多子房性状应用于杂种小麦的研究——Ⅱ．多子房小麦的杂种优势与利用

利用3个多子房小麦与8个普通小麦品种杂交后获得的24个杂种及其相应的亲本材料,对多子房小麦的杂种优势与利用进行了研究。结果表明,F1各性状的杂种优势依次为株高＞穗粒数＞单株产量＞千粒重。单株产量有较强的杂种优势,18个组合超双亲均值,平均均产32．71％,12个组合有超标正优势,幅度为3．41－42．84％。多子房小麦杂种优势的主要表现是穗粒数增多,其生产应用还应注意加强对子房小麦其它农艺性状的改良。     

西瓜种质资源遗传亲缘关系的RAPD分析

利用 RAPD 技术对国内外32份西瓜主栽品种与其骨干亲本及野生类型的遗传亲缘关系进行了研究。从720个随机引物(10bp)中筛选出15个能产生稳定多态性的引物用于 RAPD 反应,共扩增出104条 DNA 带,其中多态性 DNA 条带43条,占41.35%,平均每个引物扩增的 DNA 条带的数目为7.0条。聚类分析将供试材料分为6个类群:1个东亚生态型类群、1个美国生态型类群、2个中间生态型类群和2个非洲野生型类群,与传统的西瓜生态型分类基本吻合。每个生态型类群都有其特有的扩增(缺失)条带,同时分析了同一生态型中各个品种之间的亲缘关系及其品种的特异条带。本实验结果不仅从分子水平验证了西瓜是遗传基础狭窄的作物,而且在分子水平对西瓜传统分类与地理生态型分类进行了分析。     

体外筛选炭疽芽孢适配子

用SELEX技术 ,寻获炭疽芽孢适配子 ,研究其亲和功能及是否作为炭疽芽孢的检测分子。化学合成长度为 35mer的随机DNA库 ,以炭疽杆菌疫苗株A .16R芽孢为靶标进行 18轮的筛选 ,筛选产物克隆、测序 ,利用生物素 亲和素 辣根过氧化物酶显色系统判断适配子与芽孢的结合活性 ;计算机软件分析测序适配子保守序列和二级结构 ;以兔抗炭疽芽孢抗体为捕获分子 ,适配子为检测分子混合夹心法检测炭疽芽孢。第 18轮筛选的适配子与芽孢结合后A值比第 1轮的提高了 3733 .33 %以上 ;测序 79个序列中 ,A值最高为 1.2 0 ,最低为 0 .2 0 ;混合夹心法检测表明 ,适配子量为 16 μg ,芽孢为 4× 10 7个时 ,显色信号强度最强。结果提示 ,其 5′端茎环及发夹结构是与芽孢结合的基础 ,远程高级结构对其结合功能有一定的影响 ;寡核苷酸适配子可以作为炭疽芽孢的检测分子     

簇毛麦染色体组特异性RAPD标记的筛选、定位和应用

以普通小麦中国春、中国春－簇毛麦二体附加系以及不同来源的簇毛麦为材料,用100个10碱基随机引物进行RAPD扩增。引物OPF02能在不同来源的簇毛麦及所有中国春－簇毛麦二体附加系中扩增出一条长约750bp的片段OPF02 750。普通小麦和硬粒小麦不能扩增出该片段。因此,OPF02 750为分布于簇毛麦所有染色体上的一个簇毛麦染色体组特异片段。用引物OPF02对普通小麦－簇毛麦双二倍体、硬粒小麦－簇毛麦双二倍体以及几个普通小麦的簇毛麦二体代换系、二体附加系进行检测,发现NAU302已经丢失了其所附加的簇毛麦3V染色体。     

通过荧光差异显示PCR法分离水稻中由ABA调节的基因

脱落酸（ABA）在植物种子发育以及植物地外源环境因子（如逆境,胁迫等）反应过程中起着重要的作用,对其调节基因的分离将有助于了解其相关信号传导途径及作用机制。通过荧光差异显示PCR法我们由水稻中分离了部分ABA调节的cDNA片段,在所分离克隆的17个片段中,有14个片段被ABA诱导（2,4,8,12h),有2个片段被ABA抑制（8h),测序及序列分析表明这些片段可能分别编码与植物光合作用（7）,信号传导（1）,转录调控（2）,代谢（6）相关的蛋白或未知蛋白（1）而且其表达可能受到ABA的调节或ABA参与了其作用,对其中可能编码α/β水解酶折叠蛋白,酪氨酸磷酸酶,液泡H^ -ATPase的mRNA进行的RT－PCR和Northern blot分析,确证了ABA对它们表达的调节作用。在此基础上对FDD－PCR技术及ABA作用的可能机制进行了讨论。     

The role of NLRP3-CASP1 in inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation and autophagy dysfunction in manganese-induced,hippocampal-dependent impairment of learning and memory ability

