加州新小绥螨和巴氏新小绥螨对二斑叶螨的捕食能力比较

【目的】比较加州新小绥螨Neoseiulus californicus和巴氏新小绥螨Neoseiulus barkeri对二斑叶螨Tetranychus urticae的捕食能力,为果园二斑叶螨生物防治剂的选择提供依据。【方法】采用捕食功能反应的方法研究加州新小绥螨和巴氏新小绥螨雌成螨对二斑叶螨各螨态的捕食作用。【结果】加州新小绥螨和巴氏新小绥螨雌成螨对二斑叶螨各螨态的捕食功能反应均属于HollingⅡ型,对二斑叶螨各螨态的捕食能力均随着螨态的增大而降低,对卵的捕食能力最强,其次是幼螨、第一若螨、第二若螨、成螨。巴氏新小绥螨对二斑叶螨卵、幼螨的捕食能力强于加州新小绥螨,功能反应参数a/Th值分别高出55.2%和30.1%,而加州新小绥螨对二斑叶螨第一若螨、第二若螨的捕食能力强于巴氏新小绥螨,a/Th值分别高出67.5%和114.5%,两种捕食螨对二斑叶螨雌成螨的捕食能力相当,a/Th值均为4.5。加州新小绥螨和巴氏新小绥螨均对二斑叶螨的卵和幼螨表现出嗜食性,而对若螨和成螨没有嗜食性。两种捕食螨对二斑叶螨的捕食存在种内干扰,加州新小绥螨的干扰系数(0.328)大于巴氏新小绥螨(0.324)。【结论】在室内环境稳定的条件下,加州新小绥螨对二斑叶螨的捕食能力强于巴氏新小绥螨。     

加州新小绥螨在不同温度下对 六点始叶螨的捕食效能

为明确加州新小绥螨对橡胶六点始叶螨的控害潜能,系统研究了21℃、24℃、27℃、30℃、33℃5个不同温度条件下加州新小绥螨对六点始叶螨各螨态的捕食效能和自身密度干扰效应。结果表明:加州新小绥螨对六点始叶螨若螨、幼螨和卵的选择系数分别为0.71、1.75和0.54。在21℃～33℃条件下,加州新小绥螨对不同螨态六点始叶螨的功能反应均能很好地拟合Holling-II型圆盘方程,其对六点始叶螨雌成螨、若螨、幼螨的捕食效能(a/Th)在30℃时最强,分别达19.91、44.90、189.45头/d,对叶螨卵的捕食能力在不同温度间差异不显著。在同一温度条件下,加州新小绥螨对不同螨态六点始叶螨的捕食量大小依次为:幼螨若螨成螨卵。在相同的猎物密度条件下,加州新小绥螨的捕食作用率随其自身密度的增加而逐渐降低,说明加州新小绥螨存在种内竞争和自我干扰作用,自身干扰系数为0.349。     

西花蓟马、二斑叶螨与黄瓜新小绥螨的相互关系研究

西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis（Pergande）和二斑叶螨Tetranychus urticae Koch是温室花卉与蔬菜上的重要害虫（螨）。植物常被两者同时危害。黄瓜新小绥螨Amblyseius cucumeris（Oudemans）是世界上广泛应用的温室蓟马的生物防治物,有时也被用来防治二斑叶螨。本研究中,在人工气候室盆栽条件下利用黄瓜新小绥螨防治西花蓟马和/或二斑叶螨。结果显示,当每豆株上接入10或20头二斑叶螨时,按照1∶4的益害比释放黄瓜新小绥螨可有效控制二斑叶螨。同样密度比的情况下,5和10头黄瓜新小绥螨的释放量可显著控制西花蓟马的接入量。二斑叶螨密度的增加没有显著影响到黄瓜新小绥螨对西花蓟马的控制作用。西花蓟马可捕食黄瓜新小绥螨的卵,日捕食量达1.2粒。本文对利用黄瓜新小绥螨防治温室中西花蓟马进行了讨论。     

