广东省蛇类新纪录——越南烙铁头蛇

2009年6月,在广东省信宜市云开山自然保护区调查时采集到越南烙铁头蛇(Ovophis tonkinensis)标本2号,为广东省新纪录,为该种在中国分布的有效性提供了重要的依据.标本保存在华南濒危动物研究所.     

陕西天华山自然保护区蕨类植物区系研究

在调查天华山自然保护区植物组成的基础上,对该区的蕨类植物区系进行了分析。天华山自然保护区共有蕨类植物24科48属111种(包括种下类群),其区系的基本特征是:①种类丰富,种系密度大;②优势科明显,大部分科内属、种贫乏;③地理成分多样,区系联系广泛;④温带性质显著,与热带蕨类植物区系有一定的亲缘关系;⑤南北过渡性明显;⑥区系具有一定古老性;⑦特有化程度高,有51个中国特有种,以西南、华中和华北成分为主,并有1个中国特有属。另外,在中国特有种中有9个陕西(秦岭)特有种。     

Insulin-like growth factor 2 regulates the proliferation and differentiation of rat adipose-derived stromal cells via IGF-1R and IR

BackgroundInsulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), an essential component of the stem cell niche, has been reported to modulate the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells. Previously, a continuous expression of IGF2 in tissues was reported to maintain the self-renewal ability of several types of stem cells. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the expression of IGF2 in adipose tissues and explored the effects of IGF2 on adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) in vitro.MethodsThe expression pattern of IGF2 in rat adipose tissues was determined by gene expression and protein analyses. The effect of IGF2 on proliferation, stemness-related marker expression and adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation was systematically investigated. Furthermore, antagonists of IGF2-specific receptors—namely, BMS-754807 and picropodophyllin—were added to explore the underlying signal transduction mechanisms.ResultsIGF2 levels displayed a tendency to decrease with age in rat adipose tissues. After the addition of IGF2, isolated ADSCs displayed higher proliferation and expression of the stemness-related markers NANOG, OCT4 and SOX2 and greater differentiation potential to adipocytes and osteoblasts. Additionally, both type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) and insulin receptor (IR) participated in the IGF2-mediated promotion of stemness in ADSCs.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that IGF2 could enhance the stemness of rat ADSCs via IGF-1R and IR and may highlight an effective method for the expansion of ADSCs for clinical application.     

祁连山高寒草地甘肃臭草叶性状与坡向间的关系

植物功能性状可反映植物对环境的适应。在祁连山高寒退化草地, 利用ArcGIS建立研究区域的数字高程模型, 提取坡向数据, 采用标准化主轴估计方法(standardized major axis estimation, SMA), 研究了不同坡向甘肃臭草(Melica przewalskyi)叶性状间的关系。结果表明: 1)甘肃臭草叶面积和叶体积在北坡最大, 东坡、西坡、南坡逐渐减小, 叶干质量无显著变化; 2)叶面积与叶干质量在北坡、东坡和西坡呈等速生长关系, 在南坡呈异速生长关系, 且叶干质量的增长速度大于叶面积的增长速度; 3)叶体积与叶干质量在4个坡向上呈异速生长关系, 且叶干质量的增长速度均小于叶体积的增长速度。甘肃臭草叶性状关系随坡向的变化反映了该物种在异质生境中具有较强的叶片形态可塑性, 从而有利于其适应和占据高寒退化生境。     

鄱阳湖流域极端降水时空分布和非平稳性特征

全球变暖背景下的极端天气气候事件显著增加.本研究基于PreWhitening Mann-Kendall(PWMK)、极点对称模态分解法和广义可加模型,利用鄱阳湖流域1959-2019年16个国家级气象站点的逐日降水数据,从极端降水的强度、频率和持续性3个维度系统检测和分析流域极端降水的时空分布和非平稳性特征.结果 表明...     

