冰冻保存小新月菱形藻的包埋-玻璃化法

采用包埋-玻璃化法对小新月菱形藻进行冰冻保存,探讨玻璃化溶液(PVS)配方、装载液浓度和装载时间、脱水时间以及洗涤方法对冰冻保存存活率的影响。结果表明:小新月菱形藻在0℃预冷后50%PVS2装载60min,100%PVS2脱水60min,1mol·L-1蔗糖梯度洗涤30min的条件下存活率最高,为74.1%。包埋-玻璃化法不需要特殊的冷冻设备,冰冻程序操作简单,在藻类种质的超低温保存中有较大的应用潜力。     

江西铅山红芽芋胚性愈伤组织的玻璃化法超低温保存及植株再生

以江西铅山红芽芋胚性愈伤组织为材料,研究各种因素对其玻璃化法超低温保存的影响。结果表明:江西铅山红芽芋胚性愈伤组织玻璃化法超低温保存较佳的预培养条件为0.3mol·L-1蔗糖预培养3d,较佳的60%PVS2装载时间为20min,较佳的100%PVS2脱水条件为25℃脱水30min,较佳的化冻温度为40℃,较佳的洗涤液蔗糖浓度为1.2mol·L-1,较佳的冻后培养条件为暗培养7d再转到光周期中培养。红芽芋胚性愈伤组织包埋玻璃化超低温保存后的平均成活率约为70%。红芽芋胚性愈伤组织冻后再生苗没有发生形态学、生理学和细胞学的变异。     

药用植物黄芪离体培养茎尖的包埋脱水法和包埋玻璃化法超低温保存（英文）

为找出一条黄芪种质长期包埋脱水法保存和包埋玻璃化法保存的程序,以来源于黄芪离体生长腋芽的黄芪茎尖并包埋成海藻酸钙珠。随后,在MS+0.75 mol·L~(-1)蔗糖的液体培养基中25℃下预培养5 d后,放于干硅胶上无菌干燥5 h,直至含水量达23.1%(以鲜重为基础)时将材料投入液氮保存。保存1 d后,茎尖在40℃水浴中化冻2~3 min并转入固体培养基上进行再生培养,2周后大约50%的茎尖可再生出芽。黄芪茎尖包埋玻璃化法超低温保存程序也被优化,同样包埋成海藻酸钙凝胶珠的茎尖在MS+1 mg·L~(-1)6-BA+0.05 mg·L~(-1)NAA+0.75 mol·L~(-1)蔗糖的液体培养基中25℃预培养3 d,用2 mol·L~(-1)甘油+0.4 mol·L~(-1)蔗糖装载液25℃装载90 min并再用PVS2在0℃下处理120 min后直接投入液氮。保存1 d后,取出材料在37℃水浴中化冻2~3 min,并用MS+1 mg·L~(-1)6-BA+0.05 mg·L~(-1)NAA+1.2 mol·L~(-1)蔗糖的液体培养基进行10 min的洗涤后转入MS+1 mg·L~(-1)6-BA+0.05 mg·L~(-1)NAA的固体培养基上进行再生培养。茎尖的再生率接近80%。以上两种超低温保存方式均未造成再生植株形态学上的变化。因此,包埋脱水法和包埋玻璃化法两种常规方法对于黄芪茎尖超低温保存来说均具有重要的意义。     

包埋-玻璃化法冷冻保存湛江等鞭金藻的研究

采用包埋-玻璃化法冷冻保存湛江等鞭金藻(Isochrysis zhanjiangensis),探讨了装载液成分和浓度、装载时间、脱水时间、洗涤液浓度及洗涤时间对超低温保存后存活率的影响。结果表明在20℃50%PVS(PVS:30%甘油(GLY) 20%乙二醇(EG) 10%二甲基亚砜(DMSO),用f/2培养基定容)装载4.5h,0℃100%PVS脱水50min,冻存24h后取出冻存管并迅速投入40℃恒温水浴中快速化冻约3min,1.0mol/L山梨醇洗涤40min条件下,湛江等鞭金藻的存活率最高,为54%。与常规的两步法和包埋脱水法相比,包埋-玻璃化法简单、快速且存活率高,在藻类种质保存中有广阔的应用前景。     

防风愈伤组织的玻璃化法超低温保存及再生

为避免连续继代造成的愈伤组织变异,探索新的种质资源保存方法,对防风愈伤组织进行了超低温冷冻保存及植株再生研究。以关防风3周龄的愈伤组织为材料,单一变量法研究适宜的玻璃化法超低温保存程序。结果显示:(1)防风愈伤组织超低温保存的最佳方案为:4℃条件下于MS+1.0mg/L 6-BA+1.0mg/L NAA+5%DMSO的继代培养基中预培养3d,60%PVS2常温装载20min,100%PVS2于2℃脱水45min后直接投入液氮。(2)防风愈伤组织经超低温保存后的相对存活率最高为79.24%,其中预培养和脱水是实现超低温冻存的关键环节,且1.0mol/L蔗糖的MS溶液洗涤、暗培养14d以上有助于冻后愈伤组织恢复生长。研究表明,玻璃化超低温冻存可以作为防风愈伤组织的保存方法,冻后愈伤可以恢复生长并再生成完整植株。     

