菹草茎叶微界面O2时空动态

采用高分辨率光纤氧微电极测定了富营养化水体中沉水植物菹草(Potamogeton crispus)茎叶微界面(0—2.0 mm)氧(O_2)。菹草叶微界面O_2浓度梯度具明显的时空变化。时间上,菹草叶微界面O_2浓度具有明显的生长阶段变化和昼夜变化。幼苗期和快速生长期微界面O_2浓度增加幅度较小,稳定期叶表O_2浓度梯度增加幅度最大,衰亡期叶微界面O_2浓度受附着物影响具明显的空间梯度。菹草叶微界面O_2表现为昼高夜低的单峰变化模式,主要受光照和温度的影响。空间上,越接近茎叶表面,O_2浓度越高。顶部幼叶微界面O_2浓度梯度增加较平缓,中部成熟叶微界面O_2浓度梯度变化最陡,波动幅度最大,中部茎和基部衰老叶微界面O_2浓度梯度由于受密集附着物的影响,在附着物表面达到最大值,进入附着层后略有下降。结果表明,菹草茎叶微界面O_2时空变化主要受附着物和植物光合放氧能力的影响。光纤微电极是一种分析植物叶微界面氧时空分布的理想工具,对深入研究植物微界面在富营养化水体中养分的迁移转化具有重要意义,可为水生植物生理生态研究提供有力工具。     

Hydrogen-bond dynamics of water in presence of an amphiphile,tetramethylurea: signature of confinement-induced effects

Various experimental and simulation studies have suggested that the presence of amphiphilic molecules in aqueous solutions substantially perturbs the tetrahedral hydrogen-bond (H-bond) network of neat liquid water. Such structural perturbation is expected to impact H-bond lifetime of liquid water. Tetramethylurea (TMU) is an example of an amphiphile because it possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties. Molecular dynamics simulations of (water+TMU) binary mixtures at various compositions have been performed in order to investigate the microscopic mechanism through which the amphiphiles influence the H-bond dynamics of liquid water at room temperature. Present simulations indicate lengthening of both water–water H-bond lifetime and H-bond structural relaxation time upon addition of TMU in aqueous solution. At the highest TMU mole fraction studied, H-bond lifetime and structural relaxation time are, respectively, ～4 and ～8 times longer than those in neat water. This is comparable with the slowing down of H-bond dynamics for water molecules confined in cyclodextrin cavities. Simulated relaxation profiles are multi-exponential in character at all mixture compositions, and simulated radial distribution functions suggest enhanced water–water and water–TMU interactions upon addition of TMU. No evidence for complete encapsulation of TMU by water H-bond network has been found.     

北京市生态用地规划与管理对策

不合理土地开发加速了对自然生态系统的干扰和侵占,导致生态系统服务功能下降,危机区域生态安全,开展生态用地规划是构建区域生态安全格局的基础。合理规划和管理不同土地利用类型的数量和空间分布对区域可持续发展具有重要意义。目前我国广泛应用的土地利用分类体系主要以土地的社会经济属性为基础,忽视其生态属性,导致以提供生态系统服务为主、保障生态安全的土地缺乏保护机制,具有重要生态功能的土地得不到有效保护。以北京市为例,建立了北京市生态用地分类与规划的思路与程序,在明确北京市生态安全与生态系统服务功能的关系基础上分析了北京市生态系统服务功能重要性及其空间格局,并进行了北京市生态用地规划。研究规划了保障北京市生态安全的7类生态用地:地表水涵养与保护用地、地下水保护用地、生物多样性保护用地、水土保持用地、河流防护用地、公路防护用地和城市绿地,总面积5137.37km2,占北京市域面积的31.31%。最后从生态用地识别和划分、将生态用地融入土地利用分类体系、生态用地管理措施和对策3个方面探讨了生态用地规划和管理的方法与措施。研究结果为北京市土地利用规划和有效管理提供依据,也为其它地区的生态用地规划提供参考。     

黄土丘陵区坡面整地和植被耦合下的土壤水分特征

水分是干旱半干旱地区植被恢复的主要环境制约因子。在黄土高原小流域,合理整地能够有效截留降雨补给土壤水,进而促进植被恢复。选择地处甘肃定西的半干旱黄土小流域为研究区,基于野外实测数据,分析不同植被和整地方式(柠条水平阶、山杏水平沟、侧柏反坡台,油松反坡台)综合影响下的土壤水分特征。采用最优分割法将不同整地方式土壤水分垂直层次划分为活跃层,次活跃层和相对稳定层。结果表明:生长季不同整地方式土壤水分的变化与降水量的变化密切相关,不同月份以及不同深度各整地方式土壤水分之间差异显著(P0.05)。根据土壤水分垂直变化特征,山杏水平沟水分活跃层与次活跃层为0—80cm,其深度范围均大于其他3种整地方式,而柠条水平阶土壤水分均在30 cm以下较为稳定,其深度范围均小于其他3种整地方式。不同整地方式土壤水分含量具体表现为:山杏水平沟侧柏反坡台柠条水平阶油松反坡台。     

