小黑麦抗真菌蛋白组分的分离纯化和性质研究

以木霉为指示菌,小黑麦中饲237种子中的蛋白提取物经过分离纯化后,得到了3种主要的抗真菌蛋白组分,经酶活检测鉴定,分别是分子量为30.5 kD的ClassⅡ型几丁质酶,两种分子量为51kD和23 kD的β-1,3-葡聚糖酶。其中几丁质酶的最适反应pH为6.0,最适反应温度为37℃,测定的N末端氨基酸序列与大麦几丁质酶的有很高的同源性。在一定条件下,这3种蛋白组分都有较强的抗木霉活性,并且有明显的协同作用,同时它们对离体易感小麦叶片上白粉菌有很好的生长抑制作用。     

苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒iap1和iap2基因功能分析

苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒（Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus,AcMNPV）基因组含有3个细胞凋亡抑制基因,即p35,iap1和iap2.其中,p35作为一个有效的依赖于天冬氨酸的半胱氨酸蛋白酶（caspase）抑制因子,能够抑制多种因素诱发细胞凋亡,而iap1和iap2的功能仍未完全明晰,本研究对IAP1和IAP2的功能进行了详细分析.缺失了p35的AcMNPV仍可抑制棉铃虫核多角体病毒（Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid NPV,HearNPV）诱导的BTI-Tn-5B1-4（Tn-Hi5）细胞凋亡并挽救HearNPV在Tn-Hi5细胞中复制及HearNPV出芽型病毒粒子的产生.进一步构建了瞬时表达质粒以及分别表达AcMNPV的p35,iap1和iap2基因的重组HearNPV,转染瞬时表达的IAP1和IAP2对HearNPV感染诱导的Tn-Hi5细胞凋亡有抑制效果,而重组病毒感染Tn-Hi5细胞也可抑制其凋亡并在其中复制,然而重组HearNPV表达的p35,iap1和iap2并未能挽救出芽型病毒粒子的产生.结果表明,AcMNPV的iap1和iap2基因表达产物作为细胞凋亡抑制因子是有功能的。     

高糖环境下Trx1过表达对HBZY-1细胞中MMP9表达的影响

硫氧还蛋白1（thioredoxin1,Trx1）是细胞内一种重要的巯基 二硫键氧化还原酶,在细胞内氧化还原状态的调控及抵抗氧化应激损伤过程中发挥重要的作用.为了探讨高糖环境下Trx1过表达对 肾小球系膜细胞（glomerular mesangial cells）HBZY-1中基质金属蛋白酶9(matrix metalloproteinase 9,MMP9)表达水平的影响,本实验采用脂质体介导的瞬时转染实现Trx1蛋白过表达;采用RT-PCR和明胶酶谱法检测HBZY-1中MMP9 mRNA及酶活性的变化;通过流式细胞仪检测细胞内活性氧的含量.实验结果显示,高糖状态下,细胞中MMP9的mRNA和酶活性分别在12 h、24 h、48 h时表达增加（P＜0.05）;HBZY-1细胞中转染正义Trx1组,MMP9 mRNA水平及MMP9酶活性,高糖组与正常糖组无明显差异（P＞0.05）,转染反义Trx1组和未转染组中,高糖组均比正常糖组表达增加,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）;细胞中活性氧含量,高糖作用12 h、24 h、48 h均较正常糖组明显增多（P＜0.01）,高糖环境下转染正义Trx1质粒较转染反义Trx1质粒,细胞中活性氧含量明显减少,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）.实验提示,高糖环境下,Trx1过表达对MMP9的抑制作用是通过减少细胞内活性氧含量来实现的.本实验为Trx1的抗氧化作用提供新的证据,也为继续探讨 Trx1在糖尿病肾病的预防和治疗提供新的思路.     

Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities

Temporal stability of ecosystem functioning increases the predictability and reliability of ecosystem services, and understanding the drivers of stability across spatial scales is important for land management and policy decisions. We used species‐level abundance data from 62 plant communities across five continents to assess mechanisms of temporal stability across spatial scales. We assessed how asynchrony (i.e. different units responding dissimilarly through time) of species and local communities stabilised metacommunity ecosystem function. Asynchrony of species increased stability of local communities, and asynchrony among local communities enhanced metacommunity stability by a wide range of magnitudes (1–315%); this range was positively correlated with the size of the metacommunity. Additionally, asynchronous responses among local communities were linked with species’ populations fluctuating asynchronously across space, perhaps stemming from physical and/or competitive differences among local communities. Accordingly, we suggest spatial heterogeneity should be a major focus for maintaining the stability of ecosystem services at larger spatial scales.     

Androgen receptor coregulator ARA267-α interacts with death receptor-6 revealed by the yeast two-hybrid

ARA267-α is a newly identified androgen receptor coactivator. In order to further elucidate its precise role in cells, using the ARA267-α fragment containing four PHD and one SET conserved domains as bait we revealed an ARA267-α-PHD-SET-interacting protein, death receptor-6 (DR6), in the yeast two-hybrid screening. DR6 is the member of TNF receptor family and has a death domain in its intracellular cytoplasmic portion (DR6cp) to mediate the cell apoptosis. The interaction between ARA267-α-PHD-SET and DR6cp was confirmed in vitro and in vivo. Our finding implied that androgen signaling pathway might cross talk with apoptosis signaling pathway through the interaction between ARA267-α and DR6.     

