交替灌溉的节水调质机理及同位素技术在作物水分利用研究中的应用

基于节水灌溉技术原理与作物感知缺水的根源信号理论而提出的根系分区交替灌溉,是交替对作物部分根区进行正常的灌溉,其余根区受到适度水分胁迫的灌溉方式。应用同位素示踪技术追溯分根区交替供水条件下土壤-作物系统水分运转途径并揭示其节水调质机理是一个重要的研究方向。本文对根系分区交替灌溉的节水调质效应、节水机理、稳定性氢氧同位素在植物水分运移中的应用以及稳定性碳同位素在植物水分利用效率中的应用研究进展及应用前景作了简要介绍,并对将来需要重点研究的方向作了展望。以期为充分挖掘作物生理节水潜力,大幅度提高作物水分利用效率和实现节水、丰产、优质、高效的综合目标提供有效的调控途径。     

Quorum Sensing System Used as a Tool in Metabolic Engineering

Quorum sensing (QS) is a ubiquitous cell–cell communication mechanism in microbes that coordinates population‐level cell behaviors, such as biofilm production, virulence, swarming motility, and bacterial persistence. Efforts to engineer QS systems to take part in metabolic network regulation represent a promising strategy for synthetic biology and pathway engineering. Recently, design, construction, and implementation of QS circuits for programmed control of bacterial phenotypes and metabolic pathways have gained much attention, but have not been reviewed recently. In this article, the architectural organizations and genetic contributions of the naturally occurring QS components to understand the mechanisms are summarized. Then, the most recent progress in application of QS toolkits to develop synthetic networks for novel cell behaviors creation and metabolic pathway engineering is highlighted. The current challenges in large‐scale application of these QS circuits in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering fields are discussed and future perspectives for further engineering efforts are provided.     

Taxonomy on crane flies in family Tipulidae and Limoniidae (Diptera: Tipuloidea) from Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve,Anhui, China

The paper reports 13 species from Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve,Anhui,China,including a new species and a new subspecies,Tipula (Emodotipula) alexanderi Men,sp.nov.and Nephrotoma impigra anqingensis Men,subsp.nov.The female of Libnotes (Libnotes) pseudonohirai Men,2015 is described and illustrated for the first time.The males of Holorusia henana Yang,1999 and Tipula (Vestiplex)jiangi Yang & Yang,1991 are redescribed and illustrated with new morphological characters.A key to all species is provided.     

烈香杜鹃化学成分的研究

从烈香杜鹃的乙酸乙酯提取物中分离得到五个化合物,通过波谱分析鉴定其结构。其中5-羟基-6,7-二甲氧基黄酮,烈香杜鹃素I和烈香杜鹃素Ⅱ为首次从该属植物中分离得到。     

胰岛素对PC12细胞神经型一氧化氮合酶表达及活性的影响

为探讨胰岛素对神经细胞中神经型一氧化氮合酶（nNOS）的表达及活性的影响,应用流式细胞术、原位杂交、电子自旋共振等技术方法研究胰岛素对PC12细胞中神经型一氧化氮合酶的影响.胰岛素作用PC12细胞9 h 后,神经型一氧化氮合酶的免疫荧光强度显著升高,且呈浓度依赖关系,其最大效应为对照的(155±13)%(P＜0.01, n=3, t-test).加入胰岛素(16 mU/L, 6 h)也能够显著上调nNOS mRNA的表达,为对照的(182±13)%(P＜0.01, n=3, t-test).另外加入胰岛素(16 mU/L)作用9 h后,神经型一氧化氮合酶的活性也显著升高,为对照的(167±15)%(P＜0.01, n=4, t-test).由上述结果可知,胰岛素对PC12细胞的神经型一氧化氮合酶的表达及活性有上调作用.     

RNA干扰抗病毒感染

RNA干扰是由双链RNA诱导的、关闭同源序列基因表达的机制。它是一种自然存在于植物、线虫、果蝇等真核细胞生物中的抵抗病毒感染方式。随着在哺乳动物细胞培养中成功地诱导RNA干扰,利用RNA干扰预防、治疗病毒感染已成为新的研究热点,并取得了有希望的成果。在未来,有望成为抗病毒感染的有效方法。     

HIV-protease inhibitors induce expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 in insulin-sensitive tissues and promote insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and type 2 diabetes are among the sequelae of metabolic syndromes that occur in 60-80% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients treated with HIV-protease inhibitors (PIs). Studies to elucidate the molecular mechanism(s) contributing to these changes, however, have mainly focused on acute, in vitro actions of PIs. Here, we examined the chronic (7 wk) in vivo effects of the PI indinavir (IDV) in male Zucker diabetic fatty (fa/fa) (ZDF) rats. IDV exposure accelerated the diabetic state and dramatically exacerbated hyperglycemia and oral glucose intolerance in the ZDF rats, compared with vehicle-treated ZDF rats. Oligonucleotide gene array analyses revealed upregulation of suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1) expression in insulin-sensitive tissues of IDV rats. SOCS-1 is a known inducer of insulin resistance and diabetes, and immunoblotting analyses revealed increases in SOCS-1 protein expression in adipose, skeletal muscle, and liver tissues of IDV-administered ZDF rats. This was associated with increases in the upstream regulator TNF-alpha and downstream effector sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 and a decrease in IRS-2. IDV and other PIs currently in clinical use induced the SOCS-1 signaling cascade also in L6 myotubes and 3T3-L1 adipocytes exposed acutely to PIs under normal culturing conditions and in tissues from Zucker wild-type lean control rats administered PIs for 3 wk, suggesting an effect of these drugs even in the absence of background hyperglycemia/hyperlipidemia. Our findings therefore indicate that induction of the SOCS-1 signaling cascade by PIs could be an important contributing factor in the development of metabolic dysregulation associated with long-term exposures to HIV-PIs.     

