Mating system shifts a species’ range

Understanding the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that shape a species’ range is an important goal in evolutionary biology. Evidence indicates that mating system is an effective predictor of the global range of native species or naturalized alien plants, but the mechanisms underlying this predictability are not elaborated. Here, we develop a theoretical model to account for the ranges of plants under different mating systems based on migration‐selection processes (an idea proposed by Haldane). The model includes alternation of gametophyte and sporophyte generations in one life cycle and the dispersal of haploid pollen and diploid seeds as vectors for gene flow. We show that the interaction between selfing rates and gametophytic selection determines the role of mating system in shaping a species’ range. Selfing restricts the species’ range under gametophytic selection in nonrandom mating systems, but expands the species’ range under the absence of gametophytic selection in any mating system. Gametophytic selection slightly restricts the species’ range in random mating. Both logarithmic and logistic models of population demography yield similar conclusions in the case of fixed or evolving genetic variance. The theory also helps to explain a broader relationship between mating system and range size following biological invasion or plant naturalization.     

一种新杨树菇(Agrocybe aegerita)凝集素的纯化及生化特性

用硫酸铵分级沉淀、离子交换和分子筛等方法 ,从食用菌杨树菇子实体中分离纯化了一种凝集素 ,称作为AAVP(Agrocybeaegeritaantiviralprotein) .经SDS PAGE测定其亚基的相对分子质量为15 8kD ,凝胶过滤分析分子量为 32kD .IEF PAGE计算其等电点为 3 8.AAVP不含糖 ,是一种N端焦谷氨酰环化封闭的蛋白质 ,经N端去封闭后测得N端氨基酸序列为QGVNIYNIVAGA ,用胰蛋白酶消化后得到一大片段 ,测定的氨基酸序列为PDGPWLVEK .AAVP可以凝集供试的 12种动物血和3种血型人血的血红细胞 ,但对各种血红细胞凝集滴度不同 .糖抑制实验表明 ,在供试的 18种单糖和 3种糖蛋白中 ,只有猪胃粘蛋白强烈抑制AAVP的凝血活性 .AAVP具有较好的热稳定性 ,能够忍受极端的酸碱条件 .AAVP的凝血活性不受Ca2 + 、Mg2 + 、Zn2 + 等二价阳离子的影响 .抗肿瘤活性检测表明 ,AAVP对胃癌细胞株SGC 790 1,MGC 80 3,BGC82 3及人急性白血病细胞株HL 6 0有明显的抑制作用 .AAVP对小鼠腹腔注射的半致死剂量为 15 85mg kg .     

Angiostatin production in cultivation of recombinant Pichia pastoris fed with mixed carbon sources

A recombinant strain of Pichia pastoris with a phenotype of Mut^S was used to produce angiostatin. Due to the low methanol consumption rate of this strain, both methanol and glycerol feedings, that produced oscillation in dissolved O₂ concentration, were used during the expression phase to improve cell growth and angiostatin expression. However, enhanced cell growth led to nitrogen limitation that suppressed further production of angiostatin, but addition of ammonia allowed angiostatin concentration to reach 108 mg l^–1 after an expression period of 96 h. The ratio of consumed glycerol to methanol of 1.5:1 (w/w) in the expression phase suggested that methanol played an important role in the metabolism of carbon sources.     

雄性棉铃虫和烟青虫对雌性信息素的触角电生理反应

利用触角电位图(Electroantennogram,EAG)技术,比较研究了二近缘种棉铃虫、烟青虫对其性信息素主要成分Z—11—16：Ald、Z—9—16：Ald的触角电生理反应。剂量反应曲线表明,对Z—11—16：Ald,棉铃虫和烟青虫均有明显的EAG反应,且随浓度的增加而增强,但棉铃虫比烟青虫的反应较强;对Z—9—16：Ald,烟青虫有很强的EAG反应,棉铃虫的反应则很弱;对Z—11—16：Ald和Z—9—16：Ald以97：3和7：93比例形成的混合物,棉铃虫、烟青虫均有EAG反应,但二者之间没有显著差异[动物学报49(6)：795～799,2003]。     

