The youngest split in sympatric schizothoracine fish (Cyprinidae) is shaped by ecological adaptations in a Tibetan Plateau glacier lake

Although new empirical evidence shows that sympatric speciation has occurred in some species, there are few indisputable model organisms for this process of speciation. The two subspecies ( Gymnocypris eckloni eckloni and G . e . scoliostomus ) of the schizothoracine Gymnocypris fish species complex from a small glacier lake in the Tibetan Plateau, Lake Sunmcuo, fit several of the key characteristics of the sympatric speciation model. We used combined mitochondrial control region sequences and the cytochrome b gene (1894 bp) to address the phylogenetics and population genetics of 232 specimens of G . e . eckloni and G . e . scoliostomus , as well as all of its closely related sister species. We found that: (i) a total of four old lineages were uncovered in the widespread G . e . eckloni , of which only one was shown to be shared with all G . e . scoliostomus individuals and (ii) the new subspecies ( G . e . scoliostomus ) evolved in Lake Sunmcuo from the ancestral G . e . eckloni population within approximately 0.057 Ma. These two taxa of the species complex are morphologically distinct, and reproductive isolation is further suggested. Ecological disruptive selection based on morphological traits (e.g. mouth cleft characters) and food utilization may be a mechanism of incipient speciation of two sympatric populations within Lake Sunmcuo. This study provides the first genetic evidence for sympatric speciation in the schizothoracine fish.     

SK-1基因敲除联合阿霉素抑制乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231的增殖和迁移

目的:将乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞的SK-1基因敲除,结合阿霉素对细胞增殖和迁移的抑制作用,研究乳腺癌的治疗新方法.方法:将阿霉素分 别感染野生型及SK-1敲除型MDA-MB-231细胞,3H-TdR掺入法分析细胞增殖,RT-PCR检测细 胞内SK-1的mRNA表达量,Western blot 检测SK-1蛋白表达及细胞凋亡相关因子caspase 3的蛋白表达,Transwell法分析细胞迁移. 结果:阿霉素感染MDA-MB-231细胞,抑制细胞增殖和迁移,细胞存活率明 显下降;阿霉素呈浓度依赖性及时间依赖性抑制SK-1 mRNA及蛋白水平表达;将SK-1基因敲 除,细胞迁移率下降,协同阿霉素的作用,迁移率进一步下降,且将导致细胞凋亡.结论: SK-1基因敲除可增强阿霉素对乳腺癌细胞增殖和迁移的抑制作用.     

五种食用菌氨基酸含量的测定及营养评价

研究测定了五种食用菌中氨基酸的含量,并利用五种非生物学指标对蛋白质的营养价值进行评价。五种食用菌氨基酸种类齐全,必需氨基酸占氨基酸总量的百分比分别达到45.94%、37.62%、42.45%、41.54%、35.98%。茶树菇和姬松茸的限制性氨基酸为半胱氨酸和甲硫氨酸,鸡腿菇、香菇和黑木耳的限制性氨基酸是缬氨酸。不同的评价指标对蛋白质进行营养评价,评价结果会有所差异。     

E-box元件修饰端粒酶核心启动子序列及体外转录活性分析

人类端粒酶启动子(hTERT启动子)在肿瘤基因治疗中的有效性已经得到了证实. 然而,hTERT启动子有限的肿瘤靶向转录活性困扰着它的临床应用.早期研究已经揭示,核心hTERT启动子上的-34位E-box元件与该启动子的肿瘤靶向转录活性有关.为进一步探索核心hTERT启动子序列3′端富余E-box元件是否能提高启动子的肿瘤靶向转录能力,用化学合成方法在野生型hTERT(WT-hTERT)核心启动子片段(编码蛋白起始子ATG上游-268 bp～-10 bp)的3′端接入3个E-box序列, 构建成修饰型hTERT(Mod-hTERT)启动子. 然后,分别用WT-hTERT和Mod-hTERT启动子去调控增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)及荧光素酶报告基因在293FT、HepGⅡ、SGC7901、U2OS、以及原代培养人成纤维细胞(PHF)中表达. 结果表明, 在Mod-hTERT启动子的各实验组细胞中,能够在端粒酶阳性的293FT、HepGⅡ及 SGC7901细胞组中观测到EGFP的表达,而在端粒酶阴性的U2OS及PHF细胞组中没有观测到EGFP的表达;在端粒酶阳性的293FT、HepGⅡ和SGC7901细胞株中,Mod-hTERT启动子调控下的荧光素酶活性要高于WT-hTERT启动子组（P＜0.01）; 而在端粒酶阴性的U2OS细胞组中,Mod-hTERT启动子调控下的荧光素酶活性则低于WT-hTERT启动子组（P＜0.01); 在PHF细胞组中,Mod-hTERT启动子组与WT-hTERT启动子组的荧光素酶活性差异不显著(P＞0.05).研究提示,在3′端增加E-box元件可以提高核心hTERT启动子序列的肿瘤靶向转录活性.     

