国产磨芋属的染色体核型报道(1)

本文报道了磨芋属(Amorphophallus Blume)六个种的染色体数目和核型,其中5个种属于首次报道。其核型公式如下: 1.滇磨芋 K(2n)=2x=26=26m.2.磨芋 K(2n)=2x=26=26m.3.攸落磨芋K(2n)=2x=26=22m(2SAT)+4sm.(2SAT).4.西盟磨芋 K(2n)=2x=26=20m+4sm+2st.5.勐海磨芋 K(2n)=2x=26=22m+4sm.6.白磨芋 K(2n)=2x=26=20m(2SAT)+6sm。     

维西香茶菜的二萜成分

维西香茶菜Rabdosia weisiensis C. Y. Wu产云南西北部海拔2600米沟谷中,其化学成分的研究未见报道。从该植物叶的乙醚提取物中,分得两个二萜成分,一为已知成分trichorabdal A(2),一为新成分,命名为维西香茶菜甲素weisiensin A(1)。 维西香茶菜甲素weisiensin A(1),C_(26)H_(36)O_9,mp 298—300℃,其~(13)C NMR谱显示存在三个CH_3,三个CH_2,八个CH,三个四取代碳,三个Ac,二个烯碳和一个羰基     

砂鼠利什曼原虫(Leishmania gerbilli)的亚显微结构

砂鼠利什曼原虫(Leishmania gerbilli)存在于我国西北甘肃某地的砂土鼠或大砂鼠(Rhombomys opimus)体内,是中国特有的种类,王捷等60年代分离培养成功。对L.gerbilli的前鞭毛体的亚显微结构的观察表明:1.质膜下微管间距约为50nm,比别的利什曼原虫的宽;2.鞭毛基部极少观察到基板(basal plate);3.线粒体发达,从动基体所在部位伸向虫体各个部位,内有复杂的结构;4.在通常情况下,L.gerbilli的动基体呈棒状,但当细胞膨胀后则无论在光镜或电镜下动基体均呈扁环结构;5.虫体后部有发达的复片层结构。这一结构由一系列的膜卷绕成,其意义不明。     

Early-blocked sporulation mutations alter expression of enzymes under carbon control in Bacillus subtilis

Summary The physiological roles of the gene subset defined by early-blocked sporulation mutations (spo0) and their second-site suppressor alleles (rvtA11 and crsA47) remain cryptic for both vegetative and sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells. To test the hypothesis that spo0 gene products affect global regulation, we assayed the levels of carbon- and nitrogen-sensitive enzymes in wild-type and spo0 strains grown in a defined minimal medium containing various carbon and nitrogen sources. All the spo0 mutations (except spo0J) affected both histidase and arabinose isomerase levels in an unexpected way: levels of both carbon-sensitive enzymes were two- to six-fold higher in spo0 strains compared to wild type, when cells were grown on the derepressing carbon sources arabinose or maltose. There was no difference in enzyme levels with glucose-grown cells, nor was there a significant difference in levels of the carbonindependent enzymes glutamine synthetase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This effect was not due to a slower growth rate for the spo0 mutants on the poor carbon and nitrogen sources used. The levels of carbon-sensitive enzymes were not simply correlated with sporulation ability in genetically suppressed spo0 mutants, but the rvtA and crsA suppressors each had such marked effects on wild-type growth and enzyme levels that these results were difficult to interpret. We conclude that directly or indirectly the spo0 mutations, although blocking the sporulation process, increase levels of carbon-sensitive enzymes, possibly at the level of gene expression.     

Characterization of an HSP70 Cognate Gene Family in Arabidopsis

Analysis of the polypeptide composition of extracts from heat-shocked leaves of Arabidopsis indicated the presence of at least 12 HSP70-related polypeptides, most of which were constitutively expressed. In vitro translation of mRNA from heat-shocked and control leaves indicated that the amount of mRNA encoding four HSP70 polypeptides was increased strongly by heat-shock. Three Arabidopsis genes which exhibit homology to a Drosophila HSP70 gene were cloned. Two of the three genes are arranged in direct orientation approximately 1.5 kilobases apart. The third gene is not closely linked to the other two. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 5′ regions of the two linked genes revealed that both contain a TATA box, the CAAT motif, and several short sequences which are homologous to the Drosophila heat-shock consensus sequence. The deduced partial amino acid sequence of the open reading frames were 79 and 72% homologous to the corresponding regions of the Drosophila HSP70-cognate and HSP70 sequences, respectively. As with the two maize HSP70 genes which have been characterized, and the Drosophila HSP70-cognate genes, the Arabidopsis genes contained a putative intron in the codon specifying amino acid 72. Analysis of mRNA levels with gene-specific oligonucleotide probes indicated that two of the genes were not expressed or were expressed at very low levels in leaves during normal growth or after heat-shock, whereas the other gene was constitutively expressed. By analogy with the results of similar studies of other organisms, it appears that the three cloned genes are members of a small family which are most closely related to the HSP70-cognate genes found in other species.     

Translational alterations in maize leaves responding to pathogen infection, paraquat treatment, or heat shock : polysome dissociation and accumulation of a 57 kilodalton protein

Translational alterations occur in maize (Zea mays L.) leaves stressed by pathogen infection or herbicide paraquat treatment. These translational changes include: (a) dissociation of large polysomes to small polysomes, monosomes, and subunits; (b) a decreased rate of total protein synthesis; and (c) a reduced synthesis of several proteins by polysomes in vitro. The polysome dissociation was neither due to an extraction artifact nor to degradation of RNA by RNase. The protein patterns of polysomes isolated from leaves inoculated with Bipolaris maydis at 6 to 48 hours showed an increase in the intensity of a 57 kilodalton protein. When inoculated with less virulent pathogens, such as B. zeicola, Exserohilum turcicum, or Colletotrichum graminicola, the protein was accumulated in polysomes of leaves at 24 to 48 hours after inoculation. The 57 kilodalton protein was also accumulated in polysomes of maize leaves responding to heat shock or herbicide paraquat treatments. The purified 57 kilodalton protein reassociated with polysomes isolated from healthy leaves and inhibited polysomal translation in vitro. Since the 57 kilodalton protein is rapidly accumulated in maize polysomes in response to various biological and environmental stresses and may affect protein synthesis, it may be involved in translational regulation of maize leaves during stress response.