Plasticity in R/S ratio, morphology and fitness-related traits in response to reciprocal patchiness of light and nutrients in the stoloniferous herb, Glechoma longituba L

Clonal fragments of the stoloniferous herb Glechoma longituba were subjected to a complementary patchiness of light and soil nutrients including two spatially homogeneous treatments (SR–SR and IP–IP) and two spatially heterogeneous treatments (IP–SR and SR–IP). SR and IP indicate patches (shaded, rich) with low light intensity (shaded, S), high nutrient availability (rich, R) and patches (illuminated, poor) with high light intensity (illuminated, I) and low nutrient availability (poor, P), respectively. Plasticity of the species in root–shoot ratio, fitness-related traits (biomass, number of ramets and dry weight per ramet) and clonal morphological traits (length and specific length of stolon internodes, area and specific area of laminae, length and specific length of petioles) were experimentally examined. The aim is to understand adaptation of G. longituba to the environment with reciprocal patches of light and soil nutrients by plasticities both in root–shoot ratio and in (clonal) morphology. Our experiment revealed performance of the clonal fragments growing from patches with high light intensity and low soil nutrient availability into the adjacent opposite patches was increased in terms of the fitness-related characters. R/S ratio and clonal morphology were plastic. Meanwhile, the capture of light resource from the light-rich patches was enhanced while the capture of soil nutrients from either the nutrient-rich or the nutrient-poor patches was not. Analysis of cost and benefit disclosed positive effects of clonal integration on biomass production of ramets in the patches with low light intensity and high soil nutrient availability. These results suggest an existence of reciprocal translocation of assimilates and nutrients between the interconnected ramets. The reinforced performance of the clonal fragments seems to be related with specialization of clonal morphology in the species.     

三门湾大型底栖动物时空分布及其与环境因子的关系

2006年11月、2007年1月、4月和8月在三门湾18个采样点对大型底栖动物进行调查,分析了其时空分布及其与环境因子的关系.结果表明:调查共采集到大型底栖动物124种,其中多毛类44种、软体动物34种、甲壳动物22种、棘皮动物11种、其他类动物13种;多毛类和软体动物种数占总种数的62.9％,二者构成了三门湾大型底栖动物的主要类群.双鳃内卷齿蚕、小头虫和不倒翁虫是春季三门湾大型底栖动物的优势种;不倒翁虫、双鳃内卷齿蚕和海稚虫为夏季的优势种;不倒翁虫、小头虫、双鳃内卷齿蚕和白沙箸为秋季的优势种;双鳃内卷齿蚕、不倒翁虫、小头虫和海稚虫为冬季的优势种.三门湾大型底栖动物年均生物量为17.36 g·m-2,年均栖息密度为72 ind·m-2.不同季节大型底栖动物的平均生物量和平均栖息密度存在显著性差异.大型底栖动物群落平均Shannon多样性指数在1.53 ～ 1.89,平均Margalef物种丰富度指数在2.25 ～2.96,平均均匀度指数在0.83 ～0.94,3个指数在不同季节间均存在显著性差异.经典范对应分析,影响三门湾大型底栖动物群落的主要环境因子包括海水的温度、盐度、溶解性无机氮以及表层沉积物中的有机质、总氮和总磷等,环境变量可以较好地解释主要类群的变化.     

杉木连栽土壤对其幼树生长的影响

在会同林区采用３种不同连栽杉木次数的土壤,进行杉木幼树盆栽试验．结果表明,杉木连栽不利其幼树生长．连裁使幼树高生长下降３７—４０％,基径下降１９—２８％,冠幅下降２１—２９％,总生物量减少４５—５０％．杉木连栽还造成土壤养分递减,即腐殖质减少７—２８％,速效养分下降２３—２８％,土壤微生物数量和活性也大大降低．因此,杉木纯林连栽经营方式应尽快改变．     

连栽土壤对杉木幼苗生长影响的研究

连栽土壤对杉木幼苗生长影响的研究马越强廖利平杨跃军汪思龙高洪陈楚莹（中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所,１１００１５）刘更有（湖南省会同县林科所,４１８３０７）ＥｆｅｃｔｓｏｆＲｅｐｌａｎｔＳｏｉｌｏｎｔｈｅＧｒｏｗｔｈｏｆＣ．ｌａｎｃｅｏｌａｔａＳｅｄｌ...     

Housekeeping genes in cancer: normalization of array data

Biological maintenance of cells under variable conditions should affect gene expression of only certain genes while leaving the rest unchanged. The latter, termed "housekeeping genes," by definition must reflect no change in their expression levels during cell development, treatment, or disease state anomalies. However, deviations from this rule have been observed. Using DNA microarray technology, we report here variations in expression levels of certain housekeeping genes in prostate cancer and a colorectal cancer gene therapy model system. To highlight, differential expression was observed for ribosomal protein genes in the prostate cancer cells and beta-actin in treated colorectal cells. High-throughput differential gene expression analysis via microarray technology and quantitative PCR has become a common platform for classifying variations in similar types of cancers, response to chemotherapy, identifying disease markers, etc. Therefore, normalization of the system based on housekeeping genes, such as those reported here in cancer, must be approached with caution.     

