神农架南坡珍稀植物独花兰的物候、繁殖及分布的群落特征

神农架南坡独花兰分布的群落一般位于坡度 1 5～ 45°的阴坡 ,海拔范围为 1 30 0～ 1 70 0 m。土壤类型主要为山地黄棕壤 ,p H值 5 .0～ 5 .6。9月中下旬独花兰地下假鳞茎萌芽出土并开始展叶 ,1 1月中下旬抽生花葶 ,次年 3月下旬开花 ,4月下旬至 5月上旬叶片逐渐枯死 ,地下部假鳞茎开始发育 ,9月中下旬假鳞茎发育成熟 ,1 0月下旬至 1 1月上旬果实成熟。独花兰的结实率两年的调查结果差异较大 ,分别为 2 .3%、9.5 %。每株独花兰每年能长出 1～ 3个假鳞茎 ,抽生 1～ 3个叶片和花葶。神农架南坡独花兰主要分布在以化香 ( Platycarya strobilacea)、四照花 ( Dendrobenthamia japonica)、华千金榆 ( Carpinuscordata var.chinen-sis)等为主的落叶阔叶林下以及以箬竹 ( Indocalamustessellatus)灌丛下 ,群落物种组成中北温带成分占绝对优势。群落遭到不同程度的人为干扰 ,随着干扰强度的递增 ,独花兰在不同群落中的个体数量有递减的趋势 ,在郁闭的森林下个体数量最大而箬竹灌丛下最小。人为干扰、结实率低、种子萌发困难是导致独花兰濒危的主要原因 ;建立保护区 ,恢复独花兰分布区的森林植被是保护独花兰的有效途径。     

粳稻矮秆品种苗期和成株期对赤霉素反应的研究

本试验对28个粳稻矮秆品种对GA3的反应进行了研究,结果表明粳稻矮秆品种对GA3反应较为复杂,苗期与成株期反应,大多数品种表现为趋势基本一致,但也存在着其它种类型表现;在粳稻中,对GA3反应敏感的矮秆品种并不一定携带含有sd-1等位基因,但含有sd-1基因的品种表现为敏感,不含有sd-1基因的表现为低敏感或不敏感,据此可以初步确定矮4和紫叶矮含有与sd-1非等位的矮秆基因,是一种新的矮源;GA3对株高构成因素的影响表现因品种不同而异,但以基部一、二节间为主.     

茄科蔬菜花青素苷分子调控研究进展

花青素苷是一种分布广泛的水溶性色素,不仅赋予了果实多彩的外表,还是天然食用色素的重要来源。近年来有关茄科蔬菜花青素苷的研究逐渐增多,文中从花青素苷结构及其生物合成途径、茄科蔬菜中花青素苷合成代谢的结构基因和调节基因、影响合成的环境因素等方面进行回顾和总结,为进一步阐明茄科蔬菜花青素苷的合成及调控机理、更好利用花青素苷进行果色品质育种的创新提供一些参考。     

半干旱地区春小麦根系形态特征与生长冗余的初步研究

以半干旱地区6个不同年代春小麦品种为材料,对各品种苗期种子根系的数量、形态特征进行了比较研究,分析了这些指标与作物抗旱高产的关系。结果表明,黄土高原半干旱地区春小麦品种在根系生长上存在着对产量不利的冗余。在以提高产量潜力为宗旨的品种更新替代过程中,不同年代春小麦品种随着年代推进逐渐呈现出根条数和根长减小、根活性吸收面积比增加、种子根中央大导管直径减小的趋势。这些特点使得现代春小麦品种在早期营养生长过程中能够节约用水而保留一定土壤水分以满足花期和灌浆期水分需求,因而提高了作物产量。     

半干旱区春小麦品种竞争能力与产量关系的研究

 采用de Wit替代系列法研究了黄土高原半干旱雨养农业区传统地方品种(和尚头)与现代品种(陇春8275)之间在混播条件下的竞争结局。在单播条件下现代品种较之地方品种具有更高的产量;但在混播条件下,和尚头具有明显的竞争优势。本项研究结果说明竞争优胜者并非是单播条件下产量性能更佳的品种,即作物品种的竞争能力与生产性能之间存在着负相关关系。形成这种关系的主要原因在于作物群体内个体竞争选择的方向与人类农业生产追求的目标不一致。     

WRKY12调控植物发育的分子机制

WRKY转录因子是高等植物中最大的转录因子家族之一,参与植物多个生长发育进程,其调控网络复杂.WRKY12是具有典型代表性的WRKY家族成员.文中对WRKY12在多个生长发育过程中的最新调控机制进行了综述,并且比较了WRKY12与WRKY13之间的功能差异.这为深入研究WRKY12调控植物发育机制提供参考,也为探索WR...     

