基于ITS序列的中国外来苋属植物系统关系分析

通过ITS序列对21种中国外来苋属植物进行系统进化关系研究。通过ITS序列种间、种内遗传距离分析,发现苋属种间变异为0~0.055 1,种内变异为0~0.009 2。使用TAXON DNA软件分析ITS序列种间、种内变异的分布图看出规律,结果表明苋属ITS序列的种间变异适中,种间变异明显大于种内变异。采用最大似然法(ML)构建的系统树将中国苋属分为5或6个进化支(根据自展支持率取值不同)。异株苋亚属长芒苋和苋亚属刺苋聚类在一起,西部苋和糙果苋单独成为一个进化支。苋亚属中苋组苋亚组反枝苋和绿穗苋亚组鲍氏苋有着更近的亲缘关系,苋组苋亚组尾穗苋和绿穗苋亚组绿穗苋、繁穗苋等亲缘关系更近。白苋亚属分为2或3个类群,根据自展支持率取值不同,合被苋可以和白苋、北美苋并为一支,也可以单独成为一支。综上所述,该文认为苋属经典分类体系中3亚属或2~3组的分类地位不成立,建议中国苋属采取5组2亚组或6组2亚组的分类体系。5组2亚组分别由长芒苋组、糙果苋组、苋组(苋亚组和绿穗苋亚组)、白苋组和凹头苋组组成。其中,合被苋也可从白苋组分出,单独构成1组,形成6组2亚组的分类体系。表明该序列对苋属大部分种类分类效果较好,对西部苋和糙果苋复合群,绿穗苋复合群以及白苋亚属的分类价值不高。     

泰山苋的名实问题

发现泰山苋 A．taishanensis F．Z．Li et C．K．Ni即为源于美洲的合被苋 A．Polygonoides L .,故于归并。     

国产十四种苋属植物的染色体数目

报道了国产14种苋属植物的染色体数目。部分种的染色体数目为2n=34,即反枝苋Amaranthus retroflexus,刺苋A．spinosus,红苋A．cruentus,腋花苋A．roxburghianus,合被苋A．polygonoides,皱果苋A． viridis,凹头苋A．lividus,苋A．tricolor。其他种的染色体数目为2n=32,即尾穗苋A．caudatus,绿穗苋A． hybridus,千穗谷A．hypochendriacus,繁穗苋A．paniculatus,北美苋A．blitoides,白苋A．albus。其中腋花 苋的染色体数目为首次报道。该属染色体基数为x=16,17。两种染色体基数在苋属2个组(sect．Ama- ranthus和sect．Blitopsis)中均存在。由于苋属植物染色体大多为小型染色体,因此对苋属植物目前尚不 能进行详尽的核型分析。     

中国苋科苋属新记录种——鲍氏苋和布氏苋

我国有记录的苋属植物20余种,主要为外来杂草。苋属植物形态相近,常被误鉴。作者从送检的误鉴的标本中发现2个新外来种,根据拉丁文名种加词释义,分别命名为鲍氏苋(Amaranthus powellii S. Watson)和布氏苋(A. bouchonii Thell.)。鲍氏苋和布氏苋形态相近,分别产自美国西南部和欧洲,雌雄同株,具3～5雌花花被片,花被片不等长,等于或短于胞果,胞果开裂或不开裂。鲍氏苋和布氏苋可通过花被片数目和形态、胞果是否开裂、苞片大小相区分。该文还提供了鲍氏苋和布氏苋的中文形态描述及彩色图片,并对其分布、生境和危害状况进行了报道。     

