枣粘虫性行为时辰节律的研究

本文利用腺体提取、瓶内收集、触角电位和田间试验等方法对枣粘虫产生和释放性信息素时辰节律进行了研究。其中瓶内收集性信息素的方法,在研究昆虫释放性信息素时辰节律方面报道很少,更重要的是,此法在我们的实验中取得了比较满意的效果。研究结果表明:(1)羽化后1—6天的提取物产生的触角电位无明显差异,说明性信息素在此期间的产生与日龄无关(2)腺体中性信息素的含量高峰在凌晨4点,而从体内往体外释放的高峰在早晨7点。(3)利用处女雌蛾不同时辰的诱蛾量的田间试验也进一步证明了枣粘虫产生和释放性信息素与交配行为在时辰节律上的同步性。     

In vitro development of bovine nuclear transfer embryos reconstructed with mammary gland epithelial cells at different passages

In the present study, the effect of passage of nuclear donor cells on the in vitro development of nuclear transfer (NT) embryos was investigated using colostrum‐derived mammary gland epithelial (MGE) cells at different passages (3–30 passages) to find reliable passages for the efficiency of cloning. Development of NT embryos to the blastocyst stage was affected by the number of passages of MGE cells (P < 0.05). Nuclear transfer embryos reconstructed with MGE cells at 3–7 passages showed a significantly higher blastocyst development (31.3–48.5%) than those with the cells at 10–30 passages (2.5–12.5%, P < 0.05). No difference in the proportion of the MGE cells with normal diploid was observed among passage of 3, 15 and 30 (P > 0.05). The use of MGE cells at early passages for nuclear donor cells may be advantageous for the production of NT embryos.     

奶牛乳腺先天防御机理的研究进展

综述了近年来奶牛乳腺先天防御机理的研究进展,分析了奶牛的固有防御机理、诱导型防御机理和细胞征募防御机理,对了解和预防奶牛乳腺炎的发生具有一定的参考和应用价值.     

The Effects of Salivary Gland Extracts from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Boophilus microplus</Emphasis> Ticks on Mitogen-stimulated Bovine Lymphocytes

The effect of salivary gland extract (SGE) from the tick Boophilus microplus was examined in mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes in vitro. SGE was added to lymphocytes of seven cattle together with the mitogens concanavalin A (ConA), phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM). Semi-purified B cells from another seven cattle were stimulated with the mitogen lipopolysaccharide (LPS). PHA and ConA stimulated proliferation of lymphocytes to the same extent, but the inhibition due to SGE of Boophilus microplus on the proliferative response stimulated by PHA (39.0% ± 9.3%) was less than the inhibition of proliferative response stimulated by ConA (75.4% ± 6.9%). In contrast, SGE of B. microplus stimulated the proliferation of B cells in the presence of LPS in a dose-dependent manner. Enhanced stimulation of B cells by SGE at >4 μg in culture was greater than twice that observed when B cells were stimulated by LPS alone. SGE does not have a direct suppressive effect on bovine B cell proliferation; however, in vivo the effectiveness of B cell responses might be influenced by other immune factors, such as cytokine profiles.     

棉酚及色素腺体对棉花抗枯萎病性的作用

本文对低酚棉与有酚棉的抗病和感病品种及其杂交后代进行了研究。结果表明，在种子中棉酚含量及色素腺体密度与品种的抗枯萎病性没有相关性。在幼苗中，低酚棉幼苗棉酚含量均显著高于有酚棉品种，但它们之间的抗枯萎病性也没有显著差异。在低酚棉与有酚棉品种杂交的Ｆ２代群体中，无色素腺体和稀色素腺体类型苗的抗病性明显高于腺体密度较高的类型苗。对７个杂交组合Ｆ２代中有色素腺体和无色素腺体幼苗的抗病性分析表明，无色素腺体类型苗的病指显著低于有色素腺体类型苗的病指。幼苗人工接种枯萎菌后，棉酚含量表现升高，但抗病品种低于感病品种。     

Introgression of a gene for delayed pigment gland morphogenesis from Gossypium bickii into upland cotton

