光强转换对不同生长环境下桑树叶片光化学效率的影响

以桑树品种‘蒙古桑’为试验材料,利用叶绿素荧光技术研究了光强转换对生长在不同光强下的桑树叶片实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)、电子传递速率(ETR)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)的影响,分析了非光化学淬灭(NPQ)3个组分的变化.结果表明:当光强从黑暗或弱光转换到自然光条件下,自然光桑树叶片的光量子转化效率高于弱光叶片,ΦPSⅡ、ETR诱导平衡较快,NPQ诱导呈先升后降趋势.自然光叶片在强光下状态转换淬灭组分(qT)占NPQ的18%,而弱光叶片qT仅占NPQ的7%.与弱光桑树叶片相比,自然光桑树叶片可以通过较高的光量子转化效率和较强的调节激发能在PSⅠ和PSⅡ之间的分配能力来适应光强的变化.     

干旱胁迫对沙冬青叶片防御光破坏机制的影响

沙冬青(Ammopiptanthus mongolicus (Maxim.) Cheng f.)是生长在沙漠及干旱荒漠地区的常绿灌木.在夏季,其叶片经常遭受中午强光(超过1 500 μmol*m-2*s-1) 胁迫,出现明显的光抑制现象.我们利用便携式光合测定系统(CIRAS-1)和脉冲调制荧光仪(MFMS-2)测定了自然形成的干旱胁迫条件下沙冬青光合和荧光参数的日变化,主要探讨了干旱胁迫对沙冬青叶片防御强光破坏机制的影响.结果表明,正常水分和干旱胁迫下,沙冬青叶片的净光合速率(Pn)、 PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)和PSⅡ非环式电子传递效率(ΦPSⅡ)在中午都明显降低;相对正常水分条件而言,干旱胁迫下初始荧光(Fo)先下降后上升,荧光的非光化学淬灭(NPQ)上升较快并在一定水平上维持不变.由此推断晴天中午沙冬青叶片在正常水分条件下主要采取依赖叶黄素循环的热耗散机制;而在干旱胁迫条件下主要采取了依赖叶黄素循环的热耗散和PSⅡ反应中心可逆失活两种保护机制.     

干旱胁迫对沙冬青叶片防御光破坏机制的影响

沙冬青 (Ammopiptanthusmongolicus (Maxim .)Chengf.)是生长在沙漠及干旱荒漠地区的常绿灌木。在夏季 ,其叶片经常遭受中午强光 (超过 15 0 0 μmol·m-2 ·s-1)胁迫 ,出现明显的光抑制现象。我们利用便携式光合测定系统 (CIRAS_1)和脉冲调制荧光仪 (MFMS_2 )测定了自然形成的干旱胁迫条件下沙冬青光合和荧光参数的日变化 ,主要探讨了干旱胁迫对沙冬青叶片防御强光破坏机制的影响。结果表明 ,正常水分和干旱胁迫下 ,沙冬青叶片的净光合速率 (Pn)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率 (Fv/Fm)和PSⅡ非环式电子传递效率 (ΦPSⅡ)在中午都明显降低 ;相对正常水分条件而言 ,干旱胁迫下初始荧光 (Fo)先下降后上升 ,荧光的非光化学淬灭 (NPQ)上升较快并在一定水平上维持不变。由此推断晴天中午沙冬青叶片在正常水分条件下主要采取依赖叶黄素循环的热耗散机制 ;而在干旱胁迫条件下主要采取了依赖叶黄素循环的热耗散和PSⅡ反应中心可逆失活两种保护机制。     

