一种具有两种不同细胞核的淡水涡鞭毛虫(淡水甲藻)的发现

我们于1981年11月,在昆明地区的水池中采集到一种具有两种不同性质的细胞核的淡水涡鞭毛虫,并且在实验室中首次长期培养成功。这种涡鞭毛虫经中国科学院武汉水生生物研究所魏印心及倪达书鉴定后,定为光薄甲藻(Glenodinium gymnodinium Penard)。 具有两种不同类型细胞核的涡鞭毛虫,在世界上是很为罕见的,国外发现的两个种 (叶状光甲藻Glenodinium foliaceum和波罗的海多甲藻Peridinium balticum)都为海产种,另外的两个种(蓝裸甲藻Gymnodinium     

典型涡鞭毛虫(Zooxanthella microadriatica)含有多种染色质碱性蛋白

以往的研究都表明涡鞭毛虫类不含真核细胞普遍具有的组蛋白,而仅含1—2种分子量较小、含量较低和碱性较弱的染色质碱性蛋白。但我们采用自己建立的先固定后抽提的方法从典型涡鞭毛虫Zooxanthella microadriatica获得了多种碱性蛋白成分。经SDS-PAGE分析,其中有六条带的迁移率分别十分接近地对应着小牛胸腺的五种组蛋白(H1有两条亚带)。另外迁移率在H1与H3之间的三条互相靠近的电泳带,据其分子量(17—19KDa)分析极可能来自于此细胞中含量极为丰富的叶绿体类核体的染色质,由于碱性性质相似而被一同提取出来。既然我们利用先固定后抽提的方法提取小牛胸腺组蛋白和提取涡鞭毛虫(Crypthecodinium cohnii)的染色质碱性蛋白获得了良好的提取效果和很好地重复了前人的结果,我们认为本工作首次报道了在典型涡鞭毛虫类中也有含有多种染色质碱性蛋白并且很相似于组蛋白(至少在分子量上)的情形,为揭示和澄清组蛋白的起源进化问题提供了新的实验依据。     

寇氏隐甲藻(Crypthecodinium cohnii)细胞核骨架与中间纤维的研究

甲藻(涡鞭毛虫,dinoflagellate)的细胞核是现存真核生物中最原始的。我们采用整装细胞制样和非树脂包埋去包埋剂超薄切片电镜技术,结合选择性生化抽提方法显示在寇氏隐甲藻(Cryptheccdinium cohnii)细胞中存在一个以水不溶性纤维蛋白成份为主的,贯穿于细胞核和细胞质的纤维网架系统,即核骨架-中间纤维结构体系,而Lamina结构不明显。免疫印迹法显示,甲藻细胞中存在类角蛋白组分,分子量为63kD和67kD,哺乳动物Lamin抗体与甲藻细胞全蛋白反应阴性。实验结果表明,在原始真核细胞中已经出现了类似于哺乳动物细胞的核骨架和中间纤维,并提示核骨架-中间纤维细胞骨架体系可能起源于真核细胞起源早期。本文对Lamina与中间纤维在进化上的关系及Lamina在真核细胞进化中的功能意义作了讨论。     

两种蛩螽的染色体核型(直翅目,螽斯科)

报道中国蛩螽亚科巨叉畸螽Teratura(Macroteratura)megafurcula(Tinkham,1944)和贺氏栖螽Xizicus(Eoxizicus) howardi(Tinkham,1956)的染色体核型,染色体数目2n(♂)=31,均为近端着丝粒染色体,性别决定机制为XO/XX型.研究显示,巨叉畸螽的性染色体,常染色体中的大型染色体和中型染色体相对较大,而小型染色体比贺氏栖螽的染色体相对较小.     

小花蝽属两种核型的研究(半翅目: 花蝽科)

本文利用姬姆萨染色空气干燥压片方法,对花蝽科小花蝽属中国2种小花蝽的性细胞核型进行了研究.研究结果表明该2种小花蝽的2倍体均具有24条染色体和X-Y性别机制,但2种间在染色体行为特征方面具有差别,主要表现在细胞减数分裂的晚终变期和中期常染色体以及性染色体的排列形状与位置等方面,该特征可以用于种间的细胞分类.     

