Composition of volatiles of banana cultivars from Madeira Island

The composition of the volatiles of banana fruit from various cultivars grown on Madeira Island has been determined. Using GC-MS, the volatiles were shown to be complex mixtures of several classes of components, mainly esters, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and acids. The average contents of the total volatiles from cultivars "Dwarf Cavendish", "Giant Cavendish", "Robusta" and "Williams" were 93.0, 116.5, 157.3 and 157.0 mg/kg, respectively. The ester and alcoholic fractions appear to play a decisive role in the organoleptic characteristics of banana fruit, presenting a substantial content ranging from 57.2 to 89.8 mg/ kg and 19.0 to 47.7 mg/kg, respectively, in all cultivars from Madeira Island studied. 3-Methyl butyl butanoate ester was the major constituent.     

CRISPR/Cas9技术编辑MPK7和MPK14基因创制抗穗发芽水稻新种质

穗发芽对籼稻生产危害严重.编辑休眠调控基因,创制高休眠性新种质,进而提高穗发芽抗性,是探索改良穗发芽抗性的新途径.泰丰B(TB)是籼型优质杂交稻保持系,主要缺点是种子休眠性偏低,易受穗发芽危害.MPK7/14具有抑制粳稻种子休眠作用,尚不清楚是否适用于籼稻品种.本研究利用CRISPR/Cas9技术编辑泰丰B(TB)的M...     

Thyroid hormone induces sprouting angiogenesis in adult heart of hypothyroid mice through the PDGF‐Akt pathway

Study of physiological angiogenesis and associated signalling mechanisms in adult heart has been limited by the lack of a robust animal model. We investigated thyroid hormone‐induced sprouting angiogenesis and the underlying mechanism. Hypothyroidism was induced in C57BL/6J mice by feeding with propylthiouracil (PTU). One year of PTU treatment induced heart failure. Both 12 weeks‐ (young) and 1 year‐PTU (middle age) treatment caused a remarkable capillary rarefaction observed in capillary density. Three‐day Triiodothyronine (T3) treatment significantly induced cardiac capillary growth in hypothyroid mice. In cultured left ventricle (LV) tissues from PTU‐treated mice, T3 also induced robust sprouting angiogenesis where pericyte‐wrapped endothelial cells formed tubes. The in vitro T3 angiogenic response was similar in mice pre‐treated with PTU for periods ranging from 1.5 to 12 months. Besides bFGF and VEGF₁₆₄, PDGF‐BB was the most robust angiogenic growth factor, which stimulated notable sprouting angiogenesis in cultured hypothyroid LV tissues with increasing potency, but had little effect on tissues from euthyroid mice. T3 treatment significantly increased PDGF receptor beta (PDGFR‐β) protein levels in hypothyroid heart. PDGFR inhibitors blocked the action of T3 both on sprouting angiogenesis in cultured LV tissue and on capillary growth in vivo. In addition, activation of Akt signalling mediated in T3‐induced angiogenesis was blocked by PDGFR inhibitor and neutralizing antibody. Our results suggest that hypothyroidism leads to cardiac microvascular impairment and rarefaction with increased sensitivity to angiogenic growth factors. T3‐induced cardiac sprouting angiogenesis in adult hypothyroid mice was associated with PDGF‐BB, PDGFR‐β and downstream activation of Akt.     

激光对玉米陈种子萌发的生物效应

用不同剂量的He-Ne激光辐照贮存三年的玉米种子。结果表明,适宜的激光可有效地提高玉米陈种子的发芽势、发芽率和降低种子浸出液的电导率。     

人参总皂甙对海马神经元核仁组织者区和苔藓纤维末梢发芽的影响

本文研究人参总皂甙在海马齿状回颗粒细胞层诱发ＬＴＰ效应和促进大鼠记忆保持能力时,对海马神经元核仁组织者区和苔藓纤维末梢出芽的影响。给人参总皂甙第７天可显著提高群峰电位（ＰＳ）幅度,缩短ＰＳ起始和峰潜伏期,并可显著提高大鼠记忆保持能力。此时人参总皂甙可使海马ＣＡ３区锥体细胞和齿状回颗粒细胞Ａｇ－ＮＯＲ数较盐水组大鼠的平均提高６６．１７±２．３２％和７２．０７±０．９３％（Ｐ＜０．０１）;同时还可使大鼠的海马苔藓纤维末梢出芽级分平均较生理盐水组大鼠的平均堤高１－３倍（Ｐ＜０．０１）。提示人参总皂甙可提高神经元内ｒＤＮＡ的转录活性促进蛋白质合成,同时还可促进海马苔藓纤维末梢出芽以提高海马突触的传递功效。     

