Isolation and identification of phytate-degrading rhizobacteria with activity of improving growth of poplar and Masson pine

A number of soil microorganisms can convert insoluble forms of phosphorus (P) to an accessible form to increase plant yields. Phytate is such a large kind of insoluble organic phosphorus that plants cannot absorb directly in soil, so the objectives of this study were to isolate, screen phytate-degrading rhizobacteria (PDRB), and to select potential microbial inocula that could increase the P uptake by plants. In this study, a total of 24 soil samples were collected from natural habitats of eight poplar and pine planting areas from the eastern to southern China. 17 PDRB strains were preliminarily screened from the rhizosphere soil of poplars and pines by the visible decolorization in the phytate selective medium. The highest ratio of the total diameter (colony + halo zone) to the colony diameter of the isolates was JZ-GX1, 3.85. Afterward, 17 PDRB strains were further determined for their abilities to degrade sodium phytate based on the amount of liberated inorganic P in liquid phytate specific medium. The results showed that the phytase ability of the three highest PDRB strains: JZ-GX1, JZ-DZ1 and JZ-ZJ1 were up to 2.58, 2.36 and 2.24 U/mL, respectively, much better than most of the bacteria reported in previous studies. In the soil–plant experiment, compared to CK, the best three strains of PDRB all could significantly promote growth of poplar and Masson pine under container growing. The three efficient PDRB strains were identified as follow: JZ-GX1, Rahnella aquatilis, both JZ-DZ1 and JZ-ZJ1 being autofluorescent, Pseudomonas fluorescens, by 16S rDNA gene sequencing technology, Biolog Identification System and biological characterization. The present study suggests that the three screened PDRB strains would have great potential application as biological fertilizers in the future.     

肺鳞状细胞癌特异性甲基化候选诊断标志物的识别

甲基化异常是肿瘤早期的频发事件,DNA甲基化随着时间的推移相对稳定,并且可以在血液中非侵入性地检测到,因此DNA甲基化具有成为癌症早期诊断生物标志物的巨大潜力.为了找到肺鳞状细胞癌(LUSC)潜在的诊断标志物,本文提出了一种LUSC特异性候选诊断标志物的识别方法,使用癌症基因组图谱数据库(TCGA)的LUSC的甲基化数据集,通过比较LUSC与正常肺组织和其他癌症类型,得到了6个LUSC特异性甲基化位点,使用支持向量机建立诊断模型,采用六折交叉划分数据集,验证特异性标志物的有效性. 6个标志物的组合在预测LUSC方面达到约93%～99%的灵敏度,在排除正常组织时达到100%的特异性,在排除其他癌症时达到约99%的特异性.我们的研究为LUSC的早期诊断提供了潜在的生物标志物.     

硫氧还蛋白相互作用蛋白在糖尿病及其并发症中的作用

硫氧还蛋白相互作用蛋白(thioredoxin-interacting protein,TXNIP)又称维生素D₃上调蛋白1,因其能够与硫氧还蛋白(thioredoxin,Trx)结合并抑制其活性和表达而得名。本文概述了TXNIP的发现与结构,及其自身通过发挥调节糖脂代谢的作用进而影响糖尿病前期的发生发展。并在此基础上总结了TXNIP参与糖尿病发生发展的2条主要途径:TXNIP通过拮抗Trx的抗凋亡作用来激发细胞凋亡信号导致胰岛细胞凋亡;TXNIP过表达促使胰岛细胞磷酸化,进而使抑癌相关蛋白质表达增加,最终引起胰岛细胞衰老。进一步重点阐述了TXNIP在糖尿病心肌病、糖尿病肾病、糖尿病性视网膜病等糖尿病并发症中的作用:TXNIP能通过各种间接途径干预信号通路,进一步参与氧化应激、细胞凋亡、激活炎症、细胞自噬及糖脂代谢等生理生化过程。TXNIP具有极其重要的生物学功能,深入了解TXNIP在糖尿病及其并发症中的影响机制,对糖尿病及其并发症的治疗具有重要意义。最后对TXNIP的研究进行了展望,未来可进一步着手研究TXNIP基因是如何与其他基因或危险因素协同作用,进而共同参与糖尿病及其并发症的发生发展,且TXNIP单个基因甲基化尚不能全面揭示糖尿病及其并发症发生的分子机制,这些后续的深入研究,将为在糖尿病及其并发症的诊断与治疗中作为靶标分子的应用奠定基础。     

