肥胖基因研究进展

与肥胖有关的基因已发现很多，但ob基因是研究的重点，其表达产物Leptin的作用机制已有较深入的了解。本文主要介绍了ob基因及其产物Leptin的作用机制、生物学效应、Leptin抵抗现象，以及其它与肥胖有关的基因和蛋白。     

The rates of maize growth and lignin biosynthesis change after root-applied chalcone

The effects of root-applied chalcone at 0.15 mmol L⁻¹ on the growth and lignin biosynthesis in maize were investigated. The contents of 4-coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL, EC 6.2.1.12) substrates in maize shoots were increased more rapidly in the samples with chalcone application than in the control and the increase occurred at ≤ 3 h after the application (HAA). The lignin content was reduced by chalcone at ≤ 6 HAA. The shoot growth was suppressed by chalcone at ≤ 9 HAA. Consequently, the results suggest that chalcone suppressed maize growth by inhibiting monolignol biosynthesis.     

Effects of winter wheat cultivars and seed rate on the biological characteristics of naturally occurring weed flora

Summary Differential competitive ability of six winter wheat cultivars and traits that confer such attributes were investigated for a range of seed rates in the presence or absence of weeds for a naturally occurring weed flora in two successive years in split-plot field experiments. Crop height and tillering capacity were considered suitable attributes for weed suppression, although competitiveness is a relative rather than an absolute characteristic. Maris Huntsman and Maris Widgeon were the most competitive cultivars whereas Fresco was the least competitive. Manipulation of seed rate was a more reliable factor than cultivar selection for enhancement of weed suppression, although competitiveness of cultivars Buster, Riband and Maris Widgeon was not enhanced by increased seed rate. Crop densities ranging between 125 and 270 plants m⁻² were found to offer adequate weed suppression. Linear relationships were observed between individual and total weed species dry weight and reproductive structures per unit area.     

Further suppression of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Botrytis cinerea</Emphasis> disease in cucumber seedlings by chitosan-copper complex as compared with chitosan alone

Chitosan-copper complex compared with chitosan alone enhanced suppression ofBotrytis cinerea rot development on four-true-leaf cucumber seedlings in controlled growth chambers. This paper constitutes the first report of such enhancement. The optimal concentrations for the most effective suppression ofBotrytis development were 0.2 gl ⁻¹ chitosan and 1.6 mmole copper. After 12 days’ incubation, marked and significantly better disease suppression was obtained with chitosan-copper complex (75% suppression) than with chitosan alone. The chitosan-copper complex could be a very promising decay control agent for use in both conventional and organic agriculture. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Dec. 18, 2002.     

枣抑制消减cDNA文库构建与分析

枣树具有独特的开花结果特性,为获得枣花发育基因,以金丝4号枣不同发育时期的花蕾和同时期的叶片cDNA互为试验方和驱动方,利用抑制消减杂交技术分别构建了枣花和枣叶抑制消减杂交cDNA文库(SSH文库)。枣花和枣叶SSH文库重组率分别是92.05%和90.26%,插入片段长度均介于200~2 000 bp之间,主要集中于1 000 bp左右。分别从枣花和枣叶SSH文库中随机挑选1 000个阳性克隆进行DNA测序、组装拼接,结果显示枣花SSH文库中获得96条unigene,其中contigs 43个,singletons 53个,96条unigene预测得到73个ORF,经过同源比对分析获得有注释的序列20条,按功能分为7类;枣叶SSH文库中获得86条unigene,其中contigs 45个,singletons 41个,86条unigene预测得到70个ORF,经过同源比对分析获得有23条注释的序列,按功能分为6类。     

定量泵负载敏感系统卸荷压力冲击抑制研究

定量泵负载敏感系统在快速卸荷时容易出现压力冲击现象,对系统的可靠性和寿命产生较大危害。三通压力补偿阀是定量泵负载敏感系统中关键的调压元件,本文以三通压力补偿阀为切入点,建立定量泵负载敏感系统功率键合图模型,基于键合图模型推导系统的状态方程,建立Matlab动态仿真模型,探讨系统卸荷压力冲击的抑制方案。基于系统仿真模型,首先对系统卸荷压力冲击的仿真与试验进行对比,验证了仿真模型的正确性;然后,针对三通压力补偿阀的系统压力腔阻尼、阀芯直径、Ls腔阻尼、阀口锥角等关键参数,对卸荷压力冲击影响规律进行仿真;最后,基于关键参数对卸荷压力冲击影响规律的分析,提出了一种"小阀芯、双阀口"型三通压力补偿阀结构优化方案,并对其卸压冲击抑制效果进行了仿真和试验。结果表明,该方案可以有效抑制卸荷压力冲击,优化后系统卸压冲击压差比原系统降低了89%,卸荷压力降低了20%,进一步实现了节能。     

