Cytological and mapping analysis of a novel male sterile type resulting from spontaneous floral organ homeotic conversion in marigold (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Tagetes erecta</Emphasis> L.)

A male sterile line was isolated in marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) and cytological analysis determined this to be a novel genic male sterility trait (Tems). Through the use of amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) and bulked segregant analysis (BSA), tightly linked markers of Tems were identified with a view towards a map-based cloning strategy. It was found that spontaneous homeotic conversion of floral organs was the underlying cause of the male sterility in this marigold line. Thus, petals of male sterile plants resembled sepal-like structures and the stamens were partially converted to styles, although without the full characteristics or function of the true style organs. We have constructed a fine marker-based map for the Tems gene. This is intended to provide a tool for marker assisted selection (MAS) strategies in hybrid breeding and map-based cloning strategies for the male sterility locus. We discuss the significance of this spontaneously derived genic male sterility trait relating to the homeotic conversion of floral organs in marigold.     

cDNA cloning of an mRNA encoding a sulfur-rich 10 kDa prolamin polypeptide in rice seeds

Using a rice maturing seed pUC9 expression library, we isolated a cDNA clone corresponding to 10 kDa sulfurrich prolamin by immunoscreening. A longer cDNA clone was obtained from a gtll library by plaque hybridization using this ³²P-labeled cDNA as a probe. A polypeptide sequence composed of 134 amino acids was deduced from the nucleotide sequence. A 24 amino acid signal peptide was assigned by computer calculation for the membrane spanning region and Edman sequencing of the purified mature polypeptide. Remarkably, 20% of methionine and 10% of cysteine were found in the mature polypeptide as well as high contents of glutamine, and hydrophobic amino acids. Part of the amino acid sequence was homologous with a conserved cysteine-rich region found in other plant prolamins. Two repeats of amino acid sequence were found in the polypeptide.     

动物体内存在的阿片生物碱

存在于动物体内的内源性阿片类物质,不仅是阿片肽,还包括非肽类的吗啡样化合物,后者主要是吗啡和可待因,它们可在动物体内自身合成。     

Distribution, quantitation, and origin of immunoreactive neuropeptide Y in the human gastrointestinal tract

A radioimmunoassay for measurement of immunoreactive neuropeptide Y has been developed using antiserum from a rabbit (221) immunized with porcine neuropeptide Y. Antibody 221 has been characterized for both sensitivity and specificity. To determine the distribution of neuropeptide Y in the human gastrointestinal tract, fresh tissue specimens were separated by microdissection into the muscularis externa and the mucosa-submucosa. To examine the origin of neuropeptide Y in human colon, specimens of aganglionic and ganglionic colon were obtained from patients with Hirschsprung's disease. Immunoreactive neuropeptide Y in human gut was present in highest concentrations in the muscularis externa of the stomach and in lowest concentrations in the muscularis externa of the ileum and descending colon. Neuropeptide Y in the stomach was present in higher concentrations in the muscularis externa than in the mucosa-submucosa, but in the descending colon there were lower concentrations of neuropeptide Y in the muscularis externa than in the mucosa-submucosa. In Hirschsprung's disease, concentrations of neuropeptide Y were increased in aganglionic colon in both the muscularis externa and the mucosa-submucosa, compared to corresponding layers from proximal ganglionic colon. Extracts of the gastric muscularis externa and the colonic mucosa-submucosa were separated by C18 reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. One major immunoreactive species was identified by radioimmunoassay which eluted in a position similar to synthetic human neuropeptide Y. These results demonstrated both regional and layer differences in concentrations of neuropeptide Y in human gut. Increased concentrations of neuropeptide Y in aganglionic colon from Hirschsprung's disease most likely result from enlargement of neuropeptide Y-containing extrinsic nerve fibers in both the mucosa-submucosa and the muscularis externa.     

黄河鼠兔Ochotona huangensis(Matschie,1907)的分类研究

黄河鼠兔(Ochotona huangensis)由Matschie(1907)发表,长期以来国内外学者意见纷纭,有人将它归入藏鼠兔(O.thibetana),有的则作为达乌尔鼠兔(O.daurica)的同物异名。经查对地模及邻近地模产地的标本,并与其相似种进行了仔细的对比,认为黄河鼠兔不同于藏鼠兔、甘肃鼠兔、达乌尔鼠兔,而是一有效物种。     

努布拉鼠兔(Ochotona nubrica Thomas,1922)的分类订正

努布拉鼠兔(Ochotona nubrica)的分类地位迄今未能得到合理解决,曾被列为草原鼠兔(O.pusilla)、灰鼠兔(O.roylei)或藏鼠兔(O.thibetana)的同物异名。作者根据原始文献、地模标本及邻近地模产地的标本与有关的鼠兔种类进行对比研究,证实了努布拉鼠兔既不同于藏鼠兔,也不同于灰鼠兔,而是一个有效物种。