扶桑绵粉蚧雌成虫在大花马齿苋上的空间格局

本文对外来入侵害虫扶桑绵粉蚧Phenacoccus solenopsisTinsley雌成虫在大花马齿苋(Portulaca grandiflora Hook)上的空间分布特征进行了研究。结果表明,在水平上的空间分布表现为聚集分布,个体间相互吸引,分布的基本成分为个体群;雌成虫密度m和平均拥挤度m*间的回归方程为:m*=12.4595+1.2649m;雌成虫在大花马齿苋枝条上、中层虫口数量均显著多于下层。确定了不同虫口密度及不同允许误差下的最适抽样数。     

A novel role for cyanide in the control of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings response to environmental stress

The effects of potassium cyanide (KCN) pretreatment on the response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants to salt, polyethylene glycol (PEG) and cold stress were investigated in the present study. Here, we found that KCN pretreatment improved cucumber seedlings tolerance to stress conditions with maximum efficiency at a concentration of 20 µM. The results showed that pretreatment with 20 µM KCN alleviated stress‐induced oxidative damage in plant cells and clearly induced the activity of alternative oxidase (AOX) and the ethylene production. Furthermore, the structures of thylakoids and mitochondria in the KCN‐pretreated seedlings were less damaged by the stress conditions, which maintained higher total chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate and photosystem II (PSII) proteins levels than the control. Importantly, the addition of the AOX inhibitor salicylhydroxamic acid (1 mm ; SHAM) decreased plant resistance to environmental stress and even compromised the cyanide (CN)‐enhanced stress tolerance. Therefore, our findings provide a novel role of CN in plant against environmental stress and indicate that the CN‐enhanced AOX might contribute to the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and the protection of photosystem by maintaining energy charge homoeostasis from chloroplast to mitochondria.     

Zinc fluxes into developing barley grains: use of stable Zn isotopes to separate root uptake from remobilization in plants with contrasting Zn status

Background and Aims

Zn imported into developing cereal grains originates from either de novo Zn uptake by the roots or remobilization of Zn from vegetative tissues. The present study was focused on revealing the quantitative importance of the two pathways for grain Zn loading and how their relative contribution varies with the overall plant Zn status.

Methods

The stable isotope ⁶⁷Zn was used to trace Zn uptake and remobilization fluxes in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) plants growing in hydroponics at 0.1?μM (low Zn), 1.5?μM (medium Zn) or 5?μM Zn (high Zn). When grain development reached 15?days after pollination the Zn source was changed to an enriched ⁶⁷Zn isotope and plants were harvested after 6 to 48?h. Zn concentrations and isotope ratios were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).

Results

Plants with low Zn status absorbed 3-fold more Zn than plants with medium or high Zn status when roots were exposed to an external concentration of 1.5?μM ⁶⁷Zn. Stems and ears were the primary recipients of the de novo incorporated Zn with preferential allocation to the developing grains over time. The leaves received in all cases a very small proportion (<5?%) of the newly absorbed Zn and the proportion did not increase over time. Zn fluxes derived from uptake and remobilization were almost equal in plants with low Zn status, while at high Zn status remobilization delivered 4 times more Zn to the developing grains than did root Zn uptake.

Conclusions

Stable isotopes in combination with ICP-MS provided a strong tool for quantification of Zn fluxes in intact plants. The importance of Zn remobilization compared to de novo root absorption of Zn increased with increasing plant Zn status. Very little de novo absorbed Zn was translocated to the leaves during generative growth stages.     

可发酵糖为底物不同菌种丁醇生产能力的研究

随着新一代生物质能源的研发,利用梭菌的发酵生产丁醇已成为热点。选用能生产丁醇的Clostridium acetobutylicum AS1.7,Clostridium acetobutylicum AS1.132,Clostridium acetobutylicumAS1.134和Clostridium beijerinckii NCMIB 8052,在多种糖源下进行发酵培养,通过比较其在不同糖源条件下的生长情况、糖利用率、丁醇及副产物产量、对丁醇、木糖耐受能力等,综合筛选出了最适用于发酵生产丁醇的备选菌种。NCMIB8052因具有最高产量、相对优良的耐受性及可利用多种糖源的特点,而被确定为发酵能力最强的菌种。     

