Research progress on the effects of soil erosion on vegetation

The relationship between vegetation and soil erosion deserves attention due to its scientific importance and practical applications. A great deal of information is available about the mechanisms and benefits of vegetation in the control of soil erosion, but the effects of soil erosion on vegetation development and succession is poorly documented. Research shows that soil erosion is the most important driving force for the degradation of upland and mountain ecosystems. Soil erosion interferes with the process of plant community development and vegetation succession, commencing with seed formation and impacting throughout the whole growth phase and affecting seed availability, dispersal, germination and establishment, plant community structure and spatial distribution. There have been almost no studies on the effects of soil erosion on seed development and availability, of surface flows on seed movement and redistribution, and their influences on soil seed bank and on vegetation establishment and distribution. However, these effects may be the main cause of low vegetation cover in regions of high soil erosion activity and these issues need to be investigated. Moreover, soil erosion is not only a negative influence on vegetation succession and restoration, but also a driving force of plant adaptation and evolution. Consequently, we need to study the effects of soil erosion on ecological processes and on development and regulation of vegetation succession from the points of view of pedology and vegetation, plant and seed ecology, and to establish an integrated theory and technology for deriving practical solutions to soil erosion problems.     

Effects of grassland conversion to cropland and forest on soil organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon in the farming-pastoral ecotone of Inner Mongolia

Effects of grassland conversion to cropland and forest on soil organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the farming-pastoral ecotone of Inner Mongolia were investigated by direct field sampling. SOC content and DOC content in soil decreased after grassland were shifted to forest or cropland, in the sequence of grassland soil > forest soil > cropland soil. SOC stock declined by 18% after grassland shifted from to forest. Reclamation of cropland for 10 years, 15 years and 20 years lost SOC in 0–30 cm soil layer, by 34%, 14% and 18%, respectively, compared with that of grassland. DOC in 3 soil layers was within 21.1–26.5 mg/L in grassland, 12.1–14.6 mg/L in forest soil, and 8.0–14.0 mg/L in cropland soil. Correlation analysis indicated that SOC content and DOC content were positively dependent on total nitrogen content (p < 0.05), but negatively on bulk density or land use type (p < 0.05). DOC was positively correlated SOC (p < 0.01). Moreover, SOC content could be quantitatively described by a linear combination of land use types (p = 0.000, r² = 0.712), and DOC content by a linear combination of two soil-related variables, land use types and SOC (p = 0.000, r² = 0.861).     

座壳孢及其有性型（子囊菌门）代谢产物研究进展

座壳孢及其有性型是一类重要的虫生真菌,隶属子囊菌门、粪菌纲、肉座菌目、麦角菌科,能寄生粉虱和蚧类昆虫,可开发成一种环境友好型的生物农药。座壳孢及其有性型属成员广泛分布于热带和亚热带地区,该类群物种、栖息环境和生态适应的多样性使它们的代谢产物化学结构及其生物活性彰显出多样性特点,结构和功能多样的真菌代谢产物已成为发现新药先导化合物的重要资源。虫生真菌因其独特的生活方式和多种生存环境形成了与众不同的适应寄主特性及代谢通路,明显提高获得新颖结构、显著活性的代谢产物的几率,目前已是药物重点研发的领域。在座壳孢及其有性型代谢产物研究中已报道了萜类、黄酮类、醌类、环肽和甾醇等多种化合物,并具有抗肿瘤、抗疟疾、抗菌和杀虫等多种生物活性,可在农业、工业和医药保健等方面应用。本文对近年座壳孢及其有性型代谢产物的化学成分和生物活性等方面的研究进展进行概述,为促进座壳孢及其有性型代谢产物的深入研究、开发利用和新药创制提供参考。     

新城疫病毒FMW株体外溶瘤作用及其机制分析

[目的]筛选出能高效抑制多种人肿瘤细胞生长增殖的新城疫(New Castle disease virus,NDV)毒株,为进一步构建重组高效靶向溶瘤毒株奠定基础.[方法]以体外噻唑蓝法测定NDV对A549、SMMC7721等肿瘤细胞及人胚干细胞L-02、人胚肾细胞HEK293等的生长抑制率,空斑试验确定病毒滴度及感染复数.利用形态学观察、Hoechst荧光染色、流式细胞术及免疫印迹等分析了NDV-FMW诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡的细胞生物学变化及其机制.[结果]从近50株NDV中筛选出NDV-FMW,以20 MOI病毒作用A549、SMMC7721等肿瘤细胞48 h,细胞生长抑制率达60%,NDV-FMW诱导肿瘤细胞发生凋亡,效应呈时间和剂量的依赖性,凋亡细胞出现核染色质断裂、浓缩及二倍体亚峰,细胞周期阻滞于GO/G1期,此外,病毒感染A549细胞16 h后开始检测到活化的Caspase-3裂解片段及PARP裂解大片段.[结论]NDV-FMW株体外能高效抑制肿瘤细胞的增殖,并经Caspase-3途径诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡.FMW株具有自主知识产权,其良好的体外溶瘤能力为进一步探讨体内抗肿瘤及临床试验的进行奠定了基础,并有可能为恶性肿瘤的治疗提供新的生物制剂.     

