Identification of Influenza C Virus Phosphoproteins

The HMV-II cells infected with influenza C virus were labeled with inorganic [³²P]phosphate to identify phosphorylated proteins. Analysis by radioimmunoprecipitation with antiviral serum or monoclonal antibodies revealed that three major structural proteins of the virus, hemagglutinin-esterase (HE), nucleoprotein (NP), and matrix protein (M1) are all phosphorylated in both infected cells and virions. It was also observed that, in the presence of trypsin (10 μg/ml), the unphosphorylated form of the HE glycoprotein was cleaved efficiently whereas the phosphorylated form was not, raising the possibility that phosphorylation of HE may influence its susceptibility to degradation by proteolytic enzymes.     

异源八倍体小冰麦体细胞无性系的建立及其染色体变异

从５个异源八倍体小冰麦（Ｔｒｉｔｉｃｕｍ －Ａｇｒｏｐｙｒｏｎ）的叶片、幼穗及成熟胚诱导愈伤组织,建立体细胞无性系,获得大量再生植株。附加一个冰草染色体组的异源八倍体小冰麦杂种无性系中３７．５％ 表现变异,其中非整倍体植株变异较多,很多变异的再生植株形态与小麦近似,同时出现一定数量染色体重排、交换、易位、断裂、融合等变异。结果表明,通过杂种无性系变异进行染色体基因转化及遗传修饰是一条可行的途径。实验还观察了小冰麦愈伤组织分化过程中绿点的形成过程,首次提出两种类型绿点,即芽绿点和根绿点,并描述了两者的差异     

Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and drinking behavior of Chinese living in Shanghai

Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), the principal enzymes responsible for oxidative metabolism of ethanol, exist in multiple, genetically determined molecular forms. Widely different kinetic properties in some of these isozymes account for the individual differences in alcohol sensitivity. In this study we used the polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism method to determine the genotypes of the ADH2 and ALDH2 loci of alcoholic and nonalcoholic Chinese living in Shanghai. We also investigated the subjects' drinking patterns by means of semistructured interviews. The alcoholics had significantly lower frequencies of the ADH2² and ALDH2² alleles than did the nonalcoholics, suggesting the inhibitory effects of these alleles for the development of alcoholism. In the nonalcoholic subjects, ADH2² had little, if any, effect, despite the significant effect of the ALDH2² allele in decreasing the alcohol consumption of the individual. Taken together, these results fit the proposed hypothesis for the development of alcoholism, i.e., drinking behavior is greatly influenced by the individual's gentoypes of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, and the risk of becoming alcoholic is proportionate with the ethanol consumption of the individual.     

磷脂模型膜的时间分辨纳秒荧光光谱的研究

叙述了用时间分辨率纳秒荧光技术研究大豆磷脂或合成磷脂模型膜（脂质体）的物理状态变化与荧光寿命以及时间分辨各向异性测量参数变化相关性的实验结果。用荧光探剂ＭＣ５４０标记模型膜的结果表明,荧光寿命（τ）的变化与脂质／探剂比例、磷脂组成、磷脂的极性头部、脂肪酸酰链长度等有关。用ＤＰＨ（１,６－ｄｉｐｈｅｎｙｌ－１,３,５－ｈｅｘａｔｒｉｅｎｅ）标记磷脂模型膜的时间分辨各向异性分析结果表明,序参数（Ｓ）、     

Purification of chicken brain choline acetyltransferase

Chicken brain choline acetyltransferase was purified to homogeneity using ammonium sulfate fractionation, followed by chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex (A-25), hydroxyapatite, Sephadex G-150, immunoabsorption and Sepharose-CoA columns. A purification of 3500-fold was achieved and the final preparation had a specific activity of 2:32 μmol acetylcholine formed per minute per milligram protein. The purified chicken choline acetyltransferase migrated as a single band on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence and absence of sodium deodecyl sulfate. The native enzyme, with a molecular weight of 67,000 daltons, consists of two subunits of identical molecular weight. Chicken choline acetyltransferase has a sharp pH optimum of 7.4. It is activated by sodium chloride and potassium chloride but inhibited by cupric ion and N-ethylmaleimide.     

Estimation of whole-plant resistance to gaseous exchange independent of leaf temperature measurement

For studies into the uptake of mercury vapor by wheat (Triticum aestivum), a simple theory and plant chamber were employed to estimate total leaf resistance of whole plants to water vapor exchange. The estimates were independent of leaf temperature, for which mean values were indirectly determined. The approach involved the measurement, at steady-state conditions, of the net change in water vapor flux per unit of leaf surface (Δq_v) in response to a small induced change in absolute humidity (ΔC_a). Assuming that total leaf resistance (r_l) was constant and that change in leaf temperature (T_l) was negligible, total leaf resistance was calculated from the equation, [Formula: see text]     

小麦根系特征对干旱胁迫的响应

干旱胁迫时, 小麦(Triticum aestivum)根系率先产生应激响应, 同时向地上部发出信号, 诱导地上部发生生理反应, 从而提高植株抗旱能力。根系构型包括平面几何性状和立体几何结构(即拓扑构型), 具有遗传稳定性和可塑性。干旱胁迫影响根系理化特性, 如根源化学信号、根系细胞酶类和根系渗透作用的响应。根系通过调整其解剖学结构和水分吸收动力等来适应干旱胁迫。该文从根系构型、理化特性和解剖学结构3个方面, 系统阐述了小麦根系特征对干旱胁迫的响应, 并探讨了其与干旱胁迫的关系和当前研究中存在的问题, 以期为相关研究提供参考。     

两株粗糙型沙门氏菌对小鼠抗异源G~-杆菌攻击的免疫保护研究

本文对引自日本的一株粗糙化学型变异株明尼苏达沙门氏菌Re595(J)和引自美国的一株Re595(A)对小鼠异源性G~-杆菌主动和被动保护作用进行了比较。结果表明,两株菌对异源G~-杆菌的大肠杆菌和变形杆菌攻击均有良好的保护作用,但Re595(J)对抗肺炎克雷伯氏杆菌攻击的保护作用明显优于Re595(A),而Re595(A)抗绿脓杆菌攻击的保护作用则明显优于Ke595(J)。表明两株Re595的免疫原存在着差异。