光合性能选种法研究

生物良种的选择,历来是人类最关心的事,本文讨论的是植物的选种方法,我们在品质基本相同的几个品种中选择最优品种.这里最优品种指的就是产量最高者.植物的产量是由光合作用所产生的生物量,所以,光合性能强的物种常为最优品种.本文所介绍的选种方法,就是根据不同品种的光合性能的强弱来研究品种的优劣,而植物光合性能强弱可以通过植物的光合总量来确定.本文计算了三个猕猴桃品种的光合总量,其中光合总量最高者为最优品种（产量最高）,这与生产实践完全一致,所以光合性能选种法得到了生产实践的验证.     

不同类型磁场对细胞作用的生物学研究

本文就不同参数的磁场的细胞生物学效应研究进行了综述 ,总结了不同类型不同物理参数的磁场对细胞生物学效应的研究成果 ,结合实验结果对磁场生物学效应的可能物理机制进行了初步探讨 ,并对磁场的细胞生物学效应的研究前景进行了展望。     

皱纹盘鲍肠粘膜上皮的结构和功能

以透射电镜和扫描电镜观察、组织化学及酶活性测定等方法研究了皱纹盘鲍的肠和直肠,肠和直肠粘膜上皮由5种细胞组成。具微绒的柱状细胞呈现吸收细胞的超微结构特征,纤毛柱状细胞参与运输食物颗粒和粪便,Ⅰ型腺细胞具蛋白酶、非特异性酯酶和脂酶活性,以顶浆分泌形式分泌消化酶,Ⅱ型腺细胞分泌物可能与包裹粪便有关,状细胞分泌酸性粘多糖。体外酶活性分析表明肠和直肠粘膜上皮分别具有4种和3种植物多糖酶。     

nisZ启动子结构与功能的研究

应用βGlucuronidase基因(gusA)作为报告基因,通过定点突变方法分别缺失nisZ编码区上游两个启动子结构(promoter1和promoter2)中的一个,发现只有靠近编码区的promoter2是nisZ启动子诱导表达所必需。将promoter2中10区及其上游的一个碱基突变为乳酸菌中典型的组成型启动子的10区结构,该改变使nisZ启动子诱导功能下降;将promoter2的10区和35区的间隔区由20个碱基缺失突变为17个碱基,则nisZ启动子失去诱导功能。据此认为该间隔区的结构与nisZ启动子的诱导表达密切相关。     

费氏中华根瘤菌042BS结瘤调节基因的克隆及功能检测

费氏中华根瘤菌 (Sinorhizobiumfredii) 0 4 2BS可以在大豆和苜蓿上结瘤。用费氏中华根瘤菌USDA2 5 7的nodD1和nodD2基因分别作为探针 ,与 0 4 2BS总DNA进行Southern杂交 ,发现其DNA经EcoRI酶切后分别在 3 0kb和 6 0kb处各有一条阳性带。回收这两条阳性带附近的DNA片段 ,建立部分基因文库 ,克隆到带有nodD1基因的 3 0kb片段 ,以及带有nodD2基因的 6 0kb片段。对nodD1和nodD2进行序列分析 ,结果表明 0 4 2BS的nodD1与费氏中华根瘤菌根瘤菌USDA2 5 7和USDA1 91的同源性高达 99% ,而nodD2与USDA2 5 7的同源性为1 0 0 %。再将nodD1的片段克隆到pBBRIMCS 5载体上 ,导入豌豆根瘤菌蚕豆生物变种 (Rhi zobiumleguminosarumbv.viciae)LPR5 0 5 4中进行功能检测 ,显示 0 4 2BS的nodD1均可被大豆分泌的类黄酮物质染料木黄酮以及苜蓿分泌的类黄酮物质毛地黄黄酮所诱导     

乳蛋白生物活性肽的序列及其功能

乳蛋白经消化产生的肽类除了具有营养作用外,还具有多种生物活性,包括阿片肽和阿片拮抗肽活性及免疫调节,抗高血压、抗血栓、抗菌抗病毒,促进矿质元素吸收,防止腹泻等作用。本文对近几年发现的乳蛋白生物活性肽的序列结构及功能做了综述。     

A critique of kitcher on eugenic reasoning

Pre-natal genetic tests prompt questions about when, if ever, it is legitimate to choose against a potential life. Philip Kitcher has argued that test-based decisions should turn not on whether a potential life would have a disease (understood as dysfunction), but whether that life would be of low quality. I draw attention to difficulties with both parts of this argument, showing, first, that Kitcher ignores distinctions upon which the case for disease as dysfunction depends; and, second, that his analysis of quality of life tacitly, and controversially, links high quality to normal functioning. Kitcher's chief complaint about disease considerations—that they inappropriately privilege the functional goals of the body over the personal goals of the individual—turns out to bear much more directly upon quality-of-life considerations than disease considerations.     

