枯草芽孢杆菌和丙环唑对采后苹果炭疽病的防治效果

研究了离子束诱变的枯草芽孢杆菌B-24和丙环唑等对苹果采后炭疽病的防治效果及其几种防御酶活性的影响。结果表明:丙环唑对苹果炭疽病菌丝有明显的抑制效果,抑制浓度EC50为0.067μg/mL。代森锰锌的抑制作用最弱,其EC50为1806.984μg/mL。不同化学药剂和不同浓度的药剂之间,对苹果炭疽病的保护防效有显著差异。丙环唑对苹果炭疽病的防效最好,对寄主酶活的诱导作用也最强,能诱导苹果果实POD和PPO活性显著升高。代森锰锌防效差,POD活性和对照接近。同一药剂,浓度高的防效好,果实中酶活性也高。枯草芽孢杆菌在离体条件下活菌液对苹果炭疽病菌的抑制效果最好,抑制率为100%,表现出明显的拮抗作用。活体试验表明枯草芽孢杆菌能明显减轻苹果果实炭疽病的发生,接种枯草芽孢杆菌能诱导苹果果实POD和PPO活性的升高。     

ERK通路在脑缺血及缺血预处理沙土鼠海马神经元中的作用

目的：探讨细胞外信号调节激酶（ERK）通路在脑缺血及缺血预处理海马神经元中的作用。方法：雄性蒙古沙土鼠,随机分为假手术组（SH）、缺血/再灌注组（I/R）、缺血预处理组（IP）、PD98059组（PD）、溶剂对照组（VE组）、PD98059复合IP组（PIP）,每组按再灌注15 min、2 h、4 h、6 h、1 d、3 d、5 d及7 d又分8个亚组。建立前脑缺血再灌注损伤模型,观察对行为学、组织学、p-ERK、HSP70、Fos及NF-κB表达的影响。结果：IP组鼠探索活动、CA1区凋亡神经元数及NF-κB阳性神经元数较I/R组明显减少（P〈0.05）,CA1区Fos阳性神经元数、HSP70及CA3/DG区p-ERK表达水平较I/R组明显增加（P〈0.05）。PD组再灌注各点Fos阳性神经元数较I/R组明显减少（P〈0.05）。再灌注1 d、3 d凋亡神经元数较I/R组明显增多（P〈0.05）。PIP组各观察指标介于IP组及IR组间。结论：ERK通路在缺血后海马CA3/DG区的激活可能与该区的缺血耐受有关 诱导CA1区神经元Fos、HSP70表达,减少NF-κB生成是缺血预处理神经元保护作用的分子机制之一。     

Translocation of Amyloid Precursor Protein C-terminal Fragment(s) to the Nucleus Precedes Neuronal Death due to Thiamine Deficiency-induced Mild Impairment of Oxidative Metabolism

Thiamine deficiency (TD) is a model of neurodegeneration induced by mild impairment of oxidative metabolism. TD produces time-dependent glial activation, inflammation, oxidative stress, altered metabolism of amyloid precursor protein (APP), exacerbation of plaque formation from APP, and finally, selective neuron death in specific brain regions. The sub-medial thalamic nucleus (SmTN) is the most sensitive region to TD. Alteration in APP metabolism and nuclear translocation of carboxy-terminal fragments (CTF) of APP has been implicated in neuron death in other models of neurodegeneration. These experiments tested whether TD causes translocation of CTF into the nucleus of neurons in the SmTN that are destined to die after 9 days of TD by examining overlapping immunoreactivity (IR) of antibody APP 369 with either Alz90, 6E10 or 4G8 epitopes in the nuclei of the neurons in the SmTN. TD caused the accumulation of the CTF of APP in nuclei of SmTN neurons within 3 days of TD. These changes did not occur in the cortex which is spared in TD. Western blot analysis of nuclear fractions revealed a significant (61%; P < 0.026) increase in CTF 12 levels in TD SmTN (2.08 +/- 0.56) compared to control SmTN (1.29 +/- 0.41). Although TD increased CTF 15 levels in TD SmTN (1.95 +/- 0.73) compared to control SmTN (0.62 +/- 0.52) by 214%; P < 0.665 and decreased the full-length holo-APP levels in TD SmTN (0.32 +/- 0.30) compared to control SmTN (0.47 +/- 0.18) by 34%; P < 0.753, the differences were statistically insignificant. TD did not alter CTF 15 or CTF 12 levels in cortex. These findings demonstrate that changes in APP metabolism occur in early stages of TD, and they may play an important role in TD-induced selective neuronal loss.     

中国沼石蛾科五新种记述(昆虫纲,毛翅目)

记述沼石蛾科5新种:挪氏长须沼石蛾Nothopsyche nozakii Yang et Leng,sp.nov.、史氏弧缘沼石蛾Anabolia schmidi Leng et Yang,sp.nov.、云南弧缘沼石蛾Anabolia yunnanensis Leng et Yang,sp.nov.、中华多斑沼石蛾Lenarchus sinensis Yang et Leng,sp.nov.和浙江沼石蛾Limnephilus zhejiangensis Leng et Yang,sp.nov..新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本室.     

