雄性不育高粱（3197A）的热激蛋白与育性的关系

在我们以前研究热激(40℃)诱导雄性不育高粱3197A呈现雄性可育态时的内部物质的变化,即热激蛋白的表现的基础上,进一步研究观察到,在逐渐升温过程中,雄性不育高粱幼苗出现了热激蛋白的先后合成与消失的现象,即有阶段性变化的3次协同调控现象。雄性不育高粱与雄性可育高粱比较,在常温(28℃)不育系的自显影区带33KD、35KD比可育高粱的对应带强,在逐渐升温过程中,两个高粱系的这些蛋白带的差别逐渐缩小,到40℃时,两系的标记带图型趋于一致,表现了化学物质的变化与热激使不育系转变为可育态时的温度是一致的。比较高粱的总蛋白与可溶性蛋白,探明了某些蛋白为结合蛋白。用基因表达抑制剂探明热激反应可能与细胞核基因转录和转译两级调控有关。而与细胞质关系不大。试验探明逐渐升温到46—49℃温度区间,不育系幼穗的蛋白电泳图谱中出现特异的80KD热激蛋白,可育的保持系没有,表明此蛋白质与雄性不育有关。     

小麦T型细胞质雄性不育系、保持系蛋白质双向电泳比较研究

以小麦T型细胞质雄性不育系为材料,利用双向电泳技术,对苗期、分蘖期、拔节期和孕穗期叶片和花粉母细胞减数分裂期、单核小孢子期、二—三核小孢子期蛋白质变化作了分析。在细胞质雄性不育系小麦拔节期、孕穗期叶片中,有一个33KD/PI6.3蛋白组分存在,保持系中没有发现这个蛋白组分。在花粉败育的关键时期二—三核小孢子期,小麦细胞质雄性不育系有53KD/PI5.5、50KD/PI5.7、48KD/PI5.6和20KD/PI7.5四种蛋白组分存在,而保持系中也没有存在。小麦细胞质雄性不育系叶片和小孢子发育过程中存在的这五种特异蛋白可能参与育性调控,与细胞质雄性不育特性的形成有关。     

小麦T型细胞质雄性不育系、保持系蛋白质双向电泳比较研究

以小麦T型细胞质雄性不育系为材料,利用双向电泳技术,对苗期、分蘖期、拔节期和孕穗期叶片和花粉母细胞减数分裂期、单核小孢子期、二—三核小孢子期蛋白质变化作了分析。在细胞质雄性不育系小麦拔节期、孕穗期叶片中,有一个33KD／P16．3蛋白组分存在,保持系中没有发现这个蛋白组分。在花粉败育的关键时期二—三核小孢子期,小麦细胞质雄性不育系有53KD／P15．5、50KD／P15．7、48KD／P15．6和20KD／P17．5四种蛋白组分存在,而保持系中也没有存在。小麦细胞质雄性不育系叶片和小孢子发育过程中存在的这五种特异蛋白可能参与育性调控,与细胞质雄性不育特性的形成有关。     

与BT型细胞质雄性不育水稻相关联的双链RNA

以改进的Kemble′s方法提取BT型水稻细胞质雄性不育系及相应保持系线粒体核酸,在电泳分离后的不育系线粒体核酸中发现一特异双链RNA(dsRNA)分子,进一步实验表明,它是线粒体外的成份。与真菌中普遍发现的dsRNA病毒类颗粒(virus-like particles,VLP)相似,这种颗粒也能以细胞质遗传的方式稳定遗传。在表现为杂种优势的F_1代(不育系×恢复系)也发现有这种颗粒,但在F_1代黄化苗相对成熟的基部,此颗粒相对线粒体有减少的趋势,推测是因为F_1核背景不适合此VLP的生存而逐渐被排斥。电镜观察估测dsRNA分子量为6.0×10~6。这种VLP在BT型水稻细胞质雄性不育系中的普遍存在及其遗传行为表明其与不育可能有关。     