新疆干旱区盐碱地生态治理关键技术研究

现阶段新疆干旱区高强度水土资源开发,致使传统灌排水盐平衡模式难于维继;高效节水灌溉技术应用改变农田土壤水盐运移规律,需要创新调控理论与技术体系;传统盐碱地农业开发利用模式资源效率低、维持成本高,需要以生物修复技术为核心构建盐碱地高效率资源化利用模式。针对上述问题,在国家重点研发计划(2016YFC0501400)的资助下,通过机理研究、关键技术研发、产品研制、县域集成示范实现:(1)建立新疆干旱区现代水盐平衡调控理论,(2)创新干旱区盐碱地生态治理模式,(3)建成盐碱地产业化集成示范区,形成全产业链的盐碱地生态治理技术服务体系,(4)稳定一支以新疆相关单位为主体,国内优势单位参与的根植新疆的盐碱地生态治理队伍。     

Molecular dynamics simulation of single-walled carbon nanotubes inside liquid crystals

Molecular dynamic simulations of systems of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in liquid crystalline solvents were performed, in order to investigate the effect of the molecular structure and phase of the liquid crystal (LC) on the interactions between the CNTs. Three different LC molecules (5CB, 8CB and 5CF) were considered in our study. Our results with 5CB and 8CB suggest that increasing the chain length of the hydrophobic part of the LC molecule by three carbon atoms is insufficient to decrease the tendency for the CNTs to aggregate in the LCs. Additionally, varying the phase of the LC is also insufficient to decrease the aggregation tendency of the CNTs. However, simulations with 5CF (which has fluorine atoms in the head group of the LC molecule) suggest that this LC solvent can decrease the tendency of the CNTs to aggregate. This study is relevant to assist experimentalists with the development of high-quality dispersions of large concentrations of CNTs in the LCs.     

Comparative study of movement patterns of Mastomys natalensis in irrigated rice and fallow fields in eastern Tanzania

A 2‐year capture–mark–recapture study was conducted to estimate home ranges and weekly travel distance of Mastomys natalensis (Smith 1834) in an irrigated rice ecosystem and fallow fields. We found that adults have larger home ranges than subadults in fallow fields but not in rice fields, indicating that fallow fields are more suitable for breeding. Travel distances were larger in rice fields, especially in the transplanting stage, during which rice fields are flooded and provide less food, causing movements into neighbouring fallow fields that then temporarily experience higher population density. A decrease in travel distance was observed in rice fields during the maturity stage, which can be explained by higher food availability and a more suitable, nonflooded situation. Movement of M. natalensis in rice‐fallow mosaic landscapes thus seems to be driven by food availability and flooding status of the rice fields, which can be attributed to land use practices.     

棕榈酰化修饰对G蛋白偶联受体功能的调节作用

G蛋白偶联受体(G-protein-coupled receptors,GPCRs)作为跨膜蛋白,其结构和功能同时受相互作用的蛋白质和脂质分子调控.S-棕榈酰化(S-palmitoylation)能够影响GPCRs与信号蛋白及膜脂分子的相互作用,在GPCRs相关的多项生理进程中发挥重要调节作用.棕榈酸与GPCRs的半胱氨酸间形成不稳定的硫酯键,其修饰动力学过程受棕榈酰转移酶(protein acly transferases,PATs)与硫酯酶(thioesterases)之间的可逆性双重调控,与受体活性及生理状态密切相关.棕榈酰化修饰多发生在GPCRs的C末端,通过棕榈酸侧链插入到质膜内侧而形成第4和/或第5个胞内环,从而影响GPCRs的构象,促进其正确折叠与成熟,并对GPCRs胞内转运、分选、下游信号转导、失敏、内化、寡聚化等活动产生影响.此外,棕榈酰化还与磷酸化、泛素化及亚硝基化等多种翻译后修饰机制相互作用,共同参与调节GPCRs的功能.GPCRs的棕榈酰化修饰酶学机制以及GPCRs蛋白复合体棕榈酰化修饰胞内动力学过程将是未来的研究热点.     

Molecular dynamics simulation studies for DNA sequence recognition by reactive metabolites of anticancer compounds

The discovery of novel anticancer molecules 5F‐203 (NSC703786) and 5‐aminoflavone (5‐AMF, NSC686288) has addressed the issues of toxicity and reduced efficacy by targeting over expressed Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) in cancer cells. CYP1A1 metabolizes these compounds into their reactive metabolites, which are proven to mediate their anticancer effect through DNA adduct formation. However, the drug metabolite–DNA binding has not been explored so far. Hence, understanding the binding characteristics and molecular recognition for drug metabolites with DNA is of practical and fundamental interest. The present study is aimed to model binding preference shown by reactive metabolites of 5F‐203 and 5‐AMF with DNA in forming DNA adducts. To perform this, three different DNA crystal structures covering sequence diversity were selected, and 12 DNA‐reactive metabolite complexes were generated. Molecular dynamics simulations for all complexes were performed using AMBER 11 software after development of protocol for DNA‐reactive metabolite system. Furthermore, the MM‐PBSA/GBSA energy calculation, per‐nucleotide energy decomposition, and Molecular Electrostatic Surface Potential analysis were performed. The results obtained from present study clearly indicate that minor groove in DNA is preferable for binding of reactive metabolites of anticancer compounds. The binding preferences shown by reactive metabolites were also governed by specific nucleotide sequence and distribution of electrostatic charges in major and minor groove of DNA structure. Overall, our study provides useful insights into the initial step of mechanism of reactive metabolite binding to the DNA and the guidelines for designing of sequence specific DNA interacting anticancer agents. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.