编码锌指蛋白的人类新基因TFL76的电子克隆

目的：根据基因同源同功原理电子克隆人类新基因。方法：利用基于基因识别软件Genescan和EST拼接的同源基因克隆法得到人类新基因序列TFL76,再利用生物信息学数据库和软件对其进行功能的预测和分析。结果：TFL76的cDNA序列长2268bp,开放阅读框编码677个氨基酸残基,含12个连续的C2H2型锌指基序,其分子量为76kDa。编码区序列被4个内含子分割。染色体定位于19q13．4。此位点存在很多与胃癌、膀胱癌、乳腺癌等癌症相关的基因。TFL76的N末端含有多种蛋白激酶的磷酸化位点和核定位信号。结论：TFL76可能是一个和癌症相关的核转录因子。     

Infectivity and effectivity of Frankia strains from the Rhamnaceae family on different actinorhizal plants

Ten strains of Frankia isolated from root nodules of plant species from five genera of the host family Rhamnaceae were assayed in cross inoculation assays. They were tested on host plants belonging to four actinorhizal families: Trevoa trinervis (Rhamnaceae), Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae), Alnus glutinosa (Betulaceae) and Casuarina cunninghamiana (Casuarinaceae). All Frankia strains from the Rhamnaceae were able to infect and nodulate both T. trinervis and E. angustifolia. Strain ChI4 isolated from Colletia hystrix was also infective on Alnus glutinosa. All nodules showed a positive acetylene reduction indicating that the microsymbionts used as inoculants were effective in nitrogen fixation. The results suggest that Frankia strains from Rhamnaceae belong to the Elaeagnus-infective subdivision of the genus Frankia.     

Growth under elevated atmospheric CO(2) concentration accelerates leaf senescence in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants

Some morphogenetic and metabolic processes were sensitive to a high atmospheric CO(2) concentration during sunflower primary leaf ontogeny. Young leaves of sunflower plants growing under elevated CO(2) concentration exhibited increased growth, as reflected by the high specific leaf mass referred to as dry weight in young leaves (16days). The content of photosynthetic pigments decreased with leaf development, especially in plants grown under elevated CO(2) concentrations, suggesting that high CO(2) accelerates chlorophyll degradation, and also possibly leaf senescence. Elevated CO(2) concentration increased the oxidative stress in sunflower plants by increasing H(2)O(2) levels and decreasing activity of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase and ascorbate peroxidase. The loss of plant defenses probably increases the concentration of reactive oxygen species in the chloroplast, decreasing the photosynthetic pigment content as a result. Elevated CO(2) concentration was found to boost photosynthetic CO(2) fixation, especially in young leaves. High CO(2) also increased the starch and soluble sugar contents (glucose and fructose) and the C/N ratio during sunflower primary leaf development. At the beginning of senescence, we observed a strong increase in the hexoses to sucrose ratio that was especially marked at high CO(2) concentration. These results indicate that elevated CO(2) concentration could promote leaf senescence in sunflower plants by affecting the soluble sugar levels, the C/N ratio and the oxidative status during leaf ontogeny. It is likely that systemic signals produced in plants grown with elevated CO(2), lead to early senescence and a higher oxidation state of the cells of these plant leaves.     

Actin-binding protein alpha-actinin-1 interacts with the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5b and modulates the cell surface expression and function of the receptor

Receptors for neurotransmitters require scaffolding proteins for membrane microdomain targeting and for regulating receptor function. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, alpha-actinin-1, a major F-actin cross-linking protein, was identified as a binding partner for the C-terminal domain of metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5b (mGlu(5b) receptor). Co-expression, co-immunoprecipitation, and pull-down experiments showed a close and specific interaction between mGlu(5b) receptor and alpha-actinin-1 in both transfected HEK-293 cells and rat striatum. The interaction of alpha-actinin-1 with mGlu(5b) receptor modulated the cell surface expression of the receptor. This was dependent on the binding of alpha-actinin-1 to the actin cytoskeleton. In addition, the alpha-actinin-1/mGlu(5b) receptor interaction regulated receptor-mediated activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Together, these findings indicate that there is an alpha-actinin-1-dependent mGlu(5b) receptor association with the actin cytoskeleton modulating receptor cell surface expression and functioning.     

生态环境用水研究现状、问题分析与基本构架探索

生态学与水文学交叉研究是目前国际上前沿研究领域之一,生态环境用水研究则是连接生态过程与水文过程、刻画生态演化与水资源相互关系的核心问题。对生态、环境用水产生与发展的基本过程进行了回顾,并根据对已有成果的综合分析提出了目前研究中存在的5方面主要问题。首先,生态用水尚需理论上的进一步升华,这一点突出体现在生态用水的概念与内涵表述上;其次,在生态用水研究中,缺乏合理的生态保护目标的建立,因而影响到了研究成果的实际应用价值;第三,目前的研究均是针对较大尺度所作的,不能在生态机理与物理机制上揭示生态用水规律,因此,不适于具体问题的深入分析,个别实验在由“点“尺度向生态用水计算的“面“尺度转换时缺乏基础,从而严重影响了研究成果的精度;第四,生态用水机理是生态用水研究中至为关键的工作,以往研究主要依据野外宏观观测资料来探讨,缺乏直接的实验依据;第五,没有涉及生态用水对生态系统稳定性、生态用水满足程度及其波动性对生态系统影响等方面,从而也使得研究成果的科学性受到影响。同时作者认为,中国工程院“中国可持续发展水资源研究报告“中的生态环境用水概念对我国地大物博,地质地貌与气候类型多样的特点给给予了更多的关注,故可以确定为全国性的生态环境用水概念。最后文章认为应当将生态用水与环境用水分别予以考虑,并给出了其新的概念构架。     

