昆虫发育起点温度估值的一种新方法

本文提出一个运用优选法估计昆虫发育起点温度的简单方法。其目标函数是其中:k_i=N_i(T_i-T_0); n=温度处理数; T_0=起点温度; N_i=第i个处理的平均历期; T_i=第i个处理的环境温度。 目标函数的最小值所对应的点T_0即为起点温度的期望值。于是,相应的累积热单位K由下列方程所确定:     

新疆20种药用植物的染色体观察

本文对在新疆生长和引种栽培的10科20种药用植物染色体进行了计数和研究,其中5种进行了核型分析,6种为首次报道。     

MSI2通过下调circRNA_001214促进急性髓系白血病细胞HL60生长

Musashi-2（MSI2）是一种RNA结合蛋白质,对维持造血干细胞功能具有重要作用。研究表明,MSI2高表达能促进急性髓系白血病（acute myelocytic leukemia, AML）进展,但其作用机制尚不明确。本研究稳定沉默HL60细胞MSI2后,第1、2、3、4 d对照组的相对细胞生长率分别为1.931 ± 0.027、3.070 ± 0.073、4.017 ± 0.092和4.215 ± 0.246;敲减组分别为1.927 ± 0.035、2.564 ± 0.090、2.825 ± 0.097和3.223 ± 0.182,两组相比具有统计学差异,P<0.001;细胞凋亡明显增加(7.967% ± 0.698% vs 3.400% ± 0.322%., P<0.01);G₀/G₁期细胞比例明显增高（67.430% ± 4.390% vs. 50.360% ± 2.160%, P<0.01）;NUMB蛋白明显上调,LEF1明显下降。环状RNA（circular RNA, circRNA）芯片筛选和荧光定量PCR验证显示,MSI2沉默组circRNA_001214表达水平是对照组3.48倍。这一结果也在NALM6细胞得到证实。进一步用生物信息学分析,显示circRNA_001214最可能与miR-1273a、miR-1273e和miR 5095结合,进而影响参与细胞凋亡相关基因（CYCS、AKT1、BAX、TNFRSF10A、TNFRSF10D）、Wnt信号基因（WNT4、WNT2B、WNT7B、 DKK2、SFRP1、CSNKE1和LEF1）以及参与细胞代谢相关基因（RPE, PGAM4, PGAM1, TAT, CBS、RPE、SUCLG2、PGAM4、PGAM1和 IDNK）。总而言之,MSI2可能通过干扰circRNA_001214生成,减少靶miRNA对凋亡、Wnt信号及细胞代谢相关基因表达的影响,促进细胞生长。     

应用酶联免疫吸附试验检测马铃薯卷叶病毒

以辣根过氧化物酶标记马铃薯卷叶病毒抗体,采用双抗体夹心ELISA方法鉴定了马铃薯和洋酸浆的茎、叶、根及马铃薯块茎中的马铃薯卷叶病毒(Potato Leafroll Virus,PLRV),结果表明,对提纯的PLRV可测出的最低浓度为25ng/ml,当包被抗体浓度为40μg/ml、酶标记抗体稀释度为1/120时,可测出马铃薯茎、叶和根汁液中的PLRV,感染PLRV的洋酸浆茎、叶和根汁液的消光值,均比无病对照者高二倍以上,虽然感染PLRV的马铃薯休眠块茎维管束组织汁液的消光值高于无病毒对照,且脐部维管束组织消光值高于顶端,但测定打破休眠的感病块茎顶端维管束组织的阳性结果更为可靠和明显。     

循环血中GM-CFC的性能研究

利用造血细胞体外琼脂培养技术,比较了狗的不同来源的GM—CFC增殖、分化性能和辐射敏感性。结果表明,在正常生理条件下循环血中GM—CFC集落产率约为骨髓的1/60;细胞集落开始形成时间较骨髓晚1天,细胞集落随培养时间(前3—5天)增加而增加,其增加速率约为骨髓的20%;辐射敏感性D_0值为0.34Gy,明显低于骨髓中GM—CFC的D_0值(0.82Gy)。造血干细胞动员剂动员后血中GM—CFC数量明显增加,细胞集落增加速率约为骨髓的59%,D_0值为0.72Gy。从而为循环血干细胞移植疗效提供了实验依据。     

