The Difference and Mechanism in Tolerance to Low-Potassium among Cotton Seedlings Over-Expressed Arabidopsis AtCIPK 23, AtAKT 1 and AtCBL 1 Genes

[Objective] To provide theoretical basis for potassium efficient cotton breeding, this work aimed to evaluate the influence of low potassium on transgenic cotton seedlings over-expressing Arabidopsis thaliana’s AtCIPK 23, AtAKT 1 and AtCBL 1 genes, respectively. [Method] Hydroponics was used to explore the growth vigor, dry weight, potassium concentration and accumulation of transgenic cotton and CCRI 24 seedlings under low and optimum potassium conditions. Furthermore, the root morphology, potassium utilization index, potassium transport ability and the severity to damage were comprehensively analyzed to uncover the possible physiological mechanisms. [Result] Under the optimum conditions of potassium, the transgenic plants and control grew well and showed no significant difference. However, with low potassium stress, the dry weight of plants over-expressing AtAKT 1 gene was 1.66 times of CCRI 24. Its total root length, root surface area and volume were about 3 times than those of CCRI 24. The AtAKT 1 plants also displayed obvious growth advantage, higher potassium utilization index and transport ability, and the severity to damage was lower. Plants over-expressing AtCIPK 23 and AtCBL 1 genes, however, were almost the same as the CCRI 24. [Conclusion] This study revealed that the ability of cotton’s resistance to low potassium was significantly improved by over-expression of AtAKT 1 gene, an exogenous potassium ion channel protein gene from Arabidopsis thaliana.     

家蚕春用品种5号、4号的育成及其5·4×24·46四元杂交种的选配

采用杂交、回交、系统选育和五龄期高温冲击等育种方法，经多年的选择培育，育成了中系品种５号、４号，然后经测交鉴定选配成５·４×２４·４６，该对四元杂交种经多年江苏省实验室鉴定，四龄万蚕收茧量２２．５８ｋｇ、茧层量５．７１ｋｇ，比对照种苏５×苏６提高１４．２７％、１４．８９％，江苏省农村生产鉴定，张种产茧量４７．１１ｋｇ、产值５２６．１１元，比对照种苏５×苏６提高７．３４％、８．２９％。并获得全国桑蚕品种审定委员会鉴定通过。该品种强健好养，茧形大且匀整，茧丝质性状良好，综合经济性状优良。     

水稻新品种九9401（九稻24）选育报告

水稻新品种九稻24是由吉林市农科院水稻所于1987年经有性杂交选育而成的，其特点是早熟、高产、抗病、质佳、适口性好、综合性状优良。1999年3月经省农作物品种审定委员会审定通过。     

24-表油菜素内酯对PEG与盐胁迫下棉花种子萌发的影响

盐和干旱胁迫直接影响植物种子的萌发和幼苗的生长,油菜素内酯具有调控植物耐受盐和干旱胁迫的作用。采用24-表油菜素内酯(24-EBR)浸种处理新疆主栽陆地棉品种‘新陆早17号’,探讨在干旱和盐等渗胁迫下其对棉花种子萌发的影响。结果表明,0.25mg·L-1 24-EBR浸种能够促进等渗盐胁迫下‘新陆早17号’种子发芽率和发芽指数的提高,分别提高32%和11%,与等渗干旱胁迫(33%、11%)的效应相当;而促进等渗盐胁迫‘新陆早17号’种子发芽势(34%)及活力指数(246%)提高的程度高于等渗干旱胁迫下的(20%、162%)。可见,24-EBR能够促进等渗干旱和盐胁迫‘新陆早17号’种子的萌发,并且在等渗盐胁迫下种子萌发的发芽势和活力指数效果好于等渗的干旱胁迫,这将有助于提高干旱盐碱地棉花种子的萌发率。     

