Characterization of polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from the Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)

Nine tetrarepeat microsatellite loci for Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) were characterized. By using 35 individuals of unknown relationship collected from Taiwan, we evaluated the polymorphism of these loci. The number of alleles for each locus ranged from five to 12 (mean = 8.78 alleles) and the observed heterozygosity from 0.429 to 0.962 (mean = 0.688) and all loci conformed to Hardy–Weinberg expectation.     

Sixteen new simple sequence repeat markers from Brassica juncea expressed sequences and their cross‐species amplification

The availability of expressed sequence data derived from gene discovery programs enables mining for simple sequence repeats (SSR), providing useful genetic markers for crop improvement. These markers are inexpensive, require minimal labour to produce and can frequently be associated with functionally annotated genes. This study presents the development and characterization of 16 expressed sequence tags (EST)‐SSR markers from Brassica juncea and their cross‐amplification across Brassica species. Sixteen primer pairs were assessed for polymorphism in all genomes of the diploid and amphidiploid Brassica species. The markers show reliable amplification, considerable polymorphism and high transferability across species, demonstrating the utility of EST‐SSRs for genetic analysis of brassicas.     

Identification and characterization of simple sequence repeat markers from Brassica napus expressed sequences

The availability of expressed sequence data derived from gene discovery programs enables mining for simple sequence repeats (SSR), providing useful genetic markers for crop improvement. These markers are inexpensive, require minimal labour to produce and can frequently be associated with functionally annotated genes. This study presents the development and characterization of 24 expressed sequence tags (EST)‐SSR markers from Brassica napus and their cross‐amplification across Brassica species. The markers show reliable amplification, genome specificity and considerable polymorphism, demonstrating the utility of EST‐SSRs for genetic analysis of wild Brassica populations and commercial Brassica germplasm.     

‘阳光玫瑰’雄性不育株花蕾发育期抗氧化酶活性和内源激素含量的变化北大核心CSCD

以葡萄品种‘阳光玫瑰’及其实生后代雄性不育株‘Y-14’为试材,研究花蕾发育期抗氧化酶活性和内源激素含量的变化,阐明葡萄雄性不育新种质的生理生化特征。结果表明:(1)与‘阳光玫瑰’相比,雄性不育株‘Y-14’花蕾的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性显著降低,而丙二醛(MDA)含量显著增高。(2)‘Y-14’花蕾的生长素(IAA)含量高于‘阳光玫瑰’,而脱落酸(ABA)含量显著低于‘阳光玫瑰’;‘Y-14’花蕾的赤霉素含量(GA_(3))在花蕾发育前期低于‘阳光玫瑰’,而其茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)在后期显著低于‘阳光玫瑰’;‘Y-14’花蕾的反式玉米素核苷(TZR)含量较‘阳光玫瑰’偏低。(3)在单核早期,‘Y-14’花蕾的ABA含量变化平缓,而‘阳光玫瑰’的ABA含量急剧升高,与此同时GA_(3)含量开始高于‘阳光玫瑰’,而MeJA含量则在单核早期低于‘阳光玫瑰’且差异逐渐显著。研究认为,‘阳光玫瑰’实生后代不育株‘Y-14’花蕾发育期SOD、POD、CAT活性和MDA、IAA、ABA、GA_(3)、MeJA含量异常变化可能导致了雄性不育的发生,而且单核早期可能是‘Y-14’雄性不育产生的关键时期。     

有关《植物园学》问题的讨论

讨论了世界及我国植物园的建立、发展及近代植物园的性质与任务.本文第一作者曾指出中国科学院下属植物园的建立、建设和以科研为先导,推动科普与生产等工作,可以概括为一新兴的、综合性的学科--植物系统与工程学,或称新植物园学.并对中国科学院下属植物园科研、科普、建园、生产等作过论述.另外指出中国植物园与发达国家植物园之间的差距在于中国植物园的体制、管理机制、经济支撑与高素质的科技人才的努力工作精神.同时中国植物园信息研究、管理与交流滞后;在园貌建设方面,中国植物园与发达国家植物园相比,缺乏中国经典的建筑群与雕塑群,也缺少具中国特色的"师出自然"的造园手法与造林中的"适地适树"的有机结合等.过去提出植物园主要任务是植物引种驯化,即"从种子到种子".作者认为过分强调"从种子到种子"有其"误区".对园艺花卉、蔬菜及观叶植物而言,只需能长好叶或开好花,能批量生产、快速繁殖出来满足市场需要就是成果,而无需考虑种子的出处,或种子的有或无.原产中国多种杨树及柳树种子生育力已极度退化,原产地都难以"从种子到种子",但却是速生、无性繁殖力极强的树种.而若干有害杂草,如紫茎泽兰、薇苷菊、凤眼莲等从国外传入中国,无须"驯化"、却极容易"从种子到种子"的快速地繁衍,造成大面积的灾害.最后,作者强调发挥植物园作为植物大世界网上星罗棋布的一个闪亮发光的亮点的作用,加强信息研究、交流与传导工作,尤其在当今"知识创新工程"和新的"绿色革命"的浪潮的推动下,代表21世纪的新的技术革命的"纳米技术"与生物学的结合以及作为信息时代的信息研究与流通更显得必要.     

淡水红藻一新种——异孢奥杜藻

淡水红藻一新种———异孢奥杜藻谢树莲凌元洁（山西大学生命科学系太原０３０００６）ＡＮＥＷＳＰＥＣＩＥＳＯＦＦＲＥＳＨＷＡＴＥＲＲＥＤＡＬＧＡＥ———ＡＵＤＯＵＩＮＥＬＬＡＨＥＴＥＲＯＳＰＯＲＡＦＲＯＭＣＨＩＮＡＸＩＥＳｈｕＬｉａｎＬＩＮＧＹｕａｎ...     

