我国大陆部分地区黑腹果蝇群体线粒体DNA多态性研究

用１０种限制性内切酶对我国大陆５个地方（武汉,长沙,桂林,南宁和北海）６个黑腹果蝇（Ｄｒｏｓｏｐｈｉｌａｍｅｌａｎｏｇａｓｔｅｒ）群体的线粒体ＤＮＡ进行了限制片段长度多态性分析,在５６个单雌系中,发同了２５种不同的限制类型,应用Ｎｅｉ等（１９７９）的数学模型和ＵＰＧ法,构建了限制类型间和群体间的系统进化树,结果发现：所研究的群体分为３个类群,对应于南,中和北３个亚热带地区,除长沙玉合醋厂外,所有采     

汉、回、蒙古族拇指类型、环食指长、扣手、交叉臂及惯用手的研究

作者于1996年在内蒙古调查了汉、回、蒙古族5项人类遗传学经典指标(拇指类型、环食指长、扣手、交叉臂、惯用手)。研究结果显示:(1)3个民族间拇指类型、扣手出现率存在显著性差异,交叉臂、惯用手出现率则无显著性差异,环食指长出现率蒙-汉、蒙-回间存在显著性差异;(2)拇指类型、扣手、惯用手出现率无性别间差异,环食指长出现率男女间存在显著性差异;(3)惯用手与扣手、惯用手与交叉臂间存在明显的相互关系,交叉臂与扣手之间则无关;(4)与国外人群比较,3个民族环指长出现率高,交叉臂R型出现率较高,扣手R型出现率较低,惯用手L型出现率高于印度的一些群体。 Abstract:Authors in vestigated 5 general indexes of anthrotogical genetics including pollical type,palmar digital formula,hand clasping,arm folding and handedness in Han,Hui and Mongol nationalities in 1996.The results showed as follows:(1)There were significant differences in the frequency of pollical type and hand clasping in 3 nationalities,but those of arm folding and handedness showed nosignificant difference and the frequencies of palmar digital formula between the Mongol and the Hui revealed significant difference.(2)There were no significant sexual difference in the frequency of pollical type,hand clasping and handedness while the long type (R) of ring finger revealed significant sexual difference.(3)There were obvious correlations between handedness and hand clasping,handedness and arm folding but no relation between arm folding and hand clasping.(4)In comparison with foreign ethnic groups,the 3 nationalities showed higher frequencies of long type (R) of ring finger and right-arm folding but the frequence right-hand clasping revealed slightly lower.The findings showed higher frequence of Left-Handedness than that of Indian population.     

浙江地方猪种线粒体DNA多态及遗传多样性研究

本实验用ＡｐａＩ、ＡｖａＩ、ＢａｍＨⅠ、ＢｃｌⅠ、ＢｇｌⅠ、ＢｇｌⅡ、ＣｌａⅠ、ＤｒａⅠ、Ｅｃｏ ＲＩ、Ｅｃｏ ＲＶ、Ｈａｅ Ⅱ、Ｈｉｎｃ Ⅱ、ＨｉｎｄⅢ、ＨｐａⅠ、ＫｐｎⅠ、ＰｖｕⅠ、ＰｖｕⅡ、Ｓａｃ Ⅰ、ＳａｌⅠ、ＳｃａⅠ、ＳｍａⅠ、ＳｔｕⅠ、ＸｂａⅠ和ＸｈｏⅠ等２５种识别６个碱基对的限制性内切酶分析了浙江地方品种猪、浙江野猪等３０个个体的线粒体ＤＮＡ,共检出３０种限制性态型,可归结成３种单倍     

DEVELOPMENT OF DISPERSAL, MOVEMENT PATTERNS, AND HAUL-OUT USE BY PUP AND JUVENILE STELLER SEA LIONS (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS) IN ALASKA

Population declines of Steller sea lions ( Eumetopias juhatus ) in western Alaska (west of 144°W) may be a result of reduced juvenile survival. We used satellite telemetry to study the at-sea distribution and movement patterns of pup (1.6–11.9 mo) and juvenile (12.0–35.1 mo) Steller sea lions. We studied trip distance, duration, and interhaul-out movements of sea lions in relation to age, sex, and month of year in the decreasing western population (WP; Prince William Sound, Kodiak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska) and the increasing eastern population (EP; Southeast Alaska). We deployed 103 satellite transmitters (29 WP; 74 EP) on sea lions between 1998 and 2001. Round trip distance and duration increased with age, trip distance was greater in the WP than the EP, trip duration was greater for females than males, and haul-out use was clustered. Changes in round trip distance and duration occurred from April to June for all age classes studied indicating that the annual timing of weaning may be less variable than the age of weaning. Overall, 90% of round trips were ≤ 15 km from haul-outs and 84% were <20 h, indicating nearshore areas adjacent to haulouts are critical to the developing juvenile.     

