七星瓢虫滞育关联基因的转录组学分析

对七星瓢虫正常发育、滞育以及滞育解除的雌成虫进行RNA测序,并对筛选出来的滞育相关基因进行KEGG通路富集分析,从分子水平解析七星瓢虫滞育发机理。本研究以正常发育产卵、滞育30 d以及滞育贮存30 d后解除产卵的七星瓢虫雌成虫为研究对象,分别抽提RNA,合成c DNA,构建c DNA文库,文库检测合格后在Illummina Hiseq 2500测序仪上进行双向测序。根据测序结果,共获取unigene 82820个。采用两两比较法对正常发育组和滞育组、滞育组和滞育解除组进行差异表达分析,分别获得差异表达基因3501个和1427个。深入分析两组比对结果,将在滞育组上调且滞育解除组下调的unigene定义为滞育关联基因,共有443个基因为滞育关联基因。应用KEGG KAAS在线pathway比对分析工具对滞育关联基因进行通路富集分析,结果发现这些基因主要集中在碳水化合物代谢、脂质代谢以及信号转导等途径中。     

麦红吸浆虫幼虫不同滞育时期体内山梨醇含量及山梨醇脱氢酶基因表达水平变化

【目的】本研究旨在明确麦红吸浆虫Sitodiplosis mosellana(Géhin)滞育进程中山梨醇含量及山梨醇脱氢酶基因(SmSDH)mRNA表达水平的变化规律,探讨麦红吸浆虫滞育与山梨醇含量及SmSDH表达水平的关系。【方法】分别采用比色法和实时荧光定量PCR方法,对2013年5月-2014年3月不同时间陕西杨凌养虫圃内麦红吸浆虫滞育前后及滞育期幼虫体内山梨醇含量及SmSDH2a和SmSDH2b mRNA表达水平进行分析。【结果】麦红吸浆虫幼虫滞育前山梨醇含量最高(为9.41μg/mg);滞育期间,12月份含量最高(为8.50μg/mg);滞育解除后山梨醇含量为3.25~3.49μg/mg,显著低于滞育前和整个滞育期(P0.05)。山梨醇脱氢酶基因SmSDH2a及SmSDH2b在滞育进程中mRNA表达水平变化趋势相同,且与滞育强度递减趋势一致,即进入滞育后表达水平显著降低(P0.05)并一直稳定在较低水平,滞育解除后逐渐升高并达到最高。滞育期间,同期不同滞育状态幼虫之间山梨醇含量和SmSDH2a表达水平差异不明显,但裸露幼虫SmSDH2b表达水平始终高于结茧幼虫。【结论】山梨醇和SmSDH参与麦红吸浆虫滞育调控,与滞育维持和解除密切相关。     

柑桔大实蝇老熟幼虫和蛹过冷却点和结冰点的测定

为明确柑桔大实蝇Bactrocera minax (Enderlein)老熟幼虫和蛹的抗寒能力,对柑桔大实蝇老熟幼虫、滞育蛹和滞育解除蛹的过冷却点和结冰点进行了测定。结果显示,同一虫态不同个体间其过冷却点和结冰点具有不同程度的变异,但其变异范围均符合正态分布。柑桔大实蝇不同发育状态间的过冷却点和结冰点均具有显著差异,其中,已解除滞育进入发育状态的蛹的过冷却点和结冰点最低,分别为-11.15℃和-9.76℃;其次为滞育蛹,分别为-8.93℃和-7.63℃;而老熟幼虫最高,分别为-7.09℃和-3.43℃。此外,老熟幼虫的结冰点和过冷却点之间的差值最大为3.24℃,显著高于滞育蛹（1.30℃）和滞育解除蛹（1.39℃）。表明,倒春寒对已进入发育状态的柑桔大实蝇蛹不会造成不利影响。     

驯化对始红蝽(Pyrrhocoris apterus)耐寒能力的影响及越冬适应策略

为阐明越冬期间始红蝽应对低温胁迫的耐寒策略及其影响因素,从生理生化水平探讨始红蝽成虫的耐寒能力,逐月测定了12月至翌年3月始红蝽低温驯化前后的过冷却点、低温存活率、LT_(50)以及始红蝽体内耐寒物质含量。结果表明,越冬期间始红蝽自然种群过冷却点最低为(-14.01±0.53)℃,-5、-10℃驯化30min后的始红蝽过冷却点最低降至为(-19.32±0.86)℃、(-25.56±1.09)℃。0℃驯化30min后暴露于-5、-10、-15℃1h的最高存活率依次为100%、39.1%±8.6%、10%;始红蝽自然种群LT_(50)最低为-8.53℃,0℃驯化后降至-9.21℃。越冬期间雌雄始红蝽体内自由水/结合水比值和游离蛋白质含量先下降后上升,12月达到最大值,雌雄分别为144.50±26.22和140.32±21.92,(15.81±0.10)mg/g和(15.47±0.01)mg/g;脂肪、海藻糖和甘油含量先上升后下降,2月达到最大值,雌雄脂肪含量分别为(16.33±0.48)mg/g和(13.15±1.32)mg/g,海藻糖含量分别为(11.98±0.01)mg/g和(10.88±0.02)mg/g,甘油含量分别为(14.74±0.01)mg/g和(15.06±0.03)mg/g。研究证明,低温驯化后始红蝽的过冷却点和LT_(50)明显降低,低温存活率显著提高,越冬期间始红蝽可通过调整体内抗逆物质含量以增强虫体耐寒能力。     

