六种灵猫科动物的分子系统关系研究

对六种灵猫科物种线粒体12 S rRNA基因及其中四种的Cytb基因部分序列进行了测定,并从Gen-Bank获得斑林狸(Prionodon pardicolor)、熊狸(Arctictis binturong)的Cytb基因同源序列。两基因整合序列比对后长755 bp,12 S rRNA基因序列中有70个变异位点,31个简约信息位点,在Cytb基因序列中,共有120个位点呈现变异,60个简约信息位点,Cytb基因的碱基变异百分比高于12 S rRNA基因的碱基变异百分比。使用邻接法(NJ)、最大似然法(ML)重建的分子系统树显示:斑林狸从灵猫亚科中分离出来,支持灵猫亚科的多系起源,而且斑林狸可能是中国起源最早且最特化的灵猫科动物。另外,同属于灵猫亚科的大灵猫(Viverra zibe-tha)、小灵猫(Viverricula indica)聚为一支,同属于棕榈狸亚科的果子狸(Viverricula indica)、熊狸聚为姐妹群,这些与传统形态学分类观点一致。     

利用电子鼻评价桃果实香气

为了明确不同桃品种资源果实香气差异,对桃果实香气评价和品质改良提供参考,本研究利用电子鼻系统对桃品种资源果实整果香气进行测定和区分.通过PEN 3.5电子鼻系统采集74份不同品种资源桃果实芳香成分并得到了不同传感器的响应值,采用主成分(PCA)、线性判别法(LDA)和负荷加载(LO)方法分析数据.LO分析结果显示,硫化...     

Molecular Evolution of Visual Opsin Genes during the Behavioral Shifts between Different Photic Environments in Geckos

Reptiles are the most morphologically and physiologically diverse tetrapods, with the squamates having the most diverse habitats. Lizard is an important model system for understanding the role of visual ecology,phylogeny and behavior on the structure of visual systems.In this study, we compared three opsin genes(RH2, LWS and SWS1) among 49 reptile species to detect positively selected genes as well as amino acid sites. Our results indicated that visual opsin genes have undergone divergent selection pressures in all lizards and RH2 and LWS suffered stronger positive selection than SWS1. Twelve positively selected sites were picked out for RH2 and LWS. Moreover,many diagnostic sites were found between geckos and non-gecko lizards, most of which were located near the positively selected sites and some of them have already been reported to be responsible for significant shifts of the wavelength of maximum absorption(λ_(max)). The results indicated that the gecko lineage accelerated the evolution of these genes to adapt to the dim-light environment or nocturnality as well as the switch between nocturnality and diurnality.     

生物数据标准化研究进展

随着生物测序技术的快速发展,积累了海量的生物数据。生物数据资源作为生物分析研究及应用的核心和源头,为保证数据的正确性、可用性和安全性,对生物数据资源进行标准化的管理非常重要和迫切。本文综述了目前国内外生物数据标准化研制进展,目前国内外对生物数据缺少一个总体的规划,生物数据语义存在大量的不兼容性,数据格式多种多样,在生物数据收集、处理、存储和共享等方面缺乏统一的标准。国内外生物数据标准化处于起步阶段,但各国生物专家都在努力进行标准研制工作。文章最后从生物数据术语、生物数据资源收集、处理和交换、存储、生物数据库建设和生物数据伦理规范等方面出发,对标准研制工作进行一一探讨,期望能为生物数据标准制定提供一定的参考和依据。     

Adenohypophysis formation in the zebrafish and its dependence on sonic hedgehog

Formation of the adenohypophysis in mammalian embryos occurs via an invagination of the oral ectoderm to form Rathke's pouch, which becomes exposed to opposing dorsoventral gradients of signaling proteins governing specification of the different hormone-producing pituitary cell types. One signal promoting pituitary cell proliferation and differentiation to ventral cell types is Sonic hedgehog (Shh) from the oral ectoderm. To study pituitary formation and patterning in zebrafish, we cloned four cDNAs encoding different pituitary hormones, prolactin (prl), proopiomelancortin (pomc), thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh), and growth hormone (gh), and analyzed their expression patterns relative to that of the pituitary marker lim3. prl and pomc start to be expressed at the lateral edges of the lim3 expression domain, before pituitary cells move into the head. This indicates that patterning of the pituitary anlage and terminal differentiation of pituitary cells starts while cells are still organized in a placodal fashion at the anterior edge of the developing brain. Following the expression pattern of prl and pomc during development, we show that no pituitary-specific invagination equivalent to Rathke's pouch formation takes place. Rather, pituitary cells move inwards together with stomodeal cells during oral cavity formation, with medial cells of the placode ending up posterior and lateral cells ending up anterior, resulting in an anterior-posterior, rather than a dorsoventral, patterning of the adenohypophysis. Carrying out loss- and gain-of-function experiments, we show that Shh from the ventral diencephalon plays a crucial role during induction, patterning, and growth of the zebrafish adenohypophysis. The phenotypes are very similar to those obtained upon pituitary-specific inactivation or overexpression of Shh in mouse embryo, suggesting that the role of Shh during pituitary development has been largely conserved between fish and mice, despite the different modes of pituitary formation in the two vertebrate classes.     

