湖南桃源洞自然保护区植物区系初步研究

湖南桃源洞自然保护区地处湘东边陲,罗霄山脉中段,与江西井冈山毗邻。通过植物区系调查研究表明,全区有种子植物153科、620属、1270种(包括变种),占湖南省全部种子植物种的31.9%,其中木本植物93科、285属、748种,为湖南木本植物种的33.9%,新分布记录12种、3变种。地理成分中,热带成分306属、温带成分269属、分别为本区种子植物总属的53.2%和46.8%,表明本区具有明显的中亚热带区系性质。植物区系基本属华东区系,由于地理位置特殊,华中和华南区系的影响也非常深刻。     

H NMR Study of the solution structure of sarafotoxin-S6b

Sarafotoxin-S6b has been synthesized and studied by ¹H NMR in 50/50 acetonitrile/water mixture. All spin systems were identified and assigned with the aid of 2D experiments. On the basis of these data, a 3D structure of sarafotoxin is proposed and compared to that of [Nle⁷]endothelin obtained in the same conditions.

From this study, it appeared that sarafotoxin-S6b and [Nle⁷]endothelin roughly share the same 3D structure, the main differences being located in the 4–7 loop bearing the sequence variation.     

A method for DNA sequencing by hybridization with oligonucleotide matrix.

A new technique of DNA sequencing by hybridization with oligonucleotide matrix (SHOM) which could also be applied for DNA mapping and fingerprinting, mutant diagnostics, etc., has been tested in model experiments. A dot matrix was prepared which contained 9 overlapping octanucleotides (8-mers) complementary to a common 17-mer. Each of the 8-mers was immobilized as individual dot in thin layer of polyacrylamide gel fixed on a glass plate. The matrix was hybridized with the 32P-labeled 17-mer and three other 17-mers differing from the first one by a single base change. The hybridization enabled us to distinguish perfect duplexes from those containing mismatches in 32 out of 35 cases. These results are discussed with respect to the applicability of the approach for sequencing. It was shown that hybridization of DNA with an immobilized 8-mer in the presence of a labeled 5-mer led to the formation of a stable duplex with the 5-mer only if the 5- and the 8-mers were in continuous stacking making a perfect nicked duplex 13 (5+8) base pairs long. These experiments and computer simulations suggest that continuous stacking hybridization may increase the efficiency of sequencing so that random or natural coding DNA fragments about 1000 bases long could be sequenced in more than 97% of cases. Miniaturized matrices or sequencing chips were designed, where oligonucleotides were immobilized within 100 x 100 micron dots disposed at 100 micron intervals. Hybridization of fluorescently labeled DNA fragments with microchips may simplify sequencing and ensure sensitivity of at least 10 attomoles per dot. The perspectives and limitations of SHOM are discussed.     

Microbiological diagnosis of suppurative-inflammatory processes of the E. N. T. organs and the maxillo-mandibulo-facial region under suspicion of anaerobic non-clostridial infection

The etiological role of non-sporulating anaerobic bacteria as causative agents of suppurative-inflammatory diseases (SID) of the maxillo-mandibulo-facial region and the E. N. T. organs as studied. Express diagnosis of anaerobic infection was carried out by means of gas-liquid chromatography. The species-specific composition of the microflora of the suppurative focus was investigated. It was established that only obligate anaerobes in monoculture or in association were isolated from patients with so-called "sterile" inoculations when strictly anaerobic bacteriological technique was used. The use of anaerobic bacteriological technique of investigation enlarged the spectrum of the microflora isolated from the suppurative focus from 5 to 26 species. Results of chromatographic and bacteriological examinations were compared; the main causes of obtaining false-positive and false-negative results of chromatography were analysed. Statistical processing using factor analysis has shown that the information power of chromatographic examination of the metabolites of anaerobic bacteria is higher in comparison with the main clinical-laboratory indices, but statistical processing using cluster analysis and correlation analysis has revealed that an index like metabolic activity reflects the degree of real participation of anaerobic microflora in the development of the pathological process, and can be used in the clinic for the evaluation of the degree of severity of the course of the SID and of the effectiveness of treatment.     

三氧化二砷诱导人宫颈癌HeLa细胞凋亡及Bcl-2保护作用的机制研究

探讨三氧化二砷 (As₂ O₃)对人宫颈癌HeLa细胞的生物学效应和Bcl -2的高表达对这一效应的影响 .通过MTT ,克隆形成实验 ,形态观察 ,流式细胞仪 ,DNA凝胶电泳 ,细胞凋亡原位检测 (TUNEL) ,RT PCR ,Northernblot,Westernblot等方法发现As₂ O₃明显降低HeLa细胞存活率 ,并诱导其凋亡和细胞周期G2 /M期阻滞 ,分析显示As2 O3可能主要通过抑制c -myc基因和病毒致瘤基因的表达来诱导HeLa细胞凋亡 .Bcl -2的高表达也可能正是通过降低As₂ O₃对G2 /M期阻滞 ,逆转As₂ O₃对c -myc基因的降调节 ,减轻As₂ O₃对病毒致瘤基因的表达抑制作用 ,来部分阻止这种凋亡的发生 .我们还发现As₂ O₃能引起Bc1-2高表达HeLa细胞G2 /M期的弱阻滞 ,降调Bcl -2的表达以及略微抑制病毒致瘤基因的表达 ,这可能是As₂ O₃仍能诱导Bcl -2高表达HeLa细胞凋亡的原因 .     

A large male hominin cranium from Sterkfontein, South Africa, and the status ofAustralopithecus africanus

Stw 505 is the most complete hominin cranium discovered in Sterkfontein Member 4 since Broom's excavations. It was found in situ in Member 4 breccia in 1989 and is larger, on the whole, than any other cranium from Sterkfontein that has comparable parts. Displacement due to breakage, as well as plastic deformation, has affected Stw 505 in several areas, especially the face and the vault. Diagnosticmorphology is nevertheless abundant in the specimen. In several areas-the distinct anterior pillar, the straight inferior border of the zygoma, the pattern of cresting on the naso-alveolar clivus, the basal aspect of the temporal bone-Stw 505 closely matches the morphology of specimens of Australopithecus africanus and is distinct from other hominins. Some isolated characters overlap with other groups, mainly early Homo and/or A. robustus. However, only the hypodigm of A. africanus can accommodate the entire suite of morphology.In some cases, Stw 505 introduces more variation into the Sterkfontein sample. For example, prominent superciliary eminences occupy the medial portions of the supraorbital region and flow medially into a strongly protruding glabellar mound. These characteristics are probably attributable to sexual dimorphism. In many respects, Stw 505 highlights similarities between A. africanus and early Homo. Comparison with other species suggests that males of A. africanus do not show derived features of A. robustus that are not also present in females, and that cranial differences between A. afarensis and A. africanus have, if anything, been understated.