人工高温下苋菜叶的抗热特征和光合性能

研究了连续6昼夜人工热胁迫(40℃/35℃)对苋菜(Amaranthus tricolor)两个栽培品种绿叶苋和花红苋叶片的组织结构、苋菜红素和热稳定蛋白含量及光合特性的影响。结果表明:6昼夜高温胁迫后,花红苋叶中苋菜红素大量积累,第6天时的含量是绿叶苋的1.81倍。苋菜红素在花红苋叶片下表皮、维管束细胞和上表皮中积累,但绿叶苋则不明显。花红苋栅栏组织结构正常,但绿叶苋出现部分断裂,叶绿体受损较为严重。花红苋叶片的叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量降幅较绿叶苋低,热稳定蛋白含量轻微上升,其光补偿点和饱和光强比绿叶苋明显滞后。高温胁迫6 d后,绿叶苋的光合速率、胞间CO2浓度和气孔导度等光合参数均显著低于花红苋(P<0.01)。可见,高温下苋菜红素在组织或细胞中的积累与花红苋的耐热性密切相关,较好地维持了花红苋叶片相对稳定的光合性能。     

Ca~(2 )和CaM抑制剂在尾穗苋幼苗苋红素形成中的效应

光和BA均可促进尾穗苋幼苗苋红素的形成。Ca~(2 )专一性螯合剂EGTA,Ca~(2 )通道竞争性抑制剂 La~(3 )以及 CaM拮抗剂氯丙嗪(CPZ)都能明显地抑制光、暗下苋红素的形成。增加培养介质中Ca~(2 )不但可以促进苋红素形成,而且能部分逆转La~(3 )的抑制效应。La~(3 )和 CPZ亦可抑制 BA促进苋红素的形成。     

高温胁迫下红色与绿色苋菜叶抗氧化能力的比较

研究40℃高温下连续处理6d的红叶苋和绿叶苋叶中抗氧化能力的结果表明:高温胁迫下,两种苋菜叶中总酚含量相近,红叶苋的苋菜红素和类黄酮含量显著大于绿叶苋,两者的抗氧化酶活性都下降,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性的变化差异不大.但红叶苋的抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性下降幅度比绿叶苋小.其叶中H2O2积累较少-总叶绿素含量较高,热害指数也低于绿叶苋.     

G-蛋白和cGMP在光敏色素介导的尾穗苋苋红素合成中的作用

以尾穗苋幼苗为材料 ,对G 蛋白和cGMP在红光诱导、光敏色素介导的苋红素合成过程中的作用进行了研究 ,结果表明G 蛋白激活剂霍乱毒素可在暗中诱导苋红素合成 ,其抑制剂百日咳毒素则抑制红光诱导的合成 ;cGMP可以在暗中诱导苋红素合成 ,而Genistein抑制红光、CTX及外源cGMP诱导的苋红素合成 ;鸟苷酸环化酶抑制剂LY 835 83可以抑制红光及CTX诱导的苋红素合成 ,却不能抑制由外源cGMP诱导的苋红素合成 .上述结果表明G 蛋白、鸟苷酸环化酶及cGMP可能都参与了苋红素合成过程中红光信号的转导 ,并且红光信号传递链的顺序可能是红光→光敏色素→G 蛋白→鸟苷酸环化酶→cGMP .     

Drought may be beneficial to the competitive advantage of Amaranthus spinosus

干旱利于刺苋的竞争优势 干旱可以影响入侵植物的生长和土壤酶活性。因此,非常有必要评估干旱背景下入侵植物的竞争优势以及入侵植物和干旱对土壤酶活性的影响。本研究旨在分析干旱背景下起源于热带美洲的入侵植物刺苋(Amaranthus spinosus)与本地植物苋菜(Amaranthus tricolor)共存时的竞争优势和土壤酶活性。通过栽植实验进行刺苋与苋菜的竞争共栽培,并进行不同水平的干旱处理,即：(i)对照;(ii)轻度干旱;(iii)重度干旱。实验结束后测定两种苋属植物的功能性状、渗透调节、抗氧化酶活性以及土壤pH、电导率、土壤微生物生物量碳含量和土壤酶活性。干旱背景下,刺苋的相对竞争强度和相对优势度均高于苋菜。因此,干旱利于刺苋的竞争优势。干旱背景下,刺苋的土壤水溶性盐含量和蔗糖水解能力均大于苋菜。而较高的土壤水溶性盐含量和蔗糖水解能力利于刺苋对养分的获取和利用。     

