柱萤叶甲属研究（Ⅰ）鞘翅具黑色刻点的种类记述（鞘翅目：叶甲科）

本文就萤叶甲亚科中柱萤叶甲属鞘翅具黑色刻点的种类进行研究,共记述４种,我国已记录３种,其中１种为新种。     

Intra‐individual variation of flowers in Gunnera subgenus Panke (Gunneraceae) and proposed apomorphies for Gunnerales

A study of inflorescence and flower development in 12 species from four of the six subgenera of Gunnera (Gunneraceae) was carried out. In the species of subgenus Panke, initiation of floral apices along the partial inflorescences is acropetal but ends up in the late formation of a terminal flower, forming a cyme at maturity. The terminal flower is the largest and the most complete in terms of merosity and number of whorls and thus it is the most diagnostic in terms of species‐level taxonomy. The lateral flowers undergo a basipetal gradient of organ reduction along the inflorescence, ranging from bisexual flowers (towards the distal region) to functionally (i.e. with staminodia) and structurally female flowers (towards the proximal region). Our results show that the terminal structure in Gunnera is a flower rather than a pseudanthium. The terminal flower is disymmetric, dimerous and bisexual, representing the common bauplan for Gunnera flowers. It has a differentiated perianth with two sepals and two alternate petals, the latter opposite the stamens and carpels. Comparisons with other members of the core eudicots with labile floral construction are addressed. We propose vegetative and floral putative synapomorphies for the sister‐group relationship between Gunneraceae and Myrothamnaceae. © 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 160 , 262–283.     

The hand structure of Carnotaurus sastrei (Theropoda,Abelisauridae): implications for hand diversity and evolution in abelisaurids

Abstract: Carnotaurus sastrei is an abelisaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina that has very reduced, but robust, forelimbs and derived hands with four digits, including a large, conical‐shaped metacarpal IV lacking an articulation for a phalanx. The analysis presented in this work highlights a series of additional autapomorphies of C. sastrei. For example, the proximal phalanges are longer than the metacarpals in digits II and III, and digit III includes only one phalanx besides the ungual. The hand of Carnotaurus shares several features with those of Aucasaurus and Majungasaurus, but the hands of the latter genera also display autapomorphies, indicating that the diversity in abelisaurid hand structure is similar to the diversity of cranial protuberances of these dinosaurs.     

上海部分地区戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)基因型的分析

为了解戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)在上海部分地区流行的基因型,采用RT-nPCR的方法检验35例急性散发性戊型肝炎患者中HEV RNA,并对阳性产物进行克隆测序,然后对其基因型进行分析.结果显示在35例急性散发性戊型肝炎患者中PCR阳性为9例,测序证实8例为HEV的基因序列;其中1例为HEV 1型,7例为HEV 4型.提示在上海部分地区的急性散发性戊型肝炎中以HEV 4型感染为主.     

N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯酶的分子改造及酶学特性

革兰氏阴性细菌的群体感应系统利用N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯（N-acyl-homoserine lactone, AHL）作为主要信号分子诱导致病因子表达,造成细菌性病害. N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯酶（N-acyl-homoserine lactonase, AHLase）能水解AHL分子的内酯键,减弱致病菌的危害.本研究利用从苏云金芽孢杆菌克隆的N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯酶基因（auto inducer inactivation A, aiiA）,根据Swiss-model模拟aiiA所编码的AiiA蛋白三维结构,预测可能形成的分子内盐桥、活性中心位点等,利用环状诱变方法对AiiA进行定点突变,以期提高其酶活力和热稳定性等酶学性能.对AiiA及其突变蛋白酶学特性分析结果发现,突变体AiiA-N65K-A206E酶活力要比野生型AiiA-wild提高87.4%,并表现出良好的热稳定性和储存稳定性;37 ℃温浴30 min后酶活力剩余73;9%,比AiiA-wild有了大幅提高;4 ℃储存120 h后酶活力剩余12.9%,而AiiA-wild丧失酶活力.酶动力学分析表明,AiiA-N65K-A206E酶促反应的米氏常数Km为1.23 mmol/L,与野生型相当;最大反应速率Vmax为32.36 μmol/L/min,比野生型有较大提高.本研究表明,利用定点突变技术改造AiiA的分子结构,可有效提升AiiA酶活力、热稳定性和储存稳定性.本研究结果为进一步阐明AiiA结构与功能的关系,促进AiiA在植物病害生物防治上的应用,提供了有益的参考和新的思路.     

