乙肝病毒前C区变异与其真核表达的研究进展

乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)变异与乙型肝炎病情的发展、对该疾病病情的监测等关系密切。其中,HBV前C区基因变异可使HBeAg产生异常的表达,并对HBV基因组的复制也有一定的影响。现就对HBV前C区基因常见变异及其生物学意义,及其真核表达模型构建相关因素等方面进行综述。     

湖北木林子保护区山矾属植物空间分布格局及其关联性

物种共存机制是生态学研究的重要问题。以同属物种山矾、光叶山矾为研究对象,分析其空间分布格局和种内、种间关联性特征。将山矾、光叶山矾分为4个径级,分别归属幼树、小树、中树和成年树4个生长阶段。采用单变量成对相关函数分析空间分布格局特征;双变量成对相关函数分析种内、种间关联性。结果显示：山矾和光叶山矾径级结构基本一致,均属增长型种群。在完全空间随机模型下,山矾和光叶山矾主要呈聚集分布,逐渐过渡为均匀分布;在异质泊松模型下,只在小尺度上聚集,较大尺度范围呈随机分布。种内关联上,山矾各生长阶段主要呈正关联,逐渐向无关联过渡,光叶山矾除小树与成年树外,其余均呈正关联;排除生境异质性影响后,小尺度呈正关联,其余尺度无关联。种间关联上,在幼树、小树物种对中主要呈负关联,中树、成年树物种对中多为无关联。研究表明,同属物种山矾和光叶山矾呈种内聚集、种间分离的空间构型,在竞争排除作用下实现同属共存,有利于亚热带常绿落叶阔叶混交林群落结构稳定和物种多样性维持。     

生物传感器在食源性致病菌大肠杆菌O157∶H7检测中的应用进展

食源性致病菌是引发食物中毒的主要微生物，对人类的健康构成了重要威胁，也逐渐发展为公共卫生、食品工业部门高度重视的一个问题。近年来，因食源性致病菌产生的疾病在世界各地蔓延，其中，大肠杆菌O157∶H7是食源性致病菌种类中造成病死率较高的一种细菌，其感染剂量低、致病性强等特点引起研究人员和世界各国卫生组织的广泛关注。基于此，对大肠杆菌O157∶H7的检测方法及其演变进行了梳理和比较分析，并着重综述了生物传感器（biosensor）在其检测中的应用进展，以期为大肠杆菌O157∶H7快速、准确和可商业化的检测方法的研发提供参考。     

The role of biofoam in shielding spittlebug nymphs (Insecta,Hemiptera, Cercopidae) against bright light

1. Biofoam in spittlebugs has traditionally been seen as a defence against predation and a microclimate that reduces the risks of overheating and drying out. This study addresses the possible role of the foam as a light attenuator. 2. Nymphs exhibit higher mortalities when reared under brighter light (1800–2000 lux) than under less bright light (600–800 lux). At all developmental stages, photoavoidance is strongest when the nymphs are depleted of foam covers. First‐ and second‐instar nymphs appear to be the most vulnerable to exposures by bright light. 3. Smaller bubbles are more effective as light attenuators than are larger ones. As younger instars possess smaller canals from which bubbles are released and, furthermore, exhibit higher concentrations of proteins in bubble liquid, they can produce smaller‐sized bubbles and their foams are more effective at reducing light than are those of older nymphs. 4. The findings of this study show that most of the visible and UV radiation is reflected by the foam: transmittance of visible light was 15% at 600 nm and 12% at 350 nm. 5. These results demonstrate that spittlebug foam also possesses properties that render it an effective barrier against potentially damaging solar radiation.     

陕北黄土区雨季后山地枣林土壤水分动态变化研究

选取陕北延川县齐家山红枣试验基地枣林地、苹果林地和撂荒草地为研究对象进行土壤水分动态变化研究，结果表明：①不同坡位、不同坡向和不同整地方式的枣林地土壤水分存在显著差异；其中，研究区下坡位土壤水分最高，为14.19%；阴坡土壤水分最高，为14.19%；水平阶整地枣林土壤水分显著高于原状坡。②研究区不同植被类型间土壤水分垂直变化趋势基本一致。枣林地土壤水分最高，为11.49%；不同植被类型0~100 cm土壤贮水量依次表现为枣林地（144.76 mm） > 苹果林地（124.19 mm） > 撂荒草地（72.20 mm）。③不同植被类型土壤贮水亏缺度存在差异。雨季前，0~20 cm土层亏缺度最小，平均亏缺度表现为撂荒草地 > 枣林 > 苹果林；雨季后，土壤水分亏缺度表现为撂荒草地 > 苹果 > 枣林，除枣林地外均高于雨季前土壤水分亏缺度。④雨季后，研究区3种植被类型0~20 cm土层土壤水分亏缺加剧；20~100 cm土层中，枣林土壤贮水补偿度为正值，土壤水分得到补偿，但最高仅为22.95%，枣林土壤水分仍处于亏缺状态并未完全恢复；苹果林地土壤贮水补偿度则为负值，表明土壤水分亏缺进一步加剧；撂荒草地土壤水分补偿度基本维持在0左右，土壤水分亏缺没有持续恶化。     

