采笋对大熊猫主食竹八月竹竹笋生长的影响

采笋是大熊猫栖息地内一种持续的人类干扰活动。为了评估采笋对大熊猫主食竹竹笋生长发育的影响,2009年7—11月,在四川省洪雅县瓦屋山镇设置实验样方,对比研究了早期采笋、中期采笋、晚期采笋、一直采笋和不采笋5种采笋方式对大熊猫主食竹八月竹竹笋生长和发育的影响。结果表明:1)早期采笋、中期采笋和一直采笋样方的发笋量显著高于不采笋样方(P0.05),其发笋量分别是不采笋的1.53倍,1.57倍和1.62倍;晚期采笋样方发笋量与不采笋样方差异不显著(P0.05)。2)早期采笋使八月竹在发笋早期和发笋中期的发笋量增加,中期采笋仅使八月竹在发笋中期的发笋量增加,而一直采笋使八月竹在整个发笋期的各个阶段的发笋量均显著增加(P0.05)。3)一直采笋样方的幼竹数量、株高均显著低于其他采笋样方,其基径只显著低于不采笋样方(P0.05);早期、中期、晚期采笋和不采笋样方相互间仅幼竹株高差异显著(P0.05)。4)早期、中期和晚期采笋与不采笋样方的发笋总量、退笋总量和采笋总量相互之间均呈显著正相关(P0.05)。建议仅在八月竹发笋中期采笋,同时政府应加大对大熊猫栖息地周边社区经济发展的引导和扶持。     

流动沙丘区和固定沙丘区丘间低地植物种间关联关系

丘间低地植物种间关联研究对揭示植物对生境变化的响应及植被演替机制具有重要意义。通过χ2检验和AC关联系数对科尔沁沙地22个不同面积的流动沙丘区和固定沙丘区丘间低地植物种间关联进行了比较分析。结果表明:在固定沙丘区,当丘间低地面积<0.5hm2时,|AC|≤0.3的种对数占所有种对数的百分比和|AC|≥0.7的种对数占所有种对数的百分比略大于流动沙丘区,当丘间低地面积>0.5hm2时,|AC|≤0.3的种对数占所有种对数的百分比显著小于流动沙丘区,|AC|≥0.7的种对数占所有种对数的百分比显著大于流动沙丘区;当面积<0.5hm2时,沙丘固定未引起丘间低地植物种间关系发生明显变化;当面积>0.5hm2时,沙丘固定导致丘间低地植物种间关系更加紧密。     

蕙兰根内可培养细菌的物种多样性

以MS基本培养基添加蕙兰菌根浸出液制成的培养基进行分离培养的方法,从野生蕙兰（Cymbidium faberi）根部首次分离到内生细菌。经过分离纯化培养获得纯菌株27株。经过16S rDNA基因序列测序,并与GenBank数据比对,其相似性均在98%以上,分析鉴定结果表明,存活的22株菌可分为8属14种。分别隶属于伯克氏菌属（Burkholderia）、假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas）、芽胞杆菌属（Bacillus）、Leifsonia属、贪食菌属（Variovorax）、欧文氏菌属（Erwinia）、Duganella属和不动杆菌属（Acinetobacter）。对这些菌株进行分离培养及鉴定有助于理解兰花与微生物之间的相互作用关系,为开发利用这些微生物开辟新的思路。     

硒代硫酸钠诱导HL60细胞凋亡——还原态硒的细胞毒性(英文)

细胞毒性研究认为Cd2+的释放是硒化镉(CdSe)纳米粒子的细胞毒性机制之一,而Se2-阴离子在纳米粒子中的毒性机制未知。作者研究了硒代硫酸钠(selenosulfate(SSeO3)2-)对HL60细胞的细胞毒性作用,发现10μmol/L的硒代硫酸钠可以显著抑制细胞活力,诱导细胞凋亡,出现了染色质凝聚、DNA ladder和G0/G1凋亡亚峰。线粒体膜电位显著降低的同时,促凋亡蛋白Bax的免疫荧光增加。结果表明还原态的Se2-阴离子有显著的细胞毒性作用,可以诱导HL60细胞凋亡。同时也暗示Se2-阴离子的释放可能是含Se2-纳米粒子(比如硒化镉的量子点)细胞毒性的机制之一。     

