中国特有属——羌活属的系统分类研究

对伞形疠羌活属Ｎｏｔｏｐｔｅｒｙｇｉｕｍ Ｂｏｉｓｓｉｅｕ植物进行综合研究,包括花粉形态,叶气孔类型以及叶柄、果实的解剖观察,在此基础上讨论了羌活属的系统位置,并对该属的特征、种类分布作了修订,文中列出该属的分种检索表。其中叶柄、果实的形态解剖以及气孔类型均为首次报道。     

国产木蓝属的系统研究

本文叙述了木蓝属系统研究的简史,对该属形态特征的演化趋势及属下分类进行系统研究,根据植物习性、叶的特征、果实形态及含种子数,将国产木蓝属80种,1变种归纳为3亚属,并将木蓝亚属分为14亚组,其中包括9个新亚组,对其中一些种类作了归并及处理,并编写了分种检索表。     

膜叶铁角蕨属的形态系统学研究

膜叶铁角蕨属隶属于铁角蕨科,全世界约有30种,我国分布有18种,是该属植物的分布中心之一。到目前为止,膜叶铁角蕨属的物种数目和物种分类还存在很大争议,一些物种的界限和定义还模糊不清,为了得到一个自然的膜叶铁角蕨属分类系统,还需要对膜叶铁角蕨属的物种分类做进一步研究。该文在前人研究的基础上,对膜叶铁角蕨属10种植物的形态特征,包括孢子形态特征、叶柄和根状茎上的鳞片形态特征、叶片形态、羽片形状以及叶脉特征等进行详细观察分析,探讨了各个形态特征间的关系以及膜叶铁角蕨属植物的物种分类。结果表明:膜叶铁角蕨属植物的叶片及羽片等形态特征存在很大区别,叶柄和根状茎上的鳞片以及孢子形态的种间差异虽然不大,但其在大小、形状、颜色等方面的细微差别仍可作为部分种类的鉴定依据。该研究结果为膜叶铁角蕨属植物的物种分类及进一步研究提供了重要依据。     

中国火棘属植物的数量分类研究

本文采用数量分类方法进行了中国火棘属植物种质资源数量分类的研究．研究结果表明,该属植物的形态分类与其数量分类研究的结果基本相吻合,并对一些分类群作了合理的修正．该属植物计8种、1变种和1变型,其中2新种、1新级变种和1新改级变型,即①匍匐火棘PyracanthastoloniformisT.B.ChaoetZ.X.Chen,sp.nov.,②异形叶火棘PyrancanthaheterophyllaT.B.ChaoetZ.X.Chen,sp.nov.,③圆细齿火棘Pyracanthafortuneana（Maxim.）Livar．crenulata（D.Don）Z.X.Chen,var．comb.nov.,④甘肃火棘Pyracanthafortuneana（Maxim.）Lif.kansuensis（Rehd.）z.x.Chen,f.comb.nov..     

中国叶甲金小蜂属分类研究及一新种记述(膜翅目,金小蜂科)

对中国叶甲金小蜂属Schizonotus Ratzeburg,1852进行了分类研究,共记述3种,其中1新种及中国1新纪录种:弯柄叶甲金小蜂Schizonotus incurvulus sp.nov.和宽头叶甲金小蜂Schizonotus latus(Walker).提供了形态描述、分布及形态特征图,及该属分种检索表.研究标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所动物标本馆.     

箣竹属和牡竹属(竹亚科)叶表皮微形态特征

利用光学显微镜和扫描电镜,对箣竹属21个种(包括箣竹亚属5个种、孝顺竹亚属2种、单竹亚属4种、绿竹亚属9种和亚属未定1种)以及牡竹属5种叶表皮微形态特征进行了观察和研究。所得结果表明气孔保卫细胞上乳突的数目和分布存在一定的规律,并具有一定的分类价值。绿竹亚属的叶表皮微形态特征界于箣竹属和牡竹属之间,但更接近于箣竹属。因此认为在分类处理上,将绿竹亚属置于箣竹属比单独成立绿竹属更为合理。     

中国透大叶蝉属分类概要及二新种记述(半翅目,叶蝉科,大叶蝉亚科)

对中国透大叶蝉属Nanatka Young进行了分类概述,确认我国现知9种,其中包括2新种,矛突透大叶蝉N.teluma sp.nov．和渐细透大叶蝉N．attenuata sp．nov．．文中给出了该属所有种的检索表。模式标本分别保存于中国科学院动物研究所和西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。     

中国毛茛科植物小志（十八）

在对有关形态特征进行分析之后．作者发现具三浅裂或三深裂基生叶,和较薄、脱落萼片的脱萼鸦跖花是鸦跖花属的原始种,而具五角形,三深裂基生叶的变叶三裂碱毛莨和裂叶碱毛莨是碱毛莨属的原始分类群．写出新修订的我国碱毛莨属属下分类群检索表;作者认为聚合果的形状是碱毛莨属的重要特征,并用来将此属的种分为二群,描述了碱毛莨属２新组,２新变种,水毛莨属１新变种．做出碱毛莨属２新组合报导了水毛莨属二种的新分布。     

中国毛莨科植物小志（十八）

在对有关形态特征进行分析之后．作者发现具三浅裂或三深裂基生叶,和较薄、脱落萼片的脱萼鸦跖花是鸦跖花属的原始种,而具五角形,三深裂基生叶的变叶三裂碱毛莨和裂叶碱毛莨是碱毛莨属的原始分类群．写出新修订的我国碱毛莨属属下分类群检索表;作者认为聚合果的形状是碱毛莨属的重要特征,并用来将此属的种分为二群,描述了碱毛莨属２新组,２新变种,水毛莨属１新变种．做出碱毛莨属２新组合报导了水毛莨属二种的新分布。     

Chi竹属和牡竹属（竹亚科）叶表皮微形态特征

利用光学显微镜和扫描电镜,对Chi竹属21个种（包括Chi竹亚属5个种、孝顺竹亚属2种、单竹亚属4种绿竹亚属9种和亚属未定1种）以及牡竹属5种叶表皮微形态特征进行了观察和研究。所得结果表明气孔保卫细胞上乳突的数目和分布存在一定的规律,并具有一定的分类价值。绿竹亚属的叶表皮微形态特征界于Chi竹属和牡竹属之间,但更接近于Chi竹属。因此认为在分类处理上,将绿竹亚属置于Chi竹属比单独成立绿竹属更为合理。     

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.