气候变化对内蒙古草原典型植物物候的影响

自然物候期是气候变化最直观的植物信号记录,自然物候变化是气候与自然环境变化的综合指标。基于1983—2009年内蒙古草甸草原、典型草原和荒漠草原区典型植物马兰草、霸王、贝加尔针茅和羊草生长期物候观测资料和同时段的气象观测资料,利用数理统计等方法,分析了不同草原区典型植物物候期与气候要素间的相互关系,结果表明:(1)1983—2009年内蒙古草原区植物物候期总体呈提前趋势,但地域差异明显,典型草原区植物萌芽返青、开花及黄枯期等物候提早趋势最为明显,说明不同草原区植物物候对气候变暖的区域响应不同。(2)内蒙古草原区植物物候期与气候变化密切相关。春季3—5月累积气温与植物萌芽返青期和开花期呈显著负相关,与日照时数为正相关,降水量对其影响不同草原区差异较大。荒漠草原和典型草原区植物黄枯期早晚与黄枯前1—2个月平均气温呈显著负相关,草甸草原区植物黄枯期与前1—2个月的降水量和日照时数有关,与气温关系不显著。(3)随着气候变暖,马兰草生长期缩短,霸王、贝加尔针茅和羊草生长期延长,其中典型草原区主要植物针茅生长季延长趋势最为明显,荒漠草原次之,草甸草原延长最少。     

Tetraspanin CD151 Stimulates Adhesion-dependent Activation of Ras, Rac, and Cdc42 by Facilitating Molecular Association between β1 Integrins and Small GTPases

Tetraspanin CD151 associates with laminin-binding α(3)β(1)/α(6)β(1) integrins in epithelial cells and regulates adhesion-dependent signaling events. We found here that CD151 plays a role in recruiting Ras, Rac1, and Cdc42, but not Rho, to the cell membrane region, leading to the formation of α(3)β(1)/α(6)β(1) integrin-CD151-GTPases complexes. Furthermore, cell adhesion to laminin enhanced CD151 association with β(1) integrin and, thereby, increased complex formation between the β(1) family of integrins and small GTPases, Ras, Rac1, and Cdc42. Adhesion receptor complex-associated small GTPases were activated by CD151-β(1) integrin complex-stimulating adhesion events, such as α(3)β(1)/α(6)β(1) integrin-activating cell-to-laminin adhesion and homophilic CD151 interaction-generating cell-to-cell adhesion. Additionally, FAK and Src appeared to participate in this adhesion-dependent activation of small GTPases. However, engagement of laminin-binding integrins in CD151-deficient cells or CD151-specific siRNA-transfected cells did not activate these GTPases to the level of cells expressing CD151. Small GTPases activated by engagement of CD151-β(1) integrin complexes contributed to CD151-induced cell motility and MMP-9 expression in human melanoma cells. Importantly, among the four tetraspanin proteins that associate with β(1) integrin, only CD151 exhibited the ability to facilitate complex formation between the β(1) family of integrins and small GTPases and stimulate β(1) integrin-dependent activation of small GTPases. These results suggest that CD151 links α(3)β(1)/α(6)β(1) integrins to Ras, Rac1, and Cdc42 by promoting the formation of multimolecular complexes in the membrane, which leads to the up-regulation of adhesion-dependent small GTPase activation.     

Up-regulation of skeletal muscle LIM protein 1 gene by 25-hydroxycholesterol may mediate morphological changes of rat aortic smooth muscle cells

Changes in the expression level of the skeletal muscle LIM protein 1 (SLIM1) in cultured A10 cells were monitored in response to 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC), an oxidized form of cholesterol present in the oxidized low-density lipoproteins. The level of SLIM1 mRNA was elevated in a time- and concentration-dependent manner by treatment of 25-HC. Expressions of smooth muscle (SM) alpha-actin and calponin-1 (CNN-1), early markers for SMC differentiation, were also increased by the 25-HC treatments. Expressions of all three genes (SLIM1, SM alpha-actin and CNN-1) were simultaneously elevated in the cells treated with 9-cis retinoic acid (RA). On the other hand, the SLIM1 expression induced by the 25-HC or 9-cis RA (as well as SM alpha-actin and CNN-1) was decreased by the treatment of 15d-PGJ2. Since the 25-HC, 9-cis RA and 15d-PGJ2 were ligands for the LXR, RXRalpha and PPARgamma respectively, there might be a functional positive cross-talk between LXR and RXRalpha pathways and a negative cross-talk between PPARgamma and LXR and/or RXRalpha pathways in the regulation of SLIM1 expression. The cells stably transfected with the expressional vector for SLIM1 also showed an elevation in the levels of SM alpha-actin and CNN-1. In addition, an over-production of SLIM1 in the cells resulted in a change in the cell-shape into a spindle-like form, which is identical to that observed after a prolonged treatment of the cells with cholesterol.     

