番茄斑萎病毒对云南莴苣类蔬菜的侵染为害

莴苣类蔬菜是常见的食用蔬菜。近年在云南发现生菜、莴笋、油麦菜有症状表现为叶片黄化、褪绿、坏死斑的病害流行危害,为确定其病原,通过电子显微镜观察、回接试验、ELISA检测、病毒基因分析,在典型症状病样组织粗汁液和超薄切片中均观察到有类似番茄斑萎病毒属病毒的粒体,该病毒粒体为球形,直径80～85 nm; ELISA检测和病毒基因分析显示,侵染莴苣类蔬菜的病毒为番茄斑萎病毒。     

Effects of Silver on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Gaseous Isopropanol

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution - The decomposition of gaseous isopropanol (IPA) by UV/TiO2 process in an annular photoreactor was studied under various conditions such as UV light intensity and...     

Briarenolides F and G, new briarane diterpenoids from a Briareum sp. octocoral

Two new briarane diterpenoids, briarenolides, F (1) and G (2), were isolated from an octocoral identified as Briareum sp. The structures of briaranes 1 and 2 were established by spectroscopic methods and by comparison of the spectroscopic data with those of known briarane analogues. Briarenolide F was proven to be the first 6-hydroperoxybriarane derivative and this compound displayed a significant inhibitory effect on the generation of superoxide anion by human neutrophils.     

Pseudoalteromone B: A Novel 15C Compound from a Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. CGH2XX

A novel 15C compound, pseudoalteromone B (1), possessing a novel carbon skeleton, was obtained from a marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. CGH2XX. This bacterium was originally isolated from a cultured-type octocoral Lobophytum crassum, that was growing in cultivating tanks equipped with a flow-through sea water system. The structure of 1 was established by spectroscopic methods. Pseudoalteromone B (1) displayed a modestly inhibitory effect on the release of elastase by human neutrophils.     

Distribution of Protein Bodies and Phytate‐Rich Inclusions in Grain Tissues of Low and High Iron Rice Genotypes

The present study aims to understand whether genotypic differences in grain iron (Fe) concentration in four rice genotypes are related to its association with protein bodies containing phytate‐rich inclusions. Rice genotypes with high and low grain Fe concentrations in unpolished brown rice were grown in a greenhouse at Chiang Mai, Thailand, and grains were harvested at maturity. The presence of protein bodies and phytate‐rich inclusions in rice grain tissues were examined by means of light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The composition of mineral elements in different grain tissues was examined using energy dispersive X‐ray microanalysis (EDX) and chemical analysis. The relative distribution pattern of protein bodies in the tissues was similar among the four rice genotypes, which resembled the pattern of grain N concentrations in these tissues. The high grain Fe genotypes (based on brown rice Fe concentration) had more protein bodies containing phytate‐rich inclusions in the embryo and aleurone layer tissues than the low Fe genotypes. Phytate‐rich inclusions were not detected in the endosperm tissues in all genotypes. In conclusion, the presence of protein bodies with phytate‐rich inclusions predominantly in the embryo and aleurone regions of the grain is an important parameter contributing to the variation in brown rice Fe concentration among the genotypes, but not in the white rice (the endosperm). Iron associated with the phytate‐rich inclusions present in the embryo and aleurone layer tissues are largely lost during the polishing process to produce white rice.     

玉米淀粉合成酶SSⅡa启动子的克隆及功能分析

【目的】克隆玉米Zea mays淀粉合成酶SSⅡa启动子,并分析其功能,为进一步研究和应用SSⅡa启动子奠定基础。【方法】通过NCBI上公布的玉米基因组序列,在网站Maize GDB上BLAST查找到SSⅡa 5'侧翼序列,利用PCR方法从玉米B73中克隆SSⅡa启动子;通过Plant Care在线分析启动子顺式作用元件,用特异性引物分别克隆出长度为1 407、867、633、483和365 bp的片段,与植物表达载体p CAMBIA3301连接,构建5种5'缺失体的植物表达载体,命名为P1、P2、P3、P4和P5。用农杆菌介导法转化拟南芥Arabidopsis thaliana,获得转基因拟南芥。【结果】以玉米B73基因组DNA为模板,用特异性引物SSⅡa F/SSⅡaR进行扩增,得到2 526 bp序列;除草剂筛选的阳性拟南芥植株PCR验证均检测出gus基因;GUS组织化学分析表明,5种类型启动子构建的表达载体在成熟期叶片、果荚中均显蓝色;gus基因定量分析表明,成熟期5种转基因拟南芥叶片中,gus基因表达量P1最高,其他基本一致;种子中gus基因表达量P1和P2相近,且高于P3、P4和P5。【结论】成功克隆玉米SSⅡa启动子;构建的5种SSⅡa启动子缺失体表达载体在转基因拟南芥中均具有活性,长度为1 407 bp(P1)和867 bp(P2)的启动子具有胚乳特异性。     

