阔叶红松林不同林层和生长阶段树木生长对采伐强度的响应

采伐是调整林分结构的重要手段。不同林层的树木对采伐强度有着不同的响应方式。但以往考察采伐对树木生长的影响时多采用定性或简单定量的方法(如按树高等距)划分森林的垂直层次, 这就忽略了同一林层内不同树种间和不同发育阶段树木生长的差异。该研究在吉林蛟河天然阔叶红松(Pinus koraiensis)林内建立轻度(胸高断面积采伐强度17.3%)、中度(34.7%)、重度(51.9%)采伐以及对照(不采伐)样地, 跟踪调查采伐后自然恢复2、4、7年保留木的生长动态。根据不同树种每一个体所处的林层位置和生长发育阶段, 将保留木划分为3个组别: 林冠层树种的成熟个体(I)、林冠层树种的未成熟个体(II)以及林下层树种的全部个体(III), 比较不同恢复时期各组别树木的生长对于采伐强度的响应差异。结果表明, 第II组树木的平均胸径相对生长速率(0.033 cm·cm^-1·a^-1)显著高于第I (0.016 cm·cm^-1·a^-1)和III组(0.018 cm·cm^-1·a^-1)。总体来看, 采伐促进了大多数林冠层优势树种(第I、II组)的生长, 尤其是第II组树木的相对生长速率随采伐强度的增加而增加, 但第I组树木的相对生长速率只在重度采伐样地显著高于对照样地。然而林冠层少见种的生长速率并未受到采伐活动的显著影响。值得注意的是, 第I和II组树木生长对于采伐的响应都存在一定的时间滞后, 伐后短期内(2年)采伐样地与对照样地的生长速率没有显著差异, 而采伐对树木生长的促进效果在伐后2-4年才开始出现, 并在随后的监测期内持续存在。各组别树木的相对生长速率均随初始胸径的增大而降低, 且这种负相关关系的斜率随采伐强度增加逐渐增大, 表明随着采伐强度增加, 较小的树木个体从减弱的竞争中获益更多, 呈现出更加明显的生长释放现象。     

Contrasting patterns of genetic structure and phylogeography in the marine agarophytes Gelidiophycus divaricatus and G. freshwateri (Gelidiales,Rhodophyta) from East Asia

The evolutionary and population demographic history of marine red algae in East Asia is poorly understood. Here, we reconstructed the phylogeographies of two upper intertidal species endemic to East Asia, Gelidiophycus divaricatus and G. freshwateri. Phylogenetic and phylogeographic inferences of 393 mitochondrial cox1, 128 plastid rbcL, and 342 nuclear ITS2 sequences were complemented with ecological niche models. Gelidiophycus divaricatus, a southern species adapted to warm water, is characterized by a high genetic diversity and a strong geographical population structure, characteristic of stable population sizes and sudden reduction to recent expansion. In contrast, G. freshwateri, a northern species adapted to cold temperate conditions, is genetically relatively homogeneous with a shallow population structure resulting from steady population growth and recent equilibrium. The overlap zone of the two species roughly matches summer and winter isotherms, indicating that surface seawater temperature is a key feature influencing species range. Unidirectional genetic introgression was detected at two sites on Jeju Island where G. divaricatus was rare while G. freshwateri was common, suggesting the occurrence of asymmetric natural hybrids, a rarely reported event for rhodophytes. Our results illustrate that Quaternary climate oscillations have left strong imprints on the current day genetic structure and highlight the importance of seawater temperature and sea level change in driving speciation in upper intertidal seaweed species.     

