供镁水平对油桐幼苗生长及光合特性的影响

采用营养液砂培试验,研究不同供镁水平对油桐幼苗生长、光合特性及叶绿素荧光参数等的影响。结果表明,低镁浓度(Mg2+2 mmol·L-1)显著抑制了油桐的生长,叶绿素含量、Ru BP羧化酶及PEPC活性、净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔限制值(Ls)、水分利用效率(WUE)、最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、实际光化学量子效率(ΦPSII)、PSII的潜在活性(Fv/Fo)及光化学淬灭系数(q P)显著下降(P0.05),胞间CO2浓度(Ci)、初始荧光(Fo)、非光化学淬灭系数(NPQ)有所升高;高镁浓度(Mg2+4 mmol·L-1)也抑制了油桐幼苗的生长,导致叶片叶绿素含量、Ru BP羧化酶活性、Pn、Gs、Fv/Fm、Fv/Fo及q P均下降(P0.05);随着供镁水平的增加,油桐的生长量、叶绿素含量、Ru BP羧化酶及PEPC活性、Pn呈先增加后降低的趋势;当镁离子浓度为2~4 mmol·L-1时,有利于油桐幼苗正常生长,缺镁胁迫下油桐光合速率的下降主要是由光合机构活性降低的非气孔因素引起的。     

夜间低温后日间光照对海桐和榕树叶片的光抑制以及光系统II功能的影响

夜间低温导致海桐和榕树叶片光系统II(PSII)最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSII光合电子传递量子效率(ΦPSII)、天线转化效率(Fv'/Fm')、非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)降低,其后日间光照先引起海桐叶片Fv/Fm、ΦPSII、Fv'/Fm'稍微降低,其后又逐渐得到恢复,但NPQ却表现出相反趋势;夜间低温及随后的日间光照并未对海桐叶片光化学猝灭系数(qP)和初始荧光强度(Fo)产生影响。夜间低温后日间光照进一步引起榕树叶片Fv/Fm、ΦPSII、Fv'/Fm'、qP、NPQ下降,在午后光照减弱后仍不能得到恢复。     

低温弱光胁迫及恢复对切花菊光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数的影响

以切花菊品种‘神马’为试材,在偏低温弱光(16℃/12℃,PFD100μmol.m-2.s-1)和临界低温弱光(12℃/8℃,PFD60μmol.m-2.s-1)下分别胁迫11d,然后转入正常条件(22℃/18℃,PFD450μmol.m-2.s-1)恢复11d,研究不同低温弱光强度及恢复对菊花光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数的影响.结果表明:低温弱光导致菊花叶片的净光合速率(Pn)和气孔限制值(Ls)下降,而胞间CO2浓度(Ci)上升.偏低温弱光胁迫下菊花叶片暗适应下最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)和初始荧光(Fo)无明显变化,但光适应下最大光化学效率(Fv′/Fm′)在处理前期略有下降,后期则有所回升;而临界低温弱光处理的Fo明显升高,Fv/Fm和Fv′/Fm′显著降低.PSⅡ光合电子传递量子效率(ΦPSⅡ)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)和表观光合电子传递速率(ETR)均随着低温弱光胁迫程度的增加和时间的延长而降低;偏低温弱光处理植株在解除胁迫后能迅速恢复到对照水平,而临界低温弱光处理植株回升速度较慢;同时,低温弱光胁迫下吸收光强用于分配光化学反应部分(Prate)的比例减少,而天线热耗散(Drate)和反应中心的能量耗散(Ex)比例上升,但天线热耗散为过剩光能的主要分配途径.     

不同供镁水平对两菊芋品种幼苗生物量、光合和叶绿素荧光特性的影响

采用砂培方式研究了不同供镁水平对"南芋1号(Nanyu No.1)"和"青芋2号(Qingyu No.2)"幼苗生物量、光合特性和叶绿素荧光特性的影响。结果表明:缺镁使菊芋叶片叶绿素含量显著降低,干物质积累减少,净光合速率、蒸腾速率和光合电子传递速率显著下降、CO2同化受抑制,同时Fv/Fm、ΦPSII、qP和qN也显著下降,加重了叶片受到光抑制的程度;随着供镁水平的增加,菊芋的干物质积累,叶绿素含量,光合参数和各系列荧光参数均呈现先增加后降低的趋势;南芋1号和青芋2号在镁离子浓度分别为3和6mmol.L-1,叶片的净光合速率、Fo、Fm、Fo’、Fm’、Fv/Fm、ΦPSII、ETR达到最高值,叶绿素a、b及总叶绿素含量也最多,干物质积累量最大;南芋1号的各系列荧光参数、光合参数、叶绿素含量和干物质积累量均显著高于青芋2号。     

