Locating QTLs controlling overwintering seedling rate in perennial glutinous rice 89-1 (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L.)

A new cold tolerant germplasm resource named glutinous rice 89-1 (Gr89-1, Oryza sativa L.) can overwinter using axillary buds, with these buds being ratooned the following year. The overwintering seedling rate (OSR) is an important factor for evaluating cold tolerance. Many quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling cold tolerance at different growth stages in rice have been identified, with some of these QTLs being successfully cloned. However, no QTLs conferring to the OSR trait have been located in the perennial O. sativa L. To identify QTLs associated with OSR and to evaluate cold tolerance. 286 F₁₂ recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between the cold tolerant variety Gr89-1 and cold sensitive variety Shuhui527 (SH527) were used. A total of 198 polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers that were distributed uniformly on 12 chromosomes were used to construct the linkage map. The gene ontology (GO) annotation of the major QTL was performed through the rice genome annotation project system. Three main-effect QTLs (qOSR2, qOSR3, and qOSR8) were detected and mapped on chromosomes 2, 3, and 8, respectively. These QTLs were located in the interval of RM14208 (35,160,202 base pairs (bp))–RM208 (35,520,147 bp), RM218 (8,375,236 bp)–RM232 (9,755,778 bp), and RM5891 (24,626,930 bp)–RM23608 (25,355,519 bp), and explained 19.6%, 9.3%, and 11.8% of the phenotypic variations, respectively. The qOSR2 QTL displayed the largest effect, with a logarithm of odds score (LOD) of 5.5. A total of 47 candidate genes on the qOSR2 locus were associated with 219 GO terms. Among these candidate genes, 11 were related to cell membrane, 7 were associated with cold stress, and 3 were involved in response to stress and biotic stimulus. OsPIP1;3 was the only one candidate gene related to stress, biotic stimulus, cold stress, and encoding a cell membrane protein. After QTL mapping, a total of three main-effect QTLs—qOSR2, qOSR3, and qOSR8—were detected on chromosomes 2, 3, and 8, respectively. Among these, qOSR2 explained the highest phenotypic variance. All the QTLs elite traits come from the cold resistance parent Gr89-1. OsPIP1;3 might be a candidate gene of qOSR2.     

线粒体呼吸链复合体Ⅱ＋Ⅲ的电子传递与质子转移的偶联

研究了鼠肝线粒体内膜体呼吸链复合体Ⅱ＋Ⅲ的Ｈ~＋／２ｅ比与Δψ的相关性及其调节因素。证明：（１）用光谱法测得复合体Ⅱ＋Ⅲ的电子传递与质子转移初速度的Ｈ~＋／２ｅ比值接近４,与铁氰化钾脉冲法测得的结果相同。Ｈ~＋／２ｅ随着ΔμＨ~＋升高而逐渐下降。荧光透析法测定不同Ｆｅ~（３＋）还原速率建立的不同Δψ时,证明Ｈ~＋回漏对Δψ和Ｈ~＋泵出速度的依赖性。讨论了呼吸链复合体Ⅱ＋Ⅲ电子传递与质子转移之间的偶联以及“Ｒｅｄｏｘｓｌｉｐ”和“ｐｒｏｔｏｎｌｅａｋ”的现象。（２）抑制剂实验说明线粒体内膜中Ｃａ~（２＋）、Ｐｉ与Ｈ~＋的协同运输系统对线粒体内膜Ｈ~＋泵出及Ｈ~＋回漏作用有一定的调控作用。     

S抗原与抗体结合的扫描隧道显微镜研究

用扫描隧道显微镜观察了兔Ｓ抗原及其与鼠抗兔Ｓ抗原抗体相互作用所形成的复合物,结果表明,Ｓ抗原单体呈椭球状。其二维尺寸为７．５ｎｍ×５．３ｎｍ,且常以二聚体形式存在。抗原分别结合于抗体的二个Ｆａｂ段,既可以单体结合,也可以二聚体形式结合。     

