秧苗平面分布对水稻群体动态、冠层透光率及穗部性状的影响

以分蘖能力较强的水稻品种D优527为材料,研究秧苗平面分布对水稻群体动态、冠层透光率及穗部性状的影响.结果表明:平面分布无序不等距程度越大,群体茎蘖数越多,差异在栽后34 d达显著水平,但齐穗期差异不显著.移栽后水稻不同平面分布群体逐渐呈平面分布无序不等距程度越大茎蘖数变异系数越大的趋势,至拔节期以后达到显著或极显著水平.与均匀分布相比,水稻秧苗不等距平面分布有利于改善群体冠层透光性和成穗质量.     

2′-phosphodiesterase and 2′,5′-oligoadenylate synthetase activities in the lowest metazoans,sponge [porifera]

Sponges [porifera], the most ancient metazoans, contain modules related to the vertebrate immune system, including the 2′,5′-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS). The components of the antiviral 2′,5′-oligoadenylate (2–5A) system (OAS, 2′-Phosphodiesterase (2′-PDE) and RNAse L) of vertebrates have not all been identified in sponges. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that in addition to the OAS activity, sponges possess a 2′-PDE activity, which highlights the probable existence of a premature 2–5A system. Indeed, Suberites domuncula and Crella elegans exhibited this 2–5A degrading activity. Upon this finding, two out of three elements forming the 2–5A system have been found in sponges, only a endoribonuclease, RNAse L or similar, has to be found. We suspect the existence of a complex immune system in sponges, besides the self/non-self recognition system and the use of phagocytosis and secondary metabolites against pathogens.     

Delipidation of insect lipoprotein,lipophorin, affects its binding to the lipophorin receptor,LpR: Implications for the role of LpR-mediated endocytosis

The insect lipophorin receptor (LpR), an LDL receptor (LDLR) homologue that is expressed during restricted periods of insect development, binds and endocytoses high-density lipophorin (HDLp). However, in contrast to LDL, HDLp is not lysosomally degraded, but recycled in a transferrin-like manner, leaving a function of receptor-mediated uptake of HDLp to be uncovered. Since a hallmark of circulatory HDLp is its ability to function as a reusable shuttle that selectively loads and unloads lipids at target tissues without being endocytosed or degraded, circulatory HDLp can exist in several forms with respect to lipid loading. To investigate whether lipid content of the lipoprotein affects binding and subsequent endocytosis by LpR, HDLp was partially delipidated in vitro by incubation with α-cyclodextrin, yielding a particle of buoyant density 1.17 g/mL (HDLp-1.17). Binding experiments demonstrated that LpR bound HDLp-1.17 with a substantially higher affinity than HDLp both in LpR-transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and isolated insect fat body tissue endogenously expressing LpR. Similar to HDLp, HDLp-1.17 was targeted to the endocytic recycling compartment after endocytosis in CHO(LpR) cells. The complex of HDLp-1.17 and LpR appeared to be resistant to endosomal pH, as was recently demonstrated for the LpR–HDLp complex, corroborating that HDLp-1.17 is recycled similar to HDLp. This conclusion was further supported by the observation of a significant decrease with time of HDLp-1.17-containing vesicles after endocytosis of HDLp-1.17 in LpR-expressing insect fat body tissue. Collectively, our results indicate that LpR favors the binding and subsequent endocytosis of HDLp-1.17 over HDLp, suggesting a physiological role for LpR in selective endocytosis of relatively lipid-unloaded HDLp particles, while lipid reloading during their intracellular itinerary might result in decreased affinity for LpR and thus allows recycling.     

农作物钾离子通道基因的生物信息学分析

以AtAKT1所编码的氨基酸序列为检索序列,通过对GenBank NR数据库以及EMBL、DDBJ、PDB数据库进行检索,发现水稻、小麦、大麦、玉米、烟草等作物中具有cds全长的34个疑似K~+通道基因.其中:水稻7个,玉米6个,烟草4个,马铃薯、胡萝卜、大麦各3个,葡萄、番茄各2个,蚕豆、小麦、油菜、甜瓜等各1个;有25个基因经过功能验证确定为K~+通道基因.利用比较基因组学,将剩余的9个基因确定为K~+通道基因.对34个K~+基因进化关系的分析表明,与AtAKT1的同源性较高的K~+通道基因为马铃薯的SKT1(相似性71%)、番茄的LKT1(相似性71%)、胡萝卜的DKT1(相似性69%)、烟草的NKT1(相似性62%).     

