甘肃民勤绿洲的景观格局变化及驱动力分析

应用GIS、RS技术与景观格局分析软件FRAGSTATS研究了甘肃省民勤绿洲近14年间的景规格局变化．结果表明,该绿洲的各类景观拼块体在此期间发生了十分复杂的时空转换,荒漠化过程与开荒过程同时存在,绿洲毁林、毁草开荒过程主要发生在1994-1998年期间,并集中分布在绿洲南部水资源条件较好的地带,土地弃耕化过程主要发生在1998-2001年期间,集中分布在绿洲北部水资源条件较差地带;Shannon多样性指数、Shannon均匀度指数的下降与蔓延度指数的上升表明了人类对绿洲景观改造程度的不断加强,绿洲仍然维持着以耕地与居民地为主的强烈人为干扰的人工绿洲景观．人类不合理的土地利用方式改变了绿洲景观的空间格局,水资源条件的变化进一步促进了景观结构的演变．     

基于基因组与蛋白组分析挖掘高效杀虫菌株Bt S2480-1毒蛋白基因

[目的]鉴定苏云金芽孢杆菌野生型菌株Bt S2480-1的杀虫活性并挖掘该菌株含有的杀虫基因资源。[方法]采用Illumina Hiseq2000测序平台对Bt S2480-1菌株进行全基因组测序,通过生物信息学方法获得该菌株的基因组信息、基因预测以及毒蛋白基因预测识别;随后,利用LTQ-Obitrap nano-LC-MS/MS系统对该菌株的总蛋白进行了质谱分析;最后以致倦库蚊幼虫和甜菜夜蛾幼虫为靶标昆虫对该菌株进行了生物活性测定。[结果]Bt S2480-1基因组大小为6.2 Mb,GC含量为35.11%,拼接得到1个拟核和3个大质粒的可视化草图,预测编码基因6 297个,其中含有12个预测毒蛋白基因。Bt S2480-1菌株总蛋白在LTQ-Orbitrap MS/MS质谱分析中共有 1500个蛋白质获得鉴定,鉴定获得11个毒蛋白。Bt S2480-1菌株总蛋白对致倦库蚊幼虫表现出非常高的杀蚊活性,而对甜菜夜蛾幼虫杀虫活性相对偏弱,其LC₅₀分别为27.636 μg/mL (95% FL:12.559‒61.707μg/mL)和496.833 μg/mg (95% FL:320.134-776.964μg/mg)。[结论]Bt S2480-1菌株基因组分析显示共含有12个预测毒蛋白基因,LTQ-Orbitrap MS/MS鉴定获得11个毒蛋白,Bt S2480-1菌株总蛋白对致倦库蚊和甜菜夜蛾幼虫都具有杀虫活性。     

基于遥感和Penman-Monteith模型的内陆河流域不同生态系统蒸散发估算

遥感数据具有很好的时空连续性,它是区域蒸散发通量估算的有效方法。引入了一个简单的具有生物物理基础的Penman-Monteith(P-M)模型,分别利用黑河流域高寒草地阿柔站和干旱区农田盈科站2008—2009年的气象数据和MODIS(Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer)叶面积指数(LAI),实现了2008—2009年日蒸散发的估算,并同时实现了对植被蒸腾和土壤蒸发的分别估算。结果表明,利用P-M公式模拟的蒸散发与实测的蒸散发具有较好的一致性,日蒸散发模拟的决定系数(R2)超过0.8。估算的高寒草甸和干旱区农田玉米全年平均的蒸腾分别为0.78 mm/d和1.20 mm/d,分别占总蒸散发的60%和61%,土壤蒸发分别为0.53和0.77 mm/d,占总蒸发的40%和39%。可见两种生态系统的作物蒸腾均强于土壤蒸发,同时农田玉米蒸腾强于高寒草甸蒸腾。研究结果证明了基于遥感的P-M公式可以很好地实现对高寒草地和干旱区农田生态系统蒸散发的估算。通过考虑土壤水分变化对气孔导度的影响,可以提高模型对农田蒸散发的模拟精度。     

Carbendazim-resistance associated β2-tubulin substitutions increase deoxynivalenol biosynthesis by reducing the interaction between β2-tubulin and IDH3 in Fusarium graminearum

