黄土高原半干旱区刺槐生长盛期树干液流动态

通过研究树干液流速率与气象因子的关系,可以定量地分析树木生长与群落蒸腾耗水的相互关系,揭示黄土高原半干旱区刺槐水分利用动态及其适应环境因子的内在机理,为当地生态环境建设提供理论依据。应用热扩散式树干茎流计(TDP)于2008年7月1日至7月26日,在黄土高原半干旱区安塞县对刺槐(Robinia pseudoacacia)人工林生长盛期树干液流速率进行了连续测定,并对周围气象、土壤水分等指标进行了同步测定。刺槐生长盛期树干液流速率晴天日变化呈宽峰形曲线,在测量时期液流速率日平均值为0.00133cm·s–1;刺槐树干单位边材面积的液流速率与光合有效辐射、大气温度、水汽压差呈极显著正相关关系,与相对湿度呈负相关关系。其相关程度绝对值顺序为光合有效辐射大气温度水汽压差相对湿度风速;刺槐边材面积与胸径之间存在着显著的线性相关关系,相关系数为0.878,单位边材面积的液流速率随树干胸径的增大而减小。     

Lupane‐ and Friedelane‐Type Triterpenoids from Celastrus stylosus

Two new triterpenoids, 30‐hydroxylup‐20(29)‐ene 3β‐caffeate ( 1 ) and 24‐nor‐friedelan‐6α,10‐dihydroxy‐1,2‐dioxo‐4,7‐dien‐29‐oic acid ( 2 ), together with eight known compounds 3 – 10 , were isolated from the roots of Celastrus stylosus. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first study on the chemical constituents of C. stylosus. The antiproliferative activities of the triterpenoids against six human cancer cell lines (PANC‐1, A549, PC‐3, HepG2, SGC‐7901, and HCCLM3) were evaluated. Compounds 3, 4 , and 10 exhibited comparable activities against PC‐3 and HCCLM3 cell lines as the positive control taxol.     

紫色马铃薯花青素StAN1基因的克隆及功能分析

MYB是植物花青素合成代谢途径中最主要的转录因子。该研究以紫色马铃薯B-5为试验材料,通过同源克隆技术,克隆了马铃薯花青素StAN1基因,并对StAN1基因的表达、遗传转化及其转基因烟草的花青素含量进行分析。结果表明:(1)StAN1基因全长774bp,编码了258个氨基酸;系统进化树分析发现,StAN1与辣椒、茄子、芦竹的亲缘关系最近,与矮牵牛、苹果等的亲缘关系最远。(2)荧光定量PCR分析显示,StAN1基因在马铃薯不同组织均有表达,其表达量从小到大依次为:根叶茎匍匐茎薯皮薯肉。(3)成功构建了表达载体pJAM1502-AN1,并经农杆菌(Gv3101)转化获得根、茎、叶片及叶脉均为紫红色的转StAN1基因烟草,PCR鉴定表明目的基因StAN1已成功转入烟草中。(4)花青素含量分析表明,野生型烟草叶片中花青素含量为2mg/g,叶片颜色为绿色,而转StAN1基因烟草叶片花青素含量达20mg/g,叶片颜色变成了紫红色。     

水稻细菌性穗枯病的病原特性和抗性研究进展

水稻(Oryza sativa)细菌性穗枯病是世界性的重要病害之一, 严重威胁全球范围水稻的高产稳产。虽然该病目前仍被列为我国的检疫性病害, 但近几年的研究表明, 穗枯病随时有在内地蔓延的潜在危险, 因此除了加强检疫工作, 开展针对性的防控技术研发也十分必要。水稻细菌性穗枯病菌在侵染过程中涉及多种毒力因子, 同时, 水稻在与病原菌的长期互作过程中演化出了多种防卫机制, 抗性基因是主要的防卫机制之一。挖掘水稻基因组中抗细菌性穗枯病遗传位点并培育抗病品种是最安全且经济有效的防治途径。该文综述了水稻细菌性穗枯病的病原菌特性、发病特征、发病机制、病害循环和对水稻细菌性穗枯病的抗性研究现状, 以期为挖掘和分离水稻穗枯病抗性位点提供参考。     

冰冻切片技术在铁皮石斛显微结构上的应用

为了快速高效的观察兰科植物铁皮石斛的显微结构,利用光镜和改进的蔗糖保护--液氮速冻冰冻切片法,观察铁皮石斛根、茎、叶的显微结构。该技术方法是将铁皮石斛器官经过蔗糖磷酸缓冲液保护液处理后抽真空,再经过液氮速冻、包埋、切片、展片观察、染色以及拍照等步骤,制作出铁皮石斛根、茎和叶较完整的显微结构切片。研究结果表明,适合铁皮石斛根的最适条件为:蔗糖质量体积分数为8%、冷凝温度-25℃、切片厚度20μm;茎的最适条件为:蔗糖质量体积分数为16%、冷凝温度-20℃、切片厚度15μm;叶的最适条件为:蔗糖质量体积分数为4%、冷凝温度-20℃、切片厚度10μm。该研究在兰科植物显微结构观察和组织化学研究中将具有广阔的应用前景。     

Improving the Secretory Expression of an α-Galactosidase from Aspergillus niger in Pichia pastoris

α-Galactosidases are broadly used in feed, food, chemical, pulp, and pharmaceutical industries. However, there lacks a satisfactory microbial cell factory that is able to produce α-galactosidases efficiently and cost-effectively to date, which prevents these important enzymes from greater application. In this study, the secretory expression of an Aspergillus niger α-galactosidase (AGA) in Pichia pastoris was systematically investigated. Through codon optimization, signal peptide replacement, comparative selection of host strain, and saturation mutagenesis of the P1’ residue of Kex2 protease cleavage site for efficient signal peptide removal, a mutant P. pastoris KM71H (Mut^s) strain of AGA-I with the specific P1’ site substitution (Glu to Ile) demonstrated remarkable extracellular α-galactosidase activity of 1299 U/ml upon a 72 h methanol induction in 2.0 L fermenter. The engineered yeast strain AGA-I demonstrated approximately 12-fold higher extracellular activity compared to the initial P. pastoris strain. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the highest yield and productivity of a secreted α-galactosidase in P. pastoris, thus holding great potential for industrial application.     

