米非司酮对JAR细胞凋亡的诱导作用

米非司酮是一类抗孕激素和抗糖皮质激素药物,在临床被广泛用于早孕的终止．发现米非司酮能抑制人滋养层瘤细胞（ＪＡＲ）的生长．药物处理使细胞形态出现典型的凋亡特征．被处理细胞的ＤＮＡ经琼脂糖电泳呈凋亡细胞特有的云梯状条带．原位凋亡检测也证实了凋亡细胞的存在．临床样品分析证明,米非司酮药物流产的人绒毛组织也发生了明显的细胞凋亡．说明米非司酮诱导流产的机制除了对子宫蜕膜的作用外,还可能与诱导滋养层细胞凋亡有关     

血红蛋白(Hb)的低温保护剂

通过 ３ 种糖对血红蛋白（ Ｈｂ）在冷冻贮藏中的影响, 表明这些糖对 Ｈｂ 的变性沉淀具有抑制作用, 并能维持其诱导形态的稳定, 防止其由氧化型向高铁氧化型转化, 同时对 Ｈｂ 的氧合功能具有较好的保护作用     

304L不锈钢在溴离子作用下的点蚀行为

通有含溴离子氮气的304 L不锈钢管,经一段时期的使用后产生了严重点蚀.通过解剖被蚀钢管,采用金相分析,SEM形貌分析及EDS成分分析的方法,对本案例点蚀特征进行研究,发现:蚀孔形核于晶界,并以蚀孔自身扩张和孔内形成次生蚀孔两种方式生长,且蚀孔内壁产生富Cr层.最后,就相关的电化学理论进行了探讨,并推测活化态蚀孔内壁的溶解导致了富Cr层的产生,而富Cr层的存在则是孔内建立局部活化态,次生蚀孔形核的物质基础.     

Control of a key transition from prostrate to erect growth in rice domestication

The transition from the prostrate growth of ancestral wild rice (O. rufipogon Griff.) to the erect growth of Oryza sativa cultivars was one of the most critical events in rice domestication. This evolutionary step importantly improved plant architecture and increased grain yield. Here we find that prostrate growth of wild rice from Yuanjiang County in China is controlled by a semi-dominant gene, PROG1 (PROSTRATE GROWTH 1), on chromosome 7 that encodes a single Cys(2)-His(2) zinc-finger protein. prog1 variants identified in O. sativa disrupt the prog1 function and inactivate prog1 expression, leading to erect growth, greater grain number and higher grain yield in cultivated rice. Sequence comparison shows that 182 varieties of cultivated rice, including 87 indica and 95 japonica cultivars from 17 countries, carry identical mutations in the prog1 coding region that may have become fixed during rice domestication.     

The genome of the extremophile crucifer Thellungiella parvula

Thellungiella parvula is related to Arabidopsis thaliana and is endemic to saline, resource-poor habitats, making it a model for the evolution of plant adaptation to extreme environments. Here we present the draft genome for this extremophile species. Exclusively by next generation sequencing, we obtained the de novo assembled genome in 1,496 gap-free contigs, closely approximating the estimated genome size of 140 Mb. We anchored these contigs to seven pseudo chromosomes without the use of maps. We show that short reads can be assembled to a near-complete chromosome level for a eukaryotic species lacking prior genetic information. The sequence identifies a number of tandem duplications that, by the nature of the duplicated genes, suggest a possible basis for T. parvula's extremophile lifestyle. Our results provide essential background for developing genomically influenced testable hypotheses for the evolution of environmental stress tolerance.     

A rice quantitative trait locus for salt tolerance encodes a sodium transporter

Many important agronomic traits in crop plants, including stress tolerance, are complex traits controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Isolation of these QTLs holds great promise to improve world agriculture but is a challenging task. We previously mapped a rice QTL, SKC1, that maintained K(+) homeostasis in the salt-tolerant variety under salt stress, consistent with the earlier finding that K(+) homeostasis is important in salt tolerance. To understand the molecular basis of this QTL, we isolated the SKC1 gene by map-based cloning and found that it encoded a member of HKT-type transporters. SKC1 is preferentially expressed in the parenchyma cells surrounding the xylem vessels. Voltage-clamp analysis showed that SKC1 protein functions as a Na(+)-selective transporter. Physiological analysis suggested that SKC1 is involved in regulating K(+)/Na(+) homeostasis under salt stress, providing a potential tool for improving salt tolerance in crops.     

SAR雷达回波数据的实时采集与存储

随着合成孔径雷达(SAR)系统的发展,高精度的雷达信号回波采集与实时存储成为系统的必然要求。提出了一种基于PCI总线数据采集与实时硬盘存储方法,借助于TS201的FLYBY传输模式向PCI总线传输数据,编写内存驱动程序,建立物理地址和虚拟内存地址的映射。CPU可以直接从内存中读取数据并存盘,减少了CPU和DSP之间的信息交换,大大加快了数据存盘的速度。     

Record of environmental change by α-cellulose δ13C of sphagnum peat at Shennongjia, 4000―1000 aBP

The Dajiuhu Basin at Shennongjia, located within typical East Asian Monsoon region, preserves a sub-alpine sphagnum peat deposition in its central area. The topmost 120 cm of the peat covers the last 4000 years according to AMS ^14C dating of pollen concentration. Carbon isotope of a-cellulose, extracted from sphagnum peat, provides a quantitative reconstruction of atmospheric relative humidity, based on transfer functions of C3 plants carbon isotopic fractionation equation and the bryophyte photosynthesis CO2 absorption rate equation. δ^13C, TOC and C/N variations reveal that the Dajiuhu area has experienced a long-term tendency to dry during 4000-1000 aBP, with a major transition happening around 3000 aBP. Four relative dry events are identified at 3400-3200, 3000-2600, 2200-2000 and 1600-1400 aBP, respectively, corresponding to those climate events documented in many global records. Three periodicities, 664 a, 302 a and 277 a enclosed in the atmospheric humidity of Dajiuhu are correlated to the cycles of solar activities. The weakening of East Asia summer monsoon during this period registered in the Dajiuhu peat is consistent with the synchronous weakening of Indian Monsoon. This trend may be attributed to gradual decrease of Northern Hemispheric summer solar insolation and the consequently southward migration of Intertropical Convergent Zone （ITCZ）.