烟夜蛾滞育蛹和非滞育蛹的耐寒性

对烟夜蛾Helicoverpa assultaGuen?e不同日龄滞育蛹和非滞育蛹的过冷却点和结冰点测定结果表明,在预蛹至5日龄蛹期,过冷却点和结冰点均逐渐下降。在预蛹期和3日龄蛹期,滞育蛹的过冷却点与非滞育蛹差异不显著;5日龄蛹时,滞育蛹和非滞育蛹的过冷却点分别下降至(-15.7±1.8)℃和(-13.5±1.2)℃,结冰点分别降至(-12.7±2.7)℃和(-9.5±1.3)℃,两类蛹间的差异均达极显著水平。自然越冬后,滞育蛹的存活率显著高于非滞育蛹,在土壤不同深处越冬的蛹的存活率存在差异,距土表15cm深的蛹存活率最高。     

大豆食心虫滞育与非滞育幼虫过冷却能力及其体内主要生化物质含量比较

【目的】本研究旨在明确大豆食心虫Leguminivora glycinivorella滞育与非滞育幼虫体内生化物质含量和保护酶活性的差异,为进一步探索大豆食心虫幼虫滞育调控的分子机制提供依据。【方法】在适温(25℃)环境下,通过控制光周期获得大豆食心虫滞育和非滞育幼虫,分别测定其过冷却点和结冰点、体内主要生化物质(糖类物质、脂类物质和可溶性蛋白)的含量以及3种保护酶[过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和超氧化物岐化酶(SOD)]的活性并进行比较分析。【结果】在25℃下,大豆食心虫滞育幼虫的过冷却点(-19.20℃)和结冰点(-13.49℃)均低于非滞育幼虫的过冷却点(-16.42℃)和结冰点(-11.22℃),二者过冷却能力差异显著。滞育幼虫体内的总糖、糖原、甘油等能源物质含量均显著高于非滞育幼虫的,滞育幼虫体内总糖含量为非滞育幼虫的2.17倍,甘油含量为非滞育幼虫的1.76倍;但二者体内自由水和可溶性蛋白质含量无显著差异。同时,滞育幼虫POD和CAT活性显著高于非滞育幼虫的,但SOD活力则略低于非滞育幼虫的,无显著差异。【结论】大豆食心虫幼虫由非滞育进入滞育状态过程中,通过调节自身生理代谢使其体内糖类等生化物质含量显著升高,部分保护酶活性显著增强,进而显著提高其过冷却能力以有效应对低温等不利环境条件的来临。     

单核细胞趋化蛋白-1、高迁移率族蛋白B1与 溃疡性结肠炎患者肠道菌群变化的相关性

目的探讨单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(MCP-1)、高迁移率族蛋白B1(HMGB1)与溃疡性结肠炎(UC)患者肠道菌群变化的相关性。方法选取2016年9月-2018年1月遂宁市中心医院收治的98例UC患者资料,根据Mayo评分系统将UC患者分为活动期组(n=50)和缓解期组(n=48)。选取同期进行体检的健康人50例作为对照组。比较各组间肠道菌群,血清MCP-1、HMGB1水平,并进行Pearson相关分析。结果活动期组患者肠道乳杆菌、双歧杆菌含量[(5.34±0.87)、(5.81±0.83)CFU/g]显著低于缓解期组和对照组[(8.07±0.86)、(8.35±0.88)CFU/g;(8.13±0.91)、(8.46±0.95)CFU/g](F=12.035,P0.001;F=10.472,P0.001),大肠埃希菌、肠球菌、拟杆菌含量[(11.75±1.24)、(7.91±0.92)、(5.26±0.62)CFU/g]显著高于缓解期组和对照组[(7.92±1.09)、(4.94±0.61)、(3.30±0.52)CFU/g;(7.64±1.02)、(4.83±0.56)、(3.14±0.47)CFU/g](F=10.815,P0.001;F=9.796,P0.001;F=9.713,P0.001),缓解期组和对照组研究对象各肠道菌群比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。活动期组和缓解期组患者血清MCP-1、HMGB1水平[(267.42±23.51)、(21.35±2.26)ng/mL;(188.15±20.73)、(6.28±1.38)ng/mL]显著高于对照组[(106.38±15.92)、(2.13±0.41)ng/mL](F=84.163,P0.001;F=25.386,P0.001);活动期组患者血清MCP-1、HMGB1水平[(267.42±23.51)、(21.35±2.26)ng/mL]显著高于缓解期组[(188.15±20.73)、(6.28±1.38)ng/mL](t=17.676、39.641,均P0.05)。经过Pearson相关性分析,MCP-1、HMGB1与UC患者乳杆菌、双歧杆菌含量呈负相关(r=-0.715、-0.659,r=-0.703、-0.614,均P0.001),与大肠埃希菌、肠球菌、拟杆菌含量呈正相关(r=0.783、0.702,r=0.762、0.735,r=0.653、0.612,均P0.001)。结论 MCP-1、HMGB1作为促炎因子可介导肠黏膜炎性反应,引起UC患者肠道菌群紊乱。     

