Description of the Rare Marine Ciliate, Uronychia multicirrus Song, 1997 (Ciliophora; Euplotida) based on Morphology, Morphogenesis and SS rRNA Gene Sequence

ABSTRACT. A population of the marine euplotid ciliate, Uronychia multicirru s Song 1997 , found in the littoral zone of the Daya Bay, Guangdong, South China, was investigated using live observation and protargol impregnation method. This species is diagnosed by possessing a long row of ventral cirri, which has never been seen in all other known congeners. Divisional process, described based on protargol-impregnated specimens, is typical of the genus regarding its general pattern: (1) the oral primordia in both proter and opisthe develop de novo in two subcortical pouches, while the UM-anlage forms de novo (i.e. does not develop from the oral primordium); (2) five frontoventral-transverse (FVT)-cirral anlagen develop in a primary-mode on the cell surface, and almost all the cirri are derived from the FVT-anlagen, except the first frontal cirri, which are formed de novo in both dividers; (3) the species characteristic ventral row derives from the right-most FVT-anlage; (4) the parental structures do not take part in the construction of the marginal anlagen, and (5) the caudal cirri originate in the right-most two dorsal kineties in a multi-segmentation mode. The small subunit rRNA gene of U. multicirrus (GenBank accession number: EU267929) is 1,773 bp and differs by 0.9–1.41% from its closely related congeners.     

Karyotypes in Leucadendron (Proteaceae): evidence of the primitiveness of the genus

Karyotypes of 27 species in Leucadendron are analysed for the first time. New chromosome counts are reported for 15 species, with 2 n  = 26 occurring in all of them. Karyotype analysis indicated that chromosomes of Leucadendron taxa are small in size and have predominantly median to submedian centromeres. The mean sizes of somatic metaphase chromosomes ranged from 1.05 to 2.65 µm. Based on Stebbins' karyotype classification, 1A type was found in L. galpinii , L. muirii , L. orientale , L. platyspermum , L. rubrum , and L. salignum ; 2A type in L. conicum , L. flexuosum , L. laureolum , L. meridianum , L. salicifolium , L. stelligerum , and L. teretifolium ; and 2B type in L. argenteum , L. chamelaea , L. discolor , L. elimense , L. eucalyptifolium , L. floridum , L. gandogeri , L. linifolium , L. loeriense , L. macowanii , L. procerum , L. spissifolium , L. strobilinum , and L. tinctum . These types are the three most symmetrical karyotypes and are considered to be primitive.  © 2006 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2006, 151 , 387–394.     

动物病毒诱导的细胞凋亡及其生理意义

细胞凋亡是指细胞受到内外信号刺激时发生的一种由细胞内部基因控制的主动性死亡行为,是细胞内在的机制,也是决定生物个体发育和组织平衡的一个重要机制,对于抵御外界各种因素干扰起着非常关键的作用。它呈现一系列典型的生化和形态学特征,如染色质凝集、趋边化以及凋亡小体(ap     

河西走廊中部两种荒漠植物根系构型特征

在河西走廊中部,采用挖掘法挖取红砂和白刺根系,应用拓扑学与分形理论分析了根系构型的特征.结果表明: 2种荒漠植物根系的拓扑指数均较小,根系分支模式均近似为叉状分支结构.红砂和白刺根系具有较好的分形特征,其分形维数分别为(1.18±0.04)和(1.36±0.06);分形维数、分形丰度与根系平均连接长度均呈显著正相关.2种荒漠植物根系的平均连接长度均较大,以扩大植物的有效营养空间,从而适应干旱贫瘠的土壤环境.2种荒漠植物根系分支前的横截面积等于根系分支后的横截面积之和,验证了Leonardo da Vinci法则.对17个根系构型参数进行主成分分析,根系拓扑指数、根系连接数量、逐步分支率和根系直径4个根系构型参数能很好地表示2种荒漠植物根系构型特征.     

Evolutionary divergence of the APETALA1 and CAULIFLOWER proteins

Abstract APETALA1 (AP1) and CAULIFLOWER (CAL) are a pair of paralogous genes that were generated through the pre‐Brassicaceae whole‐genome duplication event. AP1 and CAL have both partially redundant and unique functions. Previous studies have shown that the K and C regions of their proteins are essential for the functional divergence. However, which differences in these regions are the major contributors and how the differences were accumulated remain unknown. In the present study, we compared the sequences of the two proteins and identified five gaps and 55 amino acid replacements between them. Investigation of genomic sequences further indicated that the differences in the proteins were caused by non‐synonymous substitutions and changes in exon–intron structures. Reconstruction of three‐dimensional structures revealed that the sequence divergence of AP1 and CAL has resulted in differences between the two in terms of the number, length, position and orientation of α‐helices, especially in the K and C regions. Comparisons of sequences and three‐dimensional structures of ancestral proteins with AP1 and CAL suggest that the ancestral AP1 protein experienced fewer changes, whereas the ancestral CAL protein accumulated more changes shortly after gene duplication, relative to their common ancestor. Thereafter, AP1‐like proteins experienced few mutations, whereas CAL‐like proteins were not conserved until the diversification of the Brassicaceae lineage I. This indicates that AP1‐ and CAL‐like proteins evolved asymmetrically after gene duplication. These findings provide new insights into the functional divergence of AP1 and CAL genes.     

