黑斑蛙视网膜3种神经内分泌细胞的免疫组织化学定位

目的研究神经肽Y(NPY)、五羟色胺(5-HT)和胰高血糖素(GLU)免疫阳性细胞在黑斑蛙(Rananigromaculata)视网膜上的组织学定位。方法应用过氧化物酶标记的链霉亲和素(SP法)免疫组织化学技术,并结合生物统计学分析。结果NPY细胞主要分布于内核层和节细胞层。内核层中出现两种阳性细胞,一种出现在第2、3亚层,常为多个细胞聚集;另一种出现在内侧,有突起伸入内网层。节细胞层阳性细胞分布较少,胞体有大小之分。5-HT细胞主要分布于内核层和节细胞层,位于内核层中邻近内网层一侧的阳性细胞有突起延伸入内网层。GLU细胞分布于外核层、内核层内侧以及节细胞层。结果 黑斑蛙视网膜上NPY、5-HT和GLU细胞的分布与其它物种有相似之处,也有其自身特点,符合其晨昏性生活习性。     

生物数学中的反应扩散系统的同伦映射方法

本文研究了一类非线性捕食-被捕食反应扩散系统,利用同伦映射理论,得到了初边值问题解的近似表示式。     

植物RNA沉默的分子机制研究进展

RNA沉默（RNA silencing）是真核生物中的一种抵抗外源遗传因子（病毒、转座子或转基因）及调控基凶表达的防御机制。参与植物RNA沉默的酶及蛋白质主要包括6种RNA依赖的RNA聚合酶、4种Dicer-like（DCL）核酸内切酶和10种Argonautes蛋白。植物中4条RNA沉默途径分别由微小RNA（miRNAs）和3种小干扰RNA（siRNAs）介导,包括反式作用siRNAs（ta－siRNAs）、天然反义siRNAs（natsiRNAs）和异染色质siRNAs（hc-siRNAs）。在植物RNA沉默的系统性传播中,由DCL4或DCL2将dsRNAs裁剪为次级SiRNAS,以放大RNA沉默信号和增强沉默效应。     

Effects of population size on reproductive success of the endangered and endemic species Primula merrilliana

The reproductive ability related to the population size of the endangered and endemic species Primula merrilliana Schltr.was investigated.In 26 populations observed,only four contain more than 500 flowering individuals,whereas most of them(53.8%) consist of less than 100 flowering individuals.Though the ratio of pin and thrum plants keeps its balance at 1:1 for all populations,the frequency of pin and thrum flowers was significantly biased in most small populations.Population size strongly affected reproductive success; plants in small populations produced significantly fewer flowers and fruits per plant and fewer seeds per fruit,and therefore fewer seeds per plant.The floral density was another important factor that influenced the reproductive success of P.merrilliana,because four main reproductive success parameters (fruits per plant,seeds per fruit,seeds per plant,and the proportion of flowers setting fruit) were all positively correlated with floral density.The size of plants and the number of leaves per plant (measure of habitat quality) were not influenced by the variation of population size,suggesting that the reduced fecundity in small populations may not be a consequence of lower habitat quality,inbreeding depression and pollen limitation as a result of less attractiveness in small populations are therefore likely explanations for these patterns.     

重金属对昆虫的生态生理效应

本文综述了重金属对昆虫生态生理学研究的最新进展,指出了研究的不足和应着重关注的研究方向。短期重金属暴露对昆虫有急性毒性,而长期暴露有引起昆虫对重金属污染产生适应性进化的风险。重金属对昆虫的毒性依重金属浓度、暴露时间和染毒方式而异,也会通过食物链传递和积累而影响昆虫及其天敌之间的关系。重金属对昆虫的生理毒性包括降低血细胞或血淋巴内的能量物质、引起氧化还原平衡失调、抑制细胞免疫和体液免疫、破坏昆虫细胞或组织的完整性。昆虫对重金属胁迫的生理和生态适应包括对重金属的储存和排出,解毒相关蛋白的诱导,甚至重金属耐性的进化。     