水稻叶片Rubisco 活化酶表达的昼夜变化

在 48h的自然光照、连续光照和连续黑暗处理下 ,水稻幼苗rcamRNA的含量均表现出昼夜节奏特性 ,其中以自然光周期中变化最为明显。在光暗交替的条件下 ,RCA含量虽也表现出明显的昼夜变化 ,但连续黑暗处理其含量持续下降 ,连续光照则其含量先上升然后下降 ,说明它不发生节昼现象。这些结果表明RCA表达在转录和翻译水平上的调控机制不同 ,转录既由光暗交替控制又受内生节奏调节 ,而翻译则更大程度上由光调节     

大豆异黄酮对老龄大鼠雌激素水平和子宫雌激素受体表达的影响

目的探讨大豆异黄酮（soy isoflavones,SIF）对老龄大鼠雌激素水平和雌激素受体表达的影响。方法将40只16月龄雌性SD大鼠随机分为高、中和低剂量大豆异黄酮3个实验组（H-SIF,M-SIF和L-SIF）和1个对照组,每天分别按1005、0和25 mg/（kg.bw）剂量的大豆异黄酮进行灌胃,对照组灌服生理盐水。42 d后称重,股动脉放血处死动物收集血清、摘取子宫称重并冷冻保存。采用放射免疫法测定血清中雌二醇（E2）、睾酮（T）、泌乳素（PRL）、促黄体生成素（LH）和促卵泡激素（FSH）的含量;RT-PCR检测子宫雌激素受体α（ERα）基因的表达。结果与对照组相比,3个实验组血清中E2和PRL都升高,LH和FSH都降低,其中高剂量组差异有显著性（P〈0.05）;子宫重量无明显差异;子宫ERα表达呈下降趋势,但无统计学意义。结论大豆异黄酮能调节老龄大鼠血清中的雌激素水平,且有剂量依赖性;大豆异黄酮对老年大鼠子宫重量和子宫ERα的表达无影响。     

冬眠动物黄鼠心肌兴奋收缩耦联钙源的实验分析

本文比较冬眠动物黄鼠冬眠状态和活动状态心肌收缩的力－频率关系和力－间歇关系,以及Ｃｄ＾２＋和ｒｙａｎｏｄｉｎｅ对其动作电位和收缩力的影响。结果表明：（１）提高刺激频率对活动组具有负变力作用,而对冬眠组则是收缩力先增加后减弱的双相变化;冬眠组具有较强撞歇后收缩,并且刺激频率对其具有较强的调制作用;（２）与活动全相比,冬眠组动作电位前期时程和收缩期较短,收缩力较大,Ｃｄ＾２＋对其影响较小,但ｒｙａｎｏ     

On the nature of mutations in molecular evolution

In this work it is proposed that in evolution amino acid substitutions implying strong physico chemical and structural differences are more relevant and more frequent than substitutions between similar amino acids. This analysis is made over a group of protein families representing about 10 000 substitutions and as examples the evolutionary trees of fibrinopeptides A and calcitonins were constructed and compared.     

Case–control association study of polymorphisms in the angiotensinogen and angiotensin-converting enzyme genes and coronary artery disease and systemic artery hypertension in African-Brazilians and Caucasian-Brazilians

The rennin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) is a critical pathway in regulating blood pressure and salt/water homeostasis, possessing an intimate relationship with the development of systemic artery hypertension (SAH). Once hypertension is considered a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), the RAAS is also related to this pathology. This investigation aimed to analyse if the frequencies of AGT M235T (rs699) and ACE I/D (rs4646994) polymorphisms are associated with CAD and SAH in African-Brazilians and Caucasian-Brazilians. In this study we analysed 714 subjects who underwent coronary angiography to detect obstructive lesions and CAD, as well as blood pressure measurement and SAH, grouped according to ethnicity: 266 African-Brazilians and 448 Caucasian-Brazilians. Among CAD and SAH cases and controls, the genotype and allele frequencies of ACE I/D polymorphism were similar in both ethnic groups. The AGT 235TT genotype and 235T allele frequencies were higher in SAH cases (32%, 54.7%) versus controls in Caucasian-Brazilians (19.8%, 46.4%; P= 0.038, P= 0.031, respectively). The AGT 235TT (OR = 1.8; P= 0.028) demonstrated to be an independent factor risk in a multivariate logistic regression increasing SAH risk in Caucasians but not in African-Brazilians. In summary, AGT M235T polymorphism was associated with SAH risk in Caucasian-Brazilians, and no association was detected with CAD. No association was also observed in ACE I/D polymorphism either in CAD or SAH in African-Brazilians and Caucasian-Brazilians.