Characterization of a novel high-tillering dwarf 3 mutant in rice

Tiller number and culm length are important components of plant architecture and determinate grain production in rice.A line SIL046,derived from an introgression lines population developed by an accession of common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.) and a high-yielding indica cultivar Guichao 2 (Oryza sativa L.).exhibits a higher tiller number and shorter culm length phenotype than the recipient parent Guichao 2 (GC2).Genetic analysis showed that the high-tillering dwarf phenotype was controlled by a novel single recessive gene,referred to as the high-tillering dwarf3 (htd3),which located within the genetic distance of 13.4 cM between SSR makers RM7003 and RM277 on chromosome 12.By means of fine-mapping strategy,we mapped HTD3 gene within the genetic distance of 2.5 cM and the physical distance of 3100 kb in the centromere of chromosome 12.Further identification of HTD3 gene would provide a new opportunity to uncover the molecular mechanism of the development of culm and tiller,two important components of yields in rice.     

Identification of Rice Ethylene-Response Mutants and Characterization of MHZ71OsEIN2 in Distinct Ethylene Response and Yield Trait Regulation

Ethylene plays essential roles in adaptive growth of rice plants in water-saturating environment; how- ever, ethylene signaling pathway in rice is largely unclear. In this study, we report identification and characterization of ethylene-response mutants based on the specific ethylene-response phenotypes of etiolated rice seedlings, includ- ing ethylene-inhibited root growth and ethylene-promoted coleoptile elongation, which is different from the ethylene triple-response phenotype in Arabidopsis. We establish an efficient system for screening and a set of rice mutants have been identified. Genetic analysis reveals that these mutants form eight complementation groups. All the mutants show insensitivity or reduced sensitivity to ethylene in root growth but exhibit differential responses in cole0ptile growth. One mutant group mhz7 has insensitivity to ethylene in both root and coleoptile growth. We identified the corresponding gene by a map-based cloning method. MHZ7 encodes a membrane protein homologous to EIN2, a central component of ethylene signaling in Arabidopsis. Upon ethylene treatment, etiolated MHZ7-overexpressing seedlings exhibit enhanced coleoptiie elongation, increased mesocotyl growth and extremely twisted short roots, featuring enhanced ethylene- response phenotypes in rice. Grain length was promoted in MHZ7-transgenic plants and 1000-grain weight was reduced in mhz7 mutants. Leaf senescent process was also affected by MHZ7 expression. Manipulation of ethylene signaling may improve adaptive growth and yield-related traits in rice.     

灰树花活性多糖构效关系研究进展

灰树花是一种珍贵的食药用菌,具有降血糖、抗肿瘤、免疫调节和抗病毒等多种生物活性。灰树花多糖是其主要的活性成分,多糖的生物活性与多糖的结构密切相关。本文综述了从20世纪80年代起国内外已报道的灰树花活性多糖的结构表征。部分研究认为多糖的降血糖活性可能与β-1,6-葡聚糖主链化学结构相关,而灰树花多糖结构为β-1,6主链或β-1,3主链葡聚糖时具有较好的抗肿瘤活性。然而多糖结构异常复杂,精细结构的解析困难,导致目前灰树花多糖结构表征一般止步于单糖组成、分子量、糖苷键类型、分支结构和粗略分子链构象,但二维核磁(two dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance,2D-NMR)和高分辨质谱联用等技术的发展将有助于解开灰树花多糖构效关系,并为灰树花活性多糖的开发利用提供理论依据。     

