桃雄性不育的表现形式及其败育途径

研究了桃［Ｐｒｕｎｕｓ ｐｅｒｃｉｃａ Ｂａｔｓｃｈ（Ｌ．）］２３个品种花粉发生发育和花粉败育过程中细胞形态学上的变化特征。结果表明：桃雄性不育的主要表现形式为空粒花粉和花药空囊及花粉形似发育正常，但生活力极低。导致空粒花粉产生的主要途径：①花粉母细胞减数分裂不正常；②花粉处于单核晚期至二核早、中期绒毡层细胞发生液化、增生现象。空囊产生的主要途径：①四分体至单核早期绒毡层细胞体积发生明显的增大、液化；②绒毡层细胞在四分体至单核早期发生增生；③造胞细胞或花粉母细胞生长发育不良。     

Genetic Variation for Heat Tolerance During the Reproductive Phase in Brassica rapa

We investigated heat tolerance at the reproductive stage in six spring‐type B. rapa accessions and one B. juncea accession as a control. Plants were subjected to two temperature treatments for seven days in controlled environmental rooms, beginning one day before the first open flower on the main stem inflorescence. The high‐temperature treatment ranged from 25 °C to 35 °C during 16 h light and 25 °C during 8 h dark. The control temperature treatment was set at 23 °C during 16 h light and 15 °C during 8 h dark. Soil moisture was maintained at close to field capacity to avoid drought stress. Main stem buds that emerged during the treatment period were tagged, and pod and seed production was recorded at each reproductive node. Leaf temperature depression and leaf conductance increased in the high‐temperature treatment which indicated that plants were not drought stressed. A leafy vegetable type of B. rapa from Indonesia was the most tolerant to high temperature, as defined by its ability to set seed equally well in the control and high‐temperature treatments, followed by an oilseed type from Pakistan. Pollen viability remained above 87 % in all accessions and treatments. We conclude that bud number and length, and pod number produced under high temperatures, might provide a useful preliminary screen for high‐temperature tolerance and that B. rapa may be a valuable source of heat tolerance in canola (B. napus).     

Effect of lncRNA FEZF1-AS1 on viability and apoptosis of LPS-induced vascular endothelial cells by regulating miR-363-3p expression

AIM To investigate the mechanism of long noncoding RNA （lncRNA） FEZF1-AS1 regulating microRNA-363-3p （miR-363-3p） on the viability and apoptosis of lipopolysaocharide （LPS）-induced vascular endothelial cells. METHODS Human umbilical vein endothelial cells （HUVECs） were cultured in vitro. pcDNA-NC， pcDNA-FEZF1-AS1， anti-miR-NC， anti-miR-363-3p， miR-NC and miR-363-3p mimics were transfected into the HUVECs and LPS stimulation was applied for 24 h. RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of FEZF1-AS1 and miR-363-3p. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay. The apoptotic rate was analyzed by flow cytometry. The dual-luciferase reporter experiment was used to verify the targeted regulation of FEZF1-AS1 and miR-363-3p. Western blot was used to determined the expression of cyclin D1， Ki67 and cleaved caspase-3. RESULTS Compared with control group， the expression level of FEZF1-AS1 in LPS group was significantly reduced （P<0.05）， and the expression level of miR-363-3p was significantly increased （P<0.05）. Compared with pcDNA-NC+LPS group， the cell viability in pcDNA-FEZF1-AS1+LPS group was significantly increased （P<0.05）， the apoptotic rate was significantly reduced （P<0.05）， the protein levels of cyclin D1 and Ki67 were significantly increased （P<0.05）， and the protein level of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly reduced （P<0.05）. Compared with anti-miR-NC+LPS group， the cell viability in anti-miR-363-3p+LPS group was significantly increased （P<0.05）， the apoptotic rate was significantly reduced （P<0.05）， the protein levels of cyclin D1 and Ki67 were significantly increased （P<0.05）， and the protein level of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly reduced （P<0.05）. Dual-luciferase reporter experiment confirmed that FEZF1-AS1 targeted miR-363-3p. Compared with miR-NC+pcDNA-FEZF1-AS1+LPS group， the cell viability in miR-363-3p+pcDNA-FEZF1-AS1+LPS group was significantly reduced （P<0.05）， the apoptotic rate was significantly increased （P<0.05）， the protein levels of cyclin D1 and Ki67 were significantly reduced （P<0.05）， and the protein level of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly increased （P<0.05）. CONCLUSION Over-expression of FEZF1-AS1 promotes the viability and inhibits apoptosis of LPS induced vascular endothelial cells by inhibiting the expression of miR-363-3p.     

