广西孢堆黑粉菌新种(黑粉菌目)

本文报道寄生在白健秆［Eulaliapallens（Hash）Kuntze］植物上的广西孢堆黑粉菌（SporisoriumguangxieseL．Guo）新种,其孢子堆生在全部小穗中,外有白色包被包围。中轴单个。孢子团黑褐色,粉状。黑粉孢子近球形,卵圆形或椭圆形,6～9×5～7．5μm,黄褐色;壁厚不均匀,12μm,通常在黑粉孢子的两端色深并增厚或一边色深,密的细瘤。不育细胞6～11．5（～14）×5～11μm,黄色,光滑,短链。文中讨论了其与分布于澳大利亚的黄金茅孢堆黑粉菌［Sporisoriumeulaliae（Ling）Vanky］及单序草孢堆黑粉菌（SporisoriumamauraeK．＆C．Vanky）的主要区别。     

钝顶螺旋藻生物富集Cr(Ⅲ)影响因素的研究

对钝顶螺旋藻生物富集Cr(Ⅲ)的影响因素进行了研究。发现螺旋藻对Cr(Ⅲ)的生物富集主要经历了快速的吸附和缓慢的吸收两个步骤;化学键较弱的Cr(Ⅲ)化合物具有较高的富集效率;藻细胞浓度一定时,随着Cr(Ⅲ)浓度的增加,单位重量螺旋藻对Cr(Ⅲ)的富集量不断增加,最后趋于饱和;当Cr(Ⅲ)浓度一定时,随着藻细胞浓度的增加,螺旋藻对Cr(Ⅲ)的总富集量逐渐增加而单位重量藻体的富集量减少。研究还证实,螺旋藻干粉比新鲜藻能富集更多的Cr(Ⅲ);pH值是影响Cr(Ⅲ)生物富集的一个重要影响因素,最佳pH在7左右;温度升高和加强光强均可加强Cr(Ⅲ)的富集;阳离子对Cr(Ⅲ)的富集存在一定的促进或抑制作用。     

Cucumber mosaic virus D satellite RNA-induced programmed cell death in tomato

D satellite RNA (satRNA) with its helper virus, namely, cucumber mosaic virus, causes systemic necrosis in tomato. The infected plant exhibits a distinct spatial and temporal cell death pattern. The distinct features of chromatin condensation and nuclear DNA fragmentation indicate that programmed cell death is involved. In addition, satRNA localization and terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling show that cell death is initiated from the infected phloem or cambium cells and spreads to other nearby infected cells. Timing of the onset of necrosis after inoculation implicates the involvement of cell developmental processes in initiating tomato cell death. Analysis of the accumulation of minus- and plus-strand satRNAs in the infected plants indicates a correlation between high amounts of minus-strand satRNA and tomato cell death.     

Crystal structure of a beta-catenin/Tcf complex

The Wnt signaling pathway plays critical roles in embryonic development and tumorigenesis. Stimulation of the Wnt pathway results in the accumulation of a nuclear beta-catenin/Tcf complex, activating Wnt target genes. A crystal structure of beta-catenin bound to the beta-catenin binding domain of Tcf3 (Tcf3-CBD) has been determined. The Tcf3-CBD forms an elongated structure with three binding modules that runs antiparallel to beta-catenin along the positively charged groove formed by the armadillo repeats. Structure-based mutagenesis defines three sites in beta-catenin that are critical for binding the Tcf3-CBD and are differentially involved in binding APC, cadherin, and Axin. The structural and mutagenesis data reveal a potential target for molecular drug design studies.     

聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶的化学修饰

方法:用琥珀酸酐法活化的聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶进行化学修饰,得到菠萝蛋白酶的修饰酶,对比研究三种菠萝蛋白酶:修饰酶、混合酶、天然酶的热稳定性及酸碱稳定性,考察金属离子对三种菠萝蛋白酶的影响。结果:当在55℃水浴保温100min后天然酶活力只保留20%,混合酶活力保留37%,修饰酶活力保留58%;在pH3.0-4.5及pH6.0-7.0的条件下,修饰酶活力高于天然酶活力。当Ca2 的浓度达到0.05mg/mL时,修饰酶的活力高达257.66%;当Mg2 的浓度达到0.035mg/mL时,修饰酶的活力高达147.25%。一价离子Na 对三种菠萝蛋白酶无明显影响。结论:修饰的菠萝蛋白酶对温度和pH值的稳定性均比天然酶有很大程度的提高。混合酶的活力介于天然酶和修饰酶之间说明聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶有一定的保护作用。二价离子Ca2 、Mg2 对三种菠萝蛋白酶活力均有不同程度的激活作用。     

生物素-亲和素偶联探针蛋白芯片检测技术

自行制备一种新型生物素-亲和素偶联探针分子并用于反相蛋白芯片的检测。首先, 将生物素-羊抗鼠IgG与亲和素按照不同比例混合后与鼠IgG蛋白芯片反应, 观察荧光信号的放大情况; 然后以鼠IgG-羊抗鼠IgG体系为研究模式, 对反相蛋白芯片的制备条件进行了考察和优化, 包括荧光分子的非特异性吸附、点样缓冲液的选择以及蛋白的活性等。最后, 采用此偶联探针对反相蛋白芯片进行了检测。结果表明, BSA缓冲液制备的反相蛋白芯片可以防止非特异性吸附, 并有利于保持固定蛋白活性和提高检测限; 另外, 与传统的与生物素-亲和素检测技术相比, 采用生物素-亲和素偶联探针对反相芯片的检测限可以提高4倍左右。表明亲和素-生物素偶联探针成本低、易于合成、并可以与其它的信号放大技术联用进一步提高检测的灵敏度, 有望用于蛋白质芯片的检测。     

