重阳木帆锦斑蛾的生物学特性及防治

重阳木是世界上具有重要价值的树种之一,近年来重阳木帆锦斑蛾BischofiapoiycarpaCramer对其危害日益突出。该害虫在我国许多省区都有不同程度的发生,2006年在安徽省合肥地区暴发成灾。经过室外调查和室内饲养观察,分析了其暴发成灾的原因,明确了该虫的形态特征、年生活史和生活习性。该虫在合肥地区1年发生4代,有世代重叠现象。主要以幼虫在重阳木枝干的树皮、裂缝等处越冬。越冬幼虫至次年4月开始活动。在7月和8月份,以第2代和第3代幼虫危害最重。建议采用植物检疫、人工捕杀、微生物农药及化学杀虫剂等多种方法加以防治,自然天敌对其也有一定的控制作用。     

Myriapod monophyly and relationships among myriapod classes based on nearly complete 28S and 18S rDNA sequences

Myriapods play a pivotal position in the arthropod phylogenetic tree. The monophyly of Myriapoda and its internal relationships have been difficult to resolve. This study combined nearly complete 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences (3,826 nt in total) to estimate the phylogenetic position of Myriapoda and phylogenetic relationships among four myriapod classes. Our data set consists of six new myriapod sequences and homologous sequences for 18 additional species available in GenBank. Among the six new myriapod sequences, those of the one pauropod and two symphylans are very important additions because they were such difficult taxa to classify in past molecular-phylogenetic studies. Phylogenetic trees were constructed with maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian analyses. All methods yielded moderate to strong support for the monophyly of Myriapoda. Symphyla grouped strongly with Pauropoda under all analytical conditions. The KH test rejected the traditional view of Dignatha and Progoneata, and the topology obtained here, though not significantly supported, was Diplopoda versus ((Symphyla + Pauropoda) + Chilopoda).     

Comparative pharmacology and cloning of two novel arachnid sodium channels: Exploring the adaptive insensitivity of scorpion to its toxins

Scorpion toxins have been found lacking effect on Na(+) current of its own sodium channel, whereas the molecular mechanism remains mystery. In this study, the binding affinity of pharmacologically distinct scorpion toxins was found much weaker to scorpion (Buthus martensii) nerve synaptosomes than to spider (Ornithoctonus huwena) ones. The sodium channel cDNA from these two species were further cloned. The deduced proteins contain 1871 and 1987 amino acids respectively. Several key amino acid substitutions, i.e., A1610V, I1611L and S1617K, are found in IVS3-S4 constituting receptor site-3, and for receptor site-4, two residues (Leu-Pro) are inserted near IIS4 of scorpion sodium channel.     

Martentoxin:一种大电导钙激活钾离子通道的独有配体(英文)

大电导钙激活钾离子(BK)通道广泛分布于可兴奋细胞与非兴奋细胞中,行使着一系列重要的生理功能。以源于蝎粗毒的高亲和性毒素作为研究工具,使BK通道的药理学和结构性质正逐步被揭示。Martentoxin是一种分离提取自东亚短钳蝎(Buthus martensi Karsch)粗毒的短链多肽,由37个氨基酸残基构成。研究表明,其对BK通道的特异性远高于其它各类型的电压门控钾通道(Kv)。迄今为止,由于用以探明BK通道亚型结构与功能及相关病理的特异性药物工具仍然稀缺,因此阐明martentoxin与BK通道间的相互作用模式就显得至关重要了。鉴于此原因,本综述将针对martentoxin的药理性质和其与BK通道相互作用的分子机制做进一步阐明。     

Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Emmenopterys henryi (Rubiaceae), a rare tree from China

? Premise of the study: Compound microsatellite primers were developed for Emmenopterys henryi, an endangered deciduous tree endemic to China, to assess its genetic diversity and population structure as well as its evolutionary history. ? Methods and Results: Using the compound microsatellite marker technique, 10 pairs of polymorphic microsatellite primers were isolated and characterized in E. henryi. Levels of polymorphism were tested across a total of 63 individuals from three natural populations. Allele numbers varied from 10 to 20 per locus, with an average of 14.50 alleles per locus. The observed heterozygosity per locus ranged from 0.125 to 0.962, and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.377 to 0.903. ? Conclusions: The highly polymorphic markers developed and characterized in this study will facilitate evolutionary and population genetic studies in E. henryi.     

