Microbulbifer hainanensis sp. nov., a moderately halopilic bacterium isolated from mangrove sediment

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - A new bacterium was successfully isolated from a mangrove sediment sample in Haikou City, Hainan Province, China. The organism is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile...     

贵州草海岩溶湿地水体不同形态氮的时空分布特征

为揭示贵州草海岩溶湿地水体中不同形态氮时空分布特征及其变化规律,通过网格布点法采集了该湿地丰、枯水期表层水,并对其不同形态溶解性氮含量进行了测定,运用Arc GIS统计模块分析了草海不同形态氮的时空分布特征,并分析了各形态氮与环境因子之间的相关性。结果表明:草海水体丰、枯水期TN的平均含量分别为(0.96±0.52)、(0.90±0.71) mg·L^-1,总体表现呈丰水期高于枯水期;丰水期氮形态以无机氮为主,NH4⁺-N与NO3^--N之和占比总氮的54%,二者平均含量分别为(0.14±0.08)、(0.38±0.56) mg·L^-1,这两种形态氮的高值区均分布在西侧区域,主要受外源输入影响;而枯水期氮形态以有机氮为主,DON占比TN的49%,平均含量为(0.44±0.26) mg·L^-1,高值区出现在南侧区域,枯水期草海补给水量减少,加之水生生物的衰亡以及沉积物中氮的释放,使得该时期水体氮素主要通过湖泊内源进行释放转化。草海水体氮形态分布的季节性差异主要受水环境变化、外源氮输入以及内源氮释放的共同影响,丰水期应加强草海西部地区3条入湖河流的污染控制,而枯水期应主要控制湖内沉积物氮素的释放,进而有效降低草海水体中氮含量。     

盐增强培养对弗氏链霉菌产新霉素的影响

目的: 弗氏链霉菌(Streptomyces fradiae)作为氨基糖苷类抗生素新霉素的主要生产菌株,其新霉素B具有抗菌活性强、抗癌、抗HIV等作用,提高新霉素B的效价具有重要意义。方法: 在满足微生物正常生长所需盐离子的条件下,通过盐增强培养的方式向培养基中添加不同种类、浓度无机盐来改变细胞壁附近的理化特性、渗透压以及培养基中的碳氮比。结果: 不同无机盐对新霉素B效价影响程度由高到低为(NH₄)₂SO₄、NaCl、KCl、K₂SO₄;当添加60 mmol/L(NH₄)₂SO₄时新霉素B的效价达到最高为15 864 U/mL,而NaCl在80 mmol/L浓度时产量最高为7 429.7 U/mL,相比未添加无机盐分别提高3.8倍和0.82倍。在含有80 mmol/L的NaCl的发酵培养基中添加不同浓度的(NH₄)₂SO₄并定时取样检测其中氨基氮、还原糖、pH、TG、菌浓以及新霉素B效价的变化,发现60 mmol/L(NH₄)₂SO₄浓度下氨基氮、还原糖、TG的消耗速率加快,菌体比生长速率μ最大为0.097/h,新霉素B的合成加快且产量提高为17 399 U/mL,同时菌丝呈现出聚集变短的形态且产孢提前。结论: 盐增强培养方式既可以作为一种形态学工程手段,通过改变弗氏链霉菌的微观形态来促进次级代谢产物新霉素B产量的提高,同时也可以作为培养基优化策略来提高新霉素B的产量,这为进一步提高弗氏链霉菌中次级代谢产物产量的研究奠定了基础。     

引入新型异戊二烯醇利用途径促进解脂耶氏酵母中β-胡萝卜素的合成*

目的:微生物体内异戊二烯类化合物的前体物异戊烯焦磷酸酯的天然合成路径受到严格的代谢调控,因此限制了异戊二烯类化合物的高效生物合成,而新型异戊二烯醇利用途径独立于生物体内源性代谢路径,通过在微生物中引入IUP能够进行异戊烯焦磷酸酯的大量合成,从而促进异戊二烯类化合物的大量合成。方法:在油脂酵母解脂耶氏酵母中引入IUP,强化异戊烯焦磷酸酯生物合成,促进β-胡萝卜素的高效积累。结果:通过生物信息学的方法预测IUP中两个关键蛋白酿酒酵母来源的胆碱激酶ScCK和拟南芥来源的异戊烯磷酸激酶AtIPK,均为酸性亲水性蛋白,无跨膜区和信号肽,二者都具有疏松不稳定的结构特征,显著富集于磷酸类物质的合成通路中。在解脂耶氏酵母中利用同源重组技术引入外源β-胡萝卜素合成关键基因carRP和carB,强化甲羟戊酸途径的关键基因thmgR和ggs1,使工程菌株中积累2.68 mg/L β-胡萝卜素。通过Cre-loxP系统回收基因组上的ura标签,再将IUP进一步整合到工程菌株染色体上。当培养基中含有20 mM异戊二烯醇作为底物、碳氮比为4/3且发酵96 h后,重组解脂耶氏酵母中β-胡萝卜素的产量提高到410.2 mg/L,较原始工程菌的产量提高了近200倍。结论:IUP能够促进解脂耶氏酵母中β-胡萝卜素的高效积累,为利用IUP开展β-胡萝卜素和其他异戊二烯类化合物的高效生物合成提供新思路。     