外来入侵杂草反枝苋的研究进展

反枝苋(Amaranthus retroflexus)原产于美洲,是广泛分布于我国的外来入侵杂草。本文就反枝苋的种子生物学特性、化感作用、表型可塑性、作为典型C4植物的生理生态特征、其与作物的竞争机制、在我国的入侵扩散过程及影响因子,以及其对增强紫外线辐射的生理生态响应和防除方法分别进行了评述。结果表明:反枝苋的一些生物学特性对其入侵成功具有重要作用,其种子数量大、种子萌发温度范围广、表型可塑性强、光合能力强、并可通过化感作用影响多种作物的生长,温度和湿度适应范围广,可以入侵多种生境类型。针对目前研究中的不足,应加强以下方面的研究:1)反枝苋对大范围环境梯度变化的适应机制;2)反枝苋对农田生态系统资源波动的响应;3)反枝苋的化感作用机制;4)反枝苋的综合控制技术。     

Prominent genetic structure across native and introduced ranges of Pluchea indica,a mangrove associate,as revealed by microsatellite markers

阔苞菊(Pluchea indica)是一种红树林伴生植物，以其在原产地的药用特性和部分引入地的入侵性而闻名。本研究旨在评估阔苞菊在其分布范围内遗传变异的地理分布，确定影响其遗传结构的因素，并利用这些信息对阔苞菊在原产地和引入地的保护和管理策略提出建议。 我们以来自阔苞菊原产地(亚洲)和引入地(美国)的31个种群共348个个体的15个核微卫星位点数据对阔苞菊的遗传多样性和种群结构进行了评估。在大尺度范围以及局部区域两种空间尺度上对阔苞菊遗传变异的空间格局进行了探讨，并验证了以下假说：地理距离和自然地理屏障将影响种群结构并在空间尺度上产生不同程度的分化。研究结果表明，与所研究区域内的其它红树林物种的遗传多样性参数相比， 我们发现阔苞菊在种群水平上具有相对较高的遗传多样性以及在物种水平上具有明显的遗传分化。大多数阔苞菊种群显示杂合子缺失， 这主要是由于近交和有限的基因流所导致。在较大空间尺度上进行的种群结构分析显示，该物种自然分布范围内存在两个主要遗传谱系，中国的种群与印度尼西亚、马来西亚、新加坡、泰国、柬埔寨和菲律宾的种群分别属于不同的谱系，而美国的种群可能来自于中国的谱系。 此外，在局部区域范围内也同样检测到种群之间的遗传分化。大部分阔苞菊种群所表现出的遗传瓶颈效应强调了其具有本地灭绝的风险。基于上述研究结果，我们建议采用原位保护策略对阔苞菊进行管理，并开展对优先保护种群的保护行动以维持遗传多样性。     

紫花凤梨的生物学习性

在南亚热带的广州对荷兰引进的紫花凤梨的生物学习性观察研究。考察了紫花凤梨的分芽发生与叶片生长;花序生长发育与开花;耐性、抗性表现等多个方面的生物学习性,并进行综合评价,并提出掌握和利用其习性的建议。     

Ribonucleic acid of Echinococcus granulosus protoscolices

Echinococcus granulosus protoscolices RNA has been characterized in terms of its nucleotide composition, its behavior in sucrose density gradients and methylated albuminkieselguhr columns, its template activity, its biosynthesis kinetics, and the effect of actinomycin D.     

甲壳素及其衍生物在医药卫生领域中的应用

甲壳素是自然界储存量仅次于纤维素的第二大天然多糖化合物 ,本文综述了其药理作用、在医药卫生方面的应用研究情况 ,如甲壳素抗感染、抗凝血、抗癌及降血脂等作用及在制剂方面的应用等     

The role of posttranslational modification in moonlighting glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase structure and function

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is a moonlighting protein exhibiting distinct activities apart from its classical role in glycolysis. Regulation of its moonlighting functions and its subcellular localization may be dependent on its posttranslational modification (PTM). The latter include its phosphorylation, which is required for its role in intermembrane trafficking, synaptic transmission and cancer survival; nitrosylation, which is required for its function in apoptosis, heme metabolism and the immune response; acetylation which is necessary for its modulation of apoptotic gene regulation; and N-acetylglucosamine modification which may induce changes in GAPDH oligomeric structure. These findings suggest a structure function relationship between GAPDH posttranslational modification and its diverse moonlighting activities.