中国贝母属(Fritillaria)7种植物的核型研究

通过对7种国产贝母属（Fritillaria）植物的染色体核型进行观察和研究,报道了小白花贝母（F.albidoflora Duan&Zheng）、川贝母（F.cirrhosa Don）、伊贝母（F.pallidiflora Schrenk ex Fischer&Meyer）、华西贝母（F.sichuanica Chen）、托里贝母（F.tortifolia Duan&Zheng）、新疆贝母（F.walujewii Regel）、裕民贝母（F.yuminensis Duan）等7种植物的染色体数目及核型,其中3种为首次报道。结果显示,7种国产贝母属植物的核型均具有高度不对称性。此外,小白花贝母与已报道的黄花贝母（F.verticillata Willdenow）的核型存在明显差异,提示Flora of China将小白花贝母归并入黄花贝母的分类处理可能并不恰当,二者的关系需进一步研究。     

六种犁头尖属植物(天南星科)的核型研究

报道了 6种 8个居群犁头尖属 ( Typhonium Schott)植物的核型 ,其结果如下 :( 1 )独角莲 ( T.gigan-teum)北京居群 2 n=4 x=5 2 =4 4m+ 7sm+ 1 st;( 2 )鞭檐犁头尖 ( T.flagelliforme)金平居群 2 n=3x=2 4 =3m+ 9sm( 4 SAT) + 1 2 st,河内居群 2 n=4 x=32 =7m+ 2 0 st+ 4sm+ 1 t;( 3)单籽犁头尖 ( T. calcicolum)西畴居群2 n=4 x=5 2 =2 1 sm+ 2 3m( 5 SAT) + 8st;( 4 )犁头尖 ( T.blumei)重庆居群 2 n=4 x=5 2 =4 0 m( 1 SAT) + 1 2 sm( 3SAT) ;( 5 )马蹄犁头尖 ( T.trilobatum)西双版纳居群 2 n=2 x=1 8=4 sm( 2 SAT) + 1 2 m+ 2 st,河内居群 2 n=2 x=1 8=2 st+ 9m+ 7sm;( 6 )金慈菇 ( T. roxburgii)个旧居群 2 n=2 x=1 8=8sm+ 1 0 m( 2 SAT)。其中鞭檐犁头尖 2 n=2 4、32 ,金慈菇 2 n=1 8均为首次报道 ,同时分析讨论了本属植物染色体基数和倍性的多样性及其可能的原始基数     

中国特有植物膀胱豆(豆科)及两个邻近种的染色体数目及核型报道

对中国特有植物膀胱豆(Colutea delavayi)及两个邻近种鱼鳔槐(C.arborescens)和东方鱼鳔槐(C.orientalis)进行了核形态学研究.膀胱豆核型公式为:2n=2x=16=16m;东方鱼鳔槐核型公式为:2n=2x=16=12m+4sm;鱼鳔槐核型公式为:2n=2x=16=10m+6sm,染色体数2n=16与前人报道一致.三种植物中,除了鱼鳔槐的核型不对称性为2A型外,另两种的核型不对称性均属于1A型.     

两种小车蝗染色体C带核型研究(蝗总科:斑翅蝗科)

采用秋水仙素体内注射法取昆虫精巢,低渗处理,空气干燥制片法制作染色体标本,吉姆萨染色.首次对分布在广西的小车蝗属Oedaleus两个种隆义小车蝗Oedaleus abruptus(Thunberg)和红胫小车蝗Oedaleus manjius Chang染色体核型和C带带型进行了分析研究.结果表明:两种小车蝗的染色体摹数、性别决定机制、染色体组式、染色体着丝粒类型和着丝粒C带等方面有着相同的特征,结构异染色质在染色体组中的总含量也比较接近;染色体是端部着丝粒和染色体都含有着丝粒C带带纹上具有一致性.但在个体大小、相对长度值、性染色体、除着丝粒C带以外的其它C带分布类型方面都有明显差异.所得结果符合传统的形态学分类.研究结果为直翅目的物种亲缘关系、遗传多样性分析提供有价值的生化遗传指标.     