Hg2+浓度和藻类食物密度对多刺裸腹溞生命表统计学参数的影响

为了比较不同食物密度下污染物浓度对受试生物的慢性毒性,以多刺裸腹溞作为受试生物,研究了斜生栅藻密度较低(0.5×106 cells·mL^-1)、中等(1.0×10⁶ cells·mL^-1)和较高(2.0×10⁶ cells·mL^-1)条件下,不同Hg²⁺浓度(0、0.4、1.1、1.8、2.5、3.2和3.9 μg·L^-1)对多刺裸腹溞生命表统计学参数的影响.结果表明: 在较低和较高的食物密度下,一定浓度的Hg²⁺对多刺裸腹溞的存活、生殖乃至种群增长具有不利的影响;但中等食物密度下其不利影响消失.与对照相比,较低食物密度下,0.4~2.5和3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著缩短了多刺裸腹溞的生命期望,0.4、1.1、2.5和3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著缩短了世代时间,1.1、2.5和3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了净生殖率,3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了总生殖率.在较高的食物密度下,1.1 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了多刺裸腹溞的种群内禀增长率;3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了多刺裸腹溞的生命期望和净生殖率.但在中等食物密度下,3.2 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著延长了多刺裸腹溞的生命期望.在较低的食物密度下,Hg²⁺浓度与多刺裸腹溞的生命期望、世代时间和总生殖率之间均具有显著的剂量-效应关系;但在中等和较高的食物密度下,Hg²⁺浓度与多刺裸腹溞的生命表统计学参数间均无显著的剂量-效应关系.     

Prokaryotic Expression and Bioinformatics Analysis of Cytosolic Malate Dehydrogenase from Camellia sinensis(Theaceae)

The complete gene of cytosolic malate dehydrogenase (cMDH) from Camellia sinensis, called Cs cMDH, was obtained by RT PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (GenBank accession number GQ845406). This gene was 1 235 bp in length, encoding a protein of 332 amino acids with the putative molecular weight of 355 kD. The Ecoli Rosetta (DE3) harboring pGEX MDH was induced by 05 mmol·L 1 IPTG at 32℃ for 3 hours, and a 615 kD glutathione Stransferase (GST) fused MDH was obtained in soluble form. The results of NCBI BLAST revealed that Cs cMDH shared 88%-93% of amino acid sequence identity with other cMDH from different higher plants. According to the multiple sequence alignment based on the three dimensional structure of protein, Cs cMDH was predicted to be a dimer with thirteen β sheet and thirteen α helix of each subunit. Cs cMDH contains typical fingerprint sequence (G12AAGQIG18) as all MDHs. The amino acid D43 in Cs cMDH is conserved in all NAD MDHs. Cs cMDH also has some conserved sequence units homologous to other NAD MDHs, such as NAD+ binding sites, catalytic motif and substrate binding sites. Moreover, Cs cMDH contains six Cys which are highly conserved in all plant NAD cMDHs. Therefore, Cs cMDH was inferred to be NAD dependent cMDH. The present study may provide the fundament for the further functional characterization of Cs cMDH.     

基于rDNA ITS序列探讨粉煤灰污染对萼花臂尾轮虫种群遗传多样性的影响

本文通过rDNA ITS序列测定和分析, 比较研究了粉煤灰污染水体(灰湖)与未污染水体(凤鸣湖和汀棠湖)萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)的种群遗传多样性。结果表明, 灰湖萼花臂尾轮虫仅有1个姐妹种, 而两对照湖泊均存在2个姐妹种, 粉煤灰污染使萼花臂尾轮虫种复合体内姐妹种数量减少。就三个湖泊共有的姐妹种I而言, 灰湖轮虫种群单倍型多样性最低(h= 0.9516), 核苷酸多样性(π = 0.0066)低于汀棠湖(π = 0.0073)却高于凤鸣湖种群(π = 0.0052), 粉煤灰污染对萼花臂尾轮虫种群遗传多样性表现出一定的破坏作用; 凤鸣湖轮虫种群核苷酸多样性最低, 可能是由于水体中晶囊轮虫(Asplanchna)和桡足类动物捕食压力较高以及周围农田污染的联合作用造成的。三湖泊间, 仅汀棠湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间基因交流值较低(N_m = 1.95), 种群分化指数较高(F_st = 0.11358); 而灰湖与汀棠湖以及灰湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间基因交流水平较高(N_m均大于4), 种群分化指数较低(F_st分别为0.03535和0.00276)。AMOVA分析显示汀棠湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间变异所占比例较高, 为12.87%; 而灰湖与汀棠湖以及灰湖与凤鸣湖轮虫种群间变异所占比例较低, 分别为3.78%和2.78%。粉煤灰污染水体与未污染水体萼花臂尾轮虫种群间保持较高水平的基因交流, 种群分化不明显。     

AC药剂在桑树上的应用研究

在桑树上喷施ＡＣ药剂,有显著增加叶片的叶绿素含量,提高光合速率和比叶重,加快光合产物输出进程,增加可溶性糖和粗蛋白含量等效应,从而获得桑叶增产、优质的作用。研究指出：ＡＣ药剂增强光合速率与减小硝酸还原酶活性和适当抑制光呼吸有关。