水稻亚种间杂种F1 光合特性研究

用绵恢725、蜀恢527和蜀恢881三个籼型恢复系、1个美国稻Lemont和1个爪哇稻香大粒作母本, 与1个日本特早熟粳稻Kitaake杂交, 研究了5个杂种F1及其亲本的光合生理表现。结果表明, 在高光通量密度(Photosynthetic flux density, PFD)条件下, 5个杂种F1净光合速率(Pn)明显高于双亲或双亲之一, 推测亲本与杂种F1之间不同的Pn同叶片中Rubsico活性有关。杂种F1的比较中, 在表观量子效率(j)、羧化效率(CE)、CO2补偿点(G)等方面, 籼粳亚种间杂种F1(绵恢725/Kitaake、蜀恢527/Kitaake、蜀恢881/Kitaake)对2个亚种内杂种F1香大粒/Kitaake(粳爪交)、Lemont/Kitaake(不同生态型的粳粳交, 美国稻属于特殊粳稻)具有明显的优势, 而蜀恢881含有粳型血缘, 蜀恢881/Kitaake也比典型籼粳亚种间杂种F1 绵恢725/Kitaake、蜀恢527/Kitaake优势稍逊一筹。5个杂种F1因为具有不同的遗传差异而表现出不同的光合优势, 在这方面, 典型籼粳亚种间杂交蜀恢527/Kitaake、绵恢725/Kitaake要优于其他杂交种, 说明亲本间遗传差异越大, 其杂种F1的光合优势越强。     

一个水稻显性高秆突变体的遗传分析和基因定位

从水稻(Oryza sativa L.)的两个半矮秆籼稻品种6442S-7和蜀恢881杂交F2代群体中发现一个高秆突变体D111,其株高和秆长分别比亲本蜀恢881增加63.0%和87.0%.用205个微卫星标记分析D¨1及其原始亲本6442S-7和蜀恢881之间的基因组DNA多态性,结果未发现D111具有2个原始亲本都没有的新带型,证明D1¨的确是6442S-7和蜀恢881的杂交后代发生基因突变产生的.将D111分别与蜀恢881、蜀恢527、明恢63、9311、IR68、G46B等6个半矮秆品种和高秆对照品种南京6号杂交,分析F1和F2代株高的遗传行为,结果表明D1¨的高秆性状由一对显性基因控制,且该基因与南京6号的高秆基因紧密连锁或等位.以蜀恢527/D111 F2群体为定位群体,运用微卫星标记将D111显性高秆突变基因定位于水稻第一染色体长臂,与RM212、RM302和RM472的遗传距离分别是27.7 cM、25.5 cM和6.0 cM,该基因暂命名为LC(t).认为D111是首例从半矮秆品种自然突变产生的水稻显性高秆突变体,LC(t)为首次定位的水稻显性高秆突变基因.此外,将上述基因定位结果与Causse等(1994)和Temnykh等(2000,2001)发表的水稻分子连锁图谱进行比较,发现LC(t)基因恰巧位于与水稻"绿色革命基因"sd1相同或十分相近的染色体区域,因此,还就LC(t)基因与sd1基因之间的可能关系进行了讨论.     

一个水稻显性高秆突变体的遗传分析和基因定位

从水稻(Oryza sativa L.)的两个半矮秆籼稻品种6442S-7和蜀恢881杂交F2代群体中发现一个高秆突变体D111,其株高和秆长分别比亲本蜀恢881增加63.0%和87.0%。用205个微卫星标记分析D111及其原始亲本6442S-7和蜀恢881之间的基因组DNA多态性,结果未发现D111具有2个原始亲本都没有的新带型,证明D111的确是6442S-7和蜀恢881的杂交后代发生基因突变产生的。将D111分别与蜀恢881、蜀恢527、明恢63、9311、IR68、G46B等6个半矮秆品种和高秆对照品种南京6号杂交,分析F1和F2代株高的遗传行为,结果表明D111的高秆性状由一对显性基因控制,且该基因与南京6号的高秆基因紧密连锁或等位。以蜀恢527/D111 F2群体为定位群体,运用微卫星标记将D111显性高秆突变基因定位于水稻第一染色体长臂,与RM212、RM302和RM472的遗传距离分别是27.7 cM、25.5 cM和6.0 cM,该基因暂命名为LC(t)。认为D111是首例从半矮秆品种自然突变产生的水稻显性高秆突变体,LC(t)为首次定位的水稻显性高秆突变基因。此外,将上述基因定位结果与Causse等(1994)和Temnykh等(2000; 2001)发表的水稻分子连锁图谱进行比较,发现LC(t)基因恰巧位于与水稻“绿色革命基因”sd1相同或十分相近的染色体区域,因此,还就LC(t)基因与sd1基因之间的可能关系进行了讨论。     

硅对水稻籼粳杂种雌雄配子育性和结实率的影响

以2个籼稻品种和2个粳稻品种及其籼粳杂种一代为材料,通过水培试验研究了硅对籼粳亚种间杂种雌雄配子育性和结实率的影响。结果表明:4个水稻亲本的育性正常,而亚种间杂种‘台中65’/‘广陆矮4号’和‘穞稻’/‘秋光’F1花粉育性分别为40.1%和50.3%,小穗育性分别为25.8%和40.3%;其F1胚囊具有正常的卵细胞、助细胞、极核及反足细胞,胚囊败育率分别为5.33%和3.33%。加硅处理F1每个柱头上花粉粒多于25粒的小花数分别占90%和90.5%,而不加硅处理高于20粒的小花数仅占8%和10%;加硅处理F1花粉离体萌发率分别为75.15%和76.23%,小穗的结实率分别达到65.5%和68.7%,而不加硅处理的分别为46.7%和48.13%,小穗结实率分别只有25.8%和40.3%,且加硅处理极显著高于不加硅处理。研究表明,水稻籼粳杂种存在半不育现象,并主要由花粉半不育和花药开裂性差造成;硅肥能促进杂种F1植株的花药开裂,明显增加柱头上花粉粒数目,并促进花粉萌发,显著提高小穗的结实率。     

