水稻对UV-B辐射增强的抗性遗传及其生理生化特性研究

本研究结果表明紫外线B(UVB,280～330nm)能严重影响水稻秧苗生长发育,从而引起植株矮化,叶片干枯,叶绿素含量降低,单株干物质减少甚至死亡。不同水稻基因型对紫外线的反应存在明显差异。在3个供试品种(HR、M63、Hr)中,HR最抗UVB危害。遗传分析表明水稻抗UVB的性状为数量遗传性状且受多对隐性基因控制,生化分析表明水稻秧苗经UVB处理后,在0～3d内,随着时间推移,秧苗保护酶活性明显增强,之后,保护酶活性逐惭下降,MDA含量相应增加。抗UVB品种HR比感UVB品种Hr保护酶活性一直较高,膜质过氧化程度较低,反映了保护酶对抵抗UVB危害的重要作用。     

mcl-1特异性siRNA对HepG2细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

目的：肝癌分子靶向治疗是目前研究的热点,肝癌相关基因mcl-1在肝癌增殖及凋亡中的作用尚不明确,本研究拟探讨mcl-1特异性siRNA对体外培养肝癌细胞HepG2增殖及凋亡的影响。方法：设计、合成有效的mcl-1特异性siRNA序列,体外转染HepG2细胞;通过绘制细胞生长曲线和MTT实验检测mcl-1特异性siRNA对HepG2细胞增殖的影响;通过AnnexinV／PI双标记流式细胞仪检测mcl-1特异性siRNA对HepG2细胞凋亡率的影响。结果：通过绘制细胞生长曲线发现,mcl-1特异性siRNA能够抑制HepG2细胞的增殖（P〈0．05）,MTT实验提示转染mcl-1特异性siRNA24h、48h、72h后,HepG2细胞存活率均显著下降（P〈O．05）;流式细胞仪检测分析发现,转染mcl．1特异性siRNA后AnnexinV＋／PI-细胞百分率显著增高（P〈0．01）,提示mcl-1具有促进HepG2细胞凋亡的作用。结论：Mcl-1蛋白具有促进肝癌细胞增殖,抑制肝癌细胞凋亡的作用,这种分子特性符合肿瘤靶向治疗的要求,Mcl-1可能成为肝癌靶向治疗的潜在靶点。     

五种珍珠菜的核型研究

本文对５种珍珠菜亚属植物进行了染色体数目及核型研究。其中瓣珍珠菜２ｎ＝２４＝１２ｍ＋８ｓｍ＋４ｓｔ（２ＳＡＴ）、黑腺珍珠菜２ｎ＝２２＝２ｍ＋４ｓｍ＋６ｓｔ＋１０ｔ、泽珍珠菜２ｎ＝２４＝１４ｍ＋６ｓｍ（２ＳＡＴ）＋４ｓｔ和小叶珍珠菜２ｎ＝４８＝３４ｍ＋１０ｓｍ＋４ｓｔ的染色体数目及核型为首次报道。中国九江产的红根草核型２ｎ＝２４＝２０ｍ＋４ｓｍ（２ＳＡＴ）与日本产的核型２ｎ＝２４＝１８ｍ（１ＳＡＴ）     

CT灌注成像在兔早期肝硬化诊断中的应用价值研究

目的:探讨CT灌注成像在兔早期肝硬化诊断中的应用价值。方法:将55只新西兰大白兔随机分为2组,其中实验组45只,对照组10只。实验组给予皮下注射葡萄籽油稀释的50%CCL4,1次/4天,前4次剂量为1.0 m L/kg,第5次剂量为1.35 m L/kg,共注射20次。对照组采用同样方法只注射相同剂量的生理盐水。每注射4次后分别对实验组兔7只和正常对照组兔2只做螺旋CT灌注扫描,分析灌注参数,同时做相应的病理学观察,将二者进行比较及统计学分析。结果:注药4次末,兔血清ALT及AST明显高于注药前,注药8次末,兔血清ALT及AST最高,之后兔血清ALT及AST轻度减低,注药前后兔血清ALT及AST的变化有统计学意义(P0.05)。而血清(ALB)水平变化不明显,仅在注药16次末后,ALB水平稍减低,但差异无统计学意义。对照组肝脏灌注参数正常,实验组从注药4次开始,HAP呈上升趋势,但注药4次末及注药8次末,实验组及对照组之间差异无统计学意义(P0.1),注药12次末后二者之间差异有统计学意义(P0.05);而HPP、HBF及HBV呈下降趋势,MTT逐渐延长,与对照组的差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。随兔血清ALT及AST的升高,HAP逐渐升高,MTT逐渐延长,而HPP、HBF及HBV逐渐减低。实验组肝小叶正常结构破坏,肝实质被纤维组织分割成大小不一、圆形或近圆形结节(假小叶),间隔较窄,炎症轻,结节边界尚整齐;汇管区内门脉小支扩张,壁增厚。对照组肝小叶结构规整,肝板排列有序,汇管区无扩大,其内个别炎细胞浸润,肝小叶内偶见点灶状坏死。结论:全肝CT灌注功能成像可为早期肝硬化的诊断提供影像学依据,将灌注征象与病理学变化结合有利于肝硬化的早期诊断和治疗。     

An estradiol-dependent protein from chicken liver binds single-stranded DNA and RNA