Mitochondrial genes from 18 angiosperms fill sampling gaps for phylogenomic inferences of the early diversification of flowering plants

The early diversification of angiosperms is thought to have been a rapid process, which may complicate phylogenetic analyses of early angiosperm relationships. Plastid and nuclear phylogenomic studies have raised several conflicting hypotheses regarding overall angiosperm phylogeny, but mitochondrial genomes have been largely ignored as a relevant source of information. Here we sequenced mitochondrial genomes from 18 angiosperms to fill taxon-sampling gaps in Austrobaileyales, magnoliids, Chloranthales, Ceratophyllales, and major lineages of eudicots and monocots. We assembled a data matrix of 38 mitochondrial genes from 107 taxa to assess how well mitochondrial genomic data address current uncertainties in angiosperm relationships. Although we recovered conflicting phylogenies based on different data sets and analytical methods, we also observed congruence regarding deep relationships of several major angiosperm lineages: Chloranthales were always inferred to be the sister group of Ceratophyllales, Austrobaileyales to mesangiosperms, and the unplaced Dilleniales was consistently resolved as the sister to superasterids. Substitutional saturation, GC compositional heterogeneity, and codon-usage bias are possible reasons for the noise/conflict that may impact phylogenetic reconstruction; and angiosperm mitochondrial genes may not be substantially affected by these factors. The third codon positions of the mitochondrial genes appear to contain more parsimony-informative sites than the first and second codon positions, and therefore produced better resolved phylogenetic relationships with generally strong support. The relationships among these major lineages remain incompletely resolved, perhaps as a result of the rapidity of early radiations. Nevertheless, data from mitochondrial genomes provide additional evidence and alternative hypotheses for exploring the early evolution and diversification of the angiosperms.     

不同形式蛋氨酸对建鲤生长性能及血清游离氨基酸含量的影响

为考察不同形式蛋氨酸对建鲤生长的作用效果, 实验以豆粕、鱼粉、棉粕为蛋白源, 配制缺乏蛋氨酸的基础饲料(对照组, 蛋氨酸含量为0.48%), 在基础饲料中分别添加晶体蛋氨酸、微囊蛋氨酸、蛋氨酸羟基类似物(MHA)及蛋氨酸羟基类似物钙盐(MHA-Ca), 使蛋氨酸含量达到0.58%, 获得5个饲料处理组, 饲养平均体重为(8.61.0) g的建鲤(Cyprinus carpio var Jian)8周。结果显示: 各组鱼体增重率分别为343.51%、350.77%、382.80%、384.02%和385.59%; 饲料系数分别为1.58、1.55、1.42、1.42和1.41; 晶体蛋氨酸组鱼体增重率、饲料系数与对照组无显著差异(P0.05), 微囊蛋氨酸组、MHA组、MHA-Ca组增重率较对照组提高11.4%、11.8%、12.2% (P0.05), 饲料系数降低10.1%、10.1%、10.8% (P0.05)。各处理组在肌肉水分、脂肪含量间无显著差异(P0.05), MHA组肌肉粗蛋白含量较晶体蛋氨酸组显著下降, 其他各组间无显著差异(P0.05)。对摄食后不同时间的血清游离氨基酸浓度变化的分析表明, 对照组在摄食后2h或3h达到峰值, 晶体蛋氨酸组、MHA组在摄食后1h达到吸收峰值, 微囊蛋氨酸组在摄食后1h或2h达到峰值, 而MHA-Ca组则在摄食后3h达到峰值。上述结果表明, 在蛋氨酸缺乏的颗粒饲料中补充晶体蛋氨酸, 对建鲤生长性能无改善作用, 而添加微囊蛋氨酸、蛋氨酸羟基类似物、蛋氨酸羟基类似物钙盐则显著提高了鱼体生长性能, 降低饲料系数。       

