绿竹和麻竹地上部植硅体碳封存潜力

可以在土壤中稳定存在数千年甚至上万年之久的植硅体碳(phytolith-occluded organic carbon,PhytOC)是陆地植物生态系统长期碳封存的重要机制之一。选取福建南靖地区绿竹(Dendrocalamopsis oldhami(Munro)Keng f.)和麻竹(Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro)两种重要丛生竹为研究对象,采集其竹叶、竹枝和竹秆样品,用微波消解法提取植硅体,采用碱溶法测定植硅体中碳含量,以比较两种丛生竹的植硅体碳封存潜力和封存速率。结果表明:绿竹和麻竹林地上部不同器官中Si含量变幅分别为4.95—37.53 g/kg和2.01—34.05 g/kg,植硅体含量变幅分别为3.35—100.80 g/kg和1.57—84.06 g/kg,两者地上部不同器官中的含量大小顺序均为叶枝秆。绿竹和麻竹林地上部不同器官干物质中的植硅体碳含量变幅分别为0.51—2.85 g/kg和0.17—2.22 g/kg。绿竹和麻竹林地上部PhytOC储量变幅分别为5.1—13.9 kg/hm~2和1.2—6.3 kg/hm~2。绿竹和麻竹地上植株不同器官中的最高PhytOC储量分别为枝和叶。绿竹和麻竹地上部PhytOC总储量分别为24.3 kg/hm~2和11.1 kg/hm~2。绿竹和麻竹林地上部PhytOC封存速率分别为0.051—0.131 t-e-CO_2hm~(-2)a~(-1)和0.0099—0.0139 t-e-CO_2hm~(-2)a~(-1),以绿竹和麻竹的最高PhytOC封存速率计算,我国绿竹林和麻竹林的地上植株部每年可分别封存1965.29 t CO_2和1520.11 t CO_2。     

遮阴和干旱对荩草生理代谢及抗性系统影响的协同作用

引进草种在亚热带边坡草坪上常遭遇遮阴和干旱,造成草坪退化甚至死亡。以具有边坡草坪开发价值的本土植物野生荩草为材料,设置5种遮阴度和4种干旱度交互形成20种协同处理,研究遮阴和干旱对荩草生理代谢及抗性系统影响的协同作用。结果表明,荩草具有极强的耐阴和抗旱潜力,可通过光合策略、代谢策略、抗性策略使植株逐步适应或应对生境胁迫,在重度遮阴或干旱下仍可存活。遮阴或干旱对荩草光合作用、物质代谢、抗氧化酶系统和细胞膜完整性有极显著影响。遮阴和干旱对荩草光合指标、代谢指标、抗性指标和受伤害指标有显著协同作用。Pn主要受遮阴影响,Gs主要受干旱影响,适度遮阴和干旱协同处理可提高荩草光合能力。干旱对荩草物质代谢的影响大于遮阴,氮代谢比糖代谢和呼吸作用受干旱或遮阴的影响更大,适度遮阴和干旱协同作用可改变荩草代谢水平。遮阴、干旱对抗氧化酶活性的影响不同,遮阴和干旱对POD有显著协同作用,对SOD和CAT有极显著协同影响,适度遮阴和干旱协同作用可提高荩草抗氧化酶活性。遮阴、干旱对细胞膜伤害性物质的含量影响不同,遮阴和干旱对SP含量无协同作用,对Pro、H_2O_2和MDA含量有显著协同作用,协同作用增加了荩草细胞膜受伤害的风险。遮阴和干旱对生理代谢及抗性系统影响的协同作用,提高了荩草的抗逆潜力和生态适应能力。     

基于结构方程模型分析荒漠啮齿动物优势种对不同放牧干扰的响应

放牧被认为是草地生态系统的主要干扰之一。许多研究表明,放牧影响了啮齿动物的个体条件、繁殖、种群动态、群落组成及群落多样性等多个方面。由于受传统统计学方法的限制,这些研究只是单独的对放牧作用进行假设检验,而没有将多个假设放在同一个框架内进行验证。2006—2011年,采用标志重捕法对内蒙古阿拉善荒漠区不同放牧生境中啮齿动物优势种的数量进行研究并使用结构方程建模的方法将可能影响荒漠啮齿动物优势种的环境因子(气候条件、土壤硬度、植物隐蔽、植物生物量等19个指标)与啮齿动物优势种种群动态结合后进行多假设检验,旨在找出不同放牧干扰下制约优势啮齿动物环境因子的发生途径。结果表明:气候条件对五趾跳鼠和三趾跳鼠有直接不利影响,隐蔽对于两足活动的五趾跳鼠有负效应,而对四足活动的子午沙鼠有正效应。植物生物量对五趾跳鼠有正效应,但对子午沙鼠有负效应。土壤硬度的增加间接的有利于五趾跳鼠,对子午沙鼠有直接的正效应。因此荒漠啮齿动物优势种种群动态是多个过程共同作用的结果,气候条件是驱动啮齿动物种群动态的根本原因,而放牧会因为改变植物隐蔽而影响啮齿动物在群落中的组成。     

