荔枝雄花性别决定过程中细胞超微结构的变化

荔枝雄花雌蕊原基在大孢子母细胞减数分裂后开始衰退.内质网历经增生扩展,穿壁相连,同心缠绕,多条平行弯曲,不规则堆叠.内质网和高尔基体产生许多囊泡,囊泡在细胞内含物的降解和运输过程中起着重要的作用.线粒体在雌蕊原基细胞衰败的前、中期数量增加,后期分批降解.过氧化物酶体在雌蕊原基细胞衰败的中期紧挨核短暂出现.细胞核的染色质凝集断裂;核周腔扩大,形成胀泡;染色质趋边,外泄.细胞原生质表现出有序的、在膜包裹下的降解,首先是核糖体,而后依次是:过氧化物酶体、内质网、高尔基体、线粒体、核.雌蕊原基的衰败历程可能是一种程序性细胞死亡的过程.     

中国人胃癌染色体17q21区域基因遗传不稳定性研究

To investigate microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of locus D17S396, D17S579 and D17S855, and their effect on the expression of nm23H1 and BRCA1 of gastric cancer, which would provide experimental basis for clinical treatment and prognosis analysis of gastric cancer. DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded materials. Polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) was used to analyze MSI and LOH. Expression of nm23H, and BRCA1 was detected by Envision immuno-histochemistry and Leica-Qwin computer imaging techniques. In the forty cases of gastric cancer, the frequency of MSI, LOH and nm23H1 protein were 20.00%, 17.50% and 55.00% respectively at locus D17S396, while at locus D17S579, the frequency of MSI, LOH and BRCA1 protein were 22.50%, 15.00% and 37.50% respectively; at locus D17S855, the frequency of MSI, LOH and BRCA1 of thirty-seven cases were 18.92%, 18.92%, 37.84% respectively. In tumor node metastasis (TNM) staging, at locus D17S396, D17S579 and D17S855, MSI in stages I + II appeared more frequently than that in stages III + IV, while LOH appeared the contrary tendency. In the group of metastasis of gastric cancer, MSI had a less frequency (5.00%) than that with no metastasis (35.00%, P < 0.05) at locus D17S396, but LOH appeared more frequently (30.00%) than that with no metastasis (5.00%, P < 0.05). At locus D17S579, MSI had an increasing tendency with the degree of tumor differentiation (50.00% in high differentiation cases, 20.00% in middle differentiation cases, and 0% in low differentiation cases, P < 0.05). The frequency of nm23H1 and BRCA1 protein in stages TNM I + II was higher than that in stages TNM III + IV; and that in higher differentiation cases was higher than in poor differentiation cases. The frequency of nm23H1 protein in the group of metastasis (30.00%) was less than that with no metastasis significantly (80.00%, P<0.01). The frequency of nm23H1 protein in the group positive to MSI (87.50%) was higher than that in the group negative to MSI (46.88%, P < 0.05). However, nm23H1 protein in group positive to LOH (14.29%) was lower than that in the group negative to LOH (63.64%, P < 0.05). The frequency of BRCA1 protein in the group positive to MSI (66.67%) was more than that in the group negative to MSI (29.03%, P < 0.05). The results of experiments indicate that MSI and LOH may separately control the development of sporadic colon cancer with different pathways. MSI may be an early period molecule marker for sporadic colon cancer, enhanced expression of nm23H1 protein can effectively inhibit colon cancer metastasis and improve prognosis of sporadic colon cancer patients. By comparison, LOH mostly arises in the late period of sporadic colon cancer and endows a high aggressive and poor prognostic phenotype. nm23H1 protein could effectively restrain gastric cancer metastasis and development; and BRCA1 protein could restain tumor from becoming lower differentiation.     

小鼠pαMHC-EGFP胚胎干细胞株的构建

应用电穿孔方法将含有α肌球蛋白重链启动子的pαMHC-EGFP载体转染到D3系小鼠胚胎千细胞,应用200μg／ml新霉素进行药物选择。采用悬浮培养法,体外诱导分化心肌细胞。荧光显微镜下,观察到第7天和第8天拟胚体中出现“跳动”的心肌细胞并同时有绿色荧光蛋白的表达。同时与D3系小鼠胚胎干细胞比较心肌细胞分化率的变化无显著差异（P〉0．05）。该细胞株在分化心肌细胞的同时,具有绿色荧光蛋白的标记,因而利于对心肌细胞的识别和纯化。     

菌丝形态分化与头孢菌素C合成的关系*

利用显微图像分析法对顶头孢霉菌的菌丝形态进行了定量研究,并统计分析了头孢菌素C发酵过程中的菌丝形态的变化规律,具体对菌丝长度、菌丝宽度和菌丝生长单位进行了定量分析,分析了菌丝形态分化与头孢菌素C合成的关系。研究表明头孢菌素C的合成是在细长菌丝分化成膨大菌丝片段后才启动的,头孢菌素C可能主要是在膨大菌丝分化成节孢子的过程中被合成。     