Microtubule is a well-known structural protein participating in cell division, motility and vesicle traffic. In this study, we found that β₂-tubulin, one of the microtubule components, plays an important role in regulating secondary metabolite deoxynivalenol (DON) biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum by interacting with isocitrate dehydrogenase subunit 3 (IDH3). We found IDH3 negatively regulate DON biosynthesis by reducing acetyl-CoA accumulation in F. graminearum and DON biosynthesis was stimulated by exogenous acetyl-CoA. In addition, the expression of IDH3 significantly decreased in the carbendazim-resistant mutant nt167 (Fgβ₂^F167Y). Furthermore, we found that carbendazim-resistance associated β₂-tubulin substitutions reducing the interaction intensity between β₂-tubulin and IDH3. Interestingly, we demonstrated that β₂-tubulin inhibitor carbendazim can disrupt the interaction between β₂-tubulin and IDH3. The decreased interaction intensity between β₂-tubulin and IDH3 resulted in the decreased expression of IDH3, which can cause the accumulation of acetyl-CoA, precursor of DON biosynthesis in F. graminearum. Thus, we revealed that carbendazim-resistance associated β₂-tubulin substitutions or carbendazim treatment increases DON biosynthesis by reducing the interaction between β₂-tubulin and IDH3 in F. graminearum. Taken together, the novel findings give the new perspectives of β₂-tubulin in regulating secondary metabolism in phytopathogenic fungi.     

Statistical Determination of Rainfall-Runoff Erosivity Indices for Single Storms in the Chinese Loess Plateau

Correlation analysis is popular in erosion- or earth-related studies, however, few studies compare correlations on a basis of statistical testing, which should be conducted to determine the statistical significance of the observed sample difference. This study aims to statistically determine the erosivity index of single storms, which requires comparison of a large number of dependent correlations between rainfall-runoff factors and soil loss, in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Data observed at four gauging stations and five runoff experimental plots were presented. Based on the Meng’s tests, which is widely used for comparing correlations between a dependent variable and a set of independent variables, two methods were proposed. The first method removes factors that are poorly correlated with soil loss from consideration in a stepwise way, while the second method performs pairwise comparisons that are adjusted using the Bonferroni correction. Among 12 rainfall factors, I ₃₀ (the maximum 30-minute rainfall intensity) has been suggested for use as the rainfall erosivity index, although I ₃₀ is equally correlated with soil loss as factors of I ₂₀, EI ₁₀ (the product of the rainfall kinetic energy, E, and I ₁₀), EI ₂₀ and EI ₃₀ are. Runoff depth (total runoff volume normalized to drainage area) is more correlated with soil loss than all other examined rainfall-runoff factors, including I ₃₀, peak discharge and many combined factors. Moreover, sediment concentrations of major sediment-producing events are independent of all examined rainfall-runoff factors. As a result, introducing additional factors adds little to the prediction accuracy of the single factor of runoff depth. Hence, runoff depth should be the best erosivity index at scales from plots to watersheds. Our findings can facilitate predictions of soil erosion in the Loess Plateau. Our methods provide a valuable tool while determining the predictor among a number of variables in terms of correlations.     

Metabolic control analysis of developing oilseed rape (Brassica napus cv Westar) embryos shows that lipid assembly exerts significant control over oil accumulation

? Metabolic control analysis allows the study of metabolic regulation. We applied both single- and double-manipulation top-down control analysis to examine the control of lipid accumulation in developing oilseed rape (Brassica napus) embryos. ? The biosynthetic pathway was conceptually divided into two blocks of reactions (fatty acid biosynthesis (Block A), lipid assembly (Block B)) connected by a single system intermediate, the acyl-coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) pool. Single manipulation used exogenous oleate. Triclosan was used to inhibit specifically Block A, whereas diazepam selectively manipulated flux through Block B. ? Exogenous oleate inhibited the radiolabelling of fatty acids from [1-(14) C]acetate, but stimulated that from [U-(14) C]glycerol into acyl lipids. The calculation of group flux control coefficients showed that c. 70% of the metabolic control was in the lipid assembly block of reactions. Monte Carlo simulations gave an estimation of the error of the resulting group flux control coefficients as 0.27?±?0.06 for Block A and 0.73?±?0.06 for Block B. ? The two methods of control analysis gave very similar results and showed that Block B reactions were more important under our conditions. This contrasts notably with data from oil palm or olive fruit cultures and is important for efforts to increase oilseed rape lipid yields.     

Validation of peptide MS/MS spectra using metabolic isotope labeling for spectral matching-based shotgun proteome analysis

We report an isotope labeling shotgun proteome analysis strategy to validate the spectrum-to-sequence assignments generated by using sequence-database searching for the construction of a more reliable MS/MS spectral library. This strategy is demonstrated in the analysis of the E. coli K12 proteome. In the workflow, E. coli cells were cultured in normal and (15)N-enriched media. The differentially labeled proteins from the cell extracts were subjected to trypsin digestion and two-dimensional liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (2D-LC QTOF MS/MS) analysis. The MS/MS spectra of the two samples were individually searched using Mascot against the E. coli proteome database to generate lists of peptide sequence matches. The two data sets were compared by overlaying the spectra of unlabeled and labeled matches of the same peptide sequence for validation. Two cutoff filters, one based on the number of common fragment ions and another one on the similarity of intensity patterns among the common ions, were developed and applied to the overlaid spectral pairs to reject the low quality or incorrectly assigned spectra. By examining 257,907 and 245,156 spectra acquired from the unlabeled and (15)N-labeled samples, respectively, an experimentally validated MS/MS spectral library of tryptic peptides was constructed for E. coli K12 that consisted of 9,302 unique spectra with unique sequence and charge state, representing 7,763 unique peptide sequences. This E. coli spectral library could be readily expanded, and the overall strategy should be applicable to other organisms. Even with this relatively small library, it was shown that more peptides could be identified with higher confidence using the spectral search method than by sequence-database searching.     

