GENE TREES AND ORGANISMAL HISTORIES: A PHYLOGENETIC APPROACH TO POPULATION BIOLOGY

A “gene tree” is the phylogeny of alleles or haplotypes for any specified stretch of DNA. Gene trees are components of population trees or species trees; their analysis entails a shift in perspective from many of the familiar models and concepts of population genetics, which typically deal with frequencies of phylogenetically unordered alleles. Molecular surveys of haplotype diversity in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have provided the first extensive empirical data suitable for estimation of gene trees on a microevolutionary (intraspecific) scale. The relationship between phylogeny and geographic distribution constitutes the phylogeographic pattern for any species. Observed phylogeographic trees can be interpreted in terms of historical demography by comparison to predictions derived from models of gene lineage sorting, such as inbreeding theory and branching-process theory. Results of such analyses for more than 20 vertebrate species strongly suggest that the demographies of populations have been remarkably dynamic and unsettled over space and recent evolutionary time. This conclusion is consistent with ecological observations documenting dramatic population-size fluctuations and range shifts in many contemporary species. By adding an historical perspective to population biology, the gene-lineage approach can help forge links between the disciplines of phylogenetic systematics (and macroevolutionary study) and population genetics (microevolution). Preliminary extensions of the “gene tree” methodology to haplotypes of nuclear genes (such as Adh in Drosophila melanogaster) demonstrate that the phylogenetic perspective can also help to illuminate molecular-genetic processes (such as recombination or gene conversion), as well as contribute to knowledge of the origin, age, and molecular basis of particular adaptations.     

N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶-V过表达对人肝癌细胞迁移及粘附分子表达的影响

为了探讨转染N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ(GnT-V)正义cDNA后对7721细胞迁移影响及其机制,我们研究了GnT-V/7721和pcDNA3/7721(对照组)两株细胞的迁移力及其与侵袭转移能力密切相关的细胞表面重要粘附分子整合蛋白和E-钙粘蛋白的表达情况.通过琼脂滴法检测两株细胞的迁移力;间接免疫荧光法测定细胞表面整合蛋白α5和β1的含量及用RT-PCR方法检测细胞整合蛋白α5和β1的mRNA水平;免疫细胞化学ABC法检测了细胞E-钙粘蛋白表达水平;Western杂交方法检测β-连环蛋白含量.结果发现,7721细胞经转染GnT-V cDNA后,迁移力明显增高;整合蛋白α5亚基的含量比对照组增加2.9倍;β1亚基未见明显变化.α5亚基mRNA水平为对照细胞的2.1倍,β1亚基的mRNA含量无明显改变.GnT-V/7721细胞E-钙粘蛋白及β-连环蛋白表达也有不同程度的升高.本文结果提示与N-糖链加工有关的GnT-V过表达,可促进7721细胞表面整合蛋白的表达以及E-钙粘蛋白β-连环蛋白的表达,从而增加肿瘤细胞的迁移能力.     

灭活的青春双歧杆菌对人大肠癌细胞的粘附

针对灭活的青春双歧杆菌DM850 4与人大肠癌CCL 2 2 9细胞之间的粘附现象及粘附机制进行研究。结果发现灭活的双歧杆菌具有与活菌相同的粘附定植能力 ,两者粘附于体外培养的肠上皮细胞均依赖于耗尽培养上清 (SCS)的存在。青春双歧杆菌粘附素有可能是存在于细胞壁中及分泌至SCS中的脂磷壁酸 (LTA)。LTA与细菌细胞壁耐热蛋白相互粘连 ,并且伸出胞壁之外。此外 ,肠上皮细胞表面的粘附素受体可能为糖类或糖蛋白。     

AN ICAM-1 LIKE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CD34 POSITIVE HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELLS ADHESION TO BONE-MARROW STROMA

The microenvironment in the haematopoietic organs plays an important role in regulating and sustaining differentiation and self-renewal of haematopoietic stem cells. Although crucial for stem cell maintenance and homing, the stromal cell—stem cell interactions are poorly understood. Here we show that an ICAM-like molecule is responsible for stem cell adhesion to stromal cellsin vitro. The molecule was characterized by a monoclonal antibody 3E₁₀. Immunoblotting results indicated that the molecule had an electrophoretic mobility equal to that of intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Binding inhibition assays, however, showed that inhibition of binding of enriched CD34 cells by 3E₁₀was more prominent in comparison with that of ICAM-1.     

