天麻的营养繁殖茎及其抑菌功能

天麻9Gastrodia elata Bl.）与蜜环菌（Armillaria mellea (Vahl.ex Fr.)Quel.)营共生生活,在正常情况下蜜环菌只侵染种麻及分化生长出的营养繁殖茎的表皮、皮层及大型细胞层。种麻的大型细胞层及营养繁殖茎隔离区的空腔细胞层和木栓细胞层,都是种麻与新生麻的防御结构,它们保护新生麻不遭蜜环菌病理侵染而正常生长。冬季,天麻进入冬期,隔离区的木栓细胞层形成断裂层,此层细胞是新生麻能够安全越冬的最后一道防御结构。     

Site occupancy and cavity use by the northern flying squirrel in the boreal forest

Tree cavities are used as shelter and breeding nests by numerous avian and mammalian species. In cold environments, tree cavities are often proposed as the best winter nest choice because of the superior protection they offer from precipitation, wind, cold temperatures, and predators. As such, they represent a critical resource, which has the potential to limit population size of non-excavating species. We assessed factors affecting site occupancy in the boreal forest by northern flying squirrels, a secondary user of tree cavities, and to identify which nest type is preferred during the colder days of the autumn–winter period. We trapped flying squirrels twice in 59 aspen-dominated stands in the autumn period using low- (1.5 m above ground-level) and high-mounted (4 m) traps to determine site occupancy. A total of 85 individuals were captured on 2,880 trap-nights. During the winter period, we radio-tracked 26 individuals to 87 diurnal nests in 220 locations. None of the habitat variables considered (cavity availability, woody debris, and lateral cover) explained site occupancy. Detectability decreased with precipitation, and was lower using high traps than low traps. Both females and males used tree cavities (26%), external nests (39%), and ground nests (35%). In cold weather, females preferred ground nests, whereas males preferred external nests. Our results do not support the hypothesis that tree cavities represent a limiting factor to northern flying squirrels in cold environments. Instead, this species seems to be a generalist and is opportunistic, using a variety of nest types. Nevertheless, practices ensuring the persistence of large diameter live cavity trees, providing better insulative properties, are likely to increase the relative use of tree cavities as nest sites by northern flying squirrels. © 2011 The Wildlife Society.     

The presence of heartwood decay,a precursor to hollow formation,within Eucalyptus camaldulensis in relation to stem size

River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.) are large trees that dominated many of continental Australia's riparian areas, providing abundant hollows for nesting and denning fauna. Land clearing and forestry have reduced the availability of large trees, and much of the remaining forest is dominated by small regrowth trees that lack visible hollow entrances. Inspection of recently felled River Red Gums revealed that heartwood decay, a precursor of hollow formation, can be common in relatively small trees. Internal decay and voids remain inaccessible until stochastic damage exposes them, which may not occur until the tree is old, and hence probably large. This discrepancy indicates that there is likely to be a size range of trees into which artificial entrances can be added to quickly increase hollow availability in landscapes undergoing active restoration as fauna habitat.     

恶性疟原虫抗原表位的亚单位疫苗与DNA疫苗的联合免疫

构建了含有恶性疟原虫抗原基因 ( AWTE)的真核表达质粒 p CMV- AWTE,以及能在大肠杆菌中得到分泌性表达的原核表达质粒 p MC0 5 ,表达的蛋白 AWTE保持了疟原虫抗原的抗原性。将 p CMV- AWTE以及 AWTE两者混合各 1 0μg鼻腔免疫小鼠 ,一次后诱导机体产生了较高水平的体液免疫及细胞免疫     

野鲮亚科口前室鱼类口唇及其相关结构形态学研究

口唇及其相关结构是野鲮亚科鱼类属级单元的主要分类依据。对我国野鲮亚科中具口前室鱼类类群的口唇及其相关结构形态学进行比较研究,结果显示;吻皮和下唇的形态差异以及吻皮与下唇,上颌与下唇,吻皮与上颌一下唇与下颌之间相互联结的差异构成了口前于类各类群的主要分类特征;口前室鱼类的口型可区分出４种基本式样。     

