The genome sequence of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea

Magnaporthe grisea is the most destructive pathogen of rice worldwide and the principal model organism for elucidating the molecular basis of fungal disease of plants. Here, we report the draft sequence of the M. grisea genome. Analysis of the gene set provides an insight into the adaptations required by a fungus to cause disease. The genome encodes a large and diverse set of secreted proteins, including those defined by unusual carbohydrate-binding domains. This fungus also possesses an expanded family of G-protein-coupled receptors, several new virulence-associated genes and large suites of enzymes involved in secondary metabolism. Consistent with a role in fungal pathogenesis, the expression of several of these genes is upregulated during the early stages of infection-related development. The M. grisea genome has been subject to invasion and proliferation of active transposable elements, reflecting the clonal nature of this fungus imposed by widespread rice cultivation.     

新疆沙雅县气候变化特征分析

利用沙雅气象站1960～2009年日照、气温、降水和蒸发观测资料,分析了该县近50年来的日照、气温、降水和蒸发量的年际变化、季节变化及变化特征。分析结果显示:近50年来年日照时数总体呈减少趋势,减少倾向率为11.83h/10a,减少幅度从大到小依次为冬季和秋季,而春、夏两季呈增高趋势;近50年来年均气温呈增加趋势,增长倾向率约为0.42℃/10a,增长幅度从大到小依次为冬季、秋季、春季和夏季;近50年来年降水量呈增长趋势,增长倾向率约为5.25mm/10a,增长幅度从大到小依次为夏季、秋季、冬季和春季;近50年来年蒸发量总体呈增长趋势,增长倾向率约为49.93mm/10a,年内蒸发量增长幅度从大到小依次为夏季、秋季和春季,而冬季蒸发量降低。     

过墙壁探测:层状介质中二维层析成像模拟

开发了一种基于对比源反演（CSI）算法的二维非线性逆散射技术，对层状介质中的二维物体进行层析成像并用其模拟过墙壁探测。对一些复杂模型的反演结果说明了CSI算法的有效性和进行过墙壁探测的可行性。数值模拟结果表明，在观测受到限制的情况下通过对多种频率的数据进行反演仍可以精确重构被探测目标的位置、形状及电参数。     

Dynamic Analysis of Cable Roofs Under Transient Wind:A Comparison Between Time Domain and Frequency Domain Approaches

At present, high-speed computing capabilities and advanced nonlinear dynamic finite element procedures enable detailed dynamic analysis of cable structures. Although deterministic approaches require considerable analysis time and effort in relation to modeling, running, and data processing, they seem to be the only alternative to obtain high accuracy. Detailed dynamic analysis of cable roof networks is sophisticated and requires advanced modeling expertise. This paper presents a comparison between detailed nonlinear dynamic analysis and a simplified frequency domain approach to estimate the maximum probable response of weakly nonlinear cable roofs. The approach can be considered as alternative to detailed time-domain analysis in the preliminary design phase, or can be used to validate results obtained from more elaborated numerical models. The proposed method is illustrated with two examples of cable net roofs that were also analysed in the time domain.     

新疆罗布泊周边胀果甘草内生芽孢杆菌BLG-542产碱性纤维素酶最佳条件的研究

文章以罗布泊胀果甘草中分离出的78个菌株中初步筛选出7株产碱性纤维素酶的菌株为研究对象,进行产碱性纤维素酶最佳优化条件的研究.碱性的胀果甘草内生芽孢杆菌菌株接种于CMC-Na为碳源,复合蛋白胨为氮源的培养基中,分析研究菌株产碱性纤维素酶的最佳条件优化.通过从78株本实验室于2006年保藏的罗布泊胀果甘草内生菌中筛选出能产生胞外碱性纤维素酶的7株菌,其中酶活力最高的菌株为BLG-542.本研究主要以酶活力最高的菌株BLG-542为出发菌株进行研究.经过对产酶条件优化,获得了胀果甘草内生菌产碱性纤维素酶最佳配方培养基:D-木糖10g/L,复合蛋白胨10g/L,可溶性淀粉10g/L,酵母粉5g/L,K2 HPO4 1g/L,MgSO4 0.2g/L,NaCl 20g/L,Na2CO3 10g/L;实验产酶最佳接种量为6％,最佳培养温度为37℃,最佳培养时间为48h,产酶最佳PH为9.0;菌种生长最佳PH为7.6,经过优化产酶条件纤维素酶活力从优化前的3.8U/mL提高到6.26 U/mL,是优化之前的1.8倍;该研究表明特殊生态环境的植物内生菌与次生代谢产物、活性物质、酶类有密切的关系,环境除对内生菌酶的产生极其活性影响外,还影响着内生菌的次生代谢.该地区植物内生菌均有潜在的应用价值.     