Satellite-Based Analysis of Evapotranspiration and Water Balance in the Grassland Ecosystems of Dryland East Asia

The regression tree method is used to upscale evapotranspiration (ET) measurements at eddy-covariance (EC) towers to the grassland ecosystems over the Dryland East Asia (DEA). The regression tree model was driven by satellite and meteorology datasets, and explained 82% and 76% of the variations of ET observations in the calibration and validation datasets, respectively. The annual ET estimates ranged from 222.6 to 269.1 mm yr⁻¹ over the DEA region with an average of 245.8 mm yr⁻¹ from 1982 through 2009. Ecosystem ET showed decreased trends over 61% of the DEA region during this period, especially in most regions of Mongolia and eastern Inner Mongolia due to decreased precipitation. The increased ET occurred primarily in the western and southern DEA region. Over the entire study area, water balance (the difference between precipitation and ecosystem ET) decreased substantially during the summer and growing season. Precipitation reduction was an important cause for the severe water deficits. The drying trend occurring in the grassland ecosystems of the DEA region can exert profound impacts on a variety of terrestrial ecosystem processes and functions.     

Sediment Delivery Ratio of Single Flood Events and the Influencing Factors in a Headwater Basin of the Chinese Loess Plateau

Little is known about the sediment delivery of single flood events although it has been well known that the sediment delivery ratio at the inter-annual time scale is close to 1 in the Chinese Loess Plateau. This study examined the sediment delivery of single flood events and the influencing factors in a headwater basin of the Loess Plateau, where hyperconcentrated flows are dominant. Data observed from plot to subwatershed over the period from 1959 to 1969 were presented. Sediment delivery ratio of a single event (SDR _e) was calculated as the ratio of sediment output from the subwatershed to sediment input into the channel. It was found that SDR _e varies greatly for small events (runoff depth <5 mm or rainfall depth <30 mm) and remains fairly constant (approximately between 1.1 and 1.3) for large events (runoff depth >5 mm or rainfall depth >30 mm). We examined 11 factors of rainfall (rainfall amount, rainfall intensity, rainfall kinetic energy, rainfall erosivity and rainfall duration), flood (area-specific sediment yield, runoff depth, peak flow discharge, peak sediment concentration and flood duration) and antecedent land surface (antecedent precipitation) in relation to SDR _e. Only the peak sediment concentration significantly correlates with SDR _e. Contrary to popular belief, channel scour tends to occur in cases of higher peak sediment concentrations. Because small events also have chances to attain a high sediment concentration, many small events (rainfall depth <20 mm) are characterized by channel scour with an SDR _e larger than 1. Such observations can be related to hyperconcentrated flows, which behave quite differently from normal stream flows. Our finding that large events have a nearly constant SDR _e is useful for sediment yield predictions in the Loess Plateau and other regions where hyperconcentrated flows are well developed.     

Two thiadiazole compounds promote rice defence against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae by suppressing the bacterium's production of extracellular polysaccharides

Thiazole, isothiazole, thiadiazole, and their derivatives are used to control various human, animal and plant diseases. In addition to having direct anti‐microbial and anti‐fungal properties, these compounds are thought to induce host defences, but the mechanism of defence induction remains poorly understood. This article reports that the thiadiazoles of zinc thiazole and bismerthiazol induce H₂O₂ accumulation, up‐regulation of defence‐related genes, callose deposition and hypersensitive response‐like cell death in rice leaves infected with Xanthomonas oryaze pv. oryzae (Xoo) strain ZJ173, but not in non‐infected leaves. These defence responses in Xoo‐infected leaves were suppressed by the exogenous application of catalase, which reduces H₂O₂ accumulation. The application of extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs) extracted from strain ZJ173 significantly compromised rice defence against ZJ173 with or without thiadiazole treatment. The EPS‐deficient Xoo mutant ?gumH triggered a stronger defence than its parent strain ZJ173. The thiadiazole treatments reduced EPS production by strain ZJ173, but not by the thiadiazole‐resistant strain 2‐1‐1, which is thiadiazole resistant in vivo, but not in vitro; moreover, enhanced defence was not detected in thiadiazole‐treated rice inoculated with 2‐1‐1. Based on these data, we infer that zinc thiazole and bismerthiazol promote rice defence against Xoo by inhibiting the production of bacterial EPS.