中国小麦主推品种和育成品系的抗倒伏性评价

倒伏是影响小麦产量的主要因素之一,选育抗倒伏性强的品种是育种研究的重点目标。本研究以528份我国主推的小麦品种和育成品系为材料,对影响小麦倒伏的主要性状进行测定,利用无偏线性估计值进行遗传变异分析、相关分析、主成分分析、线性回归分析和聚类分析,综合评价不同小麦品种的抗倒伏性。研究表明,6个抗倒伏性状在品种间都存在着广泛的遗传变异。基部节间长度、株高与抗推力呈极显著负相关,基部节间直径与抗推力呈极显著正相关,节间长度与节间直径相关性不显著。主成分分析表明,所有性状的信息可以用3个主成分代表,其累计贡献率达83.837%。回归分析结果表明,第1节间直径、第1节间长度、第2节间直径、第2节间长度和株高等5个性状均对抗推力有显著影响。依据抗推力将528份材料聚类为4类,其中第Ⅰ类群有66份小麦品种(系),其抗倒伏能力最强。研究结果为小麦抗倒伏品种利用、抗倒伏育种亲本的筛选以及育种后代品系的选育评价提供理论依据和技术支撑。     

普通小麦根系建成相关性状的全基因组关联分析

根系建成(RSA,Root system architecture)决定根系系统的构成,在作物生长发育过程中起着不可替代的作用。解析小麦根系建成遗传机制、选育具有较好根系建成的品种对于小麦高产、抗逆育种具有十分重要的意义。全基因组关联分析(GWAS)是解析小麦复杂数量遗传性状遗传机制的有效方法。本研究基于全基因组关联分析方法,发掘根系建成相关性状关联位点,以期为小麦根系建成分子育种提供参考。对160份来自于河南和山东等地的小麦品种根系建成相关性状(总根长、总根表面积、总根体积、平均根直径和根尖数)进行统计评价,并结合660K SNP芯片数据进行全基因组关联分析。检测到23个关联位点,分布于1A、2A、2B、3B、4A、5A、5B、5D、6A、6B和7B染色体上,解释7.2%～12.8%的表型变异。其中,11个位点与已报道的位点一致,其他12个位点为新的位点。本研究对于解析根系建成遗传机制,选育高产、抗逆小麦品种具有重要意义。     

作物抗倒伏相关性状及其信号转导调控机理的研究进展

倒伏是影响作物品种选育和产业化推广的重要限制因子,会使作物籽粒与秸秆的产量和品质显著降低且易引发病虫害,不利于机械化收割使作物经济效益显著降低。株高、茎秆强度、壁厚、分蘖数、分蘖夹角等性状同作物茎秆抗倒伏特性密切相关。倒伏主要分为为根倒伏和茎倒伏,茎倒伏与茎秆特性相关,其中株高与分蘖数分别受赤霉素信号转导和独脚金内酯信号转导的调控;根部各性状主要受生长素、乙烯以及细胞分裂素等激素信号转导的调节。本文对植物抗倒伏相关性状与抗倒伏的关系以及各重要性状相关信号转导途径方面的研究进行综述,并对基于激素信号转导途径的作物抗倒伏性状改良和分子育种今后的研究方向进行了展望。     

小麦温型现象研究

通过多年来用红外技术对不同品种小麦群体温度进行连续观测,结果发现,小麦具有温型现象.不同温度型的小麦在外部和内部性状上各有一些鲜明特点.冷型小麦的许多重要性状较暖型小麦为优.功能叶的功能期长10.8%,每株根数多20条,旗叶的叶绿素含量、蒸腾率和净光合率分别高出0.1389g·100g^-1·FW、0.0035mol·m^-2·s^-1和4.71μmol·m^-2·s^-1.由此可以认为,温度型和小麦的一系列重要性状密切相关.     

小麦温型现象研究

通过多年来用红外技术对不同品种小麦群体温度进行连续观测,结果发现,小麦具有温型现象.不同温度型的小麦在外部和内部性状上各有一些鲜明特点.冷型小麦的许多重要性状较暖型小麦为优.功能叶的功能期长10.8%,每株根数多20条,旗叶的叶绿素含量、蒸腾率和净光合率分别高出0.1389g·100g^-1·FW、0.0035mol·m^-2·s^-1和4.71μmol·m^-2·s^-1.由此可以认为,温度型和小麦的一系列重要性状密切相关.     

