干旱胁迫下叶面喷施褪黑素对滁菊幼苗生理生化特性的影响

以滁菊品种"金玉"幼苗为材料,通过日光温室内盆栽实验,在中度干旱胁迫条件下(土壤田间持水量的40%),研究叶面喷施外源褪黑素(MT,100μmol·L-1)对滁菊幼苗生长及生理生化特性的影响,探讨提高滁菊耐干旱性的新途径。结果表明:(1)与对照相比,干旱胁迫处理降低了滁菊叶片叶绿素含量、净光合速率和水分利用效率,提高了可溶性蛋白质、可溶性糖和脯氨酸含量,而叶片MDA含量和相对电导率显著增加,显著抑制了滁菊幼苗的生长。(2)在干旱胁迫条件下,外源MT可显著提高滁菊幼苗叶片脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白质和可溶性糖的含量,并显著降低了叶片相对电导率和MDA含量,使幼苗保持较高叶绿素含量和净光合速率。(3)与干旱胁迫处理相比,外源MT处理的滁菊地上部和根系干重、鲜重均显著增加。研究发现,外源褪黑素(MT)在一定程度上可通过促进滁菊幼苗渗透调节物质的积累,有效降低干旱胁迫对其细胞膜的伤害,维持其正常的细胞膜功能,保持其较高的光合速率和水分利用效率,从而增加其对干旱环境的适应性。     

外源5-氨基乙酰丙酸对干旱胁迫下甘草种子萌发及幼苗生理特性的影响

以药用植物甘草种子和幼苗为材料,在20%PEG-6000模拟干旱胁迫条件下,测定了不同浓度外源5-氨基乙酰丙酸(ALA)处理甘草种子的发芽势(Gv)、发芽率(Gr)、发芽指数(Gi)和活力指数(Vi)的变化,以及ALA处理幼苗叶片的质膜透性、丙二醛(MDA)含量、可溶性糖含量、游离脯氨酸含量和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性。结果显示:(1)在20%PEG-6000胁迫下,甘草种子萌发受到显著抑制,而各项萌发指标经过不同浓度的ALA进行恢复处理后均有明显提高,且均以10 mg.L-1ALA处理的各项指标值最大,其种子发芽势(75%)、发芽率(91%)比干旱胁迫对照显著提高了35%和30%,发芽指数(36.2)和活力指数(709.7)分别提高至干旱胁迫的2.6和3.5倍。(2)各ALA处理较对照均显著提高了干旱胁迫下甘草幼苗总生物量、可溶性糖的含量及脯氨酸含量,却显著降低了甘草叶片的MDA含量和质膜透性,同时显著提高了干旱胁迫下甘草叶片中的SOD、POD和CAT的活性,且以10 mg.L-1ALA处理后的酶活性最强。研究表明,适宜浓度(10 mg.L-1)的ALA能显著提高干旱胁迫下甘草种子的萌发能力,通过调节渗透调节物质含量和保护酶活性来有效减缓干旱胁迫对甘草幼苗的伤害,提高甘草种子及幼苗的抗旱能力。     

干旱胁迫下冠菌素对玉米幼苗光合参数和内源激素含量的影响

采用沙培称重法研究冠菌素对玉米幼苗光合参数及内源激素系统影响的结果表明,干旱胁迫下,0.01μmol·L-1冠菌素显著增加玉米幼苗茎基部粗、根长、干鲜重、光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度,降低胞间二氧化碳浓度,提高幼苗的ABA和1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧酸(ACC)含量。叶片与根中ABA/GA3大时耐旱性增大。     