杨亚科植物的分类与分布

杨亚科（Populoideae）植物自然分布于热带非洲和大约从北纬19°～70°度的北半球,由胡杨属（Balsamiflua）和杨属（Populus）2个属所组成。胡杨属间断分布于赤道非洲、古地中海地区和墨西哥,包含2个组（胡杨组、墨杨组）和约3个天然种。杨属分布于欧洲、亚洲、非洲（北缘）和北美洲的广大地区,包含大叶杨亚属（Subgen．Leucoides）（大叶杨组）、杨亚属（Subgen．Populus）（青杨组、黑杨组、杨组）2个亚属和约52个天然种。拟定了杨亚科属的检索表、胡杨属组和种的检索表、杨属亚属和组的检索表以及杨属中各组种的检索表。提供了一个杨树种类目录,包括它们的正名、异名、文献引注和地理分布等。     

人工接种猪瘟病毒对猪外周血白细胞的影响

为研究CSFV强毒感染对猪外周血白细胞的影响,本研究用猪瘟病毒石门株(CSFV SM)感染60日龄仔猪后,分析外周血中CSFV核酸载量动态变化、白细胞亚群变化和白细胞SLAⅠ和SLAⅡDR分子的表达情况。实验结果显示:实验仔猪经CSFV感染后48小时体温升高并可以在血液中检测到CSFV核酸,核酸载量持续升高,在感染后6日(DPI)达到最大值,为2 DPI时核酸载量的104.84±0.98倍;WBC、LYM、PLT数量持续降低,WBC在1DPI和2DPI分别降至65.87%和50.00%,LYM在1~3DPI分别降至70.68%、47.88%和23.29%,PLT数量持续降低,6DPI时仅为初始值的34.59%;NK、γδT、Tc、Th、CD3+CD4+CD8+和CD3-CD4-CD8-淋巴细胞在感染后均不同程度的减少,其中NK细胞在1DPI时减少78.49%,而后变化与1DPI比较差异不显著,γδT、Tc、CD3-CD4-CD8-、CD3+CD4+CD8+在3DPI时分别降至41.74%、43.83%、15.87%和32.96%,Th细胞在感染后持续下降,在6DPI时减少至42.95%;感染后淋巴细胞中表达S...     

TAK1siRNA对C2C12细胞内TAK1基因表达的影响

目的:高效下调TAK1基因表达的小干扰RNA(siRNA)分子的获得.方法:采用脂质体转染方法,将3对(siRNA ID#94455、siRNA ID # 94549、siRNA ID # 189006)人工合成的TAK1基因特异的小干扰RNA(siRNA)分子分别导入小鼠成肌细胞C2C12中,采用实时荧光定量PCR方法分析细胞内TAK1基因的相对表达.结果:和对照组相比,siRNA ID # 94455、siRNA ID # 94549和siRNA ID # 189006分别下调了细胞内TAK1基因的mRNA表达水平33.34%、46.73%和79.97%.结论:实验获得了能够高效下调TAK1基因表达的siRNA.     

Karyotypic, palynological, and RAPD study on 12 taxa from two subsections of section Idaeobatus in Rubus L. and taxonomic treatment of R. ellipticus, R. pinfaensis, and R. ellipticus var. obcordatus

Twelve taxa belonging to two subsections of section Idaeobatus in Rubus L. from southwestern China were characterized by karyotypic, palynological, and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) data as follows: (1) The 12 taxa were all diploid species (2n = 2x = 14), among which the chromosome counts for R. mesogaeus var. oxycomus, R. subtibetanus, R. ellipticus var. obcordatus, R. inopertus var. echinocalyx, and R. stans were reported for the first time; (2) All taxa except for R. ellipticus and R. pinfaensis could be distinguished from each other by karyotype, pollen morphology, and RAPD markers. Karyotypes were mainly characterized by the difference in numbers and positions of submetacentric chromosomes and chromosomes with satellited pair, the index of the karyotypic asymmetry, and the ratio of the longest to the shortest chromosome. Pollen morphology were mainly characterized by the discrepancy in specific pollen size, P/E ratio, colpi width, distance between the apices of two ectocolpi, and exine ornamentation characters. The cluster results based on RAPD markers were consistent with morphology classification except for R. pinfaensis; (3) Based on the general data of karyotypic, palynological, and RAPD, R. ellipticus var. obcordatus should be treated as a species R. obcordatus, R. ellipticus and R. pinfaensis should be combined as R. ellipticus, and it was more reasonable to place the combinants and R. obcordatus into subsection Stimulantes rather than into subsection Pungentes.