麂亚科动物钾离子通道基因片段及其内含子 序列的克隆与进化分析

运用PCR扩增、T-A克隆、测序等技术,获得黑麂,小麂,赤麂和毛冠鹿4种麂亚科动物基因组DNA的钾离子通道部分序列。序列分析表明:麂属动物之间的外显子区域序列差异为0.90%～1.44%,毛冠鹿与麂属动物之间的差异为0.90%～1.26%,可见这一段序列的同源性较高。而内含子部分序列差异在麂属动物之间的差异为0～1.22%,毛冠鹿与麂属动物的差异为1.83%左右。由NJ法和最大简约法（Mp法）构建的进化树表明黑麂与赤麂亲缘关系较近,小麂与他们同为一属但关系较远,而毛冠鹿与它们之间的分化程度已达到属间水平。研究表明基因组的内含子序列能够较真实反映近缘动物之间的关系,是进行分子进化比较分析的较理想标记。 Abstract: In this study, partial fragments of potassium ion channel gene were amplified using the genomic DNA of muntjak, reevesi, crinifrons, and Elaphodus cephalophus. The PCR products were ligated to the plasmid of pMD18-T Vector by the method of direct T-A cloning. The positive clones were identified by colony PCR. The sequences of the recombinant clones were determined using M13-47/RV-M universal primers and aligned by the software CLUSTALW. The nucleotide divergences of exon were 0.90%-1.44% among three species of Muntiacus, 0.90%-1.26% between E. cephalophus and each of Muntiacus deer. In the nucleotide of intron there is 0%-1.22% difference among these muntjac deers, and the divergene reached about 1.83% between E. cephalophus and the three species of Muntiacus. Using the software of MEGA to analyse molecular phylogeny, Phylogenetic trees were constructed with neighbor-joining method and maximum parsimony method. The result showed Muntiacus, crinifrons is most closely related to muntjak, with reevesi as their sister species. E. cephalophus is in the other genus.     

黑麂线粒体基因组序列分析

采用PCR产物直接测序方法测定了黑麂线粒体基因组全序列 ,初步分析了其基因组特点并定位了各基因的位置 .结果显示 :黑麂的线粒体基因组全序列长度为 1 6 35 7bp ,可编码 2 2种tRNA、2种rRNA、1 3种蛋白质 ,碱基组成及基因位置与小麂、赤麂和其它哺乳类动物的线粒体基因组相似 ;模拟电子酶切图谱与先前的报道基本一致 ;基于细胞色素b的全基因序列 ,分别以最大简约法、N J法、最大似然数法与其它 1 4种鹿类动物的相应序列进行了聚类分析 ,构建出相似的系统进化树 :初步确定了麂亚科动物在鹿科中处于与鹿亚科、北美鹿亚科并列的进化地位 .在此基础上 ,进一步以黑麂、赤麂、小麂的线粒体编码RNA和编码蛋白质的基因序列构建系统进化树 ,分析了三者的亲缘关系 .结果表明 :黑麂和赤麂亲缘关系较近 ,是较新的物种 ,而小麂是较为原始的物种     

鹿科动物线粒体控制区序列分析与系统进化

通过测定鹿科麂亚科中的小麂、赤麂和黑麂的线粒体全基因组,从而定位它们的控制区,并从GenBank获得鹿科另外3个亚科9种动物的线粒体控制区全序列。利用MEGA软件计算了各物种控制区序列的碱基组成、遗传距离和遗传相似度,通过比较序列同源性,以羊线粒体控制区序列为外群,构建NJ分子系统树,探讨了鹿科4个亚科12种动物的系统进化关系。序列分析表明,鹿科12种动物控制区序列的碱基长度在909～1049bp之间,A T含量约占62．06％,其中363个核苷酸位点存在变异(约占34％)。系统进化关系结果表明：(1)以线粒体控制区构建的鹿科12种动物分子系统树基本与NCBI分类一致;(2)美洲鹿亚科驼鹿属驼鹿在鹿科这12种动物中处于最为原始的地位;(3)小麂比赤麂和黑麂更为原始;(4)獐亚科獐属的獐与美洲鹿亚科狍鹿属的狍鹿和美洲狍鹿聚为一支。     

小麂、赤麂、黑麂mtDNA序列变异性及反映的进化关系

利用已测定的鹿科麂亚科动物小麂、赤麂、黑麂的线粒体全基因组序列,统计它们各自连接在一起的13个蛋白编码基因、22个tRNA基因、2个rRNA基因和1个控制区序列的碱基长度和组成,计算rRNA基因遗传距离,估算分歧时间,比较蛋白编码基因的碱基水平和氨基酸水平上的差异,基于连接在一起的13个氨基酸序列,以羊为外群,通过邻位相连法和最大简约性法构建进化树,探讨小麂、赤麂、黑麂的进化关系。结果表明,小麂是较原始的物种,赤麂和黑麂较为近缘,是从类似小麂的祖先演化而来。     