果寡糖和甘露寡糖对断奶仔猪免疫机能的影响

研究探讨了果寡糖和甘露寡糖对断奶仔猪免疫机能的影响。实验采用随机区组设计法将48头健康、体重一致的35日龄断奶杜洛克仔猪分为4组,每组3次重复,每个重复4头进行为期28天的饲养实验。4个处理组分别为:基础日粮 0.5%果寡糖(FOS组)、基础日粮 0.3%甘露寡糖(MOS组)、基础日粮 0.45%果寡糖 0.25%甘露寡糖(F M组)、基础日粮 75 mg/kg金霉素 40 mg/kg洛克沙生(ABT组)。实验结果表明:(1)寡糖组免疫器官指数较ABT组大(P>0.05)。(2)在断奶后第7天,FOS组(0.32±0.49)、MOS组(0.32±0.04)和F M组(0.32±0.07)均较ABT组(0.20±0.01)显著提高了血清免疫球蛋白A(IgA)的浓度(P<0.05),同时FOS组(3.50±0.49)较ABT组(2.68±0.47)显著提高了IgG浓度(P<0.05);F M组显著提高了断奶后第21天IgG浓度(P<0.05);MOS组显著提高了断奶后第21天IgM浓度(P<0.05)。(3)与ABT组相比,FOS显著提高了断奶后第7天胸腺(21.33±6.03对37.33±4.04)、脾脏(19.67±2.08对30.33±8.73)、淋巴结(24.67±4.16对37.67±2.52)CD4 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);FOS组(21.33±4.04对32.00±5.29)、MOS组(21.33±4.04对37.33±3.21)、F M组(21.33±4.04对32.00±3.60)显著提高了断奶后第28天胸腺CD4 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);MOS组(20.67±3.51对29.67±5.51)显著提高了断奶后第7天胸腺CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数;F M组(17.00±1.00对22.67±3.06)显著提高了断奶后第7天脾脏CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);各寡糖组对断奶后第28天CD4 、CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数影响不显著(P>0.05);ABT组(34.33±5.03)在断奶后第7天较F M组(20.67±6.43)显著提高了淋巴结CD8 T淋巴细胞百分数(P<0.05);在断奶后第7天,FOS组(1.42±0.32)、MOS组(1.52±0.46)、F M组(1.51±0.30)淋巴结CD4 与CD8 比值显著(P<0.05)大于ABT组(0.71±0.03);在断奶后第28天,FOS组(1.36±0.21)和MOS组(1.34±0.16)脾脏CD4 与CD8 比值显著(P=0.01)大于ABT组(0.94±0.29),除此之外,各寡糖组CD4 与CD8 比值较寡糖组大(P>0.05),寡糖组间差异不显著。     

稀释液中添加海藻糖对山羊精子功能和膜完整性的影响

选用5只年龄为3～4岁的波尔山羊公羊研究在稀释液中添加海藻糖对山羊精子功能和膜完整性的影响。山羊精子分别用含6.6 mmol/L、13.2 mmol/L、19.8 mmol/L、26.4 mmol/L、39.6 mmol/L、52.9 mmol/L、66.1mmol/L、79.3 mmol/L的不同海藻糖的Tris-柠檬酸-葡糖糖(TCG)稀释液(卵黄:18%;甘油:6%)稀释和冷冻。结果表明:39.6 mmol/L、52.9 mmol/L、66.1 mmol/L、79.3 mmol/L组降温后的精子活率显著(P<0.05)降低;52.9 mmol/L、66.1 mmol/L、79.3 mmol/L组降温后的精子畸形率和39.6 mmol/L组降温后的膨胀精子率显著(P<0.05)提高。26.4 mmol/L组和39.6 mmol/L组冻融后的精子活率显著(P<0.05)高于对照组;66.1mmol/L和79.3 mmol/L组冻融后的精子活率、畸形率分别显著(P<0.05)低于和高于对照组。19.8 mmol/L、26.4 mmol/L、39.6 mmol/L组冻融后精子获能率显著(P<0.05)低于对照组。39.6 mmol/L组冻融后顶体完整率和膨胀精子率显著(P<0.05)高于对照组,而66.1 mmol/L组和79.3 mmol/L组显著(P<0.05)低于对照组。39.6 mmol/L组的受胎率显著(P<0.05)高于对照组,而66.1mmol/L组和79.3 mmol/L组的受胎率显著(P<0.05)低于对照组。结果表明,在含18%的卵黄(v/v)、6%甘油(v/v)的TCG稀释液中,添加适宜浓度(26.4mmol/L和39.6 mmol/L)海藻糖,可显著提高山羊精子功能和膜的完整性。     

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.     

