黑莓杂交后代单株主要生长及结果性状的变异分析

对黑莓(Rubus spp.)6个品种9个杂交组合(‘Chester’בKiowa’、‘Kiowa’בNavaho’、‘Triple Crown’בKiowa’、‘Kiowa’בHull’、‘Triple Crown’בChester’、‘Arapaho’בHull’、‘Navaho’בKiowa’、‘Hull’בKiowa’和‘Kiowa’בKiowa’)的131株后代实生苗的主要生长性状(包括刺密度、叶绿素相对含量、分枝数量、主枝和侧枝的直径以及自然株高)和结实性状(包括结果株数、单株果穗数量、每穗果实数量和单株果实数量)进行了观测,并对这些性状的变异状况进行了比较分析.结果表明:在获得的131株杂交后代单株中,有92株具刺植株和121株结果植株,具刺和结果植株的数量分别占后代总株数的70.23％和92.37％.131株杂交后代刺密度、分枝数量、主枝直径、侧枝直径和自然株高的平均值分别为1.51 cm-1、15.43、1.31 cm、0.74 cm和61.07 cm,变异系数分别为78.81％、52.69％、25.19％、20.27％和38.91％;121株杂交后代结果单株的果穗数量、每穗果实数量和单株果实数量的平均值分别为27.05、4.92和145.98,变异系数分别为67.63％、50.83％和91.20％;在不同杂交组合间后代单株的这些指标变异均较大,且与亲本相比,杂交后代的枝蔓生长量和结果数量退化明显且分离严重.杂交后代叶片叶绿素相对含量(Spad)的平均值为45.36,变异系数仅为1.46％,变异幅度较小且与亲本的差异不明显,说明黑莓叶片叶绿素含量性状的遗传力较高且分离小.在无刺品种‘Triple Crown’与具刺品种‘Kiowa’杂交组合的40株杂交后代单株中具刺单株比例达到90％,且其他具刺亲本杂交组合的后代也多数具刺,表明黑莓的刺性状为显性遗传且具有数量遗传特征.     

Isolation and genetic improvement of Pseudomonas sp. strain HUT-78, capable of enzymatic production of L-cysteine from DL-2-amino-Δ2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid

Microorganisms able to bioconvert DL-2-amino-Δ(2)-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid (DL-ATC) into L-cysteine were originally isolated from 10 soil samples with DL-ATC as the sole nitrogen source. Ninety-seven L-cysteine-producing bacterial strains were screened out and obtained in pure culture. Among them, a strain, designated as HUT-78, was selected as the best producer, with a molar bioconversion rate of 60%. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, this isolate was placed within the genus Pseudomonas. A novel mutant of this strain with a significantly reduced activity of L-cysteine desulfhydrase, a L-cysteine-decomposing enzyme, was derived by UV-mutagenesis. This mutant, designated as mHUT-78, exhibited a 42% increase in L-cysteine producing activity. Moreover, the bioconversion reactions in both the parent and the mutant strain were significantly accelerated by co-overexpression of the two key enzymes, AtcB and AtcC, involved in the bioconversion reaction.     

红凤菜扦插繁殖技术研究

为了探讨红凤菜扦插繁殖的适宜条件,采用不同基质、不同成熟度插条及不同萘乙酸(NAA)浓度进行三个因素随机区组试验,萘乙酸、插条成熟度和基质组成对红凤菜插条生根数量均有显著影响,其中萘乙酸处理对红凤菜插条生根数量的影响最大,枝条成熟度其次,扦插基质影响较小,结果表明扦插生根的最佳组合为:1 000 mg/kgNAA×幼嫩枝条×泥炭土∶珍珠岩=1∶1,NAA极显著地促进插条生根,数量增多,同时又极显著地抑制根的伸长。     

陕西神木木柱柱梁遗址动物遗存研究

对2011年陕北神木木柱柱梁龙山晚期遗址出土的大量动物遗存,按照出土单位对所有的动物骨骼进行了分类、测量和鉴定。总共鉴定出脊椎动物27个种属,包括鳖、鸟类、褐家鼠、中华鼢鼠、蒙古兔、狐、貉、狼、狗、虎、黄鼬、狗獾、野猪和家猪、奥氏马、野驴、骆驼、鹿类、黄牛、山羊、绵羊、鹅喉羚。特别是发现了目前时代偏晚偏南的马科动物绝灭种Equus(Sussemionus) ovodovi, 根据对出土动物骨骼的分析结果表明：遗址周围的自然景观以草原为主,不远处有一定面积的森林、疏林、灌丛及沙漠的自然景观。从先民对动物资源的利用以羊为主情况可见他们以畜牧业经济为主,同时从事农业和狩猎采集。     

Influence of Phospholipids Structure on the Physicochemical Properties and In Vitro Digestibility of Lactoferrin-Loaded Liposomes

The instability of liposomal delivery system during passaging through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) stimulates a demand to find a stable liposome. This research studied the implications of different types of phospholipids (different fatty acid chain length and saturation, various head group) on liposomal physiochemical properties and stability in the human GIT. The micropolarity of liposomal membrane increased with the decrease of chain lengths of phospholipids, while the morphology observation revealed that the liposomes formed by different phospholipids showed similar in appearance and shapes. The liposomes formed by C_20:0 deformed more severely in simulated gastric fluid, while others exhibited slight changes in the membrane structure. In simulated intestinal fluid, pancreatic lipase and phospholipase A₂, synergized with bile salts, damaged the bilayers structure of all liposomes, with the entrapped lactoferrin release and hydrolysis. Although the various phospholipid structures lead to some difference on the physicochemical properties (size and micropolarity), the enzymic influence displayed more significance during in vitro digestion compared to the types of wall materials. Current results could provide valuable information for the development of more stable and reliable food-grade liposomes in the GIT.

     

Mitochondrial E3 ligase MARCH5 regulates FUNDC1 to fine‐tune hypoxic mitophagy

Mitophagy is an essential process for mitochondrial quality control and turnover. It is activated by two distinct pathways, one dependent on ubiquitin and the other dependent on receptors including FUNDC1. It is not clear whether these pathways coordinate to mediate mitophagy in response to stresses, or how mitophagy receptors sense stress signals to activate mitophagy. We find that the mitochondrial E3 ligase MARCH5, but not Parkin, plays a role in regulating hypoxia‐induced mitophagy by ubiquitylating and degrading FUNDC1. MARCH5 directly interacts with FUNDC1 to mediate its ubiquitylation at lysine 119 for subsequent degradation. Degradation of FUNDC1 by MARCH5 expression desensitizes mitochondria to hypoxia‐induced mitophagy, whereas knockdown of endogenous MARCH5 significantly inhibits FUNDC1 degradation and enhances mitochondrial sensitivity toward mitophagy‐inducing stresses. Our findings reveal a feedback regulatory mechanism to control the protein levels of a mitochondrial receptor to fine‐tune mitochondrial quality.