外源一氧化氮对NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗生长和光合作用的影响

以2个耐盐性不同的番茄品种为材料,研究了外源NO供体硝普钠(SNP)处理对100mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗生长和光合作用的影响。结果表明:外源NO能使盐胁迫下的番茄幼苗叶片叶绿素含量、净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)和蒸腾速率(Tr)升高,胞间CO2浓度(Ci)下降,叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm、Fv/Fo和T1/2增高,脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量升高。可见,外源NO有利于番茄幼苗对光能的捕获和转换,促进番茄的生长,降低盐胁迫对番茄的抑制作用。     

念珠藻葛仙米生理生化特性对不同低温胁迫的响应

研究了不同培养温度下对念珠藻葛仙米的生长和相关生理生化特性的变化.结果表明,低温抑制葛仙米的生长,在2℃～5℃低温下其生长甚至完全停止;在10℃低温胁迫下,其生长延滞期变长,其后仍能保持正常生长.低温胁迫下,葛仙米光合系统II(PSII)的光合效率(Fv/Fm)的变化趋势与生长曲线相似;细胞电解质渗透率在低温胁迫初期尚能保持比较低的水平,但随着时间延长而升高;可溶性糖和还原性糖含量的变化则随胁迫加剧有不同程度升高.可溶性蛋白含量则在低温下保持比较低的水平.这些结果表明,低温对葛仙米的生长和光合作用具有抑制作用,但葛仙米也表现出了一定的抵抗低温胁迫的能力,并通过调节细胞膜的渗透性、重新合成低温适应调节物质(如总糖和可溶性糖等)来减少低温伤害,从而适应低温胁迫.     

低磷和高照度光下两种不同磷效率玉米幼苗的几种光合参数变化

以完全培养液（HP,1000μmol·L^-1KH2PO4）培养15d的玉米自交系KH5（磷高效）和SD502（磷低效）幼苗转入低磷（LP,5μmol·L^-1KH2PO4）条件下培养20d后,检测叶中几种与光合作用有关参数的结果表明,低磷下两自交系玉米叶中无机磷含量、植株生物量和叶片的净光合速率（Pn）均下降,KH5的降幅小于SD502。两自交系玉米叶片以高照度光（1600μmol·m^-2·s^-1）照射1h后,叶片的PSII实际光化学效率（ФPSII）、PSII最大光化学效率（Fv/Fm）和表观光合电子传递速率（ETR）均下降,而初始荧光（F0）、非光化学猝灭（NPQ）和天线热耗散（HDR）均升高。在强光胁迫过程中,玉米幼苗叶片发生光抑制,自交系SD502在低磷下的光抑制比KH5严重。     

外源Ca2＋对高温强光胁迫下灌浆期小麦叶片光合机构运转的影响

灌浆期叶面喷施10mmol·L-1 CaCl2对高温强光胁迫下小麦叶片光合电子传递、放氧速率、叶绿素荧光参数和D1蛋白的影响结果表明,Ca2＋预处理可保护D1蛋白,削弱其降解,提高光系统I（PSI）和光系统Ⅱ（PSⅡ）子传递速率、全链电子传递速率、净光合速率（Pn）、PSII最大光化学效率（Fv/Fm）、PSII实际光化学效率（ΦPSⅡ）和光化学猝灭（qp）,维持较低的Fo,最终导致小麦适应高温强光的能力提高。     

6-BA预处理对低温弱光胁迫下辣椒幼苗叶绿素a荧光参数和膜脂过氧化的

研究6-BA预处理对低温（15℃/5℃）弱光（100μmol·m^-2·s^-1）下辣椒品种‘湘研16号’幼苗叶片中叶绿素a荧光参数和膜脂过氧化影响。结果表明,0．08mmol·L^-16-BA减缓低温弱光下辣椒幼苗光系统II（PSII）最大光化学效率（Fv/Fm）、PSH实际光化学效率（ΦPSII）和PSII反应中心光能捕获效率（Fv’/Fm’）的下降以及叶片膜透性和丙二醛（malondialdehyde,MDA）含量的增加,但是提高了超氧化物歧化酶（superoxidedismutase,SCD）、过氧化物酶（peroxidase,POD）、过氧化氢酶（catalase,CAT）以及抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ascorbate peroxidase,APX）的活性。     