广西植物新资料

报道了广西植物分布新记录属 1个 ,新记录种 19个。     

用显微切割技术和催化信号扩增法检测何杰金病瘤细胞(H/RS)中的人巨细胞病毒

为明确何杰金病 (Hodgkin’sdisease ,HD)瘤细胞中是否存在人巨细胞病毒 (humancytomegalovirus,HCMV)感染 ,采用显微切割技术结合PCR方法检测HD组织及其瘤细胞Hodgkin/Reed Sternberg(H/RS)中的HCMV核酸 ;采用免疫组织化学催化信号扩增 (catalysedsignalamplification ,CSA)法检测HD中HCMV的立即早期抗原、早期抗原和基质蛋白。结果在 5 4例HD中选取 13例HD的H/RS细胞 ,经显微切割分离后有 4例 (30 8% )经PCR扩增出HCMV的核酸 ;5 4例HD组织中 ,经PCR检测有 10例 (18 5 % )扩增出HCMV的核酸 ;CSA染色显示有 6例(11 1% )HCMV立即早期抗原和早期抗原 (DDG9/CCH2 )阳性 ,5例 (9 3 % )基质蛋白 (AAC10 )阳性。对照的 17例反应性增生淋巴结中HCMV核酸的PCR检测 ,以及三种HCMV抗原的CSA检测 ,均为阴性。表明HD组织的H/RS细胞中存在HCMV核酸和抗原 ,而反应性增生淋巴结中不存在 ,提示HCMV可能参与了何杰金病的发病过程。     

百合花粉及花粉管内微丝和微管的分布

利用免疫荧光定位及荧光定位方法,结合共焦激光扫描显微镜,对百合（ＬｉｌｉｕｍｄａｖｉｄｉＤｕｃｈ．）花粉及花粉管内微丝及微管的分布进行了观察,得出了一些新的结果：１化学固定方法可以较好地保存花粉和花粉管内的微丝,从而可以在此条件下较好地进行微管和微丝的双标记,并进行两者相互关系的研究;２在距花粉管顶端１０～２０μｍ的范围内,用化学固定及ＴＲＩＴＣ鬼笔碱标记显示微丝的存在是很微弱的,基本上无法看到明显的微丝束,而同时用免疫荧光法标记却发现此部位微管很丰富,在花粉管顶端微管形成浓密的网状,而且其末端与花粉管顶端质膜相连;３在花粉管中,只有少数微丝与微管相互平行排列,而其中大多数微丝骨架与微管骨架并不存在共分布现象。为了解花粉管内微管和微丝的功能及相互关系提供了新的证据。     

气候变化对我国红松林地理分布影响的研究

在红松林地理分布规律研究的基础上,应用地理信息系统ＩＤＲＩＳＩ和专门计算机软件——生态信息系统ＧＲＥＥＮ,找出适宜红松林分布的地理气候参数区间,并以此确定了红松林适宜分布区,在此基础上,根据全球气候预测模型ＧＣＭｓ预测的２０３０年的气候变化结果,就气候变化对我国红松林地理分布的可能影响进行了预测。结果表明：到２０３０年,因气候变化的影响,我国适宜红松分布的面积将有所增加,但增加幅度不大,仅占当前气候条件下适宜红松分布面积的３．４％,局部地区变化的情况是：在黑龙江省的西北部适宜红松分布的面积将有所增加;在辽宁省的西南部适宜红松分布的面积将有所减少。红松林现实分布区的南界将向北移动０．１～０．６个纬度,北界将向北扩展０．３～０．５个纬度,黑龙江省境内的红松林分布区的西界将向西扩展０．１～０．５个经度。我国适宜红松分布的面积将由当前气候条件下的２．９×１０７ｈｍ２,增加到３．０×１０７ｈｍ２。就当前气候变化影响预测中存在的问题及未来研究的方向进行了讨论。