超积累植物水蓼吸收锰的生理与分子机制

水蓼(Polygonum hydropiper)是一种新近发现的锰超积累植物.本文通过营养液模拟试验,研究了锰在水蓼细胞中的分布与化学形态特征,以及锰胁迫下水蓼的生理生化响应机制.结果表明:锰在水蓼叶片非活性代谢部分(细胞壁和液泡)的积累是其解毒耐锰的主要机制之一;水蓼叶片中的锰大部分以水溶性有机盐或草酸锰的形态存在;在锰浓度处理为8 000 μmol/L时,叶绿素a含量显著降低,而在其它处理条件下,叶绿素a无明显变化;在锰处理≤5000 μmol/L时水蓼叶片的细胞膜还没有受到明显伤害;水蓼叶片的可溶性蛋白含最随锰处理浓度小同而变化,说明植物在代谢和结构上发生了调整;随锰处理浓度的增加,水蓼叶片SOD和POD活性提高,保护酶活性的提高义可清除活性氧自由基,这是水蓼耐高锰和累积锰的一种生理响应机制.     

乌兰布和沙漠东北部8种沙生灌木生长季末期的光合生理特性

以乌兰布和沙漠东北部的甘蒙柽柳、沙木蓼、霸王、沙冬青、花棒、白刺、梭梭和柠条8种沙生灌木为材料,对沙生灌木生长季末期的光合生理特性进行了研究。结果表明:(1)8种沙生灌木秋季的气孔导度日变化有明显的峰谷;气孔导度日均值最大的为梭梭(0.71 mol.m-2.s-1),最小的为柠条(0.08 mol.m-2.s-1);(2)8种沙生灌木秋季的光合速率日变化均呈现单峰曲线,影响光合速率变化的因素以非气孔限制因素为主;光合速率峰值出现时间以柠条最早(11:30),甘蒙柽柳和沙木蓼最晚(15:30);光合速率日均值最大的为沙木蓼(7.99μmol.m-2.s-1),最小的为柠条(3.40μmol.m-2.s-1);(3)蒸腾速率的日变化除梭梭和柠条呈现单峰曲线外,其余6种灌木呈现出准双峰曲线或双峰曲线;蒸腾速率日均值最大的为梭梭(4.42 mmol.m-2.s-1),最小的为柠条(0.47mmol.m-2.s-1);气孔运动因素对蒸腾作用的影响占据优势;(4)8种沙生灌木的光合水分利用效率在白昼普遍高于早晚,且以柠条的光合水分利用效率日均值最大(7.18μmol.mmol-1),梭梭最小(1.23μmol.mmol-1);蒸腾速率日均值高的沙生灌木光合水分利用效率日均值低,反之亦然。     

不同生育期玉米叶片光合特性及水分利用效率对水分胁迫的响应

利用大型移动防雨棚开展了玉米水分胁迫及复水试验,通过分析玉米叶片光合数据,揭示了不同生育期水分胁迫及复水对玉米光合特性及水分利用效率的影响。结果表明:水分胁迫导致玉米叶片整体光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度下降以及光合速率日变化的峰值提前;水分胁迫后的玉米叶片蒸腾速率、光合速率和气孔导度为适应干旱缺水均较对照显著下降,从而提高了水分利用效率,缩小了与水分充足条件下玉米叶片的水分利用效率差值;在中度和重度水分胁迫条件下,玉米叶片的水分利用效率降幅低于光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度的降幅, 有时甚至高于正常供水条件下的水分利用效率;适度的水分胁迫能提高玉米叶片的水分利用效率,从而增强叶片对水分的利用能力,抵御干旱的逆境;水分亏缺对玉米光合速率、蒸腾速率及水分利用效率的影响具有较明显滞后效应,干旱后复水,光合作用受抑制仍然持续;水分胁迫时间越长、胁迫程度越重,叶片的光合作用越呈不可逆性;拔节-吐丝期水分胁迫对玉米叶片光合作用的逆制比三叶-拔节期更难恢复。     

