Characterization of a Drosophila homologue of the 160-kDa subunit of the cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor CPSF

Processing of the 3′ end of mRNA precursors depends on several proteins. The multisubunit cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (CPSF) is required for cleavage of the mRNA precursor as well as polyadenylation. CPSF interacts with the cleavage stimulatory factor complex (CstF), and this interaction increases the specificity of binding. Following cleavage downstream of the AAUAAA site, CPSF and poly(A) polymerase (PAP) are required for efficient polyadenylation. Recently, it has been shown that 160-kDa subunit of CPSF interacts directly with the 77-kDa subunit of CstF, which is homologous to the product encoded by the Drosophila gene su(f), and with PAP. Here we report the cloning and characterization of a Drosophila homologue of CPSF-160. The 1329-amino acid dCPSF protein exhibits about 45% and 20% sequence identity, respectively, to its mammalian and yeast counterparts over its entire length. We show that the CPSF homologue is expressed throughout development and that CPSF is essential for viability. Mutations in the cpsf gene did not alter the phenotype of homozygous su(f) mutations, suggesting that, for most genes, processing of 3′ termini is not sensitive to small changes in cpsf and su(f) dosage. Received: 6 June 1997 / Accepted: 5 November 1997     

Growth, biomass allocation and photosynthesis of invasive and native Hawaiian rainforest species

Growth, biomass allocation, and photosynthetic characteristics of seedlings of five invasive non-indigenous and four native species grown under different light regimes were studied to help explain the success of invasive species in Hawaiian rainforests. Plants were grown under three greenhouse light levels representative of those found in the center and edge of gaps and in the understory of Hawaiian rainforests, and under an additional treatment with unaltered shade. Relative growth rates (RGRs) of invasive species grown in sun and partial shade were significantly higher than those for native species, averaging 0.25 and 0.17 g g⁻¹ week⁻¹, respectively, while native species averaged only 0.09 and 0.06 g g⁻¹ week⁻¹, respectively. The RGR of invasive species under the shade treatment was 40% higher than that of native species. Leaf area ratios (LARs) of sun and partial-shade-grown invasive and native species were similar but the LAR of invasive species in the shade was, on average, 20% higher than that of native species. There were no differences between invasive and native species in biomass allocation to shoots and roots, or in leaf mass per area across light environments. Light-saturated photosynthetic rates (Pmax) were higher for invasive species than for native species in all light treatments. Pmax of invasive species grown in the sun treatment, for example, ranged from 5.5 to 11.9 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ as compared with 3.0−4.5 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ for native species grown under similar light conditions. The slope of the linear relationship between Pmax and dark respiration was steeper for invasive than for native species, indicating that invasive species assimilate more CO₂ at a lower respiratory cost than native species. These results suggest that the invasive species may have higher growth rates than the native species as a consequence of higher photosynthetic capacities under sun and partial shade, lower dark respiration under all light treatments, and higher LARs when growing under shade conditions. Overall, invasive species appear to be better suited than native species to capturing and utilizing light resources, particularly in high-light environments such as those characterized by relatively high levels of disturbance. Received: 30 December 1997 / Accepted: 1 September 1998     

雄性棉铃虫感受性信息素的分子和神经机制研究进展

棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera主要借助于性信息素通讯完成雌雄识别,实现交配和种群繁衍。关于棉铃虫感受性信息素机制的研究一直是我国化学生态学领域的热点和重心,研究结果有助于开发和改进棉铃虫防治的性引诱剂。本文将对棉铃虫雄虫感受雌虫释放的性信息素的机制进行综述,以期为深入研究棉铃虫及其他相关昆虫的性信息素感受的分子和神经机理提供参考。棉铃虫雌虫性信息素腺体合成和释放多种长链、饱和或非饱和的脂肪醛和醇等化合物,其中Z11-16:Ald为主要性信息素成分,Z9-16∶Ald和Z9-14∶Ald为次要性信息素成分,不同组分按一定比例混合可明显增强对雄性棉铃虫的引诱效果,而化合物Z11-16∶OH和高剂量的Z9-14∶Ald对性信息素引诱活性具有明显的抑制效果。相应地,雄性棉铃虫触角上A, B和C 3种类型的毛形感器能够感受这些信息化合物。A类型毛形感器内表达受体OR13感受Z11-16∶Ald,B类型毛形感器内表达OR14b感受Z9-14∶Ald,C类型毛形感器内表达OR6和OR16感受Z9-16∶Ald, Z9-14∶Ald, Z11-16:Ac和Z11-16∶OH。受体的表达位置和功能与不同类型毛形感器的电生理反应特性相一致。钙离子成像证明在棉铃虫触角叶内的3个扩大型神经纤维球接受这些气味信息,其中神经纤维球云状体接受Z11-16∶Ald,背中间后侧纤维球接受Z9-16∶Ald,背中间前侧纤维球接受Z9-14∶Ald, Z11-16∶Ac和Z11-16∶OH。这些研究成果在感器、受体和脑中枢水平上揭示了棉铃虫感受性信息素的机制,在这些研究基础上,我们认为需要深入开展以下方面的研究：(1)进一步鉴定相关性信息素受体的功能和定位;(2)深入研究脑内嗅觉高级中枢对性信息素信息的处理和整合神经机制;(3)明确棉铃虫性信息素感受受到寄主植物、光周期、温度、湿度等环境因素的影响及机制。     

Invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus has sex‐dependent locomotor activity and is under‐represented in catches from passive fishing gear compared with seine catches

The higher proportion of males of the invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus in samples from two activity selective passive fishing gears compared with one activity non‐selective fishing gear in three Dutch lakes is related to higher male locomotory activity and is a sex‐dependent trait. This difference in activity reflects the different ecology of male and female N. melanostomus.     

