A differentially methylated region of the ZmCCT10 promoter affects flowering time in hybrid maize

Flowering time(FT) is a key maize domestication trait, variation in which allows maize to grow in a wide range of latitudes. Although previous studies have investigated the genetic control of FT-related traits per se, few studies of FT hybrid performance have been published. We characterized the genomic architecture associated with hybrid performance for FT in a hybrid panel by testcrossing Chang 7–2 with 328Ye478 × Qi319 recombinant inbred lines(RILs). We identified 11 quantitative trait loci(Q...     

Molecular Investigation of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in Glioblastoma Brain Tumor: A Case-Control Study in Iran

Background:Glioblastoma multiforme is the most invasive and lethal form of brain cancer with unclear etiology. Our study aimed to investigate the molecular prevalence of HCMV and EBV infections in patients with GBM. Methods:This case-control study was conducted on 42 FFPE brain tumor samples from GBM patients and 42 brain autopsies from subjects without neurological disorders. The presence of EBV and HCMV DNA was determined, using PCR and nested-PCR assays, respectively. Results:HCMV DNA was detected in 3 out of 42 (7.1%) of GBM samples and was absent from the control group (p = 0.07). Importantly, EBV DNA was detected in 9 out of 42 (21.4%) brain tissue specimens of GBM subjects, but again in none of the control group (p = 0.001). Conclusion:Our findings indicate that infection with EBV is associated with GBM. Key Words: Brain tumor, Epstein-Barr virus, Glioblastoma, Human cytomegalovirus     

水稻齿叶矮缩病毒Pns10蛋白在水稻原生质体内的表达

【目的】水稻齿叶矮缩病毒(Rice ragged stunt virus,RRSV)Pns10蛋白在介体昆虫细胞内可形成类似病毒原质(viroplasm)的内含体,是RRSV侵染介体所必需。然而Pns10蛋白在水稻寄主中是否具有类似功能及其表达情况如何未见报道。【方法】利用大肠杆菌系统表达Pns10蛋白,免疫家兔制备多克隆抗体;通过水稻原生质体病毒侵染体系,利用免疫荧光技术分析Pns10蛋白在水稻原生质体内的分布情况,利用实时定量PCR技术和Western blot技术分别检测Pns10 RNA和Pns10蛋白在水稻原生质体内的积累情况。【结果】将Pns10基因克隆到Gateway系统原核表达载体p DEST17中,IPTG诱导表达成功后,制备融合蛋白抗血清。Western blot检测显示,该抗血清可检测感病水稻叶片中的Pns10蛋白。病毒侵染水稻原生质体后,Pns10蛋白可形成类似病毒原质的内含体;Pns10 RNA在病毒接种8 h后开始积累,24 h后达到最大值,随后开始下降;Pns10蛋白在24 h后开始表达,之后维持较高水平,60 h后略有下降。【结论】成功获得了Pns10抗血清;Pns10在水稻原生质体内成功表达,可形成类似病毒原质的内含体,并且Pns10 RNA的表达先于其蛋白的表达。     

Association of a second phase of mortality in cucumber seedlings with a rapid rate of metalaxyl biodegradation in greenhouse soils

A study was undertaken from 2004 to 2007 to investigate factors associated with decreased efficacy of metalaxyl to manage damping-off of cucumber in Oman. A survey over six growing seasons showed that growers lost up to 14.6% of seedlings following application of metalaxyl. No resistance to metalaxyl was found among Pythium isolates. Damping-off disease in the surveyed greenhouses followed two patterns. In most (69%) greenhouses, seedling mortality was found to occur shortly after transplanting and decrease thereafter (Phase-I). However, a second phase of seedling mortality (Phase-II) appeared 9–14 d after transplanting in about 31% of the surveyed greenhouses. Analysis of the rate of biodegradation of metalaxyl in six greenhouses indicated a significant increase in the rate of metalaxyl biodegradation in greenhouses, which encountered Phase-II damping-off. The half-life of metalaxyl dropped from 93 d in soil, which received no previous metalaxyl treatment to 14 d in soil, which received metalaxyl for eight consecutive seasons, indicating an enhanced rate of metalaxyl biodegradation after repeated use. Multiple applications of metalaxyl helped reduce the appearance of Phase-II damping-off. This appears to be the first report of rapid biodegradation of metalaxyl in greenhouse soils and the first report of its association with appearance of a second phase of mortality in cucumber seedlings.     

