褐飞虱特异引物的设计和评估

研究稻田生态系统中天敌对褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens( St(a)l)的捕食非常重要,但很困难.本研究设计褐飞虱的PCR特异引物,并对利用从稻田66种稻田常见节肢动物中提取的DNA进行了特异性验证,得到褐飞虱的特异引物( Lug-F1a/Lug-R1),在实验室以拟环纹豹蛛Pardosa pseudoan...     

溴虫腈、茚虫威与氟啶脲混配对小菜蛾毒力最佳配比筛选及田间防效研究

为了延缓小菜蛾Plutella xylostella(L.)抗药性的产生和发展,本研究选用常用的3种化学杀虫剂,即氟啶脲、溴虫腈、茚虫威,采用交互测定法进行了最佳配比的筛选,并根据孙云沛法计算其共毒系数,最后筛选出具增效作用的混配配方,氟啶脲∶溴虫腈(有效成分含量为13.20∶1.72),共毒系数为241;氟啶脲∶茚虫威(有效成分含量为2.20∶3.60),共毒系数为142。田间试验结果表明氟啶脲与溴虫腈混配2000倍液药后7d校正防效为84.24%,与其他处理的校正防效具有极显著差异;氟啶脲与茚虫威混配1000倍液药后7d校正防效为85.08%,与其他处理的校正防效有显著性差异。     

Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide induces anti-tumor activity via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway related to activation of host immune response

Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide (PSG-1), the major active ingredient isolated from Ganoderma atrum, has been suggested as a candidate for cancer therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-tumor effect of PSG-1 using sarcoma 180 (S-180) transplanted mice and further to examine the molecular mechanisms of PSG-1-induced anti-tumor effect. Results showed that PSG-1 significantly inhibited tumor growth in S-180-bearing mice. PSG-1-induced tumor apoptosis was associated with the alteration of Bcl-2 family proteins, increase of reactive oxygen species generation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψ(m) ), release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into cytosol, and activation of caspase-3 and -9. Elevation of immune function was also shown during PSG-1-induced tumor apoptosis, as evidenced by increase of spleen and thymus indexes, lymphocyte proliferation, concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interleukin-2 in serum. Furthermore, the combined treatment of PSG-1 and cyclophosphamide (CTX) results in an enhancement of the anti-tumor effect of CTX alone via increased host immune response. These results suggested that PSG-1 had a potent anti-tumor activity by induction of tumor apoptosis through mitochondrial pathways, and immunoenhancement effect of PSG-1 was related to its anti-tumor effect. In addition, PSG-1 enhanced CTX-induced anti-tumor activity in S-180-bearing mice.     

Predicting homo-oligomers and hetero-oligomers by pseudo-amino acid composition: an approach from discrete wavelet transformation

Many proteins exist in vivo as oligomers with different quaternary structural attributes rather than as individual chains. These proteins are the structural components of various biological functions, including cooperative effects, allosteric mechanisms and ion-channel gating. With the dramatic increase in the number of protein sequences submitted to the public databank, it is important for both basic research and drug discovery research to acquire the knowledge about possible quaternary structural attributes of their interested proteins in a timely manner. A high-throughput method (DWT_SVM), fusing discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and support vector machine (SVM) classifier algorithm with various physicochemical features, has been developed to predict protein quaternary structure. The accuracy in distinguishing candidate proteins as homo-oligomer or hetero-oligomer using the dataset R₂₇₂₀ was 85.95% and 85.49% respectively by jackknife, showing that DWT_SVM is guide promising in predicting protein quaternary structures. The online service is available at http://bioinfo.ncu.edu.cn/Services.aspx. Protein sequences in FASTA format can be directly fed to the system OligoPred. The processed results will be presented in a diagram that includes the information of feature extraction and the classification error rate.     

Effects of mother's dietary exposure to acesulfame-K in Pregnancy or lactation on the adult offspring's sweet preference

This study investigates whether mother's exposure to the artificial sweetener acesulfame-K (AK) during pregnancy or lactation affected her adult offspring's sweet preference. It was found that mother's dietary exposure to AK in pregnancy or lactation decreased the preference thresholds for AK and sucrose solutions in the adult offspring, whereas the preference pattern and the most preferred concentration for AK or sucrose solution were unchanged. Furthermore, the preference scores in the exposure groups were increased significantly when compared with the control group at a range of concentrations for AK or sucrose solution. The existence of AK and its dynamic changes within 24 h in amniotic fluid during pregnancy or in mother's milk during lactation after a single oral infusion of AK solution were revealed by the methods of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Our data suggest that AK can be ingested by the prenatal or postnatal mice through their mother's amniotic fluid or breast milk, producing a long-dated function on the adult's sweet preference.     

