Potato Y Potyvirus Helper Component Proteinase Enhances Long-distance Movement of Potato X Potexvirus

To mutagenize two conserved CCCT and PTK motifs in the central domain of Chinese strain of potato Y potyvirus (PVY-C) helper component proteinase (HC-Pro), four mutants of HC-Pro gene were obtained by PCR and site-directed mutagenesis, and then were inserted into the constitutive expression vector pBin438. Leaves from tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. K326) were transformed with these four plant expression plasmids by Agrobacterium -mediated transformation, respectively. Southern and Western blotting analyses showed that these four mutants were integrated into tobacco genomic DNA and could express the corresponding proteins in most of the transgenic plants. The challenge of transgenic plants with potato X potexvirus (PVX) revealed that the expression products of PVY-C HC-Pro mutants in transgenic plants greatly abolished functions of HC-Pro in enhancing the accumulation and pathogenicity of PVX, indicating that CCCT and PTK motifs of HC-Pro were required for PVX/PVY synergism. Meanwhile, the results demonstrated that PVY-C HC-Pro had a function in accelerating the long-distance movement of PVX in these transgenic plants for the first time.     

秦岭种子植物区系科的组成、特点及其地理成分研究

秦岭种子植物区系组成丰富, 共有种子植物198 科、1007 属、3446 种, 区系组成的大科及主要科共16 科, 占秦岭种子植物总数属的50.05%, 总种数的57.25%, 它们构成了秦岭植物区系组成的基本框架, 就其性质来讲, 绝大多数为温带性质。松科、壳斗科、桦木科、杨柳科、蔷薇科、杜鹃花科、禾本科、莎草科等是秦岭植被的区系组成的优势科, 从地理成分上来分析, 本区科的分布型可以划分为世界或亚世界分布科、热带分布科、温带分布科、间断分布科以及东亚和中国特有科, 其区系的起源则有明显的古老性。     

Aphid Transmission of Potato aucuba mosaic virus Strains Mediated by Different Strains of Potato virus Y

Three British strains of potato aucuba mosaic virus (PAMV) were tested for transmissibility by the aphid Myzus persicae. None was aphid transmissible on its own but all three were transmitted in the nonpersistent manner by aphids that had previously been fed on a source of the potyvirus potato virus Y (PVY). Different PVY strains mediated PAMV transmission from Nicotiana clevelandii to Capsicum annuum to different degrees, and different PAMV strains were transmitted at different frequencies when assisted by the same PVY strain. These results are compatible with the idea that subtle differences in the PAMV coat protein and in the PVY helper component are responsible for diffrences in frequencies of transmission of PAMV, without however, excluding the possibility of effects of other undefined factors. Transmission of PAMV was no less frequent when mediated by a PVY strain that was unable to infect C. annuum than when a C. annuum‐infecting PVY strain was used.     

Natural hybridization between Vanilla claviculata (W.Wright) Sw. and V. barbellata Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae): genetic, morphological, and pollination experimental data

Vanilla claviculata (W.Wright) Sw. and K barbellata Rchb.f. grow sympatrically in the southwestern part of herto Rico. At three localities in the range of the two species, individuals with flowers that appeared Merent from previously known species were found. To test whether these were hybrids between V. claviculata and V. barbellata , 11 morphological floral characters were recorded at seven populations and allozyme profiles of the three taxa compared. Principal component analysis on the morphological characters gave three distinct groups with minor overlaps. The first component axis reflects variation in overall size of the flowers, while the second component reflects variation in the size of the distal aperture of the labellum. Allozyme data revealed that the putative hybrids have a significant surplus of heterozygotes ( F _IS = - 0.65) as expected in a F ₁ generation. Both data sets support the hypothesis that the individuals are hybrids, which is further augmented by interspecific pollination experiments between the putative parental species. This is the first case of natural hybridization reported in the genus Vanilla .     

转双抗虫基因107杨节肢动物群落特征及相对稳定性

于2015年5—9月对唐山市滦南县苗圃场内的转双抗虫基因(Bt Cry1Ac和API基因)107杨(简称:转抗虫基因107杨)及未转基因107杨(简称:对照杨)进行了节肢动物群落调查,利用群落特征指数、群落相似性系数、群落相对稳定性和主成分分析法对转抗虫基因107杨节肢动物群落特征、相似性、相对稳定性及主成分进行对比分析。调查共获得节肢动物6818头,隶属于2纲,8目,43科,58种。研究结果表明:转抗虫基因107杨和对照杨节肢动物群落中以鳞翅目、鞘翅目、膜翅目、双翅目昆虫为主要类群,其中鳞翅目昆虫个体数量最多;鳞翅目和半翅目昆虫个体数量与对照杨差异显著;在功能类群上,转抗虫基因107杨食叶昆虫个体数量较对照杨显著减少,刺吸昆虫个体数量显著增加;转抗虫基因107杨节肢动物群落多样性指数、均匀度指数较高,优势度指数较低,节肢动物群落物种分布较均匀;相似性结果显示,物种组成与对照杨相似度较高;转抗虫基因107杨节肢动物群落物种间在数量上的制约作用较强;主成分分析表明食叶昆虫物种数量与个体数量、刺吸昆虫物种数量和其他植食性昆虫个体数量是影响转抗虫基因107杨与对照杨节肢动物群落变化的共同主导因子。     

