外源亚精胺对盐胁迫下白刺幼苗叶片抗氧化酶系统的影响

为进一步阐明盐生植物白刺耐盐性与多胺的关系,通过水培试验研究了叶面喷施亚精胺(Spd)对不同浓度NaCl胁迫下西伯利亚白刺幼苗叶片丙二醛(MDA)和超氧阴离子(O2)产生速率,以及抗氧化物酶系统和根系活力的影响.结果表明:叶面喷施0.1 mmol·L1 Spd 5 d后,可显著提高100和200 mmol·L1 NaCl胁迫下白刺幼苗叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性以及根系活力,降低了叶片MDA含量和O2的产生速率;而在0、50、300 mmol·L-1 NaC1处理下,外施Spd对白刺幼苗叶片上述指标无显著影响.研究结果证实,在100～200 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫范围内,外施亚精胺可能通过增强体内保护酶活性来显著降低活性氧水平,有效减轻盐胁迫对盐生植物白刺幼苗造成的过氧化伤害,从而增强白刺对盐环境的适应性.     

外源亚精胺对盐胁迫下菠菜叶绿素合成前体含量的影响

采用营养液水培的方法,以耐盐性较弱的菠菜(Spinacia oleracea L.)品种‘全能菠菜’为试材,研究外源亚精胺(Spd)对盐胁迫下菠菜生长及叶绿素前体含量的影响。结果显示:(1)菠菜植株在250mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫下生长受到显著抑制,单株总鲜重、总干重、地上部鲜重、地上部干重、地下部鲜重和地下部干重分别较对照降低57.23%、53.08%、63.14%、55.05%、42.22%和42.86%,叶面喷施1.0mmol·L-1Spd使其分别比盐胁迫处理提高62.83%、71.19%、60.57%、71.74%、70.31%和69.23%;(2)250 mmol·L-1盐胁迫使菠菜叶片叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)及总叶绿素Chl(a+b)含量分别较对照显著降低42.31%、54.55%和44.53%,叶面喷施1.0mmol·L-1 Spd使其分别较单纯盐胁迫处理显著提高46.24%、51.85%和47.11%;(3)盐胁迫使菠菜叶片Chl a、Chl b、叶绿素酸(Pchl)、镁原卟啉Ⅸ(Mg-protoⅨ)、原卟啉Ⅸ(ProtoⅨ)和尿卟啉Ⅲ(UroⅢ)含量均显著降低,而使胆色素原(PBG)和δ-氨基酮戊酸(ALA)含量升高,而叶片Chl a、Chl b、Pchl、Mg-protoⅨ、ProtoⅨ和UroⅢ含量在施用外源Spd后均显著提高,而其PBG和ALA含量有所降低。可见,盐胁迫条件下,菠菜叶片叶绿素合成受阻,受阻位点在PBG向UroⅢ的转化过程,外源Spd能够缓解盐胁迫下菠菜叶片叶绿素合成受阻的程度,促进叶绿素合成,从而提高叶绿素含量。     

外源亚精胺对硝酸钙胁迫下小白菜生长与光合作用及其品质的影响

以小白菜品种‘寒笑’为实验材料,采用营养液栽培法,研究了80 mmol/L硝酸钙胁迫下,叶面喷施0.5mmol/L亚精胺(Spd)对小白菜生长、光合作用及其品质的影响。结果表明,(1)Ca(NO3)2胁迫显著抑制了小白菜幼苗生长,使植株的株高、根长、叶面积、根体积、干鲜重显著降低,而叶面喷施Spd可有效缓解胁迫对生长的抑制。(2)Ca(NO3)2胁迫处理植株叶绿素含量比正常营养液培养处理(对照)显著下降了54.72%,而叶面喷施Spd可以有效缓解Ca(NO3)2胁迫对光合色素含量的抑制,并且使植株类胡萝卜素含量比Ca(NO3)2胁迫处理显著提高53.33%。(3)Ca(NO3)2胁迫显著降低了小白菜幼苗光合作用效率,使植株净光合速率(Pn)比对照显著下降34.45%,而叶面喷施Spd可以有效缓解Ca(NO3)2胁迫对Pn的抑制,使植株Pn比Ca(NO3)2胁迫处理显著提高28.11%。(4)Ca(NO3)2胁迫显著降低了小白菜幼苗品质,其植株维生素C、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白含量比对照显著降低,同期有机酸、硝酸盐含量却比对照显著升高,而叶面喷施Spd可以显著改善上述小白菜营养指标。研究认为,外源亚精胺可有效缓解Ca(NO3)2胁迫对小白菜生长和光合作用的抑制,提高Ca(NO3)2胁迫环境条件下小白菜的品质。     