Structures and magnetic properties of mono-doped fullerenes C59Xn and C59X(6mn)m (X=Bm,N+, P+, As+, Si): isoelectronic analogues of C60 and C60(6m)

Structures of mono-doped fullerenes, C59Xn and C59X(6mn)m (X=Bm, N+, P+, As+, Si), the isoelectronic analogues to C60 and C606m with 60 and 66 pi-electrons, have been investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G* level of density functional theory. On the basis of the computed nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS) at the cage center and also at the center of individual rings as magnetic criteria, heterofullerenes with 60 pi-electrons are as aromatic as the parent C60, while those with 66 pi-electrons are much less aromatic than C606m. The very distinct endohedral chemical shifts of the 66 pi-electron systems may be useful to identify the heterofullerenes through their endohedral 3He NMR chemical shifts.     

幽门螺杆菌HspA融合蛋白口服疫苗的构建

构建表达幽门螺杆菌的保护性抗原分热休克蛋白A亚单位(HspA）和霍乱毒素B亚单位（CtxB）的重组融合蛋白的生物工程菌株,以此制备幽门螺杆菌的口服疫苗。用PCR方法扩增hspA和ctxB两个目的的基因片段,将它们分别克隆至pSK（＋）质粒上,然后插入含T7启动子ET－22b（＋）的表达载体中,构建嗓基因的表达质量pET－hct,转化E.coliBL21(DE3）,经IPTG诱导表达融合蛋白HCT。经测序,hspA-ctxB(hct)融合基因片段由726bp组成,可以编码242个氨基酸残基的多肽。经SDS－PAGE和免疫印迹分析检测发现,融合基因表达的蛋白质相对分子质量约为30kD。融合蛋白经镍离子柱纯化、复性后,和HspA共同标记同位素^125I,然后给小鼠灌胃,结果观察到HCT组小鼠血清中的^125I的放射量要明显高于HspA组（P＜0．001）,且吸收峰值时间明显提前。融合蛋白中的CtxB可明显促进小鼠对HspA的吸收,HCT融合蛋白可以作为预防和治疗幽门螺杆菌感染的侯选口服疫苗。     

Analysis of bacterial communities in rhizosphere soil of continuously cropped healthy and diseased konjac

The bacterial community and diversity in healthy and diseased konjac rhizosphere soils with different ages of continuous cropping were investigated using next-generation sequencing. The results demonstrated that the number of years of continuous cropping significantly altered soil bacterial community and diversity. Soil bacterial Shannon diversity index and Chao 1 index decreased with the increasing cropping years of konjac. After 1 year of cropping, the soil exhibited the highest bacterial relative abundance and diversity. Of the 44 bacterial genera (relative abundance ratio of genera greater than 0.3%), 14 were significantly affected by the duration of continuous cropping and plant status. With increasing continuous cropping, Alicyclobacillus decreased, while Achromobacter, Lactobacillus, Kaistobacter, Rhodoplanes increased after 3 years continuous cropping. Continuous cropping altered the structure and composition of the soil bacterial community, which led to the reduction in the beneficial bacteria and multiplication of harmful bacteria. These results will improve our understanding of soil microbial community regulation and soil health maintenance in konjac farm systems.     

尿道致病性大肠杆菌U17株rstA缺失株降低对小鼠的致病性

【目的】探究双组份系统RstA/RstB中效应基因rstA对尿道致病性大肠杆菌毒力的影响。【方法】利用λRed重组系统构建UPEC U17 rstA缺失株U17ΔrstA,并构建相应的回复株,通过体内外试验评价rstA基因缺失对UPEC毒力的影响。【结果】生长曲线的测定结果显示,在LB普通培养基中,缺失株生长速度与野生株相似,但在LB贫铁培养基中,缺失株生长速度较野生株相比明显下降;体外环境应激试验结果显示,缺失株在强酸、强碱、高渗透压、尿素、氧化应激等环境压力下的生存能力与野生株相似;菌株生物被膜检测结果显示,缺失株的生物被膜形成能力与野生株相当;荧光定量PCR检测结果显示,rstA基因在贫铁环境下的表达水平较正常条件下显著上调,暗示贫铁环境可能是rstA发挥效应的刺激信号。6周龄BALB/c小鼠尿道感染试验结果显示,rstA缺失株在尿液、膀胱、肾脏中的带菌量显著低于野生株,而回复株毒力恢复至野生株水平,表明rstA缺失能显著降低UPECU17的毒力。【结论】rstA与尿道致病性大肠杆菌的致病性相关,为潜在的毒力因子。