玉米根冠脱落细胞中微丝分布的荧光显微观察(简报)

在对玉米等主要农作物进行病理及致病毒素毒理分析时,经常选用根冠脱落细胞作为试材。许多学眷认为这些脱落的细胞处于垂死状态,然而,后来的一些研究肯定了Knudson的脱落根冠细胞具有活力的观点。Copoorali无菌培养玉米根冠脱落细胞,发现它们可以分裂;Vermeer等提出存活于玉米根际周围的根冠脱落细胞是根系统范围的扩展,它们在土壤中的作用应予以特别注意;Hawes不仅认为它们为活细胞,而且以它们做实验材料用于毒理分析;Guinal对玉米根冠脱落细胞的来源、细胞结构及生理特性进行了详细研究,肯定了细胞     

光系统II核心复合物的稳态荧光光谱(英文)

在 83K 和 160K 两个温度下,通过激发波长对荧光发射谱的影响研究了光系统II中核心复合物的荧光光谱特性。用不同波长的光激发,核心复合物的发射谱的最大发射峰值不变,用 480、489、495 和 507nm 的光分别激发核心复合物,其光谱最大峰值处的荧光强度随不同激发波长下β-胡萝卜素分子的吸收强度的增大而降低,在长波长区域光谱的变化依赖于首先被激发的色素分子。所以,激发波长的不同影响着核心复合物中能量传递的途径。通过高斯解析,分析出核心复合物中至少存在有 7组叶绿素a组分,它们是Chla660,Chla670,Chla680,Chla682,Chla684,Chla687和Chla690。     

乙型肝炎病毒体外感染和复制的细胞模型

慢性乙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)感染是严重威胁人类生命健康的世界性公共卫生问题。基于现有抗HBV药物的治疗策略,仅能在极少部分患者中实现慢性乙肝的功能性治愈。发展更为有效的抗HBV药物,需要更加透彻全面地认识各个病毒组分和关键宿主因子在HBV感染和复制生命周期中发挥的功能和机制,并在此基础上发现鉴定新的治疗靶点。支持HBV体外感染和复制的细胞模型,是研究HBV生活史的重要工具,并在治疗新靶点的发现和候选药物功效评估等研究工作中发挥关键作用。本文对支持HBV感染和复制细胞模型的新近研究进展进行梳理分析,并对这些模型的应用特点和局限性、新近研究进展和未来发展方向进行系统阐述和讨论。     

An electrochemical stripping metalloimmunoassay based on silver-enhanced gold nanoparticle label

A novel, sensitive electrochemical immunoassay has been developed based on the precipitation of silver on colloidal gold labels which, after silver metal dissolution in an acidic solution, was indirectly determined by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) at a glassy-carbon electrode. The method was evaluated for a noncompetitive heterogeneous immunoassay of an immunoglobulin G (IgG) as a model. The influence of relevant experimental variables, including the reaction time of antigen with antibody, the dilution ratio of the colloidal gold-labeled antibody and the parameters of the anodic stripping operation, upon the peak current was examined and optimized. The anodic stripping peak current depended linearly on the IgG concentration over the range of 1.66 ng ml(-1) to 27.25 microg ml(-1) in a logarithmic plot. A detection limit as low as 1 ng ml(-1) (i.e., 6 x 10(-12) M) human IgG was achieved, which is competitive with colorimetric enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA) or with immunoassays based on fluorescent europium chelate labels. The high performance of the method is attributed to the sensitive ASV determination of silver (I) at a glassy-carbon electrode (detection limit of 5 x 10(-9) M) and to the catalytic precipitation of a large number of silver on the colloidal gold-labeled antibody.     

Mapmi gene contributes to stress tolerance and virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium acridum

Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) catalyzes the reversible interconversion of fructose 6-phosphate (Fru-6-P) and mannose 6-phosphate (Man-6-P), providing a link between glycolysis and the mannose metabolic pathway. In this study, we identified pmi gene (Mapmi) from the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium acridum, and analyzed its functions using RNA interference (RNAi). Amending the growth medium with cell stress chemicals significantly reduced growth, conidial production and percent germination in Mapmi-RNAi mutant strain, compared to the wild-type strain. Growth of RNAi mutant was lower than the wild type strain with glucose or fructose as sole carbon source. RNAi mutant exhibited a normal growth phenotype with mannose at low concentrations, while trace or high concentration of mannose was more negatively impacted the growth of RNAi mutant than the wild type strain. Infection with Mapmi-RNAi mutant against Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen) led to a significantly reduced virulence compared to infection with the wild-type strain. These results suggest that Mapmi plays essential roles in stress tolerance and pathogenicity of M. acridum.     

冀北承德地区土壤生源要素生态化学计量与空间分异特征

土壤生源要素生态化学计量和空间分异特征对指导土地利用优化具有重要意义。以京津冀生态屏障区组成部分的承德市为研究区,采集1597件土壤样品,运用地统计学、全局Moran′s I指数、克里金插值和冗余分析等方法对承德全域主要土壤生源要素的空间分异特征及其影响因素进行了系统分析。结果表明,承德市表层土壤生源要素全钾(STK)、有机碳(SOC)、全氮(STN)、全磷(STP)和全硫(STS)平均含量分别为21.962 g/kg、18.826 g/kg、1.168 g/kg、0.587 g/kg和0.193 g/kg。垂向分布上STN、SOC和STS含量总体随深度增加而降低,STK和STP垂向分异受成土母质控制,高地质背景区STK和STP含量随深度增加逐渐升高。SOC和STN含量显著相关,空间耦合程度高,C:S与SOC含量显著正相关,C:N和C:S空间分布稳定,土壤生源要素的化学计量比主要受SOC含量控制。SOC空间自相关极显著,空间分异受结构性因素控制;STK空间自相关程度较高,分布稳定;STP空间自相关较显著,分布异质性较大;STS空间自相关相对最弱,受人为活动影响较明显。SOC和STN空间...     