粪菌移植研究的文献计量学和可视化分析

【背景】粪菌移植是近年医学领域研究的热点,不但能够治疗消化系统疾病,而且在神经及精神系统、心血管系统相关疾病的治疗中均有不错的疗效,有着广阔的应用前景。【目的】掌握国内外粪菌移植的研究现状、热点及发展趋势,为相关领域科研工作者的研究提供参考。【方法】基于Web of Science核心数据库,通过CiteSpace对2011-2021年的年度发文量、作者、国家、期刊、被引情况和关键词等进行可视化分析。【结果】筛选后共纳入4 905篇文献,目前全球粪菌移植研究的文献数量呈快速增长趋势;美国和中国是发文量最多的国家。中国学者的总发文量虽然位居世界第二,但中心度和篇均被引频次较低,说明受关注程度及学术影响力不足,在发文质量上还有待提高;Gastroenterology是国内外学者发文量最多的期刊,Frontiers in Microbiology是中国学者发文量最多的期刊;粪菌移植呈现出多学科交叉的发展特点;粪菌移植目前的研究热点主要与肠内疾病(炎症性肠病、艰难梭菌感染)和肠外疾病(如抑郁、冠状动脉粥样硬化等)有关;粪菌移植在未成年人中的应用、对胰岛素敏感度的影响、测序技术在肠道菌群的应用及...     

Conformation and activity ofPhaseolus coccineus var. rubronanus lectin

The conformation of native and denaturedPhaseolus coccineus var. rubronanus lectin was studied by circular dichroism (CD) and correlated to the hemagglutinating activity. The far-UV CD spectrum at 25°C showed a broad, negative band around 223 nm and a positive one at 196 nm. CD data analysis of the lectin indicated a -sheet-rich protein. At high temperatures, the spectrum was blue-shifted with increasing magnitude; these changes correlated well with the loss of the activity. The conformation of lectin betweenpH 2 and 10 remained essentially unchanged. AtpH 13 the CD spectrum resembled that of unordered form with a negative band near 200 nm and the activity was completely lost. The denatured lectin in 6 M guanidine hydrochloride would be renatured upon diluting the denaturant to 0.75 M; the changes in CD spectrum again correlated well with the loss of the activity. The effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the lectin was drastic; it sharply increased thea-helix at the expense of the -sheet and reduced the activity; the changes reached a plateau above 20 mM surfactant.     

The changing incidence of human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer using multiple imputation from 2000 to 2010 at a Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk and prognostic factor for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). Determining whether the incidence of HPV-associated OPC is rising informs health policy. Methods HPV status was ascribed using p16 immunohistochemistry in 683/1474 OPC patients identified from the Princess Margaret Hospital's Cancer Registry (from 2000 to 2010). Missing p16 data was estimated using multiple (n = 100) imputation (MI) and validated using an independent OPC cohort (n = 214). Non-OPC head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) (n = 3262) were also used for time-trend comparison. Regression was used to compare HNSCC subsets and time-trends. The c-index was used to measure the predictive ability of MI. Results The incidence of OPC rose from 23.3% of all HNSCC in 2000 to 31.2% in 2010 (p = 0.002). In the subset of OPC tested for p16, there was no change in p16 positivity over time (p = 0.9). However, p16 testing became more frequent over time (p < 0.0001), but was nonetheless biased, favouring never-smokers [OR 1.87 (95% CI 1.29–2.70)] and tumors of the tonsil [OR 2.30 (1.52–3.47)] or base-of-tongue [OR 1.72 (1.10–2.70)]. These same factors were also associated with p16-positivity [ORs 3.22 (1.27–8.16), 7.26 (3.50–15.1), 5.83 (2.70–12.7), respectively]. Following MI and normalization, the proportion of OPC that was p16-associated rose from 39.8% in 2000 to 65.0% in 2010, p = 0.002, fully explaining the rise in OPC in our patient population. Conclusion The rise in HNSCC referrals seen from 2000 to 2010 at our institution was driven primarily by p16-associated OPC. MI was necessary to derive reliable conclusions when cases with missing data are considerable.     

CD106 Identifies a Subpopulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Unique Immunomodulatory Properties

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) reside in almost all of the body tissues, where they undergo self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation. MSCs derived from different tissues share many similarities but also show some differences in term of biological properties. We aim to search for significant differences among various sources of MSCs and to explore their implications in physiopathology and clinical translation. We compared the phenotype and biological properties among different MSCs isolated from human term placental chorionic villi (CV), umbilical cord (UC), adult bone marrow (BM) and adipose (AD). We found that CD106 (VCAM-1) was expressed highest on the CV-MSCs, moderately on BM-MSCs, lightly on UC-MSCs and absent on AD-MSCs. CV-MSCs also showed unique immune-associated gene expression and immunomodulation. We thus separated CD106⁺cells and CD106⁻cells from CV-MSCs and compared their biological activities. Both two subpopulations were capable of osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation while CD106⁺CV-MSCs were more effective to modulate T helper subsets but possessed decreased colony formation capacity. In addition, CD106⁺CV-MSCs expressed more cytokines than CD106⁻CV-MSCs. These data demonstrate that CD106 identifies a subpopulation of CV-MSCs with unique immunoregulatory activity and reveal a previously unrecognized mechanism underlying immunomodulation of MSCs.