小麦-冰草衍生后代 3558-2 穗部相关性状的遗传分析和QTL定位

从普通小麦Fukuho与冰草(Agropyron cristatum,2n=4x=28,PPPP)Z559的衍生系中发现3558-2具有小穗数、小穗粒数和穗粒数多的优异性状.为了揭示衍生系3558-2优异性状的遗传特征,本研究对其与小麦品种京4841间的282个F2单株的穗长、小穗数、小穗粒数、穗粒数等穗部相关性状进行了遗传分析和QTL定位.主基因+多基因混合遗传模型分析结果显示小麦穗部相关性状都符合数量性状特征.利用单标记分析将穗部相关性状的QTL主要定位于小麦1 A染色体上,同时发现在小麦的2A、5B和5D染色体上也有QTL分布.通过加密标记重点构建了1 A染色体短臂的遗传连锁图,利用复合区间作图法解析了小麦1AS染色体上的穗部相关性状的QTL效应,发现在1A染色体上存在与穗长、小穗数、小穗粒数和穗粒数相关的重要QTL各1个,解释变异度分别为14.41%、5.15%、14.84%和10.87%.本研究发现在3558-2的1 AS染色体上成簇分布着涉及穗长、小穗教、小穗粒数和穗粒数重要性状的QTL,这一结果对指导进一步研究与利用3558-2具有重要意义.     

小麦春化发育的分子调控机理研究进展

春化发育特性是小麦品种的重要性状,直接影响着小麦品种的种植范围和利用效率.本文就小麦春化相关基因的发现,以及对春化相关基因VRN1、VRN2和VRN3的克隆、表达特性以及春化发育分子调控机理方面的研究进展进行了综述.     

我国不同年代玉米自交系茎秆性状演替规律

茎秆是玉米植株重要的组成部分,与植株倒伏、籽粒产量密切相关。研究我国玉米茎秆性状变化趋势,探讨不同年代茎秆性状演变规律,为我国玉米抗倒伏及高产品种选育提供参考。本研究以20世纪60-90年代65个代表性玉米自交系为材料,调查植株茎高、穗位高、茎节数、穗位节、茎粗、茎秆含水量、茎秆含糖量7个茎秆性状,及其衍生的穗位系数(穗位高/茎高)和穗节系数(穗位节/茎节数),基于最佳线性无偏估计值,开展性状相关性分析及不同年代自交系茎秆性状演变规律研究。结果显示,玉米自交系间茎秆性状差异显著;不同年代的茎秆性状时代特征不明显;随着年代的更替,玉米茎高、穗位高、茎节数、穗位节呈下降趋势;20世纪60-90年代穗位高改良效果显著;80年代左右玉米茎秆粗细育种目标由粗壮型调整为纤细型,可能与合理密植、提高单产的育种目标有关;90年代,玉米茎秆含水量降低3个百分点,下降显著。总之,抗倒伏研究一直是我国玉米育种的重要研究方向,且穗位高改良效果显著,玉米茎节数、穗位节将成为玉米抗倒伏及高产研究中新的重要关注点,研究结果对玉米抗倒伏及高产育种具有重要的指导意义。     

我国北方冬小麦主要推广品种品质性状研究

在河北保定生态条件下,研究了京、冀,鲁,豫等北方小麦主产省份近年来育成的15个小麦推广品种的16种品质性状和产量表现。结果表明;这些品种可分为2大类,第1类为优质型品种,加工品质表现较好,其中豫麦34表现既优质又高产,中优9507具有突出的优良品质特性;第2类品种为高产型品种,产量高但品质性状较差,不同性状具有各自的遗传变异特点,仍需要通过各种途径扩大和丰富我国小麦育种材料品质和产量性状的变异性,沉降值作为重要品质性状,遗传力较高,与大多数面粉,面团品质参数显著相关,在育种早代选择中应予重视,基于所有品种的相关分析得出产量与沉降值,粉质仪测定参数存在负相关,但以10个优质品种为材料的分析结果表明,产量与品质性状以及品质必状间的不利相关被打破,使对生产有利的性状得到了协调与结合改良。     

普通小麦与黑麦的杂交亲和性及其杂种F1的雄配子发生特点

普通小麦与黑麦的杂交亲和性主要由位于小麦染色体SBL、SAL、SD、IA上的Kr;、Kr;、Kr。、Kr。控制”－’‘,Kr基因同时也控制着普通小麦与其它外源种属的杂交亲和性’‘·”。源于中国的小麦地方品种普遍具有较好的亲和性“·“,但由于其农艺性状差,配合力不理想,在远缘杂交育种中收效甚微。山东是全国产麦大省,小麦品种历经5次更新、更换,目前推广的品种综合性状优良,但对其杂交亲和性尚未见报道。因此研究山东主要推广小麦品种的亲和性,筛选综合性状优良的高亲和小麦材料,对于小麦品种改良和有效地开展远缘杂文具有重要…     

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.