外源NO提高小麦幼苗抗旱性的生理机制

以小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)品种'豫麦49'为材料,采用50μmol·L-1SNP(NO供体)处理自然干旱和PEG模拟干旱下的小麦幼苗,分析外源NO对水分胁迫下小麦幼苗相对含水量、光合速率、细胞膜透性以及茎叶中关键性离子含量的影响.结果显示:自然干旱10 d后,对照组幼苗几乎全部枯死,而50μmol·L-1SNP处理幼苗并未发生枯死,其幼苗在旱后复水2 d后能完全恢复正常生长;在25%PEG-6000模拟干旱条件下,50μmol·L-1SNP处理也能明显改善受胁迫小麦幼苗长势.50μmol·L-1SNP处理使模拟干旱胁迫下小麦叶片的相对含水量显著提高15.98%,净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)分别显著提高47.11%和42.86%,而胞间CO2浓度(GI)显著降低了8.19%;也使小麦组织浸出液电导率显著降低30%,茎叶的K 含量显著增加24.55%(P<0.01).研究发现,外源NO既可通过降低小麦幼苗叶片蒸腾来维持较高的叶片相对含水量,缓解因干旱缺水对植株的伤害;又可增加K 在茎叶中积累,减轻干旱胁迫对小麦幼苗细胞膜伤害,维持干旱胁迫下小麦幼苗较高的光合速率,以确保植株正常生长和有机物质积累.     

一氧化氮对水分胁迫下玉米种子萌发及幼苗生理特性的影响

以0.4mol/L的甘露醇(M)模拟水分胁迫状况,研究了外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)对水分胁迫下玉米种子萌发、幼苗生长和生理特性的影响。结果表明:(1)水分胁迫下,玉米种子萌发和幼苗生长受到抑制,叶片丙二醛(MDA)含量、质膜相对透性、脯氨酸含量均显著增加;(2)SNP能显著提高水分胁迫下玉米种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数和活力指数,增加玉米幼苗的根长、茎长、根重和整株干重,抑制水分胁迫下玉米幼苗叶片MDA含量的上升,降低叶片质膜相对透性,降低脯氨酸含量。其中以100μmol/L和200μmol/LSNP对水分胁迫的缓解效果最佳。     

冠菌素和茉莉酸甲酯诱导小麦幼苗低温抗性的研究

以小麦品种豫麦18为试验材料,研究了冠菌素和茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)对小麦低温抗性的诱导作用.结果表明,冠菌素和MeJA处理可以显著提高低温胁迫下小麦幼苗细胞内SOD、POD和CAT等抗氧化酶的活性,增加可溶性蛋白的含量,降低相对电导率和MDA含量,从而维持细胞质膜的完整性,增强小麦植株抵抗低温胁迫的能力.冠菌素和MeJA在抗低温胁迫上具有相似的作用,1μmol/L的冠菌素和100μmol/L MeJA的诱导效果较好.     

NaCl与干旱胁迫对银沙槐幼苗渗透调节物质含量的影响

以银沙槐幼苗为材料,采用盆栽试验研究不同程度NaCl与干旱胁迫对其叶片渗透调节物质含量的影响,以探讨银沙槐幼苗对NaCl与干旱胁迫的适应性.结果显示,随着单一干旱、盐分及其交叉胁迫程度的增加,幼苗的MDA含量呈上升趋势;幼苗的脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量基本上随NaCl与干旱胁迫程度的加剧呈逐渐上升趋势,在各胁迫水平下均显著高于对照(P<0.05),且在各种重度胁迫处理下均维持在较高水平;幼苗的可溶性蛋白含量在重度干旱与不同盐分交叉胁迫下呈下降趋势.研究表明,银沙槐幼苗中渗透调节物质在其抗旱耐盐性上起到了积极的调节作用;幼苗在盐旱交叉胁迫下表现出交叉适应性.     