A Dutch guideline for the treatment of scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders

Background

Children with neuromuscular disorders with a progressive muscle weakness such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy frequently develop a progressive scoliosis. A severe scoliosis compromises respiratory function and makes sitting more difficult. Spinal surgery is considered the primary treatment option for correcting severe scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders. Surgery in this population requires a multidisciplinary approach, careful planning, dedicated surgical procedures, and specialized after care.

Methods

The guideline is based on scientific evidence and expert opinions. A multidisciplinary working group representing experts from all relevant specialties performed the research. A literature search was conducted to collect scientific evidence in answer to specific questions posed by the working group. Literature was classified according to the level of evidence.

Results

For most aspects of the treatment scientific evidence is scarce and only low level cohort studies were found. Nevertheless, a high degree of consensus was reached about the management of patients with scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders. This was translated into a set of recommendations, which are now officially accepted as a general guideline in the Netherlands.

Conclusion

In order to optimize the treatment for scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders a Dutch guideline has been composed. This evidence-based, multidisciplinary guideline addresses conservative treatment, the preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative care of scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders.     

Male preponderance in early diagnosed type 2 diabetes is associated with the ARE insertion/deletion polymorphism in the <Emphasis Type="Italic">PPP1R3A</Emphasis> locus

Background  

The ARE insertion/deletion polymorphism of PPP1R3A has been associated with variation in glycaemic parameters and prevalence of diabetes. We have investigated its role in age of diagnosis, body weight and glycaemic control in 1,950 individuals with type 2 diabetes in Tayside, Scotland, and compared the ARE2 allele frequencies with 1,014 local schoolchildren.     

PtrWRKY51基因的克隆及抗旱表达特性分析

为明确毛果杨WRKY家族成员PtrWRKY51基因功能,以Nisqually-1株系毛果杨为模板,克隆得到PtrWRKY51基因CDS序列。通过生物信息学分析,结合酵母自激活验证、亚细胞定位及模拟干旱胁迫下的实时荧光定量PCR（qRT-PCR）对PtrWRKY51基因功能进行初步研究。结果表明：PtrWRKY51全长579 bp,编码 192 aa。生物信息学分析及亚细胞定位试验结果表明,PtrWRKY51蛋白为非跨膜碱性不稳定亲水蛋白,定位于细胞核,含有WRKY家族特有的保守结构域,是第IIc类WRKY转录因子;酵母自激活验证试验表明PtrWRKY51基因具有自激活活性;qRT-PCR分析表明,8% PEG6000模拟干旱胁迫下,该基因在胁迫12 h后茎部与叶部相对表达量达到最大值,根部则出现在24 h,研究可为PtrWRKY51抗逆及生物学功能进一步研究提供参考。     

东南沿海部队皮肤浅部真菌病的调查研究

目的了解东南沿海部队官兵近年真菌菌种构成情况及调查浅部真菌病非高发季节的患病率。方法于11月对浙江地区和福建地区某部队官兵共324人进行浅部真菌病患病情况调查,通过临床检查确定皮肤病种类和感染人(次),对于临床诊断为浅部真菌病的官兵进行真菌镜检证实后明确诊断,并留菌种进行真菌培养。结果真菌感染性疾病患病率为55.2%(324人中179人发病),其中手足癣158人次(48.8%),体股癣35人次(10.8%),花斑癣24人次(7.4%),马拉色菌毛囊炎18人次(5.6%),甲癣5人次(1.5%)。真菌镜检阳性率为76.36%,首位致病菌为红色毛癣菌71株,占84.5%。结论部队尤其是亚热带地区部队,浅部真菌病的患病率较高,不同驻地官兵患皮肤浅部真菌病有差异,而服役年限及兵源与患皮肤浅部真菌病之间无显著差异。     

温度植被干旱指数在2000-2015年松嫩平原土壤湿度中的应用

选取了时间序列良好的MODIS影像,对松嫩平原2000-2015年逐月的温度植被干旱指数（TVDI）进行计算,并结合农业气象站点的相对土壤湿度数据进行对比验证,发现TVDI和相对土壤湿度数据具有良好的相关关系,表明TVDI可以作为表示土壤含水量的指标。重建1 km分辨率的松嫩平原作物生长季（4-10月）表层土壤湿度空间信息数据集,引入集合经验模态分解分析方法探究了松嫩平原土壤湿度的时空变化特征及变化趋势,并探讨了松嫩平原土壤湿度变化对农作物产量的影响。结果表明,近16年来松嫩平原土壤湿度的时间变化趋势是逐渐变湿,土壤湿度的空间变化趋势是由西南向东北逐渐变湿,极端土壤缺水事件频率呈现出增高的趋势。松嫩平原粮食产量和年均土壤湿度水平显著相关说明粮食产量受到年平均土壤湿度的影响显著,不同季相的土壤湿度对粮食产量的影响程度差异较大,夏季土壤湿度对粮食产量的影响尤为明显。