耐高温耐酸稳定假密环菌(Armillariella tabescens) MAN47β-甘露聚糖酶体外分子定向进化

从已经建立的易错PCR初级突变文库中筛选得到的16个兼具耐酸、高温稳定、高酶活力的克隆出发,将其作为DNA shuffling的亲本基因,利用DNA shuffling技术,结合易化筛选和96微孔板通量筛选的方法获得耐酸、高温稳定的克隆。并且,对筛选出来的耐酸高温稳定的突变子进行测序分析和同源建模,比较分析β-甘露聚糖酶突变基因序列的生物学信息。经过两轮DNAshuffling,最终筛选得到一个耐酸高温稳定突变体1108,其在90℃时酶活力还能维持在70%;在pH 3.0时酶活力维持在70%;在高温80℃和pH 4.0的条件下,酶活力是野生型的10倍;常规条件下(pH 6.0,40℃),酶活力是野生型酶的5倍。序列比对发现耐酸、高温稳定突变体1108有三个碱基发生了改变(T289A、A535T、T1085C),导致相应的氨基酸发生了改变(Ser97Thr、Val362Ala、Ile179Leu)。根据同源建模结果和氨基酸性质研究发现,突变位点位于催化中心附近,推测第97位的突变与酶的耐酸性和活性有关,第179位和第362位的突变与酶的高温稳定性有关。实验结果为进一步了解β-甘露聚糖酶MAN47的结构与功能之间的关系提供有用参考。     

DNA疫苗抗原提呈的传感器分子研究新进展

DNA疫苗进入细胞后,除了转译成蛋白质抗原,通过MHC分子进行内源性或外源性抗原提呈外,近年来还发现可直接与相应的被称为核酸传感器分子,如TLR9、DAI、AIM2、STING、DDX41解旋酶和RNA聚合酶Ⅲ等结合,继而激活不同的免疫信号通路.基于DNA疫苗的传感器分子和信号通路研制免疫佐剂,可有效增强DNA疫苗的免疫原性.     

海洋耐高温酸性α-淀粉酶水解玉米淀粉的研究

为开发适用于工业生产的新型酶制剂,以实验室自主构建的基因工程菌所产的新型海洋耐高温酸性α-淀粉酶为液化酶,以玉米淀粉液化后的DE值为指标,研究影响玉米淀粉的液化的因素,确定该酶水解玉米淀粉的最佳工艺条件。新型海洋耐高温酸性α-淀粉酶最佳的工艺条件为温度85℃、时间90 min、粉浆浓度250 g/L、酶用量32 U/g淀粉。     

日本七鳃鳗富含半胱氨酸RGD蛋白Lj-RGD1抑制血小板聚集及抗血管新生功能

Lj-RGD1来源于日本七鳃鳗口腔腺,富含半胱氨酸并具有RGD(Arg-Gly-Asp)模体.为了验证Lj-RGD1是否具有抑制血小板聚集、抗血管新生等去整合素样典型功能,本文对七鳃鳗Lj-RGD1进行了克隆表达及活性测定.提取七鳃鳗口腔腺中总RNA进行RT-PCR扩增,获得Lj-RGD1的420 bp cDNA.对其进行克隆、表达及组氨酸亲和层析纯化后,获得分子量为169 kD的可溶性蛋白rLj-RGD1.活性测定结果显示,rLj-RGD1呈剂量依赖方式抑制ADP诱导的兔血小板聚集,IC50为123 μmol/L;血管新生抑制实验结果表明,rLj-RGD1能够诱导ECV304细胞凋亡,抑制ECV304细胞增殖和管状物形成,并呈剂量依赖性方式抑制鸡胚胎绒毛尿囊膜（chorioallantoic membrane,CAM）血管新生.由此可见,Lj-RGD1具有去整合素样生物活性,在血栓或血管异常新生类疾病治疗中具有应用前景.     

黑龙江省强制戒毒医疗机构人力资源现状分析

目的:通过对黑龙江省强制戒毒医疗机构--安康医院人力资源现状调查,掌握该院人力资源数量、质量的特点;了解其医护人员培训状况、流动情况及工作状况;找出目标医院人力资源中存在的问题,并提出改进策略。方法:采用文献法,了解国内外戒毒医疗机构人力资源现状;采用现场问卷调查法、个人深入访谈法对目标医院进行人力资源现状调查;采用头脑风暴法,针对存在的问题,提出改进对策。结果:目标医院医护人员总数为100人,医护比为1:0.85,医护床比为1:0.85:2.78;准入方式为通过公务员考试;目标医院近五年医生年平均调入2.4人,护士年平均调入1.4人;医生年平均调出0.2人;护理人员每天工作超过15小时的占43.3%,每月工作超过22天的占63.3%;医护人员对培训满意度较差,医护人员亟待培训的内容为用药知识、心理治疗、精神科专业知识和最新护理技术与信息的动态知晓、心理护理、仪器设备的操作与简单故障排除;医护人员压力较大,压力源主要为工作环境压力、工作繁忙假期少、患者原因、人际关系及职业发展;职业防护不足;医生、护理人员对工作的总体满意度分别为80%、93.3%,医生、护理人员对薪酬的满意度分别为50%、44%。结论:目标医院医护人员队伍比较稳定;医生数量基本满足工作需要,护理人员匮乏,且工作负荷、压力过大;医护人员培训没有满足实际培训需求;医护人员职业防护的力度、医护人员工作满意度较低。