基于线粒体Cyt b基因鸦亚科部分鸟类的系统进化与黑鸦的分类地位初探

鉴于黑鹏的分类归属一直未能有定论,本文中通过分析线粒体细胞色素b基因的序列,并重建鹏亚科的系统发生,在此基础上探讨黑鹏的分类归属。在重建的系统树中,鹏亚科物种之间表现为平行枝的关系;鹏亚科物种间的序列分歧在属内与两个属间之间变化不明显,提示鹏亚科的物种可能是来自于一个快速辐射演化事件的群体。对细胞色素b基因的序列分析结果以及重建的分子系统进化树提示,将黑鹏独立为Dupetor属是不适合的,因而我们支持Bock的观点,将黑鹏置于苇鹏属之内。     

麝,獐,麂和鹿间线粒体DNA的差异及其系统进化研究

用PCR技术和序列测定方法从线粒体DNA上得到367bp的细胞色素b基因片段序列。分析得出,麝与獐、麂和鹿的遗传差异在12．53％～14．44％之间,处在科间变化范围之内,在分子水平上进一步表明麝应作为一独立科;獐、麂和虎间序列的平均差异为10．28％,属于业科间的差异,与形态研究结果一致。麝、獐、麂和鹿的系统进化中,麝约在600万年前与鹿科分歧,而鹿科的三个亚科是在350～500万年开始分歧;麝、獐、麂和鹿共同组成一单系群．在600万年前具有一共同祖先。     

基于线粒体Cyt b基因(开鸟)亚科部分鸟类的系统进化与黑(开鸟)的分类地位初探

鉴于黑的分类归属一直未能有定论 ,本文中通过分析线粒体细胞色素b基因的序列 ,并重建亚科的系统发生 ,在此基础上探讨黑的分类归属。在重建的系统树中 ,亚科物种之间表现为平行枝的关系 ;亚科物种间的序列分歧在属内与两个属间之间变化不明显 ,提示亚科的物种可能是来自于一个快速辐射演化事件的群体。对细胞色素b基因的序列分析结果以及重建的分子系统进化树提示 ,将黑独立为Dupetor属是不适合的 ,因而我们支持Bock的观点 ,将黑置于苇属之内。     

四川三例疑似偶蹄目动物的分子鉴定

测定了3例来自四川崇州的疑似偶蹄目动物样本细胞色素b基因(Cytb),利用NCBI数据库中的BLAST功能对目标序列进行相似性搜索,发现与所测序列相似性高的分别为偶蹄目鹿科毛冠鹿Elaphodu scephalophus和牛科台湾鬣羚Capricornis swinhoei;联合下载四川有分布偶蹄目动物4科19种以及1条台湾鬣羚Cytb基因序列进行系统发育关系重建分析,结果显示有两例待鉴定样本(4#、5#)以置信度值100与毛冠鹿聚在一起;另一例待鉴定样本(1#)对应序列和鬣羚Capricornis milneedwardii聚在一起后与台湾鬣羚形成姊妹关系,然后以置信度值100和斑羚Naemorhedus griseus又形成姊妹关系。因此,3例疑似偶蹄目动物有2例可能为毛冠鹿,1例可能为鬣羚;在MEGA4.0软件中以Kimura2-parameter模型计算2例疑似为毛冠鹿(4#、5#)的目标序列与GenBank上毛冠鹿及赤麂Mun-tiacus muntjak、小麂Muntiacus reevesi序列间的遗传距离,发现两例疑似为毛冠鹿个体间遗传距离为0,2例疑似为毛冠鹿样本序列和下载的毛冠鹿序列间的遗传距离小(0.017),和赤麂、小麂间遗传距离大(0.119～0.120、0.116～0.119);1例疑似鬣羚(1#)的样本和下载鬣羚序列间遗传距离很小(0.006～0.009),和台湾鬣羚的遗传距离较大(0.043),和斑羚遗传距离更大(0.098)。结合四川有分布偶蹄目状况,认为3例待鉴定样本2例可能为毛冠鹿,1例可能是鬣羚。     

基于Cyt b基因探讨羚羊亚科原羚属系统发生关系

原羚属物种在羚羊亚科中的分类地位尚存在很多争议。本文测定了原羚属的黄羊和藏原羚细胞色素b基因全序列(1140bp),并与牛科其它属31个种的同源序列进行比较,对其碱基组成变异情况及核苷酸序列差异进行了分析。基于细胞色素b基因全序列,用简约法(MP)、邻接法(NJ)和似然法(ML)构建了系统进化树。结果表明：黄羊和藏原羚的序列差异为3．78％,颠换数目近乎为0,其突变远未饱和;原羚属内黄羊和藏原羚为不同种,单系发生;原羚属与赛加羚羊属、犬羚属及跳羚属等并系发生,原羚属隶属于羚羊亚科,应为独立属;羚羊亚科组成属间多为并系起源。根据序列差异值2％／百万年的细胞色素6分子钟,推测黄羊和藏原羚分歧时间大约为1～2百万年;原羚属与羚羊亚科其它属分歧时间大约在5．7～8百万年。     

麂属(Muntiacus)动物线粒体12SrRNA和细胞色素B基因序列分析及其分子进化关系

对麂属（Muntiacus)中的3种动物;赤麂（M.muntjak)（2n=6♀,7♂）,小麂（M.reevesi)(2n=46）,黑（M.crinifrons(2♀,9♂）线粒体DNA12SrRNA和细胞色素B783bp左右的片段进行序列分析,并根据序列信息建立分子系统树,同时探讨了这3种动物的起源,分类地位及进化关系。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细