Significance of the smell of a conspecific for the spatial distribution of the common shrew Sorex araneus L.

The significance of smell marks of conspecifics for the spatial distribution of common shrews was studied. The existence of two groups of individuals, which differ in their reaction to the smell of a conspecific, was shown. Individuals with different reactions were shown to have reliable differences in the sizes of the areas visited by them, the mutual location of their plots, and the percent of activity combined with the activity of the neighbor. The significance of such differences in reactions for the formation of the social system of shrews is discussed.     

铜离子对钝顶螺旋藻完整细胞中光系统Ⅱ活性和藻胆体能量传递的影响

Cu2 抑制钝顶螺旋藻 ( Spirulina platensis)完整细胞中电子传递活性 ( H2 O→ MV) ,并抑制 PS 的放氧活性。低浓度的 Cu2 处理 ,使钝顶螺旋藻细胞中藻蓝蛋白荧光发射峰位置蓝移、发射强度改变 ,表明藻胆体中能量传递发生了变化。Cu2 处理纯化的藻蓝蛋白 ,使其在长波区 ( 61 6— 62 0 nm)吸收减小、荧光发射峰蓝移 ( 64 7nm→ 64 3nm) ;而变藻蓝蛋白不受影响 ,说明 Cu2 选择性作用于藻蓝蛋白。     

野生扁蓿豆种质资源AFLP遗传多样性的分析

本研究采用AFLP标记对河北省、辽宁省、吉林省、山西省、内蒙古自治区和西藏自治区的10份野生扁蓿豆居群进行遗传多样性分析。从64对AFLP引物组合中,筛选出8对扩增条带清晰、多态性高的引物组合,8对引物共扩增出640个条带,其中多态性条带有472个,多态性位点百分率为73.8%;Nei's基因多样性指数平均为0.157,Shannon's多态性信息指数平均为0.099;居群间遗传相似系数(GS)平均值为0.827。聚类和主成分分析可将10个扁蓿豆居群聚为3大类,结果与居群的地理分布大致相符,呈一定的地域性分布规律。由此可见,AFLP分子标记研究结果能较好地揭示扁蓿豆居群间的遗传多样性。对我国各地的野生扁蓿豆资源的广泛收集、评价和基因资源的保护有重要的意义。     

Ti质粒T区基因4的分离及其在高等植物中的表达

根癌农杆菌Ti质粒的T区DNA上带有致瘤基因,其基因4编码细胞分裂素合成酶。以pGV 354(pBR 322质粒中插有Ti质粒C 58 T区DNA的HindⅢ15-HindⅢ22大片段)重组质粒出发,我们分离了基因4,并通过基因载体pGV 3850引入了高等植物。结果证明基因4能促使烟草、向日葵,石刁柏等转化组织分化长芽。DNA分子杂交表明,转化的烟草中有正常植物所没有的基因4同源片段存在。     

Epb41l3 suppresses esophageal squamous cell carcinoma invasion and inhibits MMP2 and MMP9 expression

EPB41L3 may play a role as a metastasis suppressor by supporting regular arrangements of actin stress fibres and alleviating the increase in cell motility associated with enhanced metastatic potential. Downregulation of epb41l3 has been observed in many cancers, but the role of this gene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear. Our study aimed to determine the effect of epb41l3 on ESCC cell migration and invasion. We investigated epb41l3 protein expression in tumour and non‐tumour tissues by immunohistochemical staining. Expression in the non‐neoplastic human esophageal cell line Het‐1a and four ESCC cell lines – Kyse150, Kyse510, Kyse450 and Caes17 – was assessed by quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting. Furthermore, an EPB41L3 overexpression plasmid and EPB41L3‐specific small interfering RNA were used to upregulate EPB41L3 expression in Kyse150 cells and to downregulate EPB41L3 expression in Kyse450 cells, respectively. Cell migration and invasion were evaluated by wound healing and transwell assays, respectively. The expression levels of p‐AKT, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)2 and MMP9 were evaluated. Expression of epb41l3 was significantly lower in tumour tissues than in non‐tumour tissues and in ESCC cell lines compared with the Het‐1a cell line. Kyse450 and Caes17 cells exhibited higher expression of epb41l3 than Kyse150 and Kyse510 cells. Overexpressing epb41l3 decreased Kyse150 cell migration and invasion, whereas EPB41L3‐specific small interfering RNA silencing increased these functions in Kyse450 cells. Furthermore, overexpressing epb41l3 led to downregulation of MMP2 and MMP9 in Kyse150 and Kyse510 cells. Our findings reveal that EPB41L3 suppresses tumour cell invasion and inhibits MMP2 and MMP9 expression in ESCC cells. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

