稻米品质性状对开放式空气二氧化碳浓度增高的响应

利用开放式空气CO2浓度增高(FACE)系统平台。研究大田栽培条件下粳稻武香粳14号稻米品质性状对CO2浓度增高200μmol·mol^-1的响应。结果表明．FACE处理稻谷的出糙率平均比CK高1．4个百分点,整精米率平均比CK低12．3个百分点,较低的供N水平有利于提高FACE条件下的出糙率．较高的供N水平有利于提高FACE条件下的整精米率;FACE处理的稻米垩白略有增加。垩白粒率平均比CK高11．9个百分点,垩白度平均比CK平均高2．8个百分点,较高的供N和供P水平有利于降低FACE条件下垩白大小、垩白粒率和垩白度;FACE处理稻米糊化温度平均比CK平均高0．52℃,胶稠度有提高的趋势,但对稻米直链淀粉含量影响较小,较高的供N和供P水平有利于降低FACE条件下稻米的直链淀粉含量,较低的供N和较高的供P水平有利于降低FACE条件下稻米胶稠度,较低的供N水平有利于降低FACE条件下稻米糊化温度;FACE处理使稻米蛋白质含量比CK平均低0．6个百分点,较低的供N和供P水平有利于降低FACE条件下稻米蛋白质含量。     

Purification and cDNA Cloning of Antimicrobial Peptides from the Skin Secretion of the Chinese Frog Rana chensinensis

The skin secretions of amphibians are a rich source of bioactive peptides. We isolated chensirin-1 and chensirin-2 from the skin secretion of the Chinese frog Rana chensinensis. Sephadex-G-50 and RP-HPLC were employed to purify these peptides. The amino acid sequences of these peptides were VLPLVGNLLNDLLGE and IIPLPLGYFAKKT, respectively, as determined by Edman degradation. The molecular weights were 1578.7 and 1460.8 Da, respectively, as analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS. The chensirin cDNA was cloned by 5′ and 3′ amplification of cDNA ends, synthesized and purified. The antibacterial activities of the chensirins were tested using minimum inhibitory concentration, the results indicated that chensirins inhibit the growth of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Among them, chensirin-1 is a novel peptide with a higher antibacterial activity compared to other similar antimicrobial peptides. These low molecular weight peptides with good antimicrobial efficacy are considered potential sources for developing new antimicrobial agents to improve traditional drug resistance.

     

冰川细菌冷杆菌属的多样性研究进展

冰川作为地球主要的冰冻圈环境之一,蕴藏着丰富的低温微生物资源.1976年,Inoue&Komagata从南极分离出一株嗜冷细菌,直到1997年,以这株嗜冷菌为模式物种,建立了冷杆菌属(Cryobacterium),同时该菌株被命名为嗜冷冷杆菌(Cryobacterium psychrophilum).冷杆菌属物种主要分...     

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from immature zygotic embryo cultures of mountain ash (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sorbus pohuashanensis</Emphasis>)

Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis was achieved using immature zygotic embryos (ZE) of Sorbus pohuashanensis as explants. Over 50% of immature ZEs from immature seed collected at 30 days after pollination produced direct somatic embryos (SEs) on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 0–0.44 μM 6-benzyladenine (BA) in combination with 5.73 μM naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) or with 0.91–2.26 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) alone. Fourteen to 23 SEs per explant were regenerated on MS medium supplemented with BA 0.44 μM in combination with NAA 5.73 μM. SE formation decreased when sucrose concentrations were higher than 40 g L⁻¹. Repetitive embryogenesis occurred following culture on solid MS medium containing 12 μM abscisic acid, 75 g L⁻¹ polyethylene glycol, and 20 g L⁻¹ sucrose at 25 ± 1°C under a 16-h photoperiod with a light intensity of 40 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹. Over 40% of the mature SEs germinated on solid MS medium under light condition described previously. Up to 40% of the regenerated plantlets were successfully acclimatized under greenhouse conditions. Plantlets derived from SEs grew vigorously with similar morphology as those germinated from ZEs. Histological studies of explants at various developmental stages of somatic embryogenesis revealed that SEs passed through globular, heart, torpedo, and mature stages. Similar to ZE suspensors, similar structures of SE degenerated in later stages of embryo development. ZE and SE are a effective means of regenerating tissue culture plantlets for S. pohuashanesis.     

开放式空气CO2浓度增高对水稻N素吸收利用的影响

在大田栽培条件下,研究空气中CO₂浓度增高(FACE)200μmol·mol^-1对水稻N素吸收及其利用效率的影响.结果表明,FACE处理使水稻不同生育时期的植株含N率显著下降;由于干物质生产量显著增大,FACE处理使水稻不同生育时期的N素累积量有所提高,但无显著影响;FACE处理能够显著提高移栽后28d、抽穗期以及成熟期单位N素的干物质生产效率、单位N素的籽粒生产效率和显著提高水稻的N素收获指数.高N处理的植株含N率、N素累积量均有所增加,但使N素生产效率呈现下降趋势.     

658 nm低能量激光照射对人牙周膜细胞生物学效应的影响

目的:探讨658 nm低能量激光照射对人牙周膜细胞增殖、碱性磷酸酶活性及纤维连接蛋白合成的影响.方法:改良组织块法体外培养人牙周膜细胞.通过658 nm激光照射人牙周膜细胞,观察能量密度为1.86 J/cm2和3.72 J/cm2激光照射后不同时间点细胞增殖效应、碱性磷酸酶活性和纤维连接蛋白的变化.结果:1.86 J/cm2和3.72 J/cm2能量密度的激光照射人牙周膜细胞,可显著促进细胞增殖效应.3.72 J/cm2能量密度的激光照射可提高人牙周膜细胞碱性磷酸酶活性;能量密度为1.86 J/cm2的激光照射人牙周膜细胞72 h后,细胞中纤维连接蛋白分泌量增加.结论:658 nm低剂量激光照射可促进人牙周膜细胞增殖;适量的低剂量激光照射人牙周膜细胞可促进其碱性磷酸酶活性及纤维连接蛋白的分泌.     

Are glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms (GSTM1, GSTT1) associated with primary open angle glaucoma? A meta-analysis

Background

Glutathione S-transferase (GST) variants have been considered as risk factors for the pathogenesis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). However, the results have been inconsistent. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes and the risk for POAG.

Methods

Published literature from PubMed and EMBASE databases was retrieved. All studies evaluating the association between GSTM1/GSTT1 variants and POAG were included. Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using fixed- or random-effects model.

Results

14 studies (1711 POAG cases and 1537 controls) were included in the meta-analysis of GSTM1 genotypes and 10 studies (1306 POAG cases and 1114 controls) were included in the meta-analysis of GSTT1 genotypes. The overall result showed that the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes and risk for POAG was not statistically significant (GSTM1: OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 0.82–1.73, p = 0.361; GSTT1: OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 0.77–2.06, p = 0.365). The results by ethnicity showed that the association between the GSTM1 null genotype and risk for POAG is statistically significant in East Asians (OR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.04–1.90, p = 0.026), but not in Caucasians (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.69–1.84, p = 0.638) and Latin-American (OR = 1.09, 95% CI = 0.62–1.92, p = 0.767). In addition, there was no significant association of GSTT1 null genotype with risk for POAG in either ethnic population.

Conclusions

The present meta-analysis suggested that there might be a significant association of GSTM1 null genotype with POAG risk in East Asians.