18种(1变型)鼠尾草属植物叶表皮及表皮毛微形态特征研究

鼠尾草属是唇形科中最大的属,全球有近1 000种。我国是鼠尾草属东亚分布中心,有84种,分布于全国各地,尤以西南地区最多。鼠尾草属植物具有很高的经济价值和观赏价值,但由于鼠尾草属植物分布广、种类多、形态变异大,给该属鉴定和分类学研究带来了很大的困难。此外,在采集和调查过程中发现弧隔鼠尾草亚属和荔枝草亚属的很多种类在营养生长期仅通过叶片很难鉴定。表皮毛是植物叶片上最常见的附属物,其分布特性和形态特征常作为植物鉴定和分类学研究的重要手段。该文利用光学显微镜和环境扫描电镜对18种和1变型共19份鼠尾草属植物的叶片类型、表皮细胞形状、垂周壁样式、气孔器类型和表皮毛等叶表皮微形态特征进行了观察和比较研究,为鼠尾草属的分类界定研究提供证据。结果表明:这19份鼠尾草属植物叶表皮和表皮毛形态特征在电子显微镜下表现出明显的多样性,叶表皮细胞形状为不规则形或多边形,垂周壁多数为浅波状或波状,少数为平直或弓形。气孔器为无规则型和不等细胞型,其中无规则型最为常见。样品叶表皮毛分为4个类型,盾状腺毛、头状腺毛、短非腺毛和长非腺毛。该属植物叶表皮的这些微形态特征,可为本属鉴定和分类学研究提供理论依据。     

委陵菜属锥状花柱组植物叶表皮微形态特征的研究

利用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜,观察了新疆委陵菜属（Potentilla L.）锥状花柱组（Sect.Conostylae(Wolf)Yü et Li）15种委陵菜植物叶表皮的微形态特征。对其叶表皮毛的类型、表皮细胞的形状及大小、气孔器的分布、气孔器类型、气孔形状、气孔大小、气孔密度、气孔指数、气孔外拱盖形态及其纹饰等指标进行分析：有几种植物叶的上表皮无气孔,而下表皮均有气孔器的分布,形状为长椭圆形、椭圆形、宽椭圆形和近圆形;气孔器的类型多为短平列四细胞型、无规则四细胞型、无规则型、围绕型和辐射型;表皮毛的类型为针状毛、带状柔毛和腺毛;表皮细胞分为不规则形和多边形;表皮毛特征、叶片表皮细胞的形状、垂周壁式样、气孔器的形状类型、气孔密度指数及蜡质纹饰等存在差异,可作为亚属间及种间分类的依据。     

Flower and fruit structure of the endangered species Petagnaea gussonei (Sprengel) Rauschert (Saniculoideae,Apiaceae) and implications for its reproductive biology

Petagnaea gussonei (Apiaceae) is an endangered species endemic to the Nebrodi mountains (north-eastern Sicily). Although an increasing number of studies have been performed on this species, its reproductive biology remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate in detail the structure of the flower and the fruit of Petagnaea, and the possible implications for its breeding system and seed dispersal mechanism. Results from fieldwork, light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy suggest (1) the presence of protandrous hermaphrodite flowers; (2) geitonogamy, autogamy, and allogamy as breeding system mechanisms of P. gussonei, even if asexual reproduction is preferred by the plant; and (3) epizoochory and hydrochory as possible modalities of fruit dispersal.     

Yellow fever vaccine: Comparison of the neurovirulence of new 17D-204 Stamaril™ seed lots and RK 168-73 strain

The neurovirulence of two new candidate 17D-204 Stamaril? working seed lots and that of two reference preparations were compared. The Stamaril? working seed lots have been used for more than twenty years for the manufacturing of vaccines of acceptable safety and efficacy. The preparation designated RK 168-73 and provided by the Robert Koch Institute was used as a reference. It was confirmed that RK 168-73 strain was not a good virus control in our study because it has a very low neurovirulence regarding both the clinical and histopathological scores in comparison with Stamaril? strain and is not representative of a vaccine known to be satisfactory in use. The results were reinforced by the phenotypic characterization by plaque assay demonstrating that RK 168-73 was very different from the Stamaril? vaccine, and by sequencing results showing 4 mutations between Stamaril? and RK 168-73 viruses leading to amino acid differences in the NS4B and envelop proteins.     