靶向抑制铜伴侣蛋白CCS逆转卵巢癌C13*细胞的顺铂耐药性

顺铂（cisplatin）,即二胺二氯铂/diaminedichloroplatinum（DDP）,是治疗卵巢癌最有效的化疗药物;然而,耐药性是限制顺铂临床治疗效果的最重要因素。目前,卵巢癌对顺铂的耐药机制仍不十分清楚。超氧化物歧化酶1铜伴侣蛋白（copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase 1, CCS）介导Cu2+特异性传递给超氧化物歧化酶1（superoxide dismutase1, SOD1）,为维持细胞增殖和生存所必需;相反,抑制CCS可减缓肿瘤细胞增殖。本研究旨在证明,AMPK依赖的CCS表达与卵巢癌的顺铂耐药有关。实时定量PCR及免疫印迹结果显示,与顺铂敏感细胞株OV2008比较,顺铂耐药细胞株C13*中的CCS mRNA和蛋白质表达水平明显上调。shRNA靶向沉默CCS或采用抑制剂DC_AC50抑制CCS后,可明显增强顺铂对C13*细胞增殖的抑制作用,提示CCS高表达与顺铂耐药相关,而抑制CCS可逆转顺铂的耐药性。同样,免疫印迹结果证明,CCS在A549、H1944等6种不同肺癌细胞中的表达水平高低与顺铂敏感性密切相关。采用siRNA干扰CCS在A549细胞中的高表达,或在CCS低表达的H1944细胞中过表达CCS,可明显增加A549或减弱H1944细胞对顺铂的敏感性,进一步证明CCS表达与顺铂耐药性相关。此外,采用AMPK抑制剂化合物C阻断AMPKα Thr172磷酸化（激活）,即抑制AMPK信号通路,可明显抑制CCS在C13*细胞中的表达,提高其对顺铂的敏感性。以上研究结果提示,AMPK信号通路依赖的CCS表达参与肿瘤的顺铂耐药机制,而抑制CCS逆转顺铂耐药。本文的结果还提示,CCS有望成为克服顺铂耐药的潜在靶点。     

腹腔镜袖状胃切除术治疗病态性肥胖合并2型糖尿病近期疗效分析

目的:探讨行腹腔镜袖状胃切除术治疗合并2型糖尿病(type 2 diabetes mellitus,T2DM)肥胖症病人的效果。方法:回顾性分析上海长征医院普外三科2008年7月至2011年12月行腹腔镜袖状胃切除术治疗合并T2DM的肥胖症8例病人的术前资料和术后12个月的随访资料。结果:所有病人均在腹腔镜下完成手术,无中转开腹。术中术后均无严重并发症发生。在术后12个月的随访过程中,病人体重、体重指数均呈下降趋势,与术前相比,术后1月开始差异即有统计学意义(P0.01)。术后12个月T2DM临床完全缓解4例(50%),临床部分缓解4例(50%)。所有病人术后糖化血红蛋白、空腹血糖均呈下降趋势,从术后1个月开始,糖化血红蛋白与术前相比差异有统计学意义(P0.01),术后3个月复查5例(62.5%)已恢复正常水平;空腹血糖自术后1月开始与术前相比差异即有统计学意义(P0.01)。结论:腹腔镜袖状胃切除术是一种安全、有效的治疗肥胖症合并T2DM的手术方式。     

雷诺嗪缓释片在比格犬体内的药代动力学

目的:研究雷诺嗪缓释片在比格犬体内的药物代谢动力学,并与参照制剂比较,为其是否具有缓释特征提供依据。方法:首先建立血浆中雷诺嗪浓度的液相色谱-串联质谱联用检测方法,并考察方法的专属性、准确度、日内日间精密度、回收率、线性范围等。采用随机对照试验设计,将12只比格犬随机分为A、B组,每组6只,分别服用1片雷诺嗪缓释片(500 mg/片)和1片参比制剂雷诺嗪片(500 mg/片),均于给药前和给药后不同时间点采集血样,用已建立的液质联用方法检测血样中雷诺嗪的血药浓度,计算2组比格犬的药代动力学参数。结果:受试组和参照组半衰期t1/2分别为13.3±8.3和2.36±0.92 h,峰浓度Cmax分别为923.9±340.5和3205±1314 ng/mL,达峰时间Tmax分别为1.6±0.38和0.88±0.14 h,曲线下面积AUC0~∞分别为6252.1±2860.3和9916±4305(ng·h)/mL,清除率Cl分别为11.3±9.8和6.39±3.95 L/(kg·h)。受试制剂雷诺嗪缓释片和参比制剂雷诺嗪片的药代特征和血药浓度-时间变化趋势明显不同,受试组血药浓度缓慢上升和下降,峰值较低;而参照组血药浓度峰值显著高于受试组,有明显的突释效应。结论:液质联用检测方法准确可靠,适合体内药代动力学研究;与参比制剂雷诺嗪片相比,受试制剂雷诺嗪缓释片符合缓释片的基本药代动力学特点。     

雏议我国假马鞭属植物

本文报道中国一新纪录归化植物"荨麻叶假马鞭[Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims]",并将其与近缘种假马鞭[Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Linn.) Vahl]加以区别,对这两种植物的形态学特征进行重新描述,还就我国目前有关马鞭草科假马鞭属植物的重要文献中所存在的问题进行澄清。标本存放于海南大学儋州校区植物标本馆(SCUTA)。     

海南岛的外来植物

通过对海南岛野生或半野生外来入侵植物的调查,报道了153种外来植物,并对近年来在海南岛大面积分布而未报道过的入侵种进行简要介绍。对海南外来植物种类组成、原产地、生活型与危害程度的分析发现:(1)外来植物中有66.67%来自美洲,美洲种的96%为热带美洲成分,几乎所有来自美洲的草本植物往往成为遍布海南各地农田、果园、胶林、草地的有害杂草;(2)外来草本与藤本植物具有较强的入侵能力和较大的危害;(3)绝大多数草本与藤本植物常形成单一优势群落,破坏平地、低丘陵原有的生态系统。