Morphology and Histochemistry of Infralabial Glands of Two Species in the Slug-Eating Family Pareidae(Reptilia: Serpentes)

Pareidae and Dipsadidae, two independently evolved taxa in the Serpentes lineage, both feed exclusively on terrestrial mollusks(snails and slugs). Dipsadid snakes developed hypertrophic infralabial glands in their lower jaw, which are thought to be associated with their specialized feeding behaviors. However, whether a similar gland exists in pareid snakes is unknown. In this study, we examined the morphological characteristics of the infralabial glands in Pareas berdmorei and Pareas chinensis b...     

玉米初生根向水性诱导优化试验研究

为了研究湿度梯度对根系向水性反应的影响,采用Takahashi and Scott于1993年创建的方法,设置以下3个试验:1)向水性诱导物不同倾斜角试验;2)根系距向水性诱导物不同距离试验;3)根尖距底部饱和K2CO3溶液不同距离试验。同时,还研究了根长和根系延伸速率对根系向水性弯曲的影响。结果表明,用饱和K2CO3溶液控制湿度时根系的向水性弯曲度明显大于纯水。随着诱导物倾斜角的增大,向水性弯曲增强。与距诱导物3 mm和6 mm相比,根系直接接触诱导物时表现出最大的向水性反应。与根尖距底部盐溶液6 cm相比,相距4 cm时向水性弯曲度增大,这些与根尖周围的湿度梯度增大有关。当根长为1.0、1.5、2.0、2.5、3.0 cm时,短根比长根表现出更大的向水性反应,这可能与其较慢的延伸速率为根系对湿度梯度的反应提供了更充足的时间有关。为了验证这个假说,用相同长度的根系、通过控制不同温度进行试验,结果表明根系的向水性弯曲随温度升高而降低。可见,玉米初生根的向水性反应受环境和根系发育阶段两方面影响。当根系相距诱导物较近、根系周围的湿度梯度较大时,根系向水性反应更强。而且,具有较小延伸速率根系的向水性反应更大。考虑到干旱条件下根系伸长慢、且土壤中湿度梯度大,因而可以认为干旱条件下根系的向水性生长在玉米吸收水分中有重要作用。同时,对根系向水性诱导方法的优化有助于其生理机制的进一步研究。     

绿色荧光蛋白基因作为报告基因在水稻基因转化中的应用研究

本研究中 ,构建了含有编码绿色荧光蛋白的改进型基因质粒pJPM5。用基因枪法分别把pJPM5和另一带有绿色荧光蛋白基因的质粒pSBG70 0转入水稻TNG6 7愈伤组织。用South ern杂交法证实了转基因的存在 ,而且表明多数转基因植株含有 1到 8个拷贝的转基因。取 2个月的转基因植株上的叶片用于分析绿色荧光蛋白基因表达。用SLM - 80 0 0荧光分析仪定量测定绿色荧光蛋白。多数转基因植株具有很高的绿色荧光蛋白信号。虽然水稻植株有少量自发荧光 ,但是绿色荧光蛋白基因表达出的绿色荧光蛋白信号比植株的自发荧光强得多 ,其测定不会受自发荧光的太大影响。在荧光显微镜下观察到了绿色荧光蛋白基因的表达。借助观察分析绿色荧光蛋白基因的瞬时表达 ,本研究还发现基因枪法转化中 ,如果两枪的气压为90 0psi& 135 0psi,比两枪的气压都为 90 0psi或者 135 0psi更好 ,因其能使质粒进入更多的细胞。研究结果表明 ,绿色荧光蛋白基因可以作为水稻 (甚至小麦、玉米 )转基因研究中的报告基因。研究还显示 ,MAR序列能明显增强绿色荧光蛋白基因的表达能力 (这一结果在另文讨论 ) .     

人染色体脆性位点部位的显微光谱学研究 Study of Microspectroscopy for the Position of the Fragile Sites in Human Chromosome

采用显微分光光度法,对染色体脆性位点的部位进行了显微光谱学研究。实验证明,带有脆点的染色体其DNA含量大多数趋向减少,少数略有增加,推测染色体脆性部位的产生是由于染色质DNA在高度凝缩形成中期染色体过程中超旋结构改变的结果。 The position of fragile sites in human chromosome was studied by means of the microspectroscopy. The results show that the amount DNA in chromosome with fragile sites decreases in most condition. We can suppose that the fragile sites of chromosome is caused by the superhelix structure changes of chromosome DNA during the formation of metaphase chromosome which is formed in high condensation.     

