Transformation of the salt-tolerant gene of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Avicennia marina</Emphasis> into tobacco plants and cultivation of salt-tolerant lines

Salt-tolerant gene, CSRG1, which was isolated from a kind of salt-tolerant mangroves, Avicennia marina, constructed the transgenic plasmid, pGAM189/CSRG1. CSRG1, GUS, Kmr and Hyg^r could be transferred into tobacco genome by the ameliorated leaf discs method of agro-bacterium-mediate transformation. Thirteen stable resistant lines were obtained when fifty transgenic explants were selected through 50 mg/L hygromycin and 150 mg/L kanamycin. Assessments of PCR amplification, Southern blot analysis and GUS histochemical staining showed that CSRG1 has been integrated into the genome of the eleven transgenic lines (frequency of transformation was 22%). Northern bolt analysis revealed that CSRG1 had expressed in transgenic lines. The assessments of salt-tolerant ability and photosyn-thetic rates indicated that the survival rate of the transgenic lines is 80%—90% and the transgenic lines could increase by 30%—40% in plant height, even when they were cultivated in MS medium containing 2% NaCl and the total seawater (salinity 24). It is supposed that the special physiologic metabolic pathway formed by the products of CSRG1 can really endow the tobacco plants with the high salt-tolerant ability, not only to Na^ stress, but also to the comprehensive stress of various ions.     

The model of defense gene expression induced by signaling molecule β-ocimene

β-ocimene, a kind of monoterpene, was found recently as a plant communication signal molecule. It has two isomeric forms in nature: cis-β-ocimene and trans-β-ocimene. According to recent reports, all investigated plants, such as corn, cotton, lima bean, potato, tobacco, arabidopsis, and Mediterranean pine, could release the chemical component β-ocimene after fed by arthropod herbivores,     

Production of bacterial blight resistant lines from somatic hybridization between Oryza sativa L. and Oryza meyeriana L

Novel bacterial blight (BB) resistance gene(s) for rice was (were) introduced into a cultivated japonica rice variety Oryza sativa (cv. 8411), via somatic hybridization using the wild rice Oryza meyeriana as the donor of the resistance gene(s). Twenty-nine progenies of somatically hybridized plants were obtained. Seven somatically hybridized plants and their parents were used for AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) analysis using 8 primer pairs. Results confirmed that these plants were somatic hybrids containing the characteristic bands of both parents. The morphology of the regenerated rice showed characters of both O.sativa and O.meyeriana. Two somatic hybrids showed highest BB resistance and the other 8 plants showed moderate resistance. The new germplasms with highest resistance have been used in the rice breeding program for the improvement of bacterial blight resistance.     

不同质量恒星的核合成产率

恒星核合成产率是星系化学演化模型中一个非常重要的参量,采用不同的产率会得到元素的不同演化行为,从而给出不同的星系化学演化信息.而由于采用不同的核合成计算参数,不同研究者计算出的产率有所区别.评述了最近发表的中、小质量恒星及大质量恒星的演化与核合成计算结果,并对他们所采用的参数进行了比较,为恒星核合成计算及星系化学演化研究提供有益的参考与指导.     

同源盒基因Lhx4在成年大鼠外周神经损伤后的表达变化研究

为探讨作为发育基因之一的LIM同源盒基因是否参与调控成年动物神经损伤修复过程,研究利用坐骨神经夹伤的外周神经损伤模型,采用RT-PCR方法并将其产物进行高效液相色谱分析,相对定量分析同源盒Lhx4基因在成年大鼠脊髓腹侧运动神经元中不同损伤时相的表达变化;应用原位杂交方法进一步检测坐骨神经夹伤后Lhx4mRNA在损伤及对照侧脊髓运动神经元的表达.结果显示,成年大鼠在坐骨神经夹伤3d,7d后,损伤侧脊髓运动神经元中Lhx4mRNA表达量比对照侧明显增高,此结果亦被原位杂交实验证实.以上结果提示,作为一类重要的转录因子,LIM同源盒基因家族中的Lhx4基因可能在成年动物外周运动神经元损伤后的轴突再生和神经功能重建中起调控作用.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌cry1I基因沉默的研究

分析了苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bt)cry1和cry1I基因的保守区,在cry1类基因的下游和cry1I基因的上游设计了一对通用引物,用于检测cry1I与cry1类基因的连锁现象.从鉴定的142株Bt分离株中,PCR扩增发现71株出现约1.4kb的阳性带,说明这一现象广泛存在于Bt菌株中.在此基础上用pGEM-T Easy载体克隆了菌株Bt07和J8中的连锁序列,序列分析表明,Bt07中是cry1I基因与cry1Db基因连锁,间隔区为504bp;J8中是cry1Ia基因与cry1Ac基因连锁,间隔区为506bp.进一步比较间隔区序列,同源性达93.7%,同时含有多个原核生物终止序列,且未发现启动子序列,揭示了这两个菌株中cry1I基因沉默的成因.     

黄骅盆地孔西构造带的构造演化特征

通过平衡剖面技术复原古构造演化 ,并结合区域构造分析 ,可将孔西构造带的发育过程大致分为三个构造变形阶段 :晚三叠世末期为挤压褶皱变形期 ;晚三叠世沉积后至侏罗系沉积前为逆冲构造变形期 ;早—中侏罗世为逆冲构造“轻度”渐进变形期。晚侏罗世以后 ,区域构造作用发生反转。随着晚侏罗—早白垩世、早第三纪裂陷盆地的发育 ,孔西构造带作为潜山构造被掩埋。裂陷盆地时期的伸展构造对孔西构造带前第三系的逆冲构造基本上没有大的改造     

塔里木盆地前震旦-石炭纪构造与地层组合特征

通过对塔里木盆地前震旦-石炭纪构造演化与地层组合特征的分析研究,将该盆地构造和地层系统划分为2大组合系统5个构造-地层组合.前震旦系为混合片麻岩、浅变质岩组成的地台基底,震旦纪发生板内裂陷形成坳拉槽,早寒武世-奥陶纪和石炭纪是盆地两次大的海侵期,沉积了富含烃类的碳酸盐岩建造,志留-泥盆纪为克拉通边缘隆升阶段,发育浅海相碎屑岩及碳酸盐岩建造.     

人类基因组计划和我们的生活

对于基因的科学研究,是从发现基因的传递规律开始的,1965年,一位奥地利神父--孟德尔--发现并发表了有关基因传递的规律.20世纪中叶,科学家发现了基因--遗传物质的基本结构,并提出了模型,即我们在中学教科书里读过的"DNA双螺旋模型".20世纪70年代,人类破天荒第一次真正能够拿出基因来做试验,即建立了可以称之为"遗传工程"或"分子克隆"的技术,并第一次用拼凑基因的方法建立了人为的生物,尽管还不完全,还很简单,科学家却用一些基因生产出了"遗传工程"的产品--基因产品.     

Study of apolipoprotein E genetic polymorphism in patients with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction

Objective: To explore the frequency and significance of ApoE gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods: Polymerase chain reaction and gene sequencing, single nucleotide polymorphisms of ApoE gene were used to analyze 33 cases of patients with ACI and 35 controls. Results: The frequencies of ApoE gene single nucleotide polymorphisms 465C/G, 462C/G and 451delC in the ACI group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The prevalence of polymorphism 486G/T in the control group was significantly higher than that in the ACI group (P=0.011). Conclusions: 465C/G,462C/G and 451delC polymorphisms might be associated with ACI.486GT allele might have protective effect on the pathogenesis of ACI.