以基因枪介导获转ps1—barnase基因的工程雄性不育水稻植株

以ps1-barnase(brn)为目的基因,pHcintG(PG)为选择/标记基因进行共转化,以PDS-1000-氦气基因枪介导,将brn及PG基因转化到水稻台北309及秋光的核DNA中,得到了转ps1-barnase基因的工程雄性不育植株。以悬浮细胞作为基因枪轰击的靶材料,转化植株再生频率较初级愈伤组织的为高。转brn基因植株的其他主要性状与供体亲本无显著差异,但却表现不育。其不育的程度在不同的植株之间表现不同。在转brn基因植株中观察到全不育(占全部brn阳性植株的40.6％)、高不育(占15.6％)及半不育的个体(占43.7％)。全不育的转基因植株自交完全不能结实(结实率为零),除个别植株外,花粉完全不被I-KI染色;而人工授以正常的花粉则可以获得杂交种子。而brn基因的阴性植株及未进行转化的对照植株则完全可育,表明转基因植株之雄性不育乃brn基因所致。结果表明,brn基因在水稻中是完全可以正常表达的,其表达的时期推测在花粉母细胞减数分裂前至花粉形成之间的整个时期。     

Environmental controls over carbon exchange of three forest ecosystems in eastern China

Net ecosystem productivity (NEP) was continuously measured using the eddy covariance (EC) technique from 2003 to 2005 at three forest sites of ChinaFLUX. The forests include Changbaishan temperate mixed forest (CBS), Qianyanzhou subtropical coniferous plantation (QYZ), and Dinghushan subtropical evergreen broad‐leaved forest (DHS). They span wide ranges of temperature and precipitation and are influenced by the eastern Asian monsoon climate to varying extent. In this study, we estimated ecosystem respiration (RE) and gross ecosystem productivity (GEP). Comparison of ecosystem carbon exchange among the three forests shows that RE was mainly determined by temperature, with the forest at CBS exhibiting the highest temperature sensitivity among the three ecosystems. The RE was highly dependent on GEP across the three forests, and the ratio of RE to GEP decreased along the North–South Transect of Eastern China (NSTEC) (i.e. from the CBS to the DHS), with an average of 0.77 ± 0.06. Daily GEP was mainly influenced by temperature at CBS, whereas photosynthetic photon flux density was the dominant factor affecting the daily GEP at both QYZ and DHS. Temperature mainly determined the pattern of the interannual variations of ecosystem carbon exchange at CBS. However, water availability primarily controlled the interannual variations of ecosystem carbon exchange at QYZ. At DHS, NEP attained the highest values at the beginning of the dry seasons (autumn) rather than the rainy seasons (summer), probably because insufficient radiation and frequent fog during the rainy seasons hindered canopy photosynthesis. All the three forest ecosystems acted as a carbon sink from 2003 to 2005. The annual average values of NEP at CBS, QYZ, and DHS were 259 ± 19, 354 ± 34, and 434 ± 66 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹, respectively. The slope of NEP that decreased with increasing latitude along the NSTEC was markedly different from that observed on the forest transect in the European continent. Long‐term flux measurements over more forest ecosystems along the NSTEC will further help verify such a difference between the European forest transect and the NSTEC and provide insights into the responses of ecosystem carbon exchange to climate change in China.     

重楼皂甙Ⅱ对狼疮性肾炎患者外周血CD4~＋CD25~＋T调节细胞表达的细胞因子的影响

目的：研究重楼皂甙Ⅱ对狼疮性肾炎患者外周血CD4＋CD25＋Treg分泌的细胞因子IL-10和TGF-β的影响。方法：10例健康人为正常对照组,20例LN病人随机分为四组：LN对照组（n=5）、重楼干预组1（n=5,接种细胞数为1×105/1.5ml/孔）、重楼干预组2（n=5,接种细胞数为2×105/1.5ml/孔）、重楼干预组3（n=5,接种细胞数为5×105/1.5ml/孔）。分离外周血单个核细胞,利用免疫磁珠法分离CD4＋CD25＋Treg。重楼干预组予重楼皂甙Ⅱ干预,正常对照组和LN对照组不予处理,各组培养72h。取各组上清,用ELISA分别检测IL-10和TGF-β的水平。结果：与正常组比较,其余各组TGF-β和IL-10的水平明显降低（P〈0.01）。与LN对照组比较,重楼皂甙Ⅱ干预后各组TGF-β和IL-10的水平升高（P〈0.05）。重楼干预组之间比较,重楼干预组2的TGF-β和IL-10水平较其他两组明显升高（P〈0.01）,而重楼干预组1和3的TGF-β和IL-10水平变化无显著性差异（P〉0.05）。结论：重楼皂甙Ⅱ可上调LN患者TGF-β和IL-10的水平,上调的幅度受接种细胞数量的影响。     

食管穿孔外科治疗22例临床分析

目的:探讨食管穿孔的诊断、临床特征与外科治疗方法.方法:回顾分析1999年-2009年我院收治的食管穿孔22例.结果:本组病例4例保守治疗,2例行颈部脓肿切开引流,8例行单纯食管穿孔修补术,3例行纵隔及胸腔脓肿清除术并引流,1例行食管下段切除、胃代食管弓上吻合术,2例行食管修补并肺叶切除,2例行空肠双管造瘘加纵隔胸腔引流,2例因经济原因放弃治疗出院.治愈19例,治愈率86.3%,死亡1例,死亡率4.5%.结论:早期诊断和及时采取正确的处理措施是提高本病治愈率,降低死亡率的关键.