Genetic characterization of asymmetric reciprocal hybridization between the flatfishes <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paralichthys olivaceus</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paralichthys dentatus</Emphasis>

Interspecific reciprocal crosses between the two flatfishes Paralichthys olivaceus and P. dentatus yielded hybrids with different viabilities. Specifically, the hybrids of P. olivaceus female and P. dentatus male (HI) were found to be viable, while the reciprocal hybrids from P. dentatus female and P. olivaceus male (HII) were completely inviable. All the HII individuals showed morphological deformities and died before first feeding. The chromosome analysis showed that HI individuals had the same chromosome number as parents. However, two chromosomes were missing in HII offspring indicating that the latter were aneuploids. Genomic inheritance from the parents to F₁ progeny was also examined by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyses, and the results showed differences between reciprocal hybrids. Almost all AFLP bands (97.71%) observed in parents were passed on to HI individuals. In contrast, only 86.64% of the AFLP bands from parents were scored in HII individuals. Frequency of lost parental bands was thus significantly higher in HII than that in HI and intraspecific crosses, which was probably associated with chromosomal elimination. In addition, higher segregation distortions were found in hybrids than in controls, although these differences were not significant. The present study indicates that chromosomal elimination and loss of AFLP loci occurred in inviable HII individuals, while such genomic changes were not found in viable HI individuals. Possible implications of such difference on genomic changes for asymmetric viability in reciprocal hybrids are discussed.     

FOXO1在胰岛β细胞中的表达及对增殖凋亡功能的影响

胰岛功能受损的分子机制研究是揭示2型糖尿病(T2DM)发病机制的核心问题．FOXO1是胰岛素信号下游的重要靶转录因子,参与胰岛的发育,但在分化成熟的胰岛β细胞中的功能尚未阐明．本研究采用免疫组化方法结合激光共聚焦技术观察FOXO1在胰岛的表达及细胞定位;通过基因介导的转移技术和siRNA干预技术,在培养的大鼠胰腺癌β细胞系（INS-1E）中特异高表达组成性活性的FOXO1(FOXO1-AAA)或抑制其表达水平,观察FOXO1表达水平的改变对β细胞增殖、凋亡的影响．免疫组化结果显示,FOXO1在正常胰腺组织中仅特异地表达在胰岛内．采用胰岛素与FOXO1的免疫荧光双标结合共聚焦观察进一步揭示,FOXO1主要表达在胰岛的β细胞中．Western印迹显示,腺病毒介导的基因转移技术在体外培养的INS-1E细胞中过表达FOXO1-AAA或其特异的siRNA均能有效地上调或抑制其表达水平3H-TdR掺入实验结果显示,降低FOXO1的表达显著促进细胞增殖;反之,高表达FOXO1显著抑制细胞增殖．与之相应,MTT检测结果显示,降低FOXO1的表达对细胞存活有显著促进作用,高表达FOXO1对细胞存活有显著抑制作用．进一步采用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,结果显示降低FOXO1的表达使β细胞凋亡率降低,反之高表达FOXO1使β细胞凋亡率增加．研究结果证实,胰岛β细胞中的FOXO1参与β细胞的存活、增殖、凋亡的调节．病理性高表达FOXO1可能通过阻止β细胞增殖、促进β细胞凋亡从而减少β细胞的数量,在T2DM发生中可能起重要作用．     

不同状态银杏愈伤组织蛋白质电泳分析及电镜观察

通过对同一来源3种银杏愈伤组织中蛋白质、黄酮含量测定,蛋白质SDS-PAGE电泳分析,细胞超微结构观察等研究银杏不同状态愈伤组织的生长情况。结果表明,银杏的这3种愈伤组织代表愈伤组织细胞生长的3个阶段。绿色愈伤组织处于分生组织状态,细胞生长旺盛,蛋白质较多,蛋白质条带宽,细胞内物质丰富,但黄酮的含量并不是最高;微黄色愈伤组织细胞处于初生代谢向次生代谢转化的阶段,蛋白质含量开始减少,45.7、38.4、33.4kD的蛋白质开始减少,核膜不完整,淀粉含量较高,其黄酮含量高于绿色愈伤,属次生代谢的阶段;褐色愈伤组织蛋白质含量很低,条带数减少,有5条蛋白质条带消失,且黄酮的含量最低,细胞结构发生质壁分离现象,内含物解体,细胞核解体,是衰亡的主要特征。微黄色愈伤组织是获取高黄酮含量的最好材料。     

酶促红花油水解中的时间效应

目的:研究无溶剂体系中脂肪酶催化红花油水解反应的时间效应。方法:采用单因素实验法,确定不同反应时间时各因素的最佳水平。结果:反应1h时的最适条件为35℃、n(水)/n(油)比35p、H 7.0、缓冲液浓度0.05mol/L、添加0.2?Cl2;反应24h时,最适条件为26℃、n(水)/n(油)比60p、H 7.6,缓冲液浓度及CaCl2的影响不显著。结论:水解最佳条件随反应时间变化,应根据反应时间长短确定各因素的最佳水平。     