梨树叶片蒸腾特性研究

采用CIRAS-1红外气体分析仪研究梨树不同时期蒸腾速率及水分利用效率变化特征。结果表明:梨树蒸腾速率日变化为单峰型,峰值出现在11:00～P15:00;蒸腾速率的季节变化呈"V"字形,其中5～P8月份逐渐降低,8～P9月份迅速升至最高,生长季平均蒸腾速率为2.66mmol.m-2.s-1;决定蒸腾速率日变化的主要因子为空气温度、叶面温度和水汽压差,且各因子对蒸腾速率日变化的贡献率分别为85%～P96%、76%～P86%和98%。水分利用效率日变化峰值出现在早上7:00～P9:00,然后逐渐降低;水分利用效率的季节变化峰值(5.38μmolCO2/mmolH2O)出现在8月份,5、6、7、9月份的水分利用效率相当,其值在2.86～P3.05μmolCO2/mmolH2O之间,生长季平均为3.44μmolCO2/mmolH2O;相关分析结果表明,水分利用效率受光合有效辐射、空气温度、叶片温度、空气湿度、以及叶片-大气水气压差等各因子的综合作用。     

土壤水分状况及环境条件对水稻蒸腾的影响

在南方红壤区用田间测坑试验,研究了高、中、低3种土壤水分条件下的早、晚稻蒸腾速率和水分利用效率的变化,蒸腾日变化结果表明,蒸腾速率受许多田间小气候因子的影响,相关分析及多元逐步回归分析表明,叶片与空气相对湿度差和叶面温度对水稻叶片蒸腾影响最大,处理B（中等土壤水分条件）可以明显提高叶片水利用率和产是,处理C提高了叶片水分利用效率,却导致晚稻减产,早稻中、低土壤水分条件可以减小叶片蒸腾速率,而晚稻上并不能明显减少叶片蒸腾。     

水蓼对水淹胁迫的耐受能力和形态学响应

水蓼(Polygonum hydropiper)是一种分布于三峡地区消落带的常见分布种之一,通过模拟4～5月的水淹节律,测定了水蓼对水淹的适应能力和形态学的响应机理.结果表明,在所有的水淹时间胁迫处理下,水蓼均能保持100%的存活率,并能正常开花结果.该植物主要是通过叶片形态的变化和不定根的形成来适应水环境的变化.水淹初期阶段植株叶片的长与宽及叶片的平均面积有显著下降,但随着植株不定根的不断形成与生长,植株叶片的形态可恢复到正常状态.水淹对植株的株高、分枝数、分枝长、节间距都没有显著影响,表明植株形态整体不会受到水淹的影响.而植物根、茎、叶的生物量虽在不同处理之间有所变化,但是都没有达到显著水平,不定根的生物量差异在各处理之间显著.说明水蓼在形态学上对水淹有着适应机制且具有较强耐水淹能力.结合三峡库区消落带未来水位变化的情况,认为水蓼将能适应三峡水库消落带生态环境变化而生存在消落带,并可用于三峡水库退化消落带的生态治理.     

曼地亚红豆杉蒸腾速率日变化及因子分析

应用LI-1600稳态气孔计对曼地亚红豆杉(Taxus media cv.Hicksii)叶片的蒸腾速率、气孔阻力和几个生态因子的日变化同步进行了测定.并采用多元回归分析和灰色关联度分析的方法探讨了曼地亚红豆杉叶片蒸腾速率与影响因子的关系,结果表明:影响曼地亚红豆杉蒸腾速率的主要因子是叶温、气温;其次是光量子通量密度、空气相对湿度、气孔阻力.灰色关联度分析与多元回归分析结论基本一致.对曼地亚红豆杉叶片蒸腾速率与气孔阻力的相关关系分析表明:蒸腾速率和气孔阻力间属非线性关系,其方程为:Tr=12.789-13.419 lg Rs(R2=0.971 7)     