EFFECTS OF TURBULENCE ON THE MARINE DINOFLAGELLATE GYMNODINIUM NELSONII1

Laboratory experiments were conducted to study the effects of agitation on growth, cell division, and nucleic acid dynamics of the dinoflagellate Gymnodinium nelsonii Martin. When cultures were placed on an orbital shaker at 100 rpm, cell division was prevented, cellular volume increased up to 1.5 times that of the nonperturbed cells, the form and location of the cell nucleus were modified, and the RNA and DNA concentrations per cell increased up to 10 times those of the controls. When shaking was stopped after 10 days, cells divided immediately at about 2/3 of the division rate of the unshaken populations, and all the altered parameters were restored. If the agitation continued for more than 20 days, total cell death and disintegration occurred. Several cellular types differing in size and shape were observed in the control and shaken cultures. One possible hypothesis for these results is that failure of the cell to divide results from physical disturbance of the microtubule assemblage associated with chromosome separation during mitosis. My study suggests that small-scale oceanic turbulence of sufficient intensity may inhibit growth of individual dinoflagellate cells, but immediate development of the population may continue when calm weather follows the active mixing period.     

寇氏隐甲藻(Crypthecodinium cohnii)染色体的提取及其独特的超微结构

甲藻(dinoflagellate)作为最原始的一类真核生物,在进化研究中有着重要的地位。它的种种原始特点都表明,这类生物很可能是介于原核生物和真核生物之间的中间过渡类型。例如:它有独立的细胞核,但双层核膜不连续,核膜在整个细胞周期中永远存在;染色体附着在核膜周围,但在细胞间期和分裂期无明显的结构变化,并且永远处于高度凝集状态,其染色     

CAROTENOID PIGMENTS OF THE DINOFLAGELLATE GLENODINIUM FOLIACEUM STEIN12

The marine dinoflagellate, Glenoclinium foliaceum Stein, has been shown to contain fucoxanthin, instead of peridinin, as the major xanthophyll. In addition, 2 carotenes–β-carotene and a compound with spectral properties reminiscent of isomerized y-carotene–and 2 xanthophylls–diadinoxanthin and an unidentified compound–were also isolated. These results support an earlier work that indicated the possible presence of fucoxanthin in some members of the Pyrrophyta.     

THECAL ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE TOXIC MARINE DINOFLAGELLATE GONYAULAX CATENELLA1

The toxic marine dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella Whedon & Kofoid was studied with scanning and transmission electron microscopy to describe the thecal morphology and to accurately define the taxonomic characters of the species. The closing platelet which lies in a U-shaped apical pore was revealed to be disassociable from a partly obscured apical platelet. Two previously unreported sulcal plates were charaterized and described. The entire complement of thecal plates numbered 33.     

PERIDINIUM BALTICUM (LEVANDER) LEMMERMANN,AN UNUSUAL DINOFLAGELLATE WITH A MESOCARYOTIC AND AN EUCARYOTIC NUCLEUS123

Light and electron microscopy indicate that Peridinium balticum possesses 2 Feulgen-positive, membrane-bound nuclei which divide synchronously. One nucleus has the typical structure of dinocaryotic dinoflagellates, while the other nucleus has a structure typical of eucaryotic organisms. Connections between each nucleus and the endoplasmic reticulum are common. Membrane-bound vesicles are intimately associated with the nuclear envelope of the eucaryotic nucleus.     