巴氏新小绥螨对同一栖息地枸杞瘿螨的捕食功能反应

枸杞瘿螨Aceria pallida Keifer（Acari: Eriophyoidae）是枸杞上为害最严重的有害生物之一。近期在内蒙古地区发现植绥螨巴氏新小绥螨Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes（Acari: Phytoseiidae）与枸杞瘿螨可同时发生在野生枸杞上。为评价巴氏新小绥螨对枸杞瘿螨的捕食潜力,本研究在室内25±1℃、RH 65%±10%、16 L∶8 D的条件下,研究了巴氏新小绥螨对不同密度枸杞瘿螨成螨（30、50、70、90、110、130、150、170头）的捕食功能反应及搜寻效应。结果表明,巴氏新小绥螨的雌、雄成螨对枸杞瘿螨成螨的捕食功能反应均为Holling-II型,即巴氏新小绥螨雌、雄成螨的捕食量随着猎物密度的增加而增加,一直到猎物密度较高时趋于稳定;而巴氏新小绥螨雌、雄成螨的搜寻效应随着猎物密度的增加而降低。巴氏新小绥螨雌成螨对相同密度下的枸杞瘿螨成螨的捕食量均高于雄成螨,而且雌成螨的搜寻效应也强于雄成螨。巴氏新小绥螨雌成螨的攻击率（α=4.4121）高于雄成螨（α=2.4403）,而雌成螨的处理时间（Th =0.0094 d）短于雄成螨（Th=0.0196 d）;雌、雄成螨的理论最大日捕食量（T/Th）分别为106.61头和51.02头。研究结果显示巴氏新小绥螨对枸杞瘿螨有较好的捕食潜力,性别对巴氏新小绥螨捕食枸杞瘿螨的功能反应有显著影响。     

两种植绥螨的同类相残和集团内捕食作用

巴氏新小绥螨(Neoseiulus barkeri)和黄瓜新小绥螨(N.cucumeris)是两种多食性植绥螨,主要捕食叶螨和蓟马等,目前在我国广泛应用于农业生物防治中.本文研究了这两种植绥螨种内的同类相残(cannibalism)和种间的集团内捕食作用(intraguild predation)以及相互之间的攻击强度,以明确两者之间的相互关系,为合理构建天敌组合及评估生物防治的作用提供依据.结果显示:两种植绥螨对同种或异种幼螨的捕食量最大,其次是若螨,而对卵的捕食量极低.两种植绥螨对异种幼螨或若螨的捕食量均极显著高于对同种幼螨或若螨的捕食量.可见,无其他猎物存在情况下,两种植绥螨同时发生时更倾向于发生种间的集团内捕食.而巴氏新小绥螨对异种幼螨或若螨的捕食量均高于黄瓜新小绥螨对异种幼螨或若螨的捕食量,并且巴氏新小绥螨和黄瓜新小绥螨相比,巴氏新小绥螨对异种幼螨的攻击性更强,因此当这两种植绥螨发生集团内捕食时,巴氏新小绥螨是潜在的集团内捕食者,而黄瓜新小绥螨是潜在的集团内猎物.     

胡瓜钝绥螨对太平洋细须螨的捕食效能初步研究

胡瓜钝绥螨Amblyseius cucumeris Oudemans能捕食为害蝴蝶兰的害螨---太平洋细须螨Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker的卵、幼螨、若螨和成螨。室内研究了胡瓜钝绥螨雌成螨对太平洋细须螨卵、幼螨、若螨的捕食功能反应。结果表明,随着太平洋细须螨密度的增加,胡瓜钝绥螨雌成螨对太平洋细须螨的捕食数量也随之上升,捕食功能反应曲线符合Holling II型方程。胡瓜钝绥螨雌成螨对太平洋细须螨卵的控制能力显著强于对幼螨和若螨的控制能力,a/Th值分别为165.8、79.2和63.8。在猎物密度一定时,由于胡瓜钝绥螨个体间存在相互竞争和相互干扰作用,随着捕食螨密度的提高,捕食螨平均捕食量逐渐减少。     

双尾新小绥螨的形态特征及捕食性功能

【目的】通过对新疆本地捕食螨双尾新小绥螨Neoseiulus bicaudus Wainstein的形态学特征观察及其对新疆农作物上两种重要害螨的捕食量测定,为该捕食螨的保护、研究、扩繁和释放提供理论基础。【方法】在实验室(26±1)℃,RH60%,16L︰8D条件下,借助显微成像系统观察其各个螨态形态特征及生物学习性;定量小室饲养技术对不同密度下对新疆两种重要害螨各螨态的捕食量进行研究。【结果】双尾新小绥螨有卵、幼螨、第一若螨、第二若螨和成螨5个螨态,嗜好阴暗条件,活动范围小,通过有性生殖进行繁殖,有多次交配行为,产卵方式为单产;单头双尾新小绥螨雌成螨每日对截形叶螨Tetranychus truncatus卵和幼螨的捕食量(106.8粒/日·雌和45.4头/日·雌)要显著大于土耳其斯坦叶螨Tetranychus turkestani(64.4粒/日·雌和39.4头/日·雌),而对两种叶螨的若螨和成螨捕食量无明显差异。【结论】本研究表明双尾新小绥螨对土耳其斯坦叶螨和截形叶螨的卵和幼螨的捕食较对若螨和成螨的效果好,对新疆害螨有一定控制能力。     