不同钙素水平对厚皮甜瓜叶片光合作用和保护酶活性的影响

采用深液流无土栽培方式,研究不同钙素水平对厚皮甜瓜叶片光合作用和保护酶活性的影响。结果表明,在缺钙、低钙、高钙胁迫下,厚皮甜瓜叶片中的叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量明显下降,叶绿素a/叶绿素b比值升高;同时叶片中的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性及丙二醛(MAD)含量、相对电导率、可溶性蛋白质含量都明显高于正常供钙的植株。缺钙胁迫下,基础荧光(Fo)下降,低钙和高钙胁迫下Fo 升高,但缺钙、低钙、高钙胁迫下叶片叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm、Fv/Fo、Fm、Yield和ETR都明显下降。缺钙胁迫下叶片净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)下降,胞间 CO2 浓度(Ci)升高;而高钙胁迫下 Pn、Gs 下降的同时,Ci 也相应下降,表明缺钙胁迫下的光合抑制主要是由于非气孔限制引起,而高钙胁迫下的光合抑制主要是由于气孔限制引起。     

Atorvastatin increases human serum levels of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has gained attention as a key regulator of serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. This novel protease causes the degradation of hepatic low density lipoprotein receptors. In humans, gain-of-function mutations in PCSK9 cause a form of familial hypercholesterolemia, whereas loss-of-function mutations result in significantly decreased LDL-C levels and cardiovascular risk. Previous studies have demonstrated that statins upregulate PCSK9 mRNA expression in cultured cells and animal models. In light of these observations, we studied the effect of atorvastatin on circulating PCSK9 protein levels in humans using a sandwich ELISA to quantitate serum PCSK9 levels in patients treated with atorvastatin or placebo for 16 weeks. We observed that atorvastatin (40 mg/day) significantly increased circulating PCSK9 levels by 34% compared with baseline and placebo and decreased LDL-C levels by 42%. These results suggest that the addition of a PCSK9 inhibitor to statin therapy may result in even further LDL-C decreases.     

Influence of age and sex on levels of anti-oxidized LDL antibodies and anti-LDL immune complexes in the general population

Most studies of antibodies to oxidized LDL have been undertaken in patients with different diseases and cardiovascular risk factors. However, very few studies have researched the distribution and determining factors of antibodies to oxidized LDL in the general population. A total of 1,354 persons (817 females and 537 males) aged 5-65 years were included in this study. They were selected randomly from the population census of Málaga, in southern Spain. The females had lower levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides and higher levels of HDL-cholesterol and a very significant increase (P < 0.0001) in levels of anti-oxidized LDL [low density lipoprotein modified by malondialdehyde (MDA-LDL)] antibodies but no difference in levels of immune complexes consisting of LDL and IgG antibodies (anti-LDL immune complex). Younger persons (16-35 years) had higher levels of anti-oxidized LDL (MDA-LDL) antibodies than persons older than 35 years (P = 0.05). Levels of immune complexes were significantly higher (P = 0.05) in persons aged 5-15 years than in persons older than 40 years. A very weak association was found between levels of anti-oxidized LDL (MDA-LDL) antibodies and anti-LDL immune complexes. The higher prevalence of anti-oxidized LDL (MDA-LDL) antibodies in females and young persons is in agreement with studies that found an inverse association between atherosclerosis and the level of these antibodies.     

The apoE isoform binding properties of the VLDL receptor reveal marked differences from LRP and the LDL receptor

Apolipoprotein E (apoE) associates with lipoproteins and mediates their interaction with members of the LDL receptor family. ApoE exists as three common isoforms that have important distinct functional and biological properties. Two apoE isoforms, apoE3 and apoE4, are recognized by the LDL receptor, whereas apoE2 binds poorly to this receptor and is associated with type III hyperlipidemia. In addition, the apoE4 isoform is associated with the common late-onset familial and sporadic forms of Alzheimer's disease. Although the interaction of apoE with the LDL receptor is well characterized, the specificity of other members of this receptor family for apoE is poorly understood. In the current investigation, we have characterized the binding of apoE to the VLDL receptor and the LDL receptor-related protein (LRP). Our results indicate that like the LDL receptor, LRP prefers lipid-bound forms of apoE, but in contrast to the LDL receptor, both LRP and the VLDL receptor recognize all apoE isoforms. Interestingly, the VLDL receptor does not require the association of apoE with lipid for optimal recognition and avidly binds lipid-free apoE. It is likely that this receptor-dependent specificity for various apoE isoforms and for lipid-free versus lipid-bound forms of apoE is physiologically significant and is connected to distinct functions for these receptors.     

Effects of non-24-hour days on reproductive efficacy and embryonic development in mice

ICR female mice were exposed to either 22 (L11, D11) or 26 hour day (L13, D13) light/dark cycles for at least 2 weeks before mating and/or during pregnancy. The mating rates of these animals decreased considerably. When pregnant females were examined at gestation days 12.0 or 17.5, resorption rates were increased, the embryos weighed less, and development was retarded in the experimental groups with preconceptional exposure to non-24-hour days. We speculate that in mice maternal and paternal pre- and periconceptional environment of daily light/dark cycles is important for normal reproductive efficacy and normal embryonic development during pregnancy.     