拟南芥花粉管与柱头互作的乙醇代谢耦合模型

依据拟南芥公开的代谢途径数据库,构建了基于酶与酶的拟南芥代谢网络模型。利用拟南芥花粉管与柱头互作过程中的转录组数据,挖掘出花粉管与柱头在互作过程中的特异表达基因,进一步将特异表达的酶基因匹配到已构建的拟南芥代谢网络中,根据网络拓扑模型中的节点(酶)之间的共表达关联性,最后给出了一个拟南芥花粉管与柱头互作的乙醇代谢耦合模型。     

威(虫兆)属一新种及阔(虫兆)属在我国的发现(昆虫纲:弹尾目)

描述了采自上海地区的威(虫兆)属一新种Willemia shanghaiensis,并报道中国新纪录种厚角阔(虫兆)Oncopodura crassicornis Shoebotham,1911.新种模式标本存放于中国科学院上海昆虫研究所标本馆.     

Molecular cloning,expression, and functional characterization of a 2Cys-peroxiredoxin in Chinese cabbage

A cDNA (C2C-Prx) corresponding to a 2Cys-peroxiredoxin (2Cys-Prx) was isolated from a leaf cDNA library of Chinese cabbage. The predicted amino acid sequence of C2C-Prx has 2 conserved cysteines and several peptide domains present in most of the 2Cys-Prx subfamily members. It shows the highest sequence homology to the 2Cys-Prx enzymes of spinach (88%) and Arabidopsis (86%). Southern analysis using the cDNA insert of C2C-Prx revealed that it consists of a small multigene family in Chinese cabbage genome. RNA blot analysis showed that the gene was predominantly expressed in the leaf tissue of Chinese cabbage seedlings, but the mRNA was generally expressed in most tissues of mature plant, except roots. The expression of C2C-Prx was slightly induced by treatment with H₂O₂ (100M) or Fe³⁺/O₂/DTT oxidation system, but not by ABA (50 M) or GA₃ (10 M). The C2C-Prx is encoded as a preprotein of 273 amino acids containing a putative chloroplast-targeting signal of 65 amino acids at its N-terminus. The N-terminally truncated recombinant protein (C2C-Prx) migrates as a dimer in a non-reducing SDS-polyacrylamide gel and as a monomer in a reducing condition. The C2C-Prx shows no immuno cross-reactivity to antiserum of the yeast thiol-specific antioxidant protein, and vice versa. The C2C-Prx prevents the inactivation of glutamine synthetase and the DNA cleavage in the metal-catalyzed oxidation system. In the yeast thioredoxin system containing thioredoxin reductase, thioredoxin, and NADPH, the C2C-Prx exhibits peroxidase activity on H₂O₂.     

Biological activity in traditional Alaska pollack sikhae during low temperature fermentation

Biological activity was examined on Alaska pollack sikhae produced with 4 treatments (by irradiating at 5 or 10 kGy, or by adding either 0.1 or 0.3% of chitooligosaccharide), compared with control (2-step fermentation only) during fermentation at -2 degrees C. The extracts (500 ppm level) of sikhae had antimicrobial activities against 4 different strains of food poisoning bacteria such as Staphy. aureus, B. subtilis, B. cereus, and L. monocytogenes. Antioxidative activity (EDA(50), 11.55 mg/mL) in control group increased with time up to 60 days of fermentation but decreased thereafter, while those levels in other products were kept within 10.60-18.30 mg/mL ranges during fermentation. Inhibitory activity of angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) (IC(50), 1.51-2.89 mg/mL) in all products was observed during fermentation except at 0 day. Inhibitory activity of xanthine oxidase (XO) (IC(50), 0.65-0.87 mg/mL) in all products also increased with time up to 30 days of fermentation. Without irradiating or adding of chitooligosaccharide, Alaska pollack sikhae showing biological activities was enough by 2-step fermentation and storage at -2 degrees C only.