干旱胁迫对夏蜡梅光合特性的影响

以2年生夏蜡梅(Sinocalycanthus chinensis)苗木为材料,通过盆栽试验,研究土壤干旱胁迫对夏蜡梅叶片光合特性的影响,结果显示:随着干旱胁迫程度的加重,夏蜡梅叶片净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度显著降低;胞间CO2浓度在轻度和中度胁迫下显著低于对照,但在重度胁迫下显著高于对照;水分利用效率在胁迫下提高,且以中度胁迫为最大.温度升高使叶片净光合速率和水分利用效率降低、蒸腾速率升高,加重了干旱对光合作用的不利影响.对照及轻度和中度干旱胁迫处理的净光合速率、气孔导度和水分利用效率日变化曲线均为双峰型,但重度胁迫下净光合速率和气孔导度日变化转变为峰值很小的单峰型;各处理的蒸腾速率日变化曲线为单峰型并以午间最高.表明夏蜡梅光合作用对干旱胁迫有一定的适应能力,但重度胁迫对其造成严重影响.     

铝胁迫对蓼科植物生长和光合、蒸腾特性的影响

采用水培试验,设置5种铝处理浓度,研究了铝对3种蓼科植物酸模叶蓼、杠板归和辣蓼叶片光合、蒸腾和叶绿素荧光参数的影响。结果表明,高铝处理(400μmol.L-1)显著抑制3种蓼科植物地上部和根系生长,并且导致3种蓼科植物叶片叶绿素含量、Chla/Chlb、净光合速率(Pn)、水分利用效率(WUE)、PSII光合电子传递量子效率(φPSII)和光化学猝灭系数(qP)显著下降。中低铝处理(25~100μmol.L-1)时,与对照相比,酸模叶蓼生物量显著增加,杠板归显著减少,辣蓼先增加后减少。其中,酸模叶蓼和辣蓼叶绿素含量、Chla/Chlb、Pn、蒸腾速率(Tr)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)、PSII最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、qP均未发生显著变化,但辣蓼WUE、φPSII和非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)显著下降,酸模叶蓼无显著变化;而杠板归除Ci、Fv/Fm外,其余叶片光合、蒸腾及叶绿素荧光参数均出现显著下降。上述结果表明,酸模叶蓼在中低铝处理条件下可通过保持较高的叶绿素含量、Chla/Chlb、WUE、Pn、PSII反应中心光化学反应效率以及提高非辐射能量耗散来增强其对铝的耐性。     

引种台湾桤木的水分生理特性

台湾桤木(Alnusformosana)原产台湾,是台湾地区重要的先锋造林树种和林地培肥树种。水分是限制植物地理分布和决定植物引种能否成功的重要因子之一。采用Li-6400光合测定系统对引种两年生台湾桤木苗木的水分生理特性进行了研究,结果表明:(1)在整个生长期,叶片蒸腾速率日变化均表现为宽大的单峰型曲线,以13∶00～15∶00时左右蒸腾速率最高,不同部位叶片在不同生长期的峰值有所不同,属非蒸腾午休型植物。气孔导度日变化有单峰型和双峰型2种变化曲线;(2)蒸腾速率季节变化表现为单峰曲线,以7月为最高,整个生长期叶片日均蒸腾速率为3.25mmol·m-2·s-1,表现出高光合、强蒸腾的生理特点;(3)水分利用效率日变化与光合速率日变化相似,有单峰曲线和双峰曲线2种类型,与气孔导度的日变化有显著相关性。在整个生长期,以6月、7月叶片水分利用效率为最低,8月为最高;(4)在影响水分利用效率季节变化的生理生态因子中,以温度、光合有效辐射、气孔导度和相对湿度4个因子的直接作用为最大。     

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.