广西雅长自然保护区兰科植物多样性研究

对广西雅长兰科植物自然保护区的兰科植物多样性进行调查研究。该保护区兰科植物多样性具有如下特点:(1)物种多样性丰富,居群数量大,共有兰科植物44属113种(含5变种);(2)分布广泛,生境复杂多样;(3)地理成分兼备热带和亚热带性质,生活类型齐全;(4)垂直分布格局呈现一定规律性。文章最后提出了该保护区兰科植物多样性保护及利用的初步建议。     

Effects of size,neighbors, and site condition on tree growth in a subtropical evergreen and deciduous broad‐leaved mixed forest,China

Successful growth of a tree is the result of combined effects of biotic and abiotic factors. It is important to understand how biotic and abiotic factors affect changes in forest structure and dynamics under environmental fluctuations. In this study, we explored the effects of initial size [diameter at breast height (DBH)], neighborhood competition, and site condition on tree growth, based on a 3‐year monitoring of tree growth rate in a permanent plot (120 × 80 m) of montane Fagus engleriana–Cyclobalanopsis multiervis mixed forest on Mt. Shennongjia, China. We measured DBH increments every 6 months from October 2011 to October 2014 by field‐made dendrometers and calculated the mean annual growth rate over the 3 years for each individual tree. We also measured and calculated twelve soil properties and five topographic variables for 384 grids of 5 × 5 m. We defined two distance‐dependent neighborhood competition indices with and without considerations of phylogenetic relatedness between trees and tested for significant differences in growth rates among functional groups. On average, trees in this mixed montane forest grew 0.07 cm year^?1 in DBH. Deciduous, canopy, and early‐successional species grew faster than evergreen, small‐statured, and late‐successional species, respectively. Growth rates increased with initial DBH, but were not significantly related to neighborhood competition and site condition for overall trees. Phylogenetic relatedness between trees did not influence the neighborhood competition. Different factors were found to influence tree growth rates of different functional groups: Initial DBH was the dominant factor for all tree groups; neighborhood competition within 5 m radius decreased growth rates of evergreen trees; and site condition tended to be more related to growth rates of fast‐growing trees (deciduous, canopy, pioneer, and early‐successional species) than the slow‐growing trees (evergreen, understory, and late‐successional species).     

gacS基因插入失活对绿针假单胞菌G-05的两种胞外次生代谢物合成的影响

一株来自大棚温室甜椒根际的绿针假单胞菌Pseudomonas chlororaphis G-05,可分泌抗生物质吩嗪-1-羧酸,并具有抑制辣椒疫霉的生物防治功效。【目的】为了系统研究该菌株的生物防治功能及抗生物质合成与分泌机制。【方法】首先通过生化法和16S rDNA同源比对法对该菌株进行系统分类的初步鉴定,再根据基因的同源性从G-05基因组DNA中克隆长1.4 kb的gacS基因的部分保守区段,采用抗庆大霉素基因（gentamycin resistance cassette, aacC1）插入失活的策略构建了该基因突变株G-05S。【结果】在King’ s B（KMB）或PPM培养基中,突变株G-05S合成吩嗪-1-羧酸的能力受到明显抑制。然而,突变株G-05S分泌的吲哚乙酸与野生株相比无显著差异。互补实验表明,gacS基因的表达可以使突变株G-05S的吩嗪-1-羧酸的合成恢复到野生株水平。【结论】由此推测,GacS(Global activator sensor )对不同次生代谢物的调控具有特异性。     

高温胁迫对花生幼苗光合速率、叶绿素含量、叶绿体Ca2+-ATPase、Mg2+-ATPase及Ca2+分布的影响

将水培后盆栽的花生幼苗,置于培养箱42℃高温培养,定时测定幼苗叶光合速率、叶绿素含量和叶绿体Ca2 -ATPase、Mg2 -ATPase的相对活性,并观察幼叶细胞内Ca2 分布的变化。试验结果表明:高温胁迫过程中,光合速率及叶绿素含量都随处理时间的延伸而下降,并呈显著正相关;叶绿体Ca2 -ATPase和Mg2 -ATPase高温胁迫过程中相对活性呈先升后降趋势,Ca2 -ATPase热敏性高于Mg2 -ATPase;高温胁迫过程中,Ca2 具有从胞外转运到胞质内和叶绿体中的趋势,Ca2 能够稳定高温胁迫下叶肉细胞膜和叶绿体的超微结构。     

Electron acceptors for anaerobic oxidation of methane drive microbial community structure and diversity in mud volcanoes