复苏被子植物牛耳草脱水和复水期间叶黄素循环的保护作用

研究了复苏被子植物牛耳草(Boea hygrometrica (Bunge) R.Br.)离体叶片在微弱光强下(3 μmol photons*m-2*s-1)和黑暗中叶黄素循环组分及叶绿素荧光随脱水复水的变化.结果发现:脱水期间随着光系统Ⅱ光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、实际量子产率(ΦPSⅡ)、光化学淬灭(qP)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)值的降低,微弱光强下的对照叶片玉米黄素含量显著增加,而微弱光强下DTT处理的叶片和黑暗中的叶片都没有玉米黄素的积累.经过3 d复水后,微弱光强下对照叶片的Fv/Fm, ΦPSⅡ, qP 和 NPQ值能完全恢复,但是微弱光强下DTT处理的叶片和黑暗中的叶片其Fv/Fm、ΦPSⅡ、qP 和 NPQ值只有部分恢复.说明脱水的牛耳草离体叶片光系统Ⅱ的光化学活性的恢复明显受到DTT处理和黑暗的影响,因此玉米黄素可能对微弱光强下脱水的牛耳草叶片具有重要的保护作用.     

复苏被子植物牛耳草脱水和复水期间叶黄素循环的保护作用

研究了复苏被子植物牛耳草（Boea hygrometrica(Bunge)R.Br.)离体叶片在微弱光强下（3μmol photons.m^-2.s^-1)和黑暗中叶黄素循环组分及叶绿素荧光随脱水复水的变化,结果发现：脱水期间随着光系统Ⅱ光化学效率（Fv/Fm）、实际量子产率（ΦPSⅡ）、光化学淬灭（qP）和非光化学淬灭（NPQ）值的降低,微弱光强下的对照叶片玉米黄素含量显著增加,而微弱光强下DTT处理的叶片和黑暗中的叶片都没有玉米黄素的积累,经过3d复水后,微弱光强下对照叶片的Fv/Fm,ΦPSⅡ,qP和NPQ值能完全恢复,但是微弱光强下DTT处理的叶片和黑暗中的叶片其Fv/Fm、ΦPSⅡ、qP和NPQ值能完全恢复。说明脱水的牛耳草主体叶片光系统Ⅱ的光化学活性的恢复明显受到DTT处理和黑暗的影响,因此玉米黄素可能对微弱光强下脱水的牛耳草叶片具有重要的保护作用。     

依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散对茶树叶片防御强光破坏的相关试验研究

经叶黄素循环抑制剂——二硫苏糖醇(DIT)处理的茶树叶片,以850μmol．m^-2．s^-1的PFD照射120min后,福鼎大白茶的叶黄素循环组分中的环氧玉米黄素(A)和玉米黄素(Z)含量之和降低了76．5％,结果导致非光化学猝灭(NPQ)、光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)的光化学效率(Fv／Fm)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)、PSⅡ实际光化学量子效率(ψPSⅡR)和光合电子传递速率(ETR)明显下降,而F0显著上升,暗恢复后Fv／Fm恢复程度小于未经DIT处理的叶片。自然光强下,NPQ与与叶黄素循环的脱环氧化程度(A Z)/(V A Z)比值呈明显的正线性关系(R=0．9488^***)。这些结果充分证明依赖与叶黄素循环的热耗散是茶树叶片光合器官防御强光破坏的主要途径。     

高温胁迫对转反义LeGPAT番茄PSⅡ光化学活性的影响

以冷敏感植物番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)为材料,研究高温胁迫下转反义番茄甘油-3-磷酸酰基转移酶基因(LeGPAT)的番茄叶片膜脂含量、光合速率、荧光参数和叶黄素循环等的变化,以探讨LeGPAT表达与番茄植株耐热性的关系.结果表明:转反义基因株系磷脂酰甘油(PG)的饱和脂肪酸含量(16∶0+16∶1+18∶0)显著高于野生型;但不饱和脂肪酸含量(18∶1+18∶2+18∶3)却显著低于野生型.在45℃高温处理过程中,野生型和转反义基因的番茄植株净光合速率(Pn)、暗中最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)和实际光化学效率ΦPSⅡ都显著降低,但野生型番茄降低幅度更大;同时野生型和转反义基因株系的非光化学猝灭(NPQ)及叶黄素循环脱环氧化状态(A+Z)/(V+A+Z)都增加,但反义株系比野生型增加更明显.研究发现,转基因番茄植株LeGPAT的表达被抑制,其饱和脂肪酸含量升高,而不饱和脂肪酸含量降低,高温胁迫下PSⅡ受到的伤害较轻光化学活性更高,植株抵抗高温的能力更强.     