A new tropiduchid planthopper genus and species from China with descriptions of in copula genitalic structures (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)

Abstract The new planthopper taxon, Garumnella bella gen.n. , sp.n. , from Xizang, China, is described and illustrated, including external morphology of adult and eggs and structures of the male and female genitalia. The new genus is compared with Garumna Melichar and Paragarumna Muir, resulting in Paragarumna ( syn.n. ) being placed as a junior synonym of Garumna, with two new combinations, i.e. Garumna pseudolepida (Muir) comb.n. and Garumna melichari Baker comb.rev. New locality records for Garumna species are given. The morphology of the genitalia and egg of a copulating pair of the new genus is investigated. The female has a ventrally sclerotized posterior vagina forming a torsion groove, an unusual long membranous anterior vagina and an enlarged common oviduct. During copulation both the aedeagus and the torsion groove appear tightly interlocked, which may help to maintain the copulatory position. The aedeagus is observed in the bursa copulatrix.     

基于GC-MS代谢组学技术委陵菜与星毛委陵菜的初生代谢比较研究

为明确药用植物委陵菜与其同属植物星毛委陵菜在不同基原之间的代谢差异，更有效的利用药用植物资源。基于气相色谱与质谱联用技术对两药用植物间的小分子初生代谢物进行非靶向代谢组学分析，利用主成分分析和偏最小二乘法分析，寻找可区分两物种的差异代谢物以及在初生代谢途径上的差异。结果：利用GC-MS在两植物中共检测到134个色谱峰，通过与数据库比对，共鉴定出43种初生代谢产物。PCA分析结果显示代谢物在委陵菜和星毛委陵菜间的分布有较大的差异；采用OPLS-DA筛选获得导致2物种区分的差异代谢物共33种，两物种在半乳糖代谢、淀粉和蔗糖代谢、氨酰生物合成、氨基糖和核苷酸糖代谢和果糖和甘露糖代谢途径有显著的差异。委陵菜和星毛委陵菜的初生代谢方面存在较大差异，虽然两植物来源于同科同属植物，但是星毛委陵菜不适合代替委陵菜作为药材使用。     

Investigation of the thermal stability of nucleic acids and their structural components

The thermal stability of homopolynucleotides (poly(A), poly(G), poly(C), poly(U)) and natural DNA, as well as their structural components: nucleoside (uridine), nucleotides (uridine-5′-monaphosphate, uridine-5′-diphosphate, and uridine-5′-triphosphate) and sugar (D-ribose) have been studied by the method of differential scanning microcalorimetry. The dependences of the heat flow on temperature have been obtained for the compounds having individual features in the temperature range from 20 to 400°C. All samples showed exothermic peaks at temperatures higher than 200°C (for DNA, this peak was found at a temperature of ∼160°C), which are related to processes of irreversible thermal destruction. The temperatures of thermal destruction and the effective energy of activation of this process for all compounds studied have been determined. The values of the effective heat of exothermal processes have been calculated for the polynucleotides. The experimental results indicate that there is a significant difference in the thermal stability between these homopolynucleotides and DNA, poly(G) being the most stable and DNA, the least stable. Based on the analysis of D-ribose, nucleoside, and nucleotides, it was concluded that the sugar ring is the most probable region of the destruction.     

Lysozymes in insects: what role do they play in nitrogen metabolism?

Abstract. Lysozymes are widely distributed in many organisms as one of the components of defence mechanisms. In herbivores, when nitrogen is not contained in sufficient amounts in the diet, bacteria lysed by stomach lysozymes are used as sources of nitrogen. In ruminants, lysozymes function as digestive enzymes in the true stomach. A convergence of amino acid sequence has been shown between the stomach lysozymes of different ruminants, and similar lysozymes have recently been reported in the gut or salivary gland of insects. In this mini review, the enzymatic and ecological functions of lysozymes in insects, particularly in termites, are introduced, together with future studies that are needed in this field.