咖啡酸苯乙酯衍生物抑制红细胞溶血和HL-60细胞增殖活性的构效关系研究

蜂胶中的主要成分咖啡酸苯乙酯作为重要的抗氧化剂和癌预防试剂分子,引起了人们相当的兴趣。为了研究其构效关系,作者通过酰基化反应合成了6个咖啡酸苯乙酯衍生物,即:咖啡酸苯乙酯(caffeic acid phenethyl ester,CAPE)、芥子酸苯乙酯(sinapic acid phenethyl ester,SAPE)、阿魏酸苯乙酯(ferulic acid phenethyl ester,FAPE)、4-羟基肉桂酸苯乙酯(4-hydroxycinnamicacid phenethyl ester,4-HCAPE)、3,5-二羟基肉桂酸苯乙酯(3,5-dihydroxycinnamic acidphenethyl ester,3,5-DHCAPE)和3-羟基肉桂酸苯乙酯(3-hydroxycinnamic acid phenethyl este,3-HCAPE)。以水溶性偶氮引发剂2,2'-偶氮二(2-脒基丙烷)二盐酸盐诱导的红细胞溶血为模型,研究了它们的抗氧化活性。根据实验测得的有效抑制溶血时间,其活性顺序为:CAPE≈4-HCAPE>SAPE>FAPE>3,5-DHCAPE>3-HCAPE。其活性显著...     

哺乳动物朊蛋白基因序列变异及其系统发育意义

以朊蛋白基因(PRNP)为研究对象,从GenBank中选取代表哺乳动物的17目61属共84个物种PRNP的编码区序列,分析了该基因的结构及其在不同层次分类阶元间的进化关系.发现由于在基因内序列重复区存在插入或缺失,PRNP的编码区长度在哺乳动物不同目的物种间存在差异.在终止密码子的使用上不同目的物种之间存在明显的偏好性, TGA和TAG是哺乳动物PRNP最常用的终止密码子,只有奇蹄目的5个种和有袋目袋鼠科的2个种是使用TAA终止.所有84条序列呈现了较高的核苷酸多样性(10.54%).以PRNP为分子标记构建的系统进化树总体上是和以往研究一致的,结果表明PRNP可以应用于哺乳动物较高分类单元的系统进化研究,但对于能否用于种间和种内不能肯定.最后应用系统进化树对尚未有患病报道的哺乳动物的患病可能性进行了预测.     

通气对乳酸发酵过程的影响

对拟干酪乳杆菌发酵产乳酸的过程进行研究,通过改变不同的通气量(不通气、0.1vvm、0.2 vvm、0.5 vvm)确定0.1vvm的通气量最有利于产生乳酸;再通过优化通气策略,在发酵0～15 h不通空气,15～50 h通0.1 vvm空气使得乳酸的产量比全程通0.1 vvm空气又提高了11.7%,同时乳酸产率也提高了16.2%。最后通过对胞内NAD~+、NADH、乳酸脱氢酶和NADH氧化酶活性、以及发酵过程氧化还原电位(Oxidation-reduction potential,ORP)变化进行分析,阐述了通气影响乳酸发酵过程的机理。     

Tissue‐dependent induction of apoptosis by matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin‐3 during amphibian metamorphosis

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a superfamily of Zn²⁺‐dependent proteases that are capable of cleaving the proteinaceous component of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is a critical medium for cell–cell interactions and can also directly signal cells through cell surface ECM receptors, such as integrins. In addition, many growth factors and signaling molecules are stored in the ECM. Thus, ECM remodeling and/or degradation by MMPs are expected to affect cell fate and behavior during many developmental and pathological processes. Numerous studies have shown that the expression of MMP mRNAs and proteins associates tightly with diverse developmental and pathological processes, such as tumor metastasis and mammary gland involution. In vivo evidence to support the roles of MMPs in these processes has been much harder to get. Here, we will review some of our studies on MMP11, or stromelysin‐3, during the thyroid hormone‐dependent amphibian metamorphosis, a process that resembles the so‐called postembryonic development in mammals (from a few months before to several months after birth in humans when organ growth and maturation take place). Our investigations demonstrate that stromelysin‐3 controls apoptosis in different tissues via at least two distinct mechanisms. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 90:55–66, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

IKK beta suppression of TSC1 links inflammation and tumor angiogenesis via the mTOR pathway

TNFalpha has recently emerged as a regulator linking inflammation to cancer pathogenesis, but the detailed cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this link remain to be elucidated. The tuberous sclerosis 1 (TSC1)/TSC2 tumor suppressor complex serves as a repressor of the mTOR pathway, and disruption of TSC1/TSC2 complex function may contribute to tumorigenesis. Here we show that IKKbeta, a major downstream kinase in the TNFalpha signaling pathway, physically interacts with and phosphorylates TSC1 at Ser487 and Ser511, resulting in suppression of TSC1. The IKKbeta-mediated TSC1 suppression activates the mTOR pathway, enhances angiogenesis, and results in tumor development. We further find that expression of activated IKKbeta is associated with TSC1 Ser511 phosphorylation and VEGF production in multiple tumor types and correlates with poor clinical outcome of breast cancer patients. Our findings identify a pathway that is critical for inflammation-mediated tumor angiogenesis and may provide a target for clinical intervention in human cancer.