齿兰环斑病毒的鉴定及其抗血清的制备与应用

根据病毒生物学特性、粒体形态和血清学性质等初步确定从在厦门地区种植的表现为褪绿、褐色坏死斑症状的卡特兰(Cattleya)病株上分离的一个病毒分离物为齿兰环斑病毒(Odontoglossum ringspot virus,ORSV).通过摩擦接种6科27种(或品种)指示植物,结果其中4科8种(或品种)表现症状,与烟草花叶病毒不同;理化性质试验表明稀释限点为5×10-5,致死温度为92℃～94℃,体外存活期超过3个月.提纯病毒为长约300nm,宽约18nm杆状粒体.SDS-PAGE电泳分析表明其外壳蛋白分子量约为17kDa.该分离物与ORSV抗血清具有强阳性反应、而与TMV抗血清反应微弱,认为该病毒为ORSV分离物.用纯化病毒免疫家兔,成功地制备出特异性抗血清,并通过Dot-ELISA法对厦门地区种植的兰花病株进行了检测研究.     

菜豆黄色花叶病毒(BYMV)—新疆苜蓿分离株的鉴定

从新疆苜蓿黄斑花叶病株上分离到病毒分离物M-4,该分离物能引起多种豆科值物系统花叶,并在藜科植物上产生局部褪绿斑,易经汁液摩擦接种和蚜虫传毒,不经菜豆种子传毒。病毒致死温度60—65℃,体外保毒期4—5天,稀释限点10~(-3)—10~(-4)。病毒粒体线状,长约660—740nm,宽15nm;在感病的寄主叶片细胞中,电镜观察到风轮状、带状和环状内含体。免疫电镜法测定,该分离物与菜豆黄色花叶病毒(BYMV)抗血清有血清反应。经SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和氨基酸自动分析仪分析分别测得该病毒的衣壳蛋白亚基分子量为16,200道尔顿,氨基酸残基数128个。鉴定结果认为,分离物M-4是BYMV的一个株系。     

广东地区两种兰花病毒病害的分子鉴定及检测

根据已报道的建兰花叶病毒(CyMV)和齿兰环斑病毒(ORSV)基因组核苷酸序列,在其cp基因上下游设计PCR引物.CyMV预计扩增产物784bp,ORSV预计扩增产物604bp.以采集自广东省顺德的墨兰和文心兰表现病毒病症状的病株叶组织总RNA为模板,进行RT-PCR扩增.对预期大小的5个扩增产物进行克隆和测序,结果表明,来源于不同兰种或同一兰种不同兰场的病样CyMV引物扩增产物核苷酸序列存在少量差异,但均与世界各地的CyMV分离物cp基因高度同源;而来源于不同兰种的病样ORSV引物扩增产物核苷酸序列完全相同,与世界各地的ORSV分离物cp基因高度同源.因此可将侵染广东兰花的两种病毒鉴定为CyMV和ORSV.混合上述两种病毒的 PCR引物,采用双重RT-PCR扩增,对采自广东顺德23个兰场共153份样品进行病毒检测,76份(49.7%)检出CyMV,52份(34.0%)检出ORSV,2份(1.3%)同时检出CyMV和ORSV.     

广东地区两种兰花病毒病害的分子鉴定及检测

根据已报道的建兰花叶病毒(CyMV)和齿兰环斑病毒(ORSV)基因组核苷酸序列,在其cp基因上下游设计PCR引物。CyMV预计扩增产物784bp,ORSV预计扩增产物604bp。以采集自广东省顺德的墨兰和文心兰表现病毒病症状的病株叶组织总RNA为模板,进行RT—PCR扩增。对预期大小的5个扩增产物进行克隆和测序,结果表明,来源于不同兰种或同一兰种不同兰场的病样CyMV引物扩增产物核苷酸序列存在少量差异,但均与世界各地的CyMV分离物cp基因高度同源;而来源于不同兰种的病样ORSV引物扩增产物核苷酸序列完全相同,与世界各地的ORSV分离物cp基因高度同源。因此可将侵染广东兰花的两种病毒鉴定为CyMV和ORSV。混合上述两种病毒的PCR引物,采用双重RT—PCR扩增,对采自广东顺德23个兰场共153份样品进行病毒检测,76份(49．7％)检出CyMV,52份(34．0％)检出ORSV,2份(1．3％)同时检出CyMV和ORSV。     

