Experimental evidence for direct in situ binding of IgM and IgT to early trophonts of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Fouquet) in the gills of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Freshwater fish are able to mount a protective immune response against the parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ich) following a non‐lethal exposure. Factors involved in immunity comprise cellular and humoral factors, but antibodies have been suggested to play a prominent role in protection. However, host antibodies have not yet been demonstrated to bind to the parasite in situ. By the use of immunohistochemical techniques, this study demonstrated that IgT and IgM bind to surface structures, including cilia, on the early feeding stage of the parasite in the gills of immune rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, shortly (2 h) after invasion. No binding of IgT and no or only a weak binding of IgM was observed on the parasites in the gills of similarly exposed but naïve rainbow trout. This study indicates that antibodies play an important part in the protection of immune fish against Ich although additional humoral and cellular factors may contribute to this reaction.     

长期不同氮肥施用量对潮土团聚体分布和真菌群落组成的影响

不同氮肥施用量显著改变团聚体分布、真菌群落组成及生物胶结物质的产生，但它们之间是否存在相关性尚不清楚。以中国科学院封丘农业生态实验站长期定位试验（2005—2020年）为研究平台，其包含5个施氮水平：0（F0）、150 kg?hm-2（F1）、190 kg?hm-2（F2）、230 kg?hm-2（F3）和270 kg?hm-2（F4），研究了不同施氮量对土壤团聚体组成（>2 000 μm、2 000～250 μm、250～53 μm和<53 μm）的影响，以及团聚体组成与生物胶结物质（球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白（GRSP）及微生物生物量碳（MBC））和土壤真菌之间的相关关系。结果表明，土壤团聚体分布和真菌群落组成分为显著不同的3组，分别为F0、F1和F2以及F3和F4，其中，（1）F1和F2处理团聚体平均重量直径（MWD）最高，同时大于2 000 μm团聚体的质量比例显著增加，并与拟棘壳孢属（Pyrenochaetopsis）富集有关；（2）F1和F2、F3和F4处理均表现为2 000～250 μm团聚体的质量比例增加，而小于53 μm粉黏粒质量比例显著降低，2 000～250 μm团聚体的质量比例增加主要与易提取球囊霉素和总球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白比值（EE-GRSP/T-GRSP）以及易提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白（EE-GRSP）显著正相关，而与亚隔孢壳属（Didymella）和被孢霉属（Mortierella）相对丰度显著负相关；小于53 μm粉黏粒质量比例显著降低主要与被孢霉属（Mortierella）、白腐菌属（Phlebia）、黑孢壳属（Melanospora）、Fusicolla、柄孢壳属（Podospora）和亚隔孢壳属（Didymella）相对丰度显著正相关，而与EE-GRSP和/或支顶孢属（Acremonium）、柱霉属（Scytalidium）、外瓶霉属（Exophiala）、EE-GRSP/T-GRSP、MBC显著负相关。因此，土壤团聚体稳定性的变异程度受氮肥施用水平影响。本研究条件下，150 kg?hm-2和190 kg?hm-2施氮水平下的团聚体稳定性超过230 kg?hm-2和270 kg?hm-2施氮水平，与不同施氮量下真菌群落组成及其胶结物质变化显著相关。     

干腌火腿加工过程中虫害防治研究进展

虫害问题一直以来都是影响干腌火腿品质的重要因素,火腿发酵阶段是虫害发生高峰期,其中腐食酪螨和酪蝇对其危害程度最为严重。为了为今后实际生产中干腌火腿的综合防治提供一些参考依据,通过分析、总结国内外干腌火腿虫害防治方法的相关研究进展,概述了化学防治法、物理防治法、生物防治法的杀虫效果及优缺点,以及各方法在实际生产应用中需要注意的问题。分析表明溴甲烷替代品熏蒸法、在火腿表面使用丙二醇涂膜剂以及植物源性杀虫剂是较为理想的防治方法,并对其进行了展望。     

弹齿滚筒式捡拾装置弹齿的静力学分析

针对弹齿滚筒式捡拾装置在工作过程中弹齿变形现象,对弹齿滚筒式捡拾装置弹齿进行静力学分析,以寻求解决的途径。通过对捡拾装置弹齿在3个工作阶段上的载荷进行分析后,获得各工作阶段弹齿的受力简图,通过比较判断出在捡拾升运阶段弹齿受力比较复杂。以9KJ-1.4A型压捆机捡拾装置为实例,经过计算在有随机载荷和无随机载荷时弹齿齿臂末端的应力情况,得出结论:在没有随机载荷的情况下,齿根处应力远小于其许用应力,弹齿产生弹性变形,有足够的强度;当有随机载荷时,对弹齿产生冲击,若随机载荷过大,垂直于弹齿轴向的分力大于24N,则弹齿会产生塑性变形。对捡拾装置进行静力分析,可为捡拾装置整体结构优化设计供理论依据。     

西瓜抗枯萎病基因同源序列的克隆与分析

本研究根据已克隆的抗枯萎病基因的NBS保守结构域设计了22条上游简并引物和17条下游简并引物,以西瓜抗枯萎病种质PI296341-FR和感枯萎病品种97103为材料,获得了7条来自基因组DNA的RGA序列（GenBank登录号：DQ156558-DQ156564）,均含有NBS保守区的P-环、kinase-2或kinase-3等抗病基因的特征序列结构,所编码的氨基酸序列与已知抗枯萎病基因Fom-2、I2C-1、I2C-2和I2等编码的氨基酸序列表现出11%～72%的同源性,其中来自PI296341-FR的RGA序列175R1与甜瓜抗枯萎病基因Fom-2的同源性最高,为72%。来自PI296341-FR与97103的RGA序列之间同源性较高（73%～97%）,证明了抗病基因在进化上的保守性。     