果糖共代谢强化功能菌群/菌株降解活性黑5效能差异及机制比较

【背景】偶氮染料及其降解产物对生物具有高毒性和“三致”效应,利用共代谢强化纯培养细菌菌株或共培养混合菌群降解偶氮染料去除效能是一种环境友好型方法,但针对共基质调控下菌群/菌株的效能差异机制比较研究有待深入。【目的】考察果糖作为共基质强化功能菌群DDMZ1和功能菌株DDMZ1-1(经鉴定属于Burkholderia sp.)降解脱色活性黑5(reactive black 5, RB5)的效能差异机制。【方法】优化功能菌群/菌株培养条件,对果糖共代谢强化功能菌群/菌株的脱色性能及偶氮还原酶活性进行测定,通过液相色谱-飞行时间串联质谱联用仪(LC-TOF-MS)及植物毒性实验对RB5降解产物进行分析鉴定及毒性评估,并考察比较功能菌群/菌株对不同结构染料的广谱脱色性能。【结果】功能菌群DDMZ1和功能菌株Burkholderia sp. DDMZ1-1在优化条件下(pH 5.5, 37℃)对RB5的去除效率分别为79%和73%,而且功能菌群对高盐环境具有更强的适应优势。果糖的添加能够显著提升功能菌群/菌株对不同初始浓度RB5的脱色性能,特别是针对200 mg/L RB5的去除效率相较于不添加果...     

miR-202 suppresses cell proliferation in human hepatocellular carcinoma by downregulating LRP6 post-transcriptionally

MicroRNAs have emerged as important regulators of carcinogenesis. In the current study, we observed that microRNA-202 (miR-202) is downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells and tissues, indicating a significant correlation between miR-202 expression and HCC progression. Overexpression of miR-202 in HCC cells suppressed cell proliferation and tumorigenicity, while downregulation of miR-202 enhanced the cells’ proliferative capacity. Furthermore, we identified low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) as a direct target of miR-202. miR-202 suppresses the expression of LRP6 by binding to the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of its mRNA. Finally, we found that silencing the expression of LRP6 is the essential biological function of miR-202 during HCC cell proliferation. Collectively, our findings reveal that miR-202 is a potential tumor suppressive miRNA that participates in carcinogenesis of human HCC by suppressing LRP6 expression.     

Shennongjia–Wushan Mountains—One cryptic glacial refugium introduced by the phylogeographical study of the Geometridae moth Ourapteryx szechuana Wehrli

The origin and evolution of biodiversity in the Shennongjia and Wushan Mountains, located in central China, are little known. In this study, we used Ourapteryx szechuana, which is widely distributed in China and northern Nepal, to explore whether these mountains acted as glacial refugia during climate oscillations of the Quaternary. In total, 192 samples of O. szechuana were collected throughout much of the distribution range. Phylogenetic analysis, molecular dating, demographic history reconstructions, and MAXENT were used to investigate the evolutionary history and differentiation mechanisms and predict the potential species distributions during four different periods. The phylogenetic tree and the star‐like median‐joining network strongly supported two reciprocally monophyletic and allopatric lineages. Lineage I was restricted to the Shennongjia and Wushan Mountains. The divergence time of O. szechuana from its sister species O. thibetaria was approximately 1.94 Ma. The differentiation processes of the two intraspecific lineages occurred at approximately 0.47 Ma. The demographic history reconstruction and the ecological niche model suggested that Lineage II experienced an expansion after the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum), whereas Lineage I did not experience any expansion. Our results suggested the Naynayxungla glaciation promoted the divergence of the two lineages by restricting them to different refugia. The valleys of the Shennongjia–Wushan Mountains may have kept stable and warm (thus ice‐free) environments during Quaternary glaciations, allowing this region to act as a glacial refugia. Our studies show that the Shennongjia and Wushan Mountains are likely to be important but little studied glacial refugia for the insect and thus worthy of more attention.

The Naynayxungla Glaciation promoted the divergence of the two lineages by restricting them to different refugia. The Shennongjia and Wushan Mountains are one important and easily neglected refugia for the insect groups and are worthy of more attention.     

The effects on cell growth and chemosensitivity by livin RNAi in non-small cell lung cancer

Livin is highly expressed in most tumor tissues and could inhibit the tumor cells apoptosis. Knockdown of endogenous livin expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells could inhibit cell growth. But it is still unclear if knockdown of endogenous livin expression combined with conventional chemotherapy could play a positive role in NSCLC treatment. In this article, the efficient RNA interferences (RNAi) of livin were constructed, and then we transfected them into A549 cells and 103H cells to study their influence on cell cycle and apoptosis index. At last, we detected the cell's sensitivity to conventional chemotherapeutic drugs after knockdown endogenous livin expression in A549 cells and 103H cells. Our results showed that knockdown livin expression could inhibit cell growth and induce apoptosis in A549 cells and 103H cells. A549 cells and 103H cells had an increased chemosensitivity to adriamycin and cisplatin after transfection of livin RNAi constructs. The results indicated that cell cycle redistribution and increased apoptosis index after knockdown livin expression might provide the main explanation for the enhanced chemosensitivity. Proper combination of livin RNAi and some conventional chemotherapeutic drugs may entail potential benefits in the treatment of NSCLC.