大绒鼠的分带核型研究

本文采用G带、C带和银染核仁组织者(Ag-NORs)等技术,对大绒鼠(Eothe nomys miletus miletus)的核型进行观察分析。结果表明:2n=56,常染色体和性染色体皆为单臂染色体。X染色体的长度接近于No.1染色体,Y染色体的长度相当于14号染色体。G分带可鉴别每对染色体的特征,C-带核型中全部着丝点C带均显示不同程度的阳性。Y染色体整条呈阳性。Ag-NORs有5对,分别分布于1、2、6、14和27号染色体的着丝粒附近。通过核型分析,对大绒鼠的分类地位进行了初步探讨。     

Genetic and environmental sources of covariance among internal reproductive traits in the yellow dung fly

Substantial inter- and intraspecific variation is found in reproductive traits, but the evolutionary implications of this variation remain unclear. One hypothesis is that natural selection favours female reproductive morphology that allows females to control mating and fertilization and that diverse male reproductive traits arise as counter adaptations to subvert this control. Such co-evolution predicts the establishment of genetic correlations between male and female reproductive traits that closely interact during mating. Therefore, we measured phenotypic and genetic correlations between male and female reproductive tract characteristics in the yellow dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae), using a nested half-sib breeding experiment. We found significant heritabilities for the size of most reproductive tract traits investigated in both females (spermathecae and their ducts, accessory glands and their ducts) and males (testis size but not sperm length). Within the sexes, phenotypic and genetic correlations were mostly nil or positive, suggesting functional integration of or condition-dependent investment in internal reproductive traits. Negative intrasexual genetic correlations, potentially suggestive of resource allocation trade-offs, were not evident. Intersexual genetic correlations were mostly positive, reflecting expected allometries between male and female morphologies. Most interestingly, testis size correlated positively with female accessory gland size and duct length, potentially indicative of a co-evolutionary arms race. We discuss these and alternative explanations for these patterns of genetic covariance.     

Effect of Human WEE1 and Stem Cell Factor on Human CD34^＋ Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Damage Induced by Chemotherapeutic Agents

Myelosuppression is one of the major side-effects of most anticancer drugs. To achieve myeloprotection, one bicistronic vector encoding anti-apoptotic protein human WEE l （WEElHu） and proliferation-stimulating stem cell factor （SCF） was generated. In this study, we selected human umbilical cord blood CD34^＋ cells as the in vitro model in an attempt to investigate whether WEEIHu, rather than conventional drug-resistant genes, can be introduced to rescue cells from the damage by chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin, adriamycin, mitomycin-c and 5-fluorouracil. Cell viability and cytotoxicity assay, colony-forming units in culture assay and externalization of phospholipid phosphatidylserine analysis showed that the expression of WEElHu and SCF in CD34^＋ cells provided the cells with some protection. These findings suggest that the expression of WEElHu and SCF might rescue CD34^＋ cells from chemotherapyinduced myelosuppression.     

Benzene containing polyhydroxyalkanoates homo- and copolymers synthesized by genome edited Pseudomonas entomophila

Microbial synthesis of functional polymers has become increasingly important for industrial biotechnology.For the first time,it became possible to synthesize controllable composition of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)(P3HA)consisting of 3-hydroxydodecanoate(3HDD)and phenyl group on the side-chain when chromosome of Pseudomonas entomophila was edited to weaken itsβ-oxidation.Cultured in the presence of 5-phenylvaleric acid(PVA),the edited P.entomophila produced only homopolymer poly(3-hydroxy-5-phenylvalerate)or P(3HPhV).While copolyesters P(3HPhV-co-3HDD)of 3-hydroxy-5-phenylvalerate(3HPhV)and 3-hydroxydodecanoate(3HDD)were synthesized when the strain was grown on mixtures of PVA and dodecanoic acid(DDA).Compositions of 3HPhV in P(3HPhV-co-3HDD)were controllable ranging from 3%to 32%depending on DDDA/PVA ratios.Nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectra clearly indicated that the polymers were homopolymer of P(3HPhV)and random copolymers of 3HPhV and 3HDD.Their mechanical and thermal properties varied dramatically depending on the monomer ratios.Our results demonstrated the possibility to produce tailor-made,novel functional PHA using the chromosome edited P.entomophila.     

灰胸竹鸡消化系统形态解剖初探

观察和测定了13只灰胸竹鸡消化系统的解剖参数,结果表明:雌性和雄性体重分别为227.39 g和216.79 g,体长分别为237.22 mm和230.00 mm;腺胃粘膜表面具有40～50枚圆形乳头,肌胃较发达;雌性和雄性的食道分别长约93.96 mm和99.75 mm,肠道总长分别为683.83 mm和672.95 mm,肝脏分别重4.87 g和5.20 g,胰脏分别重0.38 g和0.45 g.此研究为进行竹鸡的人工驯养和生物学研究提供解剖学资料.