秦岭东段栓皮栎叶片非结构性碳水化合物含量的季节动态

研究树木叶片非结构性碳水化合物(Nonstructural carbohydrate,NSC)组分的季节变化是掌握树木碳代谢规律的基础,也有利于判断以往研究仅凭生长季单次或几次(5次)的取样方法是否存在一定局限性。以秦岭东段栓皮栎(Quercus variabilis Blume)优势群落为研究对象,在其分布的海拔上下限(650 m和970 m),于2016年5月至2017年5月,通过月尺度周期性取样(共计9次),测定栓皮栎叶片NSC及其组分含量,并观测同期叶片物候变化。结果显示:(1)栓皮栎叶片NSC及其组分季节变化差异显著(P0.05),可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC变异系数分别为20.99%、52.28%和25.96%;(2)整体而言,栓皮栎叶片NSC最小值在展叶初期(3月末—4月初,5%左右),最大值在展叶末期(5月上旬,12%左右),之后NSC呈持续下降趋势。不同海拔NSC极值出现时间略有不同,叶片物候可能是影响年内极值的主要原因。(3)栓皮栎叶片NSC组成以可溶性糖为主(65%),这可能是树种在暖温带所采取的生长策略。(4)海拔对栓皮栎叶片NSC及其组分影响差异不显著,低海拔栓皮栎叶片NSC及其组分含量略大于高海拔。研究结果,栓皮栎叶片NSC含量存在明显的季节波动,适当加大NSC采样频率对于正确理解树木碳代谢十分必要。     

秦岭东段栓皮栎枝条非结构性碳水化合物含量的季节动态

枝条是碳供应器官和碳需求器官的连接者, 研究其非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)含量的季节变化对理解树木体内的碳分配至关重要。该研究以秦岭东段栓皮栎(Quercus variabilis)优势群落为研究对象, 于2016年5月至2017年5月, 在其分布的海拔上下限(650 m和970 m), 通过在展叶期采用旬尺度和在非展叶期采用月尺度相结合的周期性取样方法(共计12次), 测定栓皮栎枝条NSC组分及含量, 并观测同期叶片物候变化。结果表明: (1)栓皮栎枝条NSC含量随季节波动较小, 变化差异不显著。但枝条可溶性糖含量(高海拔)或淀粉含量(低海拔)在一定生境条件下, 均存在明显的季节波动, 说明栓皮栎枝条可溶性糖和淀粉之间存在动态转化过程。(2)栓皮栎枝条NSC组成以可溶性糖为主(61%), 这可能是该树种在暖温带季风气候区所采取的生长策略。(3)土壤含水量(正相关)和饱和水汽压差(负相关)分别是在高海拔和低海拔影响栓皮栎枝条NSC含量的主导环境因子, 说明相比高海拔, 低海拔的栓皮栎可能对高温引起的水分胁迫更敏感。(4)结合叶片物候发现, 栓皮栎枝条NSC含量最大值出现在萌芽前(3月中下旬, 11%左右), 最小值出现在展叶后期(4月末, 5%左右), 叶片萌芽展叶后枝条NSC含量下降。总体而言, 枝条NSC含量在高低海拔不存在显著差异, 但春季萌芽前后存在显著差异, 海拔引起的叶片物候时间差极可能是造成这一现象的主要原因。研究结果说明, 栓皮栎叶片物候会直接影响枝条NSC含量的季节变化, 枝条NSC含量对叶片萌芽生长至关重要, 研究结果有助于加深对栓皮栎树体内碳调配机制的理解。     

塔里木裂腹鱼群体遗传结构及遗传多样性分析

塔里木裂腹鱼为塔里木河水系特有濒危裂腹鱼类。研究采集5个群体(多浪渠首、喀拉喀什河、木扎提河、塔什库尔干、玉龙喀什河)塔里木裂腹鱼,扩增线粒体控制区第一高变区,共获得长度456 bp序列95条。塔里木裂腹鱼单倍型多样度和核苷酸多样度分别为0.7118、0.0024。AMOVA分析显示,群体间遗传分化显著。FST值统计检验表明,除喀拉喀什河群体与玉龙喀什河群体之间差异不显著外,其他两两群体之间都是显著的。分子系统树和单倍型网络图分析表明,塔里木裂腹鱼单倍型间关系较近。中性检验和mismatch分析显示,塔里木裂腹鱼群体经历过近期群体扩张事件。根据核苷酸不配对分布τ值计算其群体扩张时间为20万年前。天山、昆仑山的运动以及第四纪冰期-间冰期的变化可能影响了塔里木裂腹鱼的群体历史动态。     

紫金牛属植物中皂苷的研究进展

近7年来,紫金牛属植物中皂苷类成分的研究非常活跃,已相继从紫金牛属植物中分离得到34个皂苷类化合物,并对其药理活性进行了研究。本文查阅了近7年来国内外关于紫金牛属植物中皂苷的研究文献,并在此基础上对皂苷类化合物的种类、结构特点、药理活性等方面进行了系统的综述,为深入研究和开发利用紫金牛属药用植物中皂苷类成分提供详尽的参考资料。     

Positive effects of flower abundance and synchronous flowering on pollination success,and pollinia dispersal in rewardless Changnienia amoena (Orchidaceae)

