内蒙古羊草草原植物种能量含量及其在群落中的作用

根据11a的野外实验对内蒙古羊草草原群落42种植物的能量含量（含灰分）及其在群落中的相对生物量进行了研究。不同植物种地上部分的能量含量在（13156±1141）J／g和（18141±527）J／g之间变动,所有物种的平均能量含量为（16899±840）J／g,种间变异系数4．9％。小叶锦鸡儿具有最高的能量含量。禾草的平均能量含量高于杂草。根据生活型和生长型,草本物种被进一步分组,能量含量从高到低的排列顺序为：高禾草（17717±92）J／g〉豆科植物（17228±433）J／g〉矮禾草（17250±218）J／g〉其余杂草（16784±529）J／g〉半灌木（16719±69）J／g〉1、2年生植物（15911±1759）J／g。42种植物的能量含量和它们在群落中的相对生物量存在显著正相关关系。根据它们在群落中的构成比例进行分组,以物种在群落中的相对生物量为权重,各组能量含量依次为：优势种（17740J／g）〉伴生种（17244J／g。）〉偶见种（16653J／g）。高能量含量的植物更具竞争力,在群落中通常占据优势地位,而低能量含量的植物竞争力通常较弱,构成草原群落的伴生种或偶见种。     

健康人群肿瘤坏死因子-α基因多态性的分析

了解汉族健康人群中TNF-A基因多态性的分布,研究TNF-α表达与相关疾病之间的联系。采用PCR-限制性长度片段多态分析法检测140名重庆地区汉族健康人群的TNF—A-308,TNF—A-857位点基因多态性,计算其基因型和等位基因频率,结果显示TNF-A-308G／G、G／A、4朋基因型的频率分别为89％、11％、1％,其等位基因的发生频率以G等位基因最常见（93％）,其次为A等位基因（7％）。TNF—A-857C／C、C／T、形,基因型的频率分别为68％、36％、8％,其等位基因发生频率以C等位基因最常见（81％）,其次为T等位基因（19％）。由结果可以得出重庆地区汉族健康人群TNF—A-308位点存在G／A多态性,TNF-A-857位点存在C／T多态性。     

N-Glycosylation of the I-like Domain of ��1 Integrin Is Essential for ��1 Integrin Expression and Biological Function: IDENTIFICATION OF THE MINIMAL N-GLYCOSYLATION REQUIREMENT FOR ��5��1*