七星瓢虫成虫脂肪体核酸代谢与生殖滞育的关系

本文以微量萤光法测定七星瓢虫成虫繁殖期、滞育期脂肪体核酸、蛋白含量的变化,结果表明:繁殖期雌虫卵巢发育Ⅰ和Ⅱ级时RNA/DNA比值分别为2.47和4.50;卵巢发育至Ⅲ级时RNA/DNA比值出现高峰为8.44,Ⅳ级时降为3.60,产卵后显著下降至1.76。所以脂肪体RNA/DNA比值可做为卵黄蛋白合成的一项指标。 成虫羽化后,以短光照(每日9小时光照,15小时黑暗)诱导成虫滞育,测定预滞育期RNA/DNA比值及蛋白质含量分別为3.16及59微克/毫克脂肪体;进入滞育期则分别降为1.24和14微克/毫克脂肪体;滞育结束后RNA/DNA比值上升为7.04,蛋白含量为133微克/毫克脂肪体。 成虫繁殖期与滞育期不同阶段脂肪体核酸、蛋白量的差异反映卵黄蛋白合成水平。核酸蛋白质含量低可做为滞育出现的信号。而滞育结束后RNA/DNA及蛋白含量的增加,可做为滞育结束的一个生化指标。     

豆天蛾越冬幼虫滞育解除后生物学特性的研究

[目的]豆天蛾Clanis bilineata tsingtauica以老熟幼虫进入滞育越冬,为探明豆天蛾滞育解除的机制.[方法]本研究设置4个不同温度梯度,在恒湿条件下,研究不同温度处理下豆天蛾滞育持续时间、化蛹及羽化的差异.[结果]温度对豆天蛾滞育解除存在一定影响.随着温度升高,豆天蛾滞育持续时间和蛹期逐渐缩短,在35℃条件下滞育持续时间和蛹期最短,分别为(34.4±0.3)d和(6.7±1.2)d;而化蛹率、蛹重随温度的升高呈先升高后降低,在25 ℃时,化蛹率最高为(80.60±0.26)％,在30 ℃时,蛹重最大为(4.21±0.07)g/头.豆天蛾成虫羽化率随温度升高而显著降低;25℃条件下,单雌产卵量最大,达到(204±9)粒.本室内条件下,豆天蛾滞育解除的有效积温为111¨日·度.[结论]在温度为25 ℃的条件下最有利于豆天蛾滞育解除后的生长发育.     

麦红吸浆虫滞育发生和解除过程中总脂和甘油三酯含量变化

【目的】脂类与昆虫滞育密切相关。本研究旨在明确麦红吸浆虫Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin)滞育过程中脂类物质含量的变化规律,探讨麦红吸浆虫滞育与脂类物质变化的关系。【方法】采用香兰素硫酸显色法测定了2008年5月－2010年1月不同时间陕西杨凌养虫圃内麦红吸浆虫滞育前、滞育期及滞育解除后幼虫和蛹体内总脂和甘油三酯含量。【结果】 滞育前幼虫总脂和甘油三酯含量分别为378.12和291.67 μg/mg,显著高于整个滞育期（P<0.05）。滞育年周期中,冬季总脂和甘油三酯含量最高,翌年1月结茧幼虫二者含量分别为335.29 和275.72 μg/mg,显著高于其他季节（P<0.05）;整个滞育期间,裸露幼虫和结茧幼虫总脂和甘油三酯随季节变化趋势相同,但同期结茧幼虫含量高于裸露幼虫;滞育当年与第2年同期幼虫总脂和甘油三酯含量差异不显著（P>0.05）。滞育解除后,总脂和甘油三酯含量随着幼虫的发育和变态逐渐降低,其中中蛹和后蛹显著低于活动幼虫（P<0.05）。【结论】麦红吸浆虫滞育不同时期幼虫及蛹总脂和甘油三酯含量存在明显差异,其滞育与脂类物质的含量密切相关。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

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.     

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).     

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.