Forgotten in the taxonomic literature: resurrection of the scleractinian coral genus Sclerophyllia (Scleractinia,Lobophylliidae) from the Arabian Peninsula and its phylogenetic relationships

Ciliates (Protista) have a complex species structure, which means that in several genera the morphological species are differentiated into cryptic species with isolated gene pools (called syngens). Problems of speciation are well known in the genus Paramecium, and especially in the P. aurelia sibling (cryptic) species complex within it. However, the problem of the existence of such species within P. jenningsi was, until recently, still unsolved. Here we present the results of studies based on an analysis of 16 loci (both nuclear and mitochondrial), strain crosses and cytological preparations. The obtained data allowed us not only to study relationships of the P. jenningsi complex and other morphospecies within the Paramecium subgenus, but also to confirm the existence of three isolated reproductive groups within the former P. jenningsi and to propose binominal names for each of them: P. primjenningsi, P. bijenningsi, and P. trijenningsi. In our view, the studied species meet the criteria of a species complex because they can be differentiated based on strain crosses and molecular characteristics, but they cannot be differentiated based on morphological features alone.

http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9209CD4C-A255-4A33-BFC1-CE336244C200     

The BHLH Transcriptional Factor PIF4 Competes with the R2R3-MYB Transcriptional Factor MYB75 to Fine-Tune Seeds Germination under High Glucose Stress

It is known that the high level of sugar including glucose suppresses seed germination through ABA signal. ABI5 is an essential component to mediate ABA-dependent seed germination inhibition, but underlying mechanism needs more investigation. Previous study demonstrated the PIF4 activated the expression of ABI5 to suppress seed germination in darkness. Here we reported that PIF4 also mediated the seed germination inhibition through ABI5 under high concentration of glucose treatment. Furthermore, we found that PIF4 interacted with PAP1, the central factor to control anthocyanin biosynthesis. Such interaction was confirmed in vitro and in planta. Biochemical and physiological analysis revealed that PAP1 bond the promoter of ABI5 to suppress its expression, thus enhanced seed germination under high concentration of glucose treatment. Specially, PAP1 competed with PIF4 to antagonize the activation of PIF4 on ABI5 expression, thus promoted seed germination under high glucose treatment. Given these, we uncover a novel role for PIF4 and PAP1 in controlling seed germination under high glucose treatment, and reveal their antagonistic mechanism by which coordinates ABI5 expression to control seed germination in response to the glucose signal.     

烟台甜樱桃柱头的可授性、形态特征与坐果率

采用数码照相、电镜扫描、联苯胺-过氧化氢测试及去雄套袋等技术手段,对烟台甜樱桃（Cerasus avium）花期不同发育阶段柱头的可授性、形态特征和坐果状况进行了观察。结果表明,烟台甜樱桃在套袋状态下,柱头可授期从开花前1天开始可持续5–7天。从杯状花期到花瓣平展期,柱头逐渐有乳突细胞破裂并呈现分泌液,出现渐强的可授性;从花瓣平展期到花瓣脱落期,柱头由暗黄渐变至暗黑,逐渐萎缩并丧失可授性。去雄套袋及人工授粉实验结果显示,在大蕾期、杯状花期、花瓣展放期、花瓣平展期和花瓣脱落期进行人工授粉,烟台甜樱桃的坐果率分别为60.50%、58.33%、62.08%、57.14%和39.13%。在自然条件下烟台甜樱桃的坐果率一般为30%–42%,传粉成功的最佳期主要发生在杯状花期至花瓣平展期。     

薏米黄酒对机体免疫及肠道功能的调节作用研究

目的：考察薏米黄酒对机体免疫和肠道功能的调节作用。方法：将ICR小鼠随机分为3组：对照组、模型组和给药组。首先对模型组和给药组注射环磷酰胺造模,0.15 ml/d/只,连续3d,第4d开始对照组和模型组灌胃生理盐水0.3 ml/d/只,给药组灌胃薏米黄酒0.3 ml/d/只,连续灌胃14d。第1、4、18d对各组小鼠称重;第18d处死小鼠解剖取脾脏、胸腺称重并计算脏器系数;取肠道内容物做肠道微生物培养。结果：薏米黄酒与小鼠的体重变化无关;给药组脾脏系数高于对照组有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,胸腺系数高于对照组和模型组均有统计学意义（P〈0.05）;给药组细菌总数、大肠杆菌数和乳酸菌数高于模型组和对照组且有显著统计学意义（P〈0.01）,真菌数量低于模型组和对照组有统计学意义（P〈0.05）。结论：该薏米黄酒对机体免疫和肠道功能有一定的调节作用。     

Jasmonates in flower and seed development

Jasmonates are ubiquitously occurring lipid-derived signaling compounds active in plant development and plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Upon environmental stimuli jasmonates are formed and accumulate transiently. During flower and seed development, jasmonic acid (JA) and a remarkable number of different metabolites accumulate organ- and tissue specifically. The accumulation is accompanied with expression of jasmonate-inducible genes. Among these genes there are defense genes and developmentally regulated genes. The profile of jasmonate compounds in flowers and seeds covers active signaling molecules such as JA, its precursor 12-oxophytodienoic acid (OPDA) and amino acid conjugates such as JA-Ile, but also inactive signaling molecules occur such as 12-hydroxy-JA and its sulfated derivative. These latter compounds can occur at several orders of magnitude higher level than JA. Metabolic conversion of JA and JA-Ile to hydroxylated compounds seems to inactivate JA signaling, but also specific functions of jasmonates in flower and seed development were detected. In tomato OPDA is involved in embryo development. Occurrence of jasmonates, expression of JA-inducible genes and JA-dependent processes in flower and seed development will be discussed.     

Host selection,oviposition behaviour and leaf traits in a specialist willow sawfly on species of Salix (Salicaceae)

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