Primulina maciejewskii sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangdong,China

Primulina maciejewskii F. Wen, R.L. Zhang & A.Q. Dong, a new species of Primulina (Gesneriaceae) from Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to P. lobulata and P. danxiaensis in leaf and flower shape, but can be distinguished by bract shape, peduncle, pedicel, and bract size, filament and anther indumentum, and number of bracts, staminodes and stigma.     

水稻褐飞虱综合治理研究与示范——农业公益性行业专项“水稻褐飞虱综合防控技术研究”进展

针对我国褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens(Stl)近年来严重为害及其对当家农药品种抗性急剧上升的现状,本项目在华中、华南、华东地区等代表性地区开展褐飞虱灾变规律、抗虫品种培育、抗药性监测及复配农药新剂型开发、生态治理新技术研究、预测预报技术、可持续治理技术集成与示范研究。结果表明:越南、老挝等境外虫源地及我国华南、长江中下游等地田间褐飞虱种群仍以2型为主,3型次之。田间小气候是褐飞虱逃避高温的关键因素,褐飞虱在上午气温升高时大量向温度较低的水稻基部20cm范围内转移以逃避高温,将高温天气造成的不利影响降至最低。不同栽插方式对褐飞虱发生量有明显影响,手栽稻田褐飞虱发生最重,机插稻次之,直播稻最轻。不同水稻品种、N肥施用水平对褐飞虱的发生有明显的影响:超级杂交稻褐飞虱虫口密度明显高于常规杂交稻,高N肥施用量促进褐飞虱的发生,且水稻品种与N肥施用量对褐飞虱发生量的影响有明显交互作用。抗药性监测结果表明:我国褐飞虱对吡虫啉有极高水平抗性(168.1～561.5倍),对噻嗪酮为低到中等水平抗性(4.2～33.1倍),对氟虫腈为敏感性降低到高水平抗性(2.7～67.7倍),对烯啶虫胺与毒死蜱为低水平抗性。筛选出噻虫嗪、吡蚜酮、唏啶虫胺和仲丁威4种高效低毒的防治单剂。研制出3种农药复配新制剂,其中1种新制剂已获得农业部药检所正式登记,且规模化生产,2种新制剂已进入农药登记程序。精细定位水稻抗褐飞虱基因Bph6、Bph7、Bph9、Bph15、BG1222,并找到了它们的近距离共分离分子标记。培育出高产、优质、熟期适宜、含有抗稻飞虱基因Bph14的水稻新品种广两优476。储备了一批聚合多抗稻飞虱基因的水稻亲本材料。研发出在田埂种植芝麻、大豆等天敌诱集植物,增加褐飞虱卵期寄生蜂和捕食性天敌蜘蛛的种群数量的轻简化生态调控技术;研发出对褐飞虱成、若虫取食及雌成虫产卵均有驱避作用的植物提取物混配剂3种;研发出显著提高稻虱缨小蜂对田间褐飞虱卵寄生率的引诱剂1种。建立了褐飞虱环境友好防控技术集成体系,并在湖南、湖北、广东、广西、浙江、江西6省区示范应用,取得了良好的经济、生态、社会效益。     

Oxytocin, but not arginine vasopressin is involving in the antinociceptive role of hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus

Our pervious study has demonstrated that the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus (SON) plays a role in pain modulation. Oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are the important hormones synthesized and secreted by the SON. The experiment was designed to investigate which hormone was relating with the antinociceptive role of the SON in the rat. The results showed that (1) microinjection of l-glutamate sodium into the SON increased OXT and AVP concentrations in the SON perfusion liquid, (2) pain stimulation induces OXT, but not AVP release in the SON, and (3) intraventricular injection (pre-treatment) with OXT antiserum could inhibit the pain threshold increase induced by SON injection of l-glutamate sodium, but administration of AVP antiserum did not influence the antinociceptive role of SON stimulation. The data suggested that the antinociceptive role of the SON relates to OXT rather than AVP.     

The WD40 repeat protein WDR26 binds Gβγ and promotes Gβγ-dependent signal transduction and leukocyte migration

The Gβγ subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins transmit signals to control many cellular processes, including leukocyte migration. Gβγ signaling may regulate and be regulated by numerous signaling partners. Here, we reveal that WDR26, a member of the WD40 repeat protein family, directly bound free Gβγ in vitro, and formed a complex with endogenous Gβγ in Jurkat T cells stimulated by the chemokine SDF1α. Suppression of WDR26 by siRNAs selectively inhibited Gβγ-dependent phospholipase Cβ and PI3K activation, and attenuated chemotaxis in Jurkat T cells and differentiated HL60 cells in vitro and Jurkat T cell homing to lymphoid tissues in scid mice. Similarly, disruption of the WDR26/Gβγ interaction via expression of a WDR26 deletion mutant impaired Gβγ signaling and Jurkat T cell migration, indicating that the function of WDR26 depends on its binding to Gβγ. Additional data show that WDR26 also controlled RACK1, a negative regulator, in binding Gβγ and inhibiting leukocyte migration. Collectively, these experiments identify WDR26 as a novel Gβγ-binding protein that is required for the efficacy of Gβγ signaling and leukocyte migration.