海洋微生物铁载体的研究进展

铁是影响初级生产力的主要限制性因子之一,其在海洋环境中的分布具有空间异质性。由于铁在海洋中主要以溶解度较低、易沉降的三价态(Fe³⁺)形式存在,因此溶解铁对海洋生物而言是一种稀缺资源。为了获得生命代谢所需的铁,微生物进化出多种铁摄取的策略来满足需求,其中铁载体(siderophores)是最典型的代表。铁载体作为重要的代谢辅因子,除了铁循环以外,也强烈影响着其他元素的循环。基于铁载体的重要性,深入理解它的合成、转运和调控机制是系统认识海洋铁循环和生命过程的重要环节之一。本文以近20年的研究为重点,总结了铁载体的最新进展,包括其类型、合成/运输系统、获取途径、调控机制以及铁载体的功能与应用,旨在更好地认识铁载体在海洋微生物生态学过程中的作用,加深对海洋铁循环动力学机制的理解。     

微生物铁载体运输系统

铁是大多数生物生长所必需的元素,在生命活动中占有极其重要的地位.尽管自然界中铁元素含量丰富,但是大多敬好氧生物包括微生物都面临着铁缺乏的问题,铁载体运输系统是微生物获得铁元素的重要途径.本文就铁载体运输系统的组成、调控机制及当前微生物中的铁载体运输系统的进展作以综述.     

溶藻弧菌铁载体合成及外膜蛋白表达的研究

初步研究了海洋动物病原菌溶藻弧菌的铁摄取机制。溶藻弧菌能够在高浓度铁螯合剂2-2二联吡啶的培养基中存活。在限铁环境中,溶藻弧菌生长受到抑制,补加铁可以消除这种抑制作用。通过铁载体定量检测,发现分离于发病鱼体的溶藻弧菌MVP01产铁载体量大于分离于海水的菌株No·1·1587。互补实验证明溶藻弧菌的铁载体粗提物能够被铁载体合成缺陷的大肠杆菌突变株AN93利用。在铁限制培养环境中,溶藻弧菌合成了约80kD铁调控外膜蛋白。铁摄取系统在溶藻弧菌的生存和致病性方面,都有重要的作用。     

植物ZIP基因家族铁载体蛋白基因研究进展

主要概述了植物ZIP基因家族铁载体蛋白基因研究的最新进展。从结构和功能上介绍了铁载体蛋白基因IRT1、IRT2、LeIRT1、LeIRT2、P5RIT1和O5IRT1。应用Clustal X序列分析软件,对6个铁载体蛋白基因在蛋白质水平上比较后发现,与IRT1基因蛋白质序列有较高的同源性。植物ZIP基因家族铁载体蛋白基因主要受缺铁胁迫条件的诱导,在根部表达。表达的量与环境中的铁含量、时间、温度、光照等因素有关。铁载体蛋白基因在转录和转录后水平上被环境中的铁含量和植物体内的铁营养水平综合调控。转铁载体蛋白基因植物表现出较强的抗缺铁能力,预示其在农业生产上有广阔的应用前景。     

重金属污染土壤植物修复中细胞分裂素的作用与机制

植物修复因投资成本低、环境扰动少、二次污染易控制、美化环境等优点成为重金属污染土壤修复重要的治理技术。植物内源细胞分裂素调控植物生理活动,外源细胞分裂素对植物生理生态特征产生显著影响,且在植物修复中逐渐受到研究人员的关注。细胞分裂素能够调控植物根茎发育、叶片衰老、激素传递等过程,同时在重金属胁迫下也参与蒸腾、光合、抗性、解毒等系统的运转。以细胞分裂素对植物生理活动的调控作用研究为基础,阐述了细胞分裂素在植物修复中的作用机制。主要包括：增强光合作用,延缓叶片衰老,提升植物抗性能力;调控根茎叶发育,增加植物生物量,强化植物富集效果;增强转运蛋白表达,提高叶面蒸腾作用,促进重金属吸收转运;参与解毒过程,降低重金属毒性,调控重金属体内转化。最后提出了细胞分裂素在重金属污染土壤植物修复中的研究方向,这对促进细胞分裂素在植物修复中的实际应用具有重要意义。     

微生物氧化As(III)和Sb(III)的研究进展

砷(Arsenic,As)和锑(Antimony,Sb)属于同族元素,具有相似的化学性质,是公认的有毒类金属(metalloid),广泛存在于自然界中。随着人类的发展,环境中砷和锑的污染日益严重,类金属污染环境的修复已经刻不容缓。现已表明,自然界中的微生物在砷和锑的生物地球化学循环中发挥着重要的作用,尤其是微生物的氧化作用,可以将毒性较强的亚砷酸盐[Arsenite,As(III)]和亚锑酸盐[Antimonite,Sb(III)]氧化为毒性较低的砷酸盐[Arsenate,As(V)]和锑酸盐[Antimonate,Sb(V)],被认为是一种潜在的类金属污染环境修复方法。本文就国内外对As(III)氧化菌和Sb(III)氧化菌的多样性、As(III)和Sb(III)微生物氧化调控机制和应用的研究进展进行总结,旨在为深入了解和探索微生物介导的砷和锑生物地球化学循环及污染环境的微生物修复提供参考。     

微生物氧化As(Ⅲ)和Sb(Ⅲ)的研究进展

砷(Arsenic,As)和锑(Antimony,Sb)属于同族元素,具有相似的化学性质,是公认的有毒类金属(Metalloid),广泛存在于自然界中。随着人类的发展,环境中砷和锑的污染日益严重,类金属污染环境的修复已经刻不容缓。现已表明,自然界中的微生物在砷和锑的生物地球化学循环中发挥着重要的作用,尤其是微生物的氧化作用,可以将毒性较强的亚砷酸盐[Arsenite,As(Ⅲ)]和亚锑酸盐[Antimonite,Sb(Ⅲ)]氧化为毒性较低的砷酸盐[Arsenate,As(V)]和锑酸盐[Antimonate,Sb(V)],被认为是一种潜在的类金属污染环境修复方法。本文就国内外对As(Ⅲ)氧化菌和Sb(Ⅲ)氧化菌的多样性、As(Ⅲ)和Sb(Ⅲ)微生物氧化调控机制和应用的研究进展进行总结,旨在为深入了解和探索微生物介导的砷和锑生物地球化学循环及污染环境的微生物修复提供参考。     

假单胞菌铁载体及色素研究

假单胞菌分布广泛,种类繁多,能够产生多种结构的铁载体及具有特定颜色的色素化合物,这使假单胞菌在生物病害防治、医学研究等领域应用潜力巨大.假单胞菌铁载体具有菌种和菌株特异性,可在一定程度上作为其分类依据.假单胞菌色素具有色调、结构、功能多样性,与其铁载体在功能上具有一定重叠性.假单胞菌铁载体及色素分离纯化方法相对比较简单,但它们的生物合成及转运代谢机制非常复杂.     

细菌铁载体拮抗植物病原真菌及促生作用研究进展

铁载体是微生物在缺铁条件下分泌的小分子有机化合物,以获取铁元素维持其生长。细菌分泌的铁载体在拮抗植物病原菌和促进植物生长方面具有重要作用。本文总结了细菌铁载体拮抗植物病原真菌的营养和生态位竞争、诱导植物诱导性系统抗性、扰乱病原菌铁稳态的机制,以及促进植物生长的作用,以解释细菌分泌的铁载体在多功能微生物菌剂研制中的重要作用。     

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.