胡萝卜(Daucus carota L.)中主要胡萝卜素和番茄红素含量的QTL分析

以高胡萝卜素自交系P50006和HCM A.C.为亲本构建的F2群体为作图群体,对胡萝卜中α-胡萝卜素、α-胡萝卜素、总胡萝卜素和番茄红素含量进行QTL定位及遗传分析。结果表明,α、β-胡萝卜素、总胡萝卜素和番茄红素含量的广义遗传力分别为0.75、0.50、0.31和0.93。遗传图谱包含91个SRAP(Sequence-related amplified polymorphism)标记,分布于9个连锁群,总长度502.9cM,标记间平均距离5.5cM。除α-胡萝卜素含量外,α-胡萝卜素、总胡萝卜素和番茄红素含量分别检测到1个主效QTL,均为加性遗传效应,分别解释表型变异为12.79%、12.87%和14.61%。此外,α-胡萝卜素和番茄红素含量还分别检测到1对上位性QTL,最大遗传效应分别为显性×加性互作和显性×显性互作,分别解释表型变异为15.1%和6.5%。文章中与QTL连锁的分子标记可用于高胡萝卜素、番茄红素的种质筛选和聚合育种。     

Measurements of Cry1F binding and activity of luminal gut proteases in susceptible and Cry1F resistant Ostrinia nubilalis larvae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

The biochemical mechanism of resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F toxin was studied in a laboratory-selected strain of Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) showing more than 3000-fold resistance to Cry1F and limited cross resistance to other Cry toxins. Analyses of Cry1F binding to brush border membrane vesicles of midgut epithelia from susceptible and resistant larvae using ligand immunoblotting and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) suggested that reduced binding of Cry1F to insect receptors was not associated with resistance. Additionally, no differences in activity of luminal gut proteases or altered proteolytic processing of the toxin were observed in the resistant strain. Considering these results along with previous evidence of relatively narrow spectrum of cross resistance and monogenic inheritance, the resistance mechanism in this Cry1F selected strain of O. nubilalis appears to be specific and may be distinct from previously identified resistance mechanisms reported in other Lepidoptera.     

Spatially complex neighboring relationships among grassland plant species as an effective mechanism of defense against herbivory

Close spatial relationships between plant species are often important for defense against herbivory. The associational plant defense may have important implications for plant community structure, species diversity, and species coexistence. An increasing number of studies have focused on associational plant defense against herbivory at the scale of the individual plant and its nearest neighbors. However, the average neighborhood effects between plant species at the scale of whole plant communities have received almost no attention. The aims of this study were to determine patterns of spatial relationship between different plant species that can provide effective defense against herbivory. We conducted a manipulative experiment using sheep and three native plant species with different palatability. Consumption of palatable plants by herbivores was largest when the three plant species were isolated in three patches and independent of each other. A homogenous and spatially equal neighbor relationship between the three species did not reduce the risk of herbivory of palatable species compared to isolation of these species, but it reduced the total intake of all plant species. The palatable species was subject to less herbivory in a complex spatial neighborhood of several plant species. High complexity of spatial neighborhood resulted in herbivores passively reducing selectivity, thereby reducing the probability of damage to palatable species in the community, or making inaccurate judgments in foraging selectivity between and within patches, thereby reducing the vulnerability of palatable plants and even the whole plant community. We conclude that compelling herbivores to passively reduce the magnitude of foraging selectivity by establishing spatially complex neighborhoods between plant species is a compromise and optimal spatial strategy by plants to defend themselves again herbivory. This may contribute not only to maintenance of plant species diversity but also to a stable coexistence between herbivores and plants in grassland ecosystems.     

N‐(3‐Oxo‐acyl)‐homoserine lactone induces apoptosis primarily through a mitochondrial pathway in fibroblasts

N‐(3‐Oxododecanoyl)‐l ‐homoserine lactone (C12) is produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to function as a quorum‐sensing molecule for bacteria–bacteria communication. C12 is also known to influence many aspects of human host cell physiology, including induction of cell death. However, the signalling pathway(s) leading to C12‐triggered cell death is (are) still not completely known. To clarify cell death signalling induced by C12, we examined mouse embryonic fibroblasts deficient in “initiator” caspases or “effector” caspases. Our data indicate that C12 selectively induces the mitochondria‐dependent intrinsic apoptotic pathway by quickly triggering mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilisation. Importantly, the activities of C12 to permeabilise mitochondria are independent of activation of both “initiator” and “effector” caspases. Furthermore, C12 directly induces mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilisation in vitro. Overall, our study suggests a mitochondrial apoptotic signalling pathway triggered by C12, in which C12 or its metabolite(s) acts on mitochondria to permeabilise mitochondria, leading to activation of apoptosis.     

Discovery of novel purine derivatives with potent and selective inhibitory activity against c-Src tyrosine kinase

We report here the discovery of novel purine derivatives with potent and selective inhibitory activity against c-Src tyrosine kinase by adopting a strategy integrating focused combinatorial library design, virtual screening, chemical synthesis, and bioassay. Thirty two compounds were selected and synthesized. All compounds showed potent inhibitory activity against c-Src kinase with IC₅₀ values ranging from 3.14 μM to 0.02 μM. Compound 5i was identified as one of the most potent agent with an IC₅₀ 120 times lower than those of the hits. The high hit rate (100%) and the potency of the new Src kinase inhibitors demonstrated the efficiency of the strategy for the focused library design and virtual screening. The novel active chemical entities reported here should be good leads for further development of purine-based anticancer drugs targeting Src tyrosine kinase.     