水稻杂种F1结实率与亲本程氏指数差异和同工酶遗传距离的关系及其预测研究

以4个籼粳测验种做母本按NCII(4×90)设计配置的360个杂交F1组合为材料,研究亲本的程氏指数差异(ID)、同工酶遗传距离(GD)与杂种F1结实率的关系.结果显示ID、GD与杂种F1结实率呈极显著负相关(r=-0.540,p＜0.01;r=-0.316,p＜0.01),但决定系数不高,分别是0.2916、0.0999.D、GD与F1结实率的相关性受父本和母本影响,其中对非广亲和品种测交F1结实率的预测效果较好,对广亲和品种及南京11的测交F1的预测则无效.因此,在利用ID和GD对水稻杂种F1结实率进行预测时,宜在一定的亲本类型之间进行,ID比GD的预测效果更好.     

水稻籼粳杂种F_1雌配子体败育的超微结构和酸性磷酸酶细胞化学研究(简报)

籼粳稻亚种间杂交是获得强优势种的有效途径之一。但主要存在如何克服杂种F_1结实率低的问题。影响F_1结实率的因素是很复杂的,部分胚囊败育而丧失授精能力是其中的主要原因。因此阐明籼粳杂种雌配子体败育的机理,成了当前籼粳亚种杂交优势利用研究的重要课题之一。目前对籼粳杂种雌配子体败育的细胞学研究特别是超微结构方面的研究不多。Oka和Doida观察到败育发生在大     

不同生态条件下水稻籼粳交后代亚种分化机制

籼粳交育种已成为国内最重要的育种方法之一,明确籼粳亚种分化机制是指导籼粳交育种的关键.本文用InDel(插入/缺失)和ILP(内含子长度多态性)标记,对在辽宁省和广东省种植并用单粒传法、混合法及系谱法构建的籼粳交(七山占/秋光)F₆代群体进行分析.结果表明: 混合法与单粒传法群体无偏分离,粳型判别值(Dj)集中在40%～60%之间;两地系谱法群体总体偏籼(30%～55%),且广东群体(38%)比辽宁(42%)偏籼,两地群体分布呈显著差异.混合法与单粒传法群体中Dj与重要农艺性状基因区域血缘呈显著正相关;而在系谱法中部分正相关被打破,且两地群体籼粳血缘呈规律性分布.表明人工选择是影响籼粳分化的主要因素,并与自然选择协同作用引起群体偏分离现象;群体中一些重要农艺性状的变化与籼粳分化间存在紧密的关系,这可能是影响籼粳交育种在综合亚种优势上未达到预期效果的关键.     

水稻籼粳杂种雌性不育的细胞学初步观察(简报)

普通栽培稻籼粳亚种间杂种结实率低是开展亚种间杂交育种和杂种优势利用的主要障碍。这一障碍是杂种花粉和胚囊的不育性引起的。不育性曾经认为是两者染色体在结构上存在微小的差异所致,但F_1植株减数分     

空间诱变创造克服灿粳杂种半不育性新种质和新恢源研究

利用高空气球搭载 ,使 2个对胞质雄性不育育性保持的粳稻品种“中作 59”和“海香”干种子处于海拔高度 3 0～ 3 5Km的高宽 8h后回收种植 ,从 SP2 代群体中 ,获得二类突变体 :一类为粳型亲籼并对胞质雄性不育具恢复能力的突变体 ,其突变频率依次为 8× 1 0 -3 和 6× 1 0 -3 。这类突变体的后代稳定株系与典型籼稻品种杂交 F1的结实率在 70 %以上 ,但与典型粳稻品种杂交 F1的结实率只有 3 0 %左右 ,与籼、粳不育系交配 F1的结实率也是如此。另一类为亲籼、粳并对胞质雄性不育具恢复能力的突变体 ,其突变频率依次为 3× 1 0 -3 和2× 1 0 -3 。这类突变体的后代稳定株系与典型籼、粳品种杂交 F1结实率均在 70 %以上 ,与籼、粳不育系测定 F1的结实率也是如此。从这二类突变体后代选出的生育期不同、综合农艺性状和米质均好的粳型亲籼恢复系和亲籼、粳恢复系 ,经 3年 6季与多个籼型不育系测交 F1,不仅表现出明显的籼粳杂种优势 ,而且结实率达 80～ 90 % ,籽粒充实度良好 ,千粒重在 2 3～ 3 2 g之间。本项研究结果表明 ,利用空间诱变创造新恢源和改变粳稻亲和性 ,克服籼粳杂种 F1的不孕性和籽粒充实度差的难题 ,是一条可行的新途径。     

云南稻核心种质BC1F2代形态性状的遗传变异

在昆明孕穗期平均温度18.1℃的自然低温下,以云南当家品种滇屯502和合系35作轮回亲本,以548份云南稻核心种质为供体亲本配制的杂种BC1F2(458份)为材料,按籼粳、稻作区进行云南稻核心种质杂种后代形态性状遗传变异研究。结果表明:(1)杂种BC1F2具有丰富的形态多样性,结实率、实粒数、秕粒数、穗颈长等形态性状都表现出较大的变异,平均多样性指数也较高。(2)籼粳间、稻作区间单一性状变异趋势基本一致,但多样性指数存在一定差异。     

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.