反应扩散系统的渐近性态

考虑Lotka-Volterra反应扩散系统,给出了条件,保证其解的渐近性态与对应的常微系统相同。     

Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic control of plant height and branch number in response to low-phosphorus stress in Brassica napus

Background and AimsOilseed rape (Brassica napus) is one of the most important oil crops worldwide. Phosphorus (P) deficiency severely decreases the plant height and branch number of B. napus. However, the genetic bases controlling plant height and branch number in B. napus under P deficiency remain largely unknown. This study aims to mine candidate genes for plant height and branch number by genome-wide association study (GWAS) and determine low-P-tolerance haplotypes.MethodsAn association panel of B. napus was grown in the field with a low P supply (P, 0 kg ha⁻¹) and a sufficient P supply (P, 40 kg ha⁻¹) across 2 years and plant height and branch number were investigated. More than five million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were used to conduct GWAS of plant height and branch number at two contrasting P supplies.Key ResultsA total of 2127 SNPs were strongly associated (P < 6·25 × 10⁻⁰⁷) with plant height and branch number at two P supplies. There was significant correlation between phenotypic variation and the number of favourable alleles of associated loci on chromosomes A10 (chrA10_821671) and C08 (chrC08_27999846), which will contribute to breeding improvement by aggregating these SNPs. BnaA10g09290D and BnaC08g26640D were identified to be associated with chrA10_821671 and chrC08_27999846, respectively. Candidate gene association analysis and haplotype analysis showed that the inbred lines carrying ATT at BnaA10g09290Hap1 and AAT at BnaC08g26640Hap1 had greater plant height than lines carrying other haplotype alleles at low P supply.ConclusionOur results demonstrate the power of GWAS in identifying genes of interest in B. napus and provided insights into the genetic basis of plant height and branch number at low P supply in B. napus. Candidate genes and favourable haplotypes may facilitate marker-based breeding efforts aimed at improving P use efficiency in B. napus.     

落羽杉与墨西哥落羽杉3个杂交后代品系的生长和杂种优势分析

以落羽杉〔Taxodium distichum(Linn.)Rich.〕和墨西哥落羽杉(T.mucronatum Tenore)及其3个杂交后代品系'中山杉405'('Zhongshansha 405')、'中山杉406'('Zhongshansha 406')和'中山杉407'('Zhongshansha 407')2年生盆栽扦插苗为研究对象,对株高和地径的年增长量、总叶面积、株高和地径的增长量动态变化、株高和地径的生长期进行了比较分析,并根据地径增长量分析了3个杂交后代品系的杂种优势.结果表明:3个杂交后代品系的年株高增长量介于父本与母本之间但无显著差异,而三者的年地径增长量和总叶面积则明显高于父本和母本.墨西哥落羽杉与3个杂交后代品系的株高和地径生长期均一致,分别为5月11日至10月5日和6月1日至11月9日;而落羽杉的株高和地径生长期分别为5月11日至8月10日和6月8日至11月16日.5月份至10月份,墨西哥落羽杉的株高持续增长,而3个杂交后代品系的株高不连续增长,落羽杉的株高则在8月10日之后停止生长;生长初期和生长末期,3个杂交后代品系的地径增长量均高于父本和母本;秋季3个杂交后代品系均能快速进行地径生长,而此时父本和母本的地径增长量均下降.除夏季的少数时间段外,'中山杉405'在整个生长季都表现出明显的杂种优势,而'中山杉406'和'中山杉407'在整个生长季总体上表现出杂种优势,且它们的杂种优势最大值均出现在生长后期,说明供试的3个杂交后代品系在秋季也能快速生长.研究结果显示:供试的3个杂交后代品系均遗传了落羽杉地径生长迅速和墨西哥落羽杉株高生长期长的特性,秋季3个杂交后代品系的地径和株高增长量总体上均高于父本和母本,表现出明显的杂种优势.     

Angiotensin II induces tyrosine nitration and activation of ERK1/2 in vascular smooth muscle cells

Angiotensin II (Ang II) induces a prominent and sustained nitration and activation of ERK1/2 in rat vascular smooth muscle cells, both mediated via AT1 receptor. Nitration and activation was also shown for recombinant non-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and MEK. Nitration and phosphorylation of ERK1/2 by Ang II was significantly inhibited by NAD(P)H inhibitors and scavengers of oxygen and nitrogen reactive species and completely blocked by a selective inducible nitric-oxide synthase inhibitor. MEK inhibitor U0126 did not affect ERK nitration but completely blocked activation. These data indicate that Ang II nitrates and activates ERK1/2 via a reactive species-sensitive pathway.     

Regulatory volume decrease in cardiomyocytes is modulated by calcium influx and reactive oxygen species

We investigated the role of Ca²⁺ in generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by hyposmotic stress (Hypo) and its relationship to regulatory volume decrease (RVD) in cardiomyocytes. Hypo-induced increases in cytoplasmic and mitochondrial Ca²⁺. Nifedipine (Nife) inhibited both Hypo-induced Ca²⁺ and ROS increases. Overexpression of catalase (CAT) induced RVD and a decrease in Hypo-induced blebs. Nife prevented CAT-dependent RVD activation. These results show a dual role of Hypo-induced Ca²⁺ influx in the control of cardiomyocyte viability. Hypo-induced an intracellular Ca²⁺ increase which activated RVD and inhibited necrotic blebbing thus favoring cell survival, while simultaneously increasing ROS generation, which in turn inhibited RVD and induced necrosis.     

