三峡库区森林植物多样性分析

三峡库区森林资源丰富 ,根据对库区典型样地的调查 ,认为目前三峡库区共有 41个森林群落类型 ,其丰富度、多样性、均匀度指数在群落梯度上呈规律性波动 .其中针叶林中 ,物种丰富度指数在群落梯度上的总体趋势表现为灌木层 >草木层 >乔木层 ;在常绿阔叶林中 ,该趋势为灌木层 >乔木层 >草本层 ;在落叶阔叶林中 ,典型的栎类林 ,其丰富度指数的趋势为灌木层 >草本层和乔木层 ,而在草本层与乔木层间是波动的 ;多样性指数的趋势为乔木层 <灌木层和草本层 ,而在灌木层与草本层间是波动的 ;在其他群落类型中 ,各指数也是波动的 ;另外 ,各指数在海拔梯度上未表现出明显的规律性 ;一方面与库区自然环境差异较大 ,群落的发育状况不同有关 ,另外 ,长期以来库区内强烈的人为干扰活动也是不可忽视的一个因素 .     

A penalized structural equation modeling method accounting for secondary phenotypes for variable selection on genetically regulated expression from PrediXcan for Alzheimer's disease

As the global burden of mental illness is estimated to become a severe issue in the near future, it demands the development of more effective treatments. Most psychiatric diseases are moderately to highly heritable and believed to involve many genes. Development of new treatment options demands more knowledge on the molecular basis of psychiatric diseases. Toward this end, we propose to develop new statistical methods with improved sensitivity and accuracy to identify disease‐related genes specialized for psychiatric diseases. The qualitative psychiatric diagnoses such as case control often suffer from high rates of misdiagnosis and oversimplify the disease phenotypes. Our proposed method utilizes endophenotypes, the quantitative traits hypothesized to underlie disease syndromes, to better characterize the heterogeneous phenotypes of psychiatric diseases. We employ the structural equation modeling using the liability‐index model to link multiple genetically regulated expressions from PrediXcan and the manifest variables including endophenotypes and case‐control status. The proposed method can be considered as a general method for multivariate regression, which is particularly helpful for psychiatric diseases. We derive penalized retrospective likelihood estimators to deal with the typical small sample size issue. Simulation results demonstrate the advantages of the proposed method and the real data analysis of Alzheimer's disease illustrates the practical utility of the techniques. Data used in preparation of this article were obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database.     

高效液相色谱法在测定丁二酸厌氧发酵体系中有机酸的应用

建立了一种利用高效液相色谱法定量分析丁二酸厌氧发酵体系中多种有机酸的方法。利用Alltech反相Prevail有机酸色谱柱,以25 mmol.L-1KH2PO4(pH2.5)作为流动相,流速1 mL.min-1,采用紫外检测器,于215 nm处检测,能将丁二酸厌氧发酵体系中多种有机酸完全分离并准确定量。有机酸的回收率均在99%~103%之间。本方法能够快速、精确测定丁二酸厌氧发酵体系中多种有机酸含量,并初步应用于该发酵体系培养基成分优化方面,对于指导厌氧代谢调控生产丁二酸具有重要意义。     

Association between shift work and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies

ABSTRACT

To evaluate the association between shift work and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, we searched PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science from their inception to June 8, 2019. Observational studies examining the relationship between shift work and type 2 diabetes were included. Subgroup analyses were conducted to explore whether specific characteristics would affect the relationship. A dose-response relationship was estimated by using generalized least squares trend regression. Finally, twelve cohort studies and nine cross-sectional studies were included (inter-rater agreement, k = 0.96). The result of meta-analysis indicated that shift work was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (relative risk = 1.10, 95% confidence interval = 1.05–1.14). Subgroup analyses demonstrated that female shift workers have increased risk of type 2 diabetes while male not observed, health care workers showed the highest risk compared with civil servants and manual workers, and night shift and rotating shift were associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Dose-response meta-analysis based on three cohorts among female workers indicated that there might be a positive association between duration of shift work and the risk of type 2 diabetes. In conclusion, shift work is positively associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Among female workers, with the years of exposure to shift work prolonged, the risk of type 2 diabetes might increase accordingly. In the future, more studies are needed to confirm the results of dose-response analysis.     