凡纳滨对虾各月龄性状的主成分与判别分析

为了研究凡纳滨对虾各性状增长规律和判定最佳生长季节凡纳滨对虾的体格与月龄的关系,选择1～6月龄凡纳滨对虾各1000只,选择全长、体长、第一腹节背高、第三腹节背高、第一腹节背宽、头胸甲长和体重共7个性状,进行主成分与判别分析.结果表明:各月龄凡纳滨对虾性状之间均呈现显著的正相关(P<0.01), 其中以全长与体长的相关性最为明显,1月龄凡纳滨对虾体重与形态性状的相关系数较小.各月龄凡纳滨对虾的主成分有所不同,1～2月龄凡纳滨对虾的第一主成分为长度因子,第二主成分为宽度因子,第三主成分为高度因子;3月龄凡纳滨对虾的第一主成分与1～2月龄凡纳滨对虾一致,但第二主成分为高度因子,第三主成分为体重因子;4～6月龄凡纳滨对虾的第一主成分为体重因子,第二主成分为高度因子,第三主成分为宽度因子.1～3月龄凡纳滨对虾形态性状的增长优先于体重, 4～6月龄凡纳滨对虾体重优先于形态性状的增长.错过最佳生长季节的凡纳滨对虾的与体格大小相符的月龄可通过建立的判别式来判断,总的判别准确率为98.98%,其中2～4月龄凡纳滨对虾的判别准确率为100%.     

4种阔叶幼苗对PEG模拟干旱的生理响应

研究了PEG模拟干旱胁迫环境下的火力楠(Michelia macclurel)、尾叶桉(Eucalyptus urophylla)、枫香(Liquidambar formosana)、荷木(Schima superba)幼苗的生理变化。结果表明,干旱胁迫下,4种幼苗叶片的相对含水量小于对照,其中,尾叶桉和枫香下降明显;不同干旱胁迫条件下,4种树种幼苗叶片的相对电导率均显著大于对照,其中尾叶桉和枫香上升幅度大;干旱胁迫下的火力楠和荷木幼苗叶片的脯氨酸含量呈现波动,尾叶桉和枫香幼苗则显著大于对照;不同干旱胁迫时间下的幼苗叶片的叶绿素含量小幅波动;4个树种幼苗的过氧岐化酶(SOD)活性随胁迫时间增加而呈现先升后降的趋势,其中火力楠和荷木的幼苗的SOD活性持续维持在较高水平;荷木叶片的丙二醛(MDA)含量先升后降,最后和对照水平相近,其余幼苗的MDA含量均大于对照;干旱胁迫下4种幼苗叶片的可溶性糖含量增加幅度较大。主成分分析表明,4种幼苗的抗旱能力排序为荷木>火力楠>尾叶桉>枫香。     

珍稀药用真菌桑黄的国内外研究进展

桑黄是一种十分珍贵的药用真菌,对增强人体免疫功能及治疗疾病等方面都有明显作用。综述了近年来国内外学者对桑黄的名称、地区分布、化学成分、药理作用等方面的研究进展。     

Human C1orf27 protein interacts with α2A-adrenergic receptor and regulates its anterograde transport

The molecular mechanisms underlying the anterograde surface transport of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) after their synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are not well defined. In C. elegans, odorant response abnormal 4 has been implicated in the delivery of olfactory GPCRs to the cilia of chemosensory neurons. However, the function and regulation of its human homolog, C1orf27, in GPCR transport or in general membrane trafficking remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that siRNA-mediated knockdown of C1orf27 markedly impedes the ER-to-Golgi export kinetics of newly synthesized α_2A-adrenergic receptor (α_2A-AR), a prototypic GPCR, with the half-time being prolonged by more than 65%, in mammalian cells in retention using the selective hooks assays. Using modified bioluminescence resonance energy transfer assays and ELISAs, we also show that C1orf27 knockdown significantly inhibits the surface transport of α_2A-AR. Similarly, C1orf27 knockout by CRISPR-Cas9 markedly suppresses the ER–Golgi-surface transport of α_2A-AR. In addition, we demonstrate that C1orf27 depletion attenuates the export of β₂-AR and dopamine D2 receptor but not of epidermal growth factor receptor. We further show that C1orf27 physically associates with α_2A-AR, specifically via its third intracellular loop and C terminus. Taken together, these data demonstrate an important role of C1orf27 in the trafficking of nascent GPCRs from the ER to the cell surface through the Golgi and provide novel insights into the regulation of the biosynthesis and anterograde transport of the GPCR family members.     

基于NLPCA-GSO可持续发展评价——以环渤海区域为例

区域可持续发展水平、发展的持续性和系统的协调性是区域可持续发展定量评价研究的三角构架,而在传统上基于各子系统主成分分析结果直接进行形色各异的加权计算对可持续发展评价而言是有待商榷的。提出了非线性主成分分析和施密特正交化(NLPCA-GSO)相耦合的方法评价区域的可持续发展水平来弥补传统方法的不足,并由此建立区域发展持续性模型和可持续发展系统协调度模型,再以环渤海区域为实证分析其2001—2010年的可持续发展状况。结果表明:基于NLPCA-GSO的可持续发展水平模型可以很好地弥补传统主成分分析及对各子系统结果的综合评价的不足;区域发展持续性模型、协调性模型和区域可持续系统变化的滤波分析形象地揭示区域可持续发展的实质和内涵;实证研究表明环渤海区域在研究时段内可持续发展水平有所上升,而环境子系统持续性的下降是引起区域发展持续性和系统协调度的变化的主要原因。研究结果可丰富区域可持续发展评价的方法学,也可为环渤海区域的可持续发展研究奠定基础。