Pollination success and pollen dispersal in natural populations depend on the spatial‐temporal variation of flower abundance. For plants that lack rewards for pollinators, pollination success is predicted to be negatively related to flower density and flowering synchrony. We investigated the relationships between pollination success and flower abundance and flowering synchrony, and estimated pollinia dispersal distance in a rewardless species, Changnienia amoena (Orchidaceae). The results obtained in the present study revealed that male pollination success was negatively influenced by population size but was positively affected by population density, whereas female pollination success was independent of both population size and density. Phenotypic analysis suggested that highly synchronous flowering was advantageous through total pollination success, which is in contrast to previous studies. These results indicate that pollination facilitation rather than competition for pollinator visits occurs in this rewardless plant. The median distance of pollinia dispersal was 11.5 m (mean distance = 17.5 m), which is comparable to that of other rewardless plants but longer than for rewarding plants. However, pollen transfer occured mainly within populations; pollen import was a rare event. Restricted gene flow by pollinia and seeds probably explains the previous population genetic reporting a high degree of genetic differentiation between populations. © 2010 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2010, 99 , 477–488.     

3种落叶松幼苗对CO_2升高的光合生理响应

采用Li-6400便携式光合作用测定系统研究CO2升高对长白落叶松(Larix olgensisHerry.),日本落叶松(Larix kaempferiCarr.)和兴安落叶松(LarixgmeliniRupr.)当年生和1年生幼苗的光合特性的影响。结果表明:CO2升高使3种落叶松光饱和光合速率(Pmax)和呼吸速率均有不同程度的增加,其中,长白落叶松当年生和1年生幼苗Pmax分别比对照提高了91%和83%,日本落叶松当年生和1年生幼苗Pmax分别比对照提高了71%和94%,而兴安落叶松当年生和1年生幼苗Pmax分别比对照提高了32%和106%。除兴安落叶松外,CO2升高使所有落叶松当年生幼苗的光补偿点(LCP)下降,说明当年生幼苗对CO2浓度升高的反应更敏感。CO2升高使日本落叶松当年生和1年生幼苗光饱和点(LSP)都升高,反映了其光合作用提高的潜力较大。CO2升高条件下,除1年生兴安落叶松外,其他处理的落叶松最大量子效率(AQYmax)均增加。比较分析表明,在未来大气CO2浓度升高条件下,日本落叶松的生长潜能可能最大,具有较强的生态优势,长白落叶松次之,兴安落叶松最小。     

爵床科蛇根叶属一新组合——越南蛇根叶

Staurogyne diandra E. Hossain具能育雄蕊2枚,与叉柱花属（Staurogyne Wall.）能育雄蕊4枚的特征不符,而应属于蛇根叶属（Ophiorrhiziphyllon Kurz）。因此提出新组合——越南蛇根叶（Ophiorrhiziphyllon diandra (E. Hossain) H. J. Xin, D. V. Hai & Y. F. Deng）。     

铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中c-di-GMP代谢相关基因PA2072的生物学分析

【背景】铜绿假单胞菌为革兰氏阴性杆菌,是医院感染的常见条件致病菌之一。广泛存在于细菌中的第二信使分子环鸟苷二磷酸(cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate,c-di-GMP)对细菌生理生化功能具有重要的调节作用。铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中存在参与c-di-GMP代谢的基因PA2072。【目的】探讨铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中c-di-GMP代谢相关基因PA2072的生物学功能。【方法】运用PCR及分子克隆技术构建PA2072基因及各结构域的自杀载体,运用基因敲除方法获取PA2072基因的3个突变株;利用泳动性(swimming)、蜂群运动(swarming)、蹭行运动(twitching)和生物膜定量实验对细菌进行初步的表型分析,进一步通过刚果红染色法对菌株进行分析。【结果】成功构建PA2072基因敲除突变菌株及回补菌株;生物膜定量结果发现基因PA2072的敲除会影响细菌生物膜的形成,PA2072蛋白的不同结构域对生物膜的合成也起到了重要作用;细菌运动能力检测中发现PA2072相关基因的敲除对细菌运动能力也有一定影响。刚果红平板检测结果显示,与野生型PAO1菌株相比,P...     

Phyletic relationships of protein structures based on spatial preference of residues

Summary A structure-based scoring matrix MDPRE was derived from amino acid spatial preferences in protein structures. Sequence alignment and evolutionary studies by using MDPRE matrix gave similar results as those from ordinary sequence and structure alignments. It is interesting that a matrix derived from structure data solely could give comparable alignment results, strongly indicating the intimate connection between protein sequences and structures. The branch order and length from this approach were close to those obtained by a structure comparison method. Thus, by applying this structure-based matrix, the trees obtained should reflect evolutionary characteristics of protein structure. This approach takes advantage over a direct structure comparison in that (1) only a sequence and MDPRE matrix are needed, making it simple and widely applicable (especially in the absence of 3-dimensional protein structure data); (2) an established algorithm for sequence alignment and tree building could be employed, providing opportunities for direct comparison between matrices from different methodologies. One of the most striking features of this method is its capability to detect protein structure homologies when the sequence identities are low. This was well reflected in the given examples of the alignment of dinucleotidebinding domains.     

Kinetics of Potassium and Magnesium Uptake by Intact Soybean Roots

The kinetics of uptake of K⁺ and Mg²⁺ were studied by using intact soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Amsoy] roots. Uptake of K⁺ in the concentration range 1.29 × 10^?5 to 1.82 × 10^?3 M can be represented by two phases of a single, multiphasic mechanism. Similarly, uptake of Mg²⁺ in the concentration range 4.10 × 10^?6 to 2.49 × 10^?4M was biphasic.