An endoribonuclease-prepared siRNA screen in human cells identifies genes essential for cell division

RNA interference (RNAi) is an evolutionarily conserved defence mechanism whereby genes are specifically silenced through degradation of messenger RNAs; this process is mediated by homologous double-stranded (ds)RNA molecules. In invertebrates, long dsRNAs have been used for genome-wide screens and have provided insights into gene functions. Because long dsRNA triggers a nonspecific interferon response in many vertebrates, short interfering (si)RNA or short hairpin (sh)RNAs must be used for these organisms to ensure specific gene silencing. Here we report the generation of a genome-scale library of endoribonuclease-prepared short interfering (esi)RNAs from a sequence-verified complementary DNA collection representing 15,497 human genes. We used 5,305 esiRNAs from this library to screen for genes required for cell division in HeLa cells. Using a primary high-throughput cell viability screen followed by a secondary high content videomicroscopy assay, we identified 37 genes required for cell division. These include several splicing factors for which knockdown generates mitotic spindle defects. In addition, a putative nuclear-export terminator was found to speed up cell proliferation and mitotic progression after knockdown. Thus, our study uncovers new aspects of cell division and establishes esiRNA as a versatile approach for genomic RNAi screens in mammalian cells.     

Prion-like behaviour and tau-dependent cytotoxicity of pyroglutamylated amyloid-β

Extracellular plaques of amyloid-β and intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles made from tau are the histopathological signatures of Alzheimer's disease. Plaques comprise amyloid-β fibrils that assemble from monomeric and oligomeric intermediates, and are prognostic indicators of Alzheimer's disease. Despite the importance of plaques to Alzheimer's disease, oligomers are considered to be the principal toxic forms of amyloid-β. Interestingly, many adverse responses to amyloid-β, such as cytotoxicity, microtubule loss, impaired memory and learning, and neuritic degeneration, are greatly amplified by tau expression. Amino-terminally truncated, pyroglutamylated (pE) forms of amyloid-β are strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease, are more toxic than amyloid-β, residues 1-42 (Aβ(1-42)) and Aβ(1-40), and have been proposed as initiators of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. Here we report a mechanism by which pE-Aβ may trigger Alzheimer's disease. Aβ(3(pE)-42) co-oligomerizes with excess Aβ(1-42) to form metastable low-n oligomers (LNOs) that are structurally distinct and far more cytotoxic to cultured neurons than comparable LNOs made from Aβ(1-42) alone. Tau is required for cytotoxicity, and LNOs comprising 5% Aβ(3(pE)-42) plus 95% Aβ(1-42) (5% pE-Aβ) seed new cytotoxic LNOs through multiple serial dilutions into Aβ(1-42) monomers in the absence of additional Aβ(3(pE)-42). LNOs isolated from human Alzheimer's disease brain contained Aβ(3(pE)-42), and enhanced Aβ(3(pE)-42) formation in mice triggered neuron loss and gliosis at 3 months, but not in a tau-null background. We conclude that Aβ(3(pE)-42) confers tau-dependent neuronal death and causes template-induced misfolding of Aβ(1-42) into structurally distinct LNOs that propagate by a prion-like mechanism. Our results raise the possibility that Aβ(3(pE)-42) acts similarly at a primary step in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.     

Genome sequencing in microfabricated high-density picolitre reactors

The proliferation of large-scale DNA-sequencing projects in recent years has driven a search for alternative methods to reduce time and cost. Here we describe a scalable, highly parallel sequencing system with raw throughput significantly greater than that of state-of-the-art capillary electrophoresis instruments. The apparatus uses a novel fibre-optic slide of individual wells and is able to sequence 25 million bases, at 99% or better accuracy, in one four-hour run. To achieve an approximately 100-fold increase in throughput over current Sanger sequencing technology, we have developed an emulsion method for DNA amplification and an instrument for sequencing by synthesis using a pyrosequencing protocol optimized for solid support and picolitre-scale volumes. Here we show the utility, throughput, accuracy and robustness of this system by shotgun sequencing and de novo assembly of the Mycoplasma genitalium genome with 96% coverage at 99.96% accuracy in one run of the machine.     

二十一世纪的碳氢化合物——洛克碳氢化合物研究所的工作

碳氢化合物来源于石油、天然气或煤 ,它在许多方面是现代生活所必需的。全球的碳氢化合物主要用作燃料、发电和供热。化学工业、石化工业、塑料和橡胶工业也都依赖碳氢化合物作为原材料来生产其产品。确实 ,绝大多数化工行业的重要合成化学品都是源于石油产品。今天 ,世界上每天石油的使用总量已经超过 1 0 0 0万吨。很显然 ,不断增长的世界人口和能源消耗 ,与有限的不可再生的石油资源处于一个不断冲突的过程中 ,而且后者还将日益减少。认识到在碳氢化合物化学领域需要广泛的基础研究和研究生教育 ,南加利福尼亚大学于 1 977年成立了“洛克…     

新疆旅游关注度的时空差异及其影响因素

基于百度指数平台,获取了2011年、2013年及2015年我国大陆31个省、直辖市和自治区的新疆旅游搜索指数.运用季节集中指数、周内分布偏度指数、空间自相关方法对新疆旅游关注度的时空差异进行了分析并引入GWR模型探究其影响因素.结果表明:(1)新疆旅游关注度总体呈现增长态势,且各年关注度表现出明显的季节性特征,节假日、周存在"前兆效应";(2)全国各省、直辖市和自治区的新疆旅游关注度具有显著的空间自相关性,大多数地区呈现出持续的"低—低"集聚现象;(3)GWR模型优于OLS模型,从全域视角看,人口规模、经济发展水平、教育发展水平及互联网发展水平对新疆旅游关注度的影响均呈现不同程度的正向作用;从局域视角看,各影响因素作用整体上与OLS模型结果一致,但各影响因素的敏感度在空间上表现出西部地区高于东部地区的态势.