臭氧浓度升高对坪用高羊茅生长、亚细胞结构及活性氧代谢的影响

通过开顶箱(OTCs)模拟,以环境臭氧(O₃)浓度约40 nmol·mol^-1为对照,研究大气O₃浓度升高(80和160 nmol·mol^-1O₃)对冷季型草坪草高羊茅生长、亚细胞结构及其活性氧代谢的影响.结果表明: 14 d的80 nmol·mol^-1O₃熏蒸使高羊茅株高和叶宽降低,总生物量降低43.7%,老叶变黄,而160 nmol·mol^-1O₃处理高羊茅叶出现大量枯死褐斑,叶尖坏死,新叶卷曲,总生物量降低46.2%,叶肉细胞膜卷曲,叶绿体和线粒体受损严重.与对照相比,80和160 nmol·mol^-1O₃熏蒸下高羊茅叶片超氧阴离子(O₂^-·)产生速率、过氧化氢(H₂O₂)和丙二醛(MDA)含量显著增加,抗氧化酶活性显著升高,但叶片总酚含量和抗氧化能力随O₃浓度升高而先升高后降低.在明显O₃伤害症状出现之前,O₃已对高羊茅的生长和抗氧化代谢产生不利影响;高羊茅抗氧化系统虽对O₃浓度的升高存在一定的适应性反应,但其不能抵御过高浓度的长期胁迫和伤害.     

濒危植物太白红杉种群年龄结构及其时间序列预测分析

为了阐明太白红杉(Larix potaninii var.chinensis)种群的年龄结构和未来发展趋势,合理保护现有资源,在太白山地区调查了 29个样地(10 m×10m),对处于不同生境的 5个种群的年龄结构、静态生命表和时间序列预测进行了分析。种群年龄结构分析表明,各种群个体数量主要集中于Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ、Ⅵ、Ⅶ龄级(个体数量比重占68.64％),幼、老龄个体数量较少。受所处生境条件影响,不同种群年龄结构特点不同:海拔较低的种群(B)由于水热条件适宜,林内有林窗出现,幼龄级个体数相对丰富;而其他种群由于幼龄个体严重缺乏,衰退趋势明显。太白红杉不同种群生命表和存活曲线的分析表明,尽管所处的生境差异较大,但存活曲线基本属于Deevey Ⅲ型,种群偏离典型存活曲线的程度与幼苗缺乏程度有关,一般V-Ⅸ龄级死亡率较高。时间序列分析表明,在未来20、60、100和200年中,各太白红杉种群均会呈现老龄级株数先增加后减少的趋势,种群稳定性维持困难。太白红杉种群年龄结构和动态趋势与银杉(Cathaya argyrophylla)等其他濒危植物比较,导致种群衰退的原因相似:在郁闭的林下种子萌芽和幼苗生长困难。应该利用太白红杉喜光、耐旱和中老年个体产种量丰富的特性,对现有太白红杉林分实行就地保护,合理抚育管理。低海拔地区,应适当间伐非目的树种     

Structure of the ribosome associating GTPase HflX

The HflX‐family is a widely distributed but poorly characterized family of translation factor‐related guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) that interact with the large ribosomal subunit. This study describes the crystal structure of HflX from Sulfolobus solfataricus solved to 2.0‐Å resolution in apo‐ and GDP‐bound forms. The enzyme displays a two‐domain architecture with a novel “HflX domain” at the N‐terminus, and a classical G‐domain at the C‐terminus. The HflX domain is composed of a four‐stranded parallel β‐sheet flanked by two α‐helices on either side, and an anti‐parallel coiled coil of two long α‐helices that lead to the G‐domain. The cleft between the two domains accommodates the nucleotide binding site as well as the switch II region, which mediates interactions between the two domains. Conformational changes of the switch regions are therefore anticipated to reposition the HflX‐domain upon GTP‐binding. Slow GTPase activity has been confirmed, with an HflX domain deletion mutant exhibiting a 24‐fold enhanced turnover rate, suggesting a regulatory role for the HflX domain. The conserved positively charged surface patches of the HflX‐domain may mediate interaction with the large ribosomal subunit. The present study provides a structural basis to uncover the functional role of this GTPases family whose function is largely unknown. Proteins 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.