三种冷季型草坪草对高浓度O_3的生理响应

以3种常见冷季型草坪草——白三叶(Trifolium repens)、草地早熟禾(Poa pratensis)和苇状羊茅(Festuca arundinacea)为实验材料,利用开顶箱(OTC)模拟法,研究了这些草坪草在高浓度O3(80和120 nmol·mol-1)处理下生理生态指标的变化。结果表明:3种草坪草随O3胁迫加剧,呈现不同的伤害症状,其中,白三叶在熏蒸前期最先出现黄褐色点状伤斑。高浓度O3显著抑制了3种草坪草植株的生长。与对照相比,高浓度O3处理下显著提高了3种草坪草叶片中丙二醛(MDA)含量及SOD活性(88%、74%、47%)与POD活性(136%、5%、9%)(P0.05)。草地早熟禾与苇状羊茅的脱落酸(ABA)含量随O3浓度升高而升高,而白三叶的ABA含量则呈现出先升高后降低的趋势。研究表明:白三叶对高浓度O3最为敏感,可用于做臭氧的指示植物;苇状羊茅对O3的敏感性最低,抗性最强。     

土壤水分梯度对白三叶(Trifolium repens)光合作用和根系分布的影响

通过对两个品种白三叶Trifolium repens cv.Haifa(海发)和Trifolium repens cv.Rivendel(瑞文德)盆栽试验,模拟3种不同的土壤水分状况(无水分胁迫:保持植株良好的水分供应;轻度胁迫:表层0～20cm土壤处于干旱状态;重度胁迫:表层0～20cm土壤处于极干旱状态,20～40cm土壤处于干旱状态)对白三叶光合作用和根系生长的影响.结果表明,当植株未遭受水分胁迫时,两个品种白三叶的光合作用和根系生长状况没有明显差异;当表层0～20cm处于干旱状态时,'海发'在处理后期的净光合速率和水分利用效率升高,根系生长量增大,表现出促进作用,'瑞文德'受到的影响不显著;当表层0～20cm处于极干旱、20～40cm处于干旱状态时,'海发'在处理前期受到轻微影响,随后恢复正常状态,'瑞文德'则受到较严重的影响.随着干旱程度的加深和时间的延长,白三叶的根冠比逐渐增大.与'瑞文德'相比,在相同时期相同胁迫程度下,'海发'的根冠比没有显著差异,但深根数量大大超过'瑞文德',因而,'海发'的耐旱能力强于'瑞文德'.     

白三叶(Trifolium repens)入侵对城市草坪生态系统土壤动物的影响

土壤动物是土壤生态系统中十分活跃的生物类群之一,也是城市草坪生态系统的重要组成部分。由于外来植物白三叶入侵,草坪土壤动物可能受到直接或间接的影响,进而改变城市草坪生态系统功能及过程。研究白三叶入侵对城市草坪生态系统土壤动物的影响,可为进一步了解外来植物入侵机制及城市草坪的建植养护提供理论依据。采用野外调查的试验方法对4种不同入侵程度下城市草坪的土壤动物群落特征和土壤理化性质进行了研究。结果如下：4种不同入侵程度的草坪样地共捕获土壤动物30099只,隶属于19目43科,其中小杆科、线蚓科和跳虫科为优势类群;土壤动物个体数量和类群数量整体表现为中度入侵 > 轻度入侵 > 对照 > 重度入侵,符合中度干扰假说;土壤动物个体数量和类群数量的季节动态主要表现为夏秋较高,冬春较低。CCA分析显示,土壤理化因子中铵态N对土壤动物影响相对较小,可能与白三叶改善了草坪土壤的供N水平并使其不成为土壤动物分布的限制因子有关;同时,土壤理化因子对土壤动物优势类群影响较小,而主要影响常见和稀有类群。总体而言,一定程度的白三叶入侵增加了土壤动物群落的多样性,但当达到重度入侵时,白三叶形成单优群落,减少了植物多样性,进而使土壤动物可获得的生活资源减少,土壤动物群落多样性呈下降趋势;白三叶入侵后通过改变土壤理化性质,影响到土壤动物常见和稀有类群,并最终改变草坪土壤动物的群落结构。     

