Effects of medium nutrition on cell growth and isocamptothecin A and B production by suspension cell culture of Camptotheca acuminata

The effects of initial sucrose concentration, nitrate to ammonium ratio, total N concentration and phosphate concentration in medium on cell growth and isocamptothecin A and B synthesis by suspension call culture of Camptotheca acuminata were investigated in 250 mL shake flasks. 30 g L^-1 sucrose concentration was beneficial to secondary metabolites synthesis. The cell growth and metabolites synthesis were also affected by the ratio of NO3^-/NH4^＋ , and nitrate was tavourable for cell growth. The maximum dry weight was achieved when nitrate was used as the sole N souree. The effect of total initial N on the cell cultures was also investigated with NO3^-/NH4^＋ ratio of 1 ： 2. The final dry cell weight was similar throughout culture period and 50 mM initial N was favourable for secondary metabolite synthesis. 50 mM initial phosphate concentration facilitated both cell growth and secondary metabolites synthesis.     

西秦岭大水式金矿含金硅质岩地质地球化学特征及成因

产于西秦岭南缘的大水式金矿是一个新类型金矿,其容矿主岩为一套热液硅质岩。硅质岩的产状、结构构造、岩石类型及空间配置等与典型热泉体系沉积物架构相似,硅质岩化学组成与广东长坑硅化岩、腾冲热海硅质岩、美国卡林型金矿含矿似碧玉岩以及海底热泉硅质岩相近,稀土元素组成及配分曲线、硅氧同位素组成等显示成矿物质来源与燕山期陆内造山阶段的构造-岩浆活动有关,金矿类型可能属于浅成低温热液成矿系列中的一个新的矿床式。     

定西市地下水开采引起的环境地质问题及对策

定西市城市供水主要依赖于西部的内官-香泉盆地地下水。本文从定西市城市供水水源地水文地质特征和地下水动态分析入手,指出由于长期的超量开采导致地下水位急剧下降,定西市城市供水水源地已面临地下水资源枯竭等环境地质问题。如何有效的利用地下水资源,以满足定西市城市经济的可持续发展已成为十分紧迫问题。除了采取节水措施,提高水资源的利用率外,跨流域调水是中远期解决定西城市供水的有效对策。     

微波等离子体法制备纳米钼粉

阐述用微波等离子法制备纳米金属钼粉的原理,探讨了此法制备纳米钼粉颗粒的工艺与影响因素,并以羰基钼为原料制得纳米级钼粉,平均粒径小于５０ｎｍ,还研究了钼粉在空气中的热稳定性。     

全长人PPAR-γ的表达、纯化与结构确证

目的建立表达、纯化结构完整的全长人PPAR-γ的方法。方法构建pReceiver-B01-PPAR-γ质粒并转化E．coliBL21（DE3）细胞,诱导表达重组蛋白,优化细胞生长条件;利用亲和色谱和尺寸排阻色谱纯化重组蛋白;胶内酶解重组蛋白,用离子阱质谱仪分析二维AgilentHPLC-Chip纯化的酶解片段;基于MS／MS搜索IPI、Swiss．Prot、NCBInr和MSDB数据库,鉴定重组蛋白。结果在优化的细胞生长条件（TB介质、37℃、0．8mMIPTG、诱导3h）,从每升TB中可获得280mg重组蛋白;两步纯化后,获得176mg、纯度为95％的均质重组PPAR-γ蛋白;经质谱分析和搜索蛋白质数据库,获得均匀地分布在整个PPAR-γ多肽链中的33个阳性肽段,覆盖率为60％,表明重组蛋白为结构完整的全长人PPAR-γ。配体结合活性位点S289、H323、H449和Y473无突变,保证全长人PPAR-γ与配体结合的生物学活性。结论本文所建立的方法能成功用于大量表达结构完整的全长人PPAR-γ,有利于进一步的结构、功能研究和活性配体的筛选。     

Genome-wide association studies of 14 agronomic traits in rice landraces

Uncovering the genetic basis of agronomic traits in crop landraces that have adapted to various agro-climatic conditions is important to world food security. Here we have identified ～ 3.6 million SNPs by sequencing 517 rice landraces and constructed a high-density haplotype map of the rice genome using a novel data-imputation method. We performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for 14 agronomic traits in the population of Oryza sativa indica subspecies. The loci identified through GWAS explained ～ 36% of the phenotypic variance, on average. The peak signals at six loci were tied closely to previously identified genes. This study provides a fundamental resource for rice genetics research and breeding, and demonstrates that an approach integrating second-generation genome sequencing and GWAS can be used as a powerful complementary strategy to classical biparental cross-mapping for dissecting complex traits in rice.     

Genome-wide association study of flowering time and grain yield traits in a worldwide collection of rice germplasm

A high-density haplotype map recently enabled a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in a population of indica subspecies of Chinese rice landraces. Here we extend this methodology to a larger and more diverse sample of 950 worldwide rice varieties, including the Oryza sativa indica and Oryza sativa japonica subspecies, to perform an additional GWAS. We identified a total of 32 new loci associated with flowering time and with ten grain-related traits, indicating that the larger sample increased the power to detect trait-associated variants using GWAS. To characterize various alleles and complex genetic variation, we developed an analytical framework for haplotype-based de novo assembly of the low-coverage sequencing data in rice. We identified candidate genes for 18 associated loci through detailed annotation. This study shows that the integrated approach of sequence-based GWAS and functional genome annotation has the potential to match complex traits to their causal polymorphisms in rice.     

Mutations in NMNAT1 cause Leber congenital amaurosis and identify a new disease pathway for retinal degeneration

Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a blinding retinal disease that presents within the first year after birth. Using exome sequencing, we identified mutations in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) synthase gene NMNAT1 encoding nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 in eight families with LCA, including the family in which LCA was originally linked to the LCA9 locus. Notably, all individuals with NMNAT1 mutations also have macular colobomas, which are severe degenerative entities of the central retina (fovea) devoid of tissue and photoreceptors. Functional assays of the proteins encoded by the mutant alleles identified in our study showed that the mutations reduce the enzymatic activity of NMNAT1 in NAD biosynthesis and affect protein folding. Of note, recent characterization of the slow Wallerian degeneration (Wld(s)) mouse model, in which prolonged axonal survival after injury is observed, identified NMNAT1 as a neuroprotective protein when ectopically expressed. Our findings identify a new disease mechanism underlying LCA and provide the first link between endogenous NMNAT1 dysfunction and a human nervous system disorder.