包埋玻璃化法超低温保存植物种质的研究进展

包埋玻璃化法是在玻璃化法和包埋脱水法基础上发展起来的超低温保存植物种质的新技术。它具有能同时处理大量材料,处理后恢复生长快,对材料的毒害作用较小及成芽率高等优点,已成功地用于辣根、山嵛菜等20余种植物,在植物种质资源的保存上显示出了巨大的应用潜力。本文介绍了包埋玻璃化法产生的背景及其优点, 阐述了包埋玻璃化法的基本方法和预培养、包埋、脱水、化冻及恢复培养等过程,比较了该法冻存后的效果和冻存后所形成植株的遗传稳定性,同时指出了进一步研究的重点。     

包埋玻璃化法超低温保存植物种质的研究进展

包埋玻璃化法是在玻璃化法和包埋脱水法基础上发展起来的超低温保存植物种质的新技术.它具有能同时处理大量材料,处理后恢复生长快,对材料的毒害作用较小及成芽率高等优点,已成功地用于辣根、山嵛菜等20余种植物,在植物种质资源的保存上显示出了巨大的应用潜力.本文介绍了包埋玻璃化法产生的背景及其优点,阐述了包埋玻璃化法的基本方法和预培养、包埋、脱水、化冻及恢复培养等过程,比较了该法冻存后的效果和冻存后所形成植株的遗传稳定性,同时指出了进一步研究的重点.     

花烛胚性悬浮细胞玻璃化超低温保存条件研究

为建立适宜的花烛(Anthurium andraeanum Lind. )胚性悬浮细胞玻璃化超低温保存技术,采用单因素实验方法对影响玻璃化超低温保存后细胞相对存活率的主要因素进行了研究.结果表明,经玻璃化超低温保存后花烛悬浮细胞的相对存活率与悬浮细胞的继代培养时间、渗透调节剂的种类和浓度及预培养时间、装载液种类和预处理时间、PVS2脱水时间以及超低温保存后的化冻温度均有一定的关系.继代培养3和5 d,细胞的相对存活率较高(约20%);分别以0.3、0.5、0.7 mol·L-1山梨醇和60、80、100、120 g·L-1蔗糖为渗透调节剂预培养0～4 d,以0.5 mol·L-1山梨醇预培养2 d的效果最好,细胞的相对存活率为26.2%;用体积分数25%PVS2预处理15 min,细胞的相对存活率最高(29.0%);分别用体积分数100%PVS2脱水0、5、10、15、20、25和30 min,其中脱水10 min的悬浮细胞相对存活率最高(32.1%);分别在10 ℃、20 ℃、30 ℃、40 ℃、50 ℃和60 ℃水浴条件下进行化冻处理,其中用40 ℃水浴化冻的悬浮细胞相对存活率最高(32.1%).花烛胚性悬浮细胞玻璃化超低温保存和化冻的适宜流程为:将继代培养3～5 d的胚性悬浮细胞团(直径2 mm)在含0.5 mol·L-1山梨醇的1/2MS液体培养基中预培养2 d后,于4 ℃条件下处理24 h,然后先用体积分数25%PVS2室温预处理15 min,再用体积分数100%PVS2 在0 ℃条件下脱水10 min,最后迅速投入液氮中冷冻保存;将经过冷冻保存的细胞置于40 ℃水浴中化冻3 min,用含1.2 mol·L-1蔗糖的1/2MS液体培养基洗涤3次(每次10 min),之后即可进行恢复培养.     

拟南芥悬浮细胞系的玻璃化法超低温保存

悬浮培养细胞系是植物生理生化研究的好材料之一。为了保持细胞系的遗传稳定性,需要采用超低温保存技术。玻璃化法是一种不用程序降温仪的超低温保存技术。本文报道了从模式植物拟南芥建立悬浮细胞系并对其进行玻璃化法超低温研究。细胞经过合理的预培养处理和保护剂处理,直接投入液氮贮存。复温后的细胞能恢复生长,恢复生长的细胞保持着植株再生能力。国外,拟南芥悬浮细胞系的程序降温法保存和包埋脱水法保存已经报道,玻璃化法保存尚未见报道。     