通过农杆菌介导法获得耐盐转甜菜碱醛脱氢酶基因白三叶草

通过农杆菌介导法将耐盐植物山菠菜甜菜碱醛脱氢酶(Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase,BADH)基因成功地转化了白三叶草。转基因植株在经过48h 1％NaCl胁迫后相对电导率为20％左右,而非转基因植株高达40％,表明转基因植株细胞膜在盐胁迫下受到的伤害较非转基因的轻,并且转基因植株能够在含有0．5％NaCl的水培养中正常生长两周以上,而非转基因植株则呈现不正常生长。     

胡杨根际细菌提高木本植物对重金属胁迫的耐受性

胡杨是我国西北荒漠地区特有的、对多种非生物逆境具有高抗逆性的树种,但其相关微生物的生态和生理功能研究还比较缺乏.本文从新疆沙雅地区原始胡杨林根际土壤中分离出重金属抗性细菌共72株.其中具有单一重金属(Cu²⁺、Ni²⁺、Pb²⁺或Zn²⁺)抗性的细菌菌株50株,有三重以上重金属抗性的菌株9株.将其中5株多重重金属抗性细菌接种至生根的竹柳插条,进行重金属胁迫下的盆栽培养.结果表明: 在铜或锌胁迫下,5株多重重金属抗性细菌对竹柳的生长抑制有不同程度的缓解,其中假单胞菌Z30和贪铜菌N8菌对铜和锌两种胁迫下竹柳生物量的增长与不接菌对照相比均达到显著差异水平.说明在非重金属污染区生长的胡杨根际存在多样性的重金属抗性细菌,其中一些多重重金属抗性菌对改善重金属胁迫下植物的生长有显著作用,具有应用于木本植物-微生物联合修复环境重金属污染的价值.     

食真菌线虫对热或铜胁迫下土壤生态功能稳定性的影响

在模拟胁迫条件下(施加 CuSO₄ 的持续胁迫或加热40 ℃的瞬时胁迫),以大麦叶粉短期分解过程代表土壤功能,采用室内培养试验研究了土壤食真菌线虫(Aphelenchus avenae)与微生物的相互作用对土壤生态功能稳定性(抗性和恢复力)的影响.结果表明：无论施加胁迫与否,食真菌线虫的活动都有促进土壤微生物活性的趋势,尤其是在施加铜胁迫后第8 天开始到培养期结束,接种食真菌线虫导致土壤基础呼吸显著增加(P<0.05),但加热胁迫后食真菌线虫对土壤基础呼吸的促进作用仅在第8天有显著差异(P<0.05),反映了食真菌线虫对土壤微生物活性的影响程度与胁迫类型有关.在两种胁迫条件下,接种食真菌线虫对土壤功能的抗性没有影响,但都能促进胁迫条件下土壤功能的恢复.培养后期,两种胁迫条件下接种食真菌线虫处理真菌生物量低于未接种线虫处理,表明胁迫条件下食真菌线虫对真菌的取食可能限制甚至抑制了真菌生长,导致真菌对细菌的竞争压力减少,从而使细菌获得更大的生长优势,间接促进了细菌的生长.     