亚热带人工针叶林叶绿素荧光参数日变化及其与植被生产力的关系

叶绿素荧光技术能够快速、灵敏、无损地测定植物光合功能对环境变化的响应,已成为当前植物光合能力测定的重要技术手段之一,但是探讨亚热带森林叶绿素荧光参数在不同季节日变化特征受环境因子影响的研究较少,更缺乏与植被生产力关系的研究。以亚热带人工针叶林为研究对象,利用2016年叶绿素荧光测量和涡度相关通量观测数据,分析了不同季节湿地松和马尾松叶片荧光参数实际光化学效率(Photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ,Φ_(PSⅡ))和非光化学淬灭(Non-photochemical quenching,NPQ)的日变化特征,并结合增强回归树等统计方法,定量化环境因子对其影响,最后探讨了荧光参数与总初级生产力(Gross primary productivity,GPP)和光能利用率(Light use efficiency,LUE)的关系。结果表明,Φ_(PSⅡ)日变化总体上呈现"U型",早晚高午间低,而NPQ先升后降,午间达到峰值,与Φ_(PSⅡ)的日变化显著负相关。研究发现,光照是影响亚热带人工针叶林Φ_(PSⅡ)日变化最主要的环境因子,Φ_(PSⅡ)随着光合有效辐射(Photosynthetically active radiation,PAR)的升高而降低,PAR对湿地松和马尾松叶片Φ_(PSⅡ)的相对贡献率分别为83.0%和51.1%。PAR对湿地松叶片NPQ日变化的相对贡献率也最高(77.2%),但马尾松的NPQ主要受叶片温度(Leaf temperature,T_(leaf))的影响(59.6%)。此外,GPP与Φ_(PSⅡ)显著负相关,而与NPQ有显著的正相关关系。LUE随着Φ_(PSⅡ)增长,但存在Φ_(PSⅡ)高而LUE低的情况,LUE与NPQ显著负相关,热耗散的比例越高,光能利用效率也相应降低。     

低氧胁迫下黄瓜植株热耗散途径

采用营养液栽培,研究了低氧(营养液溶氧浓度为0.9～1.1 mg·L-1)胁迫下黄瓜幼苗光合作用热耗散与叶黄素循环的关系.结果表明:低氧胁迫下,黄瓜叶片PSⅡ的实际光化学效率(φPSⅡ)、饱和光强下的净光合速率(Pn)、表观量子效率(AQY)和PSⅡ的最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)均显著降低,表明黄瓜植株的光合作用受到了光抑制;同时,光化学猝灭系数(qp)降低,而热耗散(NPQ)和天线耗散能量(D)的比值显著升高,说明黄瓜叶片热耗散增强;NPQ与叶黄素脱环氧化状态(DEPS)呈显著正相关,且两者均被抗坏血酸(AsA)所促进,被二硫苏糖醇(DTT)所抑制,说明低氧胁迫下,叶黄素循环是黄瓜植株光合作用热耗散的主要途径.     

濒危植物长序榆(Ulmus elongata)幼苗叶绿素荧光特性的初步研究

用Li-6400XT便携式光合作用仪对濒危植物长序榆幼苗的各叶绿素荧光参数的日变化和快速光响应曲线进行了测定。结果发现,光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)的实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)、电子传递速率(ETR)在整个白天阶段较稳定,下午18:00显著下降。光化学淬灭(qP)先增大后减小。非光化学淬灭(NPQ)呈现出与光化学淬灭(qP)相反的变化趋势,中午最低,说明长序榆幼苗光能利用率较高。快速光曲线表明实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和光化学淬灭(qP)随着光合有效辐射(PAR)的增大而减小,电子传递速率(ETR)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)随着光合有效辐射(PAR)的增大而增大。使用幂函数能够很好的拟合实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和电子传递速率(ETR)随光强的变化,而对数函数能较好的拟合实际光化学淬灭(qP)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)随光强的变化。     

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.