Molecular Dissection of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus orf8 Gene

Viruses including baculoviruses are obligatory parasites, as their genomes do not encode all the proteins required for replication. Therefore, viruses have evolved to exploit the behavior and the physiology of their hosts and often eoevolved with their hosts over millions of years. Recent comparative analyses of complete genome sequences of baculoviruses revealed the patterns of gene acquisitions and losses that have occurred during baculovirus evolution. In addition, knowledge of virus genes has also provided understanding of the mechanism of baculovirus infection including replication, species-specific virulence and host range. The Bm8 gene of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) and its homologues are found only in group I NPV genomes. The Autographa californica NPV Acl6 gene is a homologue of Bm8 and, encodes a viral structural protein. It has been shown that Bm8/Ac 16 interacts with baculoviral and cellular proteins. Bm8/Ac 16 interacts with baculoviral IE1 that is facilitated by coiled coil domains, and the interaction with IE1 is important for Bin8 function. Ac16 also forms a complex with viral FP25 and cellular actin and associates with membranes via palmitoylation. These data suggested that this gene family encodes a multifunctional protein that accomplishes specific needs of group INPVs.     

THE ARAGONIAN VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF XIACAOWAN,JIANGSU──9. OCHOTONIDAE (LAGOMORPHA, MAMMALIA)

ochotonidaeThomas,l897AlloptoxDaw8on,l96lAlloptoxsihongensis8p.nov.(Figs.lAi6)HolotypeArightp3,V884o.7.Paratypesldp3,V884o.l;3p3,V884o.3,5,6;1p4,V884O.9;2ml/m2,V884o.l2,16;Afragmentof1eftmandiblewithp4,V884O.l8;thefrontpartofrightman-diblewithi2,p3-p4,V884o.24;2I2,V884O.21,23;4P3,V884O-31-33,56;P4,V884o.27;AfragmentofleftupperjawwithP3-M1,V884o-57;2M2,V884o.5o,53.TypelocalityS0nglinzhuang,Sih0ngC0unty,Jiangsu.StratumtypicumandageXiaca0wanFormation,.EarIyMi0cene(Shan-wangian),eq…     

智力水平还是文化表现?——尼安德特人与现代人文化精致程度差异研究述评

尼安德特人和解剖学意义上的现代人在文化精致程度上的区别已经争论了很长时间,考古学者希望能得出一个确定的答案,两个假设应运而生:智力水平(尼人不能发展出精致的文化)与文化表现(尼人不需要发展出精致程度较高的文化)。古人类与考古材料显示智力水平假设有缺陷:尼人的基因进入了现代人的基因库中,而且他们有能力学习现代人的技术,在"过渡工业"的材料中可以找到相关证据;与此同时,至今还未找到关系到智力水平的大脑结构证据证明尼人智力水平不如现代人。检验文化表现假设的前提是尼人与早期现代人在智力水平上没有差异,却呈现出不同的社会网络和社会组织。本文在讨论尼人与现代人人口与社会交流的基础上,认为现代人复杂的社会组织切割了尼人的生活环境,同时火山爆发引起了资源短缺,最终导致了尼人在欧洲灭绝。     

湘江鳡仔稚鱼个体和耳石生长发育研究

2008 年6 月至7 月间于鳡(Elopichthys bambusa Richardson)的主要繁殖季节在湘江采集鳡仔稚鱼共370尾, 耳石分析表明这些仔稚鱼日龄在4-25d 间, 推算孵化日期为5 月27 日至6 月22 日。仔鱼前弯曲期向弯曲期转化时间为第6 日龄, 弯曲期向后弯曲期转化为第10 日龄, 后弯曲期向稚鱼期转化为15.5 日龄。体长生长和耳石生长均在进入后弯曲期后(12-13 日龄)出现1 个节点: 节点后体长生长速度是节点前的5 倍,节点后耳石生长速度是节点前的2 倍。早期生活史不同阶段鳡微耳石形态显著改变: 前弯曲期耳石为圆形;弯曲期耳石前后轴的生长速度明显超过背腹轴生长, 耳石也变为椭圆形; 后弯曲期耳石进一步延长, 耳石后端形成略尖的突起, 耳石呈梨形; 进入稚鱼期后, 耳石后突起变得较为平滑, 耳石形状呈贝形。耳石半径和体长的关系在后弯曲期阶段出现节点, 节点前后呈不同的直线关系。       

