日本血吸虫GSK3蛋白编码cDNA的克隆、表达及其重组蛋白的免疫保护研究

本研究利用生物信息学分析了日本血吸虫(Schistosoma japonicum,sj)Glycogen synthase kinase 3(GSK3)蛋白,并对其中一个GSK3蛋白的编码cDNA进行了克隆和原核表达,制备了特异性的多克隆抗体.同时,还初步评估了重组蛋白的免疫保护效果.生物信息学分析表明在日本血吸虫数据库存在两种GSK3蛋白,且其中一个SjGSK3在日本血吸虫不同发育时期均有转录.Western blot结果表明本研究制备的抗体能特异性识别日本血吸虫SjGSK3重组蛋白,表明该重组蛋白具有良好的免疫原性.动物实验表明免疫SjGSK3重组蛋白的动物与佐剂对照组比较分别获得了平均10.6％减虫率和40.5％肝脏减卵率.     

磷与海南柱花草生产

对热带地区柱花草生产的主要限制因子——磷进行了盆栽和田间试验研究，以探索柱花草的营养诊断适宜值和海南地区缺磷土壤的磷肥用量。试验表明，施用磷肥能提高产量、改善品质，随磷肥用量的增加，柱花草含磷量和粗蛋白含量提高；柱花草营养诊断的适宜磷含量为０．１４％～０．３４％，磷含量与采样时间无明显差异；根据磷肥试验建立的回归模型Ｙ＝５３２４．８５＋７４５．０５Ｘ－５０．５５Ｘ２，海南缺磷土壤推茬施磷（Ｐ２Ｏ５）量为：５２．５～９７．５ｋｇ／ｈｍ２（过磷酸钙３２９～６０９ｋｇ／ｈｍ２），最大施磷（Ｐ２Ｏ５）量应低于１１０ｋｇ／ｈｍ２。     

宁夏枸杞八氢番茄红素合成酶基因的克隆与序列分析

类胡萝卜素是植物叶绿体光合作用的辅助色素,并能保护叶绿素免受高温强光的破坏(Bartley et al.,1995).现在越来越多的医学研究表明,类胡萝卜素与人类健康密切相关.约有10%的类胡萝卜素是维生素A的前体(Krinsky,1989).据统计,每年有70多个国家的3 000多万儿童因缺乏维生素A而造成致命性疾病(Cheryl et al.,1997).此外,类胡萝卜素在防癌抗癌、预防心血管疾病、增强人体免疫力等方面起着重要的作用(陶俊等,2002).通过对菲律宾、加拿大和中国的食道癌患者的调查已证明β-胡萝卜素能延缓疾病的进程(韩雅珊,1999).由于类胡萝卜素在许多植物中含量较低,并且难以用化学方法合成.因此,利用基因工程手段调控类胡萝卜素的代谢积累,进而大量生产类胡萝卜素已成为研究者们所共识的研究方向之一.目前通过基因工程手段已获得转类胡萝卜素合成酶基因的"金大米"和"金油菜"(陶俊等,2002).     

Molecular Cloning of a Cellulose Synthase Gene PtoCesA1 from Populus tomentosa and Its Genetic Transformation in Tobacco

A 3 125 bp cellulose synthase gene, PtoCesA1, which has a 98% identity to PtrCesA1 from Populus tremuloides, was cloned from cDNA prepared from secondary xylem of P tomentosa. Four anti-expression vectors with different fragments of PtoCesAl, named as pBIPF, pBICC1, pBIPR and pBIBR, were constructed. Some traits of transformed tobacco of pBICC1, pBIPR and pBIBR differed from wild types, such as small leaves, ＂dwarf＂ phenotype and thinner xylem and fiber cell walls than wild plants consistent with a loss of cellulose. It indicated that the growth of transgenic tobacco was restrained by the expression of anti-PtoCesA1. Transgenic tobacco was obtained and the contents of cellulose and lignin were analyzed as well as the width and length of fiber cells, and xylem thickness for both transgenic and control plants. Transformed tobacco showed a different phenotype from control plants and it implied that PtoCesA1 was essential for the cellulose biosynthesis in poplar stems.     

土壤与植物根际磷的有效性研究

本文论述了影响土壤与植物根际磷的有效性的因素有其机理，为合理分配和施用磷肥提供了科学依据。     

Protection and fastness of green color of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) treated with chromium-based reagents

The attractive green color of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) culms fades without chemical treatment. Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) has been used to protect the green color of bamboo, but CCA is harmful to factory workers and the environment. To overcome the toxicity of arsenic in CCA, two chromium-based formulas developed by the authors, chromated copper phosphate (CCP) and chromated phosphate (CP), were evaluated for their protection of the green color of moso bamboo. The results revealed that bamboo treated with CP had a greener color than those treated with CCA or CCP. The concentration, treatment time, and CrO₃/H₃PO₄ ratio in CP solution greatly affected the color of moso bamboo culms. The attractive green color, which resembles the color of fresh-cut moso bamboo, was obtained by treating bamboo with 2% CP solution at 60°C for 3h, using a 11 CrO₃/H₃PO₄ ratio in aqueous solution. In addition, the CP-treated moso bamboo exhibited excellent green color fastness in both accelerated ultraviolet lightfastness testing and outdoor weathering exposure.     