宽阔水自然保护区的虫草及其相关真菌Ⅱ．

采自贵州省宽阔水自然保护区的另6种虫草,它们是娄山虫草新种（CordycepsloushanensisLiang&Liusp.nov.）,绿核虫草新种（CordycepsaeruginosclerotaLiang&Liusp.nov.）,拟暗绿虫草（cordycepspseudoatrovirensKob.&Shim.）,布氏虫草（CordycepsbrongniartiiShimazu）,金针虫虫草（CordycepsagriotaKawam）,和幼虫虫草［Cordycepslarvarum（Westwood）Olliff］。还报道了多颈被毛孢（HirsutellapolycollutaLiang）,云南被毛孢丝梗新变种（HirsutellayunnanensisvartenuisynnemiLiangetLiuvar.nov.）,巨人被毛孢（HirsutellgiganteaPetch）和枝多头霉［Polycephalomycesramosum（Peck）Mains］等几种束梗孢科的虫生真菌,及娄山拟青霉新种（PaecilomycesloushanensisLiang&Liusp.nov.）。     

Direct association with and dephosphorylation of Jak2 kinase by the SH2-domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1.

SHP-1 is an SH2-containing cytoplasmic tyrosine phosphatase that is widely distributed in cells of the hematopoietic system. SHP-1 plays an important role in the signal transduction of many cytokine receptors, including the receptor for erythropoietin, by associating via its SH2 domains to the receptors and dephosphorylating key substrates. Recent studies have suggested that SHP-1 regulates the function of Jak family tyrosine kinases, as shown by its constitutive association with the Tyk2 kinase and the hyperphosphorylation of Jak kinases in the motheaten cells that lack functional SHP-1. We have examined the interactions of SHP-1 with two tyrosine kinases activated during engagement of the erythropoietin receptor, the Janus family kinase Jak-2 and the c-fps/fes kinase. Immunoblotting studies with extracts from mouse hematopoietic cells demonstrated that Jak2, but not c-fes, was present in anti-SHP-1 immunoprecipitates, suggesting that SHP-1 selectively associates with Jak2 in vivo. Consistent with this, when SHP-1 was coexpressed with these kinases in Cos-7 cells, it associated with and dephosphorylated Jak2 but not c-fes. Transient cotransfection of truncated forms of SHP-1 with Jak2 demonstrated that the SHP-1-Jak2 interaction is direct and is mediated by a novel binding activity present in the N terminus of SHP-1, independently of SH2 domain-phosphotyrosine interaction. Such SHP-1-Jak2 interaction resulted in induction of the enzymatic activity of the phosphatase in in vitro protein tyrosine phosphatase assays. Interestingly, association of the SH2n domain of SHP-1 with the tyrosine phosphorylated erythropoietin receptor modestly potentiated but was not essential for SHP-1-mediated dephosphorylation of Jak2 and had no effect on c-fes phosphorylation. These data indicate that the main mechanism for regulation of Jak2 phosphorylation by SHP-1 involves a direct, SH2-independent interaction with Jak2 and suggest the existence of similar mechanisms for other members of the Jak family of kinases. They also suggest that such interactions may provide one of the mechanisms that control SHP-1 substrate specificity.     

杜氏盐藻细胞质膜氧化还原系统与K^＋吸收

杜氏盐藻（Ｄｕｎａｌｉｅｌｌａ ｓａｌｉｎａ）细胞表面存在氧化ＮＡＤＨ 与还原Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６ 的氧化还原系统（ｒｅｄｏｘｓｙｓｔｅｍ ）。该系统在氧化ＮＡＤＨ 时,抑制Ｋ＋ 的吸收,在还原Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６ 时, 促进Ｋ＋ 的吸收,当ＮＡＤＨ 同时存在时, 促进效应最显著, 高达７３５％ 。外源ＮＡＤＨ 促进藻细胞的氧吸收达１６５％ ,而使胞质ｐＨ 下降; 当ＮＡＤＨ 存在时, Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６ 被快速地还原, 同时藻细胞膜外酸化程度增加。质膜Ｈ＋ －ＡＴＰａｓｅ和氧化还原系统的典型抑制剂都不同程度地抑制Ｋ＋ 吸收; 并且钒酸盐对Ｋ＋ 吸收的抑制可以被加入ＮＡＤＨ 和Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）３－６ 而部分恢复, 表明质膜Ｈ＋ －ＡＴＰａｓｅ和氧化还原系统共同参与了细胞Ｋ＋ 的吸收过程     