侵染扁豆的三叶草黄脉病毒的鉴定

1987年从泰安表现系统花叶的扁豆上分离到一个分离物B_2,汁液摩擦接种9科38种植物,它可侵染5科10种植物,在扁豆和昆诺藜上引起系统花叶,在苋色藜上引起局部枯斑。该分离物钝化温度为60—65℃,稀释限点为10~(-3)—10~(-4),体外存活期为3—5天。可由桃蚜传播;病毒粒体线条状,大小为700—760×12nm病叶细胞内有风轮状内含体,该分离物与三叶草黄脉病毒的抗血清有明显的-阳性反应。根据这些特性,该病毒属于马铃薯丫病毒组的三叶草黄脉病毒。     

芝麻病毒病病原研究——Ⅰ.芝麻矮化坏死病害的鉴定

在湖北武昌芝麻上分离到的矮化坏死分离物(DNe-I)侵染芝麻引起严重矮化,叶片皱缩坏死。它能够摩擦接种侵染7科14种植物。在苋色藜、千日红上引起局部坏死斑,侵染油菜和百日菊引起系统花叶和黄化。DNe-I能够被桃蚜、花生蚜以非持久性方式进行传播。病毒体外稳定性状:存活期4天,钝化温度60～65℃,稀释限点4×10~(-4)。提纯病毒为线状粒体,长度为770nm。病毒外壳蛋自为单一亚基组成,分子量为30,700±600D。制备抗血清微量沉淀法测定其效价为1:256。在油菜病组织中,观察到风轮状及长直片层叠聚体类型的胞质内含体。在血清学性质上,该分离物与芜菁花叶病毒密切相关,与花生轻斑驳病毒和花生斑驳病毒弱相关,与大豆花叶病毒和西瓜花叶病毒不相关。基于上述性质,DNe-I被鉴定为芜菁花叶病毒。这是国内芜菁花叶病毒自然侵染芝麻的首次报道。     

宁夏甜菜丛根病的研究

发生在宁夏甜菜上的一种病毒病的病株叶丛主要表现为黄化、焦桔和叶脉黄化坏死。从其分离的病毒粒子呈杆状,宽约20nm,长度为65—110nm、270—300nm和390—420nm,能侵染甜菜、菠菜、昆诺阿藜、苋色藜、番杏,与甜菜坏死黄脉病毒(BNYVV)抗血清呈阳性反应。综上所述,认为该病害是由BNYVV引起的。     

我国一些地区发生的小麦土传病毒病的病原研究

我国浙江、江苏、四川等省发生的小麦土传病毒病,由禾谷多粘菌(Polymyxa graminis)传播,只感染小麦,感病植株幼叶表现为退绿到黄化的条斑,老叶表现为花叶和坏死。我们提纯各地分离物研究表明,病毒粒子呈线状,直径13～14nm,长度为200～1800nm,其中350～850nm的比例较高。病毒外壳由二种分子量分别约为30kd和27kd的结构蛋白组成。病毒粒子周围能均匀地“修饰”小麦梭条斑花叶病毒(WSSMV)抗血清和小麦黄花叶病毒(WYMV)抗血清,反应均很强烈。鉴于上述特性,认为本病害是由小麦棱条斑花叶病毒(WSSMV)引起的。     

浸染豇豆的一种病毒分离物的鉴定

在合肥地区从豇豆带毒实生苗中分离到一株病毒分离物Cp—2.侵染豇豆表现为卷叶、花叶,并使叶片革质化.易经汁液摩擦接种.可经桃蚜、棉蚜、蚕豆好及豆蚜以非持久性方式传播.其寄主范围广泛,能侵染测试的7科20种植物中的11种。稀释限点为10~(-3)～10~(-4),钝化温度为60～65℃,体外存活期7～8天。纯化病毒悬液A260/280为1.523.病毒粒体为杆状,宽约18～20nm,多种长度,优势长度分别为58,98,150nm。在琼脂双扩散试验中不与烟草脆裂病毒(TRV)、豌豆早枯病毒(PEBV)苜蓿花叶病毒(ALMV)、烟草花叶病毒(TMV)的抗血清发生反应。病毒外壳蛋白为单一电泳组分.其分子量为34 800,氨基酸组成中缺精所酸和脯氨酸。根据上述特征,认为Cp—2分离物为一种不隶属于目前确认病毒组群的单一病毒,且在国内外尚未见类似的报道,故暂定名为豇豆蚜传碎裂病毒(Cowpea aphid-borne breakage virus,CABV)。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.