川西风毛菊果期资源分配对海拔的响应

以分布于青藏高原东缘的川西风毛菊为试验材料,研究了其不同海拔高度16个居群的果期资源分配。结果显示:1)随着海拔的升高,个体大小、繁殖器官生物量、营养器官生物量、根系质量、茎叶质量以及每株植物种子总数量均不断减小,但种子百粒重不断增加;2)繁殖分配和根系分配与海拔呈正相关关系,营养分配和茎叶分配与海拔呈负相关关系;3)果期繁殖分配和营养分配、根系分配和茎叶分配以及种子数量与百粒重之间均存在资源分配上的权衡。研究结论:1)海拔作为外界因子对川西风毛菊果期各生物量及资源分配有显著的影响;2)随着海拔的升高,川西风毛菊通过增加繁殖分配,根系分配以及种子百粒重来适应胁迫环境,提高自身的适合度。     

基于光合产物动态分配的玉米生物量模拟

光合产物分配是作物生长发育及生物量形成的关键环节,也是作物生长模拟的重要内容.本研究依据光合产物分配机理,结合玉米不同生长阶段的光合产物分配特点,构建了玉米光合产物分配模型.与WOFOST模型的CO₂同化模块相结合,实现了对玉米各器官生物量动态的逐日模拟.利用锦州农田生态系统野外观测站5年的春玉米大田试验资料对模拟效果进行了验证.结果表明: 模型能解释总生物量变化的95.4%;对营养器官生物量变化的解释率达87.0%;对叶、根、茎生物量变化的解释率分别达85.3%,67.9%和76.5%;对穗生物量变化的解释率达87.5%.模型可实现玉米各器官的生物量动态的准确模拟.     

基于可加性生物量模型的大兴安岭东部主要林型森林植被碳储量及其分配

基于大兴安岭东部地区主要林型的生物量调查数据,建立了3个主要树种的一元可加性生物量模型,探讨了不同林型森林群落和乔木层、灌木层、草本层、凋落物层的碳储量及其分配规律.结果表明: 杜鹃-兴安落叶松林乔、灌、草、凋落物层碳储量分别为71.00、0.34、0.05和11.97 t·hm^-2,杜香-兴安落叶松林各层碳储量分别为47.82、0.88、0和5.04 t·hm^-2,杜鹃-兴安落叶松-白桦混交林分别为56.56、0.44、0.04、8.72 t·hm^-2,杜香-兴安落叶松-白桦混交林分别为46.21、0.66、0.07、6.16 t·hm^-2,杜鹃-白桦林分别为40.90、1.37、0.04、3.67 t·hm^-2,杜香-白桦林分别为36.28、1.12、0.18、4.35 t·hm^-2.林下植被为杜鹃的林分群落碳储量大于林下植被为杜香的林分;林下植被相似的情况下,森林群落碳储量大小顺序为:兴安落叶松林>兴安落叶松-白桦混交林>白桦林;不同林型群落碳储量不同,大小顺序为:杜鹃-兴安落叶松林(83.36 t·hm^-2)>杜鹃-兴安落叶松-白桦混交林(65.76 t·hm^-2)>杜香-兴安落叶松林(53.74 t·hm^-2)>杜香-兴安落叶松-白桦混交林(53.10 t·hm^-2)>杜鹃-白桦林(45.98 t·hm^-2)>杜香-白桦林(41.93 t·hm^-2),且不同林型森林群落碳储量垂直分配规律为:乔木层(85.2%～89.0%)>凋落物层(8.0%～14.4%)>灌木层(0.4%～2.7%)>草本层(0～0.4%).     

春尺蠖生物学特性研究

【目的】为新疆北疆地区春尺蠖Apocheima cinerarius预测预报工作提供理论依据。【方法】本文在林间对春尺蠖的各虫态进行详细调查,记述了各虫态的形态特征、生活史、性比、行为与习性。【结果】春尺蠖蛹主要集中分布在树盘基部30~60 cm、土壤深度为20~30 cm范围的土层中,成虫羽化后,次日19:00—23:00或第3天下午4:00—6:00交尾,其交配行为是多次交配型。雌虫比雄虫羽化稍早,雌虫平均寿命为16~18 d,雄虫平均寿命为8~13 d。翌日黄昏开始产卵,卵期最长34 d,最短26 d,雌虫每天平均产卵块数最高达5.1块/头、平均卵粒数为363.1粒/头,最低为1块/头、平均卵粒数为86粒/头,平均孵化率为86%。1、2龄幼虫食叶量较低,3龄开始暴增,5龄最高,平均每日食叶量可达443 mm2/头。【结论】春尺蠖成虫按翅面斑纹和颜色,可分三种类型:深色型、常见型、浅色型。幼虫的头壳与虫龄呈显著直线正相关。幼虫1~2龄期间,死亡率较高,高达60.37%;4~5龄幼虫,死亡率较低,且食叶量占总食叶量的85.81%。所以应选择在3龄幼虫高峰期之前进行防治。雌雄比为1︰0.7068,可预测下一代种群数量呈上升趋势。