Importance of dormancy and sink strength in sprouting of onions (Allium cepa) during storage

In onion ( Allium cepa L.) postponement of sprouting is necessary to achieve long term storage. We studied the factors determining sprouting during dry storage at 16°C. The period to visible sprouting depends on the length of the dormancy period, if present, and on the growth rate of the sprout. In the three cultivars tested, sprouts were initiated within 2 weeks after harvest indicating the absence of a real dormancy period. Sprout length increased linearly during storage. The mitotic activity of the apex decreased before harvest, was low at the transition from scale to leaf formation, and increased again when the sprout was initiated. From a few weeks before harvest, the initially high fructan content of the scales decreased, leading to a large increase in fructose. The sprout always contained enough carbohydrates for growth (between 50 and 60 mg g⁻¹ dry weight, of which 30% was fructan). The activity of sucrose synthase (EC 2.4.1.13) increased as the sprout grew, indicating an increase in sink strength. Invertase (EC 3.2.1.26) was absent in all bulb organs, during the various developmental stages. Although carbohydrates and enzymes were available for fast sprouting, sprout growth was still linear instead of exponential during dry storage at temperatures favorable for growth (16°C). The relative importance of factors determining sprouting are discussed.     

嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌DNA解链蛋白BstH2的纯化及性质研究

以嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌为材料,通过ＰｏｌｙｍｉｎＰ沉淀、硫酸铵分级及ＤＥＡＥ纤维素、磷酸纤维素、Ｂｌｕｅ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ、ＦＰＬＣＭｏｎｏＱ、ＦＰＬＣ Ｓｕｐｅｒｏｓｅ１２等柱层析,得到了部分纯化ＤＮＡ解链蛋白ＢｓｔＨ２。ＢｓｔＨ２具有受ＤＮＡ促进的ＡＴＰ酶活力,没类型的核酸对ＢｓｔＨ２的ＡＴＰ酶活力的促进作用没。ＢｓｔＨ２在５５℃有最高ＡＴＰ酶活力。这种活力受大肠杆菌单链ＤＮＡ结合蛋白的抑制及随     

Genetic basis of pre-harvest sprouting tolerance using single-locus and two-locus QTL analyses in bread wheat

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis for pre-harvest sprouting tolerance (PHST) in bread wheat was conducted following single-locus and two-locus analyses, using data on a set of 110 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) of the International Triticeae Mapping Initiative population grown in four different environments. Single-locus analysis following composite interval mapping (CIM) resolved a total of five QTLs with one to four QTLs in each of the four individual environments. Four of these five QTLs were also detected following two-locus analysis, which resolved a total of 14 QTLs including 8 main effect QTLs (M-QTLs), 8 epistatic QTLs (E-QTLs) and 5 QTLs involved in QTL × environment (QE) or QTL × QTL × environment (QQE) interactions, some of these QTLs being common. The analysis revealed that a major fraction (76.68%) of the total phenotypic variation explained for PHST is due to M-QTLs (47.95%) and E-QTLs (28.73%), and that only a very small fraction of variation (3.24%) is due to QE and QQE interactions. Thus, more than three-quarters of the genetic variation for PHST is fixable and would contribute directly to gains under selection. Two QTLs that were detected in more than one environment and at LOD scores above the threshold values were located on 3BL and 3DL presumably in the vicinity of the dormancy gene TaVp1. Another QTL was found to be located on 3B, perhaps in close proximity to the R gene for red grain colour. However, these associations of QTLs for PHST with genes for dormancy and grain colour are only suggestive. The results obtained in the present study suggest that PHST is a complex trait controlled by large number of QTLs, some of them interacting among themselves or with the environment. These QTLs can be brought together through marker-aided selection, leading to enhanced PHST.     

恒定磁场对苦荞种子的生物学效应

本试验用不同剂量的恒定磁场处理苦荞种子,结果表明：适宜的磁场可有效地提高苦荞种子萌发期的发芽势、发芽率,降低种子浸出液的电导率。