Mud volcanoes (MVs) emit globally significant quantities of methane into the atmosphere, however, methane cycling in such environments is not yet fully understood, as the roles of microbes and their associated biogeochemical processes have been largely overlooked. Here, we used data from high‐throughput sequencing of microbial 16S rRNA gene amplicons from six MVs in the Junggar Basin in northwest China to quantify patterns of diversity and characterize the community structure of archaea and bacteria. We found anaerobic methanotrophs and diverse sulfate‐ and iron‐reducing microbes in all of the samples, and the diversity of both archaeal and bacterial communities was strongly linked to the concentrations of sulfate, iron and nitrate, which could act as electron acceptors in anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM). The impacts of sulfate/iron/nitrate on AOM in the MVs were verified by microcosm experiments. Further, two representative MVs were selected to explore the microbial interactions based on phylogenetic molecular ecological networks. The sites showed distinct network structures, key species and microbial interactions, with more complex and numerous linkages between methane‐cycling microbes and their partners being observed in the iron/sulfate‐rich MV. These findings suggest that electron acceptors are important factors driving the structure of microbial communities in these methane‐rich environments.     

不同营养条件对东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻竞争参数的影响

以东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻为研究对象,采用室内单种培养和混合培养,设置不同的氮、磷营养条件,研究了不同营养条件对两种微藻的生长状况和种间竞争参数的影响.结果表明:随着氮、磷浓度的增加,两种藻的最大生物量均呈增加趋势,混合培养中两种微藻的比生长率低于单独培养.在混合培养中,生长前期中肋骨条藻是优势种,随着培养时间的延长,东海原甲藻成为优势种,且优势种发生变化的时间与营养条件有关.混合培养中,东海原甲藻拐点出现时间在0.5 ～4.9 d,中肋骨条藻为0～2.6d,东海原甲藻拐点出现时间晚于中肋骨条藻.在各营养条件下,东海原甲藻对中肋骨条藻的竞争抑制参数β均高于中肋骨条藻对东海原甲藻的竞争抑制参数α,当N为128μmol·L-1、P为32 μmol·L-1时,东海原甲藻的竞争能力是中肋骨条藻的3.8倍,两者差异最为明显.     

LEF-1表达与肿瘤进程研究进展

淋巴增强因子-1(lymphoid enhancer factor-1,LEF-1)属于高迁移组分(HMG)家族,它与TCRα的增强子相互作用形成特定的构象,从而与其它因子结合共同调节基因的表达。LEF-1作为核内的转录因子介导Wnt信号通路,对细胞的增殖、分化和凋亡起重要作用。近年来,研究显示许多肿瘤的发生与Wnt信号通路的异常有关,而LEF-1在肿瘤的发生发展侵润过程中起重要作用。同时,LEF-1是一个多启动子基因,编码产生致瘤的全长形式的LEF-1和对Wnt信号通路起负向调控作用的截短形式的LEF-1。研究结果表明,肿瘤的发生发展与LEF/TCF各亚型的比例有关。因此,研究LEF-1的结构、功能以及其在细胞增殖、细胞存活、肿瘤的发生发展过程中的作用意义重大。该文就LEF-1的表达以及与肿瘤的关系作一综述。     

人类免疫缺陷病毒1型Tat蛋白N末端缺失突变体融合蛋白的表达及其免疫原性分析

本研究采用PCR方法从人类免疫缺陷病毒1型（Human immunodeficiency virus 1,HIV-1）HXB2株tat基因中扩增编码Tat蛋白N末端1-21位氨基酸缺失的突变体Tat22-101基因片段,构建其原核表达质粒pET32a-Tat22-101,经双酶切及测序验证后,转化大肠埃希菌BL21（DE3）,进行IPTG诱导表达及Ni²⁺-NTA柱亲和层析纯化。纯化后的突变体融合蛋白PET32a-Tat22-101经SDS-PAGE及Western blotting鉴定,其相对分子质量约为26.9kD。该融合蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,经ELISA检测结果表明,pET32a-Tat22-101融合蛋白不仅较好地保留其免疫原性,而且能诱导产生高滴度的针对Tat N末端区之外的Tat其他功能区表位的抗体,为进一步研究Tat生物学功能和研制新型HIV Tat疫苗奠定试验基础。     

新疆罂粟属高山罂粟组分类研究

我国有罂粟属植物12种,新疆有10种,其中6种属于高山罂粟组。对新疆高山罂粟组植物的花葶进行了解剖研究,并用扫描电镜观察了花粉形态,结果表明,花葶中维管束的数量及排列方式在各种间存在着差异,可以作为一个鉴定特征。花粉上的小刺密度在放大12000倍时,在有种间存在着明显差异,可分类提供微观佐证。