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus in preoperative patients: potential risk of transmission to health professionals

The aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infections in preoperative patients admitted for surgical procedures at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria. Two hundred patients (200 samples tested for HIV) and (100 samples tested for HBV) comprising 90 males (45%) and 110 females (55%) were recruited into the study. Sixty-eight of the 200 patients (34%) were scheduled for emergency surgery (group A) and 132 (66%) listed for elective surgery (group B). Seven (3.5%) of the 200 patients tested positive for HIV-1 and 2 using the Well-coenzyme method. Five (2.5%) and 2 (1%) of the 200 patients confirmed HIV-positive were females and males respectively. Sixty-one percent of the 100 patients tested for hepatitis B surface antigen were males and 39 (39%) females. Eighteen percent of the 100 patients examined were positive for (HbsAg). Ten percent of the 18 HBsAg-positive patients were males and 8 (8%) were females. This study showed the prevalence rate of HIV and Hepatitis B in preoperative patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and to some reflects the prevalence of HIV and HBV in the general population.     

Association of Phytate Formation with Grain Filling in Rice

The grain-filling characteristics of six rice varieties (combinations) and the relationships between their relative biochemistry composition during phytate synthesizing and grain plumpness were studied. Regarding results for ISHR1,ISHR2, R198 and JW21, with good grain plumpness, the two-step-filling in superior spikelets and inferior spikelets was not clear, while for ISHR3 and 559, with poor grain plumpness, it was very clear. From booting stage to flowering stage, the contents of phytate and inositol in varieties with good grain plumpness was obviously higher than those in varieties with poor grain plumpness. While at grain filling stage, the content of inorganic phosphorus in varieties with poor grain plumpness was obviously higher than that in varieties with good grain plumpness. The contents of phytate and inositol from booting stage to flowering stage was highly significantly correlated with the initial filling power (RO), the mean filling rate (RM) and grain filling percentage (PGF), and the content of inorganic phosphorus at grain filling stage was negatively significantly correlated with R0, FM and PGF. Furthermore, effective approach to improving grain filling was put forward.     

Association of Phytate Formation with Grain Filling in Rice

The grain-filling characteristics of six rice varieties (combinations) and the relationships between their relative biochemistry composition during phytate synthesizing and grain plumpness were studied. Regarding results for ISHR1,ISHR2, R198 and JW21, with good grain plumpness, the two-step-filling in superior spikelets and inferior spikelets was not clear, while for ISHR3 and 559, with poor grain plumpness, it was very clear. From booting stage to flowering stage, the contents of phytate and inositol in varieties with good grain plumpness was obviously higher than those in varieties with poor grain plumpness. While at grain filling stage, the content of inorganic phosphorus in varieties with poor grain plumpness was obviously higher than that in varieties with good grain plumpness. The contents of phytate and inositol from booting stage to flowering stage was highly significantly correlated with the initial filling power (R0), the mean filling rate (RM) and grainfilling percentage (PGF), and the content of inorganic phosphorus at grain filling stage was negatively significantly correlated with R0, FM and PGF. Furthermore, effective approach to improving grain filling was put forward.     

植酸形成与水稻籽粒充实的关系

研究了6个水稻品种（组合）的籽粒灌浆特征及植酸合成过程中相关生化成分变化与籽粒充实的关系。籽粒充实度好的亚杂1号(ISHR1)、亚杂2号（ISHR2）、R198和JW21,强、弱势粒灌浆不表现两段灌浆现象,而籽粒充实度差的亚杂3号（ISHR3）和559两段灌浆现象则十分明显。孕穗期至开花期,籽粒充实度好的品种其植酸、肌醇含量显著高于籽粒充实度差的品种;灌浆期,籽粒充实度差的品种无机磷含量明显高于籽粒充实度好的品种。相关分析表明,在孕穗期至开花期籽粒中植酸、肌醇含量与起始灌浆势（P0）、平均灌浆速率（RA）和籽粒充实率（GFP）均呈极显著正相关;灌浆期,无机磷含量与P0、RA和GFP呈极显著负相关,肌醇含量与P0、RA和GFP无明显相关性。提出了提高水稻籽粒充实度的有效途径。     

Association of Pythium and Phytophthora with Pre-emergence Seedling Damping-off of Soybean Grown in a FieldConverted from a Paddy Field in Japan

