后期叶片氮含量和可溶性糖含量与顶部 3张叶片叶色 (SPAD值 ) 均呈显著的指数正相关, 其相关程度大小为L1>L2 >L3, 但与不同叶位叶色间的差值或比值相关并不显著 ;而叶片碳氮比与各叶位叶色相关不显著, 但与顶 1叶和顶 3叶的叶色差值呈极显著直线相关, 据此建立了基于叶色特征的叶片氮含量、可溶性糖含量和碳氮比监测模型, 检验结果显示, 顶 1叶叶色和顶 1叶与顶 3叶叶色的差值可用来有效地评估小麦叶片的碳、氮含量及碳氮比状况。     

水肥耦合效应对楸树苗期叶片净光合速率和SPAD值的影响

以楸树无性系004-1苗木为研究对象,采用三因素五水平二次回归通用旋转组合设计,通过盆栽试验测定不同处理下楸树苗木叶片净光合速率(Pn)和SPAD值,并建立其与土壤水分(W)、施氮量(N)和施磷量(P)回归模型,分析土壤水分、施氮量和施磷量的主因子、单因素及耦合效应对楸树苗木叶片Pn和SPAD值的影响。研究结果表明:(1)W和N对楸树苗木叶片Pn和SPAD均有显著正效应,并且N主效应大于W,而施磷量主效应不显著;(2)单因素效应分析结果表明,楸树苗木叶片Pn和SPAD值随着N的增加均呈现出先增大后减小的变化趋势,与N类似,叶片Pn和SPAD值对W的响应曲线也呈现出类似的"抛物线式"变化趋势;(3)W×N对楸树苗木Pn和SPAD值均存在显著耦合正效应,但Pn和SPAD值与W×N的响应曲面关系图有所不同:随着土壤水分和施氮量的同时增加,叶片Pn逐渐增加,而叶片SPAD值呈现出先增加后减小的变化趋势;(4)楸树苗木叶片Pn与SPAD值呈现出极显著正相关关系(P0.0001)。总体而言,与土壤水分和施磷量相比,楸树生长更容易受土壤施氮量限制,此外,通过合理水肥配施措施,能一定程度提高楸树苗木的光合生产力和叶片SPAD值。     

不同氮素水平下水稻生育后期叶片和籽粒的蛋白质组学

以超级杂交水稻“两优培九”为试验材料,运用蛋白质双向电泳技术研究了水稻生育后期不同氮素水平下（正常供氮水平的1/2,20 mg·L^-1;正常供氮水平,40 mg·L^-1;正常供氮水平的2倍,80 mg·L^-1）叶片和籽粒蛋白质组水平的变化,并鉴定分析了其差异蛋白质点（共鉴定出16个叶片蛋白质、9个弱势粒蛋白质、4个强势粒蛋白质）的生物功能.结果表明：生育后期氮素是通过影响与光合有关的酶的活化、CO₂的活化及光系统单位和电子传递链构成来影响和调节植物的光合作用;氮素可促进弱势粒中与能量合成和生长相关酶的表达;高氮水平不利于强势粒淀粉的合成,但充足的氮素对水稻物质累积及代谢具有重要作用.因此,在生育后期合理运用氮肥对提高水稻剑叶光合性能、增强源的功能、延缓功能性早衰及强化籽粒灌浆具有积极作用.     

氮高效利用基因型水稻生育后期氮素分配与转运特性

选择前期筛选出的氮高效利用基因型水稻为试验材料,以低效利用基因型为对照,采用土培试验,在低氮(100 mg·kg^-1)和正常施氮(200 mg·kg^-1)下,研究了高效和低效基因型水稻生育后期不同器官的氮素分配量、转运量和转运效率差异.结果表明: 与低效基因型水稻相比,高效基因型在低氮条件下,仍能保持较高的产量和氮素利用效率,其产量为低效基因型的1.75倍,氮肥利用率高达50.9%,而低效基因型仅为36.4%.与正常施氮相比,低氮更有利于提高氮素在高效基因型穗部的分配量,穗部积累量在扬花期、灌浆期和成熟期分别增加了34.2%、2.5%和0.5%,而低效基因型在灌浆期和成熟期却分别降低了23.5%和15.6%.不同施氮水平下,氮素在高效基因型不同器官的分配比例为扬花期:叶＞茎鞘＞根＞穗,灌浆期:穗＞叶＞茎鞘＞根,成熟期:穗＞茎鞘＞叶＞根,随着生育期的推进,穗部的分配比例明显增加.在低氮和正常施氮下,高效基因型氮素转运量表现为叶＞茎鞘＞根,而低效基因型表现为茎鞘＞叶＞根;高效基因型氮素转运效率分别为60.8%、60.3%,分别为低效基因型的1.67、155倍.因此,高效基因型抽穗后叶片较高的转运效率为籽粒的灌浆结实奠定了良好基础.     

抗条纹叶枯病香稻新品种的分子标记辅助选育

为解决上海主栽水稻品种普遍对条纹叶枯病缺乏抗性、大多数品种成熟期偏晚且食味品质不佳的状况,该研究以高产、广适性粳稻品种‘武运粳7号’为母本,与高抗条纹叶枯病水稻品系‘武2699’进行杂交,获得F1种子,再以早熟、香型优质品种‘太湖香粳’为父本,与(‘武运粳7号’ב武2699’)F_1进行复交,开展聚合育种;并分别利用与水稻抗条纹叶枯病基因QSTV-11b紧密连锁和香味控制基因Badh2共分离的分子标记,对分离世代进行辅助选择,筛选到含这2个基因的纯合基因型单株,结合田间抗性鉴定及香味测定,育成具有香味、高抗水稻条纹叶枯病、高产、优质等特点的早熟晚粳新品种‘沪香粳151’。     

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.