New data and collaborations at the Saccharomyces Genome Database: updated reference genome,alleles, and the Alliance of Genome Resources

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used to provide fundamental understanding of eukaryotic genetics, gene product function, and cellular biological processes. Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) has been supporting the yeast research community since 1993, serving as its de facto hub. Over the years, SGD has maintained the genetic nomenclature, chromosome maps, and functional annotation, and developed various tools and methods for analysis and curation of a variety of emerging data types. More recently, SGD and six other model organism focused knowledgebases have come together to create the Alliance of Genome Resources to develop sustainable genome information resources that promote and support the use of various model organisms to understand the genetic and genomic bases of human biology and disease. Here we describe recent activities at SGD, including the latest reference genome annotation update, the development of a curation system for mutant alleles, and new pages addressing homology across model organisms as well as the use of yeast to study human disease.     

In vitro insulin refolding: Characterization of the intermediates and the putative folding pathway

The in vitro refolding process of the double-chain insulin was studied based on the investigation of in vitro single-chain insulin refolding. Six major folding intermediates, named P1A, P2B, P3A, P4B, P5B, and P6B, were captured during the folding process. The refolding experiments indicate that all of these intermediates are on-pathway. Based on these intermediates and the formation of hypothetic transients, we propose a two-stage folding pathway of insulin. (1) At the early stage of the folding process, the reduced A chain and B chain individually formed the intermediates two A chain intermediates (P1A and P3A), and four B chain intermediates (P2B, P4B, P5B, and P6B). (2) In the subsequent folding process, transient Ⅰ was formed from P3A through thiol/disulfide exchange reaction; then, transients Ⅱ and Ⅲ, each containing two native disulfides, were formed through the recognition and interaction of transient Ⅰ with P4B or P6B and the thiol group's oxidation reaction mainly using GSSG as oxidative reagent; finally, transients Ⅱ and Ⅲ, through thiol/mixture disulfide exchange reaction, formed the third native disulfide of insulin to complete the folding.     

南充雉鸡的巢址选择和春夏季栖息地选择

2006年3-6月,采用野外直接观察法和样方法,在四川省南充市太和白鹭自然保护区对雉鸡(Phasianus colchicus)的巢址选择和春夏季栖息地选择进行了研究。通过主成分分析和对比分析,巢址选择研究结果表明:雉鸡的巢都是选择在乔木盖度小、距水距离较近、草本高度和盖度都较大的白茅(Imperata cylindri-cal)干草丛中;影响雉鸡巢址选择的主要因子依次为:坡度、总盖度、乔木平均胸径、乔木盖度、郁闭度、距水距离、距路距离、灌木平均高度、巢周围干草比例、裸地面积、巢上方覆盖物厚、灌木盖度和巢所在草丛宽度等13个因子。春夏季栖息地选择研究结果表明:雉鸡在春夏季倾向于在植被总盖度大、坡度适中、乔木盖度适中、草本盖度和高度较大、灌木盖度较小、灌木高度较大、隐蔽度较大、距路距离较远和郁闭度较大等的生境栖息。     

中红侧沟茧蜂化学感受蛋白MmedCSP1的结合特征

化学感受蛋白是一类存在于昆虫化学感受器中的可溶性蛋白, 被认为与昆虫识别外界化学信息有关。本研究使用pGEX-4T-1表达载体在BL21 (DE3)异源表达系统中表达中红侧沟茧蜂Microplitis mediator化学感受蛋白MmedCSP1, 并通过亲和层析法纯化得到去表达标签的MmedCSP1;使用bis-ANS作为荧光配基, 在荧光分光光度计上研究它与50种气味标样的结合特征, 从而得到此类化学感受蛋白在中红侧沟茧蜂嗅觉识别中识别气味的种类。结果表明: MmedCSP1只能与水杨酸甲酯、戊烷、罗勒烯、β-紫罗兰酮、3, 4-二甲基苯甲醛、2-己酮和叶醇结合。但只有脂类化合物β-紫罗兰酮能在浓度为1 mmol/L下将bis-ANS从MmedCSP1中替换50%, β-紫罗兰酮与MmedCSP1的结合常数为16.89 μmol/L。这些结果提示MmedCSP1参与中红侧沟茧蜂对水杨酸甲酯、戊烷、罗勒烯、β-紫罗兰酮、3, 4-二甲基苯甲醛、2-己酮和叶醇等气味的识别过程, 且在不同气味中的识别过程中对于气味的运输能力有差异。     

