硫氧还蛋白抗体柱的制备

目的:探索硫氧还蛋白(Trx)抗体柱对Trx融合蛋白纯化的可行性。方法与结果:对含有Trx基因的质粒表达载体pTrxFus进行改造,在Trx读框之后加入6×His序列,并在大肠杆菌中表达C端带有6×His标签的Trx,经Ni2+柱亲和纯化后制备多克隆抗体;把经蛋白A纯化后的抗体偶联在溴化氰活化的琼脂糖凝胶上,制成Trx抗体柱;用此抗体柱纯化与Trx融合表达的豇豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂(CpTI),SDS-PAGE结果显示获得了纯度较高的Trx-CpTI。结论:用Trx抗体制成的免疫亲和层析柱可以有效纯化Trx融合蛋白。     

被子植物成花诱导和性别决定机制的研究进展

开花植物具有多样性的生殖系统,其中单性花的形成是促进异交、避免自交衰退、保持遗传多样性的重要途径。单性花物种分布于被子植物不同进化分支上的事实表明,物种的雌雄异花性可能是通过不同的机制进化形成的。本文从花发育、性染色体、植物激素和环境因素四个方面,阐述了被子植物性别分化调控机制的研究进展。     

中药夏枯草对人甲状腺癌细胞系SW579增殖周期及凋亡的影响

目的:探讨夏枯草对人甲状腺癌细胞系SW579细胞生长的抑制作用及其对细胞增殖周期和凋亡的影响。方法:采用甲基噻唑(MTT)比色法和生长曲线测定不同浓度夏枯草在不同作用时间内对在体外培养SW579细胞增殖的影响,同时应用流式细胞术检测细胞增殖周期及凋亡率的变化。结果:夏枯草可在G0/G1期阻滞人甲状腺癌细胞系SW579的增殖,使S期细胞比率降低;在一定范围内,夏枯草的浓度越高、作用时间越长,对肿瘤细胞生长的抑制作用越强,凋亡率也越高。结论:夏枯草能抑制人甲状腺癌细胞系SW579细胞生长,并诱导细胞凋亡而阻止细胞周期。     

Etiology and control of durian foliar blight and dieback caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Foliar blight and dieback of durian seedlings and trees in Peninsular Malaysia was found to be caused by Rhizoctonia solani (teleomorph - Thanatephoms cucumeris) The fungus grew well and produced abundant sclerotia at temperatures higher than 24°C with an optimum at 28°C. It grew poorly at 35°C and did not grow at 10°C. The strains studied were found to belong to the anastomosis group AG-1. They were pathogenic on durian, papaya, cucumber, long bean, Mikania weed, padi, musk melon, mung bean, Zoysia grass, Bermuda grass, and St Augustine grass. They were mildly pathogenic on groundnut, and non-pathogenic on maize, guava and Brassica‘pak choy’. The disease was effectively controlled by foliar sprays of pencycuron and benomyl; triadimefon and an antagonistic bacterium suspension treatment were less effective and quintozene-etridiazole mixture gave poor disease control.     

Growth Regulator Interactions in the Growth of the Shoot System of Avena sativa Seedling: II. THE GROWTH OF THE FIRST LEAF AND THE COLEOPTILE1

1. Studies have been made of the growth in culture medium of thecomponent parts of compositesegments excised from 3 to 7-day-oldAvena sativa seedlings and comprising portions of coleoptileand first leaf bases and various lengths of first internodetissue.
2. The effects of various concentrations of gibberellicacid (GA)and indole-3- acetic acid (IAA) alone and in combinationhavebeen studied on the growth of these organs.
3. Both GA andIAA stimulate the growth of coleoptile base tissuebut in combinationtheir joint effects are less than additive.No synergism occurs.
4. The growth of the first-leaf base is greatly stimulated byGAbut is inhibited by IAA. In combination, the stimulatoryeffectof GA (up to 1 0 p.p.m.) may be virtually eliminatedby evenlow concentrations of IAA (0.01 p.p.m.).
5. The inclusionof first internode tissue in the segments considerablyincreasesthe growth of first leaf base tissue but has no consistenteffecton the growth of coleoptile base tissue. The presenceof firstinternode tissue also greatly increases the degreeof growthstimulation invoked by GA but does not influence thedegreeof IAA inhibition. It is postulated that the first internodetissue is the source of an unknown growth factor necessary forGA action in the first leaf and potentiating the action of endogenousgibberellin.
6. Kinetin, adenine sulphate, glutarnine, glutarnicacid, asparagine,glycine, arginine, histidine, lysine, aneurin,and pyridoxinewill not simulate the effects of this unknowngrowth factorin the growth of leaf tissue. Like IAA, kinetinvirtually eliminatesthe GA stimulation of leaf growth.
7. Astudy of extracts of internode tissue in various solvents,analysedby paper partition chromatography and assayed by thegrowthof the first leaf base, has indicated the presence ofgrowthinhibitors and gibberellin-like substances but has failedtoisolate the postulated endogenous GA-synergist.
8. The implicationsof these results for growth correlations andthe hormone controlof shoot growth in Avena sativa seedlingsis discussed.

     

The Role of Anaerobic Respiration in Germinating Muskmelon Seeds: II. EFFECT OF ANOXIA TREATMENT AND ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY

Exposing muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivar seedlots to N₂atmosphere created totally anaerobic conditions which stimulatedethanol production and accumulation in both high and low vigourseeds. However, accumulation of ethanol was consistently higherin the low vigour seeds than in the high vigour ones. In addition,CO₂ production under N₂ and in air suggests the presence ofan apparent ‘Pasteur effect’ in the low vigour seedsbut not in the high vigour seeds. Acetaldehyde production underN₂ was very low and did not seem to be associated with seedvigour, probably because of its nature as an intermediate inethanol production. The fast shift toward ethanol may be dueto the fact that alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme which catalyzesthe conversion of acetaldehyde to ethanol, exists in sufficientamounts in the imbibing seeds so that it is not a limiting factorin the conversion to ethanol. Alcohol dehydrogenase activitydid not appear to be related to seed vigour. Key words: Cucumis melo L., Anaerobic respiration, Germination, Seeds.