Abstract

In Japan, soybean is usually cultivated in fields that have been converted from rice paddies, and poor seedling establishment due to pre-emergence seedling damping-off is often observed during the rainy season. In this study, the factors that cause the damping-off in flooded soil were investigated under high soil moisture conditions in a greenhouse and in agricultural fields. In sterilized soil sampled from a soybean field, seedlings emerged well under 48-hr flooded conditions. In unsterilized soil, soybean seeds treated with the fungicide, mancozeb+metalaxyl exhibited much higher emergence rates even under 48-hr flooded conditions than the seeds treated with oxytetracycline +streptomycin, benomyl, or flutolanil. Pythium, Phytophthora, Mucorales, Trichoderma, Geotrichum-like microorganisms, and some fungi producing conidia in a false head, were isolated from decayed seedlings. Of the isolated microorganisms, oomycete microorganisms, Pythium helicoides, other Pythium sp., and Phytophthora sp. were pathogenic to soybeans under flooded conditions. As the length of the flooding period increased, pre-emergence seedling rot also increased. However, the pathogenic oomycetes rarely caused pre-emergence seedling rot under conditions without flooding. Furthermore, under flooded conditions, the damage caused by these pathogens was reduced by treating the seeds with mancozeb+metalaxyl. These results indicate that oomycete microorganisms are involved in pre-emergence seedling damping-off under flooded soil conditions.     

大豆GmFT2a启动子InDel区结合蛋白的筛选

GmFT2a是大豆光周期反应中的关键基因,为研究其表达调控的分子机制,以光周期敏感品种自贡冬豆和钝感品种黑河27为材料,比较分析两品种Gm FT2a启动子序列的差异,发现在自贡冬豆GmFT2a启动子区存在两个含有光反应元件的插入片段T1和T2,而黑河27无上述片段。根据光响应元件I-box和Sp1的序列,构建诱饵载体,利用酵母单杂交技术筛选自贡冬豆叶片cDNA文库,获得一个与T1元件结合的MYB转录因子。该转录因子的获得为进一步研究GmFT2a表达调控的分子机制提供了新的线索。     

Relationship of virus concentration with the field resistance to potato virus Y in potatoes

The concentration of potato virus Y (PVY) was determined, using ELISA values (A405 nm), in twenty-six potato cultivars belonging to five resistance groups, grown in the field and in the greenhouse. On the basis of virus concentration, potato cultivars of group A, B, and C did not differ significantly and constitute the most susceptible group; those of group D and E differ significantly with each other and with group A, B, C, and constitute moderate and highly resistant groups, respectively. In the second year of infection, virus concentration was higher in each group, irrespective of resistance level. Thus, the infected plants of resistant groups, in a second year of growth, could be as rich sources of virus to aphids as plants from susceptible groups.     

Reinfection of potato seed stocks with potato virus S and potato virus X in Wisconsin

Reinfection of potato seed stocks with the potato viruses S (PVS) and X (PVX) varied with cultivar, virus, and grower. Rapid recontamination was observed for the cultivars Norgold Russet and Ontario with PVS and for the cultivars LaChipper, Norchip, and Norgold Russet with PVX. Recontamination was low for the cultivars LaChipper and Monona with PVS and for the cultivars Kennebec, Monona, Norland, and Superior with PVX. Survey results suggest that PVS and/or PVX can be eliminated from cultivars which appear to possess field resistance to infection, but that further evaluation of cultivars which are very susceptible to reinfection will be necessary.     

IT field monitoring in a Japanese system of rice intensification (J-SRI)

A demonstration study on Information Technology (IT) field monitoring was conducted in a rice field under the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) environment in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The IT system used in this study consisted of an intelligent sensor node web-server that is equipped with in situ camera and sensor networks for agrometeorological, soil, and plant growth monitoring. Dynamic changes in soil moisture, water level, agrometeorological, and environmental conditions were measured and monitored. With this precision farming set-up, understanding and easy assessment of the salient field conditions and phenomena such as cyclic soil wetting and drying as well as critical crop growth stages were made possible. Based on the findings of the demonstration experiment, the system was effective, reliable, and efficient in monitoring soil moisture parameters and agrometeorological information in remote rice field environment. The actual field conditions were captured well by a combination of images, numerical, and graphical data sets. With this precise information, the frequency of irrigation was found to be every 7 days. The rice field was irrigated up to a moisture level of 0.592 m³/m³ (~600 mV) and allowed to be depleted to a moisture level of 0.417 m³/m³ (~400 mV). With this alternate drying and wetting method (AWD), a 25.71% of irrigation water was saved. In this study, rice production was made more scientific and more reliable. Hence, the use of IT field monitoring system represented a viable medium for the realization of better rice productivity which leads to the ethic of sustainable agriculture.     

