温度和食物对稻虱缨小蜂发育、存活和繁殖的影响

在白背飞虱(Sogatella furcifera(Hovàrth))卵内,稻虱缨小蜂(Anagrus nilparvatae Pang et Wang)的发育起点温度为10.6℃,有效积温为162.3日度,随着温度上升,发育加快;寿命(y_1,D_(10.4)~0C)、产卵量(y_2,粒/♀)、产出卵率则在适宜温度范围(23—26℃)内最大,高低温区内均呈下降趋势,其方程分别为:y_1=exp(-0.04187+0.3612x-7.4654×10~(-3)x~2),y_2=exp(-1.9539+0.4563x-0.01001x~2),式中x为温度。温度对未产出卵量影响不显著;对子代雌性比的影响也不显著,其平均值为0.7631。温度主要通过对产卵量和产卵速率来影响繁殖力,理论上27.3℃时周限增长率λ最大,达1.2374倍/天。成虫期供蜜加水时的产卵量、产出卵率和寿命显著比仅供水时的高或长。此研究为预测害虫种群发展,充分利用天敌资源,达到综合管理害虫提供了科学依据。     

Novel chiral ionic liquids stationary phases for the enantiomer separation of chiral acid by high‐performance liquid chromatography

Novel chiral ionic liquid stationary phases based on chiral imidazolium were prepared. The ionic liquid chiral selector was synthesized by ring opening of cyclohexene oxide with imidazole or 5,6‐dimethylbenzimidazole, and then chemically modified by different substitute groups. Chiral stationary phases were prepared by bonding to the surface of silica sphere through thioene “click” reaction. Their enantioselective separations of chiral acids were evaluated by high‐performance liquid chromatography. The retention of acid sample was related to the counterion concentration and showed a typical ion exchange process. The chiral separation abilities of chiral stationary phases were greatly influenced by the substituent group on the chiral selector as well as the mobile phase, which indicated that, besides ion exchange, other interactions such as steric hindrance, π‐π interaction, and hydrogen bonding are important for the enantioselectivity. In this report, the influence of bulk solvent components, the effects of varying concentration, and the type of the counterion as well as the proportion of acid and basic additives were investigated in detail.     

木里柠檬种子油的脂肪酸组成和果实主要营养成分的研究

本文报道,采用气相色谱(GC)分析新发现的野生木里柠檬,和栽培的尤力克柠檬种子油的8种脂肪酸成分,和用常规化学方法对比测定两种柠檬果实中的糖,有机酸和维生素C的含量。研究结果表明,木里柠檬的脂肪酸及其它营养成分与尤力克柠檬相近。     

IKBKE protein activates Akt independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/PDK1/mTORC2 and the pleckstrin homology domain to sustain malignant transformation

Serine/threonine kinase Akt regulates key cellular processes such as cell growth, proliferation, and survival. Activation of Akt by mitogenic factor depends on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). Here, we report that IKBKE (also known as IKKε and IKKi) activates Akt through a PI3K-independent pathway. IKBKE directly phosphorylates Akt-Thr308 and Ser473 independent of the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. IKBKE activation of Akt was not affected by inhibition of PI3K, knockdown of PDK1 or mTORC2 complex. Further, this activation could be inhibited by Akt inhibitors MK-2206 and GSK690693 but not the compounds (perifosine and triciribine) targeting the PH domain of Akt. Expression of IKBKE largely correlates with activation of Akt in breast cancer. Moreover, inhibition of Akt suppresses IKBKE oncogenic transformation. These findings indicate that IKBKE is an Akt-Thr308 and -Ser473 kinase and directly activates Akt independent of PI3K, PDK1, and mTORC2 as well as PH domain. Our data also suggest that Akt inhibitors targeting the PH domain have no effect on the tumors in which hyperactive Akt resulted from elevated IKBKE.     

