小麦品种间感染纹枯病的差异及普遍率与严重度的关系

通过人工接菌方法比较了６个小麦主栽品种间感染纹枯病的差异,结果表明,高感类型有阜阳８６１、温麦４号和皖麦１９,中感类型有扬麦１５８、豫麦１８和豫麦２１．各品种苗期病株率反映不出品种感病程度的差异,以灌浆后期的病情指数为标准比较品种间抗感染程度较为适宜．认为寄主生育阶段影响小麦纹枯病的ＩＳ关系．回归分析表明,按内茎和外茎发病程度分级可减少田间调查误差,且省时省工．     

乙肝病毒表面抗原preS1与人肿瘤坏死因子α融合基因的表达

用ＰＣＲ法获得了ＨＢｓＡｇｐｒｅＳ１（１－６５）肽段基因,将该基因融合在肿瘤坏死因子（ｈＴＮＦα）之后,插入表达载体ＰＳＢ－９２中,使融合基因的５′端直接置于大肠肝菌ＰＬ启动子下游,采用３０℃培养,４２℃诱导,获得了ＴＮＦ与ｐｒｅＳ１（１－６５）融合蛋白的表达产物。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳显示表达产物为２５ｋＤ,约占细菌总蛋白的３５％。表达产物经Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ验证,能分别特异地与ｈＴＮＦα抗体与ｐｒｅＳ１抗体结合,稀释复性后,该融合蛋白还具有ＴＮＦ的生理功能（对Ｌ９２９细胞的细胞毒活性）。经ＤＮＡ序列测定,ｐｒｅＳ１（１－６５）肽基因正确地融合在ｈＴＮＦα基因之后。该结果提供了一种制备ｐｒｅＳ１的新方法,为进一步开展治疗肝癌和乙肝的导向药物打下基础。     

Probing of the spliceosome with site-specifically derivatized 5' splice site RNA oligonucleotides.

We have developed a site-specific chemical modification technique to incorporate a photoreactive azidophenacyl (APA) group at designated internal positions along the RNA phosphodiester backbone. Using this technique, we have analyzed interactions of the 5' splice site (5'SS) RNA within the spliceosome. Several crosslinked products can be detected within complex B using the derivatized 5'SS RNAs, including U6 snRNA, hPrp8p, and 114-, 90-, 70-, 54-, and 27-kDa proteins. The 5'SS RNAs derivatized at intron positions +4 to +8 crosslink to U6 snRNA, confirming the previously reported pairing interaction between these sequences. hPrp8p and p70 are crosslinked to the 5'SS RNA when the APA is placed within the 5' exon. Finally, a set of unidentified proteins, including p114, p54, and p27, is detected with the 5'SS RNA derivatized at intron positions +4 to +8. Introduction of the bulky APA group near the 5'SS junction (positions -2 to +3) strongly interferes with complex B formation and thus no APA crosslinks are observed at these positions. Together with our earlier observation that hPrp8p crosslinks to the GU dinucleotide at the 5' end of the intron, these results suggest that the inhibitory effect of APA results from steric hindrance of the hPrp8p:5'SS interaction. Unexpectedly, thio-modifications within the region of the 5'SS RNA that is involved in base pairing to U6 snRNA strongly stimulate complex B formation.     

应用离子注入技术对家蚕形态学及遗传学进行的初步研究(英文)

离子注入技术是将某种元素的原子进行电离,并使其在电场中加速,在获得较高的速度后射入固体材料表面。在离子注入过程中,被电离的离子在电场作用下加速运动,离子靠着本身获得的动能进入基体表面,在表层中运动的离子与基体原子作用损失能量后在一定的位置停留下来。该技术自６０年代问世以来,主要用于材料改性等方面。８０年代中期,我国学者开始将其用于农作物育种方面的研究,大大拓宽了离子注入技术的应用领域。所用实验材料的基因及表现型见Ｔａｂ３,我们将氢离子（Ｅ＝３５ＭｅＶ）注入处于胚胎发育后期的家蚕卵内（Ｔａｂ１）,观察其对家蚕形态及遗传方面的影响,结果表明：（１）在家蚕胚胎发育的已４期注入氢离子,其半致死剂量ＬＤ５０为１ｘ１０１０～１ｘ１０１１ｃｍ２这一区间之内;当剂量达到１ｘ１０１２ｃｍ２时,已全部致死（Ｆｉｇ．１＆Ｔａｂ．２）;（２）注入氢离子能够使家蚕在第１腹节上产生褐斑（Ｆｉｇ．２）的频率增高。并首次观察到因注入氢离子而导致家蚕出现非成对的褐斑（Ｆｉｇ．３＆Ｔａｂ．４）。（３）在氢离子注入剂量为１ｘ１０１０ｃｍ２时,能够诱变产生大量的嵌合体家蚕,并且诱变频率高达３８．５％（Ｆｉｇ．４＆Ｔａｂ．５）,这样高的     

