名词解释

[36]植物抗逆性(Stress resistance) 泛指植物对不良环境(或逆境)的抵抗能力。Levitt用公式简单地表达为:抗性(resistance)二胁强(stress)/胁变(strain)。胁强指外界环境对植物施加的影响(或力),胁变指植物受到胁强后发生的变化。根据公式抗逆性可理解为引起一定的胁变所需要的胁强.抗逆性大致可分为两种形式:避逆性(stressavoidance)即在植物与环境之间在时间或空间上设置某种屏障,从而避开或减小外来的胁强,耐逆性     

高等植物金属抗性中有机酸的作用及其机理

植物的金属抗性可通过避性和耐性途径获得。具有螯合能力的有机酸在植物的金属外部排斥(避性)机制和内部耐受(耐性)机制中均具有重要作用。在金属的外部排斥过程中,植物根系分泌有机酸,与金属离子形成稳定的复合体,降低土壤金属的移动性,达到体外解毒的目的。超积累型植物的内部耐受机制主要体现在,有机酸可与金属元素发生螯合作用,将离子态的金属转变成低毒或无毒的螯合态,从而降低细胞内金属离子的毒害效应。有机酸的种类受植物种类、金属类型等因素的影响。     

动物抗冷性的基因表达机制

简要综述了包括抗冻蛋白作用机理在内的动物抗冷性的基因表达调节机制。通过在寒冷逆境下转录抗冻蛋白、纤维蛋白原等耐冻性相关蛋白基因,形成mRNA,然后在各种转录翻译调节因子的调节下表达形成蛋白质和酶,从而形成冰农耐性或冰冻避性或毁损修复反应。其中,转录后调节和上调节是动物常用的抗冷基因表达机制。小分子有机物质在提高动物的耐冻性中有非常的增效作用。     

复频声场均匀性的研究

目的：从理论上分析复频声场中不同频率及相位的取值对声场均匀性的影响。方法：给出了平均声压与声压均方差表达式;绘制了不同频率的情况下,平均声压与声压均方差随相位的变化,并对各图进行了具体分析。结果：通过对各参数分析可知,频率及相位的取值不同会影响声波的总能量与均匀性。结论：选取合适的参数可以实现声场均匀性。     

西双版纳热带雨林的土壤种子库与雨林保护

西双版纳热带雨林发育在水分、热量的极限条件下,相较世界其他地区的热带雨林十分特殊。但是在目前全球变化加之森林锐减的大背景下,西双版纳热带雨林面临严峻考验。种子是有花植物生活史的开端,对理解群落分布、开展植物保护有重要借鉴意义。根据前人对世界其他地区和西双版纳热带雨林的研究,笔者从热带雨林-土壤种子库-顽拗性种子的线索链上,对相关内容进行综述。讨论在西双版纳特殊的气候、地理条件下,顽拗性种子对热带雨林土壤种子库组成的影响。总结了种子应对水分亏缺的三种萌发策略,即迅速萌发型(避性)、耐失水型(耐性)和抗失水型(抗性),且对如何更好地开展西双版纳热带雨林种子研究提出3点建议。     

盐碱混合生态条件的人工模拟及其对羊草胁迫作用因素分析

将中性盐NaCl和Na2SO4,碱性盐NaHCO3和Ｎa2CO3按不同比例混合,模拟出３０种盐度和pH各不相同的盐碱生态条件,并对羊草苗进行盐碱混合胁迫处理,测定其日相对生长率（ＲＧＲ）等７项胁变指标,用数学方法分析盐度,缓冲量等各种胁迫因素与诸项胁变指标间的相互关系,结果表明：30种处理均匀覆盖了总盐度50-350mmol/L,pH7.14-10.81范围内的各种盐碱条件,用盐度,缓冲量,pH和[Cl^-]即可代表盐碱混合胁迫的所有胁迫作用因素,诸胁变指标与这4因素间均具有高度线性相关性,4因素对胁变的贡献明显不同,其中缓冲量和盐度是决定性的主导因素,pH和[Cl^-]的作用明显次之,有时甚至可以忽略,不同胁变指标与各因素的关系也有不同。分析结果表明,对于盐碱混合胁迫来说,以盐度加缓冲量代表总胁强较为合理。     