Decreased methylation of the major mouse long interspersed repeated DNA during aging and in myeloma cells

Sequences of DNA that hybridize on Southern blots with cloned EcoR1 1.3 kb (ER1) of long interspersed repeated sequence (L1Md) of mouse have been examined in genomic DNA of neonatal mice, livers and brains of adult mice (3, 10, 27, and 30 mo old), and the solid myeloma tumor MOPC-315. The isoschizomers Hpa II (CCGG or mCCGG) and Msp I (CCGG or CmCGG) were used to assess methylation. We found that the L1Md sequence is fully methylated in young animals but demethylated in myeloma. Demethylation of L1Md sequence also occurred in aged animals. By scanning the autoradiogram, we found that approximately 8% of the 10(4)-10(5) copies have been demethylated in 27-mo-old liver.     

Removal of239Pu from mice with 3,4,3 LICAM(C) or N,N′, N″, N‴-tetra-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-spermine

Summary Male mice SAS/4 were injected i.v. with²³⁹Pu citr(IV) 0.27 µCikg^–1–9.99 kBqkg^–1. After 1 h 30 µmol kg^–1 of 3,4,3 LICAM(C), N, N, N, N-tetra-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-spermine or Na₃CaDTPA as a reference compound was given intraperitoneally. After 4 days the animals were sacrified and the Pu content in livers, kidneys, femurs and carcasses was determined by the liquid scintillation method. It was found that, as compared with the control, 3,4,3 LICAM(C) removed 83% of the Pu activity deposited in the liver, 71% of that in the femur and 79% of the Pu in the whole body. The Pu content in the kidneys exceeded the control value by about 50%. Na₃CaDTPA removed 96, 86, 40 and 72% of plutonium from the liver, kidneys, femurs and carcasses respectively.Tetra-DHB-spermine caused the excretion of 50, 57 and 39% of Pu from liver, bone and whole body respectively. The retention of Pu in the kidneys was increased to 400% of the control value.     

Nucleotide sequence of the split tRNAleu(UAA) gene from Sorghum bicolor chloroplasts

The nucleotide (nt) sequence of the split tRNAleu(UAA) gene and 328 nt of its flanking regions from sorghum chloroplasts (cp) has been determined. This gene is located in the BamHI-6 fragment in a map position very similar to that of maize. The exon of sorghum tRNAleu gene has an identical nt sequence to its counterpart in maize. Although the 450 nt of intron in sorghum is 8 nt shorter than that of maize, the nt sequence between them shows 97% homology. Like maize and broad bean, the intron from sorghum cp tRNAleu gene could be folded into a secondary structure which is similar to the postulated structure of the intron from the auto-spliceable rRNA precursor of Tetrahymena. Both introns from sorghum and maize contain open reading frames (ORFs) which are conserved at the N terminus. The putative AUG initiation codon for both ORFs is located in the stem region of a 12-bp secondary structure of highly A + T-rich sequences.     

Phylogenetic relationships in theSideritis leucantha group (Lamiaceae)

Six closely related taxa of the sect.Eusideritis of the genusSideritis (S. leucantha, S. pusilla, S. flavovirens, S. granatensis, S. biflora andS. osteoxylla) are analysed to elucidate their phylogenetic relationships and position within the sect.Eusideritis. Meiotic behaviour, karyotype features, size and fertility of pollen grains, DNA amounts and seed protein profiles are reviewed. A polyploid origin of the group (from x = 7) and the further diversification through dysploidy and chromosome repatterning is postulated.S. osteoxylla is apparently of hybrid origin.