西藏南部定日、聂拉木地区早-中侏罗世有孔虫

记述早、中侏罗世有孔虫13属17种,标本采自西藏南部定日县的卧龙剖面及聂拉木县中尼公路5264km路标处剖面。早侏罗世普普嘎组以产大有孔虫为特征,在卧龙剖面仅有下侏罗统的中、上部,缺失下部地层;中侏罗世聂聂雄拉组以产小有孔虫为特征,基本没有大有孔虫。     

基于"经筋理论"针刀治疗对早中期膝骨关节炎患者骨代谢指标和血清TIMP-1、MMP-3、MMP-13的影响

摘要 目的：探讨基于"经筋理论"针刀治疗对早中期膝骨关节炎（KOA）患者骨代谢指标和血清金属蛋白酶抑制物-1（TIMP-1）、基质金属蛋白酶（MMP）-3、MMP-13的影响。方法：根据随机数字表法,将2021年1月至2023年1月期间就诊于新疆医科大学附属第一医院的120例早中期KOA患者分为对照组（n=60,常规治疗）和研究组（n=60,对照组的基础上接受"经筋理论"针刀治疗）。对比两组疗效、量表评分[疼痛视觉模拟评分（VAS）、西安大略和麦克马斯特大学骨关节炎调查表（WOMAC）]、骨代谢指标[抗酒石酸盐酸性磷酸酶异构体（TRACP-5b）、骨特异性碱性磷酸酶（BALP）、骨钙素（BGP）]和血清TIMP-1、MMP-3、MMP-13。结果：与对照组相比,研究组的临床总有效率更高（P<0.05）。与对照组相比,研究组治疗后WOMAC、VAS评分和血清MMP-3、MMP-13、TRACP-5b水平更低,TIMP-1、BALP、BGP水平更高（P<0.05）。结论：基于"经筋理论"针刀治疗早中期KOA患者,可有效减轻疼痛症状,提高临床治疗效果,可能与改善骨代谢指标和血清TIMP-1、MMP-3、MMP-13水平有关。     

通滞苏润江胶囊联合塞来昔布对早期膝骨关节炎患者血清炎症因子和疼痛介质的影响

摘要 目的：观察通滞苏润江胶囊联合塞来昔布对早期膝骨关节炎（KOA）患者血清炎症因子和疼痛介质的影响。方法：选择2021年6月-2022年12月期间石家庄市人民医院收治的早期KOA患者80例,采用随机数字表法将患者分为对照组（塞来昔布,40例）和观察组（通滞苏润江胶囊联合塞来昔布,40例）。对比两组疗效、疼痛视觉模拟评分（VAS）、西安大略和麦克马斯特大学骨关节炎指数（WOMAC）评分、炎症因子和疼痛介质。结果：观察组临床总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗1个月后VAS、WOMAC评分下降,且观察组低于对照组同时间点（P<0.05）。两组治疗1个月后肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）、白细胞介素-6（IL-6）下降,且观察组低于对照组同时间点（P<0.05）。两组治疗1个月后前列腺素E₂（PGE₂）、P物质（SP）下降,且观察组低于对照组同时间点（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率对比未见统计学差异（P>0.05）。结论：塞来昔布和通滞苏润江胶囊联合治疗早期KOA患者,可缓解疼痛,提高临床治疗效果,改善关节功能,同时还可改善血清炎症因子和疼痛介质水平。     

The earliest known estuarine bivalve assemblage, Lower Ordovician of northwestern Argentina

The oldest known estuarine bivalve assemblage is documented from the Lower Ordovician (upper Arenig-lower Llanvirn) Alto del Cóndor Formation, which crops out in the Cordillera Oriental of northwestern Argentina. This unit displays most of the diagnostic sedimentary attributes of estuarine environments. Biotic components include low-diversity trace fossils and a peculiar bivalve fauna consisting of the new genera Konduria, Pseudoredonia, and Pucamya, and the new species Redonia condorensis. This constitutes the earliest known occurrence of bivalves in brackish waters, suggesting that the capability of this clade to colonize estuarine environments developed early in their radiation.     

Ectodermal-mesenchymal interspace during the formation of the chick leg bud

Summary The ectodermal-mesenchymal interspace of the chick leg bud was studied at stages leading to the formation of the apical ectodermal ridge (A.E.R.) (stages 14 to 19 HH), using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The main findings were: 1. a continuous basal lamina under the ectoderm; 2. extracellular fibrils interconnecting the basal lamina and mesenchymal cell processes; 3. an increase in the number of the fibrils during these stages, with the highest number under the A.E.R.; 4. branching mesenchymal cell processes that spread over the basal lamina, making contact with it in all stages. The morphology of the interspace and the changes in it suggest that extracellular material may be significant in the ectodermal-mesenchymal interactions in the limb bud.