洮河自然保护区大峪沟林区紫果云杉群落木本植物种群生态位特征

基于群落调查数据,以样地代表多种资源的综合状态,物种重要值作为生态位的计测指标,利用Levins和Shannon生态位宽度,Schoener生态位相似和Pianka生态位重叠对洮河自然保护区大峪沟林区的紫果云杉群落木本植物种群生态位进行定量研究。结果表明：紫果云杉群落乔木层共有树种8种,隶属于4科6属,紫果云杉占绝对优势,岷江冷杉为次优势种;灌木层共有植物50种,隶属于16科25属,忍冬科的蓝靛果、葱皮忍冬和唐古特忍冬等以及蔷薇科的峨眉蔷薇和银露梅等构成了灌木层的主体,紫果云杉幼苗优势不明显,但生态位宽度最大。本研究表明,生态位宽度受物种生态特性及其分布和生境共同影响,重要值大的物种生态位宽度一般较大,生态位宽度大的物种之间生态位相似性和重叠性一般较大,并与其它物种重叠的概率高、重叠程度大,生态位宽度小的物种集中出现时也会出现较大的生态位重叠,同科或同属的物种间常有较大生态位相似和重叠。生态位宽度反映着种群的扩散潜力,生态位相似反映着群落的稳定性,生态位重叠反映着物种间存在或潜在的竞争程度。紫果云杉在乔、灌木层均有最大的生态位宽度,生态适应性最强,群落结构稳定,具有进一步扩散的可能。     

Comparative proteomic analysis reveals the positive effect of exogenous spermidine on photosynthesis and salinity tolerance in cucumber seedlings

Key message

Our results based on proteomics data and physiological alterations proposed the putative mechanism of exogenous Spd enhanced salinity tolerance in cucumber seedlings.

Abstract

Current studies showed that exogenous spermidine (Spd) could alleviate harmful effects of salinity. It is important to increase our understanding of the beneficial physiological responses of exogenous Spd treatment, and to determine the molecular responses underlying these responses. Here, we combined a physiological analysis with iTRAQ-based comparative proteomics of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) leaves, treated with 0.1 mM exogenous Spd, 75 mM NaCl and/or exogenous Spd. A total of 221 differentially expressed proteins were found and involved in 30 metabolic pathways, such as photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, stress response, signal transduction and antioxidant. Based on functional classification of the differentially expressed proteins and the physiological responses, we found cucumber seedlings treated with Spd under salt stress had higher photosynthesis efficiency, upregulated tetrapyrrole synthesis, stronger ROS scavenging ability and more protein biosynthesis activity than NaCl treatment, suggesting that these pathways may promote salt tolerance under high salinity. This study provided insights into how exogenous Spd protects photosynthesis and enhances salt tolerance in cucumber seedlings.

     

簇毛麦HMW-GS及其启动子基因的克隆与序列分析

利用2对特异引物,从簇毛麦(Dasypyrum villosum)基因组中分离克隆出一个簇毛麦HMW-GS基因VHG-2(GenBank登录号为FJ600492)及其启动子序列VHGp-1(GenBank登录号为FJ600489).VHGp-1序列长度为1 099 bp,从5′至3′方向依次有E-box、N-box、G-box、HMW谷蛋白特异38 bp增强子和TATA-box等典型的HMW-GS基因启动子作用调控元件,说明VHGp-1为簇毛麦HMW-GS的启动子基因.VHG-2序列长度为1 572 bp,具有单一完整的、可编码498个氨基酸的开放阅读框(ORF),该ORF推导的氨基酸序列结构分析表明,编码区依次包含由21个氨基酸残基组成的信号肽、105个氨基酸残基组成的N-末端区、330个氨基酸残基组成的中部重复区和42个氨基酸残基组成的C-末端区;中部重复区主要重复单元为6肽(PQQGQQ)和9肽(GYYPTSP/LQQ);有6个半胱氨酸残基(Cys),其中5个分布在N-末端区,1个分布在C-末端区,第3、4个相邻.这些特征与报道的y-型HMW-GS多肽结构基本一致,说明VHG-2是簇毛麦的y-型HMW-GS基因.系统进化分析表明,簇毛麦HMW-GS启动子序列(VHGP-1)与智利大麦(H.chilense)H基因组的D-hordein基因、拟鹅观草和阿拉善鹅观草St基因组的HMW-GS基因的启动子具有比较近的同源关系,簇毛麦HMW-GS基因(VHG-2)与冰草、拟鹅观草和中间偃麦草的y-型HMW-GS基因具有较近的同源关系.     