冷季型草坪草的耐热性调控研究进展

在非生物胁迫中,高温是影响草坪植物特别是对冷季型草坪草生长和发育最重要的生态因子之一. 高温胁迫会导致冷季型草坪草生长受到抑制、草坪质量下降、草坪植株体内的生理生化代谢紊乱,细胞内产生大量氧自由基,使膜脂过氧化,植株体内蛋白质变性,最后导致细胞死亡. 因此,如何提高冷季型草坪草的耐热性是目前冷季型草坪在热带、亚热带地区建植能否安全越夏的重要问题. 文中综述了国内外冷季型草坪草耐热性调控的研究进展, 在阐明冷季型草坪草耐热性调控原理的基础上,报道了用于草坪草耐热性鉴定的形态、生态、生理和生化等指标,以及通过降低土壤温度、叶面喷施生长调节剂、施肥、灌溉和修剪等养护管理措施来提高冷季型草坪草的耐热性研究进展.     

亚精胺浸种对渗透胁迫下白三叶子萌发及淀粉代谢的影响

以‘拉丁诺’白三叶为材料,用0、10％、15％、20％（W/V）即的聚乙二醇（PEG-6000）溶液模拟干旱条件,研究亚精胺fSpd）浸种对渗透胁迫下白三叶种子萌发和淀粉代谢的影响。结果表明,在PEG渗透胁迫下,白三叶种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、胚芽及胚根鲜重和胚根长度均显著（P〈0．05）降低,淀粉水解为糖类的速率减慢;与蒸馏水浸种相比,0．05mmol．L-1 Spd浸种处理显著（P〈0．05）提高了在渗透胁迫条件下种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、胚芽及胚根鲜重、干重和胚根长度,同时大幅提高了α-淀粉酶、β-淀粉酶及（α＋β）．淀粉酶总活性,降低了淀粉含量,增加了还原糖和葡萄糖含量。说明Spd浸种提高了白三叶种子在渗透胁迫下的萌发能力和幼苗生长的环境适应性,这可能与增强种子体内淀粉酶活性,加速淀粉水解为还原糖和葡萄糖,为种子萌发和幼苗早期生长及时提供充足能量有关。     

亚精胺浸种对渗透胁迫下白三叶种子萌发及淀粉代谢的影响

以‘拉丁诺’白三叶为材料,用0、10%、15%、20%（W/V）的聚乙二醇（PEG-6000）溶液模拟干旱条件,研究亚精胺（Spd）浸种对渗透胁迫下白三叶种子萌发和淀粉代谢的影响。结果表明,在PEG渗透胁迫下,白三叶种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、胚芽及胚根鲜重和胚根长度均显著（P<0.05）降低,淀粉水解为糖类的速率减慢;与蒸馏水浸种相比,0.05mmol·L^-1Spd浸种处理显著（P<0.05）提高了在渗透胁迫条件下种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、胚芽及胚根鲜重、干重和胚根长度,同时大幅提高了α-淀粉酶、β-淀粉酶及（α+β）-淀粉酶总活性,降低了淀粉含量,增加了还原糖和葡萄糖含量。说明Spd浸种提高了白三叶种子在渗透胁迫下的萌发能力和幼苗生长的环境适应性,这可能与增强种子体内淀粉酶活性,加速淀粉水解为还原糖和葡萄糖,为种子萌发和幼苗早期生长及时提供充足能量有关。     

盐度对滨海修复种海马齿生长及荧光参数的影响

为探究海马齿(Sesuviumportulacastrum)生长的适宜盐度和适宜区域,利用恒温培养箱,模拟人工生态浮床进行水培,对其在不同盐度培养液中的生长情况和荧光参数进行测定。结果表明,海马齿在0～15‰盐度下生长状况良好,且10‰盐度的海水对其生长具有促进作用,相对生长率和荧光参数在盐度5‰和20‰以上均会受到抑制;盐胁迫会导致海马齿的光能利用率下降,调节性能量耗散上升,电子传递效率下降,从而影响植物光合作用;当盐度达到30‰造成植物死亡。在温度适宜条件下,海马齿具有良好的生态修复潜力和海水蔬菜开发前景,0～15‰盐度水域可以成为其修复工程的应用区域,10‰盐度能够促进海马齿生长,有利于海水蔬菜的培育。     

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.