植物冷锻炼对于胁强敏感度的影响(英文)

前文由柑桔枝条在不同低温下、不同冷冻时间的电解质外渗测定,提出胁强(stress)、作用时间与胁变(strain)之间关系的数学模型。在这个模型中共有3个参数:屈服点温度(yield point temperature),胁强敏感度(stress sensitivity)和作用时间敏感度(sensitivity to duration),用以描述植物的抗性。抗性强的植物应表现为屈服点温度较低,胁强敏感度或者时间敏感度较低。为验证此数学模型,本工作以经冷锻炼与未经冷锻炼的盆栽柑桔枝条为材料,作不同温度与时间处理的电解质外渗率的测定,研究了冷锻炼对于上述3个参数的影响。发现胁强敏感度和屈服点温度受冷锻炼影响而下降,时间敏感度未表现明显变化。对于田间柑桔、油桐与毛竹的定期测定,在固定冷冻时间下,得到了类似于盆栽柑桔的结果。入冬时,植物抗冻性提高,3种植物都表现出下列两种变化:1.胁强敏感度的明显下降;2.屈服点温度和/或时间敏感度亦下降。开春时的变化则相反。胁强敏感度的变化与后一种变化有各自的规律,且因植物种类而不同。拐点胁强(stress at inflection point)具有与半致死温度(50％killing point temperature)不同的意义,它的变化是上述两种变化的综合结果。本试验结果表明,冷锻炼对于植物胁强敏感度有明显影响,用本数学模型的3个抗性指标描述     

碱胁迫对羊草和向日葵的影响

以抗盐碱性较强的单子叶植物羊草和双子叶植物向日葵为材料,对其进行中性盐、碱性盐和各种中碱性混合盐等胁迫处理,以日相对生长率(RGR)为主要胁变指标分析各种胁迫的特点及其相互关系.结果表明,碱性盐胁迫与中性盐胁迫实际上是既相关又有本质区别的两种不同胁迫,应该将碱性盐胁迫定义为碱胁迫,而将中性盐胁迫定义为盐胁迫.碱胁迫区别于盐胁迫的关键是高pH值.以缓冲量作为碱胁迫的胁强指标,而以盐度作为盐胁迫的胁强指标较为理想.盐碱混合胁迫时,两种胁迫表现出协同效应.     

甲基乙二醛:植物中一种新的信号分子

由于甲基乙二醛(methylglyoxal,MG)会破坏蛋白质、DNA、RNA和生物膜,故长期以来被认为是一种细胞毒害剂。近年来的研究初步表明,低浓度的MG是一种信号分子,参与种子的萌发、植物的生长、发育、生殖及胁迫耐性的获得。本文结合最新的研究进展,综述了植物体内MG的合成代谢和分解代谢、环境刺激引发的MG信号,以及与MG有关的植物耐逆性(包括耐盐性、耐旱性、重金属胁迫耐性、耐热性和耐冷性)的形成,并指出未来的研究方向。     

农作物对Cd毒害的耐性机理探讨

对生长在Ｃｄ污染条件下的８种作物体内Ｃｄ的存在形态分析表明,作物的耐Ｃｄ性与Ｃｄ的形态分布密切相关,在耐性作物体内,蛋白质（多肽）结合Ｃｄ量的比例低于非耐性作物;有机酸盐和一代磷酸盐态Ｃｄ的比例增加;分离得到Ｃｄ诱导蛋白?其中束缚了一定量的Ｃｄ,限制了Ｃｄ以自由态存在,耐性较低的作物本内,大分子量的蛋白质中富Ｃｄ量较高。     

In vivo bone strain in the mandible of Galago crassicaudatus.