     

脯氨酸代谢与植物抗渗透胁迫的研究进展

脯氨酸被认为是植物和细菌内的一种相容渗透剂,有助于植物和细菌抵御渗透胁迫。本文就近年来有关植物体内脯氨酸合成和代谢、脯氨酸含量受渗透胁迫的影响情况、脯氨酸合成降解有关的酶及其基因、脯氨酸在细胞中的运输和定位、ＡＢＡ与脯氨酸的诱导合成以及脯氨酸和植物抗渗透胁迫关系的研究进展作了简要综述。     

Three new species of Potamothrix (Oligochaeta, Naididae, Tubificinae) from Fuxian Lake, the deepest lake of Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Three new species of Potamothrix Vejdovsky & Mrázek, 1902 (Oligochaeta: Tubificinae), Potamothrix praeprostatussp. n., Potamothrix paramoldaviensissp. n. and Potamothrix parabedotisp. n., are reported from Fuxian Lake of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Potamothrix praeprostatusdiffers from its allies by its prostate glands joining atria in its proximal to middle portion, and spermathecal chaetae. Potamothrix paramoldaviensis is distinguishable from its allies by having penial chaeta but no penes, and differs from Potamothrix moldaviensisby its homogenous atrium. Potamothrix parabedoti is distinctive in the position of its reproductive organs, and differs from Potamothrix bedoti by its homogenous atrium. Hitherto, 34 freshwater oligochaete species have been recorded in Yunnan Province, including nine endemic species from the plateau lakes.     

脯氨酸代谢与植物抗渗透胁迫的研究进展

脯氨酸被认为是植物和细菌内的一种相容渗透剂,有助于植物和细菌抵御渗透胁迫。本文就近年来有关植物体内脯氨酸合成和代谢、脯氨酸含量受渗透胁迫的影响情况、脯氨酸合成降解有关的酶及其基因、脯氨酸在细胞中的运输和定位、ABA与脯氨酸的诱导合成以及脯氨酸和植物抗渗透胁迫关系的研究进展作了简要综述。     

WHO at country level--a little impact,no strategy.

The acid test of WHO''s effect on the world''s health is its impact at country level. Unless it has an impact there, all of its declarations, its debates at the World Health Assembly, its conferences, its pamphlets, its political manouvering in Geneva and the regions, all of these come to nothing. Working as it does through national governments, WHO insists that it has no role in directly managing or delivering health care. Judging WHO''s impact in individual countries is therefore difficult--its approaches are largely indirect, and initiatives may take years to bear fruit. But from the meagre resources that WHO makes available at country level it is clear why its country operations are criticised as the weakest link in an already weak chain of influence from its headquarters in Geneva to the people in its member states. Poorly funded, undertrained, and with no clear strategy to follow, its staff at country level stand little chance of making an impact.     

State‐dependent cooperation in burying beetles: parents adjust their contribution towards care based on both their own and their partner's size

Handicapping experiments on species with biparental care show that a focal parent increases its contribution when its partner is handicapped. Such results are interpreted as evidence for negotiation, whereby each parent adjusts its amount of care to that of its partner. However, it is currently unclear whether the focal parent responds to a change in its handicapped partner's behaviour or state. To address this gap, we conducted an experiment on the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides where we first generated different‐sized males and females by varying the duration of larval development. We then used a 2 × 2 factorial design in which a small or large male was paired with a small or large female. Small females provided less direct care (food provisioning and interactions with larvae) than large females, and both males and females provided less direct care when paired with a small partner. Thus, the focal parent adjusted its contribution towards care based on both its own state and that of its partner. There was also evidence for negotiation between the two parents as the focal parent adjusted its contribution based on the amount of care by its partner. However, there was no evidence that negotiation accounted for how the focal parent responded to its partner's size. Our results have important implications for our understanding of biparental cooperation as they show that each parent adjusts its contribution not only based on the amount of care provided by its partner but also based on its own state and its partner's state.