凤盲蝽属一新种（半翅目：盲蝽科）

本文记述采自甘肃祁连山北麓的半翅目盲蝽科叶盲蝽亚科凤盲蝽属昆虫１新种－－祁连凤盲蝽。新种的模式标本保存在南开大学生物系。     

我国小网蝽属昆虫的研究（半翅目：异翅亚目：网蝽科）

本文记述了我国内蒙古地区网蝽科小网蝽属一新种,即内蒙小网蝽。新种的模式标本保存在内蒙师范大学生物系昆虫标本室。     

中国真蝽属二新种(半翅目,蝽科)

记述了蝽科真蝽属2新种:苍山真蝽Pentatoma cangshanensis sp.nov.和绿角真蝽Pentatoma viridicornuta sp.nov.,新种分别与近似种做了比较,并附鉴别特种图.模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室.     

内蒙古长蝽科昆虫新种新记录记述(半翅目:长蝽科)

作者在研究内蒙古长蝽科标本时,发现长蝽科2个新种：阿拉善叶缘长蝽Emblethis alashanensissp.nov.,巴氏直缘长蝽Ortholomus batui sp.nov.,1个中国新记录属：弯齿长蝽属Raglius Stal,1872,3个中国新记录种：弯齿长蝽Raglius aboacuminatus(Goeze),蒙毛角长蝽Hyalocoris mongolicus Kerzhner,东方林长蝽Drymus orientalis Kerzhner。模式标本保存于内蒙古师范大学昆虫研究所标本馆。     

中国异蝽科二新种记述(半翅目,异翅亚目)

记述了采于我国南方地区的异蝽科昆虫2新种,分属于2属,即壮异蝽属Urochela Dallas的白点壮异蝽Urochela albosignata sp.nov,和盲异蝽属Urolabida Westwood的五峰盲异蝽Urolabida wufengana sp.nov。量度单位mm。模式标本存南开大学生命科学学院生物系。     

异草盲蝽属一新种及陕西昧盲蝽雌性的描述(半翅目,盲蝽科)

记述了盲蝽科盲蝽亚科异草盲蝽属Heterolygus Zheng et Yu 1新种,郑氏异草盲蝽Heterolygus zhengi sp.nov.,模式标本采于我国四川省炉霍。发现了盲蝽科合垫盲蝽亚科昧盲蝽属Mecomma Fieber陕西昧盲蝽Mecomma shaanxiensis Liuet Yamamoto的短翅型雌性,并进行了描述。标本均保存于内蒙古师范大学生命科学与技术学院昆虫标本馆。     

花蝽科中国二新种及二新纪录种记述(半翅目,异翅亚目)

记述花蝽科Anthocoridae2新种:阿拉善肩花蝽Tetraphleps alashanensis sp.nov.,五斑肩花蝽Tetraphleps maculatus sp.nov.,小花蝽属Orius Wolff中国2新纪录种:细鞭小花蝽Orius laticollis laticollis(Reuter),西伯利亚小花蝽Oriussibiricus Wagner。模式标本保存于内蒙古师范大学昆虫研究所标本馆。     

植盲蝽属一新种记述(半翅目,异翅亚目,盲蝽科)

记述盲蝽科盲蝽亚科植盲蝽属Phytocoris Fallén,1814 1新种,九寨植盲蝽Phytocoris jiuzhaiensis sp.nov.,模式标本采自四川省九寨沟自然保护区.标本存放于内蒙古师范大学生命科学与技术学院昆虫研究所标本室.     

真蝽属一新种（半翅目：蝽科）

本文记述蝽科真蝽属一新种：拟太白真蝽Ｐｅｎｔａｔｏｍａ ｐａｒａｔａｉｂａｉｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,新种与太白真蝽Ｐｅｎｔａｔｏｍａ ｔａｉｂａｉｅｎｓｉｓ Ｚｈｅｎｇ ｅｔ Ｌｉｎｇ相似。模式标本存于南开大学生物系。     

盲蝽科一新属及二新种记述(半翅目：盲蝽科)

盲蝽科一新属及二新种记述（半翅目：盲蝽科）齐宝瑛,能乃扎布（内蒙古师范大学生物系呼和浩特０１００２２）在鉴定由阿拉善盟森防站提供的一批采自贺兰山西坡以及作者几年来采集的盲峙科昆虫标本时,发现一新属以及分别隶属于该新属和另外一属的两个新种,现将新属及新...     

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.