低糖低氧对神经干细胞增殖和代谢的影响

目的:本研究旨在探讨低糖低氧对大鼠神经干细胞增殖和代谢的影响。方法:实验采用不同葡萄糖浓度的培养基以及不同的氧浓度进行处理:高糖(4.5g/L)、低糖(1.4g/L);常氧(20%O2)、低氧(3%O2);神经干细胞(NSCs)来自孕13.5d的大鼠中脑,在不同糖浓度下培养至第三代进行低氧处理,分为低糖常氧(L+N)、低糖低氧(L+H)、高糖常氧(H+N)、高糖低氧(H+H)组。神经干细胞在上述四种条件下分别培养1、3、5d后,利用CCK-8检测神经干细胞的增殖情况;生化分析仪测定细胞培养上清液中葡萄糖、乳酸、丙酮酸浓度;RT-PCR方法检测葡萄糖转运蛋白4(GluT4)、葡萄糖激酶(GK)、丙酮酸激酶(PK)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)的表达变化。结果:在低糖低氧条件下培养3d时NSCs的数量增加最为明显;低糖低氧条件下,葡萄糖浓度降低最为显著;而丙酮酸浓度在低糖处理组均高于高糖处理组;同样地,在低糖低氧处理组培养上清中乳酸含量增加的幅度最大;此外,在低糖或低氧时Glut4和PK的表达也明显高于对照组。结论:低氧能促进NSCs的增殖,而以低氧和低糖共同作用时更为明显;在低氧低糖条件下,神经干细胞的代谢发生变化,葡萄糖的利用明显增加,主要通过糖酵解途径代谢产能。     

The glycosylation-dependent interaction of perlecan core protein with LDL: implications for atherosclerosis

Perlecan is a major heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycan in the arterial wall. Previous studies have linked it to atherosclerosis. Perlecan contains a core protein and three HS side chains. Its core protein has five domains (DI–DV) with disparate structures and DII is highly homologous to the ligand-binding portion of LDL receptor (LDLR). The functional significance of this domain has been unknown. Here, we show that perlecan DII interacts with LDL. Importantly, the interaction largely relies on O-linked glycans that are only present in the secreted DII. Among the five repeat units of DII, most of the glycosylation sites are from the second unit, which is highly divergent and rich in serine and threonine, but has no cysteine residues. Interestingly, most of the glycans are capped by the negatively charged sialic acids, which are critical for LDL binding. We further demonstrate an additive effect of HS and DII on LDL binding. Unlike LDLR, which directs LDL uptake through endocytosis, this study uncovers a novel feature of the perlecan LDLR-like DII in receptor-mediated lipoprotein retention, which depends on its glycosylation. Thus, perlecan glycosylation may play a role in the early LDL retention during the development of atherosclerosis.     

低能离子注入对大豆种子吸胀冷害的影响

本文分别从浸种液中无机离子的浓度、可溶性糖的浓度以及溶液的pH值,研究了低能离子注入对大豆种子吸胀冷害的影响。结果发现一定剂量的氮离子注入大豆种子后,其无机离子、可溶性糖、酸性物质的泄漏量均有低于对照组的趋势,而且其长势好于对照组,说明离子注入能在一定程度上减轻大豆遭受的吸胀冷害。     

Cloning and Expression of Low Molecular Weight Glutenin Genes from the Chinese Elite Wheat Cultivar ＂Xiaoyan 54＂

The low molecular weight （LMW） glutenln subunlts account for 40% of wheat gluten protein content by mass and these proteins are considered to significantly affect dough quality characteristics. Five new full-length LMW glutenln genes （designated LMW-5, LMW-7, LMW-42, LMW-58, and LMW-34） were isolated from the Chinese elite wheat cultivar ＂Xlaoyan 54＂ by PCR amplification of genomlc DNA using a pair of degenerate primers designed from the conserved sequences of the N- and C-terminal regions of published LMW glutenln genes. Deduced amino acid sequence analysis showed that LMW-5 belongs to the LMW-i type genes and that the other four belong to LMW-m type genes. Sequence comparisons revealed that point mutations occasionally occurred in signal peptide and N-terminus domains and often existed in domain III and domain V. Small insertions and deletions are represented in the repetitive domain. There is a stop codon after amino acid position 110 In the repetitive domain of LMW.34, indicating that It is a pseudogene. The other four genes have complete open reading frames and the putative mature regions of these genes were subcloned Into pET-30a expression vector and successfully expressed in Escherlchla coll. Protein sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamlde gel electro- phoresls analysis showed that all proteins expressed in E. coil by the four genes could be related to B-group LMW glutenln subunits of wheat.