外源亚精胺对盐胁迫下马铃薯幼苗生长和生理生化特征的影响

盐胁迫是影响作物生长的主要非生物胁迫类型，引起离子毒害和渗透胁迫，导致植物生长减弱、失绿、萎蔫甚至死亡。前期研究表明，适宜浓度的外源亚精胺能够缓解盐胁迫条件下植物叶片受损伤程度，提升生物膜抵抗盐离子伤害的能力，促进植物生长。该试验采用营养液培养法，以100mmol·L-1、200mmol·L-1、300 mmol· L-1NaCl溶液模拟不同盐胁迫程度，以中度耐盐品种晋薯16号、轻度耐盐品种冀张薯12号为试材，当马铃薯脱毒幼苗长至 4～5 片真叶时，连续叶面喷施0.9mmol·L-1外援亚精胺 7 d，2次/d。分析叶面喷施外源亚精胺（Spd）对不同盐胁迫程度条件下马铃薯幼苗生长、叶片抗氧化酶活性、渗透调节物质含量的影响。结果表明：（1）叶面喷施Spd缓解了盐胁迫对幼苗生长的抑制作用，提高了叶绿素含量和根系活力，提升超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）、抗坏血酸(ASA)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)等抗氧化酶活性，以及脯氨酸、可溶性糖、氨基酸含量；（2）200 mmol· L-1NaCl胁迫条件下，Spd对“晋薯16号”缓解作用最显著。研究表明Spd通过提高马铃薯幼苗根系活力、叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶活性、渗透调节能力，提高马铃薯幼苗对盐胁迫的适应性，促进马铃薯幼苗生长。     

SA浸种对盐胁迫下小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

以小麦盐敏感品种鲁麦15为材料,研究了外源水杨酸(salicylic acid,SA)浸种对100 mmol/L NaCl胁迫下小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。研究结果表明:盐胁迫下,无论经SA浸种还是未经SA浸种,小麦幼苗的生长均受到明显抑制,干、鲜重显著下降;0.1 mmol/L、0.2 mmol/L和0.3 mmol/L SA溶液浸种均能显著缓解NaCl胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制,其中以0.2 mmol/L SA溶液浸种预处理效果最好。实验中,0.2 mmol/L SA浸种可显著提高盐胁迫下小麦种子β-淀粉酶的活性和吸胀速率。此外,与未经SA浸种的盐胁迫小麦幼苗相比,0.2 mmol/L SA浸种的盐胁迫小麦幼苗整株的干、鲜重显著增加,幼苗体内Na~+含量降低,K~+含量和K~+/Na~+比值显著提高;同时,小麦幼苗叶片中超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)、过氧化氢酶(catalase,CAT)、过氧化物酶(peroxidase,POD)活性升高,而丙二醛(MDA)含量则显著降低。由此可以得出,SA浸种能有效提高盐胁迫下小麦幼苗体内K~+/Na~+比值,提高SOD、CAT和POD的活性,减轻膜脂过氧化程度,以缓解盐胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制作用,从而提高耐盐性。     

外源亚精胺对Ca(NO3)2胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长和活性氧代谢的影响

以温室专用黄瓜品种'津优3号'幼苗为材料,采用营养液栽培方法,研究了叶面喷施1 mmol·L-1亚精胺(Spd)对60 mmol·L-1硝酸钙胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长和植株体内活性氧代谢的影响.结果显示,Ca(NO3)2胁迫下,黄瓜幼苗叶片和根系O-·2产生速率显著增加,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)等抗氧化酶活性升高,同时MDA含量和相对电导率明显提高,显著降低了黄瓜幼苗的株高、鲜重和干重;外源喷施Spd提高了硝酸钙胁迫下黄瓜幼苗叶片和根系SOD、POD和CAT活性,降低了O-·2产生速率,MDA含量及相对电导率显著下降.由此可见,外源Spd可通过提高黄瓜幼苗SOD、POD和CAT等保护酶活性来增强其对体内活性氧的有效清除能力,降低膜质过氧化伤害程度,从而缓解硝酸钙胁迫对黄瓜幼苗生长的抑制.     

Spd浸种对盐胁迫下番茄（Solanum lycopersicum)幼苗的保护效应

通过水培试验,研究了100 mmol/L NaCl盐浓度下,0.25 mmol/L Spd浸种处理对两个番茄品种白果强丰(耐盐基因型)和江蔬14号(盐敏感基因型)植株干重、根冠比(R/T)、幼苗叶片和根系抗氧化酶活性及活性氧含量的影响.具体试验处理如下:(a) 对照(蒸馏水浸种+ 0 mmol/L NaCl),(b) NaCl (蒸馏水浸种+ 100 mmol/L NaCl),(c) Spd(0.25 mmol/L Spd浸种 +100 mmol/L NaCl).结果表明,在盐胁迫下,两个番茄品种幼苗叶片和根系内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性升高,H2O2含量和O·-2产生速率增高,幼苗生长受到抑制,幼苗地上部、地下部干重均明显低于对照,R/T增大,且江蔬14号的变化幅度大于白果强丰.Spd浸种处理降低了盐胁迫下番茄幼苗叶片和根系内O·-2产生速率和H2O2含量,进一步提高了SOD、POD和CAT活性,促进幼苗干重增加,缓解了盐胁迫对植株的伤害.与耐盐基因型番茄品种白果强丰相比,Spd浸种处理对盐敏感基因型番茄品种江蔬14号的作用效果更为明显.总之,Spd浸种处理通过提高盐胁迫下植株体内抗氧化酶活性,降低ROS水平来缓解盐胁迫对番茄幼苗的伤害,提高幼苗耐盐能力.     

