Meiofaunal responses to nutrient additions in a Mediterranean stream

1. The effects of a moderate addition of nutrients (twofold N and threefold P) were examined during a 2‐year period to determine the response to nutrient addition in a meiofaunal community inhabiting sandy patches in a Mediterranean stream. 2. The pattern of meiofaunal assemblages exhibits a high degree of intra‐ and interannual variability. This pattern alternates between periods of hydrological stability and disturbances, such as floods and droughts, which is a characteristic of Mediterranean systems. 3. A before–after–control–impact (BACI) design was used to determine the outcome of the addition by comparing an upstream non‐enriched reach with an enriched downstream reach. Analysis of the study data by means of a nonparametric permutational procedure (permanova ) showed that fertilisation had a significant effect. Density and biomass values increased in the most abundant meiofaunal groups, including microcrustaceans, oligochaetes and chironomids. Microcrustaceans were the dominant group in the permanent meiofauna. 4. We also examined differences in microcrustacean secondary production in both reaches. Ostracods and cyclopoid copepods increased their secondary production in the impacted reach as a result of the nutrient addition. 5. Our study demonstrated that moderate nutrient enrichment can affect the biomass and production of stream meiofauna, but it is still unclear whether this effect was because of autotrophic or heterotrophic pathways.     

Myrothins A–F from Endophytic Fungus Myrothecium sp. BS-31 Harbored in Panax notoginseng

Endophytic fungi play important roles for host's stress tolerance including invasion by pathogenic microbes. Small molecules are common weapons in the microbe–microbe interactions. Panax notoginseng is a widely used traditional Chinese medicinal plant and harbors many endophytes, some exert functions against pathogens. Here, we report six new compounds named myrothins A–F ( 1 – 6 ) produced by Myrothecium sp. BS-31, an endophyte isolated from P. notoginseng, and their antifungal activities against pathogenic fungi causing host root-rot disease. Their structures were elucidated with analysis of spectroscopic data including 1D and 2D NMR, HR-ESI-MS. Myrothins B ( 2 ) and E ( 5 ) showed the weak activity against Fusarium oxysporum and Phoma herbarum, and myrothins F ( 6 ) showed weak activity against F. oxysporum.     

冰核细菌在我国北方玉米上的消长动态规律

研究证明,菠萝欧文氏菌(Erwinia ananas)为我国北方玉米上优势冰核细菌种类,占总体INA细菌95 %以上。采用定量定性和定期取样分离方法,首次研究INA细菌在玉米上的消长动态规律。结果表明:玉米不同生长发育阶段是影响INA细菌在玉米上数量分布和消长动态变化的重要因素,以抽雄至成熟期间分布INA细菌数量最多,高达10 7～10 8CFU/ g,比拔节至抽雄期高出2～3个数量级,比苗期至拔节期高出4～5个数量级;同时还指出,玉米不同播期,对INA细菌数量分布影响显著,差异很大,其中INA细菌分布数量消长变化,以正常播种(1.9×10 7CFU / g) >中期播种(7.9×10 5CFU/ g) >晚期播种(5 .0×10 4 CFU/ g) ;研究指出,处于抽雄至成熟期间的玉米上分布的INA细菌数量最多,因此期间(8月上旬至9月下旬) ,气温逐渐降低,昼夜温差大,田间结露多,加上玉米处于成熟阶段,抗INA细菌能力弱,这些因素有利于低温(5～2 0℃范围内生长)型INA细菌生长繁殖,故使INA细菌分布数量最多     

细胞衰老与肿瘤发生及药物治疗

肿瘤细胞往往具有衰老障碍而表现出无限增殖的能力。细胞衰老障碍与肿瘤化疗和多药耐药关系密切,恢复肿瘤细胞衰老通路是肿瘤治疗和逆转多药耐药的一个很有前途的研究方向。     

稀有鮈鲫眼的形态发生研究

详细观察和描述了稀有鮈鲫眼发育的形态变化,并分别对视网膜发育早期神经层、色素上皮层的厚度及眼发育后期视网膜的总厚度进行了测量。结果表明:稀有鲫眼的发生始于神经胚时期形成的眼原基,与两栖、哺乳类动物不同,其眼原基是由间脑向左右伸出的对称外突实体;在尾芽期眼原基向腹侧弯曲、侧向伸长,随后开始内陷,在尾泡期形成视杯。眼原基外层与外胚层紧贴的部分将发育为视杯的内层、神经视网膜,而眼原基其余部分将分化为视杯的外层、视网膜色素层。在尾泡期之后,视网膜色素层停止有丝分裂开始形成色素颗粒,此时视网膜神经层开始分化。视网膜这两层结构在发育早期分化的有序进行可能与早期胚胎头部内空间以及附近的间充质细胞有关。从神经胚期到尾泡期,视网膜色素层厚度由42.3±0.8μm减小到4.8±0.4μm,视网膜神经层厚度从37.1±0.2μm增加到43.7±0.6μm,而从尾鳍期到孵出期视网膜总厚度从42.7±1.2μm逐渐增加到98.3±2.1μm。与所有脊椎动物一样,稀有鲫眼的视网膜分化也是按照由内向外的顺序进行,晶状体、角膜及其他结构在孵出时已基本发育完全。     

