苏南乡村生态植物景观营造

乡村生态植物景观营造是乡村景观建设的重要内容。本文以模拟自然、半自然植物群落为基础,对乡村生态植物景观营造进行了研究。根据乡村景观的构成要素,可以将乡村植物景观划分为村落植物景观(农户外环境植物景观)、农田植物景观、道路植物景观和水域河道植物景观;生态植物景观营造可以从自然群落中得到借鉴,以常熟为例,采用植被生态学的调查和分析方法对当地自然、半自然植物群落进行了研究,模拟形成15个可供当地应用的人工配植模式;乡村不同植物景观类型具有各自的特色和功能要求,通过分析常熟典型乡村特点,以模拟自然群落为基础,可进一步改造形成适于不同类型的乡村植物景观配植模式。     

SCNVSim: somatic copy number variation and structure variation simulator

Background

Somatically acquired structure variations (SVs) and copy number variations (CNVs) can induce genetic changes that are directly related to tumor genesis. Somatic SV/CNV detection using next-generation sequencing (NGS) data still faces major challenges introduced by tumor sample characteristics, such as ploidy, heterogeneity, and purity. A simulated cancer genome with known SVs and CNVs can serve as a benchmark for evaluating the performance of existing somatic SV/CNV detection tools and developing new methods.

Results

SCNVSim is a tool for simulating somatic CNVs and structure variations SVs. Other than multiple types of SV and CNV events, the tool is capable of simulating important features related to tumor samples including aneuploidy, heterogeneity and purity.

Conclusions

SCNVSim generates the genomes of a cancer cell population with detailed information of copy number status, loss of heterozygosity (LOH), and event break points, which is essential for developing and evaluating somatic CNV and SV detection methods in cancer genomics studies.     

陆地棉新型核雄性不育系21A的初步研究

利用辐射诱变和回交育种成功培育出21A雄性不育系,经遗传分析和等位性测验发现,该不育性受1对隐性基因控制,它与国内发现的msc1、msc2、msc3、msc74个陆地棉隐性不育基因彼此是非等位基因;采用NCⅡ遗传交配设计,用21A不育系作母本,5个常规棉品种作父本,配制杂交组合,对10个组合的F1产量和品质性状的竞争优势和配合力进行分析,结果表明,该不育系杂种优势明显,一般配合力高,易于筛选优良的杂交组合,在生产优质杂交种方面具有很大的利用价值。     

A hybrid model for erythrocyte membrane: a single unit of protein network coupled with lipid bilayer

To investigate the nanomechanics of the erythrocyte membrane we developed a hybrid model that couples the actin-spectrin network to the lipid bilayer. This model features a Fourier space Brownian dynamics model of the bilayer, a Brownian dynamics model of the actin protofilament, and a modified wormlike-chain model of the spectrin (including a cable-dynamics model to predict the oscillation in tension). This model enables us to predict the nanomechanics of single or multiple units of the protein network, the lipid bilayer, and the effect of their interactions. The present work is focused on the attitude of the actin protofilament at the equilibrium states coupled with the elevations of the lipid bilayer through their primary linkage at the suspension complex in deformations. Two different actin-spectrin junctions are considered at the junctional complex. With a point-attachment junction, large pitch angles and bifurcation of yaw angles are predicted. Thermal fluctuations at bifurcation may lead to mode-switching, which may affect the network and the physiological performance of the membrane. In contrast, with a wrap-around junction, pitch angles remain small, and the occurrence of bifurcation is greatly reduced. These simulations suggest the importance of three-dimensional molecular junctions and the lipid bilayer/protein network coupling on cell membrane mechanics.     

辽西北风沙地区不同无性系桑树抗旱性

为选育适合辽西北风沙地区生长的优良桑树品种,以沈阳农业大学选育的"沈桑1号"(SS)、辽宁省阜新市彰武县优株(ZW)、吉林省通化市集安县桑树优株(JS)3种优质桑树无性系以及东北主栽品种"龙桑1号"(LS)为试验材料,通过测定不同无性系桑树在干旱胁迫下的叶片光合色素含量、光响应曲线、不同光强对气体交换参数的影响以及光系...     

Lipid production by microalgae <Emphasis Type="Italic">Chlorella protothecoides</Emphasis> with volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as carbon sources in heterotrophic cultivation and its economic assessment

Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) that can be derived from food wastes were used for microbial lipid production by Chlorella protothecoides in heterotrophic cultures. The usage of VFAs as carbon sources for lipid accumulation was investigated in batch cultures. Culture medium, culture temperature, and nitrogen sources were explored for lipid production in the heterotrophic cultivation. The concentration and the ratio of VFAs exhibited significant influence on cell growth and lipid accumulation. The highest lipid yield coefficient and lipid content of C. protothecoides grown on VFAs were 0.187 g/g and 48.7 %, respectively. The lipid content and fatty acids produced using VFAs as carbon sources were similar to those seen on growth and production using glucose. The techno-economic analysis indicates that the biodiesel derived from the lipids produced by heterotrophic C. protothecoides with VFAs as carbon sources is very promising and competitive with other biofuels and fossil fuels.