外源亚精胺对盐胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长和可溶性蛋白表达的影响

采用营养液水培方法,研究了叶面喷施亚精胺(Spd)对黄瓜幼苗生长和可溶性蛋白的影响.结果表明,外源Spd可使盐胁迫黄瓜幼苗株高、茎粗、叶面积、根长和根表面积显著增加,可溶性蛋白含量明显提高,部分可溶性蛋白的表达量减弱;而对正常生长条件下黄瓜幼苗各生长指标无明显影响,但显著提高了根系中可溶性蛋白的含量.随着Spd处理时间的延续,盐胁迫幼苗至少有7种分子量分别约为67、61.5、50、47、43、29和16 kD的可溶性蛋白表达量发生明显变化,尤其使61.5、47和43 kD蛋白表达量明显减弱,50 kD蛋白甚至消失,这4种蛋白可能与外源Spd缓解黄瓜幼苗盐胁迫伤害效应关系密切.     

叶面喷施亚精胺对高温胁迫下番茄叶绿素合成代谢的影响

以设施番茄栽培品种‘金棚朝冠’幼苗为试验材料,研究叶面喷施0.25 mmol·L~(-1)亚精胺(Spd)对高温胁迫下(38℃/28℃,昼/夜)番茄幼苗生长及叶绿素合成过程中前体物质含量、关键酶活性和叶绿素含量的影响,探讨Spd缓解番茄高温胁迫伤害的生理机制。结果表明:(1)高温胁迫显著抑制了番茄幼苗的生长,叶面喷施Spd可有效缓解高温胁迫对番茄幼苗地上部生长的抑制作用,但对于地下部的生长无显著缓解作用。(2)高温胁迫下番茄叶片叶绿素合成前体物质δ-氨基酮戊酸(ALA)和胆色素原(PBG)的含量显著提高,而尿卟啉原Ⅲ(UroⅢ)、原卟啉Ⅸ(ProtoⅨ)、镁-原卟啉Ⅸ(Mg-protoⅨ)和原叶绿素酸(Pchl)的含量显著降低,证明叶绿素前体由PBG向UroⅢ的转化受阻,导致叶绿素a(Chla)、总叶绿素(Chlt)含量和Chla/Chlb显著降低。(3)叶面喷施Spd能增强高温胁迫下胆色素原脱氨酶(PBGD)活性,有效缓解了高温胁迫对PBG到UroⅢ转化的阻碍作用,促进PBG之后叶绿素合成前体物质的合成,Chla含量和Chla/Chlb显著增加。研究发现,高温胁迫显著抑制番茄幼苗的生长,叶面喷施Spd可通过显著增强PBGD活性来缓解由PBG向UroⅢ的受阻程度,促进高温胁迫下番茄叶片的叶绿素前体合成,提高叶绿素含量和番茄植株的生长量,减轻高温胁迫对番茄幼苗生长的伤害。     

外源亚精胺对盐胁迫下黄瓜幼苗游离态多胺含量和多胺合成酶基因表达的影响

以黄瓜品种‘津春2号’（Cucumis sativusL.cv.Jinchun No.2）为材料,采用营养液栽培,研究了外源亚精胺（Spd）对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗叶片游离态多胺含量和多胺合成酶基因表达的影响。结果表明,75 mmol/LNaCl胁迫下,幼苗株高、茎粗和干鲜重显著降低,外源喷施1 mmol/L Spd处理可明显缓解盐胁迫对幼苗生长的抑制。盐胁迫下叶片游离态多胺含量显著增加,外源Spd进一步促进了游离态Spd和精胺（Spm）的积累,降低了游离态腐胺（Put）的积累。多胺合成酶基因表达分析表明,盐胁迫上调了adc、odc、samdc和spds基因的表达,施用外源Spd后进一步上调了samdc基因,下调了adc、odc、spds基因的表达。表明外源Spd参与了黄瓜幼苗体内多胺代谢的调节,通过下调盐胁迫下adc、odc基因的表达,抑制游离态Put的积累,上调samdc基因的表达促进游离态Spd和Spm的积累,进而缓解盐胁迫对植物生长的抑制。     

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.