N-Glycosylation of integrin α5β1 plays a crucial role in cell spreading, cell migration, ligand binding, and dimer formation, but the detailed mechanisms by which N-glycosylation mediates these functions remain unclear. In a previous study, we showed that three potential N-glycosylation sites (α5S3–5) on the β-propeller of the α5 subunit are essential to the functional expression of the subunit. In particular, site 5 (α5S5) is the most important for its expression on the cell surface. In this study, the function of the N-glycans on the integrin β1 subunit was investigated using sequential site-directed mutagenesis to remove the combined putative N-glycosylation sites. Removal of the N-glycosylation sites on the I-like domain of the β1 subunit (i.e. the Δ4-6 mutant) decreased both the level of expression and heterodimeric formation, resulting in inhibition of cell spreading. Interestingly, cell spreading was observed only when the β1 subunit possessed these three N-glycosylation sites (i.e. the S4-6 mutant). Furthermore, the S4-6 mutant could form heterodimers with either α5S3-5 or α5S5 mutant of the α5 subunit. Taken together, the results of the present study reveal for the first time that N-glycosylation of the I-like domain of the β1 subunit is essential to both the heterodimer formation and biological function of the subunit. Moreover, because the α5S3-5/β1S4-6 mutant represents the minimal N-glycosylation required for functional expression of the β1 subunit, it might also be useful for the study of molecular structures.Integrin is a heterodimeric glycoprotein that consists of both an α and a β subunit (1). The interaction between integrin and the extracellular matrix is essential to both physiologic and pathologic events, such as cell migration, development, cell viability, immune homeostasis, and tumorigenesis (2, 3). Among the integrin superfamily, β1 integrin can combine with 12 distinct α subunits (α1–11, αv) to form heterodimers, thereby acquiring a wide variety of ligand specificity (1, 4). Integrins are thought to be regulated by inside-out signaling mechanisms that provoke conformational changes, which modulate the affinity of integrin for the ligand (5). However, an increasing body of evidence suggests that cell-surface carbohydrates mediate a variety of interactions between integrin and its extracellular environment, thereby affecting integrin activity and possibly tumor metastasis as well (6–8).Guo et al. (9) reported that an increase in β1–6-GlcNAc sugar chains on the integrin β1 subunit stimulated cell migration. In addition, elevated sialylation of the β1 subunit, because of Ras-induced STGal-I transferase activity, also induced cell migration (10, 11). Conversely, cell migration and spreading were reduced by the addition of a bisecting GlcNAc, which is a product of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (GnT-III),² to the α5β1 and α3β1 integrins (12, 13). Alterations of N-glycans on integrins might also regulate their cis interactions with membrane-associated proteins, including the epidermal growth factor receptor, the galectin family, and the tetraspanin family of proteins (14–19).In addition to the positive and negative regulatory effects of N-glycan, several research groups have reported that N-glycans must be present on integrin α5β1 for the αβ heterodimer formation and proper integrin-matrix interactions. Consistent with this hypothesis, in the presence of the glycosylation inhibitor, tunicamycin, normal integrin-substrate binding and transport to the cell surface are inhibited (20). Moreover, treatment of purified integrin with N-glycosidase F blocked both the inherent association of the subunits and the interaction between integrin and fibronectin (FN) (21). These results suggest that N-glycosylation is essential to the functional expression of α5β1. However, because integrin α5β1 contains 26 potential N-linked glycosylation sites, 14 in the α subunit and 12 in the β subunit, identification of the sites that are essential to its biological functions is key to understanding the molecular mechanisms by which N-glycans alter integrin function. Recently, our group determined that N-glycosylation of the β-propeller domain on the α5 subunit is essential to both heterodimerization and biological functions of the subunit. Furthermore, we determined that sites 3–5 are the most important sites for α5 subunit-mediated cell spreading and migration on FN (22). The purpose of this study was to clarify the roles of N-glycosylation of the β1 subunit. Therefore, we performed combined substitutions in the putative N-glycosylation sites by replacement of asparagine residues with glutamine residues. We subsequently introduced these mutated genes into β1-deficient epithelial cells (GE11). The results of these mutation experiments revealed that the N-glycosylation sites on the I-like domain of the β1 subunit, sites number 4–6 (S4-6), are essential to both heterodimer formation and biological functions, such as cell spreading.     

蛋白酶产生菌LN01水解玉米黄粉蛋白的研究

玉米黄粉中含有约质量分数60%的蛋白质,但很难直接应用,必须进行预处理.本文以玉米黄粉为原料,利用蛋白酶产生菌LN01进行液体发酵,分别研究了液体接种量、初始pH、培养温度和培养时间等因素对LN01菌株水解玉米黄粉蛋白的影响.实验结果表明,LN01菌株水解玉米黄粉蛋白的最佳发酵条件为:初始pH值为6.0,液体种子接种量...     

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Transferrin from Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella

Complete mRNA sequence of transferrin from Galleria mellonella was obtained, and compared with those of other species. Until now, two types of insect transferrin were reported. Transferrins in cockroach and termite have two iron binding sites while those in most other insect groups, studied for the protein, have only one. It was suggested that the presence of two types of transferrin was related with transferrin evolution, because vertebrate transferrins have two iron binding sites, called N and C terminal lobe. It was shown that G. mellonella transferrin also has only one iron binding site (N terminal lobe), and the deduced amino acid sequence was most similar to those of Manduca sexta and Bombyx mori.     

