基于线粒体16S rDNA序列探讨蛱蝶科(鳞翅目, 蝶亚目)主要分类群的系统发生关系

本文测定了蛱蝶科7亚科27种蛱蝶和斑蝶科2种蝴蝶的线粒体16S rRNA基因部分序列,并从GenBank中下载了6种蛱蝶的同源序列。以斑蝶科的幻紫斑蝶和绢斑蝶作外群,通过遗传分析软件对这些序列进行了比较分析,用邻接法和贝叶斯法重建了蛱蝶科的系统发育树,探讨了蛱蝶科主要类群间的系统发育关系。序列分析的结果显示:经比对处理后获得494bp长度序列,其中有可变位点206个,简约信息位点145个;A T平均含量78.4%,C G平均含量为21.6%,具A、T偏倚性。分子系统树显示:蛱蝶亚科并非单系群;蛱蝶族中眼蛱蝶属应移入斑蛱蝶族;闪蛱蝶和蛱蝶亚科与蛱蝶亚科具有较近的系统关系;结果支持豹蛱蝶和釉蛱蝶合为一亚科即釉蛱蝶亚科;支持将秀蛱蝶和蛱蝶亚科从线蛱蝶亚科中分离出来。     

定点突变改善红色荧光指示蛋白玉米尿卟啉原Ⅲ甲基化酶的水溶性研究

尿卟啉原Ⅲ甲基化酶是一种新型的红色荧光指示蛋白,但是,在大肠杆菌重组表达的SUMT水溶性相对较低,限制了它的应用范围,而且对于结合在蛋白的色素组分尚不清楚。利用定点突变产生玉米尿卟啉原Ⅲ甲基化酶L88R/L89G双突变体和L166A突变体,两种突变体分别在大肠杆菌中重组表达,Ni-NTA一步纯化。紫外可见光谱扫描和质谱分析确定从纯化的L88R/L89G双突变体蛋白分离的色素组分。L88R/L89G双突变体在大肠杆菌细胞内有酶活,而L166A突变体胞内酶活丧失。结合蛋白的主要组分为三甲基化咕啉。纯化的双突变体蛋白水溶性增加,为提高它作为荧光指示蛋白检测外源融合蛋白的水溶性打下基础。     

精子介导GFP基因在小鼠早期胚胎中的表达

利用DIG末端标记技术和免疫组化技术分析了小鼠精子体外结合内化外源DNA的效率。试验结果表明,不同小鼠个体的精子结合外源DNA的阳性率有明显差异(P<0.01),平均为13%。利用考马斯亮蓝染色评价了小鼠精子顶体反应发生的情况,筛选出TYH培养液为较合适的体外受精液。利用小鼠体外受精技术,将体外转染GFP基因并获能的小鼠精子与成熟卵母细胞进行体外受精,受精卵进行体外培养,表达GFP胚胎的阳性率为4.7%。验证了精子介导制备转基因小鼠胚胎的可行性,并建立了利用精子载体法制备转基因小鼠胚胎的平台。     

水产养殖中枯草芽孢杆菌的分子鉴定

微生物种类繁多,以形态学和生理生化指标为基础的细菌鉴定较为复杂,是一项繁琐、费时的工作,对一种未知细菌的鉴定和分类,不仅需要分析多个生化指标,有时还要取决于工作人员的经验。因此迫切需要建立一些简单、方便、易于操作的分类鉴定方法对微生物进行分析,使人们在一定程度上更科学、更精确、更快速地找到分离物的分类地位。     

稻鸭共育生态效应及经济效益

稻鸭共育是一项无须使用除草剂和施用较少农药的低成本生态农业技术。通常,20d左右大的鸭子按225只.hm-2放入移栽不久的稻田。由于取食和活动,它们能够帮助控制田间杂草、虫害、甚至病害,并且对水稻生长发育、土壤理化性状、水体溶氧量和微生物等产生一定的影响。本文概述了稻鸭共育的生态效应和经济效益的研究进展,并指出应加强在精确施肥和水稻后期病虫害防治等方面的深入研究。     

荷叶铁线蕨孢子的不同贮藏时间与培养条件对配子体和孢子体形成的影响

研究了荷叶铁线蕨(Adiantum reniforme var.sinense)的不同贮藏时间与培养条件对其配子体发育和孢子体形成的影响,结果表明:荷叶铁线蕨孢子为不含叶绿素孢子,在室温下保存5年以上时间依然具有活力,但不同的贮藏时间对配子体和孢子体的形成具有显著的影响。其中,室温贮藏7d的配子体形成的时间为29d,而贮藏5年的为38d;贮藏7d的孢子体形成的时间为96d,贮藏4个月的为105d。在培养室[(25±1)℃恒温和每天2000~2500lx12h光照]沙基质中,从孢子播种到形成孢子体时间最短,为87d;沙基质比腐殖土更利于孢子体的形成;配子体密度在不超过3株/cm2的情况下,密度越高越有利于孢子体的形成。     

