The aluminium signal: New dimensions to mechanisms of aluminium tolerance

The physiological basis of plant reaction to and tolerance of aluminium (Al) is poorly understood. We review the results of investigations into Al toxicity and root physiology to develop a theoretical basis for explaining the reaction of the root to Al, including suggested roles for Ca²⁺, mucilaginous cap secretions and endogenous growth regulators in mediating a transmitted response between Al-damaged cap cells and the interacting cell populations of the cap and root. This information is used to identify possible mechanisms of Al tolerance, notably involving signal transduction, Al uptake pathways and root morphogenesis; and to briefly discuss how procedures selecting for Al tolerance may be improved by incorporating the concept of stimulus-response coupling. Similarities in the responses of roots to Al and other signals (e.g. gravity, light, mechanical impedance) are used to develop the hypothesis that roots respond to environmental signals by way of a common regulatory system. New research prospects for extending our perception of Al tolerance mechanisms are identified.     

籼稻232蜡质基因转录起始位点的鉴定

Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ杂交分析和蜡质基因ｃＤＮＡ的序列分析表明水稻蜡质基因的转录本可能延伸到翻译起始密码子（ＡＴＧ）上游１２ｋｂ处。据此设计了２１Ｎｔ的寡核苷酸引物,并以籼稻２３２胚乳ＲＮＡ为模板,以引物延伸法确定籼稻２３２蜡质基因的转录起始点,籼稻蜡质基因的转录起始旁邻顺序ＣＴＣＡＣＣＡ与高等植物基因的转录起始点一致顺序ＣＴＣＡＴＣＡ仅相差１个碱基。通过顺序比较,对东乡野生稻蜡质基因中的转录起始位点的位置,以及对此两稻种中ＴＡＴＡ盒的可能顺序进行了讨论。     

Classification of cultivated rices into indica and japonica types by the isozyme,RFLP and two milled-rice methods

Four methods for classifying cultivated rices (Oryza sativa L.) (including IR varieties) into indica and japonica types — waxy gene product in endosperm starch, glutelin ₃ molecular weight in milled rice, RFLP polymorphism at the Wx locus and Glaszmann's isozyme method — were compared. On the basis of the two endosperm traits and the RFLP method Glaszmann's group 1 (indica) was classified as mainly indica and intermediate groups 2, 3 and 4 as exclusively indica. However, the endosperm traits classified Glaszmann's group 5 as mainly indica, while the RFLP method classified it as japonica. The RFLP waxy gene probe was closest to the isozyme method in classifying group 6 as japonicas; the waxy gene product gave mainly indica reaction even in group 6, and the glutelin ₃ method was intermediate. All IR rices were classified as being indica on the basis of Wx gene product and by Glaszmann's method, but a few were classified as japonica by the glutelin ₃ method and by the RFLP waxy gene probe.     

水稻蜡质基因5＇上游区缺失对基因表达的影响

为研究水稻蜡质基因（ｗａｘｙ）５＇上游调控区中存在的顺式作用元件,我们将水稻ｗａｘｙ基因翻译起始声、（ＡＴＧ）５＇上游３．４ｋｂ（－２１１８～＋１２９１ｂＰ）片段经外切核酸酶ＥｘｏⅢ部分酶解,得到一系列５＇端缺失的片段。将这些缺失片段分别与ｇｕｓ基因编码区连接,构建成融合质粒,经ＰＥＧ介导引入水稻原生质体,２６℃培养４８ｈ后,定量测定ＧＵＳ酶活力,并以同时导入的由３５Ｓ启动子指导的荧光素酶（ＬＵＣ）基因表达的酶活力作为内对照。结果表明,ＧＵＳ酶活性随５’上游调控区长度的减少而逐渐减弱。由─８６１ｂｐ缺失至─６４０ｂＰ时,ｇｕｓ基因表达水平有较明显的降低,推测在该区域中可能存在一个顺式作用元件区。     