西方蜜蜂表皮蛋白基因apd-like转录起始位点的定位及cDNA序列的分析

Apidermin蛋白家族是根据蜜蜂表皮蛋白apidermin 1-3（APD 1-3）而命名的一个新型的昆虫结构性表皮蛋白家族。为了鉴定西方蜜蜂Apis mellifera基因组序列上毗邻基因簇apd 1-3的一个预测基因座LOC727145是否为一个新的apd基因,本研究在用5′LongSAGE标签定位该基因的转录起始位点（TSS）的基础上,利用其中的3条5′LongSAGE标签序列作为上游引物,通过RT-PCR方法克隆了该基因的cDNA序列（GenBank登录号： GU358197, GU358199, GU358198）。生物信息学分析发现,基因座LOC727145含有2个外显子和1个“GT-AG”型内含子,其cDNA序列富含GC（70％）,可编码一条长152 aa残基的高度疏水性多肽。此多肽序列的氨基酸组成与蜜蜂APD 1-3表皮蛋白类似, 富含Ala, Gly, Pro, Leu 和Val 5种氨基酸（占77％）, 其中Ala残基含量最高（29％）。该多肽序列与蜜蜂APD-1表皮蛋白序列的相似性为50％, 且其N末端的预测信号肽序列与APD 蛋白的信号肽序列类似。5′LongSAGE标签的基因组定位结果显示,基因座LOC727145在雄蜂头部中表达丰度很高,RNA PolⅡ可从6个不同的TSS上以不同效率起始转录,其中由一个优势TSS上起始了90％的转录。本研究为apidermin表皮蛋白家族增添了一个新成员, 命名为apidermin-like (apd-like)。     

菱板藻属（硅藻门）中国新纪录种

报道采自新疆及内蒙古地区的菱板藻属（硅藻门）中国新纪录植物7种,分别为丰富菱板藻（Hantzschia abundans Lange-Bertalot）、喜碱菱板藻（H.alkaliphila Lange-Bertalot）、巴克豪森菱板藻（H.barckhausenii Lange-Bertalot &; Metzeltin）、较长菱板藻（H.longa Lange-Bertalot）、仿密集菱板藻（H.paracompacta Lange-Bertalot）、美丽菱板藻（H.spectabilis(Ehrenberg) Hustedt）和近活跃菱板藻（H.subvivacior Lange-Bertalot）。对其分类学特征进行了详细的描述,并给出了光镜或扫描电镜照片以及生境特征等,为该属种类的世界地理分布提供新资料。     

太极拳运动对老年人步态稳定性的影响

目的：本实验通过对比老年人参加太极拳锻炼后的步态学参数的变化,旨在探究太极拳运动对老年人步态稳定性的影响。方法：（1）研究对象：选取40名社区老年人为研究对象。其中练习太极拳两年以上者20人为实验组（练习内容均为简化二十四式太极拳）,其中男女各10名;未曾练习太极拳而且未参加其他项目锻炼者20名为对照组,其中男女各10名。（2）测试方法：采用BIODEX步态训练仪对两组不同老年人进行步态测试。实验数据采用SPSS13.0统计软件进行处理,以P〈0.05为有显著性差异,P〈0.01为有非常显著性差异。结果：随着年龄的增长,老年人的步态稳定性逐渐下降,同年龄段的老年人女性的步态稳定性优于男性老年人,男性老年人步长大于女性老年人。女性老年人的左脚功能明显优于男性老年人左脚功能。长期参加太极拳锻炼的老年人步态稳定性明显提高,在步速一定的情况下,通过加大步长,降低步频提高了步态的稳定性。结论：太极拳锻炼对促进老年人步态稳定提高平衡能力有显著效果,经常参加太极拳锻炼有助于老年人下肢功能的维持,应大力开展老年人太极拳锻炼。     

Quantum dots-based double-color imaging of HER2 positive breast cancer invasion

It has been well recognized that human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) level in breast cancer (BC) is closely related to the malignant biologic behaviors of the tumor, including invasion and metastasis. Yet, there has been a lack of directly observable evidence to support such notion. Here we report a quantum dots (QDs)-based double-color imaging technique to simultaneously show the HER2 level on BC cells and the type IV collagen in the tumor matrix. In benign breast tumor, the type IV collagen was intact. With the increasing of HER2 expression level, there has been a progressive decrease in type IV collagen around the cancer nest. At HER2 (3+) expression level, there has virtually been a total destruction of type IV collagen. Moreover, HER2 (3+) BC cells also show direct invasion into the blood vessels. This novel imaging method provides direct observable evidence to support the theory that the HER2 expression level is directly related to BC invasion.     

Sweet and bitter tastants specific detection by the taste cell-based sensor

Sweet and bitter tastants specific detection by cell-based sensor is investigated in this paper. Human enteroendocrine NCI-H716 cells, expressing G protein-coupled receptors and sweet receptors (type 1, member 2/type 1, member 3), and human enteroendocrine STC-1 cells, expressing G protein-coupled receptors and bitter receptors (type 2 members) are used as sensing devices. The HEK-293 cells, without taste receptor expression, are used as negative control. The electrochemical impedance spectrum data is recorded and processed by bistable stochastic resonance for signal-to-noise ratio calculation. NCI-H716 cell-based sensor selectively responds to sweeteners and sweet tastant mixtures. STC-1 cell-based sensor selectively responds to bitter tastants and bitter tastant mixtures. The tastants species and concentrations can be decided by signal-to-noise ratio parameters. HEK-293 cell-based sensor lacks the tastants discriminating ability. The taste cell-based sensor is easy to prepare and operate. This work offers a useful way in gustatory mechanism research.