黄瓜钝绥螨对茶黄螨雌成螨和腐食酪卵的功能反应

研究黄瓜钝绥螨Amblyseius cucumeris 对茶黄螨Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)雌成螨和腐食酪螨Tyrophagus putrescentiae卵的功能反应。结果表明,黄瓜钝绥螨的第1若螨,第2若螨,雌成螨捕食茶黄螨雌成螨和腐食酪螨卵的功能反应均属于Holling II型,其中,雌成螨的捕食能力最强,对腐食酪螨卵和对茶黄螨雌成螨的攻击系数a大,处理时间th短,第2若螨也具有较强的捕食能力,对静态的腐食酪螨卵比对动态的茶黄螨捕食能力强,黄瓜钝绥螨对茶黄螨雌成螨具有很强的捕食能力。     

丁氟螨酯对二斑叶螨生长发育的影响

【目的】丁氟螨酯是一种新型酰基乙腈类非内吸性杀螨剂,对害螨的各个螨态都有很高活性,具有较高的应用价值。本文评价了丁氟螨酯对二斑叶螨生长发育的影响,以期为合理用药和二斑叶螨的综合防治提供理论依据。【方法】采用浸叶法测定丁氟螨酯对二斑叶螨成螨与卵的致死中浓度、雌成螨产卵量、各螨态存活率以及各发育历期的影响。【结果】经丁氟螨酯处理后,二斑叶螨日均产卵量和总产卵量下降,各螨态发育历期延长;LC₇₀、LC₅₀、LC₃₀剂量处理二斑叶螨雌成螨后,每雌日均产卵量为(2.09±0.17)、(3.02±0.22)、(3.39±0.13)粒,每雌总产卵量为(29.29±2.31)、(42.32±3.01)、(47.41±1.77)粒,与空白对照差异显著(P<0.05,df=3);不同剂量处理二斑叶螨卵后,各螨态发育历期的延长程度不同,但成功孵化的卵能完成发育历期,LC 70剂量延长卵历期至(4.45±0.07)d、前若螨历期至(2.75±0.04)d、后若螨历期至(2.61±0.05)d和总历期至(12.53±0.18)d,LC 50剂量延长前若螨历期至(2.52±0.08)d、后若螨历期至(2.67±0.09)d和总历期至(12.22±0.18)d,LC 30剂量延长前若螨历期至(2.45±0.06)d和总历期至(11.53±0.08)d,与空白对照差异显著(P<0.05,df=3)。【结论】丁氟螨酯能对二斑叶螨的生长发育产生明显影响,降低二斑叶螨的产卵能力,抑制卵孵化,延长发育历期,从而降低二斑叶螨种群的发育速率,对该螨的种群控制有积极意义。     

寄主植物对双尾新小绥螨运动速率及捕食能力的影响

【目的】捕食螨运动速率直接影响其捕食能力。本研究分析了5种寄主植物对捕食螨——双尾新小绥螨Neoseiulus bicaudus运动速率的影响,旨在探究双尾新小绥螨在不同寄主植物上对土耳其斯坦叶螨的捕食能力。【方法】采用数字图像处理技术,分析双尾新小绥螨雌成螨在菜豆Phaseolus vulgaris、棉花Gossypium hirsutum、番茄Solanum lycopersicum、茄子Solanum melongena和黄瓜Cucumis sativus上的运动速度,进一步采用小室观察法比较了寄主植物对双尾新小绥螨捕食功能反应的影响。【结果】双尾新小绥螨在5种寄主植物上的运动速度依次为:菜豆(0. 62 cm/s)和棉花(0. 60 cm/s)黄瓜(0. 38 cm/s)和茄子(0. 36 cm/s)番茄(0. 27 cm/s)。进一步捕食功能反应结果表明,在5种寄主植物上,双尾新小绥螨对土耳其斯坦叶螨的捕食量均随猎物密度的增加而升高,增加到一定程度后趋于缓和,其捕食类型均属于HollingⅡ型。双尾新小绥螨在菜豆上对土耳其斯坦叶螨的攻击系数(a)最高,为1. 124;在棉花上的处理时间(Th)最短,为0. 059。同时,在菜豆和棉花上的捕食能力较强,a/Th值分别为18. 177和16. 763;而在番茄、茄子和黄瓜上的捕食能力较弱,a/Th值分别为6. 780,6. 537和6. 369。【结论】双尾新小绥螨在棉花和菜豆上的运动速度最快,同时捕食能力也最强。     