Central nervous system (CNS) inflammation and autophagy dysfunction are known to be involved in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. Manganese (Mn), a neurotoxic metal, has the potential to induce microglia-mediated neuroinflammation as well as autophagy dysfunction. NLRP3 (NLR family, pyrin domain containing 3)- CASP1 (caspase 1) inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation in microglia has specific relevance to neurological diseases. However, the mechanism driving these phenomena remains poorly understood. We demonstrate that Mn activates the NLRP3-CASP1 inflammasome pathway in the hippocampus of mice and BV2 cells by triggering autophagy-lysosomal dysfunction. The autophagy-lysosomal dysfunction is induced by lysosomal damage caused by excessive Mn accumulation, damaging the structure and normal function of these organelles. Additionally, we show that the release of lysosomal CTSB (cathepsin B) plays an important role in Mn-induced NLRP3-CASP1 inflammasome activation, and that the increased autophagosomes in the cytoplasm are not the main cause of NLRP3-CASP1 inflammasome activation. The accumulation of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL1B (interleukin 1 β) and IL18 (interleukin 18), as well as the dysfunctional autophagy pathway may damage hippocampal neuronal cells, thus leading to hippocampal-dependent impairment in learning and memory, which is associated with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD).     

Identification and virulence characterization of entomopathogenic fungus <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Lecanicillium attenuatum</Emphasis> against the pea aphid <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Acyrthosiphon pisum</Emphasis> (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

An entomopathogenic fungal strain was originally isolated on artificial medium from the corpse of a pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) collected at Jingzhou, China (N30°21′18.15″, E112°08′41.63″). Based on tests of the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics and analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences, it was considered to be a strain of Lecanicillium attenuatum Zare & W. Gams. Therefore, the strain was designated L. attenuatum YZU 151121. The activity of the biological agents under study was determined at 26 °C and 90% relative humidity. The number of A. pisum killed was increased by increasing the concentration of L. attenuatum. The results demonstrated that L. attenuatum YZU 151121 showed a high efficacy against 3rd-instar nymphs (LC₅₀ = 2.91 ± 0.365 × 10⁵ conidia/ml) and adults (LC₅₀ = 3.12 ± 0.398 × 10⁶ conidia/ml) after 6 days of exposure. Crude extract from this strain was tested for contact toxicity and showed high activity in 3rd-instar nymphs and adults, with LC₅₀ values of 251.34 ± 49.54 and 315.46 ± 87.66 mg/l, respectively. In addition, crude extract at a concentration of 200 mg/l could significantly reduce fecundity in adults. These results revealed that the strain YZU 151121 may be useful in biopesticides for controlling pea aphid.     

ITGB4 deficiency induces mucus hypersecretion by upregulating MUC5AC in RSV-infected airway epithelial cells

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the main cause of bronchiolitis in children. Excessive mucus secretion is one of the primary symbols in RSV related lower respiratory tract infections (RSV-related LRTI), which is closely associated with the occurrence and development of asthma in later life. Integrin β4 (ITGB4) is down-regulated in the airway epithelial cells (AECs) of asthma patients which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of asthma. However, whether ITGB4 is involved in the pathological processes of RSV infection remains unclear. In this study, we found that decreased expression of ITGB4 was negatively correlated with the level of MUC5AC in childhood AECs following RSV infection. Moreover, ITGB4 deficiency led to mucus hypersecretion and MUC5AC overexpression in the small airway of RSV-infected mice. MUC5AC expression was upregulated by ITGB4 in HBE cells through EGFR, ERK and c-Jun pathways. EGFR inhibitors treatment inhibited mucus hypersecretion and MUC5AC overexpression in ITGB4-deficient mice after RSV infection. Together, these results demonstrated that epithelial ITGB4 deficiency induces mucus hypersecretion by upregulating the expression of MUC5AC through EGFR/ERK/c-Jun pathway, which further associated with RSV-related LRTI.     

The neuronal stem cell of the olfactory epithelium

The vertebrate olfactory epithelium (OE) is a system in which behavior of neuronal progenitor cells can be observed and manipulated easily. It is morphologically and functionally similar to embryonic germinal neuroepithelia, but is simpler in that it produces large numbers of a single type of neuron, the olfactory receptor neuron (ORN). The OE is amenable to tissue culture, gene transfer, and in vivo surgical approaches, and these have been exploited in experiments aimed at understanding the characteristics of OE neuronal progenitor cells. This has led to the realization that the ORN lineage contains at least three distinct stages of proliferating neuronal progenitor cells (including a stem cell), each of which represents a point at which growth control can be exerted. Neurogenesis proceeds continually in the OE, and studies in vivo have shown that this is a regulated process that serves to maintain the number of ORNs at a particular level. These studies suggest that OE neuronal progenitors—which are in close physical proximity to ORNs—can “read” the number of differentiated neurons in their environment and regulate production of new neurons accordingly. Putative neuronal stem cells of the OE have been identified in vitro, and studies of these cells indicate that ORNs produce a signal that feeds back to inhibit neurogenesis. This inhibitory signal may be exerted at the level of the stem cell itself. Recent studies to identify this signal, as well as endogenous stimulatory signals that may be important in regulating OE neurogenesis, are also discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Neurobiol 36: 190–205, 1998