Microsporogenesis in a normal line and in the ogu cytoplasmic male-sterile line of Brassica napus

Summary In the ogu cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) line of Brassica napus, stamen morphology was influenced by temperature conditions. Under a high temperature regime (27° C/23° C; day/ night) CMS stamens had a near-normal morphology, but microsporogenesis proceeded to a maximum of the microspore stage. However, compared to the normal stamens, the occurrence of sporopollenin-like deposits in the tapetum and deposition of exine on the microspores was sparse. Also, the tapetal cells of the CMS line were often highly vacuolate and failed to degenerate at the same stage as the normal. Ultrastructural changes in the mitochondrial matrix and cristae plus dilation of the endoplasmic reticulum, which occurred during development in sporogenous tissues of the normal line, were often lacking or mistimed in the mutant. Due to extensive variation, even between adjacent locules, the cytological differences between the normal and CMS anthers cannot be ascribed as the cause of male sterility in the ogu CMS line of B. napus, rather they may be the consequence of it.     

Transmission of yeast mitochondrial loci to progeny is reduced when nearby intergenic regions containing ori sequences are deleted

Summary Mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNA) from four stable revertant strains generated from high frequency petite forming strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been shown to contain deletions which have eliminated intergenic sequences encompassing ori1, ori2 and ori7. The deleted sequences are dispensable for expression of the respiratory phenotype and mutant strains exhibit the same relative amount of mtDNA per cell as the wild-type (wt) parental strain. These deletion mutants were also used to study the influence of particular intergenic sequences on the transmission of closely linked mitochondrial loci. When the mutant strains were crossed with the parental wt strains, there was a strong bias towards the transmission into the progeny of mitochondrial genomes lacking the intergenic deletions. The deficiency in the transmission of the mutant regions was not a simple function of deletion length and varied between different loci. In crosses between mutant strains which had non-overlapping deletions, wt mtDNA molecules were formed by recombination. The wt recombinants were present at high frequencies among the progeny of such crosses, but recombinants containing both deletions were not detected at all. The results indicate that mitochondrial genomes can be selectively transmitted to progeny and that two particular intergenic regions positively influence transmission. Within these regions other sequences in addition to ori/rep affect transmission.This paper is dedicated to colleagues J. Jana, D. Tasi, I. Bortner, and F. Zavrl     

Structural studies of microsporogenesis in fertile and male-sterile onions (Allium cepa L.) containing the cms-S cytoplasm

Summary The structure of anther tissues has been studied during microsporogenesis in male-sterile and -fertile onions. Three types of abnormal tapetal behaviour have been observed within the single line II/3ms containing the cms-S cytoplasm: type 1, the premature breakdown of the tapetum at the tetrad stage, type 2, the hypertrophy of the tapetum after the diad stage followed by its premature autolysis and, type 3, in which the tapetum remains in good condition but for an abnormally long period of time. Tapetal autolysis proceeds in the same manner in both male-steriles and -fertiles with only the stage at which it occurs differing between the types of plants. Mitochondria were prominent in the tapetal tissue of all onion types throughout all stages of microsporogenesis and were still visible during the last stages of tapetal autolysis. In a detailed study of type 2 behaviour, no differences in mitochondrial volumes were found until the tapetum hypertrophied.     

流行性出血热病毒在疫区鼠间垂直传播的首次证实

流行性出血热(EHF)病毒在鼠间垂直传播的问题一直未被证实。1985～1986年我们在实验研究的基础上进行了疫区现场研究,采用的基本方法是从感染的孕鼠子宫内剖取胎鼠,用免疫荧光法作抗原、抗体检查和病毒分离,结果从流行性出血热疫区捕获的4只黑线姬鼠孕鼠的胎鼠体内检出了特异性抗原和抗体(IgM和IgG)。从24只抗原阳性的褐家鼠孕鼠中检出抗原阳性胎鼠18只,垂直传播率达75％。从褐家鼠孕鼠和胎鼠中分离出病毒六株,经特异性试验和单克隆抗体鉴定确认为EHF病毒。上述事实证明,在自然条件下,流行性出血热病毒在疫区鼠类中存在着经胎盘感染或垂直传播。这一证实对于阐明疫源地形成、延续和扩散,以及人类发病等具有重要意义。     

Evidence that 5-HT2 antagonism elicits a 5-HT3-mediated increase in dopamine transmission