5’核苷酸酶碱性磷酸酶双重染色法在毛细淋巴管研究中的应用

本文应用5’-N-ALP双重染色法观察了裸鼠皮肤及人胃癌组织内淋巴管的形态和细微分布.在光镜下毛细淋巴管、淋巴管呈5’-N强阳性反应,管壁显示明显的棕色或深棕色,而毛细血管、血管的ALP呈强阳性,管壁呈明显的蓝色.据此可用组化方法将毛细淋巴管和毛细血管区别开来.本法能显示呈褐色的毛细淋巴管,特别是呈实性条索状的毛细淋巴管,因而双重染色比HE染色更能客观、准确地显示毛细淋巴管的分布.     

Li–Ti Cation Mixing Enhanced Structural and Performance Stability of Li‐Rich Layered Oxide

Li‐rich layered metal oxides are one type of the most promising cathode materials in lithium‐ion batteries but suffer from severe voltage decay during cycling because of the continuous transition metal (TM) migration into the Li layers. A Li‐rich layered metal oxide Li_1.2Ti_0.26Ni_0.18Co_0.18Mn_0.18O₂ (LTR) is hereby designed, in which some of the Ti⁴⁺ cations are intrinsically present in the Li layers. The native Li–Ti cation mixing structure enhances the tolerance for structural distortion and inhibits the migration of the TM ions in the TMO₂ slabs during (de)lithiation. Consequently, LTR exhibits a remarkable cycling stability of 97% capacity retention after 182 cycles, and the average discharge potential drops only 90 mV in 100 cycles. In‐depth studies by electron energy loss spectroscopy and aberration‐corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy demonstrate the Li–Ti mixing structure. The charge compensation mechanism is uncovered with X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and explained with the density function theory calculations. These results show the superiority of introducing transition metal ions into the Li layers in reinforcing the structural stability of the Li‐rich layered metal oxides. These findings shed light on a possible path to the development of Li‐rich materials with better potential retention and a longer lifespan.     

脑肿瘤干细胞

脑肿瘤尤其是恶性脑胶质瘤,由于生长及复发快,预后极差,所以找到胶质瘤复发的根源,提高胶质瘤病人的存活率,已成为国内外的肿瘤生物学工作者和临床医学工作者亟待解决的难题。近年来肿瘤干细胞概念的提出及脑肿瘤干细胞的分离及鉴定,为脑肿瘤的研究提供了新的切入点,同时可成为肿瘤治疗新的靶标,为根治脑肿瘤带来了光明的前景。简要综述了脑肿瘤干细胞无限增殖、自我更新、多分化潜能的生物学特性,脑肿瘤干细胞的起源以及与脑肿瘤相关机制方面的研究进展,从而为今后脑肿瘤早期诊断、治疗以及以此为靶标的药物开发提供新的思路和方向。     

黄芪对镉致大鼠睾丸支持细胞超微结构及波形蛋白、E-钙粘蛋白表达改变的保护作用

目的 探讨黄芪对镉致大鼠睾丸支持细胞损伤的保护作用.方法 21只成年雄性SD大鼠随机分成镉组(0.1％氯化镉腹腔内注射,1mg/Kg体重/天,5天/周,处理后1、2、3、4周取材)、镉加黄芪组(注射氯化镉的同时注射黄芪,10g/Kg体重/天,5天/周,处理后2、4周取材)和对照组(腹腔内注射等量生理盐水).睾丸取材作光镜、免疫组织化学染色和图像分析及超微结构观察.结果 光镜H.E染色对照组支持细胞核不规则,染色浅,核仁明显,镉处理后胞浆内有空泡形成,镉加黄芪组支持细胞未见明显改变.对照组波形蛋白阳性产物在支持细胞靠近基室腔的胞浆中表达,E-钙粘蛋白阳性产物则主要定位于生精上皮近腔室的支持细胞和部分生精细胞胞浆中.镉处理后支持细胞胞浆中波形蛋白和E-钙粘蛋白阳性产物表达的平均光密度值均明显降低(P＜0.05),镉加黄芪组阳性产物表达虽较对照组减弱但明显高于相应镉组(P＜0.05).镉处理组支持细胞胞质特化区和紧密连接破坏,镉加黄芪组支持细胞超微病变较相应镉组为轻.结论 镉降低大鼠睾丸支持细胞波形蛋白和E-钙粘蛋白的表达并造成支持细胞的超微结构损伤,黄芪具有较好的保护效果.