外源茉莉酸甲酯对盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗渗透调节和脯氨酸代谢的影响

以小桐子幼苗为材料,采用人工气候箱内水培试验,设置不同浓度(0、20、40、60、80、100μmol·L^(-1))茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)和150 mmol·L^(-1)NaCl胁迫处理,分析不同处理条件下小桐子幼苗叶片的组织活力、MDA含量、水势、含水量和叶片渗透调节物质脯氨酸、甜菜碱和可溶性糖的含量,以及脯氨酸代谢关键酶P5CS、OAT和甜菜碱合成关键酶BADH活性和相关基因表达水平,探讨外源茉莉酸甲酯对盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗渗透调节能力的影响及其机制。结果表明:(1)外源MeJA处理可提高盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗叶片的组织活力和叶片含水量,降低小桐子幼苗叶片的MDA含量和水势,且60μmol·L^(-1)浓度处理效果最佳。(2)外源MeJA处理可提高盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗叶片的脯氨酸、甜菜碱和可溶性糖的含量,且60μmol·L^(-1)MeJA处理显著提高了盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗内源茉莉酸、脯氨酸和甜菜碱的含量。(3)60μmol·L^(-1)MeJA也提高了盐胁迫下小桐子BADH、P5CS和OAT的活性,并上调了JcBADH、JcP5CS、JcOAT基因的表达水平,但MeJA降低了脯氨酸降解酶ProDH的活性,下调了JcProDH基因的表达。研究发现,在盐胁迫条件下,外源MeJA通过活化脯氨酸生物合成的谷氨酸和鸟氨酸途径,尤其是鸟氨酸途径,以及抑制脯氨酸降解途径来促进小桐子幼苗脯氨酸的积累,同时MeJA也激活了幼苗体内甜菜碱的生物合成过程,从而强化了盐胁迫下幼苗的渗透调节作用和耐盐性,表明MeJA诱导的渗透调节在小桐子耐盐性形成过程中发挥着重要作用。     

NaCl分根胁迫对羊草幼苗生长及其生理生化特性的影响

在自动控制的遮雨棚中,研究了200 mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫对不同分根处理羊草幼苗生物量、活性氧代谢以及渗透调节物质含量的影响.结果表明:单一胁迫根茎(RHS)、单一胁迫根系(ROS)以及同时胁迫根茎和根系(RHSS)3种处理方式下羊草幼苗各器官干重均低于对照,且大体呈现RHSS>ROS>RHS趋势.在RHS和ROS处理下,羊草叶片和根茎SOD、POD、CAT活性及MDA含量均无显著差异;RHSS处理时根系中SOD、CAT活性相比ROS处理显著降低.3种处理下根茎和根系MDA、可溶性糖、脯氨酸含量均显著高于对照,可溶性糖、脯氨酸含量在RHS和ROS处理间存在显著差异.可见,根茎在羊草响应盐胁迫的生理过程中与根系具有类似的功能;盐胁迫下羊草不同器官同一抗氧化酶对活性氧淬灭具有不同的作用,与POD相比不同器官SOD和CAT作用可能更大;根茎可能参与光合同化物——可溶性糖在羊草地上部和地下部的调节运输,且协同根系增强了羊草对盐胁迫的耐性作用.     

外源CO和NO对水稻种子萌发过程中干旱胁迫损伤的缓解效应

选用水稻品种‘Ⅱ优128’种子为材料,以1.0μmol.L-1高铁血红素(Hematin,H)和200μmol.L-1硝普钠(sodium nitroprusside,SNP)分别作为CO和NO供体,采用PEG-6000模拟干旱胁迫,研究外源CO和NO对干旱胁迫下水稻种子萌发和萌发过程中抗氧化能力的影响。结果表明:高铁血红素和硝普钠处理可以显著提高干旱胁迫下水稻种子的发芽率、芽长和根长;同时显著提高种子淀粉酶活性,显著增加其可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸含量;还不同程度地诱导增强超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和过氧化物酶(POD)的活性,同时降低质膜相对透性和丙二醛(MDA)含量。研究证实,外源CO和NO可通过调节渗透调节物质含量和保护酶活性来有效缓解干旱胁迫对萌发水稻种子造成的氧化伤害,促进种子萌发生长。     

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.     

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.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.