THE UNIQUE,MICRORETICULATE CYST OF THE NAKED DINOFLAGELLATE GYMNODINIUM CATENATUM1

Gymnodinium catenatum Graham is an unarmored dinoflagellate responsible for episodes of paralytic shellfish poisoning. This species forms a resting cyst that is unique in several ways. The outer surface of the spherical, brownish cyst is microreticulate and composed of hundreds of 1-3 μm polygons. In several regions, these polygons are smaller, more uniform in shape, and oriented in distinct bands that define morphological features. These features on the cyst reflect the cingulum, sulcus, flagellar pore complex, and acrobase of the motile stage precursor to the cyst. The archeopyle is irregularly but extensively developed. Its margin is generally smooth and extends almost completely around the circumference of the cyst, though not consistently in the plane of the equator. The cyst wall is resistant to acetolysis and standard palynological preparation techniques. Gymnodinium catenatum Graham is emended to include the details of the cyst stage. The significance of this cyst is that it is the first described cyst of a naked dinoflagellate that bears oriented surface ornamentation reflecting features of the motile dinoflagellate. Its microreticulate surface ornamentation is unique to dinocysts, naked or armored, living or fossilized. Resistance of the cyst wall to harsh processing techniques suggests the presence of sporopollenin-like material commonly associated with cysts of armored dinoflagellates. From an ecological standpoint, the existence of a G. catenatum cyst has important implications with respect to species bloom dynamics and geographic distribution. In addition, the distinct differences between this cyst and those of the armored saxitoxin-producing gonyaulacoid species argues against a proposed evolutionary linkage.     

尖尾藻的染色质碱性蛋白研究

利用“先固定后抽提”的方法,从尖尾藻细胞中提取出染色质碱性蛋白。经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析,结果显示此染色质碱性蛋白含有八个组分（记为１＇、１″、２ａ、２ｂ、３＇、３″、４＇、４″）,它们像小牛胸腺组蛋白一样形成两个分子量区域,即一为对应组蛋白Ｈ１的分子量区域,另一对应于核心组蛋白（即Ｈ２Ａ,Ｈ２Ｂ,Ｈ３,Ｈ４）的分子量区域;其与组蛋白各组分的具体对应关系大致为：对应于小牛胸腺组蛋白Ｈ１两亚带区域有两     

DIEL PHASING OF THE CELL-CYCLE IN THE FLORIDA RED TIDE DINOFLAGELLATE, GYMNODINIUM BREVE

The diel cycle is a key regulator of the cell-cycle in many dinoflagellates, but the mechanisms by which the diel cycle entrains the cell-cycle remain poorly understood. In this study, we describe diel phasing of the cell-cycle in the Florida red tide dinoflagellate Gymnodinium breve Davis, determine the diel cue which serves to entrain the cell-cycle, and provide evidence for the presence of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), a cell-cycle regulator which may be responsive to this cue. Four laboratory isolates from the West Coast of Florida were compared. When grown on a 16:8 h LD cycle, all isolates displayed phased cell division, with the S-phase beginning 6–8 h into the light phase, and mitosis following 12–14 h later, as determined by flow cytometry. A naturally occurring bloom of G. breve, studied over one diel cycle, displayed diel cell-cycle phasing similar to that in the laboratory cultures, with the S-phase beginning during daylight and the peak of mitosis occurring approximately 4 h after sunset. In the laboratory cultures, the dark/light "dawn" transition was found to provide the diel cue which serves to entrain the G. breve cell-cycle, whereas the light/ dark "dusk" transition did not appear to be involved. Evidence for the presence of CDK in G. breve was obtained using two approaches: (1) identification of a 34-kDa protein, immunoreactive to an antibody against a conserved amino acid sequence (α-PSTAIR) unique to the CDK protein family and (2) inhibition of the cell-cycle by olomoucine, a selective CDK inhibitor. Together, these results provide the basis from which one can begin addressing mechanisms by which the diel cycle regulates the cell-cycle in G. breve.     

大鼠孤束核神经降压素在迷走—加压反应中的作用

采放放射免疫、核团微量注射及组织荧光分光测定等实验方法,研究了大量孤束核神经降压素对迷走－加压反应的影响,结果表明,１．不走神经向中端,孤束核神经降压素免疫活性物的含量明显增高;２．孤束核内注入抗神经降压素血清后,刺激颈迷走神经向中端,迷走－加压反应明显;３．孤束核内注入神经降压素后,刺激颈迷走神经向中端,迷走－加压反应明显减弱,４．孤束核注入神经降压素后,刺激颈迷走神经向中端,孤束核去甲腺素含量