Isolation and Characterization of Satellite Cells from Rat Head Branchiomeric Muscles

Fibrosis and defective muscle regeneration can hamper the functional recovery of the soft palate muscles after cleft palate repair. This causes persistent problems in speech, swallowing, and sucking. In vitro culture systems that allow the study of satellite cells (myogenic stem cells) from head muscles are crucial to develop new therapies based on tissue engineering to promote muscle regeneration after surgery. These systems will offer new perspectives for the treatment of cleft palate patients. A protocol for the isolation, culture and differentiation of satellite cells from head muscles is presented. The isolation is based on enzymatic digestion and trituration to release the satellite cells. In addition, this protocol comprises an innovative method using extracellular matrix gel coatings of millimeter size, which requires only low numbers of satellite cells for differentiation assays.     

Divergent post‐breeding distribution and habitat associations of fledgling and adult Black‐footed Albatrosses Phoebastria nigripes in the North Pacific

Past tracking studies of marine animals have primarily targeted adults, biasing our understanding of at‐sea habitat use toward older life stages. Anthropogenic threats persist throughout the at‐sea ranges of all life stages and it is therefore of interest to population ecologists and managers alike to understand spatiotemporal distributions and possible niche differentiation between age‐classes. In albatrosses, particularly little is known about the juvenile life stage when fledglings depart the colonies and venture to sea with no prior experience or parental guidance. We compared the dispersal of 22 fledgling Black‐footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes between 2006 and 2008 using satellite telemetry and 16 adults between 2008 and 2009 using geolocaters from Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Following tag deployment, all fledglings spent several days within the calm atoll waters, then travelled northward until reaching 750–900 km from the colony. At this point, fledgling distributions approached the productive North Pacific Transition Zone (NPTZ). Rather than reaching the high chlorophyll a densities on the leading edge of this zone, however, fledglings remained in areas of low productivity in the subtropical gyre. In contrast, adult albatrosses from the same breeding colony did not utilize the NPTZ at this time of year but rather ranged throughout the highly productive northern periphery of the Pacific Ocean Basin among the shelf regions off Japan and the Aleutian Islands. The dichotomy in habitat use between fledglings and adults from Midway Atoll results in complete spatial segregation between age‐classes and suggests ontogenetic niche separation in this species. This research fills a large knowledge gap in at‐sea habitat use during a little known yet critical life stage of albatrosses, and contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of differential mortality pressure between age‐classes and overall conservation status for the vulnerable Black‐footed Albatross.     

末端限制性片段长度多态性技术分析硝化细菌微生物多样性

利用T_RFLP(末端限制性片段长度多态性)技术,分析硝化细菌富集反应器中的微生物群落结构,并对硝化细菌的丰度进行半定量研究。结果表明,培养48h后,硝化细菌富集效果最佳,多样性指数与初始培养相比下降了62.80%,富集出的硝化细菌主要为亚硝酸盐氧化菌(Nitrobacter)。同时对投加该硝化细菌前后的对虾养殖水体进行微生物多样性的动态研究,并推测了虾塘水中可能稳定存在的几种主要细菌种类,其中投加富集硝化细菌前后均存在的细菌种类包括短芽孢杆菌Brevibacillus brevis、微杆菌Microbacterium lactium、固氮弧菌Azoarcus indigens或者霍氏鲍特菌Bordetella holmesii。     

Muscle origin of porcine satellite cells affects in vitro differentiation potential

Post‐natal muscle regeneration relies on the activation of tissue stem cells known as satellite cells, to repair damage following exercise trauma and disease. Satellite cells from individual muscles are known to be heterogeneous with regard to proliferation, fusion and transplantation abilities, although the muscle origin has rarely been considered pertinent to their differentiation capabilities. In this study we compared the potential of two functionally distinct skeletal muscle satellite cell populations from porcine diaphragm and hind‐limb semi‐membranosus muscles. These two muscles were chosen primarily for differences in metabolic and contractile properties: the diaphragm is more continuously active and has a greater oxidative capacity. Cells were induced to differentiate towards myogenic and adipogenic lineages, and here we have shown that cells from diaphragm exhibit a significantly greater degree of myogenesis compared with those from semi‐membranosus, while the converse was true for adipogenesis. Unexpectedly, both conditions generated small numbers of cells with neuronal characteristics for both muscle types, although more so in cells derived from the diaphragm. With increased interest in muscle adiposity with age and disease, these findings suggest that muscle origin of satellite cells does affect lineage fate, however whether differences in developmental origin or metabolic activity of the parent tissue govern this, remains to be determined. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.