草地螟寄生蝇与寄主间的关系及控害作用

草地螟寄生蝇是草地螟Loxotego stictialisL.的重要天敌,但其发生种类、控害作用尚不明确。通过室内饲养,结合历年田间调查对康保县草地螟寄生蝇种类、田间分布、寄生率及消长规律进行研究,结果表明康保县草地螟寄生蝇发生种类有5种。田间呈聚集分布,种群数量大,寄生率高,控害作用显著。对开展草地螟预测预报,保护利用天敌资源和综合治理提供了科学依据。     

三角褐指藻△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因的克隆及在酿酒酵母中的表达

△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶是合成花生四烯酸的关键酶.根据已报道的△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因设计引物,分别从三角褐指藻基因组DNA和总cDNA中扩增得到1520 bp和1410 bp的特异片段,序列分析结果显示,结构基因中含有一个大小为110 bp的内含子,这是国内外首次报道.将△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因亚克隆到大肠杆菌和酿酒酵母的穿梭表达载体pYES2.0中,在大肠杆菌中筛选到含有目的片段的重组质粒pYPTD5,用电击转化的方法将重组质粒pYPTD5转化到营养缺陷型酿酒酵母菌株INVSc1中,在缺省培养基中筛选得到酿酒酵母转化菌株YPTD5,在合适的培养条件下,添加外源底物双高γ-亚麻酸和诱导物半乳糖,培养并收集菌体.通过脂肪酸甲酯气相色谱分析,表明三角褐指藻△5-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在酿酒酵母中获得了高效的表达,将双高γ-亚麻酸转化为花生四烯酸,其底物转化率达到了45.9%.     

Complete genome sequence of the bacterium Ketogulonicigenium vulgare Y25

Ketogulonicigenium vulgare is characterized by the efficient production of 2KGA from L-sorbose. Ketogulonicigenium vulgare Y25 is known as a 2-keto-L-gulonic acid-producing strain in the vitamin C industry. Here we report the finished, annotated genome sequence of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare Y25.     

蛋白激酶C对血管内皮细胞锚蛋白、CD44表达及亚细胞分布的影响

通过外源性底物对[γ-32P]-ATP的摄入量来测定豆蔻酰佛波醇乙酯(phorbol-myristate-acetate,PMA)处理后的人脐静脉内皮细胞(humanumbilicalveinendothelialcells,HUVECs)膜蛋白激酶C(proteinkinaseC,PKC)的活性;利用间接免疫荧光标记和Western印迹方法分析蛋白激酶C活性对锚蛋白及CD44的亚细胞分布及蛋白质表达的影响。结果发现HUVECs的锚蛋白及CD44表达水平趋势与PKC活性变化相吻合;PKC活化导致CD44在细胞膜上呈聚集状,而锚蛋白则移位并聚集于CD44处;PKC抑制剂能抑制PKC活化所带来的上述作用。结果表明PKC活化通过磷酸化作用能上调锚蛋白及CD44表达,并同时导致二者发生一致性运动及共分布。     

Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone protects retinal pigment epithelium cells from oxidative stress through activation of melanocortin 1 receptor–Akt–mTOR signaling

Patients with age related macular degeneration (AMD) will develop vision loss in the center of the visual field. Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell apoptosis is an important contributor of AMD. In this study, we explored the pro-survival effect of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) on oxidative stressed RPE cells. We found that α-MSH receptor melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) was functionally expressed in primary and transformed RPE cells. RPE cells were response to α-MSH stimulation. α-MSH activated Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and Erk1/2 signalings in RPE cells, which were inhibited by MC1R siRNA knockdown. α-MSH protected RPE cells from hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced apoptosis, an effect that was almost abolished when MC1R was depleted by siRNA. α-MSH-mediated S6K1 activation and pro-survival effect against H₂O₂ was inhibited by Akt inhibitors (perifosine, MK-2206 and LY294002). Further, mTOR inhibition by rapamycin, or by mTOR siRNA knockdown, diminished α-MSH’s pro-survival effect in RPE cells. Thus, Akt and its downstream mTOR signaling mediates α-MSH-induced survival in RPE cells. In summary, we have identified a new α-MSH–MC1R physiologic pathway that reduces H₂O₂-induced RPE cell damage, and might minimize the risk of developing AMD.