Excavatoids O and P, new 12-hydroxybriaranes from the octocoral Briareum excavatum

Two new 12-hydroxybriarane diterpenoids, designated as excavatoids O (1) and P (2), were isolated from the octocoral Briareum excavatum. The structures of briaranes 1 and 2 were established on the basis of extensive spectral data analysis. Excavatoid P (2) is the first metabolite which possesses a 6β -chlorine atom in briarane analogues.     

南疆不同品种绵羊MSTN基因克隆及其组织表达谱分析

本研究旨在对山区型和田羊、平原型和田羊、卡拉库尔羊的MSTN基因进行组织表达谱分析。参考GenBank上（登录号：NM_001009428.1）绵羊MSTN基因序列设计引物,采用RT-PCR技术克隆绵羊MSTN基因序列,进行组织表达谱分析。结果表明：MSTN基因在各品种绵羊不同组织中表达的差异较大,MSTN在各品种绵羊的肌肉、肾脏和脾脏中都有表达,其中肌肉中表达量最高,其次是肾脏和脾脏;MSTN在山区型、平原型和田羊的心脏中表达丰度较低,而在卡拉库尔羊心脏中则几乎无表达;MSTN在山区型、平原型和田羊的肝脏中几乎无表达,而在卡拉库尔羊肝脏中则有一定量表达;MSTN在山区型和田羊、平原型和田羊与卡拉库尔羊的肺脏中则都无表达。     

Essential regulation of CNS angiogenesis by the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR124

The orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) GPR124/tumor endothelial marker 5 is highly expressed in central nervous system (CNS) endothelium. Here, we show that complete null or endothelial-specific GPR124 deletion resulted in embryonic lethality from CNS-specific angiogenesis arrest in forebrain and neural tube. Conversely, GPR124 overexpression throughout all adult vascular beds produced CNS-specific hyperproliferative vascular malformations. In vivo, GPR124 functioned cell-autonomously in endothelium to regulate sprouting, migration, and developmental expression of the blood-brain barrier marker Glut1, whereas in vitro, GPR124 mediated Cdc42-dependent directional migration to forebrain-derived, vascular endothelial growth factor-independent cues. Our results demonstrate CNS-specific angiogenesis regulation by an endothelial receptor and illuminate functions of the poorly understood adhesion GPCR subfamily. Further, the functional tropism of GPR124 marks this receptor as a therapeutic target for CNS-related vascular pathologies.     

Sites of Persistence of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in the Genital Tract of Experimentally Infected Bulls

The objectives of this work were to determine the site of persistence of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) in bulls shedding the virus in semen for a period longer than 28 days, to determine if the virus is present in all fractions of semen and to study lesions that developed in the genital tract. Six serologically negative postpubertal bulls were experimentally infected with a virulent field isolate of LSDV. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed on sheath washes, vesicular fluid, supernatant and cell‐rich fractions of semen from day 10 to day 26 postinfection (p.i.). Bulls that were positive by PCR on the whole semen sample collected on day 28 p.i. were slaughtered and tissue samples from their genital tracts submitted for histopathological evaluation, immunoperoxidase staining, virus isolation and PCR. Two of the bulls developed severe lumpy skin disease (LSD) and were found to be shedding viral DNA in their semen on day 28 p.i. Viral DNA was identified in all semen fractions from all bulls, but mostly from the cell‐rich fraction and from the severely affected bulls. The PCR assay was positive on postmortem samples of testes and epididymides from the two severely affected bulls. Virus could be recovered from the testes of these two bulls and from the epididymis of one of them. Immunoperoxidase staining was positive for LSDV staining in sections of testes and epididymides exhibiting necrosis. This study suggests that the testis and epididymis are sites of persistence of LSDV in bulls shedding virus in semen for prolonged periods and revealed that viral DNA is present in all fractions of the ejaculate.