延腹小蜂属榕小蜂对榕果果内空腔大小差异的行为和形态适应

大多数榕小蜂的雄蜂终生都在密闭的榕果中生活,榕果间果内空腔的大小存在很大的差异,这种差异可能限制对小蜂的活动。已有研究表明榕果的大小会影响果内榕小蜂雄蜂的打斗行为,那么这种差异是否会影响雄蜂的果内爬行行为? 雄蜂是否会产生适应性的形态特征？针对这些问题,在2008年6月到2009年10月期间,我们在野外采集榕果,并带回实验室中, 对榕果内生活的延腹小蜂属Philotrypesis 5种雄蜂的果内爬行行为和足的形态特征进行了研究。结果表明,根据Philotrypesis spp.雄蜂后足的跗节形态特征的不同,其后足可分成2种形态型--Ⅰ型：后足跗节基部两节的突出部分排列紧密, 后足中跗节不发达; Ⅱ型：后足跗节基部两节的突出部分排列疏松,二者之间有较宽的分隔,后足中跗节发达。GLM分析结果表明各种榕树上生活的Philotrypesis雄蜂前足腿节长宽比存在极显著差异（F_{8, 81}=94.86, P<0.001）。在大果中生活的Philotrypesis雄蜂都具有较细长的前足腿节,在小果中生活的Philotrypesis雄蜂除了M7#c-ben外,都具有较粗壮的前足腿节。当雄蜂在榕果内寻偶时,主要依靠粗壮的前足或灵活的后足在果内爬行。结果提示, 榕果空腔大小可能限制了Philotrypesis雄蜂果内爬行行为, 进而影响了雄蜂足形态的适应性进化。     

Principles and pitfalls in designing site-directed peptide ligands

An immunoglobulin light chain dimer with a large generic binding cavity was used as a host molecule for designing a series of peptide guest ligands. In a screening procedure peptides coupled to solid supports were systematically tested for binding activity by enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Key members of the binding series were synthesized in milligram quantities and diffused into crystals of the host molecule for X-ray analyses. These peptides were incrementally increased in size and affinity until they nearly filled the cavity. Progressive changes in binding patterns were mapped by comparisons of crystallo-graphically refined structures of 14 peptide–protein complexes at 2.7 Å resolution. These comparisons led to guidelines for ligand design and also suggested ways to modify previously established binding patterns. By manipulating equilibria involving histidine, for example, it was possible to abolish one important intramolecular interaction of the bound ligand and substitute another. These events triggered a change inconformation of the ligand from a compact to an extended form and a comprehensive change in the mode of binding to the protein. In dipeptides of histidine and proline, protonation of both imidazolium nitrogen atoms was used to program anend-to-end reversal of the direction in which the ligand was inserted into the binding cavity. Peptides cocrystallized with proteins produced complexes somewhat different in structure from those in which ligandswere diffused into preexisting crystals. In sucha large and malleable cavity, space utilization was thus different when a ligand was introduced before the imposition of crystal packing restraints. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Impaired local intrinsic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection in severe COVID-19

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Water Vapour Diffusion in the Substomatal Cavity

In this paper stomatal pore and substomatal cavity are considered to be elliptic cylinders, A three-dimensional diffusion model is presented, which describes the diffusion of vapour from the surfaces of the cells surrounding the cavity to the outer end of the pore Equations describing vapour diffusion in the model are set up, based on Fick's law and the law of conservation of mass, and are solved by using computer. Quantitative relation between the cavity resistance to water vapour diffusion and: stomatal aperture is obtained and is given more general theoretical explanation. Comparing the formula obtained in this paper with those of Brown and Escombe and of Cooke et al., it is found that the cavity resistance calculated by the latter two formulas are 0.5 to 1 times higher in a large rankle of stomatal aperture values. Besides, it is shown by calculating that the rates of loss from guard cells and subsidiary ceils account for 88%– 93% and 7%–12% respectively of that from epidermic cells, and the litter amounts to 86%–96% of that from all the cells in the cavity in the large range of stomatal change.     

Hydration energy landscape of the active site cavity in cytochrome P450cam

Hydration of protein cavities influences protein stability, dynamics, and function. Protein active sites usually contain water molecules that, upon ligand binding, are either displaced into bulk solvent or retained to mediate protein–ligand interactions. The contribution of water molecules to ligand binding must be accounted for to compute accurate values of binding affinities. This requires estimation of the extent of hydration of the binding site. However, it is often difficult to identify the water molecules involved in the binding process when ligands bind on the surface of a protein. Cytochrome P450cam is, therefore, an ideal model system because its substrate binds in a buried active site, displacing partially disordered solvent, and the protein is well characterized experimentally. We calculated the free energy differences for having five to eight water molecules in the active site cavity of the unliganded enzyme from molecular dynamics simulations by thermodynamic integration employing a three-stage perturbation scheme. The computed free energy differences between the hydration states are small (within 12 kJ mol⁻¹) but distinct. Consistent with the crystallographic determination and studies employing hydrostatic pressure, we calculated that, although ten water molecules could in principle occupy the volume of the active site, occupation by five to six water molecules is thermodynamically most favorable. Proteins 32:381–396, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.