宋代海底沉船“南海Ⅰ号”出水木质文物中细菌类群

【目的】通过对"南海Ⅰ号"沉船出水木质文物标本中细菌类群的分析,了解饱水木质文物中的细菌类群并推测细菌对木质文物损害的机制。【方法】应用Illumina Mi Seq测序平台对采自该沉船的10份木质文物标本中细菌V3–V4序列进行测序与分析,比较各标本中细菌群落的组成差异。【结果】根据97%序列相似性得到3 780不同的细菌OTUs,分属34目、35科的187个属;多数细菌OTU属于变形菌门(Proteobacteria)细菌,占全部细菌OTU的52.9%,在细菌纲水平上γ-变形菌纲(γ-Proteobacteria)(占17.9%)是丰度最高的细菌纲。德沃氏菌属(Devosia)(3.5%)是"南海一号"沉船样品丰度最高的属,其他分别属于甲基娇养杆菌属(Methylotenera)(2.4%)、鼠尾菌属(Muricauda)(1.2%)。其中氢噬胞菌属(Hydrogenophaga)、中国农大湖积物杆菌(Lacibacter cauensis)、德氏食酸菌(Acidovorax delafieldii)、德沃斯氏菌属(Devosia)、沉积物杆状菌属(Sediminibacterium)、缺陷短孢单胞菌(Brevundimonas diminuta)和门多萨假单胞菌(Pseudomonas mendocina)在所有样品中均可检测到。【结论】"南海Ⅰ号"沉船出水木质文物存在着种类丰富的好氧与厌氧细菌种类,多种细菌类群具有较好的纤维素降解能力与铁硫元素转化能力,控制细菌群落中参与分解纤维素的细菌与铁硫循环菌活性对于保护木质文物有重要作用。     

Sequence polymorphisms in the 5'-upstream region of the fibroin H-chain gene in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

DNA fragments containing the fibroin H-chain gene from two different strains of Bombyx mori, J-139 and Nd (2) were cloned into phage lambda Charon 4A. Comparison of the restriction sites in these cloned DNAs revealed that in addition to the known polymorphism in the region coding for the repetitive amino acid sequence of the fibroin H-chain [Manning and Gage, J. Biol. Chem. 255 (1980) 9451-9457], at least two other types of polymorphism were present, one around the 5' end of the structural gene, and the other in the far upstream region of the gene. Restriction sites around the 5' end of the gene were well conserved between these strains, but some heterogeneity, suggesting the presence of small insertions, deletions or base changes, was noted. In contrast, DNA sequences of the region 2-4 kb upstream from the 5' end of the gene were markedly different between these two strains, indicating that either a deletion or an insertion of a DNA sequence longer than 2 kb had occurred in this region. Comparison with several other strains suggested that the observed changes in the far-upstream region were unique to the Nd(2) strain.     

Effect of oxygen tension on nitrogenase and on glutamine synthetases I and II in Rhizobium jaonicum 61A76.

When grown under aerobic conditions, $\text{Rhizobium japonicum}$ 61A76 contains two forms of glutamine synthetase, GSI and GSII, as previously described. In contrast, cells grown under the low O₂ tensions required for nitrogenase synthesis contain only GSI. GSII activity disappears completely at O₂ levels below 0.4%. GSI activity decreases by only 50%, but the enzyme appears to become highly adenylylated under the low O₂ tensions required for nitrogenase synthesis.     

Anti-inflammatory phenylpropanoid glycosides from the fruits of Forsythia suspensa

Five new phenylpropanoid glycosides, susaroysides A–E (1–5) were isolated from the fruits of Forsythia suspensa. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic data analysis. The absolute configurations of their sugars were determined by GC analysis. Notably, susaroysides A–D possessed a sugar with an unsubstituted anomeric carbon, which is relatively rare in natural sources. Compound 1 exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity against the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α expression in macrophage cells with the IC₅₀ value of 1.053 μM.     

Human-specific LAIR2 contributes to the high invasiveness of human extravillous trophoblast cells

The placenta is a temporary vital organ for intra-uterine development and growth. The anatomical structure of the placenta has evolved substantially, resulting in broad inter-species diversity. In particular, human placental extravillous trophoblast cells (EVTs) have evolved aggressive features, although the mechanism underlying this aggressiveness remains elusive. In the present study, we compared the human and mouse homologous gene databases and obtained 2272 human-specific genes, 807 of which are expressed in the placenta according to the UniGene database. Using the human trophoblast cell line HTR8/SVneo, we further verified the expression and function of one of these genes, the leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 2 (LAIR2). This gene shows increased expression during pregnancy and its reduced expression is associated with pregnancy complications. Although LAIR2 was expressed in the human placenta villus and decidua in the first trimester of pregnancy, it was not expressed in mouse tissues. Knockdown of LAIR2 markedly improved cell viability and inhibited the invasive ability of HTR8/SVneo cells. These data suggest that species-specific genes are pivotal to the evolution of a more aggressive human placenta to match the physiological demands of human development. Further investigation is required to obtain evidence on the function of LAIR2 and other specific genes in the placenta, providing insight on the mechanism, properties, and possible applications of this in humans.     

水旱轮作下长期免耕和施用有机肥对土壤某些肥力性状的影响

１９８３年６月至１９９７年１０月进行的水旱轮作下连续免耕并配合施用有肥料的长期定位田间试验研究结果表明,长期免耕和施肥造成土壤养分的表层富集,０－５ｃｍ土层有机磷、全氮、速效氮含量显著增加,而５－１０ｃｍ和１０－２０ｃｍ土层上述养分含量明显低于常规耕翻处理;免耕对土壤结构破坏少,使０－２０ｃｍ土层水稳性团粒结构增多,综合各项肥力性状,不同施肥处理对提高土壤肥力的贡献为：猪粪〉秸秆〉绿肥〉化肥〉不施     

芽孢杆菌（Bacillus sp.No.74）大麻脱胶酶系的研究

研究了Bacillussp.No．74菌株,在以玉米粉为碳源,硫酸铁为氮源,35℃,摇瓶培养24h。经测定产生的脱胶酶系有：果胶酶、木聚糖酶、CMC酶、蛋白酶和α－淀粉酶,不产生β－葡萄糖苷酶和C1酶。经底物亲和性试验和紫外分光光度计测定,证明产生的果胶酶为聚半乳糖醛酸裂解酶,其最适作用pH9．6,温度50℃。对温度的稳定性与它所处介质有极密切的关系。     

Exclusion of cooperating T cells as targets for heterologous anti-mu antiserum

BALB/c thymocytes were exposed to anti-μ serum in vitro, and both thymocytes and splenic T cells were exposed to anti-μ by long-term intensive treatment of intact animals. In all cases, the anti-μ-treated T cells could cooperate with splenocytes from nude mice in the in vitro immune response to sheep erythrocytes, indicating that cooperating T cells are not targets for immunosuppression by heterologous anti-μ antibodies.