运用多重PCR-直接测序法检测ABO基因型及其遗传多态性

根据ABO基因座第6和7外显子9个SNP位点设计引物, 复合扩增后直接测序, 根据测序结果判定不同物证检材ABO基因型及其在藏族群体中的多态性分布。成功地检测出经过不同方法处理的血痕、毛发、口腔拭子、骨骼、混合斑等101例腐败、降解及微量检材的ABO基因型, 结果与免疫血清学分型一致, 且该方法具有灵敏度高、特异性好、操作简单、结果准确、客观及能够发现新等位基因等优点。对80名青海藏族无关个体的调查表明, ABO基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡, 杂合度H为0.675, 多态信息含量PIC为0.672, 个人识别力DP值为0.874, 非父排除率PE值为0.391, 偶合度I为0.126; 青海藏族ABO等位基因频率O>B>A, 且O等位基因频率高达0.6125。多重PCR-直接测序法检测ABO基因型适用于法医学不同来源的样本, 提高了ABO血型系统的个体识别能力; ABO基因型在青海藏族人群中的分布具有较高多态性, 可用于法医学个体识别及群体遗传学研究。     

Mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 of Nosema bombycis： A marker in Microsporidian evolution

Microsporidia are a group of intracelluar eukaryotic parasites, which can infected almost all animals, including human beings. Till now, no mitochodria but mitosome, a remnant of mitochondria was discovered in this phylum. We present here the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase El （PDH, including PDHα and PDHβ） of the microsporidian Nosema bombycis, the pathogen of silkworm pebrine. Compared with PDH of microsporidian Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Antonospora locustae, both subunits are eonscrced. The phylogeny indicated that both subunits are mitochondrial. The syntenic maps revealed the subunits organization of NbPDH is distributed in different scaffolds, similar to that of EcPDH but different with AIPDH, and the relationship between phylogeny tree and organization of PDH suggest that the AlPDH subunits organization is the ancestral style of microsporidia, and through the genome evolution, the reshuffling of the chromosome of microsporidia occurred, the adjacent style of ALPDHE1 organization changed, and the two subunits separated and located to different chromosomes in E. cuniculi. For N. bombycis and N. ceranae, they locate to different scaffolds. In order to determine NbPDH subcellular localizations, we prepared the polyclonal antibodies against NbPDH prokaryotic fusion proteins, and adopted the colloidal gold immunological electron microscopy, the expression signals of NbPDH were observed in spores however, the subcellular localization were not definited. In general, through comparison of three mierosporidian PDH molecular phylogeny, subunits organization in chromosomes, localization indicated that PDH is an interesting marker in microsporidia evolution     

磷脂酰肌醇3激酶抑制剂LY294002对缺血缺氧心肌细胞的作用研究

目的:明确P13K/Akt信号通路在缺血缺氧心肌细胞损害中的作用。方法:建立心肌细胞缺血缺氧模型,施加磷脂酰肌醇3激酶抑制剂LY294002干预,观察心肌细胞活力、培养液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量及碘化丙啶(PI)染色阳性细胞比例的变化。结果:模拟缺血缺氧后细胞活力下降,LDH及PI染色阳性细胞比例显著增加。LY294002干预复合缺血缺氧后,细胞活力急剧下降,LDH含量及PI染色阳性细胞比例进一步显著增加(P<0.01)。结论:应用LY294002加重了缺血缺氧对心肌细胞的损伤效应,提示PI3K/Akt通路参与了缺血缺氧心肌细胞的内源性保护反应,减轻了缺血缺氧损害。     

西北干旱荒漠区植物属的区系分析

为了分析西北干旱荒漠区种子植物属的组成及其区系特点 ,探讨其起源与演化 ,作者根据多年的调查结果并查阅大量相关资料 ,研究表明 :西北干旱荒漠区分布有种子植物 4 84属 ,其区系特征为单种属、寡种属多 ,优势现象明显 ;植物区系具有强烈的旱生性和古老性 ;区系地理成分复杂多样 ,包含 1 4个分布区类型和 1 4个变型 ,地中海区 -西亚 -中亚分布、北温带分布、旧世界分布、中亚分布类型占据前四位 ,分别占总属的 2 2 .33%、1 7.98%、1 0 .6 9%、7.36 % ;特有成分比较低 ,中国特有成分仅 6属 ,只占总属数的 1 .5 7% ;起源古老 ,多为本土发生