珊瑚藻R-藻红蛋白rpeA和rpeB基因全长cDNA克隆与序列分析(英文)

依据珊瑚藻 (CorallinaofficinalisL .)藻红蛋白rpeA和rpeB的DNA序列 (AF5 1 0 986 )设计引物 ,通过PCR RACE方法扩增得到rpeA和rpeB的cDNA序列 .序列分析表明 ,该序列采用多顺反子转录策略 ,全长 2 2 5 7bp(AF5 42 5 5 4) ,排布顺序为 5′UTR rpeB 间隔区 rpeA 3′UTR .5′非编码区 4 93bp ,rpeB基因 5 34bp ,基因间隔区 1 0 1bp ,rpeA基因 4 95bp ,3′非编码区 6 34bp .在rpeA和rpeB的基因起始密码子上游均存在类似原核核糖体结合的Shine Dalgarno (SD)序列 .在rpeA基因终止密码子下游 1 1 0bp处还存在着一个可能的开放阅读框架 .经检索GenBank发现 ,真核红藻藻红蛋白中尚无有关cDNA序列的报道     

Microbial flocculation by Bacillus mucilaginosus: Applications and mechanisms

Microbiological flocculation in wastewater by a strain of Bacillus mucilaginosus was examined and the flocculation mechanism was investigated using Coomassie brilliant blue reaction, Anthrone reaction, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), scanning electronic microscope, and infrared spectroscopy. The GY03 strain, isolated from farmland soil, was identified as B. mucilaginosus by its morphology and 16S rDNA sequence. Cultivated in a nitrogen-free medium, the flocculation material (bacterium-mineral complex) was used to treat domestic, brewage, and pharmaceutical wastewater. On the basis of one-way experimental results, orthogonal experiments were carried out and the optimum processing conditions of the microbial flocculants were obtained. In the optimal conditions, the maximal removal ratio of COD in domestic, brewage, and pharmaceutical wastewater reached 74.6%, 70.5%, and 66.2%, respectively; the maximal removal ratio of BOD was 42.3%, 77.4%, and 41.7%, respectively; and the maximal removal of SS amounted 93.3%, 93.6%, and 88.4%, respectively. The treatment to kaolin suspended liquid by the GY03 strain may act as a model of studying microbial flocculation mechanisms in which bridging and charge neutralization hypothesis were proposed as the critical reasons based upon the experimental observations.     

Quantitative determination of cyclic phosphatidic acid in human serum by LC/ESI/MS/MS

An LC/ESI/MS/MS method for cyclic phosphatidic acid (cPA) quantification in serum is established in the present report. The limit of quantitation of the assay reaches low nanomolar level in human serum and the CV% are within 10%. Using this method, we successfully quantify the levels of two cPA species, 16:0 and 18:1, in human serum. We find that the concentrations of 16:0 cPA in the serum of normal subjects and post-surgery ovarian cancer patients are significantly higher than its corresponding concentration in pre-surgery ovarian cancer patients, supporting the observation that cPA has anti-cancer activity. Another discovery is that the addition of strong acids (such as hydrochloric acid) in human serum may lead to the production of artificial cPA. Therefore, strong acids should be avoided in the extraction of cPA present in a complex matrix. Based on this observation, a new lipid extraction method was developed and used to extract cPA. The extraction recovery is close to 80%, guaranteeing an accurate quantification of cPA by LC/ESI/MS/MS can be performed.     

幽门螺旋杆菌单链抗体的筛选及鉴定

为了获得幽门螺旋杆菌特异性单链抗体scFv,通过噬菌体展示技术,首次直接用幽门螺旋杆菌细胞Hp对噬菌体单链抗体文库Tomlinson进行单链抗体的筛选,经5轮筛选后,通过ELISA方法检测,从随机挑选的96个克隆中获得了8株阳性克隆。再分别将阳性克隆与10种常见菌进行ELISA的交叉反应,最终得到1株特异性表达抗Hp的scFv的噬菌体JH1。随后又进一步对JH1所表达的scFv基因进行PCR扩增,分别得到scFv的VH片段、VL片段,全长基因分别为527bp、368bp和935bp,这些包含着部分载体序列的DNA片段与理论值相符。通过对scFv全长基因进行测序,在NCBI中进行基因序列比对,与已报道的一种植物RNA病毒的复制酶单链抗体基因序列有96％同源性。     

Chemical protection of Calvia quatuordecimguttata eggs against intraguild predation by the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis

Intraspecific and interspecific predation of eggs is a well documented phenomenon amongst aphidophagous coccinellids. The invasive species Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is known to be a top intraguild predator and reported to attack the eggs of many coccinellid species both in a laboratory setting and in the wild. A previous laboratory study highlighted that while many species’ eggs were highly palatable to H. axyridis, the eggs of Calvia quatuordecimguttata (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) appeared to be extremely well protected from attack. Here we present the results of behavioural experiments testing the hypothesis that substances on the egg surface are responsible for this protection, and report preliminary results of GC-MS analysis of these compounds. When the coatings of C. quatuordecimguttata eggs were removed using hexane, they became significantly more susceptible to predation by neonate H. axyridis larvae. However, their overall palatability was not affected, in that complete consumption was never or rarely observed. This suggests that the surface compounds are a true indicator of unpalatability in this species. The effect of hexane-washing on already palatable conspecific eggs was also analysed but had no significant effect on the susceptibility of eggs to cannibalism. We conclude that the eggs of at least one European species are effectively protected by surface deterrents from intraguild predation by H. axyridis. This effect might be due to both the diversity and abundance of hydrocarbons present within the egg coating, the presence of alkenes and/or the presence of patches of a red substance on the eggs’ surface, which is thought to belong to the acid group. In conjunction with data on the susceptibility of other immature stages of C. quatuordecimguttata, this finding may indicate a decreased risk of the species falling victim to invasive H. axyridis, despite their coincident habitat ranges.