陕西食源性沙门氏菌耐药及相关基因

【目的】研究食源性沙门氏菌对常用抗生素的药敏性及相关耐药基因,更好的了解耐药性的产生和传播途径,确保食品安全。【方法】使用the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute推荐的琼脂稀释法测定沙门氏菌的药敏性,PCR和基因序列测定方法确定耐药沙门氏菌中整合子及其携带的耐药基因、与头孢菌素抗性相关的基因、沙门氏菌基因岛及与氟喹诺酮类抗生素耐药相关的基因突变。【结果】359株沙门氏菌中,67%的菌株对磺胺甲恶唑产生抗性,对甲氧苄啶/磺胺甲恶唑、四环素、卡那霉素、萘啶酮酸、氨苄西林、阿莫西林/克拉维酸、链霉素、氯霉素和庆大霉素、环丙沙星、头孢曲松、头孢西丁和头孢哌酮的耐药率分别为58%、56%、37%、35%、33%、32%、29%、26%、21%、16%、9%和8%。284株耐药菌中,79%的菌株可抗至少1种抗生素,25.9%可抗10种以上抗生素,2.5%可抗14种抗生素。耐药的Ⅰ类整合子以1.4kb最为常见,携带的耐药基因有aadA1、aadA2、aadA5、tetR、blaPSE-1、blaDHA-1、blaVEB-1、dhfrⅠ、dhfrⅤ、dhfrⅦ和dhfr17等。62株耐头孢曲松和/或头孢哌酮的沙门氏菌中,blaTEM和blaCMY-2基因的检出率分别为51.6%和56.5%。13.6%的沙门氏菌中检出了沙门氏菌基因岛。35株耐氟喹诺酮类抗生素的沙门氏菌的gyrA、parC和parE基因中共检出68个点突变,gyrA基因中常见突变为Ser83Phe、Ser83Tyr、Asp87Gly和Asp87Asn,parC基因中为Ser80Arg。parE基因中检出了Lys441Ile、Lys428Gln、Asp494Asn、Lys428Gln和Gly442Ser突变,这些点突变均为首次在食源性沙门氏菌中检出。【结论】陕西食源性沙门氏菌耐药状况严重,整合子、沙门氏菌基因岛和β-内酰胺酶编码基因的存在及解旋酶和拓扑异构酶基因突变是导致沙门氏菌耐药的重要机制。     

B Cell Epitopes within VP1 of Type O Foot-and-mouth Disease Virus for Detection of Viral Antibodies

In this study,the coding region of type O FMDV capsid protein VP1 and a series of codon optimized DNA sequences coding for VP1 amino acid residues 141-160(epitope1),tandem repeat 200-213(epitope2(+2)) and the combination of two epitopes(epitope1-2)was genetically cloned into the prokaryotic expression vector pPROExHTb and pGEX4T-1,respectively.VP1 and the fused epitopes GST-E1,GST-E2(+2)and GST-E1-2 were successfully solubly expressed in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli and Western blot analysis demonstrat...     

Valuing urban green spaces in mitigating climate change: A city‐wide estimate of aboveground carbon stored in urban green spaces of China's Capital

Urban green spaces provide manifold environmental benefits and promote human well‐being. Unfortunately, these services are largely undervalued, and the potential of urban areas themselves to mitigate future climate change has received little attention. In this study, we quantified and mapped city‐wide aboveground carbon storage of urban green spaces in China's capital, Beijing, using field survey data of diameter at breast height (DBH) and tree height from 326 field survey plots, combined with satellite‐derived vegetation index at a fine resolution of 6 m. We estimated the total amount of carbon stored in the urban green spaces to be 956.3 Gg (1 Gg = 10⁹ g) in 2014. There existed great spatial heterogeneity in vegetation carbon density varying from 0 to 68.1 Mg C ha^‐1, with an average density of 7.8 Mg C ha^?1. As expected, carbon density tended to decrease with urban development intensity (UDI). Likely being affected by vegetation cover proportion and configuration of green space patches, large differences were presented between the 95th and 5th quantile carbon density for each UDI bin, showing great potential for carbon sequestration. However, the interquartile range of carbon density narrowed drastically when UDI reached 60%, signifying a threshold for greatly reduced carbon sequestration potentials for higher UDI. These findings suggested that urban green spaces have great potential to make contribution to mitigating against future climate change if we plan and design urban green spaces following the trajectory of high carbon density, but we should be aware that such potential will be very limited when the urban development reaches certain intensity threshold.