优质高产粳稻新品种淮稻10号10500kg／hm^2高产栽培技术

阐述了淮稻10的特征特性、在适应区域内的产量表现及高产群体发育动态指标,并提出了与该品种相适应的培育壮秧、合理密植、精确肥料运筹、病虫草害综合防治等高产栽培技术。     

玉米自交系耐密性的SNP标记发掘

以238份玉米自交系为试验材料,设置两个种植密度水平,研究不同密度对农艺性状的影响,筛选用于评价玉米自交系耐密性的指标并建立耐密性评价体系.结合关联分析找到相应的SNP标记,将标准化值变异系数较大的指标作为耐密性指标.结果 表明,单株产量降幅、秃尖长差值、ASI差值可作为玉米自交系耐密性评价指标.利用建立的评价体系从本...     

EST-SSR标记与茶树表型性状关联的初步分析

关联分析是一种利用连锁不平衡(LD)检测自然群体中基因位点及其等位变异,并将等位基因变异与目标性状联系起来的分析方法。本研究利用自主开发的55个EST-SSR标记对112份茶树品种(系)进行了基因分型。在EST-SSR位点连锁不平衡和供试材料群体结构分析的基础上,通过关联分析共鉴定出5个与表型性状显著关联的EST-SSR标记(P0.01),其中标记CS298、CS317、CS84分别与一芽二叶百芽重(BW)、叶片长度(LL)和茶多酚含量(TP)显著关联,对表型变异的解释率分别为0.11、0.15和0.35;标记CS330和CS338均与咖啡碱含量(CAF)显著关联,对表型变异的解释率分别为0.14和0.15。     

High Mr Glutenin Subunits of Indian Wheat Cultivars: Association of Subunits 5 + 10 with the 1BL/1RS Wheat-Rye Translocation

The seed proteins of 110 commercially-released Indian wheat cultivars were fractionated using sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) to determine their high M_r glutenin subunit compositions. Amongst the cultivars, three alleles were indentified for the Glu-A1 locus (subunits 1, 2^* and the null phenotype), eight alleles for the Glu-B1 locus (7, 7 + 8, 7 + 9, 6 + 8, 20, 13 + 16, 17 + 18 and a new allele) and two for the Glu-D1 locus (2 + 12 and 5 + 10). Nine of the cultivars were heterogeneous and possessed two or more 'biotypes' with respect to high M_r subunits. The cultivars were also analysed for the presence of the 1BL/1RS wheat-rye translocation by SDS-PAGE of unreduced prolamins and hybridisation of DNA dot blots with a rye-telomere-specific repetitive DNA probe, pAW-161. Both methods revealed that the majority of newly-released Indian wheat cultivars carry this translocation, thus confirming the agronomic superiority of these lines. While most of the normal wheat cultivars possessed high M_r subunits 2 + 12, 14 of the 18 translocation cultivars had the allelic subunits 5 + 10, even though no selection was made for these subunits during the breeding process. This suggests that the subunits 5 + 10 may play a compensating role for the loss of dough strength associated with the 1BL/1RS translocation.     

稻米淀粉理化特性相关的水稻淀粉分支酶基因标记开发

 基于籼稻93 11和粳稻日本晴基因组间的序列差异,成功发展了水稻淀粉分支酶基因(Sbe)9个分子标记。利用这些标记对102份非糯材料进行了基因型检测,并分析了Sbe1、Sbe3基因标记基因型多态性对稻米淀粉理化特性的影响。Sbe1、Sbe3基因标记多态性位点对揭示非糯材料间稻米淀粉理化特性的差异不显著,说明淀粉分支酶基因这些等位性变异位点对非糯稻米的蒸煮食味品质影响不显著;在鉴定籼稻品种时,有6个标记的鉴定准确率达80%以上。还对标记开发的意义和分子标记辅助选择育种进行了探讨。