叶绿体基因组变异性的植物系统学意义(综述)

CHLOROPLASTDNAVARIATIONINTHESTUDYOFPHYLOGENETICSWangTingSuYingjuan(SchoolofLifeSciences,ZhangshanUniversity,Guangzhou510275)ZhangLi(SouthChinaInstituteofBotany,AcademiaSinica,Guangzhou510650)现代分子生物学技术的不断进步和革新极大地提高了人们分析和比较大片段DNA分子的能力。这种趋势对系统学研究所产生的影响之一,就是近年来通过比较DNA性状来探讨系统发育问题业已发展成为一门专门的学科—分子系统学。在植物分子系统学领域,目前采用的分子数据主要来自两个方面：一是叶绿体基因组,…     

心率减速力及连续心率减速力对冠心病心脏性猝死的预警价值

目的：通过心率减速力（DC）及连续心率减速力（DRs）检测技术对老年冠心病患者进行风险分层,探讨其对心脏性猝死的预警价值。方法：随机选择经冠状动脉造影（CAG）确诊为冠心病（CHD）的患者218例作为观察组,其中隐匿性CHD 55例,急性心肌梗死（AMI）56例,心绞痛（AP）53例,缺血性心力衰竭（IHF）54例。同期选取在本院进行健康体检者55例（对照组）,对各组患者行24 h动态心电图检查,应用软件系统分析并计算出DC值及DRs值进行统计分析。结果：CHD各亚组（AMI组、AP组、IHF组、隐匿性CHD组）的DC值及DRs值均明显降低,与正常组比较,差异有统计学意义（P < 0.01）;DC值与DRs值所提示CAD各亚组的危险分级明显高于正常组,差异有统计学意义（P < 0.01）;冠状动脉造影显示冠脉病变数量越多范围越大,病情越重,这与DC、DRs所提示CHD各亚组的危险分级相一致。结论：心率减速力和连续心率减速力能够测定分析迷走神经功能,对冠心病患者进行危险分级,对高危人群有较高的预警价值,可作为预警冠心病患者发生心脏性猝死的敏感指标。     

A Proteomic Analysis of Placental Trophoblastic Cells in Preeclampsia–Eclampsia

To explore the proteomic changes of placental trophoblastic cells in preeclampsia–eclampsia (PE), placental trophoblastic cells from normally pregnant women and women with hypertension during gestational period were prepared by laser capture microdissection (LCM), and proteins isolated from these cells were subjected to labeling and proteolysis with isotope-coded affinity tag reagent. A qualitative and quantitative analysis of the proteome expression of placental trophoblastic cells was made using two-dimensional liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (2D LC–MS/MS). A total of 831 proteins in placental trophoblastic cells were identified by combined use of LCM technique and 2D LC–MS/MS. The result was superior to that of conventional two-dimensional electrophoresis method. There were marked differences in 169 proteins of placental trophoblastic cells between normally pregnant women and women with PE. Of 70 (41.4 %) proteins with more than twofold differences, 31 proteins were down-regulated, and 39 were up-regulated in placental trophoblastic cells of the woman with PE. Laminin expression in placenta trophoblastic cells of women with PE was significantly down-regulated as confirmed by Western blot analysis. These findings provide insights into the proteomic changes in placental trophoblastic cells in response to PE and may identify novel protein targets associated with the pathogenesis of PE.