马铃薯（Solanum tuberosum L.）茎尖的超低温保存及其遗传变异的初步观察

研究马铃薯茎尖超低温保存技术的结果表明,4℃低温下锻炼6d,在添加二甲基亚砜（DMSO）和乙酰胺的培养基中预培养5d,60％PVS2于室温下装载30min,0℃下PVS2脱水40min时,茎尖成活率最高（71．6％）,再生植株生长分化正常。进一步对再生植株进行AFLP分析,6对引物组合共扩增出385条带,超低温保存前后的材料之间未见到明显差的异带,但用MSAP技术分析超低温保存前后植株甲基化的结果显示：超低温保存后的材料均有不同程度的甲基化。在扩增的624条带中,处理与否之间完全一致的带型为584条;有变化的带型为40条,处理2（茎尖经过完整的超低温保存过程,区别于处理1,增加了冷冻、解冻和洗涤后恢复培养）有13个位点的甲基化增加,21个位点去甲基化。     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

Host plants of someRhinanthoideae (Scrophulariaceae) of eastern North America

Twenty three species in 11 genera were examined in the field to determine hosts. OnlyStriga asiatica andSeymeria cassioides have a narrow host range being restricted to grasses and pines, respectively. These are the only species which cause pronounced and sometimes serious host damage. The other species attach to a great diversity of hosts.     

Apoptotic Regulation of Caspase Activity

Intracellular cysteine aspartate-specific proteases (caspases) play both signaling and effector roles in realizing the program of cell death. Caspases function as proteolytic cascades unique for each cell type and signal triggering apoptosis. All parts of the proteolytic cascades are duplicated and controlled by feedback signals. Amplification cycles between pairs of caspases (the third and the sixth, the ninth and the third, the twelfth and the sixth, and others) help multiply the initial apoptotic signal. The presence of physiological inhibitors of apoptosis that directly interact with caspases creates a multilevel regulatory network of apoptosis in cell. The caspase proteolytic cascades are also regulated by sphingolipid secondary messengers, among them ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphates. Moreover, an association of the caspase signaling with ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is shown in cells. In particular, the use of extracellular activators and inhibitors of caspases allows irreversible activation of apoptosis in tumor cells or the prevention of apoptosis in cortical neurons under neurodegenerative diseases.     

广西青藓科分类学修订

通过对采自广西24个县(市)的1 147份青藓科植物标本的逐一鉴定及相关文献的查阅,确认有广西青藓科植物11属、44种,其中包括广西青藓科植物新记录属1属,即拟异叶藓属(Pseudokindbergia),新记录种7种,分别为匐枝青藓(Brachythecium procumbens)、阔叶尖喙藓(Oxyrrhynchium latifolium)、泛生尖喙藓(O. vagans)、拟异叶藓(Pseudokindbergia dumosa)、华东细喙藓(Rhynchostegiella sinensis)、长肋拟青藓(Sciurohypnum populeum)和弯叶拟青藓(S. reflexum)。该文提供了修订后的广西青藓科植物名录,并对其中的新记录属、种的主要形态学识别特征、生境和地理分布等进行了详细描述。     

The effect of cyanobacteria and azolla on the performance of rice under different levels of fertilizer nitrogen

Cyanobacteria and/or azolla were inoculated, with urea at 0, 72 or 144 kg N/ha, in plots in which azolla-free Indica rice var. IR 28 was grown. Productive tillers, yield and nitrogen contents of grain and straw positively responded to inoculation with cyanobacteria or azolla, even with fertilizer-N up to 144 kg N/ha. Inoculation improved colonization by cyanobacteria. Azolla were superior to the asymbiotic cyanobacteria in enhancing rice performance. Urea at a rate of 72 kg N/ha was found to support the best colonizations when applied with cyanobacteria or azolla or, to give maximum rice yields, both inoculants.     

Evaluation of antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activities of the resin glycosides and the other metabolites of Scrophularia cryptophila

Resin glycosides are secondary metabolites exclusive to the convolvulaceous plants. In this study, crypthophilic acids A–C (1–3), the first resin glycosides occurring in another family (Scrophulariaceae), and the other constituents of Scrophularia cryptophila were examined for in vitro antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial potentials. Except for crypthophilic acid B (2), all tested compounds exhibited growth-inhibitory effect against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, with l-tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7) being the most potent ones (IC₅₀'s 4.1 and 9.7 μg/ml). In contrast, the activity towards Trypanosoma cruzi was poor, and only crypthophilic acid C (3), 6 and 7 were trypanocidal at concentrations above 40 μg/ml. With the exception of 2 and 6, all compounds were active against Leishmania donovani. Harpagide (4) and 3 emerged as the best leishmanicidal agents (IC₅₀'s 2.0 and 5.8 μg/ml). Only compounds 3, 6 and 7 showed antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum with IC₅₀ values of 4.2, 16.6 and 22.4 μg/ml. Overall the best and broadest spectrum activity was presented by compounds 3 and 7, as they inhibited all four parasitic protozoa. None of the isolates had significant activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MICs >100 μg/ml) or were toxic towards mammalian (L6) cells. This is the first report of antiprotozoal activity for natural resin glycosides, as well as for harpagide (4), acetylharpagide (5), tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7).