Nastic response of maize (Zea mays L.) coleoptiles during clinostat rotation

Rotation of unstimulated maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings on a horizontal clinostat is accompanied by a strong bending response of the coleoptiles towards the caryopsis, yielding curvatures exceding 100°. The corresponding azimuthal distribution shows two peaks, each of which is displayed by 30° from the symmetry axis connecting the shortest coleoptile and caryopsis cross sections. It is argued that this spatial pattern is not the result of two independent bending preferences, but caused by a one-peaked distribution encountering an obstacle in its central part and thus being split into the two subpeaks. The existence of one preferential direction justifies considering this response to be a nastic movement. Its time course consists of an early negative phase (coleoptiles bend away from the caryopsis) followed 2 h later by a longlasting positive bending towards the caryopsis. In light-interaction experiments, fluence-response curves for different angles between blue light and the direction of the nastic response were measured. These experiments indicate that blue light interacts with the nastic response at two levels: (i) phototonic inhibition, and (ii) addition of nastic and phototropic curvatures. It is concluded that phototropic and phototonic transduction bifurcate before the formation of phototropic transverse polarity. The additivity of nastic and phototropic responses was followed at the population level. At the level of the individual seedling, one observes, in the case of phototropic induction opposing nastic movement, three distinct responses: either strong phototropism, or nastic bending, or an avoidance response which involves strong curvature perpendicular to the stimulation plane. With time the nastic bending becomes increasingly stable against opposing phototropic stimulation. This can be seen from a growing proportion of seedlings exhibiting nastic bending when light is applied at variable intervals after the onset of clinostat rotation. At the transition from instability to stability, this type of experiment produces a high percentage of seedlings displaying the avoidance response. However, no cancelling resulting in zero curvature can be observed. It is concluded that the endogenous polarity underlying the nastic response is different in its very nature from the blue-light-elicited stable transverse polarity described earlier (Nick and Schäfer 1988 b).Abbreviation BL blue light (449 nm)     

茶足柄瘤蚜茧蜂对苜蓿蚜的寄生功能反应

在室内(25±1℃,L:D=16:8光周期,RH=40%～60%)条件下,研究了茶足柄瘤蚜茧蜂Lysiphlebus testaceipes(Cresson)对苜蓿蚜Aphis craccivora(Koch)若蚜的寄生功能反应。结果表明:苜蓿蚜的龄期对茶足柄瘤蚜茧蜂的寄生作用有很大影响,用功能反应HollingⅡ模型模拟,其模拟方程为Na=1.118 N/(1+0.0184 N)。通过该方程可明确单头雌成蜂在24 h内最多寄生60.60头苜蓿蚜,其寄生1头苜蓿蚜所需时间为0.396 h。在5个温度梯度下,茶足柄瘤蚜茧蜂对苜蓿蚜的寄生功能反应均符合HollingⅡ模型,但不同温度下的功能反应参数有明显的差异。此外茶足柄瘤蚜茧蜂自身密度对寄生有一定的干扰作用,其干扰作用通过Hassell-Varley模型拟合,方程为a=0.0621P-0.3062,表明茶足柄瘤蚜茧蜂雌蜂的发现域随着自身密度的增加而逐渐变小,寄生蜂雌蜂个体间的相互干扰效应降低了寄生效能。     

黄玛草蛉幼虫对埃及吹绵蚧若虫的捕食功能和数值反应

本文研究了黄玛草蛉Mallada basalis (Walker)捕食埃及吹绵蚧Icerya aegyptiaca(Douglas)若虫的功能反应和数值反应。功能反应研究结果表明,黄玛草蛉2龄和3龄幼虫对埃及吹绵蚧若虫的捕食反应均属HollingⅡ型,拟合方程分别为Na=0.6885×No/1+0.6885×0.0433No和Na=1.2085×No/1+1.2085×0.0200No,相关系数R2分别为0.9867和0.9858,理论日最大捕食量分别为23.09和50.00。数值反应研究结果表明,不同埃及吹绵蚧若虫密度对黄玛草蛉的生长、发育、繁殖有着显著影响。随着猎物密度增大,黄玛草蛉幼虫发育速率、雌虫产卵量、孵化率及雌性比增大,成虫寿命增加,最后趋于稳定。埃及吹绵蚧若虫密度5、10、15、20、30头分别是黄玛草蛉幼虫存活、幼虫化蛹、成虫羽化、后代卵孵化及世代延续的临界值。猎物密度为30、40、50头时,黄玛草蛉能正常生长发育和繁殖,种群的性比、成虫寿命、产卵量及孵化率有一定的差异,但差异不显著。      

