截短的猪戊型肝炎病毒ORF2基因克隆与重组蛋白的原核表达

用巢式PCR从阳性猪戊型肝炎粪便悬液中克隆了截短的猪戊型肝炎病毒ORF2基因(SORF2)片段,并将克隆基因亚克隆到原核表达载体pTO-13上构建表达质粒pTO-T7-SORF2,然后转化大肠杆菌.SDS-PAGE检测发现在大肠杆菌中以包涵体形式获得了高效表达,Western-blot证明表达蛋白具有良好的特异性和反应原性,包涵体纯化时发现该重组蛋白在4 mmol/L的尿素-Tris溶液(pH 7.2)中的溶解度较大,有利于重组蛋白的复性,为开发家畜用诊断试剂,预防猪戊型肝炎的流行与人畜交叉感染奠定了一定的基础.     

低磷胁迫水稻根部基因表达谱研究

磷是植物体内重要的营养元素．土壤中含磷总量丰富,但能被植物直接吸收利用的可溶性磷含量却很低,这成为制约农作物产量的重要因素．本研究利用水稻寡核苷酸芯片分析了水稻根部在正常营养条件和低磷胁迫6,24,72h3个时间点的全基因组表达谱．和正常营养条件下相比,低磷胁迫水稻根部共发现795个差异表达基因．差异表达基因功能分析发现：（1）磷酸盐转运蛋白、酸性磷酸酶、RNA酶等基因上升表达;（2）糖酵解等与能量代谢相关基因先上升后下降表达;（3）氮吸收和脂代谢相关基因改变其表达;（4）蛋白质降解、细胞衰老相关基因上升表达;（5）部分跨膜转运蛋白基因表达上调．研究结果为进一步揭示植物低磷胁迫反应机制,改善作物对磷吸收利用效率提供了有用的信息．     

Does smoking affect body weight and obesity in China?

An inverse relationship between smoking and body weight has been documented in the medical literature, but the effect of cigarette smoking on obesity remains inconclusive. In addition, the evidence is mixed on whether rising obesity rates are an unintended consequence of successful anti-smoking policies. This study re-examines these relationships using data from China, the largest consumer and manufacturer of tobacco in the world that is also experiencing a steady rise in obesity rates. We focus on the impact of the total number of cigarettes smoked per day on individuals’ body mass index (BMI) and on the likelihood of being overweight and obese. Instrumental variables estimation is used to correct for the endogeneity of cigarette smoking. We find a moderate negative and significant relationship between cigarette smoking and BMI. Smoking is also negatively related to being overweight and obese, but the marginal effects are small and statistically insignificant for being obese. Quantile regression analyses reveal that the association between smoking and BMI is quite weak among subjects whose BMIs are at the high end of the distribution but are considerably stronger among subjects in the healthy weight range. Ordered probit regression analyses also confirm these findings. Our results thus reconcile an inverse average effect of smoking on body weight with the absence of any significant effect on obesity. From a policy perspective these findings suggest that, while smoking cessation may lead to moderate weight gain among subjects of healthy weight, the effects on obese subjects are modest and should not be expected to lead to a large increase in obesity prevalence rates.     

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Primulina tabacum, a critically endangered perennial herb

Primulina tabacum is a rare and endangered perennial herb with highly restricted limestone distribution in southern China. To enrich our scientific conservation for this species, we developed ten microsatellite markers using repetitive DNA enriched libraries. The number of alleles per microsatellite locus varied from two to six. The expected (H _E) and observed (H _O) heterozygosities varied from 0.4059 to 0.7294 and from 0.1364 to 0.5217, respectively. These markers will be employed in future studies of genetic structure in P. tabacum.     

Design, synthesis, and SAR analysis of cytotoxic sinapyl alcohol derivatives

Five series totalling 51 of sinapyl alcohol derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their cytotoxicity analyses were performed on six human tumor cell lines such as PC-3, CNE, KB, A549, BEL-7404, and HeLa. Certain sinapyl alcohol derivatives showed significant cytotoxic activities. Compound 14d exhibited especially potent cytotoxicity against the BEL-7404 cell line with an IC50 value of 0.7 microM, which showed more cytotoxic activity than the positive control, cisplatin. The structure-cytotoxicity relationships were discussed and the CoMFA analysis was performed using the cytotoxic data against HeLa cells as a template.     

甘肃石栖蝗属一新种(直翅目,网翅蝗科)

记述采自甘肃的网翅蝗科石栖蝗属Saxetophilus 1新种,即甘肃石栖蝗S.gansuensis sp.nov.,新种近似于石栖蝗S.petulans Umnov,1930和米氏石栖蝗S.mistshenkoiNaumovitsh,1988,与它们的区别见表1.并附有石栖蝗属种的检索表.模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所标本室.     

茄子根系分泌物中香草醛和肉桂酸对黄萎菌的化感效应

采用室内培养和生物测定的试验方法,研究了不同浓度的香草醛和肉桂酸对黄萎菌（Verticillium dahliae）及茄子种子萌发、幼苗生长的化感效应.结果表明,香草醛和肉桂酸对茄子黄萎菌的化感效应存在差异,表现为所有浓度的肉桂酸都抑制了黄萎菌孢子萌发,当浓度为0.5mmol/L时抑制作用最大;香草醛在浓度为0.1mmol/L时抑制孢子萌发,其余浓度则表现出促进作用.对香草醛和肉桂酸的生物测定结果显示,当浓度为0.1mmol/L时,肉桂酸促进茄子种子萌发和幼苗生长,其余浓度则表现为抑制作用,并且随着浓度的加大抑制作用增强;香草醛在各浓度水平下都促进了茄子种子萌发和幼苗生长,当浓度为0.5mmol/L时促进作用最大.     

利用异化金属还原菌构建含糖微生物燃料电池

环境中的一些微生物通过还原金属氧化物进行无氧呼吸,而石墨电极与金属氧化物相似,也可以作为这类微生物呼吸作用的最终电子受体,利用这类微生物构建微生物燃料电池,以糖类物质为燃料,对电池产电情况、产电原理进行研究。实验结果表明,以Rhodoferaxferrireducens为产电微生物,在外接电阻510Ω条件下,以葡萄糖为燃料,常温下产生的电流密度达158mAm2(平台电压为0.46V,电极有效接触表面积为57cm2),且循环性能良好。更换燃料为其它糖,发现微生物可以利用多种糖进行产电;通过SEM观察发现大量微生物吸附在石墨电极上,用Bradford法对运行20d后电池的细胞量进行定量,测得悬浮细胞蛋白浓度为140mgL,吸附在电极上的生物量为1180mgm2。通过数据采集分析和细菌还原实验,发现吸附在电极上的微生物对电压的产生贡献最大,具有电化学和生物学活性;悬浮细胞对产电贡献很小,不具有电化学和生物学活性。