Signal Recognition Particle-ribosome Binding Is Sensitive to Nascent Chain Length

The signal recognition particle (SRP) directs ribosome-nascent chain complexes (RNCs) displaying signal sequences to protein translocation channels in the plasma membrane of prokaryotes and endoplasmic reticulum of eukaryotes. It was initially proposed that SRP binds the signal sequence when it emerges from an RNC and that successful binding becomes impaired as translation extends the nascent chain, moving the signal sequence away from SRP on the ribosomal surface. Later studies drew this simple model into question, proposing that SRP binding is unaffected by nascent chain length. Here, we reinvestigate this issue using two novel and independent fluorescence resonance energy transfer assays. We show that the arrival and dissociation rates of SRP binding to RNCs vary according to nascent chain length, resulting in the highest affinity shortly after a functional signal sequence emerges from the ribosome. Moreover, we show that SRP binds RNCs in multiple and interconverting conformations, and that conversely, RNCs exist in two conformations distinguished by SRP interaction kinetics.     

Enhancement of Procollagen Biosynthesis by p180 through Augmented Ribosome Association on the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Response to Stimulated Secretion

A coiled-coil microtubule-bundling protein, p180, was originally reported as a ribosome-binding protein on the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is highly expressed in secretory tissues. Recently, we reported a novel role for p180 in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) expansion following stimulated collagen secretion. Here, we show that p180 plays a key role in procollagen biosynthesis and secretion in diploid fibroblasts. Depletion of p180 caused marked reductions of secreted collagens without significant loss of the ER membrane or mRNA. Metabolic labeling experiments revealed that the procollagen biosynthetic activity was markedly affected following p180 depletion. Moreover, loss of p180 perturbs ascorbate-stimulated de novo biosynthesis mainly in the membrane fraction with a preferential secretion defect of large proteins. At the EM level, one of the most prominent morphological features of p180-depleted cells was insufficient ribosome association on the ER membranes. In contrast, the ER of control cells was studded with numerous ribosomes, which were further enhanced by ascorbate. Similarly biochemical analysis confirmed that levels of membrane-bound ribosomes were altered in a p180-dependent manner. Taken together, our data suggest that p180 plays crucial roles in enhancing collagen biosynthesis at the entry site of the secretory compartments by a novel mechanism that mainly involves facilitating ribosome association on the ER.     

Tactile perception and manual dexterity in computer users

Recent studies suggest that sensory input generated during highly repetitive tasks can degrade the sensory representation of the hand and eventually lead to sensory and motor problems. In this study, we investigated whether early changes in tactile perception and manual dexterity could be detected in persons exposed to computer tasks. Performance in tests designed to assess tactile perception (grating orientation task for spatial acuity and roughness discrimination) and manual dexterity (grooved pegboard test) was compared between two groups of healthy individuals, matched for age, gender, and experience, who differed in terms of computer habits. One group consisted of frequent users (FU, > 2 h/day, n = 36) and the other of non or occasional users (OU, < 2 h/day, n = 28). Comparison of performance between groups with subjects sorted by gender revealed significant differences ( t -test, p < 0.05) in female, but not male, participants. Grating resolution thresholds at the tip on the second and fifth digits were, on average, 40% higher in female FU ( n = 13) than in female OU ( n = 10) and performance scores on the dexterity test were significantly higher for the left hand. The results of this study indicate that early signs of deterioration in hand function can be present in persons constantly exposed to computer tasks and that these signs are more readily apparent in women than in men. The loss of tactile spatial acuity found in female FU possibly reflect an early consequence of the degraded sensory representation of the hand resulting from constant repetitions of fine motor tasks.