Single element foil strain gages were bonded to mandibular cortical bone in eight specimens of Galago crassicaudatus. The gage was bonded below the Pm4 or M2 adjacent to the lower border of the mandible. The bonded strain gage was connected to form one arm of a Wheatstone bridge. Following recovery from the general anesthetic, the restrained Galago bit either a piece of wood, a food object, or a bite force transducer. During these biting episodes, mandibular bone strain deformed the strain gage and the resulting change in electrical resistance of the gage caused voltage changes across the Wheatstone bridge. These changes, directly proportional to the amount of bone strain along the gage site, were recovered by a strip chart recorder. Bone strain was measured on both the working and balancing sides of the jaws. Maximum values of bone strain and bite force were 435 microstrain (compression) and 8.2 kilograms respectively. During bending of the mandible, the correlation between bone strain (tension or compression) and bite force ranged from -0.893 (tension) to 0.997 (compression). The experiments reported here demonstrate that only a small percentage of the Galago bite force is due to balancing side muscle force during isometric unilateral molar biting. In addition, these experiments demonstrate that the Galago mandible is bent in a predictable manner during biting. The amount of apparent mandibular bone strain is dependent on (1) the magnitude of the bite force and (2) the position of the bite point.     

Characteristics of human fingertips in the shearing direction

The shearing strain of the human fingertip plays an important role in the determination of the optimal grasping force and in the perception of texture. Most research concerned with the mechanical impedance of the human fingertips has treated the orthogonal direction to the tip surface, and little attention has been paid to the tangential direction. This paper describes impedance characteristics of the human fingertips in the tangential directions to the tip surface. In the experiment, step and ramp shearing forces were individually applied to the tips of the thumb, middle finger, and little finger. Dynamics of the fingertips were represented by the Kelvin model. Experimental results show that each fingertip had different properties with respect to the shearing strain versus the applied force, and that the thumb had the strongest shearing stiffness among these three digits. Moreover, the shearing stiffness depended on the direction of the applied force, and the stiffness in the pointing direction was stronger than that in the perpendicular direction. As the contact force in the orthogonal direction to the fingertip surface was increased, the shearing stiffness and viscosity increased without regard to the load speed of the shearing force. Furthermore, it is shown that the average strain rate of the fingertip in the tangential direction to the fingertip surface became slower and converged to a constant value with higher contact forces.     

Coordination of contact forces during multifinger static prehension

This study investigated the effects of modifying contact finger forces in one direction-normal or tangential-on the entire set of the contact forces, while statically holding an object. Subjects grasped a handle instrumented with finger force-moment sensors, maintained it at rest in the air, and then slowly: (1) increased the grasping force, (2) tried to spread fingers apart, and (3) tried to squeeze fingers together. Analysis was mostly performed at the virtual finger (VF) level (the VF is an imaginable finger that generates the same force and moment as the four fingers combined). For all three tasks there were statistically significant changes in the VF normal and tangential forces. For finger spreading/squeezing the tangential force neutral point was located between the index and middle fingers. We conclude that the internal forces are regulated as a whole, including adjustments in both normal and tangential force, instead of only a subset of forces (normal or tangential). The effects of such factors as EFFORT and TORQUE were additive; their interaction was not statistically significant, thus supporting the principle of superposition in human prehension.     

Frequency response model of skeletal muscle and its association with contractile properties of skeletal muscle

The aims of the present study were to develop a mathematical model of the skeletal muscle based on the frequency transfer function, referred to as frequency response model, and to presume the relationship between the model elements and skeletal muscle contractile properties. Twitch force in elbow flexion was elicited by applying a single electrical stimulation to the motor point of biceps brachii muscles, and then analyzed visually by the Bode gain and phase diagram of the force signal. The frequency response model was represented by a frequency transfer function consisting of five basic control elements (proportional element, dead time element, and three first-order lag elements). The model element constants were estimated by best-fitting to the Bode gain and phase diagram of the twitch force signal. The proportional constant and the dead time in the frequency response model correlated significantly with the peak torque and the latency in the actual twitch force, respectively. In addition, the time constants of the three first-order lag elements in the model correlated strongly with the contraction time and the half relaxation time in the actual twitch force. The results suggested a possibility that the individual elements in the frequency response model would reflect the biochemical and biomechanical properties in the excitation–contraction coupling process of skeletal muscle.     