伪狂犬病病毒UL24基因的原核表达及抗UL24蛋白抗体的制备

为了给伪狂犬病病毒(PrV)UL24蛋白的细胞定位和功能研究提供参考依据,据GenBank公布的PrVUL24基因序列(登录号NC006151)设计1对引物,以质粒pUL24-GFP为模板,用PCR方法扩增出部分缺失的基因片段mUL24(modified UL24)。将mUL24片段定向克隆到原核表达载体pET-32a(+)中,构建融合表达载体pET-UL24。阳性质粒转化宿主菌E.coliBL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导,重组蛋白(His)6-UL24以包涵体的形式获得表达。用纯化后的pET-UL24融合蛋白免疫家兔,ELISA分析表明,在血清效价达到1∶2 560以上,Western-blot分析制备的抗体可以和pET-UL24表达产物发生反应,具有良好的免疫特异性。     

Combination Therapy with Digoxin and Diltiazem Controls Ventricular Rate in Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Dogs Better than Digoxin or Diltiazem Monotherapy: A Randomized Crossover Study in 18 Dogs

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) with excessively high ventricular rates (VR) occurs in dogs with advanced heart disease. Rate control improves clinical signs in these patients. Optimal drug therapy and target VR remain poorly defined.
Hypothesis: Digoxin-diltiazem combination therapy reduces VR more than either drug alone in dogs with high VR AF.
Animals: Eighteen client-owned dogs (>15 kg) with advanced heart disease, AF, and average VR on 24-hour Holter > 140 beats per minute (bpm).
Methods: After baseline Holter recording, dogs were randomized to digoxin or diltiazem monotherapy, or combination therapy. Repeat Holter evaluation was obtained after 2 weeks; dogs were then crossed over to the other arm (monotherapy or combination therapy) for 2 weeks and a third Holter was acquired. Twenty-four hour average VR, absolute and relative VR changes from baseline, and percent time spent within prespecified VR ranges (>140, 100–140, and <100 bpm) were compared. Correlations between serum drug concentrations and VR were examined.
Results: Digoxin (median, 164 bpm) and diltiazem (median, 158 bpm) decreased VR from baseline (median, 194 bpm) less than the digoxin-diltiazem combination (median, 126 bpm) ( P < .008 for each comparison). With digoxin-diltiazem, VR remained <140 bpm for 85% of the recording period, but remained >140 bpm for 88% of the recording period with either monotherapy. Serum drug concentrations did not correlate with VR.
Conclusions and Clinical Importance: At the dosages used in this study, digoxin-diltiazem combination therapy provided a greater rate control than either drug alone in dogs with AF.     

盐胁迫下转 DcCIPK24 拟南芥的转录组比较分析

【 目 的】 探 究 铁 皮 石 斛（Dendrobium catenatum Lindl.）DcCIPK24 的 下 游 响 应 基 因， 为 研 究DcCIPK24 提高耐盐性的分子调控途径提供指导。【方法】利用 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 测序平台对 200 mmol/L NaCl 处理和对照组的转 DcCIPK24 拟南芥、野生型拟南芥进行测序，分析差异表达基因的富集通路，并对通路中的差异基因进行荧光定量 PCR 验证。【结果】盐胁迫下，从 2 个转基因拟南芥株系与野生型拟南芥的比较组合中共鉴定出 96 个差异表达基因；GO 注释分析发现 96 个差异基因主要被富集在分子功能相关通路；KEGG 富集分析发现差异基因主要被注释在氨基糖和核苷酸糖代谢、植物 MAPK 信号通路和甘油酯代谢通路中，选取上调表达的差异基因 AtGPAT5、AtSIRK、AtMEE25、AtUGE5 和下调表达基因 AtAMT1-2、AtATTI3、AtCYP71A25、AtLHCB4.3 进行实时荧光定量 PCR 验证，结果表明盐胁迫下 8 个差异基因表达趋势与转录组数据基本一致。【结论】盐胁迫下，DcCIPK24 主要通过氨基糖和核苷酸糖代谢途径、植物 MAPK 信号途径和甘油酯代谢通路响应耐盐。