向日葵根石油醚萃取部分化学成分研究

利用75%乙醇对向日葵根化学成分进行提取;再用萃取法将向日葵根化学成分乙醇提取物分为石油醚萃取物浸膏、乙酸乙酯萃取物漫膏、正丁醇萃取物浸膏;最后用常压硅胶色谱从石油醚萃取物漫膏中分离得到1个甾体类化合物A,经质谱、碳核磁共振和氢核磁共振谱鉴定,确定出其结构为β-谷甾醇。     

凋亡和周期基因芯片研究As2O3对NB4细胞凋亡相关基因表达谱的影响

目的:利用细胞凋亡和周期基因芯片研究As₂O₃作用前后NB4细胞基因表达谱的差异性,寻找As₂O₃诱导NB4细胞凋亡的相关基因并分析其可能机制。方法:流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡率,抽提对照及诱导组细胞的mRNA,通过逆转录将As₂O₃处理前后的NB4细胞cDNA进行生物素标记,用含269个目的基因的细胞凋亡和周期基因芯片进行杂交,GEArray软件分析,筛选出As₂O₃诱导前后表达有差异的基因。芯片结果用荧光定量聚合酶链反应(realtimepolymerasechainreaction)进行验证。结果:筛选出As₂O₃作用前后表达有差异的基因共100条(占芯片基因总数的37.2%),其中97条(97/100,97%)基因表达上调,3条(3/100,3%)基因表达下调。表达上调的基因主要包括肿瘤坏死因子配体和受体家族、bcl2家族、半胱氨酸家族、DNA损伤检测和P53途径以及细胞分裂周期蛋白和激酶等基因。结论:As₂O₃主要通过上调促凋亡基因表达来诱导NB4细胞凋亡,其中TNFSF15、Apaf1、Caspase3和p16等基因可能参与As₂O₃诱导的NB4细胞凋亡,As₂O₃诱导NB4细胞凋亡的可能机制主要涉及TNF途径、线粒体途径、Caspase途径、细胞周期抑制途径和P53途径等。     

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from the pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Thirteen polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed from an enriched partial genomic library for the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), one of the most important cotton pests in the world. The total number of alleles ranged from two to 12 for a sample of 50 individuals and the expected heterozygosity at these loci ranged from 0.042 to 0.830. Although the presence of null alleles in some loci is suspected, these polymorphic markers are likely to provide useful tools for the population genetic studies of this species.     

不同油松种源光合和荧光参数对水分胁迫的响应特征

采用盆栽控水试验方法,设置正常水分(T1,田间持水量的70％-80％)、轻度胁迫(T2,田间持水量的50％-60％)和严重胁迫(T3,田间持水量的30％-40％)3个水分梯度,对6个油松(Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.)种源(陕西洛南LN,陕西桥山 QO,山西灵空山LK,辽宁千山QN,河北雾灵山WL和山西芦芽山LY)的光合参数和叶绿素荧光参数进行比较,探讨种源间光合和水分利用特征的差异及其与气孔导度和荧光参数的关系.结果表明,3个水分梯度下6个种源的净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(Gs)、水分利用效率(WUE)、原初光能转换效率(Fv/Fm)和PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/Fo)差异均极显著(P＜0.01),在T1和T3下,各种源的实际光量子效率φPSⅡ和电子传递速率ETR差异显著(P＜0.05).在T2下,LK和WL的Pn达到最大,具有轻度胁迫下提高光合生产力的倾向.在T3下,QN种源的Pn和WUE较高(除LK的WUE最高外),而WL的Pn和WUE较低(除LK的Pn最低外);6个种源中QN的Pn、φPSⅡ和ETR最大,LY和QO的光合生产力仅次于QN,而LN、LK和WL的Pn、Gs、φPSⅡ和ETR比较低,其光合生产力及光量子产量受干旱胁迫影响较大.LK的WUE在各个水分梯度下均显著高于其它种源(P＜0.05).在T3下,各种源通过降低Tr提高WUE.在T1下,气孔限制是影响油松Pn的主要因素;在T2和T3下,Pn和WUE均与气孔导度、PSⅡ反应中心的光量子产量和电子传递速率密切相关.     

First finding of Dirofilaria repens in a natural population of Aedes albopictus

The invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) has become widespread in Italy during the past decade. Also Italy has foci of canine filariasis caused by Dirofilaria (Spirurida: Onchocercidae), due to subcutaneous D. repens Railliet & Henry as well as the dog heartworm D. immitis (Leidy) transmitted by various vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). In 2002, at Fiumicino, west of Rome (Lazio Region), 17% of dogs were found to have D. repens microfilariae in peripheral blood. To evaluate the role of Ae. albopictus as a vector of Dirofilaria in this area, female mosquitoes were collected daily, June-October 2002, landing on dog or human bait in a rural house at Focene. Mosquitoes were maintained at 27 degrees C and 70% RH for 6 days, to allow development or purging of filaria larvae, then identified and frozen for subsequent molecular assay with filaria-specific ribosomal S2-S16 primers. To distinguish specimens harbouring infective L3 Dirofilaria larvae, DNA was extracted separately from the mosquito abdomen and head-thorax. Dirofilaria species were identified by sequencing, confirmed by polymerase chain reaction of positive specimens using primers specific for D. immitis and D. repens. Dirofilaria DNA was detected in 3/154 (2%) of Ae. albopictus females examined: D. repens DNA in head-thorax and abdomen of one collected 27th July; D. immitis in the abdomen of one collected 24th September; DNA of both D. immitis and D. repens in the head-thorax of one collected 11th October 2002. Thus Ae. albopictus is a potential vector of both Dirofilarias in Italy, representing risks for veterinary and human health.