Handwriting: Hand–pen contact force synergies in circle drawing tasks

This study investigated synergistic actions of hand–pen contact forces during circle drawing tasks in three-dimensional (3D) space. Twenty-four right-handed participants drew thirty concentric circles in the counterclockwise (CCW) and clockwise (CW) directions. Three-dimensional forces acting on an instrumented pen as well as 3D linear and angular positions of the pen were recorded. These contact forces were then transformed into the 3D radial, tangential, and normal force components specific to circle drawing. Uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis was employed to calculate the magnitude of the hand–pen contact force synergy. Three hypotheses were tested. First, hand–pen contact force synergies during circle drawing are dependent on the angular position of the pen tip. Second, hand–pen contact force synergies are dependent on force components in circle drawing. Third, hand–pen contact force synergies are greater in CCW direction than CW direction. The results showed that the strength of the hand–pen contact force synergy increased during the initial phase of circle drawing and decreased during the final phase. The synergy strength was greater for the radial and tangential components as compared to the normal component. Also, the circle drawing in CW direction was associated with greater hand–pen contact force synergy than the CCW direction. The results of this study suggest that the central nervous system (CNS) prioritizes hand–pen contact force synergies for the force components (i.e., radial and tangential) that are critical for circle drawing. The CNS modulates hand–pen contact force synergies for preparation and conclusion of circle drawing, respectively.     

The action of spike frequency adaptation in the postural motoneurons of hermit crab abdomen during the first phase of reflex activation

Cuticular strain associated with support of the shell of the hermit crab, Pagurus pollicarus, by its abdomen activates mechanoreceptors that evoke a stereotyped reflex in postural motoneurons. This reflex consists of three phases: a brief high-frequency burst of motoneuron spikes, a pause, and a much longer duration but lower frequency period of spiking. These phases are correlated with a rapid increase in muscle force followed by a slight decline to a level of tone that is greater than that at rest but less than maximal. The present experiments address the mechanisms underlying the transition from the first to second phase of the reflex and their role in force generation. Although centrally generated inhibitory post-synaptic potentials (IPSPS) are present during the pause period of the reflex, intracellular current injection of motoneurons reveals a spike frequency adaptation that rapidly and substantially reduces motoneuron firing frequency and is unchanged in saline that reduces synaptic transmission. The adaptation is voltage sensitive and persists for several hundred milliseconds upon repolarization. Hyperpolarization partially restores the initial response of the motoneuron to depolarizing current. Spike frequency adaptation and synaptic inhibition are important mechanisms in the generation of force that maintains abdominal stiffness at a constant, submaximal level.     

Spatial reorganisation of muscle activity correlates with change in tangential force variability during isometric contractions

The aim of this study was to quantify the effects of spatial reorganisation of muscle activity on task-related and tangential components of force variability during sustained contractions. Three-dimensional forces were measured from isometric elbow flexion during submaximal contractions (50 s, 5–50% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC)) and total excursion of the centre of pressure was extracted. Spatial electromyographic (EMG) activity was recorded from the biceps brachii muscle. The centroids of the root mean square (RMS) EMG and normalised mutual information (NMI) maps were computed to assess spatial muscle activity and spatial relationship between EMG and task-related force variability, respectively. Result showed that difference between the position of the centroids at the beginning and at the end of the contraction of the RMS EMG and the NMI maps were different in the medial–lateral direction (P < 0.05), reflecting that muscle regions modulate their activity without necessarily modulating the contribution to the task-related force variability over time. Moreover, this difference between shifts of the centroids was positively correlated with the total excursion of the centre of pressure at the higher levels of contractions (>30% MVC, R² > 0.30, P < 0.05), suggesting that changes in spatial muscle activity could impact on the modulation of tangential forces. Therefore, within-muscle adaptations do not necessarily increase force variability, and this interaction can be quantified by analysing the RMS EMG and the NMI map centroids.     