云南昆明地区滇蛙和昭觉林蛙的形态特征及习性分化比较

根据对滇蛙（Rana pleuraden）和昭觉林蛙（R．chaochiaoensis）标本外部形态比较和野外观察结果,滇蛙和昭觉林蛙的雌雄性比大约在1：1之间,而它们的形态特征、栖境与习性、繁殖时间等均存在分化。昭觉林蛙更适应陆地生活。昆明地区的滇蛙和昭觉林蛙的繁殖策略不同,滇蛙的繁殖在3—7月,昭觉林蛙的在9—11月。昭觉林蛙选择在冬季繁殖,可以避开与其它蛙类的繁殖竞争,但其更深层次的生物学意义值得进一步探讨。     

水淹胁迫下10个树种某些生理指标的变化及其耐水淹能力的比较

以游离脯氨酸和丙二醛(MDA)含量及相对电导率为指标,比较了水淹条件下10个树种的耐水淹能力。结果表明,水淹胁迫下,不同树种的相对电导率及丙二醛含量均呈上升趋势,而游离脯氨酸含量的变化则有显著差异。根据生理指标的变化可以看出,黄连木(Pistacia chinensis Bunge)和石楠(Photinia serrulata Lindl.)的耐水淹能力较弱,耐水淹时间仅为5至10 d;蓝果树(Nyssa sinensis Oliv.)、薄壳山核桃〔Carya illinoensis(Wangenh.)Koch〕、榉树(Zelkova schneideriana Hand.-Mazz.)和一球悬铃木(Platanus occidentalis L.)具有一定的耐水淹能力,耐水淹时间约为25 d;乌桕〔Sapium sebiferum(L.) Roxb.〕和白蜡(Fraxinus chinensis Roxb.)的耐水淹能力较强,耐水淹时间超过45 d;墨西哥落羽杉(Taxodium macronatum Ten.)和花叶杞柳(Salixintegra‘Hakuro Nishiki’)的耐水淹能力最强,受水淹的60 d内无受害现象。     

Differences in Variation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Sequences from Henan and Shanghai Regions of China

Illegally paid blood donation was a risk factor for HIV acquisition exclusively in Henan and Hubei Provinces of China,and not in Shanghai.Nucleotide sequences in the gag and env genes of HIV-1 were compared between isolates from Henan and Shanghai regions of China to test whether an expected higher degree of a common source of infections from this unique blood donation transmission risk would be evident as decreased variation among Henan isolates in an exploratory cross-sectional analysis.Among 38 isolates studied,23 of 23(100%)from Henan and 8 of 15(54%)from Shanghai were subtype B.In addition,fewer sequence differences were found in gp41 of subtype B isolates from Henan than from Shanghai isolates.Further studies with additional controls are therefore warranted to confirm the role of the degree of a common source of infections in differences in HIV variation across populations.     

Detection and Genetic Characterization of Rabies Virus from Human Patients

Saliva and blood were collected from two patients who had not received post exposure prophylaxis in the cities of Wenzhou and Xinning respectively. Both patients were confirmed as positive for rabies by detection of rabies virus specific nucleoprotein antibodies in the sera by Western Blot. However, rabies virus specific RNA was only identified in the saliva collected from the patient in Wenzhou. Furthermore, the isolate Zhejiang Wz0 (H) was obtained by inoculating one-day-old suckling mice. Both nucleoprotein (N) and glycoprotein (G) genes from the isolate were amplified by RT-PCR and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the isolate belonged to classic rabies virus, and shared a higher homology with the street viruses from dogs in the main endemic areas in China and the street virus from dogs in Indonesia than with other known strains. Further comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences between the isolate and the vaccine strains used in China showed that the virus had a higher level of homology with the vaccine strain CTN than with the other vaccine strains (3aG, PV, PM and ERA). In particular, amino acid residues substitutions located in antigenic site Ⅲ in the G protein, which could react with the neutralizing antibodies, were observed. These results suggested that the virus belonged to the classic rabies virus, and both N and G genes diverged from the current vaccine strains used in China at either the nucleotide or the amino acid level.