蓝杆藻ATCC51142中琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶的原核表达及生化表征

【背景】蓝藻中生成琥珀酸的三羧酸循环途径与其他物种不同。由于α-酮戊二酸脱羧酶和琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶的存在使得蓝藻的三羧酸循环途径变得完整。琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶催化琥珀酸半醛氧化为琥珀酸,在蓝藻中广泛存在。【目的】克隆、表达和纯化蓝杆藻ATCC51142中cce4228基因编码蛋白,并对其进行生化表征。【方法】以蓝杆藻ATCC51142基因组为模板克隆得到cce4228基因,将其插入到原核表达载体pET-28a上,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)细胞中进行异源表达,利用Ni-NTA树脂纯化cce4228蛋白。运用紫外分光光度法和生物信息学方法表征重组cce4228蛋白生化特性。【结果】构建了pET-28a-cce4228重组表达质粒,重组cce4228蛋白在大肠杆菌中得到可溶性表达,获得了纯度大于90%的cce4228蛋白。酶动力学测试和生物信息学分析结果显示,cce4228蛋白是一个NADP+-依赖型的琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶。【结论】蓝杆藻ATCC51142中cce4228基因编码一个偏好NADP+辅因子的琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶,cce4228蛋白的生化表征结果为进一步深入研究cce4228蛋白的结构功能关系及催化机制奠定了基础。     

一种新型的高效液相色谱填料北大核心CSCD

以薯蓣皂苷为原料,1,6-己二异氰酸酯作为间隔臂,采用"一锅法",制备得到一种新型高效液相色谱填料——薯蓣皂苷键合硅胶固定相。通过固体核磁共振技术、红外光谱分析、元素分析、热重分析和电镜扫描等手段对自制的薯蓣皂苷键合硅胶固定相进行结构表征,确证薯蓣皂苷已键合至硅胶表面。采用该固定相,乙腈-水为流动相梯度洗脱,建立三七总皂苷原料药HPLC指纹图谱。以天然产物药用成分制备高效液相色谱填料,为液相色谱固定相制备提供新的思路,也为天然产物中有效成分的分离分析提供了新的途径。     

高效液相色谱法测定金钱菇多糖的单糖组成

采用高效液相色谱法,测定金钱菇多糖的单糖组成.用超声辅助提取金钱菇多糖,通过1-苯基-3-甲基-5-吡唑酮(PMP)衍生水解后的单糖,高效液相色谱法检测衍生物.结果表明：金钱菇多糖由甘露糖(Man)、核糖(Rib)、鼠李糖(Rha)、葡萄糖(Glc)、半乳糖(Gal)、木糖(Xyl)组成,其摩尔为1．00∶0．90∶0．91∶28．03∶1．58∶0．11.该方法快速、简便、重现性好,可用于测定金钱菇多糖的单糖组成.     

金钱槭属植物的遗传多样性与保护策略

金钱槭属包括2个种:金钱槭(Dipteronia sinensis Oliv.)和云南金钱槭(Dipteronia dyeriana Henry),均为珍稀濒危植物,主要分布于中国的中部和南部。该研究应用18种随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)引物、8对扩增片段长度多态性(AFLP)引物和10种多态性叶绿体微卫星基因(cpSSR)引物,获得金钱槭和云南金钱槭的遗传多样性与种群结构的相关信息。结果表明,在物种水平上,由RAPD(金钱槭:H=0.386 4,Hsh=0.556 3;云南金钱槭:H=0.304 7,Hsh=0.445 0)和AFLP(金钱槭:H=0.331 9,Hsh=0.488 0;云南金钱槭:H=0.304 7,Hsh=0.4450)2个核标记的遗传多样性具有可比性,而cpSSR标记(金钱槭He=0.603 2,云南金钱槭He=0.671 1)的遗传多样性高于AFLP和RAPD标记的遗传多样性,遗传分化系数(GST)也显示出相似的结果,由此揭示2个种均拥有相对较高的遗传多样性和遗传分化。研究认为,人类活动破坏植物栖息地是造成2种物种处于濒危状态的主要原因;从长远来看,保护2种金钱槭属植物的主要策略是保护植物栖息地,同时应加强扩大种群规模以维持现有遗传变异水平。     