蜱免疫球蛋白结合蛋白研究进展

蜱体内的免疫球蛋白结合蛋白（immunoglobulin binding protein，IGBP）主要存在于血淋巴和唾液腺中，可以与进入蜱血淋巴中的宿主免疫球蛋白（immunoglobulin，Ig）结合，从而避免宿主免疫球蛋白对蜱内部器官的损害。免疫球蛋白结合蛋白结构和功能的进一步阐明，可为抗蜱疫苗的研发提供新的思路。本文综述了免疫球蛋白结合蛋白的发现及其研究进展。     

Salmonid fish viruses and cell interactions at early steps of the infective cycle

A flow cytometric virus-binding assay that directly visualizes the binding and entry of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) and virus haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) to several cell lines was established. The highest efficiency of binding was shown by the BF-2 cell line and this was used to study, at the attachment level, the interactions of these cells with salmonid fish viruses in coinfections, and to further determine if the earliest stage of the viral growth cycle could explain the previously described loss of infectivity of IHNV when IPNV is present. Our results demonstrated that IPNV binds to around 88% of cells either in single or dual infections, whereas IHNV attachment always decreased in the presence of any of the other viruses. VHSV binding was not affected by IPNV, but coinfection with IHNV reduced the percentage of virus-binding cells, which suggests competition for viral receptors or co-receptors. Internalization of the adsorbed IHNV was not decreased by coinfection with IPNV, so the hypothetical competence could be restricted to the binding step. Treatment of the cells with antiviral agents, such as amantadine or chloroquine, did not affect the binding of IPNV and VHSV, but reduced IHNV binding by more than 30%. Tributylamine affected viral binding of the three viruses to different degrees and inhibited IPNV or IHNV entry in a large percentage of cells treated for 30 min. Tributylamine also inhibited IHNV cytopathic effects in a dose-dependent manner, decreasing the virus yield by 4 log of the 50% endpoint titre, at 10 mm concentration. IPNV was also inhibited, but at a lower level. The results of this study support the hypothesis that IHNV, in contrast to VHSV or IPNV, is less efficient at completing its growth cycle in cells with a simultaneous infection with IPNV. It can be affected at several stages of viral infection and is more sensitive to the action of antiviral compounds.     

Expression of Gab2 in human osteosarcoma U2-OS cells

AIM: To investigate the expression of Grb2-associated binding protein 2 (Gab2) in human osteosarcoma cells and its relationship with the invasion and metastases of human osteosarcoma cells. METHODS: The technique of small RNA interference was used to transfect human osteosarcoma U2-OS cell lines. Western blotting and RT-PCR were used to detect the protein and mRNA expression of Gab2 in transfected U2-OS cells. After transfection, through chemotaxis and invasion assays in vitro, the cell migration and invasion abilities were detected. RESULTS: After transfection, the expression of Gab2 at mRNA and protein levels in Gab2 siRNA transfected cells (SiGab2/U2-OS) was lower than that in scrambled siRNA transfected cells (Scr/U2-OS) and U2-OS cells. After stimulation with epidermal growth factor (EGF) at concentration of 10 μg/L, the migration SiGab2/U2-OS cells was significantly less than Scr/U2-OS cells and U2-OS cells (P<0.01). The number of invasion cells of SiGab2/U2-OS group was significantly lower than the other 2 control groups (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Inhibition of Gab2 expression obviously attenuates the migration and invasion abilities of human osteosarcoma U2-OS cell line.     

植物MYB蛋白与相应靶DNA结合位点间的相互作用

MYB转录因子家族是功能多样、数量众多的转录因子之一,参与调控植物发育、代谢和对逆境胁迫响应等多种生理过程。近些年研究人员一直致力于研究MYB转录因子的特点和功能分析,目前对转录因子和其靶DNA相互作用已有了解,但对于植物R2R3-MYB蛋白与它们的同源靶DNA相互作用的分子机制的理解并不完整。本文结合最新研究进展,综述了植物MYB转录因子家族的进化、生物学功能以及表达调控,并着重阐述了植物MYB蛋白与相应靶DNA间相互作用特性,为进一步分析功能未知的植物MYB转录因子提供了参考。     

Molecular characerization of the interaction between the fungal pathogen Cladosporium fulvum and tomato

The fungus Cladosprium fulvum is a biotrophic leaf pathogen of tomato. The fungus develops in the intercellular space without forming specialized feeding structures and does not affect the leaf tissue. The outcome of the C. fulvum-tomato interaction can be described by the gene-for-gene model. Failure of infection is expressed by a hypersensitive response. Two fungal proteins, ECP1 and ECP2, have been isolated and their corresponding genes have been cloned. In a compatible interaction including many physiological races ECP1 and ECP2 are highly produced and a role in pathogenicity is suggestive. The ecp1 gene shows some homology with tumor necrosis factor receptors (TNFRs) while the ecp2 gene shows no homology with sequences known in data bases. However, disruption of one of the two genes showed no reduced pathogenicity of the fungus. Two race-specific elicitors, AVR4 and AVR9, have been isolated and their corresponding genes have been cloned. The avirulence genes Avr4 and Avr9 are only present in C. fulvum avirulent on Cf-4 and Cf-9 cultivars, respectively. The expression of these two genes is, like the expression of the ecp genes, highly induced when the fungus grows in planta. Disruption of the Avr9 gene in wild type avirulent races leads to virulence on tomato genotypes carrying the complementary resistance gene Cf-9. A single base-pair change in the avirulence gene Avr4 leads to virulence on tomato genotypes carrying the Cf-4 resistance gene. Isolation, characterization and possible function of ECP1, ECP2, AVR4, and AVR9 will be discussed.