Cryopreservation of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) shoot tips by encapsulation-vitrification

Shoot tips excised from in vitro cultured plants of Dianthus caryophyllus L. (cv. Pallas, cv. Pink Candy and cv. Wanessa) were successfully cryopreserved using an encapsulation-vitrification method. Shoot tips (2–3 mm in length) were encapsulated in sodium alginate, precultured on liquid Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium supplemented with various sucrose concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 M) for 24 h or 48 h and dehydrated with the vitrification solution PVS2 (up to 4 h) at 24 °C or 0 °C prior to direct immersion in liquid nitrogen (−196 °C). A maximum of shoot regeneration from cryopreserved shoot tips was obtained with the following combinations: preculture in 0.5 M sucrose and 180 min dehydration treatment at 0 °C for cv. Pallas (60% shoot formation), or preculture in 0.75 M and 200 min dehydration at the same temperature for cv. Pink Candy (66.6% shoot formation) and cv. Wanessa (73% shoot formation).     

Changes of IFN-γ, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in rats with severe pneumonia

AIM:To study the variety of cytokines in severe bacterial pneumonia of Sprague Dawleg (SD) rats. METHODS:A total of 60 SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: model Ⅰ group (n=24), model Ⅱ group (n=24), and control group (n=12). Rats in the model Ⅰ group and the model Ⅱ group were intratracheally instilled with suspension of klebsiella pneumoniae at different doses. Rats in the control group were intratracheally injected with 1 mL saline. On the 2nd, 4th and 6th day after intratracheal instillation, 1/3 rats in each group were killed to determine the concentration of IFN-γ, IL-6 and TNF-α in blood. RESULTS:The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in model groups were higher than those in control group, while the level of IFN-γ was lower. The change of cytokines was more significant in the model Ⅱ group (severe pneumonia) than those in the model Ⅰ group. CONCLUSION:The cytokines we studied may play an important role in the pathogenesis of severe pneumonia. The change of cytokines is more significant in severe pneumonia than those in common pneumonia.     

^3H—BA不同溶解法对脐橙果实吸收^3H—BA的影响

＾３Ｈ－ＢＡ分别采用普通热酒精溶解法,加ＰＴ３９助溶剂的改进溶解法配成＾３Ｈ－ＢＡ＋ＧＡ３,于“清家”脐橙第一次重量落果高峰前涂果,改进溶解法使脐橙幼果在２４小时吸收＾３Ｈ－ＢＡ达２２３８８ｄｐｍ,果内＾３Ｈ－ＢＡ浓度达０．８８×１０＾－６,而普通热酒精溶解法仅分别为１２８９０ｄｍｐ和０．４５×１０＾－６,无论采用哪种方法溶解＾３Ｈ－ＢＡ脐橙幼果对＾３Ｈ－ＢＡ的吸收速度都是果后２４小时内最快,此后     

Analyses of monoclonal antibodies reacting with porcine wCD6: Results from the Second International Swine CD workshop

Among the 57 monoclonal antibodies analyzed within the T-cell group of the Second International Swine CD Workshop, one mAb fell within cluster T14a that included the CD6 standard a38b2 (No. 175). The new mAb MIL8 (No. 082) and a38b2 both precipitated from activated T-cells a 150 kDa monomeric protein. Staining patterns on the various cell types were similar. There was no inhibition of binding of either mAb to peripheral blood T-cells with the opposite mAb. The new mAb, MIL8, reacts with a separate epitope on porcine wCD6.     

GST、6×His融合表达杆状病毒转移载体的构建

将pGEX-3X中由血吸虫（Schistosomajaponicum）编码的26kD谷胱甘肽转移酶基因Sj26和凝血因子Xa凝血酶位点引入到BacPAK8构建了融合表达杆状病毒转移载体BacSj26;将28kD的谷胱甘肽转移酶基因通过PCR突变消除终止密码后,引入BacPAK8构建了融合表达转移载体BacGST28。将P(MFHT)中的6×His序列克隆进BacPAK8,从而构建了6×His融合表达转移载体BacHis。这些融合表达转移载体的构建,为表达产物的一步纯化奠定了基础。     