Research progresses on <Emphasis Type="Italic">GH3s</Emphasis>, one family of primary auxin-responsive genes

Auxin plays a very important role in plant growth and development. Those genes that are specifically induced by auxin within minutes of exposure to the hormone are referred to as early/primary auxin-responsive genes, mainly including the auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (Aux/IAA), the small auxin-up RNA (SAUR), and the GH3 gene families. So far, GH3 genes have been identified in various plant species including soybean, Arabidopsis, rice, tobacco, pungent pepper, sweet orange, pine, and moss. Twenty members of GH3 family were identified in Arabidopsis and these genes were classified into three groups (Group I–III) based on their sequence similarities and substrate specificities. GH3s belong to acyl adenylate-forming firefly luciferase superfamily and can catalyze adenylation of specific substrates. Group I adenylates jasmonic acid (JA), and Group II adenylates indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and salicylic acid (SA), respectively. Because of the presence of Auxin-Responsive Elements (AuxRE) in the GH3s’ promoter regions, Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) are able to bind to the AuxRE and regulate expression of some GH3s, which in turn modulate the auxin homeostasis. Identification of GH3 mutants in Arabidopsis reveals the function of GH3s in hypocotyl elongation under different light conditions, root growth, stress adaptation, sensitivity to MeJA, or susceptibility to P. syringae. Taken together, GH3s may be linkers among auxin, JA, SA and light signal transduction pathways.     

Seasonal variation in avian auditory evoked responses to tones: a comparative analysis of Carolina chickadees,tufted titmice,and white-breasted nuthatches

We tested for seasonal plasticity of the peripheral auditory system of three North American members of the Sylvioidea: Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis), tufted titmice (Baeolophus bicolor), and white-breasted nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis). We measured three classes of auditory evoked responses (AER) to tone stimuli: sustained receptor/neural responses to pure-tone condensation waveforms, the frequency-following response (FFR), and the earliest peak of the AER to stimulus onset (tone onset response). Seasonal changes were detected in all classes of AERs in chickadees and nuthatches. Seasonal changes in titmice were restricted to the tone onset response. Interestingly, changes detected in chickadees (and to a lesser extent in titmice) were generally in an opposite direction to changes seen in nuthatches, with chickadees exhibiting greater amplitude AER responses in the spring than in winter, and nuthatches exhibiting greater amplitude AER responses in winter than in spring. In addition, the seasonal differences in the sustained responses tended to be broad-band in the chickadees but restricted to a narrower frequency range in nuthatches. In contrast, seasonal differences in the onset response were over a broader frequency range in titmice than in chickadees and nuthatches. We discuss some possible mechanistic and functional explanations for these seasonal changes.     