The novel peptide NbPPI1 identified from Nicotiana benthamiana triggers immune responses and enhances resistance against Phytophthora pathogens

In plants, recognition of small secreted peptides, such as damage/danger‐associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), regulates diverse processes, including stress and immune responses. Here, we identified an SGPS (Ser‐Gly‐Pro‐Ser) motif‐containing peptide, Nicotiana tabacum NtPROPPI, and its two homologs in Nicotiana benthamiana, NbPROPPI1 and NbPROPPI2. Phytophthora parasitica infection and salicylic acid (SA) treatment induced NbPROPPI1/2 expression. Moreover, SignalP predicted that the 89‐amino acid NtPROPPI includes a 24‐amino acid N‐terminal signal peptide and NbPROPPI1/2‐GFP fusion proteins were mainly localized to the periplasm. Transient expression of NbPROPPI1/2 inhibited P. parasitica colonization, and NbPROPPI1/2 knockdown rendered plants more susceptible to P. parasitica. An eight‐amino‐acid segment in the NbPROPPI1 C‐terminus was essential for its immune function and a synthetic 20‐residue peptide, NbPPI1, derived from the C‐terminus of NbPROPPI1 provoked significant immune responses in N. benthamiana. These responses led to enhanced accumulation of reactive oxygen species, activation of mitogen‐activated protein kinases, and up‐regulation of the defense genes Flg22‐induced receptor‐like kinase (FRK) and WRKY DNA‐binding protein 33 (WRKY33). The NbPPI1‐induced defense responses require Brassinosteroid insensitive 1‐associated receptor kinase 1 (BAK1). These results suggest that NbPPI1 functions as a DAMP in N. benthamiana; this novel DAMP provides a potentially useful target for improving plant resistance to Pytophthora pathogens.     

Plant plasma membrane‐resident receptors: Surveillance for infections and coordination for growth and development

As sessile organisms, plants are exposed to pathogen invasions and environmental fluctuations. To overcome the challenges of their surroundings, plants acquire the potential to sense endogenous and exogenous cues, resulting in their adaptability. Hence, plants have evolved a large collection of plasma membrane-resident receptors, including RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASEs(RLKs) and RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEINs(RLPs) to perceive those signals and regulate plant growth,development, and immunity. The ability of RLKs and RLPs to recognize distinct ligands relies on diverse categories of extracellular domains evolved. Co-regulatory receptors are often required to associate with RLKs and RLPs to facilitate cellular signal transduction. RECEPTOR-LIKE CYTOPLASMIC KINASEs(RLCKs) also associate with the complex, bifurcating the signal to key signaling hubs, such as MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE(MAPK) cascades, to regulate diverse biological processes. Here, we discuss recent knowledge advances in understanding the roles of RLKs and RLPs in plant growth, development, and immunity, and their connection with co-regulatory receptors, leading to activation of diverse intracellular signaling pathways.     

非阿片类镇痛复合静脉全麻在鼾症手术患者中的疗效

目的:观察三重措施预防为基础,联合非阿片镇痛药复合静脉全麻在行鼾症手术患者术后恶心呕吐的应用效果。方法:选择择期行鼾症手术男性病人80例,随机分为两组:吸入麻醉组(inhalation group, IHLA组)和静脉麻醉组(intravenous group, TIVA组),每组40例,两组均采用三重措施预防恶心呕吐,IHLA组采用以舒芬太尼为基础复合七氟烷吸入麻醉,TIVA组以氯胺酮和右美托咪定镇痛基础上丙泊酚全凭静脉麻醉。评估两组病人恶心呕吐危险系数,采用李克特量表(Likert scale),记录并分析两组患者术后6~8 h在麻醉后监测治疗室(post anesthesia care unit, PACU)及病房24 h恶心呕吐发生情况及补救用药用量。结果:两组患者一般临床资料、恶心呕吐风险评分、手术时间、术后恢复期补救用药量人数无显著差异(P>0.05);IHLA组在PACU恶心呕吐发生率为39.5%,TIVA组发生率为18.9%,两者相比有显著性差异(P<0.05);IHLA组病房24 h恶心呕吐严重程度高于TIVA组,两组术后需要补救应用抗呕吐药物用量无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论:以三重措施预防为基础,与吸入麻醉相比,非阿片类镇痛药复合静脉麻醉可以减少肥胖病人鼾症手术术后恶心呕吐发生率和严重程度,降低围术期风险,有利于患者早期恢复。