Amperozide, a novel atypical antipsychotic drug with few extrapyramidal side effects, is a strong serotonin₂ (5-HT₂) antagonist but has low affinity for dopamine receptors in vitro. The effect of amperozide on the dopaminergic synapse was studied with an in vivo microdialysis technique using anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats. Following implantation of dialysis probes into the striatum and nucleus accumbens (NuAc), amperozide was intravenously infused as six consecutive incremental doses (0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 and 8.0 mg/kg) at intervals of 15 min. From the beginning of drug infusion, perfusates were collected in fractions every 30 min throughout a total period of 120 min. The samples were then immediately analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Amperozide induced a dose-related elevation of dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels in both areas.p-Chlorophenylalanine (pCPA) pretreatment abolished the production of 5-HIAA in both areas and attenuated the amperozide-induced rise of DOPAC but not of dopamine. After pretreatment with an intravenous 5-HT₃ antagonist, MDL 72222, the amperozide-induced changes in dopamine, DOPAC and 5-HIAA in both areas were lower than in the saline control group. Preliminary data showed that afterpCPA pretreatment, incremental concentrations of the 5-HT₃ agonist 1-(m-chlorophenyl)-biguanide perfused via the probe also produced significant elevation of dopamine and DOPAC levels in these two areas. Taken together, these results suggest that amperozide may directly block 5-HT₂ receptors in the striatum and NuAc, thereby enhancing 5-HT transmission. The enhanced 5-HT transmission may activate postsynpatic 5-HT₃ receptors located on the dopaminergic terminals, leading to changes in dopamine transmission in these two areas.     

日本血吸虫尾蚴发育的超微结构观察:Ⅰ.体被局部剖析

本文根据日本血吸虫尾蚴发育分期,除胚细胞（ＳＩ）已有报道（胡敏等,１９９１）外,对胚球期（Ｓ２）、尾蚴雏体期（Ｓ３）、成熟前期（Ｓ４）及成熟期（Ｓ５）在透射电镜对体被及其要素（ｔｅｇｕｍｅｎｔａｌ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ）进行剖析。结果原（始）体被最早出现于Ｓ２,表性分布。随后（Ｓ３—Ｓ５）消失而为真正体被所取代。体被皱褶亦随高隆。基膜及体棘为各期基本结构。感觉乳突于Ｓ３、Ｓ４出现。到了Ｓ５渐趋复杂而完善并对其结构作了较精细的描述。糖膜直至成熟期（Ｓ５）才出现,为尾期成熟的标志。近期对糖膜组份有较深入的研究并对其生理功能进行讨论。     

Spread of beet necrotic yellow vein virus in infected seedlings and plants of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

Summary Infection of sugar beet roots by beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) was investigated with transmission electron microscopy, immunogold labelling and enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). Here we show that infection of sugar beet roots is very fast, occurring during germination. Seedlings grown directly in infected soil showed higher BNYVV infection than plants transplanted into infected soil after seven days of initial growth in sterilized soil. The earlier the initial infection, the faster was its spread. The study showed that a few differentiated cells of the cortex and of the xylem parenchyma were the preferred sites of viral multiplication. The spread of viral infection was slow through differentiated tissues. Intact virions were frequently found in undifferentiated and mature vessel elements and xylem parenchyma, whereas they were rare in sieve elements. Virus particle number in the differentiating tracheary elements was high, suggesting that infection of the vessel elements preceded their differentiation. This would explain increased infection after early inoculation. Even the xylem tissue of the primary root was highly infected, the seedlings lacked virus particles in their hypocotyls and leaves.     

Determination of bacterial cell number and cell volume by means of flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy, and epifluorescence microscopy

Comparative measurements of bacterial total counts and volumes of flow cytometry (FCM), transmission electron (TEM), and epifluorescence microscopy (EFM), were undertaken during a four week mesocosm experiment. Total counts of bacteria measured by TEM, EFM, and FCM were in the range of 1 · 10⁶−6 cells ml⁻¹, 1 · 10⁶−3 · 10¹⁶ cells ml⁻¹, and 5 · 10⁵ cells ml⁻¹ respectively. The mean volume of the bacterial community, measured by means of EFM and TEM, increased from 0.12–0.15 μm³ at the start of the experiment to 0.39–0.53 μm³ at the end. Generally, there was good agreement between the two methods and regression analyses gave r = 0.87 (p < < 0.01) for cell volume and r = 0.97 (p < < 0.01) for cell number. DAPI stained bacteria with volumes less than 0.2 μm³ were not detected by flow cytometry and these were generally an order of magnitude lower than counts made by TEM and EFM. For samples where the mean bacterial cell volume was longer than 0.3 μm³, all three methods were in agreement both with respect to counts and volume estimates.     

传染性软疣病毒（MCV）的电镜观察

传染性软疣病毒（ＭＣＶ）的电镜观察李德忠,肖同浩,武晓华（广州军区武汉总医院电镜室,武汉４３００７０）吴宁（广州军区武汉总医院皮肤科,武汉４３００７０）关键词传染性软疣病毒,病毒形态,电镜观察曾有研究描述ＭＣＶ的发育周期中有８种形态,也有按发育过程将...