杉木木质化过程特异表达基因文库的构建与分析

研究木质部木质化过程及其生物学特性对于了解木本植物水分和矿物质的吸收及运输机制、木材形成的遗传控制、改良材性及提高木材生长量具有十分重要的意义。为了获得杉木木质化过程中特异表达的基因,本研究利用抑制差减杂交技术,以杉木突变体独干杉无性系为测试方(Tester),正常的句容0号无性系为驱动方(Driver),构建了正向和反向两个差减文库,分别获得了618和409个克隆。利用通用引物T7和SP6进行PCR及EcoRⅠ酶切鉴定文库重组子,结果证明所构建的文库符合要求,具有代表性。该文库的成功构建为获得杉木木质化过程中特异表达的基因及深入了解木本植物木质化的机理奠定了基础。     

三角帆蚌肝脏瘟病感染期抑制性消减cDNA文库的构建与分析

采用抑制性消减杂交技术构建了三角帆蚌肝脏瘟病感染期抑制性消减cDNA文库。经检验,差异表达基因均被富集了 2¹⁰倍左右,证明构建的 cDNA 消减文库具有很强的消减效率。PCR 鉴定发现,在随机挑取的阳性克隆中,95% 的克隆均含有 0.2～1.0 kb 的插入片段,这些片段可能是三角帆蚌瘟病病毒感染后差异表达基因的cDNA片段。测序共获得 214 个有效 cDNA 序列,分别属于8 大类,共 98 个基因。其中细胞分裂基因 2个、细胞结构与运动基因 9 个、代谢基因 10 个、信号传导基因 7 个、细胞防疫基因 10 个、基因与蛋白表达基因 20 个、未知功能蛋白基因 26 个,GenBank中找不到任何同源序列的基因 14 个。结果说明,构建的差异表达cDNA文库,可较好地反映三角帆蚌瘟病病毒对三角帆蚌影响的基因信息。     

盐碱胁迫下青海湖裸鲤鳃基因表达差异

采用抑制消减杂交(suppression subtractive hybridization,SSH)技术,研究了青海湖裸鲤(Gymnocyprisprzewalskii)在高盐碱胁迫下转录水平上的基因表达差异,实验获得差异表达序列91条,其中成功注释60条。以同是鲤科鱼类的斑马鱼(Danio rerio)的基因ID作为参照,用DAVID软件对这些序列进行功能分类,结果从正向文库获得28条功能基因片段,反向文库获得14条。按功能将其分为10类,其中,催化活性、细胞、部分结合相关基因表达上调,结合、免疫相关基因表达下调。分析发现,高盐碱胁迫会改变鱼类的渗透压和酸碱平衡,对免疫系统产生一定的抑制作用,对此,鱼类通过增强离子调控、提高血清尿素氮浓度、合成应激蛋白等,来维持渗透压和酸碱平衡,缓解应激反应。     

利用抑制消减杂交技术分离辣椒细胞质雄性不育育性恢复相关EST

 以辣椒(Capsicum annuum L. ) 细胞质雄性不育系23A、121A, 和其相应的近等基因恢复系23C、121C为试验材料, 利用抑制消减杂交( SSH) 技术成功构建了CMS恢复基因诱导表达的消减cDNA文库。结合高密度点阵膜杂交差异筛选, 获得了282个阳性克隆。通过测序, 除去重复序列共得到175个Unique ESTs。在GenBank上进行BLAST分析, 55个EST片段未找到对应的同源序列, 可能代表了新基因;120个EST片段找到了对应的同源序列, 包括103个已知功能基因和17个未知功能基因。按照MIPS功能分类法, 将其分为14个功能组, 涉及代谢、胁迫应答、蛋白活性、转录因子、信号转导等多方面的功能。