苹毛丽金龟触角嗅感器超微结构

利用扫描电镜和透射电镜对苹毛丽金龟Proagopertha lucidula (Faldermann)雌雄成虫触角嗅感器超微结构特征进行研究。结果表明:嗅感器集中于触角鳃片上,分布在触角鳃片表皮内陷形成的凹腔里,有5种感器,以板状感器为主,以外还有锥状感器、腔状感器、腔锥状感器和毛状感器。板状感器根据盘体形状的不同可分为4种类型,锥状感器根据锥体形状的差异可分为2种类型,腔锥状感器根据形状分为2种类型。嗅感器表皮有微孔和孔道微管。嗅感器内神经元的数目并不一致,1～2个不等。雄虫鳃片嗅感器总数显著多于雌性,是雌虫嗅感器总数1.8倍。其中雄性锥状感器的数目是雌性2倍,雌虫腔锥状感器数量是雄虫的4倍,雄虫板状感器数量是雌虫的2倍,雌雄腔状感器的数目无显著性差异。     

一种耐热几丁质酶的产生及其稳定性研究

疏绵状嗜热丝孢菌(Thermomyces lanuginosus)SY2在以胶状几丁质为唯一碳源的诱导培养基中产生了胞外几丁质酶。该酶在50℃保温1 h, 酶活稳定; 65℃时半衰期为25 min; 酶液在室温下保存到12周, 残余酶活性为45％左右。该酶有较宽的pH范围, 3.0~9.0之间保持稳定, pH值为2.5时, 仍具有70％的剩余酶活性。Ca2+ 对几丁质酶的活性有显著的激活作用; 高浓度变性剂对酶有抑制作用。结果表明该酶是一种热稳定性高且耐酸碱的新型几丁质酶, 能在酸性和高温环境中发挥作用, 这些特性赋予了T. lanuginosus几丁质酶在几丁质的生物转化及其它生物技术中极大的应用优势。     

斑马鱼食源性肠炎模型及其免疫细胞成像分析方法的建立

为了研究豆粕替代鱼粉对鱼类肠黏膜免疫的影响和建立缓解肠炎药物的筛选及功能性饲料添加剂的平台,研究采用固有免疫或适应性免疫细胞荧光标记的斑马鱼品系,通过50％的豆粕添加量替代鱼粉作为蛋白源,共设计了两组饲料,分别在幼鱼固有免疫或适应性免疫的发育阶段中饲喂荧光标记的斑马鱼,构建了斑马鱼豆粕诱导的肠炎模型,对构建的食源性肠炎...     

黑松菌根共生体中真菌液泡形态构架及其活力

 为探讨菌根共生体中菌根菌液泡结构及其活力变化对宿主生长的影响, 对3种外生菌根菌黄色须腹菌(Rhizopogen luteous, 简称Rl)、彩色豆马勃(Pisolithus tinctorius, 简称 Pt₂)、美味牛肝菌 (Boletus edulis, 简称Be)离体菌丝及与黑松(Pinus thunbergii)形成菌根共生体的冰冻切片进行6-羧基二乙酸荧光素(6-CFDA)染色, 观察了真菌液泡形态构架及其活力的变化。结果表明, 在Pt₂与Rl离体菌丝中既可见单个分散的大液泡, 又可见相邻液泡间由细管状连接而成的管状液泡系统, Be离体菌丝的液泡则呈细小颗粒状, 密集分布于菌丝体的各个部分; Be离体菌丝的活性强于Pt₂和Rl。上述3种菌根菌与黑松形成菌根共生体后, Pt₂与Rl对黑松的促生效果好于Be, 菌根共生体中菌套和哈氏网菌丝的活性明显强于Be, 且仍可见数个液泡连接成管状系统; 而在Be菌根中菌丝液泡系统不形成管状, 活性较低。结果暗示, 菌根共生体中真菌的管状液泡系统及其活力与对黑松的促生作用似存在一定的相关性。该研究对于进一步了解菌根的促生作用机理及菌根真菌与宿主植物的协同进化具有一定的意义。