灰木莲生长对土壤养分和气候因子的响应

对原产地越南以及我国多个引种地的灰木莲的树高和胸径生长特征进行研究,分析了灰木莲生长对土壤养分和气候因子的响应.结果表明: 不同种植地灰木莲的树高和胸径年均生长量差异显著.灰木莲胸径和树高的年均生长量与土壤全N、全P、速效N、速效P含量呈显著正相关,而与土壤有机质、全K、速效K含量相关性不显著,表明土壤N、P含量是影响灰木莲生长的主要养分因子.不同海拔灰木莲树高年均生长量差异显著,而胸径无显著差异.海拔为150～550 m,树高年均生长量随海拔升高而增大,在海拔550 m处达到最大,随后降低,表明海拔550 m为灰木莲引种的最适海拔.灰木莲树高和胸径的年均生长量与年均温、≥10 ℃积温呈显著负相关,与年降雨量呈显著正相关,表明年均温、≥10 ℃积温和降雨量是影响灰木莲生长的主要气候因子.     

Binding of arachidonic acid to myeloid-related proteins (S100A8/A9) enhances phagocytic NADPH oxidase activation

Activation of the O(2)(-) generating NADPH oxidase of phagocytes results from the assembly of the membrane-bound flavocytochrome b(558) with cytosolic proteins, p67(phox), p47(phox), and Rac. However, it has been recently reported that the arachidonic acid- and calcium-binding heterodimer S100A8/A9, abundant in neutrophil cytosol, influences the activation process. In a semi-recombinant system comprising neutrophil membranes, recombinant proteins, p67(phox), p47(phox), GTPgamma S-loaded Rac2, and arachidonic acid (AA), both the rate and the extent of the oxidase activation were increased by S100A8/A9, provided it was preloaded with AA. Binding of [(14)C]AA to S100A8/A9 was potentiated by recombinant cytosolic phox proteins and GTPgammaS, suggesting the formation of a complex, comprising oxidase activating proteins and S100A8/A9, with a greater affinity for AA. The rate constant of oxidase activation was not increased by AA-loaded S100A8/A9, whereas the maximal oxidase activity elicited was twice as high. AA-loaded S100A8/A9 increases oxidase activation probably by decreasing the deactivation rate.     

Morphological responses of Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) to the large-scale climatic gradient along the North-east China Transect (NECT)

A field experiment was conducted to examine the morphological variations of Leymus chinensis along the climatic gradient of the North‐east China Transect (NECT), from 115° to 125° E, in the vicinity of 43.5° N, in north‐eastern China. Ten sites selected for plant sampling along the gradient have approximately uniform theoretical radiation, but differ in precipitation and geographical elevation. The results of analyses showed that vegetative and reproductive shoot heights, flag leaf lengths and widths and seed numbers per inflorescence increased from the west to the east with precipitation, but decreased with aridity. Leaf lengths and widths for most leaf types from 115° to 124° E exhibited little variations. Significant correlations of plant heights, flag leaf lengths and widths and seed numbers per inflorescence with large‐scale climatic variables (e.g. annual precipitation, aridity) and geographical variation (longitude) found in this study indicated that climatic factors have significant effects on some morphological traits of L. chinensis along the NECT.     

黄波罗种源、家系苗期生长变异分析

对林口县青山林场黄波罗2年生高生长变异进行了分析。不同种源内存在丰富的变异,变异幅度在20.1%~31.2%之间;种源间苗高差异极显著,其中,兴隆、方正以及迎春种源高生长较快,青山、苇河居中,嘉荫种源高生长最差,生长最快的兴隆种源较生长最慢的嘉荫种源高生长快56.5%。而兴隆种源家系内也存在丰富的遗传变异,变异系数在14.4%~23.4%之间,平均为18.6%,家系间苗高差异极显著。生长较慢的嘉荫种源家系内存也在丰富的遗传变异,变异系数在12.7%~31.0%之间,平均为21.9%,家系间苗高差异极显著, 3个生长快的家系超过生长慢家系数值的56.6%,生长最快的嘉6较生长最慢的嘉11家系高生长快75.4%。     

Higher seed size and germination rate may favour autotetraploids of Vicia cracca L. (Fabaceae)

The phenotypic effect of increased cell size in polyploid angiosperms has been repeatedly described; the ecological consequences of the gigas effect are, however, relatively poorly understood. Here, we investigated the effect of cytotype, seed weight, and inter‐population variation on seedling germination and growth in diploid and autotetraploid Vicia cracca L. in a common garden experiment. Seeds used in this study originated in the contact zone of the cytotypes in Central Europe. Tetraploids had heavier seeds than diploids and greater germination rates irrespective of seed size. Both seed weight and germination rate displayed high inter‐population variation. Further, tetraploids seem to germinate earlier and deposit fewer reserves into the seed bank than diploids. Mean above‐ground biomass and seedling height were similar in the two cytotypes of V. cracca. Nonetheless, the tallest tetraploid seedlings were taller than the tallest diploid seedlings, which may be advantageous under strong competition in dense vegetation. This study thus demonstrates that tetraploids of V. cracca may have superior competitive ability to diploids in certain habitats. It also suggests the necessity of studying multiple populations per cytotype when comparing diploids and polyploids, as the effect of population may be of similar or even higher magnitude than the effect of cytotype. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 113 , 57–73.