甲烷氧化菌素的生物活性研究进展

甲烷氧化菌素是具有生物活性的小分子肽,相对分子质量约为1217,对铜具有较强的亲和性。目前研究发现甲烷氧化菌素的生物活性主要包括抗氧化性、抗菌性及金属螯合性。这些特性表明甲烷氧化菌素在食品医药甚至工业等领域都有很好的应用前景。     

荒漠珍稀灌木半日花种群数量动态的谱分析

依据不同坡位的半日花（Helianthemum ordosicum）种群的野外样方调查数据,运用谱分析数学方法,对其种群数量动态变化进行了分析研究。结果表明：在以地径级差划分龄级的基础上,半日花种群天然更新过程的动态是通过半日花不同龄级的株数分布波动而表现的。不同坡位半日花种群的数量动态过程受基波影响最明显,并且波动还表现出明显的中、小周期。不同坡位种群均存在基本周期1／2的12～15mm地径增量的中等长度的周期波动,以及2．00～6．25mm地径增量的小周期波动。这种中、小周期波动与环境压力、种间竞争及自身生理特性等有关。由于不同坡位的生境条件不同,表现为从坡下部到坡上部,半日花种群数量变动的波动小周期（地径增量表型）逐渐缩短。人为干扰对不同坡位半日花种群动态的波动产生影响。半日花种群数量动态变化的这种周期性的波动可使半日花种群的自我稳定性得以维持与延续。     

栀子粗提物对抑郁模型小鼠行为学及海马神经发生的影响

目的观察栀子粗提物对慢性轻度应激模型小鼠行为学及海马神经发生的影响。方法采用10种不同应激源实施对小鼠连续10周刺激,从第3周开始口服给予栀子粗提物3个剂量治疗8周后,测定各组小鼠行为学改变,并采用NeuN和BrdU免疫组化观察海马区神经细胞的增殖情况。结果栀子粗提物高剂量组蔗糖饮水量明显增加（P〈0.05）,强迫游泳不动时间明显缩短（P〈0.05）;NeuN阳性表达升高（P〈0.01）,BrdU阳性细胞的面数密度亦显著增加（P〈0.05）。结论栀子粗提物对抑郁模型小鼠行为有明显改善作用,并能显著促进海马区神经元发生,提示栀子粗提物具有良好的抗抑郁作用。     

系统发育谱构建方法研究

随着后基因组时代的到来,系统发育谱方法作为一种非同源性的功能注释方法,已经被成功的应用到基因组功能预测、蛋白质相互作用预测等一些重要领域的研究中去。本文阐述了系统发育谱法的基本原理,详细地介绍了现有的几种系统发育谱的构建方法,并提出了利用ortholog来构建基因的系统发育谱的思想。     

用PCR方法定向突变结核分枝杆菌glmU基因

目的:结核分枝杆茵glmU基因是分枝杆菌生长必需基因,其编码产物具有乙酰基转移酶活性和尿嘧啶转移酶活性,参与细胞壁前体物UDP-乙酰葡糖胺(UDP-GlcNAc)的生物合成,研究其空间结构可以定向设计酶抑制剂.方法:利用PCR方法定向突变结核分枝杆菌glmO基因,并用大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)高表达m-GlmU蛋白.结果:获得了定向突变的结核分枝杆菌glmU基因,m-glmU.纯化的m-GlmU蛋白仍具有乙酰基转移酶活性和尿嘧啶核苷转移酶活性.结论:纯化的m-GlmU蛋白为进一步研究其稳定性、测定其空间结构提供了物质基础.     

The expression,function and regulation of mitochondrial alternative oxidase under biotic stresses

To survive, plants possess elaborate defence mechanisms to protect themselves against virus or pathogen invasion. Recent studies have suggested that plant mitochondria may play an important role in host defence responses to biotic stresses. In contrast with animal mitochondria, plant mitochondria possess a unique respiratory pathway, the cyanide‐insensitive alternative pathway, which is catalysed by the alternative oxidase (AOX). Much work has revealed that the genes encoding AOX, AOX protein and the alternative respiratory pathway are frequently induced during plant–pathogen (or virus) interaction. This raises the possibility that AOX is involved in host defence responses to biotic stresses. Thus, a key to the understanding of the role of mitochondrial respiration under biotic stresses is to learn the function and regulation of AOX. In this article, we focus on the theoretical and experimental progress made in the current understanding of the function and regulation of AOX under biotic stresses. We also address some speculative aspects to aid further research in this area.