随机森林在红松活立木腐朽分级中的应用

以五营森林公园中不同腐朽程度的红松为研究对象,选取无损、易获取指标(阻力损失及心材、边材异常面积比)为模型自变量,腐朽等级为因变量,利用无损检测并结合随机森林对活立木腐朽程度进行分级。使用重复分层K折交叉验证保证样本数据在训练和测试时分类均衡,并建立随机森林立木腐朽分级模型。结果表明：随机森林腐朽分级模型训练、测试精度分别为100%、90%,说明其拟合效果好、泛化能力强。随机森林对腐朽等级(Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ)的辨识均正确,召回率都为100%,腐朽等级Ⅲ错判1例,对腐朽立木进行分级的准确率高达96.67%,随机森林的微观、宏观平均AUC值分别为0.979 2、0.970 8。     

Establishment of a Conditional Transgenic System Using the 2A Peptide in the Female Mouse Germline

Transgenic mice are essential research tools in developmental biology studies. The 2A peptide allows multiple genes to be expressed simultaneously at comparable levels in somatic cells, but there are no reports of it being used successfully in germ cells. We constructed a Cre/loxP-based conditional vector containing the 2A peptide to significantly enhance the expression of a reporter and target gene from a constitutive promoter in oocytes. Mice with a transgene insertion containing the chicken β-actin promoter, floxed EGFP-polyA cassette, mCherry reporter, 2A peptide and target gene DNA methyltransferase 3A2 (Dnmt3a2) were crossed with TNAP- or Vasa-Cre mice to produce offspring, in which mCherry and DNMT3A2 proteins were highly expressed in oocytes upon Cre-mediated removal of EGFP-polyA. This novel transgenic mouse line based on the 2A expression system can serve as a useful tool for examining gene function during oogenesis.     

Histone H4 Modification During Mouse Spermatogenesis

The core histone is composed of four proteins (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). Investigation of the modification patterns of histones is critical to understanding their roles in biological processes. Although histone modification is observed in multiple cells and tissues, little is known about its function in spermatogenesis. We focused on the modification patterns of histone H4 during murine spermatogenesis. We demonstrated that the individual N-terminal sites of H4 show different modification patterns during the differentiation of male germ cells. The methylation pattern varied depending on the residues that were mono-, di-, or tri-methylated. All the H4 modifications were high during the meiotic prophase, suggesting that histone H4 modification plays an important role during this stage of spermatogenesis. Elongating spermatids showed increased acetylation of histone H4, which may be associated with a histone-to-protamine substitution. Our results provide further insight into the specific relationship between histone H4 modification and gene expression during spermatogenesis, which could help to elucidate the epigenetic disorders underlying male infertility.     

日本血吸虫四跨膜孤儿受体(TOR)克隆及其第一个膜外区基因的表达

埃及血吸虫和曼氏血吸虫四跨膜孤儿受体(trispanning orphan receptors,TOR)受体可以结合补体C2a,可能在血吸虫免疫逃避过程中起重要作用。为研究日本血吸虫TOR受体的特性和功能,利用PCR扩增到Sj TOR基因并进行了生物信息学分析;同时克隆了Sj TOR基因N端第一个膜外区(ed1)基因,构建了重组质粒p ET-28a-Sj TOR-ed1,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达后用组蛋白亲和层析纯化获得重组蛋白Sj TOR-ed1,Western blot结果显示r Sj TOR-ed1能被日本血吸虫阳性小鼠血清识别。该研究为进一步开展研究日本血吸虫TOR受体的功能提供了基础。