环境光对哺乳动物昼夜节律和大脑功能的影响

昼夜循环对人类和其他动物的生理和行为有着巨大的影响。光照条件能影响动物的视觉成像,并通过向大脑中的生物钟中心发送信号来调整生理和行为的节律。环境光向生物钟传递信号的系统包含了一个复杂的神经递质复合体-受体-第二信使系统。在夜间曝光能迅速启动下丘脑视交叉上核中大量相关的早期基因。此外,许多白天活动的物种,通常都是在光照条件下获得认知。本文综述了环境光对哺乳动物睡眠、生物节律、大脑认知能力和基因表达等生理和行为方面的影响。     

中国三节茧蜂属Acampsis Wesmale记述(膜翅目:茧蜂科:屏腹茧蜂亚科)

三节茧蜂属Acampsis Wesmael是屏腹茧蜂亚科中的1个小属,全世界仅知1种。本文新添在我国发现的2个新种:中华三节茧蜂A.chinensis sp.nov.(陕西)和湖南三节茧蜂A.hunanensis sp.nov.(湖南)。这是本属在我国的首次发现,也是在东洋区的首次报道。     

Impacts of increased atmospheric CO_2 concentration on photosynthesis and growth of micro-and macro-algae

Marine photosynthesis drives the oceanic biological CO2 pump to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, which sinks more than one third of the industry-originated CO2 into the ocean. The increasing atmos-pheric CO2 and subsequent rise of pCO2 in seawater, which alters the carbonate system and related chemical reactions and results in lower pH and higher HCO3- concentration, affect photosynthetic CO2 fixation processes of phytoplanktonic and macroalgal species in direct and/or indirect ways. Although many unicellular and multicellular species can operate CO2-concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) to util-ize the large HCO3- pool in seawater, enriched CO2 up to several times the present atmospheric level has been shown to enhance photosynthesis and growth of both phytoplanktonic and macro-species that have less capacity of CCMs. Even for species that operate active CCMs and those whose photo-synthesis is not limited by CO2 in seawater, increased CO2 levels can down-regulate their CCMs and therefore enhance their growth under light-limiting conditions (at higher CO2 levels, less light energy is required to drive CCM). Altered physiological performances under high-CO2 conditions may cause genetic alteration in view of adaptation over long time scale. Marine algae may adapt to a high CO2 oceanic environment so that the evolved communities in future are likely to be genetically different from the contemporary communities. However, most of the previous studies have been carried out under indoor conditions without considering the acidifying effects on seawater by increased CO2 and other interacting environmental factors, and little has been documented so far to explain how physi-ology of marine primary producers performs in a high-CO2 and low-pH ocean.     

Development of Triticum aestivum-Leymus racemosus translocation lines using gametocidal chromosomes

Maan[1] and Endo[2] et al. first reported that some chromosomes from Ae. longgissima, Ae. sharonensis and Ae. triuncialis showed preferential transmission when introduced into wheat background. The mechanism for this phenomenon rests with the fact that contrary to the normal fertility of gametes with these chromosomes, chromosome structural aberrations occur seriously in the gametes without these chromosomes, causing less compatibility in selective fertilization and resulting in semi-sterilit…     

HBV preS/S基因克隆及其在酿酒酵母中的表达

目的:探索利用酿酒酵母系统表达乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)preS／S基因。方法:利用PCR技 术,以HBV病毒DNA为模板,体外扩增HBV preS／S基因。然后构建重组表达载体pESC-preS／S。 用LiAc法转化酿酒酵母YPH50,选取重组菌进行培养,并诱导表达外源蛋白。提取蛋白浓缩后 进行SDS-PAGE分析,并经Western blot分析鉴定。结果:实验结果表明重组菌能够表达HBV preS／S蛋白。结论:利用酿酒酵母系统可成功表达HBV preS／S基因,为制备新型预防性疫苗提供 条件。     

菲律宾海北部底质沉积中的深海介形类

对琉球群岛东侧的菲律宾海北部海区(27.0°-30.0°N,129.5°-135.5°E)水深1 666 m至6 616 m的123个表层沉积物样品进行了定量微体古生物学研究.仅在38个样品中发现介形类,主要分布在4 000 m以浅水深区.初步鉴定有21属35种,其中Krithe在样品中的出现率和丰度最高,其次常见的还...     

Telomere and telomerase in oncology

Telomere and cell replicative senescenceTelomeres, which are located at the end of chro-mosome, are crucial to protect chromosome againstdegeneration, rearrangment and end to end fusion[1].Human telomeres are tandemly repeated units of thehexanucleotide TTAGGG. The estimated length oftelomeric DNA varies from 2 to 20 kilo base pairs,depending on factors such as tissue type and hu-man age. The buck of telomeric DNA is double-stranded, but the end of telomeric DNA consists of3' overhang of…     

小头叶蝉属系统分类研究（同翅目：叶蝉科）

记述世界小头叶蝉属Placidus Distant昆虫9种,其中包括4个新种。条痕小头叶蝉Placidus striolatus,sp.nov. 乌樽小头叶蝉Placidus nigrocupuliferou,sp.nov.分布于云省,花顶小头叶蝉Placidus flosifronus,sp.nov.分布于湖南省,密齿小叶蝉Placidus dentatus,sp.nov。分布于四川省。中列出了所有9种小头叶蝉的名录并编制了分布检索表。新种模式标本分别保存于西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆和中国科学院动物研究所（IZAS）。新种模式标本和示差鉴别特征如下：条痕小叶蝉Placidus striolatus,新种,正模：♂（IZAS）,云南省,大围山,1350m,1956-V-22,邦浦洛夫采。该新种与P.hornei Distant相近,但其雄性生殖瓣侧面观近三角形,尾节侧瓣向后渐狭,阳茎端部近1／3处具数条长印痕,阳茎产端部腹缘锯齿状,可以与后相区别。花顶小头叶蝉Palcidus flosifrontus,新种（图3）,正模♂,南非,郴州莽山,1985－Ⅶ－31,张雅林,柴勇辉采。该新种与P.hornei Distant相近,但其阳茎基部两侧所具有一对长的带状突不同于小头叶蝉属Placidus所有其他种类。密齿小头叶蝉Plasidus dentatus,新种（图4）,模：♂（IZAS）,四川省,马尔康,1961－Ⅵ,李贵富采。该新种与P.brunneus Kuoh相近,但其小盾片中域横刻痕不明显,连索“Y”型,阳茎端部部侧区密生小齿突,可与后明显相区分,乌樽小头叶蝉Placidus nigrocupuliferous,新种（图5）,正模：♂,云南省,勐养,750m,1991-Ⅵ－9,王应伦,田润刚采。该新种与P.hornei Distant和P.bruneus Kuoh相近,但其阳基侧突呈“S”形且基部1／3膨大,阳茎侧面观呈“Y”形,腹面一支明显比背方一支狭,可与后两种明显区分。     

平腹小蜂属四新种记述：（膜翅目：旋小蜂科）

本文记述平腹小蜂属Ａｎａｓｔａｔｕｓ ４新种,即石城平腹小蜂Ａ;Ｓｈｉｃｈｅｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ;德兴平腹小蜂;Ａ;ｄｅｘｉｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ;麻纹蝽平腹小蜂Ａ;Ｆｕｌｌｏｉ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。及黄褐平腹小蜂Ａ;ｆｇｌａｖｉｐｅｓ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。模式标本保存于东西农业大学植物保护系昆虫标杯室。