温度,热激蛋白与高粱育性的变化

高粱不育系3A在热激(43～45℃)诱导下结出了种子,由不育系转变为可育系。比较3A和3B线粒体在热激条件的热激蛋白得知,它们的热激蛋白是由核编码的,在细胞质中合成后才运到线粒体中,热激2h,3A出现70、31、24、18和16kDa 5条蛋白带,3B除出现上述5条蛋白带外还多出现96、94kDa 2条,而且70kDa含量比3A大。热激4h,3B的96、94kDa消失,两系趋于一致。此时,3A和3B线粒体总蛋白比热激前大量增加。此后HSPs急剧降低。热激8h,3B线粒体仅有70、31、24和16kDa 4条蛋白带,70kDa特别明显,而3A则全部消失。从而表明,HSPs在3B中是稳定的,在3A中是缺乏或不稳定的,这些差异可能与3B育性稳定性及3A不育性有关。     

水稻野败型细胞质雄性不育系和其保持系蛋白质多肽的比较研究

应用单向SDS—PAGE结合蛋白质铬银染色技术对水稻野败型细胞质雄性不育系珍汕97A和其保持系的叶绿体、线粒体和细胞质的蛋白质多肽进行了比较研究,发现两系之间存在明显的差异,生殖器官(穗子)上的差异比营养器官(叶片)上的差异更为显著。在成熟穗上,叶绿体可溶性蛋白不育系有25条带,保持系仅16条带,两者间有19个多肽不同;线粒体可溶性蛋白不育系有28条带,保持系比不育系少30.1和21.8KD两个多肽;细胞质可溶性蛋白丙酮沉淀物的水溶性蛋白组分不育系有24条带,保持系为29条带,两系间却有7条多肽存在差别;细胞质可溶性蛋白丙酮沉淀物的SDS-增溶性蛋白组分不育系有18条带,保持系只有11条带,两者间亦有7条多肽出现差异。由此可以看出,水稻野败型CMS表型的表达可能需要较多个基因的启动和关闭,既与叶绿体和线粒体有关,还涉及到核基因组的作用。     

高粱A1型细胞质雄性不育系与保持系线粒体基因组分析比较

线粒体基因组易位是导致作物细胞质雄性不育(Cytoplasmic male sterility,CMS)性状产生的重要遗传机制。比较高粱A1型细胞质雄性不育系与保持系线粒体基因组,寻找易位区为克隆高粱A1型细胞质雄性不育相关基因奠定基础。以高粱A1型细胞质雄性不育系Tx623A和其保持系Tx623B为试验材料,采用二代Illumina Hiseq结合三代PacBio测序技术,对2个样品的线粒体基因组进行组装,比较和分析不育系和保持系基因组结构和基因差异。高粱Tx623A和Tx623B线粒体基因组大小分别为449 727 bp和452 772 bp,预测编码开放阅读框(Open reading frame,ORFs)分别为147和145个,且两基因组特有基因分别为8个和6个。两线粒体基因组共线性比较分析,发现存在一个57 kb的基因组片段易位的结构变异(Structural variation,SV)区域,该易位区可能与A1型细胞质雄性不育有关。Tx623A和Tx623B线粒体基因组中易位区为高粱A1型细胞质雄性不育基因克隆提供了基因组信息。     

水稻线粒体基因的表达受核背景的影响

高等植物细胞核与线粒体之间的互作机理一直是发育生物学的研究热点,而普遍存在于高等植物中的细胞质雄性不育现象的发现,为该领域的研究提供了极好的材料。以红莲型细胞质雄性不育系A、保持系B和两种杂交一代（F1和SF1）为材料,利用一种适用于线粒体基因表达分析的差异展示方法,研究了不同核背景下线粒体的变化情况。结果表明,核背景的改变对线粒体基因的表达具有广泛的影响。     

高梁雄性不育系热激前后线粒体的变化与育性的关系

高梁雄性不育系3197A(3A)在花粉母细胞期进行热激处理后由不育变为可育。提取其处理小穗线粒体用流式细胞仪计数进行分析。结果发现经热激处理后,3A不育系的线粒体数目由1.55×106个/mg鲜穗增加至7.1×106/mg。同时对热激处理后3A的花粉育性及同工酶进行了研究,发现热激后3A的花粉粒变的饱满并可被I2-KI溶液染色,其细胞色素氧化酶和过氧化物酶的电泳酶谱中出现与保持系3B一致的酶带。     