猴免疫缺陷病毒特异性免疫复合物沉着与猴AIDS多系统病变关系的探讨

目的观察猴免疫缺陷病毒(SIV)感染后,病毒特异性免疫复合物(IC)在不同时间、不同组织的沉着情况,初步研究其与AIDS多系统病变的联系。方法对8只不同时间感染SIV的恒河猴及1只未感染SIV的猴进行尸检以获取多系统组织标本,进行连续切片和IgG、C3、SIV p27免疫荧光染色,并对结果进行比较分析。结果IgG、C3、p27在多个猴、多种组织的相同位置出现相同模式的荧光表达,证明存在IC的沉着;其中脑血管周(8/8),心肌间微血管(6/8)、和淋巴结副皮质(6/8)及生发中心(5/8)是阳性率最高的部位,肾小球及肾间质、肠黏膜固有层也有较多IC的沉着,且在感染中、晚期IC出现的比例更高。结论SIV感染后出现广泛的SIV-IC沉积,且随病情的进展而加重;IC可能是SIV导致AIDS多系统病变的主要形式。针对此过程进行研究,可帮助了解AIDS并发多系统器官病变的机制及研究新的治疗方法。     

Enzyme-assisted extraction of flavonoids from Ginkgo biloba leaves: improvement effect of flavonol transglycosylation catalyzed by Penicillium decumbens cellulase

We report a novel enzyme-involved approach to improve the extraction of flavonoids from Ginkgo biloba, in which the enzyme is employed not only for cell wall degradation, but also for increasing the solubility of target compounds in the ethanol-water extractant. Penicillium decumbens cellulase, a commercial cell wall-degrading enzyme with high transglycosylation activity, was found to offer far better performance in the extraction than Trichoderma reesei cellulase and Aspergillus niger pectinase under the presence of maltose as the glycosyl donor. TLC, HPLC and MS analysis indicated that P. decumbens cellulase could transglycosylate flavonol aglycones into more polar glucosides, the higher solubility of which led to improved extraction. The influence of glycosyl donor, pH, solvent and temperature on the enzymatic transglycosylation was investigated. For three predominant flavonoids in G. biloba, the transglycosylation showed similar optimal conditions, which were therefore used for the enzyme-assisted extraction. The extraction yield turned to be 28.3mg/g of dw, 31% higher than that under the pre-optimized conditions, and 102% higher than that under the conditions without enzymes. The utilization of enzymatic bifunctionality described here, naming enzymatic modification of target compounds and facilitation of cell wall degradation, provides a novel approach for the extraction of natural compounds from plants.     

Spatial distribution of Holcocerus hippophaecolus (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) pupae in a seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) stand

The seabuckthorn carpenter moth, Holcocerus hippophaecolus, which has a generation time of four years, is recently becoming one of the major pests of the seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) in Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Shanxi, Ningxia and Shaanxi of China (Hua et al., 1990). The larvae of the H. hippophaecolus mainly damage the stems and roots of the seabuckthorn, and the mature larvae pupate in the soil. The spatial distribution of the pupae was analyzed by using biostatistics and geostatistics in order to effectively control the insect and further study the spatial distribution of the population. Results show that most of the pupae (90%) had an eclosion time span from early June to the end of July. The sex ratio of the pupae was nearly 1:1 in the woodland samples. In addition, 24.3% of the 971 trees investigated had pupae and it ranged from 0 to 4 per tree within a distance of 1.3 m from the base of the stem. 90% of the pupae were aggregated within a distance of 1 m from the base of the stem. The pupae show intense spatial aggregation in the sampled woodland which had an 11.1 m spatial dependence and a 90.7% intensity in the local spatial continuity. Moreover, the population presented an intensive spotted distribution and many aggregated spots were found in the woodlands. As for the relationship between grid size and variogram of the pupae, the variations in the range, the intensity of local spatial continuity and the sill were all very low or non-existent when the grid size was 5 m, 6 m or 7 m. Whereas, the value of the decisive coefficient was the biggest when the grid size was 5 m making it the ideal grid size.     

基于细胞三维培养的气道平滑肌细胞收缩效应检测方法的建立与应用

气道平滑肌细胞(airway smooth muscle cells,ASMCs)是引起哮喘患者气道收缩狭窄、呼吸阻力增加的主要效应细胞。ASMCs收缩效应检测是研究哮喘病理生理机制、评估或研发新的支气管舒张药物的重要实验依据。而常用的活体组织张力检测以及单层培养ASMCs显微镜形态观察等方法存在样品取材或测量误差等问题。该研究利用胶原蛋白凝胶构建气道平滑肌细胞的三维立体培养模型,将凝胶与培养孔壁分离,在不同的时间点记录细胞收缩力作用下凝胶面积的变化值,以此反映ASMCs的收缩效应。结果显示,0.1,1,10 mmol/L的乙酰胆碱(acetylcholine,Ach)刺激后,凝胶面积均显著缩小,随着剂量增加ASMCs的收缩反应增强。提前加入肌球蛋白ATP酶抑制剂BDM(butanedione monoxime),能明显抑制Ach诱导的ASMCs收缩反应,说明该方法的可重复性和准确性好。