辣椒新品种桂牛5号的选育

桂牛5号是以自交系Ca1-5-1为母本,以自交系Ca1-3-8为父本配制而成的牛角椒一代杂种。中早熟,植株生长势较强,连续坐果能力强;果实长牛角形,果长25～30 cm,果肩宽3.5～4.0 cm,单果质量125 g左右;青熟果黄绿色,老熟果鲜红色,商品性好,微辣,果实干物质含量7.88%,VC含量1?530 mg · kg~(-1),辣椒素含量0.023%,宜鲜食,耐贮运;田间对病毒病、炭疽病、疫病的抗性强于对照黄美龙,露地栽培鲜椒产量3?500 kg · (667 m~2)~(-1)左右,适宜广西、广东等地春、秋露地种植。     

叶用芥菜新品种甬雪5号的选育

甬雪5号是以胞质雄性不育系07-50A为母本,以自交系09-3-1为父本配制而成的晚熟叶用芥菜(雪里蕻)一代杂种。播种至采收约112 d(天)。株型开展,生长势强,叶浅绿色,倒卵形,叶缘浅锯齿,叶裂刻深裂,叶面微皱、有光泽。平均有效蘖数26个,单株质量约1.1 kg,一般每667 m~2产量5?000 kg左右。抗病毒病(TuMV),加工品质优良,适宜在长江流域种植。     

菜用豌豆尖专用品种云豌1号的选育

云豌1号是以食荚90-17(无须蔓生品种)为母本,以食荚大菜豌(矮生品种)为父本进行杂交,经系统选育而成的矮生无须菜用豌豆新品种。植株直立矮生,株高50～60 cm,复叶无须(即卷须退化),营养体发达,叶片肥厚,嫩梢纤维少,幼苗质地柔软,食用品质佳,VC含量34.9 mg · kg~(-1),总黄酮含量3?290 mg · kg~(-1)。一般每667 m~2可产嫩尖850～1?200 kg,适宜云南省海拔1?100～2?400 m的豌豆产区或南方生境相似的秋播豌豆产区种植。     

华南型黄瓜新品种优胜的选育

优胜是以自交系H16-5-4-1为母本,H9-3-2-7为父本配制而成的杂交一代黄瓜新品种。植株生长势强,以主蔓结瓜为主;瓜条棒形,瓜长16 cm,瓜皮油绿,皮薄肉厚;口味清香,口感甜脆,品质佳;抗逆性强,适应性广,适合全国各地区春秋露地及保护地种植。     

番茄新品种“昌红一号”的选育

"昌红一号"是以F90为母本,以H28为父本杂交选育而成的早中熟、大红中果型番茄F_1杂交种。属无限生长型,生长势中等,叶量中等,节间适中;第1花穗着生节位为第6～7节,坐果率高,果实整齐,转色均匀;高、低温条件下均能正常坐果,果实正圆形,果色光艳,不易裂果,较耐贮运;果形指数0.85,平均单果质量145 g左右;抗番茄黄化曲叶病毒病(TYLCV)、花叶病毒病(ToMV)、叶部病害、茎基腐病;连续坐果能力强,产量高,平均667 m~2产量在8 000 kg以上。适合长季节保护地栽培,特别适宜秋冬保护地及病毒病高发区栽培。     

巴戟天MoDXS基因及其启动子的克隆与分析

从药用植物巴戟天根部组织中克隆了3个1–脱氧–D–木酮糖5–磷酸合成酶基因MoDXS1、MoDXS2-1和MoDXS2-2,其全长cDNA分别为2676、2667和2610 bp,编码区序列长度为2154、2121和2190 bp,编码717、706和729个氨基酸。BlastP序列比对分析表明MoDXS蛋白与其他植物的DXS蛋白高度同源;系统进化发育树分析显示,MoDXS蛋白与中粒咖啡和小粒咖啡DXS蛋白亲缘关系最近。MoDXS1、MoDXS2-1和MoDXS2-2蛋白被分别归为clade 1、clade 3和clade 2。MoDXS1在巴戟天根中表达量最高;MoDXS2-1在巴戟天根、茎、叶中的相对表达量差异显著,叶中最高;MoDXS2-2在根中表达量最高,而在茎和叶中最低。MoDXS1、MoDXS2-1和MoDXS2-2基因的5′端上游启动子序列长度分别为2538、732和1744 bp。亚细胞定位预测3个MoDXS均在叶绿体上。     

Dietary α‐linolenic acid affects lipid metabolism and tissue fatty acid profile and induces apoptosis in intraperitoneal adipose tissue of juvenile grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