外源一氧化氮对镉胁迫下玉米幼苗根生长及氧化伤害的影响

以玉米幼苗为材料,通过在镉处理的同时补充外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)及其类似物[K3Fe(CN)6]、以及NO消除剂,分析NO对植物耐镉性的影响,探讨NO在植物逆境胁迫响应中的作用及其机理。结果显示:添加20μmol·L-1 SNP能显著降低镉引发的玉米幼苗根生长抑制及根尖内源镉的积累,减少电解质的渗漏以及超氧化物自由基(O2.-)和过氧化氢(H2O2)的上升幅度,抑制超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性的增加,进一步提高镉胁迫下谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)的活性。SNP的上述效应可被NO消除剂2-(4-羧基-2-苯基)-4,4,5,5-四甲基咪唑-1-氧-3-氧化物(cPTIO)所逆转,而SNP类似物K3Fe(CN)6的应用对上述反应几乎无影响,说明该反应具有NO特异性。研究表明,外源NO能够显著缓解镉胁迫对玉米幼苗生长造成的伤害,该缓解作用主要是通过降低植株体内内源镉积累和减轻镉诱发的氧化伤害来实现的。     

培养基组分及培养条件对蜡梅花粉萌发及花粉管生长的影响

采用液体培养法研究不同培养基组分和培养条件对蜡梅花粉萌发和花粉管生长的影响。结果表明:(1)PEG-4000是蜡梅花粉离体培养所必需的培养基成分,当培养基中无PEG-4000时,花粉不能正常萌发。(2)培养基内低浓度蔗糖对花粉萌发和花粉管的生长无显著影响,但随着蔗糖浓度的升高,则对花粉萌发和花粉管生长表现出强烈的抑制作用,且浓度越高,抑制效应越强。(3)培养基内其它组分分别在一定浓度范围(0～250g/L PEG-4000、0～50mg/L硼酸、0～30mg/L硝酸钙)内对花粉萌发及花粉管生长有促进作用,但超过上述高限值时则起抑制作用。(4)培养基内镁和钾的浓度对花粉萌发及花粉管生长影响不显著。研究表明,蜡梅最适花粉液体培养基组分为250g/L PEG-4000+50mg/L H3BO3+30mg/L Ca(NO3)2.4H2O,且在pH 5.5、温度15℃和600lx的光照培养条件下蜡梅花粉萌发和花粉管生长最佳。     

鹅毛竹大小孢子及雌雄配子体发育

利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、石蜡切片,对鹅毛竹的花芽分化、大、小孢子及雌、雄配子体的发育进行了详细观察.结果发现:鹅毛竹花药具4个药室,花药壁由表皮、药室内壁、中层、绒毡层4层结构组成,花药壁发育为单子叶型,绒毡层为腺质型,小孢子母细胞减数分裂中的胞质分裂为连续型,产生左右对称型小孢子.鹅毛竹成熟花粉大多2细胞型,都具1个萌发孔.鹅毛竹子房为单子房,子房1室,侧膜胎座,一个倒生胚珠,双珠被,薄珠心.大孢子母细胞由一个雌性孢原细胞直接发育而成,大孢子四分体呈线型,合点端一个大孢子分化为功能大孢子,由功能大孢子经过3次有丝分裂形成8核胚囊,发育类型为蓼型,位于核点端的3个细胞核进行多次分裂形成多个反足细胞.至此,成熟胚囊形成.并就鹅毛竹不结实的原因进行了探讨.