油茶查尔酮合酶和异构酶基因的cDNA克隆

查尔酮合酶和查尔酮异构酶是类黄酮代谢与色素苷代谢的关键酶.以油茶近成熟种子cDNA文库和EST文库为材料,通过分子克隆方法鉴定了1条查尔酮合酶基因全长cDNA和1条查尔酮异构酶全长cDNA.结果表明:油茶查尔酮合酶基因的cDNA含1479 bp,编码412个氨基酸,为目前最长的查尔酮合酶,与其它物种的查尔酮合酶具有极高的相似性,在进化上高度同源;油茶查尔酮异构酶基因的cDNA含899 bp,编码206个氨基酸,与茶的查尔酮异构酶基因高度同源,但与其它物种的相似性较低.     

PGPB对红树植物木榄幼苗的接种效应

通过盆栽试验研究了植物促生菌(PGPB)对红树植物木榄幼苗的接种效应,供试菌为6种解磷菌(即B.amy,Vib,B.atr,Xan,B.Lic,P.M.)和5种固氮菌(即Au4,Phy,24S,JA4,cd),结果表明:(1)分别接种6种解磷菌株6个月后木榄幼苗的生长均得到了不同程度的促进,与对照相比,木榄苗高增加21.57%～9.54%,生物量增加27.49%～20.32%,叶片的氮含量增加33.33%～1.35%,叶片的磷含量增加24.42%～2.04%;经差异显著性检验,B.amy和Vib 2个菌种对木榄幼苗的促生效应比其它解磷菌株更明显;(2)分别接种5种固氮菌株6个月后木榄幼苗的生长均得到了促进,与对照相比,木榄幼苗的均高增加24.07%～10.22%,生物量增加32.36%～19.71%,叶片的氮含量增加23.39%～4.05%,叶片的磷含量增加32.79%～4.99%;差异显著性检验表明:Au4和Phy 2个菌种对木榄幼苗的促生效果比其它固氮菌更显著.     

Local pulmonary immune responses in domestic cats naturally infected with Cytauxzoon felis

Cytauxzoonosis is a hemoprotozoal disease of cats and wild felids in the South and Southeastern United States caused by Cytauxzoon felis. Although the causative agent has been recognized since the seventies, no study has examined the local immune response in affected organs, such as the lung, and compared them to the lungs of uninfected domestic cats. Previous studies have suggested that the histopathologic findings in the lungs of C. felis-infected cats are caused by the release of pro-inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and increased production of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), by the infected macrophages. Our laboratory had previously found an upregulation of the adhesion molecule CD18, which can stimulate the release of these pro-inflammatory mediators. The objective of this study was to characterize local pulmonary immune responses in cats naturally infected with C. felis. Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, iNOS, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II in 19 lungs from affected cats that died between 2005 and 2013. Results showed increased expression of all of these molecules when compared to lungs from uninfected, healthy cats. Furthermore, MHC II is expressed in the endothelium of C. felis naturally infected cats. These results support that there is a marked, local, pro-inflammatory immune response that can contribute to the pathogenesis of cytauxzoonosis in the lungs.     

Cross-resistance profile of mesosulfuron-methyl-resistant Italian ryegrass in the southern United States

Diclofop-resistant Lolium species (ryegrass) is a major weed problem in wheat production worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the resistance pattern of diclofop-resistant ryegrass accessions from the southern United States to mesosulfuron-methyl, a recently commercialized herbicide for ryegrass control in wheat; to determine the cross-resistance pattern of a Lolium multiflorum Lam. (Italian ryegrass) accession, 03-1, to acetolactate synthase (ALS) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors; and to determine the resistance mechanism of Italian ryegrass to mesosulfuron-methyl. Seventeen ryegrass accessions from Arkansas and Louisiana, including standard resistant and susceptible accessions, were used in this experiment. Fourteen of the 17 accessions were more resistant (four- to > 308-fold) to diclofop than the standard susceptible biotype. One accession, 03-1, was resistant to mesosulfuron-methyl as well as to other ALS inhibitor herbicides such as chlorsulfuron, imazamox and sulfometuron. Accession 03-1, however, did not show multiple resistance to the ACCase inhibitor herbicides diclofop, fluazifop, clethodim, sethoxydim and pinoxaden, nor to glyphosate. The in vivo ALS activity of the 03-1 biotype was less affected by mesosulfuron-methyl than the susceptible biotype. This indicates that the resistance mechanism of Italian ryegrass to mesosulfuron-methyl is partly due to an alteration in the target enzyme, ALS. It is concluded that diclofop-resistant ryegrass in the southern United States can be generally controlled by mesosulfuron-methyl. However, mesosulfuron-methyl must be used with caution because not all ryegrass populations are susceptible to it. There is a need for more thorough profiling of ryegrass resistance to herbicides.