2型糖尿病兼抑郁症大鼠模型的建立与评价

目的：用体重检测、空腹血糖检测、宏观表征、旷场实验行为学评价糖尿病兼抑郁症的大鼠模型。方法采用高脂饲料喂养加腹腔注射小剂量链脲佐菌素（ STZ）的方法制备2型糖尿病模型,在其基础上再用21 d慢性束缚的方法建立糖尿病兼抑郁症大鼠模型。将32只Wistar大鼠随机分为3组（ n ＝8）：正常组（N组）,2型糖尿病组（T组）,2型糖尿病兼抑郁症组（T＋D组）。2型糖尿病模型建立后,在慢性束缚的第0、7、14、21天检测大鼠的空腹血糖和体重,并对大鼠的宏观表征、饮食量、粪便、小便、精神状态进行观察,在第21天利用行为学设备分析软件,对大鼠旷场实验进行分析,检测大鼠的抑郁程度,验证评价2型糖尿病兼抑郁症大鼠模型是否成功。结果给予高脂饲料及腹腔注射STZ制备2型糖尿病模型后,T＋D组大鼠的毛发散乱,无光泽,活动迟缓,进食量、饮水量增加,粪便尿量增加,精神萎靡。第0、7、14、21天T组和T＋D组组大鼠体重均下降,与N组比较差异有显著性（P＜0.05;P＜0.01）,21d慢性束缚刺激后,T＋D组体重比T组大鼠体重增加较慢,差异有显著性（P＜0.05）;第0、7、14、21天,T组和T＋D组大鼠血糖均升高,与N组比较差异有显著性（ P＜0.01）,21 d慢性束缚刺激后,第21天T＋D组大鼠血糖比T组较高,差异有显著性（P＜0.01）,大鼠5 min内总移动距离有变化,与N组相比,T组差异没有显著性（P＞0.05）,T＋D组差异有显著性（P＜0.05）;与N组相比,T组大鼠5 min内移动速度减慢,差异有显著性（P＜0.05）,T＋D组差异有显著性（ P＜0.01）。结论利用高脂饲料喂养加腹腔注射小剂量STZ及21天慢性束缚的方法,可以成功复制2型糖尿病兼抑郁症大鼠模型,适用于后续研究。     

Development and Characterization of Fifteen Polymorphic Microsatellites for Extremely Endangered Salamander,Echinotriton chinhaiensis

Echinotriton chinhaiensis is a critically endangered salamander and its distribution is restricted to Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China. In this study, we developed and characterized fifteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for E. ehinhaiensis from dinucleotide- and tetranucleotide- enriched library. The number of alleles ranges from 4 to 12 with an average of 7.27 alleles per locus. The observed and expected heterozygosities values were from 0.250 to 0.844 and 0.511 to 0.872 with an average value of 0.596 and 0.722; respectively. The polymorphic microsatellite loci described in this paper are useful in the further study on genetic diversity and gene flow, which would be helpful to formulate effective conservation strategies for the E. chinhaiensis.     

内蒙古高原典型草原区河漫滩湿地植物群落退化表征

草原区河流河漫滩草甸是生物多样性表现最充分和生物生产力最高的地段, 但由于过度放牧利用, 绝大部分草甸处于退化状态。该文以锡林河流域中游的河漫滩草甸为研究对象, 比较分析了围封保育湿地与放牧退化湿地的群落组成、地上生物量, 以及共有植物种的植株高度、节间长、叶长、叶宽, 土壤含水量、容重, 群落地下根量及根的分布, 土壤微生物生物量碳、氮的变化。结果表明: 1)放牧使得湿地植物群落优势种发生变化, 原有湿生植物逐渐向旱生化转变, 同时地上及地下生物量明显降低。2)退化湿地的植物呈现显著小型化现象。3)放牧退化湿地的土壤含水量较围封保育湿地低, 其垂直分布及地下根的垂直分布也发生变化。在低河漫滩, 土壤水分随土层的增加而增加, 根量也趋于深层化。但在高河漫滩湿地, 土壤含水量接近典型草原, 根未出现深层化分布趋势。4)放牧践踏引起土壤容重和土壤紧实度增加。5)放牧使得低河漫滩湿地土壤微生物生物量增加, 而在过渡区及高河漫滩湿地, 放牧使得土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量显著降低。