应用基因表达谱芯片从不同转移能力的 乳腺癌细胞中筛选转移相关基因

人乳腺癌细胞系 MCF-7 及其转移亚克隆 LM-MCF-7 为肿瘤转移分子机制的研究提供了细胞模型 . 应用基因芯片技术比较两种具有不同转移能力细胞系基因表达谱的差异,寻找乳腺癌转移相关基因 . 提取两种细胞总 RNA ,分别用 Cy5-dCTP 、 Cy3-dCTP 标记 LM-MCF-7 和 MCF-7 的 cDNA ,并与含有 21 329 个基因的芯片进行杂交并扫描,利用 GenePix Pro 4.0 图像分析软件处理数据判断基因是否在两个细胞中存在表达差异 . 经互换荧光标记物重复两次实验,共筛选出差异表达基因 67 个,其中 41 个在 LM-MCF-7 细胞中表达上调, 26 个在 LM-MCF-7 细胞中表达下调 . 应用实时定量 RT-PCR 对 7 个表达差异明显的基因进行了验证 . 生物信息学分析结果提示,上述发现的差异基因编码产物与细胞内信号转导、转录调节、应激反应、新陈代谢、发育、细胞运动、细胞凋亡和细胞粘连等功能有关 . 据文献报道,这些差异表达的基因中有 35 个与肿瘤有关,其中 9 个与乳腺癌转移有关, 6 个可能参与肿瘤浸润和转移过程 . 根据基因芯片检测的结果,从功能上对 LM-MCF-7 细胞和 MCF-7 细胞与细胞凋亡的关系进行了研究,发现具有高转移倾向的 LM-MCF-7 细胞与 MCF-7 细胞相比,抗凋亡能力较强 . 上述与肿瘤转移相关基因在肿瘤转移中的作用及其分子机理有待深入研究 .     

用免疫亲和层析法纯化萝卜 PHGPx 天然蛋白

萝卜磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶 (RsPHGPx) 是一个定位于线粒体的蛋白质 . 为了阐明该蛋白质线粒体定位信号的准确切割位点,采用了免疫亲和层析方法纯化天然的 RsPHGPx. 用重组 RsPHGPx 蛋白免疫兔子获得了抗 RsPHGPx 的多克隆抗血清,以重组 RsPHGPx 蛋白为配体,采用亲和层析技术对抗血清进行了纯化,得到了单特异性的抗 RsPHGPx 的抗体 . 将纯化好的抗体偶联到一个 N- 羟基琥珀酰亚胺 (NHS) 预先激活的琼脂糖柱子上,装配成一个以单特异性的抗 RsPHGPx 抗体为配体的免疫亲和层析柱 . 经过对纯化条件的摸索和优化,形成了一个简单、特异的一步法纯化方案 . 按照该方案,从萝卜幼苗线粒体总蛋白质提取物中纯化到一个分子质量与预期值相一致的特异蛋白质 . 免疫印迹分析表明,该蛋白质被抗 RsPHGPx 的抗血清特异识别 . 酶活性分析表明,该蛋白质具有显著的 PHGPx 活性 . 这些结果表明,纯化到的特异蛋白质是萝卜的 RsPHGPx 天然蛋白 . 这是首个关于定位于植物细胞器的 PHGPx 蛋白纯化的报道 . 这一结果为准确测定 RsPHGPx 信号肽的切割位点奠定了基础,并将有助于对植物 PHGPx 的亚细胞定位机制及其生理功能的深入研究 .     

黄芪种子萌发特性的研究

运用室内测定方法,对黄芪野生种子和栽培种子的吸不率及其不同处理下的种子发芽率进行了比较试验,结果表明,采用砂磨方法可使黄芪种子的萌发率明显高于其它方法,黄芪各子种皮的机械抵制是导致发芽率低的直接原因;黄芪种子在23℃/15℃变温度条件一的萌发率;不同采收期也会通过影响种子的成熟度而影响发芽率。     

丝葚核属的三个中国新记录种

The genus Papulaspora was named by Preuss in 1851 based on the characters of “bulbils” （papulospores） and interpreted by Hotson （1912,1917） as consisting of sterile mycelia with various kinds of “bulbils”. 25 Papulaspora species were described by Hotson in detail （1912, 1917）, among them 10 species were acknowledged by Weresub ＆ LeClair （1971） and 20 species were recorded in the Dictionary of the Fungi （2003）. The ecology of Papulaspora species is not well known, most species were isolated from dung, decaying plant material or soil.