果寡糖和甘露寡糖对断奶仔猪免疫机能的影响

研究探讨了果寡糖和甘露寡糖对断奶仔猪免疫机能的影响。实验采用随机区组设计法将48头健康、体重一致的35日龄断奶杜洛克仔猪分为4组,每组3次重复,每个重复4头进行为期28天的饲养实验。4个处理组分别为:基础日粮 0.5%果寡糖(FOS组)、基础日粮 0.3%甘露寡糖(MOS组)、基础日粮 0.45%果寡糖 0.25%甘露寡糖(F M组)、基础日粮 75 mg/kg金霉素 40 mg/kg洛克沙生(ABT组)。实验结果表明:(1)寡糖组免疫器官指数较ABT组大(P>0.05)。(2)在断奶后第7天,FOS组(0.32±0.49)、MOS组(0.32±0.04)和F M组(0.32±0.07)均较ABT组(0.20±0.01)显著提高了血清免疫球蛋白A(IgA)的浓度(P<0.05),同时FOS组(3.50±0.49)较ABT组(2.68±0.47)显著提高了IgG浓度(P<0.05);F M组显著提高了断奶后第21天IgG浓度(P<0.05);MOS组显著提高了断奶后第21天IgM浓度(P<0.05)。(3)与ABT组相比,FOS显著提高了断奶后第7天胸腺(21.33±6.03对37.33±4.04)、脾脏(19.67±2.08对30.33±8.73)、淋巴结(24.67±4.16对37.67±2.52)CD4 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);FOS组(21.33±4.04对32.00±5.29)、MOS组(21.33±4.04对37.33±3.21)、F M组(21.33±4.04对32.00±3.60)显著提高了断奶后第28天胸腺CD4 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);MOS组(20.67±3.51对29.67±5.51)显著提高了断奶后第7天胸腺CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数;F M组(17.00±1.00对22.67±3.06)显著提高了断奶后第7天脾脏CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);各寡糖组对断奶后第28天CD4 、CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数影响不显著(P>0.05);ABT组(34.33±5.03)在断奶后第7天较F M组(20.67±6.43)显著提高了淋巴结CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);在断奶后第7天,FOS组(1.42±0.32)、MOS组(1.52±0.46)、F M组(1.51±0.30)淋巴结CD4 与CD8 比值显著(P<0.05)大于ABT组(0.71±0.03);在断奶后第28天,FOS组(1.36±0.21)和MOS组(1.34±0.16)脾脏CD4 与CD8 比值显著(P=0.01)大于ABT组(0.94±0.29),除此之外,各寡糖组CD4 与CD8 比值较寡糖组大(P>0.05),寡糖组间差异不显著。     

Tissue-selective regulation of protein homeostasis and unfolded protein response signalling in sporadic ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disorder that affects motor neurons in motor cortex and spinal cord, and the degeneration of both neuronal populations is a critical feature of the disease. Abnormalities in protein homeostasis (proteostasis) are well established in ALS. However, they have been investigated mostly in spinal cord but less so in motor cortex. Herein, we monitored the unfolded protein (UPR) and heat shock response (HSR), two major proteostasis regulatory pathways, in human post-mortem tissue derived from the motor cortex of sporadic ALS (SALS) and compared them to those occurring in spinal cord. Although the UPR was activated in both tissues, specific expression of select UPR target genes, such as PDIs, was observed in motor cortex of SALS cases strongly correlating with oligodendrocyte markers. Moreover, we found that endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) and HSR genes, which were activated predominately in spinal cord, correlated with the expression of neuronal markers. Our results indicate that proteostasis is strongly and selectively activated in SALS motor cortex and spinal cord where subsets of these genes are associated with specific cell type. This study expands our understanding of convergent molecular mechanisms occurring in motor cortex and spinal cord and highlights cell type–specific contributions.     

Immunogenicity of the spike glycoprotein of Bat SARS-like coronavirus

A group of SARS-like coronaviruses(SL-CoV)have been identified in horseshoe bats.Despite SL-CoVs and SARS-CoV share identical genome structure and high-level sequence similarity,SL-CoV does not bind to the same cellular receptor as for SARS-CoV and the N-terminus of the S proteins only share 64%amino acid identity,suggesting there are fundamental differences between these two groups of coronaviruses.To gain insight into the basis of this difference,we established a recombinant adenovirus system expressing the S protein from SL-CoV(rAd-Rp3-S)to investigate its immune characterization.Our results showed that immunized mice generated strong humoral immune responses against the SL-CoV S protein.Moreover,a strong cellular immune response demonstrated by elevated IFN-γand IL-6 levels was also observed in these mice.However,the induced antibody from these mice had weaker cross-reaction with the SARS-CoV S protein,and did not neutralize HIV pseudotyped with SARS-CoV S protein.These results demonstrated that the immunogenicity of the SL-CoV S protein is distinct from that of SARS-CoV,which may cause the immunological differences between human SARS-CoV and bat SL-CoV.Furthermore,the recombinant virus could serve as a potential vaccine candidate against bat SL-CoV infection.     

Immunogenicity of the Spike Glycoprotein of Bat SARS-like Coronavirus

A group of SARS-like coronaviruses(SL-CoV)have been identified in horseshoe bats.Despite SL-CoVs and SARS-CoV share identical genome structure and high-level sequence similarity,SL-CoV does not bind to the same cellular receptor as for SARS-CoV and the N-terminus of the S proteins only share 64%amino acid identity,suggesting there are fundamental differences between these two groups of coronaviruses.To gain insight into the basis of this difference,we established a recombinant adenovirus system expressing t...