瓣化型胡萝卜雄性不育基因atp6的CAPS标记建立

根据atp6的基因序列设计特异扩增引物,以瓣化型胡萝卜核质互作雄性不育系H05A及其保持系H05B为试材,扩增获得了1条约500bp的特异扩增片段。用限制性内切酶BglII对该片段进行酶切,不育系产生1条保持系中没有的特异片段,其分子量约为60bp。建立了atp6基因的CAPS标记,该分子标记可用于胡萝卜雄性不育分子标记辅助育种。     

辣椒新品种湘椒6号的选育

湘椒６号是由湖南地方良种伏地尖中选出的自交系Ｆ８１－１－２从北方引进的甜椒品种经６代单株选择而成Ｌ２４－１自交系配制而成的一代杂各。该品种植株生长势强，耐寒、耐湿，果实粗牛角形，果色深绿，微辣，商品性好。从定值致收获３５￣４５天，６６７ｍ＾２产鲜椒３０００ｋｇ。田间表现抗病毒病、疮痂病。     

Gene expression of fatty acid-binding proteins, fatty acid transport proteins (cd36 and FATP) and β-oxidation-related genes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed fish oil or vegetable oil

Relative gene expression pattern of fatty acid transport proteins (FATP and cd36), intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins (FABP3, FABP10 and FABP11), β-oxidation-related genes [carnitine palmitoyl transferase II (CPTII), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β (PPARβ), acyl-CoA oxidase (AOX), long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase (FACS), acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (dehydrogenase)] and uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) was assessed by RT-qPCR in Atlantic salmon muscle (red and white), liver, heart, myosepta and visceral fat. FABP11, a FABP isoform not previously described in Atlantic salmon, was highly expressed in visceral fat and myosepta and at the lower level in red muscle, white muscle, myosepta and heart. Furthermore, Atlantic salmon were fed either a diet containing fish oil (FO) or a complete replacement of FO with a vegetable oil blend (55% rapeseed oil, 30% palm oil and 15% linseed oil; VO) for the production cycle (27 months from start of feeding and until ∼4.5 kg mean weight). The expression of genes related to β-oxidation, fatty acid uptake and transport in the white muscle indicate ( n  = 3) significant down-regulation in VO fed Atlantic salmon and correlated with previously reported white muscle triacylglycerol stores and β-oxidation. FABP11 in visceral fat and myosepta was also down-regulated in VO fed fish.     

线粒体nad 6基因在油菜种子发育中的特异性表达

以油菜为材料，研究线粒体ｎａｄ６基因在种子发育中的表达。结果表明，ｎａｄ６基因在叶片中的表达很低，在种子发育过程中各阶段均有较高表达，并随种子发育进程而有加强的趋势。推测线粒体ｎａｄ６基因可能除与呼吸作用有关外还有其他功能     

A comparison among differently enriched rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) and their effect on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae early growth, survival and lipid composition

We evaluated the effect of differently enriched rotifers on the early growth, survival and lipid composition of Atlantic cod larvae (Gadus morhua). The enrichments tested were: (i) AlgaMac 2000^®; (ii) AquaGrow^® Advantage; and (iii) a combination of Pavlova sp. paste and AlgaMac 2000^®. Larvae from treatment 3 [1.50 ± 0.11 mg dry weight (dw) and 7.10 ± 0.14 dw specific growth rate (SGR)] were heavier (P = 0.006) and grew faster (P = 0.004) than larvae from treatment 2 (1.03 ± 0.04 mg dw and 6.29 ± 0.04 dw SGR). No significant differences were found in the final weight and SGR among larvae from treatment 1 (1.21 ± 0.07 mg dw and 6.58 ± 0.20 dw SGR) and larvae from treatments 2 and 3. The treatment 3 also resulted in the best survival at the end of the experimental period, estimated to be 3 on a scale from 1 to 5, whereas the survival estimates for the two other groups were 1–2. Larvae from the treatment 3 reached 37 days posthatch with levels of ω6DPA 32‐fold higher than newly hatched larvae. Differences in the larval enrichment of ω6DPA may explain the differences in growth and survival of the Atlantic cod larvae.