去胡须对大鼠行为及桶状皮层的影响

目的:研究外周去胡须后大鼠行为及桶状皮层(barrel cortex,BC)的可塑性变化。方法:SD大鼠随机分组(n=4):正常对照(A组),出生后第2天去除双侧颊脂垫组(B组),出生后第2天去除右侧颊脂垫组(C组),出生后1～5d每天剪右侧胡须,从出生后第5天起不剪由其胡须自由生长组(D组)。出生后第30天时称体重,测量左侧D2胡须长度,观测行为学变化(如狭缝实验、自由探索行为和趋壁行为)。采用细胞色素氧化酶组织化学法研究barrel排列与发育情况。结果:A组能迅速辨别出正确狭缝并钻入,平均用时(5.6±2.3)s;B组大鼠只有当鼻尖碰到狭缝壁时才会钻入狭缝。C组大鼠当其右侧脸颊靠近狭缝时,不能辨别出狭缝,只有当其掉转身体,用左侧胡须探测时才可能迅速钻入正确的狭缝。D组的表现同C组,B、C、D组大鼠进入正确狭缝的所用时间均显著长于A组(P0.01,P0.05,P0.01)。去除双侧颊脂垫的大鼠其左趋壁时间、右趋壁时间以及总趋壁时间均较正常大鼠短。去除右侧颊脂垫组的大鼠右趋壁时间也显著短于正常(P0.05)。四组大鼠左侧D2胡须长度以及体重均无显著差异。从出生后第2天时一直剪除右侧胡须的小鼠在出生后第30天时发现其barrel变小,排列较混乱,barrel之间的界限不清,皮层细胞色素氧化酶(CO)反应的灰度明显变淡。结论:外周去传入不引起大鼠体重改变及残留胡须长度的代偿性改变,但可引起其趋触及探索行为方面的改变。外周去传入可导致barrel形状及排列的可塑性变化。     

血管紧张素Ⅱ在小鼠卵泡闭锁中的作用

应用幼年小鼠经孕马血清促性腺激素（pregnant mares serum gonadotropin,PMSG)处理的动物模型,研究了卵泡从发育到闭锁动态变化过程中血管紧张素Ⅱ（AngⅡ）的作用。结果表明：（1）24日龄小鼠给予PMSG（10IU/只）后6d时,卵巢中出现大量闭锁卵泡,颗粒细胞DNA琼脂糖电泳显示了梯形条带;（2）随卵泡闭锁发生,卵巢AngⅡ含量增加;（3）AngⅡ显著拮抗FSH刺激颗粒细胞雌二醇生成的作用。我们认为,AngⅡ参与了对小鼠卵泡闭锁的调节。     

麻栎叶黄酮的提取及其抗氧化活性研究

在单因素试验的基础上,对麻栎叶黄酮提取工艺进行优化,并研究了麻栎叶黄酮类化合物的抗氧化活性.结果显示,麻栎叶黄酮提取的最佳工艺是以60％乙醇为提取剂,提取物固液比1∶20,提取温度60℃,提取次数2次,微波功率640W、微波时间2 min,提取时间60 min,黄酮提取率为6.06 mg/g,回收率为96.5％.麻栎叶黄酮类化合物对自由基DPPH·、·OH以及亚硝酸盐的清除率分别达到97.7％、97.6％和94.4％.试验结果表明提取工艺合理,黄酮提取率高,麻栎叶黄酮提取液具有很好的抗氧化活性.     

Overexpression of tomato GDP-l-galactose phosphorylase gene in tobacco improves tolerance to chilling stress

Key message

The overexpression of tomato GDP- l -galactose phosphorylase gene enhanced tolerance to chilling stress and reduced photoinhibition of photosystems I and II in transgenic tobacco.

Abstract

Chilling stress is a crucial factor that limits the geographical distribution and yield of chilling-sensitive plants. Ascorbate (AsA) protects plants by scavenging reactive oxygen species and reduces photoinhibition by promoting the conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin in the xanthophyll cycle to dissipate excess excitation energy. Possible mechanisms of AsA for plant photoprotection under chilling stress were investigated by isolating the tomato GDP-l-galactose phosphorylase gene (SlGGP) and producing transgenic tobacco plants with overexpression of SlGGP. The transgenic plants subjected to chilling stress accumulated less H₂O₂, demonstrated lower levels of ion leakage and malondialdehyde, and acquired higher net photosynthetic rate, higher maximum photochemical efficiency of PSII, and higher D1 protein content compared with the wild-type (WT) plants. The transgenic plants subjected to chilling stress also showed higher GDP-l-galactose phosphorylase activity, increased AsA content as well as ascorbate peroxidase and oxidizable P700 activities than WT plants. Thus, SlGGP overexpression is crucial in promoting AsA synthesis and alleviating photoinhibition of two photosystems.