A 56‐day feeding trial was conducted to elucidate the effects and mechanism action of dietary α‐linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n‐3) on lipid accumulation and fatty acid profile of muscle, hepatopancreas and intraperitoneal fat (IPF) in juvenile grass carp using three isonitrogenous and isoenergetic semi‐purified diets containing 0.0% (control group), 1.0% and 2.0% ALA, respectively. The lowest intraperitoneal fat (IPF) ratio was found in 2.0% group. In the muscle, hepatopancreas and IPF, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n‐3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n‐3) contents increased with the increase in dietary ALA. In the IPF, caspase 3, caspase 8 and caspase 9 showed the highest activities in 2.0% group, while the value of Bcl‐2/Bax (B‐cell leukaemia 2/Bcl‐2‐associated X protein) reached the lowest. Meanwhile, swelling of the IPF mitochondria was observed in 2.0% group. The gene expressions of fatty acid desaturase (FAD) and fatty acid elongase (ELO) in the hepatopancreas and muscle showed significantly higher levels in the treatment groups, whereas an opposite trend was existed in the IPF. Fatty acid synthase (FAS), sterol regulatory element binding protein‐1c (SREBP‐1c) in the IPF and hepatopancreas reached the lowest in 2.0% group. Overall, dietary ALA could promote n‐3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs) synthesis and suppress the accumulation of lipid by decreasing the expression of related genes and promoting the apoptosis in IPF.     

Effects of genes increasing the number of spikelets per panicle,TAW1 and APO1, on yield and yield-related traits in rice

The genes TAWAWA1 (TAW1) and ABERRANT PANICLE ORGANIZATION1 (APO1) increase the number of spikelets per panicle (SN). In the present study, we examined the effects of these genes on morphological traits, yield, and yield-related traits including yield components using the near-isogenic lines (NILs) in the genetic background of a japonica rice variety, Koshihikari – NIL-taw1, NIL-apo1-D3, and NIL-apo1-D4 – in a field experiment. The SN and total number of spikelets per area of the three NILs were larger than those of Koshihikari. However, the yield of the three NILs did not exceed that of Koshihikari due to their low filling ability. Interestingly, our field experiments indicated that TAW1 did not affect the diameter of internodes and the PN, whereas APO1 decreased the PN and increased the diameter of internodes. These results suggest that TAW1 and APO1 differently affect yield-related traits.     

Replication of neurovirulent equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) in CD172a+ monocytic cells

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is responsible for respiratory disorders, abortion and myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in horses. Two pathotypes of EHV-1 strains are circulating in the field: neurovirulent (N) and non-neurovirulent (NN). For both strains, CD172a⁺ monocytic cells are one of the main carrier cells of EHV-1 during primary infection, allowing the virus to invade the horse’s body. Recently, we showed that EHV-1 NN strains showed a restricted and delayed replication in CD172a⁺ cells. Here we characterize the in vitro replication kinetics of two EHV-1 N strains in CD172a⁺ cells and investigate if the replication of these strains is similarly silenced as shown for EHV-1 NN strains. We found that EHV-1 N replication was restricted to 7–8% in CD172a⁺ cells compared to 100% in control RK-13 cells. EHV-1 N replication was not delayed in CD172a⁺ cells but virus production was significant lower (10^3.0 TCID₅₀/10⁵ inoculated cells) than in RK-13 cells (10^8.5 TCID₅₀/10⁵ inoculated cells). Approximately 0.04% of CD172a⁺ cells produced and transmitted infectious EHV-1 to neighbour cells compared to 65% of RK-13 cells. Unlike what we observed for the NN strain, pretreatment of CD172a⁺ cells with histone deacetylases inhibitors (HDACi) did not influence the replication of EHV-1 N strains in these cells. Overall, these results show that the EHV-1 replication of N strains in CD172a⁺ cells differs from that observed for NN strains, which may contribute to their different pathogeneses in vivo.     

Inhibition study of red rice polyphenols on pancreatic α-amylase activity by kinetic analysis and molecular docking

This study sought to investigate the possible inhibition mechanism of red rice polyphenols (RRP) on pancreatic α-amylase (PA) activity. RRP showed strong inhibition against PA activity and the half-inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) value was 3.61 μg/mL. The fluorescence quenching of PA by RRP was a combination of static quenching and dynamic quenching. RRP could aggregate with PA and the physiochemical properties of the aggregates were closely related to the concentration of RRP. Kinetic analysis suggested that the inhibition mode of RRP on PA was reversible inhibition, which was a mixing of competitive inhibition and noncompetitive inhibition. Molecular docking speculated that RRP could form hydrogen bonds with PA by binding to the catalytic active sites (ASP197, GLU233 and ASP300) and the microenvironments of TRP58 and TRP59 were altered, thus inhibiting PA activity.