利用花粉管通道技术将抗虫基因导入大豆的研究

利用花粉管通道技术，将Bt基因导入大豆品种。对132株D1代植株进行PCR检测，得到5株阳性转化植株。再将获得的5株D1代阳性转化植株的种子放在温箱中发芽，提取DNA进行检测，结果得到2株D2代稳定遗传的阳性转化植株。用X－Glue溶液对转Bt基因132株D1代植株进行检测，结果没有发现阳性反应。另外，本实验还采用荧光制片方法从植物组织结构的角度证明利用花粉管通道方法导入外源基因的可行性，并提出花粉管通道方法操作的最佳时间为授粉后6－20h。     

毛白杨花粉败育机制的研究

从细胞遗传学角度较为系统地揭示了毛白杨花粉败育的机制，即主要是毛白杨异质性遗传基础与环境相互作用的结果。（1）在减数分裂中有数目不等的联合程度较差的单价体以及落后染色体出现，这种与异质性相关的染色体行为异常，导致同源染色体向子细胞的不均衡，造成且功能染色体的缺失，从而引起毛白杨一定比率的败育花粉的产生；（2）遗传上的不平衡与温度等环境因子相互作用，进一步引发毛白杨生理乃至结构上的不平衡，花粉母细胞（或孢原细胞）和绒毡层细胞发育异常，从而造成不产粉或产粉较少；环境与基因型互作的差异性导致了花粉败育的年度不稳定性。（3）易位、倒位等染色体结构变异和天然三倍体株系的存在也是造成毛白杨花粉败育的原因。     

Viability of maternally heat-stressed mouse zygotes in vivo and in vitro

Mammalian preimplantation embryos are susceptible to heat stress. This present study examined how maternal heat stress affects the development of mouse zygotes in vivo and in vitro. In Experiment 1, zygotes collected from female mice that were heat‐stressed for 12 h on day 1 of pregnancy were cultured in vitro. Maternally heat‐stressed zygotes developed normally to the two‐cell stage, but the majority of embryos failed to develop into morulae or blastocysts. In Experiment 2, pregnant mice were heat‐stressed on day 1 or from day 1 to day 3 of pregnancy. The number of living fetuses on day 14 of pregnancy was lower in heat‐stressed mice than in non‐stressed mice, but the difference was significant only in successively heat‐stressed mice. These results demonstrate that maternally heat‐stressed zygotes have reduced in vitro viability, but this phenomenon does not necessarily lead to embryo loss in the maternal environment.     

Hermetically Sealed Storage of Cereal Seeds and its Influence on Vigour and Germination

Investigations of the influence of hermetic cereal seed storage on germination were carried out in the laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek (Croatia) over 5 years (1992–96). Seeds of four species (winter wheat, winter barley, spring oat, and maize) were stored in hermetic glass containers at an air temperature of 20 °C and a relative humidity of 65 %. The moisture level in stored seeds was 13 %. After 5 years, statistically highly significant associations (P < 0.01) were found between storage longevity (five researched years) and seed germination of the four cereals. Germination of all investigated cereals was high (between 97.25 % for maize and 93 % for winter wheat) after harvest. The germination level decreased for all cereals, on average by 38 %, over the 5 years of storage. The highest germination values were found for wheat seeds (84.75 %) and the lowest germination values for maize seeds (36.0 %). The results showed that germination of all investigated cereals seeds was negatively correlated with storage longevity. The differences in germination found amongst the cereals were statistically highly significant (P < 0.01).     

内蒙古草原针茅属六种植物的花粉形态研究

作者对内蒙古天然草原六种针茅属植物的花粉粒进行扫描电子显微镜观察，发现在花粉粒大小，萌发孔直径，颗粒状纹饰的粗细及孔环特征等性状方面均有显著差异。     

蜂花粉系列研究

系统研究了蜂花粉营养成分及生物学功能，说明花粉属于完全营养食品并具有多种生物学作用。     

Meiosis and pollen grain viability in Helianthus mollis,Helianthus salicifolius,Helianthus maximiliani and their F1 hybrids with cultivated sunflower

Three diploid perennial sunflower species are useful for variety improvement: Helianthus mollis, because of sessile leaves, H. salicifolius, because of a high oil concentration, and H. maximiliani, a potential source of resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The crossability of these species to cultivated sunflower was examined.Hybrids were obtained from eight combinations, with 3–15 F₁ plants per combination. The F₁'s exhibited the dominant phenotype of the wild species. Pollen viability varied between 32.1 and 69.9%. Meiosis was irregular in the F₁ hybrids. At diakinesis, bivalents (62.7–97.9% of meiocytes), univalents (0–31.23%), and multivalents (3.84–7.68%) were detected. At anaphase I, chromosome bridges were detected in 6.77 to 11.44% of meiocytes. Fast chromosomes in metaphase I, and lagging chromosomes in anaphase I and telophase II were evidenced in a high percentage of meiocytes.