Ethidium-bromide-induced loss and retention of cytoplasmic drug resistance factors in yeast

By using a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae harboring three cytoplasmic resistance factors to oligomycin, erythromycin and chloramphenicol, the effect of ethidium bromide (EB) on the loss and retention of the resistance factors was examined. Comparison was also made of the petite mutation with the loss of each resistance factor.Although resistance to each drug was specific and separately determined, EB induced the segregation of the erythromycin-resistance factor from the chloramphenicol-resistance factor with a very low frequency, and segregation of both from the oligomycin-resistance factor at a higher rate. There was a close correlation between the rate of the petite mutation and that of the loss of any resistance factro in the whole cell population treated with EB.We interpret these findings as indicating that the drug-resistance factors studied are linked together in the mitochondrial genome.     

Mismatch repair and the regulation of phase variation in Neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria meningitidis controls the expression of several genes involved in host adaptation by a process known as phase variation. The phase variation frequency of haemoglobin (Hb) receptors among clinical isolates of serogroups A, B and C differed drastically, ranging from approximately 10(-6) to 10(-2) cfu-1. Frequencies of phase variation are a genetic trait of a particular strain, as two unlinked Hb receptors, hpuAB and hmbR, phase varied with similar frequencies within a given isolate. Based on these frequencies, six Neisserial clinical isolates could be grouped into three distinct classes; slow, medium and fast. An increase in phase variation frequency was accompanied by high rates of spontaneous mutation to rifampicin and nalidixic acid resistance in one medium and one fast strain. The remaining three medium strains displayed elevated levels of phase variation without increases in overall mutability, as they possessed low rates of spontaneous mutation to drug resistance. The mismatch repair system of N. meningitidis was found to play an important role in determining the overall mutability of the clinical isolates. Inactivation of mismatch repair in any strain, regardless of its original phenotype, increased mutability to a level seen in the fast strain. Insertional inactivation of mutS and mutL in the slow strain led to 500- and 250-fold increases in hmbR switching frequency respectively. Concurrently, the frequency of spontaneous point mutations of mutS and mutL mutants from the slow strain was increased 20- to 30-fold to the level seen in the high strain. The status of Dam methylation did not correlate with either the phase variation frequency of Hb receptors or the general mutability of Neisserial strains. Analysis of an expanded set of isolates identified defects in mismatch repair as the genetic basis for strains displaying both the fast Hb switching and high mutation rate phenotypes. In conclusion, elevated frequencies of phase variation were accompanied by increased overall mutability in some N. meningitidis isolates including strains shown to be mismatch repair defective. Other isolates have evolved mechanisms that seem to affect only the switching frequency of phase-variable genes without an accompanied increased accumulation of spontaneous mutations.     

Inter- and intraspecific trait compensation of defence mechanisms in freshwater snails.

Trait compensation occurs when mechanically independent adaptations are negatively correlated. Here, we report the first study to demonstrate trait compensation in predator-defence adaptations across several species. Freshwater pulmonate snails exposed experimentally to predation chemical cues from fishes and crushed conspecifics showed clear interspecific differences in their behavioural avoidance responses, which were negatively correlated with shell crush resistance. The type of avoidance response varied between species: thin-shelled species (Lymnaea stagnalis and Physa fontinalis) moved to the water-line or out of the water, while those with thick shells moved under cover or showed a mixed response. There were also intraspecific size-linked differences, with an ontogenetic increase in shell strength accompanied by a decrease in behavioural avoidance. Such trait compensation in response to predation has important implications for interspecific interactions and food-web dynamics.