鄂尔多斯高原北缘水分梯度下天然植被分布格局初探

以鄂尔多斯高原杭锦旗北部独贵塔拉镇的过渡带为研究对象,通过样线调查,研究了水分梯度下天然植被的空间分布规律.TWINSPAN的分类结果表明,群落以中生和旱生为主,一些耐盐的植物散布其中;相邻样方间相似性指数的变化反映了不同类型群落在研究区内的镶嵌分布,从而形成了该区域内群落的多样性和复杂性.对植被样方与地形地貌因子的CCA排序结果显示,植被群落空间格局的形成更多地取决于区域内的水分变化梯度.在本文的研究尺度上,这种水分变化梯度主要由微地形地貌的变化来决定,而不是由与黄河的距离因子来决定.因此,在本区域的土地开发利用过程中,应充分考虑目前已经形成的相对稳定的地形地貌单元特点,在缺乏完善的风沙防护措施和排水除盐措施的情况下,不宜采取大规模平整土地进行综合开发.     

毛乌素沙地景观格局变化研究

通过对毛乌素沙地不同时期的景观分类和制图以及景观格局计算,分析了50年代到90年代毛乌素沙地景观动态与景观格局变化的特征和模式。研究表明,50年代以来,毛乌索沙地景观发生了巨大变化,流动沙地、半固定沙地面积大幅度增加,固定沙地面积迅速减少,农田面积明显增加,草原、柳湾和盐湿低地等面积显著减少。50年代时,整个景观以流动沙地和固定沙地占优势,而90年代,则以流动沙地占绝对优势。伴随着荒漠化的发展,各种景观要素类型之间相互转化,景观格局发生显著变化。固定沙地面积减少伴随着斑块的破碎化,大型斑块数量减少,小型斑块数量增加;流动沙地面积增加的同时,一方面,较小的斑块不断联合形成更多的大型斑块,另一方面,流动沙地不断向固定、半固定沙地内部渗透,形成更多的小型斑块,使整个景观更加破碎。不合理的人类活动是荒漠化扩展及景观格局发生显著变化的主要驱动因素。     

新疆生态用水量的初步估算

以新疆为例 ,在干旱区生态用水的概念与分类基础上 ,依据部分试验资料及理论公式推导结果 ,确定了各类生态用水的用水定额 ,并以林业、草场资源等统计数据为依据 ,对新疆 1 995年的生态用水进行了初步估算。结果表明 ,全疆生态用水总量达 2 3 7.9× 1 0 8m3。其地区分布情况是北疆占 1 7.8%,东疆占 5.4 %,南疆占 76.8%。就其类型而言 ,天然植被生态用水量最大 ,其中又以低地草甸为最大     

石河子莫索湾垦区绿洲景观格局变化分析

以新疆石河子１５０团场为例,从景观多样性、优势度、均匀度、分离度、分维数、嵌块体伸长指数、聚集度、嵌块体数目破碎化指数、嵌块体形状碎化指数等９个方面,对其景观格局进行了分析,结果表明：随着干扰时间的延长,整个景观的多样性和均匀度下降,而优势度聚集度指数值增加,这说明,该团场绿洲愈来愈由少数嵌块体类型所控制,嵌块体伸长度指数的增加与分维数的下降则说明,该团场绿洲嵌块体形状有愈加规则、愈趋简单势。而嵌块体形状破碎化指标数、数目破碎化指数、分离度指数的变化情况显示,１５０团场绿洲景观的破碎化程度在逐渐增加,其中以自然和半自然嵌块体的影响最大,对于人工景观而言,这意味着人类活动对１５０团绿洲施加的直接影响在逐渐减弱、而间接影响在增强。     

Screening of antimicrobial activities in red, green and brown macroalgae from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

Extracts from 44 species of seaweed from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) were screened for the production of antibacterial and antifungal compounds against a panel of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, mycobacteria, yeasts and fungi. A total of 28 species displayed antibacterial activity, of which six also showed antifungal activity. Asparagopsis taxiformis and Cymopolia barbata were the species with the strongest activities against the broadest spectrum of target microorganisms. All the species with antibacterial activity were active against gram-positive bacteria, whereas only two species, A. taxiformis and Osmundea hybrida, were active against mycobacteria. The production of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activities by the macroalgae was also studied under different conditions, although no common trend for bioactivity was observed.