高粱雄性不育系热激前后线粒体的变化与育性的关系

高粱雄性不育系3197A（3A）在花粉母细胞期进行热激处理后由不育变为可育。提取其处理小穗线粒体用流式细胞仪计数进行分析。结果发现经热激处理后,3A不育系的线粒体数目由1.55×106个／mg鲜穗增加至7.1×106／mg。同时对热激处理后3A的花粉育性及同工酶进行了研究,发现热激后3A的花粉粒变的饱满并可被I2朘I 溶液染色,其细胞色素氧化酶和过氧化物酶的电泳酶谱中出现与保持系3B一致的酶带。     

白蚁与动物及微生物的共生类型及其机制

综述了白蚁螱客的主要种类、共生关系及相关机制的研究进展。白蚁螱客中,已报道的动物种类达170种。在与动物的共生关系中存在偏利共生（宾主共栖和异种共栖）、互利共生和无关共生三种;在与微生物的共生关系中,存在与内生菌（原生动物、细菌、真菌和放线菌）和外生菌（蚁巢伞菌等）间的互利关系。指出了白蚁与螱客研究中存在的问题,给出了解决方案,并提出了今后可能的研究热点或方向,为白蚁的综合利用（如纤维素酶）及今后研究物种间的协同进化提供了基础资料。     

New amino-dithiaphospholanes and phosphoramidodithioites and their rhodium and iridium complexes

New sulfur derivatives of phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized and the impact of the sulfur unit on the spectroscopic properties of their rhodium and iridium complexes was investigated. The new ligands Bn₂NPSCH₂CH₂S^a(P-S^a) (Bn = benzyl, 4), Bn₂NPSCHCHS^a(CH₂)₃C^aH₂(P-S^a)(C^a-S^a) (6) and Bn₂NP(4-XC₆H₄OMe)₂ (X = S, 7a; X = O, 7b) were converted to the rhodium and iridium complexes trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(L)₂] (L = 4, 6, 7), [RhCl(COD)(L)] (L = 4, 6, 7), [IrCl(COD)(7a)] and [IrCl₂Cp∗(6)]. For comparison, some phosphoramidite complexes of these formulations also were synthesized. The new metal complexes were spectroscopically analyzed. For the carbonyl complexes, the ν_CO IR stretching frequencies were lower than for the corresponding phosphite and phosphoramidite ligands. The ¹J_PRh coupling constants for the rhodium complexes with the new ligands were also smaller than for the respective phosphoramidite and phosphite complexes. Finally, the ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the selenides of the new ligands were lower than those of the phosphoramidite ligands but higher than for PPh₃. The spectroscopic data reveal that the new thio ligands 4, 6 and 7a are more electron donating than phosphites and phosphoramidites but less electron donating than PPh₃.     

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Astrocytes transport the monocarboxylate acetate, but synaptosomes do not. The reason for this is unknown, because both preparations express monocarboxylate transporters (MCT). The transport and metabolism of lactate, another monocarboxylate, was examined in these two preparations, and the results were compared to those for acetate. Lactate transport is more rapid in astrocytes than in synaptosomes, but of lower affinity (Kms of 17 and 4 mM, respectively). Lactate (0.2 mM) is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in synaptosomes than in astrocytes (rates of 0.37 and 0.07 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). The reason for this is unclear, but cellular differences in lactate dehydrogenase isotype expression may be involved. Acetate is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in astrocytes than in synaptosomes (rates of 0.43 and 0.02 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). This is likely due to cellular differences in the expression of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes.     

Rapporteur report: Basics and technology and metrology and standards

The first and second sessions of the Workshop focussed on the basics of ultrasound and infrasound, their applications in both industry and medicine, and metrology and protection standards for ultrasound applications.     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on strontium and barium bone content and fecal and urinary excretion

To elucidate accumulation of minerals in human iliac arteries with aging, the content of minerals was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Bilateral common, internal, and external iliac arteries of 16 men and 8 women, ranging ages from 65 to 93 yr, were examined. It was found that an extremely high accumulation of calcium and phosphorus occurred in the common iliac artery at old age, being higher than that of the internal and external iliac arteries. It should be noted that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus is the highest in the common iliac artery among the human arteries examined to date. Regarding sexual differences, the content of calcium and phosphorus in the common and internal iliac arteries was higher in women than in men, whereas their content in the external iliac artery was lower in women than in men.     