The presence of gossypol and its derivatives above the WHO/FAO standards (0.02–0.04%) in cotton seed oil and meal limits its usage as food and feed. To the contrary, the presence of pigment glands filled with gossypol and its derivatives helps to protect cotton plants from phytophageous pests. Thus a desirable cultivar would have glandless seeds on a glanded plant. This paper describes results on the successful introgression of this trait from Gossypium bickii into cultivated upland cotton. Five different tri‐specific hybrids (ABH1, ABH2, ABH3, ABH4 and ABH5) were obtained by crossing the amphidiploid F₁ (G. arboreum × G. bickii) with different gland genotypes of G. hirsutum as male parent. The hybrids were highly sterile, and their chromosome configuration at meiosis metaphase 1 (M1) in pollen mother cell (PMC) was 2n = 52 = 41.04 I + 4.54 II + 0.57 III + 0.04 IV. All five hybrids were similar in morphological characters, except for the gland expression and gossypol contents. The hybrid (ABH3) derived from genotype Gl₂Gl₂gl₃gl₃ of upland cotton (a single gene dominant line) had completely introgressed the target trait of G. bickii. While ABH1 and ABH2, which derived from recessive (gl₂gl₂gl₃gl₃) or dominant (GlGl) glandless upland cotton genotypes, had glandless seeds too, but the density and size of the glands on the plant were reduced significantly.     

比克氏棉和司笃克氏棉色素腺体形态建成的组织结构观察

对具有子叶色素腺体延缓形成性状的比克氏棉和种子有色素腺体但低酚的司笃克氏棉的休眠种子、幼胚发育过程和种子萌发过程中的子叶进行连续切片观察。结果表明,比克氏棉的种仁中虽无肉眼可见的色素腺体,但具有色素腺体原,其色素腺体形态建成从开花后子叶形态建成后开始到种子萌发后12h才完成。司笃克氏棉在幼胚发育过程中,也出现色素腺体原的结构,但保持的时间较短,到种子成熟时,其种仁中的色素腺体原大多已发育成正常的色素腺体,且色素腺体空腔中含有某些有色物质,腔壁明显不同于比克氏棉或一般有色素腺体棉。司笃克氏棉的色素腺体性状为介于一般有色素腺体棉和具有子叶色素腺体延缓形成性状棉种的中间过渡类型,这种性状在低酚棉育种研究中具有重要的实践意义。     

奶牛酪蛋白αs1基因片段的扩增及泌乳素对其基因表达的影响

从泌乳中国黑白花奶牛的乳腺组织中提取基因组RNA，根据报道的奶牛酪蛋白αs1 mRNA序列设计其上、下游引物，用RT-PCR进行cDNA扩增，获得1条434bp的片段。测序分析结果表明，该片段为奶牛酪蛋白αs1 cDNA的部分序列，编码130个氨基酸组成的多肽；除一个碱基发生变异外，其余部分与报道的乳腺酪蛋白αs1cDNA序列完全一致。以此为基础，并以GAPDH为内标，研究了不同浓度泌乳素对旋转培养下奶牛乳腺组织酪蛋白αs1基因表达的影响。结果表明，奶牛乳腺组织在培养24h后，泌乳素为10μg／mL组的酪蛋白αs1基因表达水平最高，且显著高于对照组和2．5μg/mL组（P〈0．01），而与5．0和7．5μg／mL组之间差异不显著（P〉0．05）；对照组与2．5、5．0和7．5μg／mL组之间，2．5μg／mL组与5．0、7．5和10．0μg／mL之间差异均极显著（P〈0．01），而5．0μg／mL以上的3组之间差异不显著（P〉0．05）。结果提示，泌乳素的添加浓度以5．0μg／mL为佳。     

转基因羊研究进展

转基因动物已成为当今生命科学发展的热点，其中转基因羊的研究又是转基因动物中较为活跃的领域。自1985年用显微注射法获得了第1只转基因羊以来，随后有关转基因羊获得成功及取得突破的相关报道逐渐增多；同时转基因羊的研制目的也从当初的转基因育种逐渐倾向于乳腺生物反应器，并亦取得显著成效。本文就此作一简要综述。