一种利用STO饲养层细胞制备拟胚体的新方法

建立了一种利用STO饲养层细胞制备拟胚体的新方法。该方法选用生长至80%饱和密度的STO细胞,经丝裂霉素C(10 mg/ml)处理4 h后以8×104 cm-2的密度接种培养12 h,制备饲养层,再将ES-D3细胞以1×104 cm-2的密度接种其上,首先用含mLIF的DMEM培养液培养24 h,再更换拟胚体诱导培养液,5～9天后获得了各成熟阶段的拟胚体。形态结构和分化潜能等研究表明,该方法制备的拟胚体结构典型,具有产生3个胚层谱系来源的功能细胞的潜能。与传统拟胚体制作方法如悬滴培养法相比,具有操作简便,拟胚体形成率高,重复性好等优点,是开展哺乳动物早期胚胎发育和干细胞分化研究的理想工具。     

犊牛前脂肪细胞的原代培养

为了建立犊牛前脂肪细胞原代培养模式,以便深入地研究奶牛脂肪组织增生的生物学特征。选用犊牛小肠网膜,采用原代消化细胞培养法培养出梭形细胞;同时以皮肤组织的成纤维细胞培养作为对照。结果显示：培养出的梭形细胞成分均一,增殖旺盛,分化率高。经形态学动态变化的观察,生长曲线及油红O脂肪染色抽取法测定,证明是功能活跃的前脂肪细胞,并在体外重现了其增殖的全过程。因此,在犊牛小肠网膜中存在着可分化成熟的、生成脂肪的前脂肪细胞。为进一步研究与肥胖、胰岛素抵抗相关的疾病如奶牛酮病、脂肪肝等打下了基础。     

鸟类性别决定机制及性别鉴定的研究进展

鸟类的性别决定是一个多基因参与的级联调控过程。这一过程受Z染色体连锁的DMRT1基因, W染色体连锁的PKC1W和其它多种因子共同调控。本文综述了性别决定基因及其功能、性别鉴定方法等方面的研究进展。Abstract： Avian sex determination is a multiple gene regulation cascade. Genes such as the Z chromosome-linked DMRT1 gene, W chromosome-linked PKCIW gene and other factors have been demonstrated to be involved in this process. In this paper, we review the recent progress in this field. The investigation of functions of sex determinate genes and methods of sexing birds are discussed here.     

性反转

性反转(sex reversal)是指生物个体从一种性别特征转变为另一种相反的性别特征的性别转变现象。性反转只有雌雄异体的生物才会出现的现象,雌雄同体的生物并没有此类现象发生。性反转有2种类型：1)获得性性反转：此类性反     

小麦成熟胚愈伤组织诱导及分化研究

以2个小麦品种成熟胚为外植体进行离体培养,研究了不同预处理、不同2,4-D浓度及与KT组合、不同蔗糖浓度等因素对愈伤组织诱导及分化的影响。结果表明:4℃低温预处理可提高愈伤组织的出愈率及再生苗率,2个材料的出愈率及再生苗率均达到90%和30%以上;在不同预处理条件下,2,4-D浓度对出愈率及再生苗率的影响与基因型有关,2,4-D浓度为1~2 mg/L更有利于愈伤组织诱导及分化;附加KT能缓解高浓度2,4-D对再生苗率的抑制作用,而对于在1、2 mg/L 2,4-D的培养基中附加KT则不表现这种作用;蔗糖浓度则在30 g/L条件下更有利于愈伤组织诱导。因此通过4℃低温预处理,在MS基本培养基中附加1~2mg/L 2,4-D及30 g/L蔗糖亦可促进小麦成熟胚愈伤组织的诱导和分化。     

植物防卫的碳-养分平衡假说

碳-养分平衡假说(carbon-nutrient balance hypothesis,CNBH)认为,植物组织中次生代谢物浓度受环境碳-资源有效性控制;植物体内次生代谢物按照化学计量的要求进行分配;资源分配给防卫物的必要条件是资源供应量满足植物生长需求后仍过剩。CNBH自提出以来,其适用范围不断受到限制,解释与预测研究结果的能力逐渐显现不足。期间,对CNBH进行过优化和修改,设置了多种限制条件,以期能使CNBH得到补救,继续成为指导植物-草食动物间相互作用和植物体内资源分配的相关理论。然而,随着研究的逐渐深入,CNBH被证实缺乏逻辑性和内在一致性;CNBH不能满足假说本身的发展要求,缺乏明确可行的量化指标体系,也没有明确地标识出理论预测范围与可测试范围之间的界限。研究表明,CNBH的基本假设本身是错误的;随着人们对植物-草食动物间相互作用的认知能力加强,更深刻地认识到资源在植物体内的分配模式,意识到CNBH假说的严重缺陷。在现有的植物防卫理论中,生长-分化平衡假说(growth-differentiation balance hypothesis)较为成熟,不但具有CNBH的优点,而且更具有植物生理学和进化...