中国特有植物雪落樱桃潜在分布及其生态特征

为明确中国特有植物雪落樱桃(Cerasus xueluoensis)的潜在分布与居群生态特征,利用DIVA-GIS软件及其耦合的BIOCLIM模型,首次绘制了雪落樱桃适生区分布模拟图,并对影响其分布的主导气候因子进行了定性定量分析。结果表明,雪落樱桃当前潜在适生区主要分布在亚热带长江流域1 200 m以上高海拔山区,其中渝-鄂-湘三省交界的大巴山-巫山山脉可视为现代核心分布区,湘黔交界及湘南的南岭山脉可视为雪落樱桃潜在分布的南界,陕-豫-鄂交界山区的秦岭南麓可能是其潜在分布的北界。主成分分析(PCA)筛选的主导气候因子及其贡献率依次为:年降水量(bio12)最冷季降水量(bio19)最暖季降水量(bio18)最湿季降水量(bio16),累计频率曲线进一步确定其适宜范围分别为:993.00～1 870.22、500.00～680.00、430.00～669.16和500.00～680.00mm,表明降水是影响雪落樱桃当下分布格局的主导气候限制因子。Pearson相关性分析表明,雪落樱桃分布格局在区域尺度上受海拔、经、纬度影响;最小树分析和聚类分析表明,雪落樱桃7个野生居群可划分为中西部与东部两大分支;受试者工作特征曲线(ROC) AUC值达到0.751,满足模型预测精度的基本要求。这些有助于为雪落樱桃制定科学合理的资源保护与科学引种规划。     

金玉兰酶制剂(β-内酰胺酶)抗体制备及初步应用

以金玉兰酶制剂(β-内酰胺酶)为抗原,制备出对β-内酰胺酶特异的多克隆抗体和单克隆抗体,并进行了抗体纯化和特性分析。采用Tas-ELISA,初步对牛奶中的β-内酰胺酶进行了检测。结果表明利用该检测体系可实现对牛奶中β-内酰胺酶的检测,并且该体系灵敏度高,特异性强,重复性好。     

西瓜连作对土壤主要微生物类群和土壤酶活性的影响

从昌乐不同种植年限西瓜大棚采集土壤,测定了连续种植6、8、10、14和20年西瓜大棚土壤中细菌、放线菌和真菌数量、土壤酶活性及土壤理化特性状的变化特点.结果表明:随着种植年限的增加,土壤中细菌、放线菌呈现先升后降趋势;真菌数量变化趋势则与之相反;蛋白酶、多酚氧化酶也同样呈现先升后降趋势,脲酶呈下降趋势,蔗糖酶呈上升趋势;同时在连作栽培过程中,土壤中速效氮含量较为稳定,速效钾和速效磷的含量随着连作年限的增加出现少量积累,土壤酸化日趋严重.讨论了连作条件下土壤微生物数量与土壤酶活性及土壤理化性状之间的关系.     

东北地区草本植物1个新记录科和3个新记录属

东北地区位于我国东北部,共有维管束植物164科928属3 103种。根据野外调查结果及相关资料,报道了东北地区草本植物1个新记录科—粟米草科(Molluginaceae)和3个新记录属—粟米草属(Mollugo L.)、牛膝属(Achyranthes L.)和秃疮花属(Dicranostigma Hook. f. et Thoms.),以及对应的3个新纪录种—粟米草(Mollugo stricta L.)、牛膝(Achyranthes bidentata Blume)和秃疮花[Dicranostigma leptopodum(Maxim.) Fedde]。新记录种凭证标本保存于大连自然博物馆植物标本室。这些新记录草本植物的发现,对东北地区生物多样性的研究具有重要意义,为其在我国的地理分布研究提供了新资料。     

Genetic changes in a novel breeding population of Brassica napus synthesized from hundreds of crosses between B. rapa and B. carinata

Introgression of genomic variation between and within related crop species is a significant evolutionary approach for population differentiation, genome reorganization and trait improvement. Using the Illumina Infinium Brassica 60K SNP array, we investigated genomic changes in a panel of advanced generation new‐type Brassica napus breeding lines developed from hundreds of interspecific crosses between 122 Brassica rapa and 74 Brassica carinata accessions, and compared them with representative accessions of their three parental species. The new‐type B. napus population presented rich genetic diversity and abundant novel genomic alterations, consisting of introgressions from B. rapa and B. carinata, novel allelic combinations, reconstructed linkage disequilibrium patterns and haplotype blocks, and frequent deletions and duplications (nonrandomly distributed), particularly in the C subgenome. After a much shorter, but very intensive, selection history compared to traditional B. napus, a total of 15 genomic regions with strong selective sweeps and 112 genomic regions with putative signals of selective sweeps were identified. Some of these regions were associated with important agronomic traits that were selected for during the breeding process, while others were potentially associated with restoration of genome stability and fertility after interspecific hybridization. Our results demonstrate how a novel method for population‐based crop genetic improvement can lead to rapid adaptation, restoration of genome stability and positive responses to artificial selection.