We have identified two estradiol-dependent single-stranded DNA binding proteins in the nucleus and cytoplasm of chicken hepatocytes that bind the sequence 5'TCACCTTCGCTATG3' in the first exon of the chicken vitellogenin gene. As judged by chromatography on heparin-Sepharose and by proteolytic clipping bandshift assay, the two proteins are different. Furthermore, they only bind to the oligonucleotide corresponding to the upper strand. Depurination and depyrimidination interference experiments with the cytoplasmic protein show that the bases CCTT-G are involved in the protein-DNA interaction. An RNA corresponding to the upper strand of the gene between nucleotide positions -73 and +53 competes for binding to the single-stranded DNA. UV cross-linking experiments performed with bromouridine-substituted single-stranded RNA reveal that an estradiol-dependent hepatocyte cytoplasmic protein with a Mr of 71,000 binds to the mRNA-like single-stranded RNA.     

蒙古扁桃种子萌发生理研究

探讨了蒙古扁桃种子萌发生理。实验结果表明 ,成熟的蒙古扁桃种子胚形态和生理发育完全 ,种皮含有萌发抑制物质。在 1 7°C下蒙古扁桃种子萌发率较高 ,光可以促进蒙古扁桃种子萌发。用 2 %PEG 60 0 0、0 .5 %NaHCO3 、0 .1 %NaCl、0 .2 %NaCl和 5 0 μg/mLNAA浸种处理均促进蒙古扁桃种子萌发 ,而 5 0 μg/mL 6 BA浸种处理对蒙古扁桃种子萌发有抑制作用。     

暗纹东方鲀耐寒相关基因CIRBP、HMGB1和AFP-Ⅳ的分子特征和对低温胁迫的响应

为了探索暗纹东方鲀(Takifugu obscurus)对低温环境的响应机制,克隆了暗纹东方鲀耐寒相关基因CIRBP、HMGB1和AFP-Ⅳ的cDNA序列,并进行了基因的分子特征和功能分析。组织分布检测显示CIRBP和HMGB1在下丘脑、肝脏和肌肉中具有高表达,而AFP-Ⅳ则主要在肝脏中表达。在受到低温胁迫后, 3种基因在肝脏和下丘脑中的表达呈现不同的变化趋势,其中CIRBP基因在肝脏中于48h表达量显著增加,在下丘脑中于12h和48h有上调表达; HMGB1基因在肝脏中呈现逐渐上升的趋势,于48h达到最大值,而在下丘脑中呈现先上升后下降的趋势,处理后2h达到最大, 2—8h下降,于8h下降至最低,随后恢复至初始水平;肝脏中的AFP-Ⅳ在0—24h无显著变化,在48h上升至最大值。进一步通过大肠杆菌原核表达系统研究了AFP-Ⅳ的抗冻功能,发现AFP-Ⅳ融合蛋白在–80℃下具有抗冻活性,并且抗冻活性随着浓度的增加而提高。研究结果表明3种基因都参与了暗纹东方鲀对低温胁迫的应答过程,为深入探索暗纹东方鲀的耐低温机制奠定了基础。     

Senegenin Attenuates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Induced Cognitive Dysfunction by Increasing Hippocampal NR2B Expression in Rats

Background

The root of Polygala tenuifolia, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to improve memory and intelligence, while the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of senegenin, an component of Polygala tenuifolia root extracts, on cognitive dysfunction induced by hepatic ischemia-reperfusion.

Methodology/Principal Findings

Initially, we constructed a rat model of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (HIR) and found that the memory retention ability of rats in the step-down and Y maze test was impaired after HIR, paralleled by a decrease of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor NR2B subunit mRNA and protein expressions in hippocampus. Furthermore, we found that administration of senegenin by gavage attenuated HIR-induced cognitive impairment in a dose and time dependent manner, and its mechanisms might partly due to the increasing expression of NR2B in rat hippocampus.

Conclusions/Significance

Cognitive dysfunction induced by HIR is associated with reduction of NR2B expression. Senegenin plays a neuroprotective role in HIR via increasing NR2B expression in rat hippocampus. These findings suggest that senegenin might be a potential agent for prevention and treatment of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) or other neurodegenerative diseases.     

Survival and escape of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in triploid hybrid lines of Chinese white poplar transformed with two insect-resistant genes

Two partly modified insect-resistant genes (BtCryI Ac gene [Bt gene toxin against Lepidopterean insects] and API gene [arrowhead proteinase inhibitor]) were transferred to the triploid hybrid of Chinese white poplar ((Populus tomentosa Carr. × Populus bolleana Louche) × Populus tomentosa Carr.) mediated by A. tumefaciens. The survival of Agrobacterium in transgenic plants was examined during the processes of transplanting and subculturing on the nutrient medium. The results suggested that 80% of the plants, which were obtained by repeated selection on media added with 50 mg/L kanamycin and 300 mg/l carbenicillin, showed positive reactions after examination using molecular methods. The ELISA test indicated that the Bt toxoprotein was expressed in seven of the transgenic sub-clones. Leaves, stems, and roots of all the 28 transgenic plants were cultured on the YEB medium added with 50 mg/L kanamycin, and it was found that Agrobacterium survived in three sub-clones (33, 37, 5) and could have existed for 24 months in the bottle. These three transgenic sub-clones were transplanted and cultivated for one month in the room, and then the target Agrobacterium was found in rhizosphere of the sub-clone 33.