不同光照和温度对暗受冷菜豆幼苗的影响

将暗中（4±1℃）低温胁迫12h的菜豆幼苗分别置于中温弱光（15℃±1℃,72μmol·m-2·s-1）、高温强光（20℃±3℃,224-340μmol·m-2·s-1）、低温弱光（4℃±1℃,72μmol·m-2·s-1）3种条件下进行处理,结果发现2d中低温弱光和高温强光下菜豆幼苗的MDA含量不断上升,其SOD、POD、CAT酶活力也维持在较低水平．质膜外渗电导率在处理第1天时上升到最大,之后缓慢下降。而中温弱光条件下的菜豆幼苗MDA含量上升较少,SOD、POD、CAT酶活力恢复较快,质膜外渗电导率在2d后即接近正常值,菜豆幼苗冷害恢复较迅速。施用低温保护剂Mefluidide可减轻菜豆幼苗冷伤害并加快其恢复。     

低温弱光对辣椒幼苗光合特性与光合作用启动时间的影响

以辣椒(Capsicum annuumL.)幼苗为试材,研究了偏低温弱光(19℃/12℃昼/夜,90μmol?m-2?s-1)和临界低温弱光(15℃/8℃昼/夜,90μmol?m-2?s-1)胁迫10 d后的光合特性与光合作用启动时间的变化.结果表明:无论是在偏低温弱光还是在临界低温弱光下,辣椒幼苗的光补偿点(LCP)、光饱和点(LSP)、光饱和时的光合速率(Amax)和表观量子产额(AOY)下降;CO2补偿点(CCP)升高,而CO2饱和点(CSP)、CO2饱和时的光合速率(Amax)以及羧化效率(CE)下降;温度补偿点(TCP)降低;光合作用启动时间(STP)延长.在偏低温弱光下,辣椒幼苗有着更高的光与CO2利用能力和利用效率,光合作用启动时间较短,但温度补偿点较高.     

几种野生银莲花生殖生长期的光合作用特性初探

采用LI-6400便携式光合仪对室外栽培的几种野生银莲花光合作用特性进行了研究.结果表明,净光合速率 Pn 和蒸腾速率 Tr 日变化均呈单峰曲线,前者的峰值出现在10:00～11:00时,后者的峰值出现在13:00时前后.在光强0～2000μmol·m-2·s-1条件下,Pn呈S曲线,光补偿点为60～80μmol·m-2·s-1,光饱和点为800μmol·m-2·s-1左右,但光强继续增加到1800μmol·m-2·s-1,Pn仍有少许提高;Tr随PAR的增加而缓慢增加.在环境CO2浓度为0～350μmol·mol-1条件下,Pn直线上升,草玉梅、秋牡丹和野棉花的光合CO2补偿点均为50μmol·mol-1左右;Tr在环境CO2浓度25～350μmol·mol-1范围内几乎呈水平线.野生银莲花的Pn和Tr表现出较明显的种间差异.     

台湾桤木引种的光合生理特性研究

以台湾桤木 Alnusformosana 引种2年生苗木为研究对象,探讨了台湾桤木的光合生理生态特性.结果表明: 1 叶片净光合速率 Pn 具有明显的日变化.中部叶Pn日变化在生长中期表现为双峰曲线型,高峰分别出现在9:00和15:00左右,峰值分别为15.03μmol·m-2·s-1和12.97μmol·m-2·s-1;在生长初期和末期为单峰曲线型.不同部位叶片Pn大小为:中部叶>顶部叶>基部叶. 2 不同部位叶片Pn表现出不同的季节变化特征.中部叶和顶部叶一年有两个高峰,高峰均出现在6月和8月;基部叶只有一个高峰,出现在6月.光合作用具有较广的温度适应范围.自然条件下叶片最大净光合速率为17.67μmol·m-2·s-1;人工条件下为20.2μmol·m-2·s-1,在新的环境条件下表现出较强的光合适应能力. 3 叶片LCP为33.32～67.47μmol·m-2·s-1,LSP为1332～1656μmol·m-2·s-1,具有较低的光补偿点和较高的光饱和点,表现出较强的弱光利用能力和强光利用潜力. 4 台湾桤木CO2补偿点为54.17～74.98μmol·mol-1,CO2饱和点在800μmol·mol-1左右;羧化效率为0.0270～0.0468.表现出较大光合作用潜力和较广的生存适应能力. 5 通径系数分析表明,Cond、Ci、Vpdl和RH是影响叶片光合速率变化最主要的直接作用因子.     

