RFLP tagging of a new semidwarfing gene in rice

A new rice semidwarfing gene which is not allelic tosd1, temporarily designated assdg, might be of use as a new source of semidwarfism in rice breeding programs. We report here the identification of a DNA marker closely linked to this gene. The DNA marker was identified by testing 120 mapped rice RFLP makers as hybridization probes for Southern analysis of a pair of nearly isogenic lines with or withoutsdg. Linkage association of the marker with the gene was verified using a F₂ population segregating for semidwarfism. RFLP analysis showed thatsdg is closely linked to a single-copy DNA clone RZ182 on chromosome 5, with a distance of 4.3 centiMorgans between them. This marker may facilitate early selection for the semidwarfing gene in rice breeding programs     

Hypomethylated sequences: Characterization of the duplicate soybean genome

Soybean is believed to be a diploidized tetraploid generated from an allotetraploid ancestor. In this study, we used hypomethylated genomic DNA as a source of probes to investigate the genomic structure and methylation patterns of duplicated sequences. Forty-five genomic clones from Phaseolus vulgaris and 664 genomic clones from Glycine max were used to examine the duplicated regions in the soybean genome. Southern analysis of genomic DNA using probes from both sources revealed that greater than 15% of the hypomethylated genomic regions were only present once in the soybean genome. The remaining ca. 85% of the hypomethylated regions comprise duplicated or middle repetitive DNA sequences. If only the ratio of single to duplicate probe patterns is considered, it appears that 25% of the single-copy sequences have been lost. By using a subset of probes that only detected duplicated sequences, we examined the methylation status of the homeologous genomes with the restriction enzymes MspI and HpaII. We found that in all cases both copies of these regions were hypomethylated, although there were examples of low-level methylation. It appears that duplicate sequences are being eliminated in the diploidization process. Our data reveal no evidence that duplicated sequences are being silenced by inactivation correlated with methylation patterns.     

Intracellular transport of newly synthesized varicella-zoster virus: final envelopment in the trans-Golgi network.

The maturation and envelopment of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) was studied in infected human embryonic lung fibroblasts. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed that nucleocapsids acquire an envelope from the inner nuclear membrane as they enter the perinuclear-cisterna-rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER). Tegument is not detectable in these virions; moreover, in contrast to the mature VZV envelope, the envelope of VZV in the RER is not radioautographically labeled in pulse-chase experiments with [3H]mannose, and it lacks gpI immunoreactivity and complex oligosaccharides. This primary envelope fuses with the RER membrane (detected in cells incubated at 20 degrees C), thereby releasing nucleocapsids to the cytosol. Viral glycoproteins, traced by transmission electron microscopy radioautography in pulse-chase experiments with [3H]mannose, are transported to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) by a pathway that runs from the RER through an intermediate compartment and the Golgi stack. At later chase intervals, [3H]mannose labeling becomes associated with enveloped virions in post-Golgi locations (prelysosomes and plasma membrane). Nucleocapsids appear to be enveloped by wrapping in specialized cisternae, identified as the TGN with specific markers. Tegument-like material adheres to the cytosolic face of the concave surface of TGN sacs; nucleocapsids adhere to this protein, which is thus trapped between the nucleocapsid and the TGN-derived membrane that wraps around it. Experiments with brefeldin A suggest that tegument may bind to the cytosolic tails of viral glycoproteins. Fusion and fission convert the TGN-derived wrapping sacs into an inner enveloped virion and an outer transport vesicle that carries newly enveloped virions to cytoplasmic vacuoles. These vacuoles are acidic and were identified as prelysosomes. It is postulated that secreted virions are partially degraded by their exposure to the prelysosomal internal milieu and rendered noninfectious. This process explains the cell-associated nature of VZV in vitro; however, the mechanism by which the virus escapes diversion from the secretory pathway to the lysosomal pathway in vivo remains to be determined.     

湘北烟区烟青虫发生情况研究

烟青虫在湘北烟区1年发生5代,第一至四代危害烟草,第五代在其他作物上取食。自然条件下,世代重叠比较明显,幼虫发生与危害最大的是第一代,危害时期是5月下旬至6月下旬,同时,还得出了烟青虫各代的发生期、历期及其发育起点温度和有效积温。     

Effect of selenium and protein deficiency on selenium and glutathione peroxidase in rats

Twenty-four weanling male Wistar rats were divided into four groups fed diets containing adequate or deficient levels of selenium (0.5 ppm [+ Se] or <0.02 ppm [−Se] and protein (15% [+Pro] or 5% [−Pro]), but adequate levels of all other nutrients for 4 wk to determine the effects of Se deficiency and protein deficiency on tissue Se and glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) activity in rats. Plasma, heart, liver, and kidney Se and GSHPx were significantly lower in Se-deficient groups in relation to Se-sufficient groups. In Se-deficient groups, Se and GSHPx were significantly higher in −Se−Pro rats in heart, liver, and kidney. Data analysis showed that there were significant interaction effects between dietary Se and protein on Se and GSHPx of rats. It is assumed that under the condition of Se deficiency. a low level of protein may decrease Se and GSHPx utilization, increase GSHPx synthesis, and result in Se redistribution. This could account for high levels of Se and GSHPx in the −Se−Pro rats compared to −Se+Pro rats.     