当归多糖对放射损伤小鼠骨髓单个核细胞黏附分子表达及细胞周期的影响

目的探讨当归多糖(APS)对放射损伤小鼠骨髓单个核细胞(BMNC)黏附分子表达及细胞周期的影响,旨在阐明APS防护辐射性造血损伤的分子机制。方法建立小鼠放射损伤模型后连续给予不同剂量APS 13d,在不同时间点进行外周血白细胞、红细胞、血小板及BMNC计数;流式细胞术检测小鼠Sca-1+BMNC黏附分子CD44和CD49d表达及BMNC细胞周期的变化;Western blot和RT-PCR方法分别检测小鼠BMNC细胞周期蛋白(Cyclin)D2 mRNA和蛋白表达水平的改变。结果与正常组比较,NS组外周血WBC、RBC、PLT及BMNC计数明显减少,Sca-1+BMNC CD44、CD49d表达明显下降,G0/G1期细胞比例显著增加,CyclinD2 mRNA和蛋白表达水平明显降低。2 mg/kgAPS组和8 mg/kgAPS组能增加外周血各指标及BMNC计数,第7d明显提高Sca-1+BMNC黏附分子CD44、CD49d的表达水平,第14d能降低Sca-1+BMNC黏附分子CD44、CD49d的表达水平,降低G0/G1期细胞比例,提高CyclinD2mRNA和蛋白表达水平。结论当归多糖能通过调节放射损伤小鼠Sca-1+BMNC黏附分子的表达水平、上调BMNC的CyclinD2 mRNA和蛋白表达水平来加速BMNC G1期向S期的转换,促进造血恢复。     

亚洲玉米螟免疫细胞中一种细胞粘附因子的研究

以亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis为试虫,发现血细胞裂解液被昆布多糖或低浓度钙离子激活后,能粘附浆细胞,使浆细胞伸展。昆布多糖处理的血细胞裂解液,经硫酸铵沉淀、羧甲基纤维素离子交换层析、ConA-Sepharose 4B亲合层析,提纯到一种细胞粘附因子。细胞粘附因子是分子量为64KD的蛋白质。以同样方法在血浆中纯化出一种分子量为390KD的蛋白质,推测其可能是血浆凝固原.经53%PercOll浓度梯度分离纯化了两类免疫细胞(颗粒细胞和浆细胞)。证明细胞粘附因子仅存在于颗粒细胞中。     

灭活的双歧杆菌对肠上皮细胞粘附及其影响因素的研究

目的 观察灭活的青春双歧杆菌对人大肠癌细胞系ＣＣＬ－２２９的粘附以及影响粘附的因素。方法 通过与双歧杆菌活菌比较,灭活的双歧杆菌同样能粘附于肠上皮细胞,并且耗尽培养上清有利于双歧杆菌粘附。结果 粘附具有显著的浓度效应;粘附效果与孵育环境的ｐＨ值有关;高温处理耗尽培养上清对粘附无明显影响。结论 灭活的双歧杆菌可能具有与活菌相同的生态效应。     

双歧杆菌对人大肠癌细胞粘附作用的初步探讨

双歧杆菌是人肠道的正常菌群之一。为探讨双歧杆菌对肠道粘膜上皮细胞的粘附机制,本文观察了双岐杆菌ＤＭ９２２７对培养的大肠癌细胞系ＣＣＬ－１８７细胞的粘附作用以及影响粘附的因素,初步建立了体外双歧杆的的粘附模型。结果还发现：在粘附近程中,孵育培养基的环境ｐＨ值在６．０－７．０左右时,钙离子浓度在２．０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,双歧杆菌ＤＭ９２２７对大肠癌ＣＣＬ一１８７细胞的粘附效果达到最佳。     

A PHYTOCHEMICAL APPROACH TO THE GLEICHENIACEAE

The Gleicheniaceae, containing approximately 120 species, is a family of primitive ferns distributed throughout most of the tropics and subtropics. Historically the family was considered to be monogeneric; however, most recent authors using morphological, anatomical and cytological information have subdivided the group into 5 or 6 distinct genera. Some authors have even elevated certain species to family or ordinal levels (e.g., Platyzoma and Stromatopteris). The distribution of flavonol-3-0-glycosides supports the segregation of the Gleicheniaceae, sensu lato, into at least three groupings. Flavonoids similar to those identified within the Psilotaceae (flavones, biflavones, and C-glycosylflavones) were not detected during this study.     

CAPTURING IMAGINATION: A COGNITIVE APPROACH TO CULTURAL COMPLEXITY

With few exceptions, it has been assumed that the production of a generalizing anthropological theory of human cognition must necessarily entail a reduction of ethnographic complexity. No case-centred analysis has been offered to show that a cognitive approach to cultural complexity is possible. In this article, I want to show that a different cognitive perspective can improve our understanding of ethnographic facts and help us critically to revise a number of traditional anthropological concepts. In order to do so, I will discuss the example of a messianistic religious movement born among the Western Apache of San Carlos and White Mountain (Arizona).