西北干旱区玉米对气候变暖的响应

利用地面观测资料,就西北干旱区河西走廊绿洲作物玉米(Zea mays L.)对变暖的响应进行了初步的探讨.结果表明:近二十多年来,西北干旱区作物玉米对变暖的响应以生长季提前和生长期缩短为主要方式.但是,存在一个临界温度,当玉米生长期间平均气温小于临界温度时,增温使玉米生长期缩短;当玉米生长期间平均温度大于临界温度时,增温使玉米生长期有不再减小的趋势.未来的持续增温可能导致玉米生长期平均气温超过临界温度,从而可能使西北干旱区玉米生长期延长.西北干旱区作物玉米对变暖的响应还表现出一定的阶段差异,增温使玉米拔节期以前的营养生长阶段缩短,抽雄-槭乳熟期的生殖生长阶段延长,乳熟-成熟期的生殖生长阶段缩短.西北干旱区作物玉米对变暖响应的这种特点可能与绿洲的气候特点、作物的生理特性及增温的季节差异有关,而其响应的生物学机制可能与变暖使自然植被秋季生长季延长的生物学机制不同.     

FACE水稻生育期模拟

利用农田开放式空气CO2浓度增高（FACE）技术平台,设置大气CO2浓度比对照高200μmol mol^-1的FACE处理和不同的施N量水平,以水稻钟模型为基础,构建了FACE水稻生育期模拟模型。通过不同年度试验数据的检验,表明模型对CK及FACE条件下水稻不同生育期天数的预测性能好。不同生育期预测误差的根均方差（RMSE）最大为2．64d,最小只有0．15d,且相关系数均达到了极显著水平。说明FACE水稻生育期模型具有较高的预测性和适用性。     

应用大麦杆控制原水蓝藻生长的初步研究

蓝藻对饮水安全有潜在威胁,但在水处理过程中很难除去。华南某地原水水塘多年来受到以假鱼腥藻类为主的蓝藻水华影响,尽管曾使用多种方法进行清除,但都只能起到应急的作用,因此需要寻求长期有效控制蓝藻生长的新方法。已有研究表明大麦杆在控制淡水藻类生长方面具有一定功效,且对环境无明显负面影响。为了解大麦杆对华南某地蓝藻,特别是假鱼腥藻类生长的影响,探讨在该地区气候条件下发挥抑藻作用所需时间和效果,为原水蓝藻控制措施的采取提供科学依据,自从2005年3月起至2005年7月,选用2个沉淀池作对比实验,实验池投入g·m-3的大麦杆,对照池不加大麦杆。研究表明大麦杆对原水中假鱼腥藻类的生长有较好的抑制作用,在该地气候条件下,最少需要一至两个月的时间,大麦杆才开始产生控藻作用。     

Toll样受体(TLRs)的信号转导与免疫调节

Toll样受体(Toll-like receptors,TLRs)是进化中比较保守的一个受体家族,至少包括10个成员.TLRs能特异地识别病原相关的分子模式(PAMPs),不仅在激活天然免疫中发挥重要的作用,而且还调节获得性免疫,是连接天然免疫和获得性免疫的桥梁.近年来,TLRs信号转导的研究,特别是在负调控研究领域,进展非常迅速.对TLRs信号通路新进展以及TLRs在抗感染免疫中的作用进行了综述.     

肌球蛋白Ⅵ定向运动的蒙特卡罗模拟

根据myosin Ⅵ分子马达头部核苷的变化建立一个四态循环,然后利用蒙特卡罗方法模拟分子马达的动力学性质,讨论了myosin Ⅵ速度、滞留时间与溶液中ATP浓度、ADP浓度和负载力F的关系。模拟得到：myosin Ⅵ会在轨道微丝上进行梯跳运动并且每次在微丝上的滞留时间并不相同;另外,myosin Ⅵ的速度会随着ATP浓度的增加而增大,随着ADP浓度和负载力的增加而减小;负载力对myosin Ⅵ在胞内执行输运还是连接功能起一定的调节作用。