Molecular distribution of zinc in biliary and pancreatic secretions

Rat bile and pancreatic fluid were examined for the presence of low molecular weight zinc complexes. Fluids were collected separately by cannulation, and zinc distribution in collected samples was analyzed by gel filtration on Sephadex G-50. Most of the zinc in bile was associated with low molecular weight zinc complexes; only a small amount of zinc was present in the high molecular weight fraction. In contrast, pancreatic secretions did not contain low molecular weight zinc complexes, but there were considerable amounts of zinc bound to high molecular weight compounds. The addition of zinc to bile resulted in an increased amount of zinc in the low molecular weight fraction, while the addition of zinc to pancreatic fluid resulted primarily in an increase in zinc bound to the high molecular weight components. Like pancreatic fluid, homogenates of pancreatic tissue had no low molecular weight zinc complex. In rats whose bile and pancreatic fluid were removed and not returned into the intestine, the amount of zinc bound to low molecular weight complexes in intestinal homogenates was reduced. This alteration of the molecular distribution of zinc in intestinal homogenates by removal of bile and pancreatic fluid suggests the potential importance of low molecular weight zinc complexes for zinc homeostasis.     

不同品种玉米对草地贪夜蛾生长发育及繁殖的影响

为评价新入侵害虫草地贪夜蛾对我国不同品种玉米的为害潜能,本文采用组建实验种群生命表的方法研究了草地贪夜蛾对3种甜质型玉米(穗甜1号、正甜68和华金甜1号)以及3种糯质型玉米(京科糯2000、广黑甜糯和广糯1号)的生存适合度,分析了草地贪夜蛾生物学指标与玉米叶片主要营养物质及粗纤维含量间的相关性。结果表明: 取食甜质型玉米的草地贪夜蛾的幼虫存活率、蛹重、雌成虫产卵量均显著高于取食糯质型玉米;取食甜质型玉米草地贪夜蛾的内禀增长率介于0.1566～0.1843,净生殖力介于187.97～353.35,也均高于取食糯质型玉米(内禀增长率介于0.0998～0.1465,净生殖力介于25.89～95.34),表明取食甜质型玉米的草地贪夜蛾具有更高的种群增长能力。甜质型玉米叶片中主要营养物质维生素C、淀粉、可溶性糖、蛋白质、脂肪、总氨基酸及粗纤维的含量普遍高于糯质型玉米,草地贪夜蛾的净生殖力与维生素C、淀粉、可溶性糖、蛋白质及粗纤维的含量均存在显著正相关关系。草地贪夜蛾在甜质型玉米上具有更高的生存适合度。     

妇科门诊患者阴道分泌物检测及支原体感染情况和耐药性

目的分析妇科门诊患者阴道分泌物及支原体感染和耐药性情况。方法选取我院2017年7月至2018年7月于妇科门诊就诊的1 200例患者为研究对象,收集患者阴道分泌物并检测支原体感染情况及其耐药性。结果 1 200例患者中患滴虫性阴道炎者13例(1.08%),霉菌性阴道炎139例(11.58%),细菌性阴道病97例(8.08%)。阴道清洁度Ⅲ～Ⅳ度的患者滴虫性阴道炎、霉菌性阴道炎、细菌性阴道病的发生率显著高于清洁度Ⅰ～Ⅱ度的患者(均P0.05)。不同年龄段患者滴虫性阴道炎、霉菌性阴道炎和细菌性阴道病的发生率差异无统计学意义(均P0.05)。25岁的患者解脲支原体(Un)感染率最高(58.10%),35～44岁患者人型支原体(Mh)感染率最高(5.09%),25岁患者Un合并Mh感染率最高(21.91%)。支原体总敏感率较高的抗生素为美满霉素(95.86%)、强力霉素(95.15%)和交沙霉素(97.05%),敏感率较低的为甲砜霉素(19.15%),克林霉素(14.66%)和司帕沙星(27.77%)。结论阴道清洁度与阴道炎的发生具有相关性。患者阴道分泌物中支原体的检测及药敏试验可为临床治疗提供参考依据。     

Characterization of the protein fraction of the temporary adhesive secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens

Sea stars are able to make firm but temporary attachments to various substrata by secretions released by their tube feet. After tube foot detachment, the adhesive secretions remain on the substratum as a footprint. Proteins presumably play a key role in sea star adhesion, as evidenced by the removal of footprints from surfaces after a treatment with trypsin. However, until now, characterisation was hampered by their high insolubility. In this study, a non-hydrolytic method was used to render most of the proteins constituting the adhesive footprints soluble. After analysis by SDS-PAGE, the proteins separated into about 25 bands, which ranged from 25 to 450 kDa in apparent molecular weight. Using mass spectrometry and a homology-database search, it was shown that several of the proteins are known intracellular proteins, presumably resulting from contamination of footprint material with tube foot epidermal cells. However, 11 protein bands, comprising the most abundant proteins, were not identified and might correspond to novel adhesive proteins. They were named ‘Sea star footprint proteins’ (Sfps). Tandem mass spectrometry analysis of the protein bands yielded 43 de novo-generated peptide sequences. Most of them were shared by several, if not all, Sfps. Polyclonal antibodies were raised against one of the peptides (HEASGEYYR from Sfp-115) and were used in immunoblotting. They specifically labelled Sfp-115 and other bands with lower apparent molecular weights. The different results suggest that all Sfps might belong to a single family of related proteins sharing similar motifs or, alternatively, they are the products of polymerization and/or degradation processes.     

Purification,Crystallization and Properties of Tyrosine Phenol Lyase from Erwinia herbicola

Crystalline tyrosine phenol lyase was prepared from the cell extract of Erwinia herbicola grown in a medium supplemented with l-tyrosine. The crystalline enzyme was homogeneous by the criteria of ultracentrifugation and acrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight was determined to be approximately 259,000. The crystalline enzyme catalyzed the conversion of l-tyrosine into phenol, pyruvate and ammonia, in the presence of added pyridoxal phosphate. The enzyme also catalyzed pyruvate formation from d-tyrosine, S-methyl-l-cysteine, 3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl-l-alanine, l- and d-serine, and l- and d-cysteine, but at lower rates than from l-tyrosine. l-Phenyl-alanine, l-alanine, phenol and pyrocatechol inhibited pyruvate formation from l-tyrosine.

Crystalline tyrosine phenol lyase from Erwinia herbicola is inactive in the absence of added pyridoxal phosphate. Binding of pyridoxal phosphate to the apoenzyme is accompanied by pronounced increase in absorbance at 340 and 425 mμ. The amount of pyridoxal phosphate bound to the apoenzyme was determined by equilibrium dialysis to be 2 moles per mole of enzyme. Addition of the substrate, l-tyrosine, or the competitive inhibitors, l-alanine and l-phenyl-alanine, to the holoenzyme causes appearance of a new absorption peak near 500 mμ which disappears as the substrate is decomposed but remains unchanged in the presence of the inhibitor.     

云南地方稻waxy基因序列多样性分析

利用特异引物Wx-F/AG-2对来源于云南省16个州市64个县的252份地方稻种waxy基因中含有微卫星序列(CT)n和第一内含子的序列进行PCR扩增并测序。结果表明在268个碱基的序列内检测到4个变异位点:第一内含子上游56位处(CT)n存在(CT)10、(CT)11、(CT)12、(CT)14、(CT)16、(CT)17、(CT)18、(CT)19、(CT)20、(CT)21等10种变异;(CT)11、(CT)18、(CT)17、(CT)12、(CT)10等5种单倍型是云南优势类型,合计占供试材料的92.85%;籼稻以(CT)10、(CT)11、(CT)12为主,而粳稻以(CT)11、(CT)12、(CT)17和(CT)18为主;第一内含子+1位存在G/T变异,81.75%品种是G,T只出现在(CT)16、(CT)17、(CT)18和(CT)20的品种中,其频率在籼稻中为13.48%,粳稻20.86%,水稻16.17%,陆稻22.35%,粘稻10.47%,糯稻42.62%。+86-88位存在ATA/GTA/A--3种变异;+128位处存在(AATT)5和(AATT)6 2种变异。根据这4个变异位点,可将252个云南地方稻种归为16种单倍型,其中Wx4(32.54%)、Wx9(13.89%)、Wx12(12.7%)、Wx5(12.3%)、Wx1(8.33%)、Wx11(7.94%)是主要类型,合计87.7%,其他类型频率较低。籼/粳亚种、水/陆稻和粘/糯中存在单倍型种类和单倍型频率两方面的差异,籼稻/粳稻、水/陆稻和粘/糯稻各亚种或生态型均有独享的单倍型,共享单倍型频率也存在差异,表明亚种间或生态型间发生了一定的遗传分化。单倍型地理分布分析表明,临沧、普洱单倍型种类最丰富,以之为中心向外扩展,单倍型种类有减少的趋势,第一内含子+1位的T主要分布在临沧、普洱、西双版纳、德宏等南部地区。本研究揭示了云南地方稻种群体waxy基因的变异和分布特点。