Regulation of intracellular calcium in human esophageal smooth muscles

We have investigated sources ofCa²⁺ contributing to excitation ofhuman esophageal smooth muscle, using fura 2 to study cytosolic freeCa²⁺ concentration([Ca²⁺]_i)in dispersed cells and contraction of intact muscles. Acetylcholine (ACh) caused an initial peak rise of[Ca²⁺]_ifollowed by a plateau accompanied by reversible contraction. Removal ofextracellular Ca²⁺ or addition ofdihydropyridine Ca²⁺ channelblockers reduced the plateau phase but did not prevent contraction.Caffeine also caused elevation of[Ca²⁺]_iand blocked responses to ACh. Undershoots of[Ca²⁺]_iwere apparent after ACh or caffeine. Blockade of the sarcoplasmic reticular Ca²⁺-ATPase bycyclopiazonic acid (CPA) reduced the ACh-evoked increase of[Ca²⁺]_iand abolished the undershoot, indicating involvement ofCa²⁺ stores. When contraction wasstudied in intact muscles, removal ofCa²⁺ or addition of nifedipinereduced, but did not abolish, carbachol (CCh)-induced contraction.Elevation of extracellular K⁺caused contraction that was inhibited by nifedipine, although CCh stillelicited contraction. CPA caused contraction and suppressed theCCh-induced contraction, whereas ryanodine reduced CCh-induced contraction. Our studies provide evidence that muscarinic excitation ofhuman esophagus involves both release ofCa²⁺ from intracellular stores andinflux of Ca²⁺.

     

多头绒泡菌染色体构建过程的形态学研究

以同步核内有丝分裂的多头绒泡菌(Physarum polycephalum)原质团为材料,在有丝分裂周期中连续取材,按常规方法制备超薄切片,在电镜下研究了染色体形态构建的整个过程。有丝分裂前期,首先是G_2期凝集的染色质块逐渐解集缩成为松散状,染色质在松散的同时逐渐改组成直径为80～150nm的松散染色线结构。接着是在松散的染色线上形成一些电子密度高的集缩区,随着集缩区的增多和扩展,染色线缩短变粗,最后形成直径300～350nm的染色体。上述两个过程各需30min左右。与上述过程同时发生的是,核仁由中央位置逐渐移向边缘,前期50min左右时在近核膜处呈团块状解体。染色体形态构建的整个过程约需1h,可分为染色质的松散改组和集缩两个连续的步骤,25～30nm染色质纤维是这一过程中能分辨的最细的形态单位。     

地中海拟无枝菌酸菌U-32对硝酸盐的同化及其硝酸还原酶特性

对地中海拟无枝菌酸菌U-32菌株的研究发现,像植物及真菌硝酸还原酶一样,地中海拟无枝菌酸菌U-32硝酸还原酶也是诱导酶,其合成受铵盐阻遏,受硝酸盐的诱导。氯霉素抑制实验的结果表明,该菌株硝酸还原酶的诱导涉及到蛋白质的新合成。钼和钨的竞争实验说明U-32菌株硝酸还原酶也为一钼酶。另外在离体实验中,发现硝酸还原酶活力受到KCN和NADH的抑制,但至今未能找到其生理电子供体。此外,U-32菌株硝酸还原酶也不表现类似于植物的黄递酶等组份酶活性。该菌株硝酸还原酶和其力复霉素产量有一定相关性,但两者确切的关系尚待研究。