米瓦罐的光合特性研究

采用美国LI-COR生产的LI-6400便携式光合系统研究了米瓦罐的光合特性。结果表明,米瓦罐光 合速率的日变化呈单峰曲线,上午10:00时光合速率达到最大值;在大气CO2浓度下,米瓦罐的光饱和点为 1 800μmol·m-2·s-1,光补偿点为30μmol·m-2·s-1;在光饱和点的光强下,米瓦罐的CO2饱和点为1 200 μmolCO2·mol-1,CO2补偿点为40μmolCO2·mol-1。     

珍稀蕨类植物扇蕨光合速率与环境因子的关系

利用CO2光合测定仪分析了引种栽培的扇蕨叶片的光合补偿点和饱和光强,通过控制叶室的光合有效辐射、CO2浓度、温度和相对湿度,分析了叶片的羧化效率和CO2补偿点,并进行光合有效辐射、温度或相对湿度对光合速率影响的研究。扇蕨叶片光补偿点的光强为5.8μmol·m-2·s-1,饱和光强约为1000μmol·m-2·s-1。叶片的羧化效率为0.02665,CO2补偿点为66.1μmol·mol-1。叶片光合速率在20℃时达到最大值,最适温度为17～27℃。相对湿度20%～80%的试验范围内,叶片光合速率随湿度增加而增大,最适相对湿度条件在60%以上。     

低温弱光胁迫及恢复对切花菊光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数的影响

以切花菊品种‘神马’为试材,在偏低温弱光(16℃/12℃,PFD100μmol.m-2.s-1)和临界低温弱光(12℃/8℃,PFD60μmol.m-2.s-1)下分别胁迫11d,然后转入正常条件(22℃/18℃,PFD450μmol.m-2.s-1)恢复11d,研究不同低温弱光强度及恢复对菊花光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数的影响.结果表明:低温弱光导致菊花叶片的净光合速率(Pn)和气孔限制值(Ls)下降,而胞间CO2浓度(Ci)上升.偏低温弱光胁迫下菊花叶片暗适应下最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)和初始荧光(Fo)无明显变化,但光适应下最大光化学效率(Fv′/Fm′)在处理前期略有下降,后期则有所回升;而临界低温弱光处理的Fo明显升高,Fv/Fm和Fv′/Fm′显著降低.PSⅡ光合电子传递量子效率(ΦPSⅡ)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)和表观光合电子传递速率(ETR)均随着低温弱光胁迫程度的增加和时间的延长而降低;偏低温弱光处理植株在解除胁迫后能迅速恢复到对照水平,而临界低温弱光处理植株回升速度较慢;同时,低温弱光胁迫下吸收光强用于分配光化学反应部分(Prate)的比例减少,而天线热耗散(Drate)和反应中心的能量耗散(Ex)比例上升,但天线热耗散为过剩光能的主要分配途径.     

光强对番茄叶片低温光抑制恢复的影响

经弱光 (6 0 μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1 )和 5℃低温处理 3d的番茄叶片Fv Fm和ΦPSⅡ下降 ,F0 没有变化 ;随后放在弱光 (6 0 μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1 )和 2 5℃条件下 ,番茄叶片的Fv Fm和ΦPSⅡ可以恢复 ,而在强光 (80 0 μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1 )下恢复的植株Fv Fm和ΦPSⅡ则显著下降 ,F0 也明显增加。恢复 3d后 ,弱光下恢复的植株光合作用可恢复到对照水平的 72 .1% ,而强光下恢复的植株光合作用仍维持在很低的水平     

滇青冈幼苗的光合和生长对不同生长光强的适应

研究了3种光强(全日照的80%、20%和2%)下生长的滇青冈幼苗的光合-光强响应和生长状况。结果表明:3种光强生境滇青冈幼苗光饱和点和最大净光合速率没有显著差异,20%和2%生长光强下光补偿点显著低于80%生长光强。3种光强生境幼苗的光合饱和点在400~450μmol·m-2·s-1左右,光补偿点也很低(6~10μmol·m-2·s-1),表现出阴生植物的特征。但滇青冈幼苗较强的耐荫能力,是以牺牲生长为代价的。在2%的弱光生境中滇青冈幼苗比叶重显著降低,单位面积和单位干重叶绿素含量均显著增多,具有利用较强辐射的潜力,一旦林窗出现就可以利用增加的辐射提高光合速率,及时进入快速高生长。     

荒漠植物梭梭和沙拐枣光合作用、蒸腾作用及水分利用效率特征

运用开放式气体交换LI-6400便携式光合作用测定系统,研究了梭梭(Haloxylonammodendron)和沙拐枣(Calligonummongolicum)的净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(E)及水分利用效率(WUE)特征。结果表明:梭梭和沙拐枣在湿润状况下的Pn日变化呈单峰型,梭梭低于沙拐枣,日平均分别为19.60±0.12μmol·m-2·s-1和24.06±0.50μmol·m-2·s-1;E也是梭梭低于沙拐枣,日平均分别为5.53±0.08mmol·m-2·s-1和8.21±0.26mmol·m-2·s-1;WUE则不同,日平均梭梭高于沙拐枣,分别为3.28±0.05mmolCO2·mol-1H2O和2.84±0.06mmolCO2·mol-1H2O。WUE年均值也是梭梭高于沙拐枣,二者最高值都出现在9月,次高值出现在7月,WUE的高低变化与年降水量的高低分布一致。在湿润和干燥两种状况下,梭梭和沙拐枣Pn对光强的响应表明,水分条件好时Pn明显增大,光能利用率提高。从湿润状况时的净光合速率、光饱和点和CO2补偿点,以及干燥状况时也具有低CO2补偿点,确定梭梭和沙拐枣具有C4光合途径。     

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.