Exosome and Exosomal MicroRNA:Trafficking,Sorting, and Function

Exosomes are 40–100 nm nano-sized vesicles that are released from many cell types into the extracellular space. Such vesicles are widely distributed in various body fluids. Recently,m RNAs and micro RNAs(mi RNAs) have been identified in exosomes, which can be taken up by neighboring or distant cells and subsequently modulate recipient cells. This suggests an active sorting mechanism of exosomal mi RNAs, since the mi RNA profiles of exosomes may differ from those of the parent cells. Exosomal mi RNAs play an important role in disease progression, and can stimulate angiogenesis and facilitate metastasis in cancers. In this review, we will introduce the origin and the trafficking of exosomes between cells, display current research on the sorting mechanism of exosomal mi RNAs, and briefly describe how exosomes and their mi RNAs function in recipient cells.Finally, we will discuss the potential applications of these mi RNA-containing vesicles in clinical settings.     

Apple Fruit Diameter and Length Estimation by Using the Thermal and Sunshine Hours Approach and Its Application to the Digital Orchard Management Information System

In apple cultivation, simulation models may be used to monitor fruit size during the growth and development process to predict production levels and to optimize fruit quality. Here, Fuji apples cultivated in spindle-type systems were used as the model crop. Apple size was measured during the growing period at an interval of about 20 days after full bloom, with three weather stations being used to collect orchard temperature and solar radiation data at different sites. Furthermore, a 2-year dataset (2011 and 2012) of apple fruit size measurements were integrated according to the weather station deployment sites, in addition to the top two most important environment factors, thermal and sunshine hours, into the model. The apple fruit diameter and length were simulated using physiological development time (PDT), an indicator that combines important environment factors, such as temperature and photoperiod, as the driving variable. Compared to the model of calendar-based development time (CDT), an indicator counting the days that elapse after full bloom, we confirmed that the PDT model improved the estimation accuracy to within 0.2 cm for fruit diameter and 0.1 cm for fruit length in independent years using a similar data collection method in 2013. The PDT model was implemented to realize a web-based management information system for a digital orchard, and the digital system had been applied in Shandong Province, China since 2013. This system may be used to compute the dynamic curve of apple fruit size based on data obtained from a nearby weather station. This system may provide an important decision support for farmers using the website and short message service to optimize crop production and, hence, economic benefit.     

Adding Vitamin E-TPGS to the Formulation of Genexol-PM: Specially Mixed Micelles Improve Drug-Loading Ability and Cytotoxicity against Multidrug-Resistant Tumors Significantly

Genexol-PM, produced by Samyang Company (Korea) is an excellent preparation of paclitaxel (PTX) for clinical cancer treatment. However, it cannot resolve the issue of multidrug resistance (MDR)—a significant problem in the administration of PTX to cancer patients. To increase the efficacy of Genexol-PM against MDR tumors, a mixed micelle capable of serving as a vehicle for PTX was developed, and two substances were chosen as carrier materials: 1) Polyethylene glycol–polylactic acid (PEG-PLA), the original vehicle of Genexol-PM. 2) Vitamin E-TPGS, an inhibitor of P-glycoprotein (P-gp). P-gp has been proven to be the main cause of MDR. In vitro evaluation indicated that the mixed micelle was an ideal PTX delivery system for the treatment of MDR tumors; the mixed micelle also showed a significantly better drug-loading coefficient than Genexol-PM.     

Co-Encapsulating the Fusogenic Peptide INF7 and Molecular Imaging Probes in Liposomes Increases Intracellular Signal and Probe Retention

Liposomes are promising vehicles to deliver diagnostic and therapeutic agents to cells in vivo. After uptake into cells by endocytosis, liposomes are degraded in the endolysosomal system. Consequently, the encapsulated cargo molecules frequently remain sequestered in endosomal compartments; this limits their usefulness in many applications (e.g. gene delivery). To overcome this, various fusogenic peptides have been developed to facilitate delivery of liposomally-encapsulated molecules into the cytosol. One such peptide is the pH-sensitive influenza-derived peptide INF7. Liposomal delivery of imaging agents is an attractive approach for enabling cell imaging and cell tracking in vivo, but can be hampered by inadequate intracellular accumulation and retention of probes caused by exocytosis (and possible degradation) of endosome-entrapped probes. Such signal loss could be minimized by facilitating escape of probe molecules from endolysosomal compartments into the cytosol. We investigated the ability of co-encapsulated INF7 to release liposomally-delivered rhodamine fluorophores into the cytosol after endosomal acidification/maturation. We co-encapsulated INF7 and fluorescent rhodamine derivatives having vastly different transport properties to show that after endocytosis by CV1 cells, the INF7 peptide is activated by acidic endosomal pH and facilitates efficient release of the fluorescent tracers into the cytosol. Furthermore, we show that INF7-facilitated escape from endosomes markedly enhanced retention of tracers that cannot be actively extruded from the cytosol. Minimizing loss of intracellular probes improves cellular imaging by increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of images and lengthening the time window that imaging can be performed. In particular, this will enhance in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance imaging, an emergent magnetic resonance imaging modality requires exogenous paramagnetic imaging agents and is highly promising for cellular and molecular imaging.