人血管能抑素基因的克隆、表达及其表达产物的纯化和生物活性测定

以人胎盘脐带组织为材料,提取组织总RNA,用netRTPCR方法合成人血管能抑素cDNA基因,将该cDNA克隆进pSP72载体获得重组质粒pSP72C, DNA序列分析结果与预期序列一致。用BamHⅠ和NdeⅠ双酶切,切下pSP72C上的血管能抑素cDNA,插入pET3c载体的相应位点获得重组表达质粒pETC, 转化E. coli BL21(DE3), SDSPAGE分析显示：在IPTG诱导下,血管能抑素基因获得了高效表达,表达量约占菌体总蛋白的 27.9 %,主要以包涵体形式存在。包涵体经过洗涤、裂解、蛋白复性以及Sephadex G75凝胶过滤层析等步骤后,获得了纯度达91.4 %的人血管能抑素。CAM实验证明10 μg纯化蛋白就能显著抑制鸡胚新生血管生成。     

Cytoskeleton and mitochondrial morphology and function

It has been well established that the cytoskeleton is an essential modulator of cell morphology and motility, intracytoplasmic transport and mitosis, however cytoskeletal linkage to the organelles has not been unequivocally demonstrated. Indeed, cytoskeleton appears to be essential in determining and modulating gene phenotype as a function of cellular environment. According to recent studies, the organization of the cytoskeleton network together with associated protein(s) could be essential in regulating mitochondrial function and particularly the permeability of the mitochondrial outer membrane to ADP. The aim of this chapter is to summarize the main properties of the cytoskeletal environment of mitochondria and the possible role(s) of this network in mitochondrial function in myocytes.     

Vascular volumes and hematology in male and female runners and cyclists

To examine the hypothesis that foot-strike hemolysis alters vascular volumes and selected hematological properties is trained athletes, we have measured total blood volume (TBV), red cell volume (RCV) and plasma volume (PV) in cyclists (n = 21) and runners (n = 17) and compared them to those of untrained controls (n = 20). TBV (ml x kg(-1)) was calculated as the sum of RCV (ml x kg(-1)) and PV (ml x kg(-1)) obtained using 51Cr and 125I-labelled albumin, respectively. Hematological assessment was carried out using a Coulter counter. Peak aerobic power (VO2peak) was measured during progressive exercise to fatigue using both cycle and treadmill ergometry. RCV was 15% higher (P < 0.05) in male cyclists [35.4 (1.0), mean (SE); n = 12] and runners [35.3 (0.98); n = 9] compared to the controls [30.7 (0.92); n = 12]. Similar differences existed between the female cyclists [28.2 (2.1); n = 9] and runners [28.4 (1.0); n = 8] compared to the untrained controls [24.9 (1.4); n = 8]. For the male athletes, PV was between 19% (cyclists) and 28% (runners) higher (P < 0.05) in the trained athletes compared to the untrained controls. The differences in PV between the female groups were not significant. Although the males had a higher (P < 0.05) TBV, RCV and PV than the females, no differences between cyclists and runners were found for either gender. Mean cell volume was not different between the athletic groups. VO2peak (ml x kg(-1) x min(-1)) was higher (P < 0.05) in both male [68.4 (1.5)] and female [54.8 (2.1)] runners when compared to the untrained males [47.1 (1.0)] and females [40.5 (2.1)]. Although differences existed between the genders in VO2peak for both cyclists and runners, no differences were found between the athletic groups within a gender. Since the vascular volumes were not different between cyclists and runners for either the males or females, foot-strike hemolysis would not appear to have an effect on that parameter. The significant correlations (P < 0.05) found between VO2peak and RCV (r = 0.64 and 0.64) and TBV (r = 0.82 and 0.63) for the males and females, respectively, suggests a role for the vascular system in realizing a high aerobic power.     

Microbial and bioconversion production of D-xylitol and its detection and application

D-Xylitol is found in low content as a natural constituent of many fruits and vegetables. It is a five-carbon sugar polyol and has been used as a food additive and sweetening agent to replace sucrose, especially for non-insulin dependent diabetics. It has multiple beneficial health effects, such as the prevention of dental caries, and acute otitis media. In industry, it has been produced by chemical reduction of D-xylose mainly from photosynthetic biomass hydrolysates. As an alternative method of chemical reduction, biosynthesis of D-xylitol has been focused on the metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida strains. In order to detect D-xylitol in the production processes, several detection methods have been established, such as gas chromatography (GC)-based methods, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-based methods, LC-MS methods, and capillary electrophoresis methods (CE). The advantages and disadvantages of these methods are compared in this review.