残锷线蛱蝶线粒体基因组全序列及其系统学意义(英文)

对残锷线蛱蝶(Parathymasulpitia)(鳞翅目:蛱蝶科)线粒体基因组全序列进行了测定。结果表明:残锷线蛱蝶线粒体基因组全序列全长为15268bp,除了在trnS1(AGN)和trnE基因之间有一段121bp长的基因间隔外,其基因的排列顺序及排列方向与大多数已测鳞翅目物种基本一致。在蛋白质编码基因中,除cox1以CGA作为其起始密码子之外,其余12个蛋白质编码基因都以标准的ATN作为起始密码子。此外,除nad4基因以单独的T为终止密码子,其余12个蛋白质编码基因都以TAA结尾。除trnS1(AGN)缺少DHU臂之外,22个tRNA基因都显示典型的三叶草形二级结构。除A+T富集区外的非编码序列中,线粒体基因组共含有11个基因间隔区。其中,最长的一个121bp的基因间隔区位于trnS1(AGN)和trnE之间,其A+T含量高达100%。另外,和其他鳞翅目物种一样,在其A+T富集区的3’端有一段长达18bp的poly-T结构。A+T富集区内部没有明显的小卫星样多拷贝重复序列,而含有一些微卫星样的重复结构。本研究基于13种蛋白编码基因序列的组合数据,用最大似然法和贝叶斯法对蛱蝶科几个主要亚科间共9个代表物种间的系统发生关系进行了分析。结果表明,本研究的结果与前人的分子系统学研究结论基本吻合(其中,线蛱蝶亚科和釉蛱蝶亚科互为姐妹群),而与形态学的研究结论不一致。     

Nucleotide polymorphism and molecular evolution of the LRR region in potato late blight resistance gene Rpi-blb2

Rpi-blb2, which is originally derived from Solanum bulbocastanum, is a broad-spectrum potato late blight resistance gene and belongs to the NBS-LRR family. Here, the LRR homologues of Rpi-blb2 were cloned with PCR method from 40 potato cultivars (including 20 resistant potato cultivars and 20 susceptible ones) and 7 wild potato populations. Then, the similarities of the sequences, polymorphic (segregating) sites, and nucleotide diversities were estimated by bioinformatic methods. The results showed that high nucleotide polymorphism and some hot-spot mutations existed in the LRR region of Rpi-blb2. The test of Ka/Ks ratio showed that the function of LRR was conserved because of the purifying selection, although different positions of the Rpi-blb2 LRR region were under different selection pressures. Moreover, the LRR region of Rpi-blb2 had no clear differentiation between the cultivated and wild potatoes.     

纯氧对采后杨梅果实腐烂的抑制与抗病相关酶的诱导

为研究高氧对抑制果实腐烂的作用及其与抗病相关酶活性诱导的关系,将杨梅果实采后在5℃用纯氧或空气(对照)处理12 d.结果表明,纯氧处理可显著抑制果实腐烂发生,贮藏12 d后对照果实的腐烂指数达到54%,而处理果实仅为17%.纯氧处理在贮藏前期可诱导杨梅果实几丁质酶和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶活性的升高,并在第6天时达到高峰.另外,纯氧处理增加了苯丙氨酸解氨酶和过氧化物酶的活性及总酚含量,并在整个贮藏期间一直高于对照水平.这些结果表明,高氧抑制杨梅果实腐烂的作用与诱导与抗病相关的酶的活性升高密切相关,抗病性诱导是高氧抑制杨梅果实腐烂的重要原因.     

盐生隐杆藻胞外多糖(EPAH)抗衰老的实验研究

通过检测实验小鼠血清中的SOD、CAT、MDA、GSH的活性,同时检测肝、脑中脂褐素(Lf)的量以及胸腺系数和脾系数等多项指标,研究了盐生隐杆藻胞外多糖抗衰老活性,并通过耐力实验研究了盐生隐杆藻胞外多糖对小鼠增强耐力的作用.结果显示EPAH能明显降低老龄小鼠肝、脑脂褐素的含量,降低老龄小鼠血清中MDA的含量,增强老龄小鼠血浆中SOD、GSH、CAT的生物学活性,同时增强抗应激能力,提示EPAH有提高小鼠抗衰老的作用.