用民族植物学观点分析黎族与植物资源的关系

用民族植物学观点,探讨黎族人在适应环境、生产方式、传统民居、生活用具、民间工艺、民族医药、布料制作、宗教信仰和自然崇拜等方面与当地植物资源的关系,分析了黎族人民对植物资源的认识、利用和保护方式。分析认为,黎族人一直居住在热带森林地区,植物资源在他们的物质和精神生活中发挥着重要作用;他们在利用植物方面积累了丰富的知识和经验,创造了丰富多彩的民族文化;黎族人的许多传统知识和经验对当今植物资源的开发利用仍具有重要的研究和参考价值。     

Human Umbilical Vein-Derived Dopaminergic-Like Cell Transplantation with Nerve Growth Factor Ameliorates Motor Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Mesenchymal stem cells are capable of differentiating into dopaminergic-like cells, but currently no report has been available to describe the induction of human umbilical vein mesenchymal stem cells (HUVMSCs) into dopaminergic-like cells. In this study, we induced HUVMSCs in vitro into neurospheres constituted by neural stem-like cells, and further into cells bearing strong morphological, phenotypic and functional resemblances with dopaminergic-like cells. These HUVMSC-derived dopaminergic-like cells, after grafting into the brain of a rat model of Parkinson’s disease (PD), showed a partial therapeutic effect in terms of the behavioral improvement. Nerve growth factor was reported to improve the local microenvironment of the grafted cells, and we therefore further tested the effect of dopaminergic-like cell grafting combined with nerve growth factor (NGF) administration at the site of cell transplantation. The results showed that NGF administration significantly promoted the survival of the grafted cells in the host brain and enhanced the content of dopaminergic in the local brain tissue. Behavioral test demonstrated a significant improvement of the motor function of the PD rats after dopaminergic-like cell grafting with NGF administration as compared with that of rats receiving the cell grafting only. These results suggest that transplantation of the dopaminergic-like cells combined with NGF administration may represent a new strategy of stem cell therapy for PD.     

三种药剂对早稻二化螟的防效及施药适期探讨

试验结果表明,氯虫苯甲酰胺、氯虫·噻虫嗪有对二化螟Chilo suppressalis(Walker)有较好的防效和较长的持效,一次施药可兼治多个峰次。20%氯虫苯甲酰胺150mL/hm2、40%氯虫·噻虫嗪120g/hm2和2.15%甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐750mL/hm2在二化螟2龄幼虫高峰期施药,药后8d对幼虫防效分别达94.7%、91.2%和91.0%;药后18d的防效依次为99.0%、98.0%、73.2%,氯虫苯甲酰胺、氯虫·噻虫嗪处理防效仍高于药后8d,但甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐处理防效明显下降;药后18d对主峰保苗效果(枯心)氯虫苯甲酰胺和氯虫·噻虫嗪分别为99.0%、98.0%,甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐处理偏低,为73.2%。对后峰保苗效果(枯鞘)氯虫苯甲酰胺为84.9%好于氯虫·噻虫嗪处理的69.3%,甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐的防效仅为7.1%。氯虫·噻虫嗪不同时期施药处理后,主峰卵孵高峰后14d考查,防治效果和保苗效果以卵孵高峰施药最好,其次为2龄幼虫高峰期施药;主峰卵孵高峰后24d考查,主峰卵孵高峰至3龄幼虫高峰施药对主峰均有较好的防效,但对后峰的防效,随着施药时间推迟而提高,但在螟虫重发地区施药过迟,前期的大量枯鞘会影响稻苗生长与分蘖。因此作者建议在二化螟发生量大、后峰数量多地区,采用主峰卵孵高峰和后峰卵孵高峰2次防治对策,在螟虫发生较轻、后峰数量较少或全代发生较为集中地区,可根据当地虫情发生情况,适当推迟施药,达到一次用药,解决全代螟害。甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐持效期较短,可根据螟虫发生峰次施用。     

香蕉炭疽病拮抗细菌的分离和初步鉴定

对36株从药用植物蛇足石杉中获得内生细菌进行香蕉炭疽病拮抗细菌筛选。采用对峙培养筛选法、碱基序列比对及同源性分析进行研究。结果获得2株对香蕉炭疽病有拮抗作用的菌株,其中JXS1-6和AHL1-1菌株的抑菌带宽达9 mm及4 mm。通过16S rDNA碱基序列比对及同源性分析,JXS1-6和AHL1-1均鉴定为伯克霍尔德属(Burkholderia),属于伯克霍尔德科(Burkholderiaceae),伯克霍尔德目(Burkholderiales),β-变形菌纲(Betaproteobacteria)。     

Processivity factor of DNA polymerase and its expanding role in normal and translesion DNA synthesis

Clamp protein or clamp, initially identified as the processivity factor of the replicative DNA polymerase, is indispensable for the timely and faithful replication of DNA genome. Clamp encircles duplex DNA and physically interacts with DNA polymerase. Clamps from different organisms share remarkable similarities in both structure and function. Loading of clamp onto DNA requires the activity of clamp loader. Although all clamp loaders act by converting the chemical energy derived from ATP hydrolysis to mechanical force, intriguing differences exist in the mechanistic details of clamp loading. The structure and function of clamp in normal and translesion DNA synthesis has been subjected to extensive investigations. This review summarizes the current understanding of clamps from three kingdoms of life and the mechanism of loading by their cognate clamp loaders. We also discuss the recent findings on the interactions between clamp and DNA, as well as between clamp and DNA polymerase (both the replicative and specialized DNA polymerases). Lastly the role of clamp in modulating polymerase exchange is discussed in the context of translesion DNA synthesis.