人红细胞NADH－细胞色素b5还原酶的分离纯化与鉴定

 人红细胞ＮＡＤＨ－细胞色素ｂ５还原酶的分离纯化与鉴定黄长晖,朱忠勇,唐玉钗（南京军区福州总院全军医学检验中心实验科,福州３５０００１）ＮＡＤＨ细胞色素ｂ５还原酶（Ｃｙｔｂ５Ｒ,Ｅ．Ｃ．１．６．２．２．）是红细胞内催化高铁血红蛋白还原为血红蛋白的关键酶...     

人血红细胞酪氨酸蛋白磷酸酶（PTPP）的研究Ⅱ·胞浆PTPP的分离纯化及其主要性质

人血红细胞胞浆部分经（ＮＨ_４）_２ＳＯ_４沉淀,ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素（ＤＥ５２）柱层析,磷酸纤维素柱层析（Ｐ１１）得到部分纯化的ＰＴＰＰ,产率：５．７％,提纯１０７５倍。以（３２）￣Ｐ－Ｔｙｒ－Ｐｏｌｙ（Ｇ_４：Ｔ）作底物,测得其表征Ｋｍ约为０．５－０．８μｍｏｌ／Ｌ,该酶的最适ｐＨ和最适温度分别为７．０－７．８及３７－４０℃。Ｚｎ￣（２＋）等二价金属离子及Ｎａ_３ＶＯ_４等酸根基团对其活性有明显的抑制作用;ＥＤＴＡ、甘油及ＤＴＴ、巯基乙醇等则对其有强烈激活作用;而氟化物、酒石酸等对ＰＴＰＰ活性基本无影响。此外,某些蛋白质、氨基酸、核苷酸及抗肿瘤药物等对ＰＴＰＰ活性也都有不同程度的影响。特别是一些ＰＫｓ及ＰＰｓ在体外对ＰＴＰＰ活性也具有不同的作用。     

人血红细胞蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸酶（PTPP）的研究Ⅰ·PTPP在红细胞胞浆和膜中的分布及其影响因素

通过测定红细胞胞浆及膜中的ＰＴＰＰ活性,发现人正常血红细胞中胞浆ＰＴＰＰ活性约占红细胞ＰＴＰＰ总活性的７０－８０％,膜中只有约２０－３０％的ＰＴＰＰ活性。很多因素诸如：病变、ＰＨ值、温度、离子强度、细胞贮存时间以及药物等,对ＰＴＰＰ在胞浆与膜中的分布有影响。可以推测：膜上的ＰＴＰＰ能通过某种机制解离下来,进入胞浆;相反的过程,胞浆中的ＰＴＰＰ也能通过某种机制与膜结合。这种偶联与去偶联的具体机制及其生理功能还有待进一步探索。     

Studies on atrophic change of soleus muscle and its countermeasures in suspended rat

In the environment of microgravity, the disused atrophy of skeletal muscle, especially leg's muscle, would occur. The three purposes of this study were: 1. To observe the dynamic changes of disused atrophy of skeletal muscle under simulated weightlessness; 2. To approach the mechanism of disused atrophy of muscle; 3. To approach the countermeasures for reducing the degree of atrophy of muscle.     

Do independent processes control the activation and inactivation of potassium contracture tension in rat skeletal muscle?

Potassium (K⁺) contracture tension, measured in small bundles of rat soleus muscle fibers during maintained depolarization, increases to a peak value and then decays either to the baseline or to a pedestal level. We have tested the hypothesis that the rise and fall of tension are determined by independent activation and inactivation processes. If the “Independence” hypothesis is correct, tension during the decay of K⁺ contractures should equal tension predicted from the product of the activation and inactivation parameters determined from the same K⁺ contractures. Both the measured and predicted tensions decayed to a pedestal level that was increased in amplitude in the presence of perchlorate ions. However, the measured tensions in normal solutions and in the presence of perchlorate were three to five times smaller than the predicted tensions. This result indicates that the activation and inactivation of processes controlling the rise and decay of K⁺ contracture tension are not independent.