大熊猫Sox和Zfx基因

其它部委、高等院校基金;国家自然科学基金

Protein three-dimensional structural databases: Domains, structurally aligned homologues and superfamilies

This paper reports the availability of a database of protein structural domains (DDBASE), an alignment database of homologous proteins (HOMSTRAD) and a database of structurally aligned superfamilies (CAMPASS) on the World Wide Web (WWW). DDBASE contains information on the organization of structural domains and their boundaries; it includes only one representative domain from each of the homologous families. This database has been derived by identifying the presence of structural domains in proteins on the basis of inter-secondary structural distances using the program DIAL [Sowdhamini & Blundell (1995), Protein Sci. 4, 506-520]. The alignment of proteins in superfamilies has been performed on the basis of the structural features and relationships of individual residues using the program COMPARER [Sali & Blundell (1990), J. Mol. Biol. 212, 403-428]. The alignment databases contain information on the conserved structural features in homologous proteins and those belonging to superfamilies. Available data include the sequence alignments in structure-annotated formats and the provision for viewing superposed structures of proteins using a graphical interface. Such information, which is freely accessible on the WWW, should be of value to crystallographers in the comparison of newly determined protein structures with previously identified protein domains or existing families.

HIV感染中的细胞凋亡

HIV感染以后,病毒蛋白的持续性产出导致免疫系统的持续性激活,引起Th1细胞的丢失,Th1细胞通过合成Ⅰ型细胞因子,抑制淋巴细胞的自发凋亡。另外,病毒蛋白或其他因素能够使CD4~(+)、CD8~(+) T细胞和APC转化为凋亡的效应细胞,通过Fas/FasL或其他途径引起细胞凋亡。HIV感染人体后凋亡细胞不仅有CD4~(+) T细胞,还包括B细胞、NK细胞、粒细胞、神经细胞和单细胞。凋亡作为机体的自我防护措施,在清除感染细胞的同时,并没有抑制HIV在单细胞/巨噬细胞内的复制,反而造成大量未感染细胞的凋亡,导致对HIV复制的失控,发展为严重的免疫缺陷,引起AIDS相关的机会性感染。

Spatially directed movement and neuronal activity in freely moving monkey

The abilities to plan a series of movements and to navigate within the environment require the functions of the frontal and ventromedial temporal lobes, respectively. Neuropsychological studies posit the existence of egocentric (prefrontal) and allocentri

基于部分线粒体细胞色素氧化酶亚基Ⅰ(mtCOI)DNA 序列的6种蝙蝠(翼手目:蝙蝠科)的分子系统进化关系

对贵州5种蝙蝠科蝙蝠的部分线粒体细胞色素氧化酶亚基Ⅰ DNA序列进行了测定,并结合从Genbank获得的爪哇伏翼的相应序列,以Pteropus dasymallus,P.scapulatus,Rousettus aegyptiacus为外群,运用贝叶斯法(Bayesian),最大似然法(Maximum Likelihood,ML)分析了这6种蝙蝠科蝙蝠的分子系统进化关系.结果表明:在贝叶斯,ML树中,这6种蝙蝠科的蝙蝠可分为3个分支:亚洲长翼蝠是第1个独立出来的分支;白腹管鼻蝠是继亚洲长翼蝠之后第2个分离出来的分支;第3个分支又分为两支,一支由大鼠耳蝠和小鼠耳蝠组成,另一支由南蝠和爪哇伏翼组成,支持将这4种蝙蝠同归于蝙蝠亚科的结论,从一定程度上否定了鼠耳蝠属和管鼻蝠亚科之间的姐妹类群关系,也不支持将鼠耳属提升为亚科.

Logistic回归分析在厚颌鲂生活史类型研究中的应用

以34种中国淡水鱼类和近海鱼类的生态参数为基础,建立logistic回归模型。利用该模型研究长江上游龙溪河厚颌鲂的生活史类型,然后用平衡产量模型进行验证,并探讨合理开发龙溪河厚颌鲂种群资源的渔业管理措施。结果表明:logistic回归模型估算出厚颌鲂属于k选择鱼类的概率为13%,判别标准为29%,因此厚颌鲂应该属于r选择鱼类;Beverton-Holt产量模型分析结果显示厚颌鲂平衡产量曲线与典型的r选择鱼类尖头塘鳢极为类似;捕捞死亡系数和起捕年龄的变化对产量曲线有显著影响,因此限制捕捞量和网目大小是控制过

银鲫两个蛋白合成相关基因全长cDNA的克隆及其特征分析

通过构建雌核发育银鲫心跳期SMARTcDNA质粒文库并从文库中随机挑选克隆测序 ,克隆得到银鲫翻译起始因子 3亚单位 2 (GTIF3 S2 )和翻译延伸因子 1亚单位α(GEF 1α)基因全长cDNA。银鲫翻译起始因子 3亚单位 2基因cDNA全长 12 80bp ,开放阅读框位于 117— 10 91bp之间 ,编码 32 5个氨基酸。其推断的氨基酸序列存在三个WD结构域。该基因在鱼类中为首次报道。银鲫翻译延伸因子 1亚单位alpha基因cDNA全长 1784bp ,开放阅读框位于82— 14 6 7

武陵山地区鱼类寄生三代虫三新种

中国科学院生命科学与生物技术青年科学家小组创新项目 (No.1 9990 5 1 )资助

江汉平原农田生态系统B素循环及平衡分析

以江汉平原农田生态系统为研究对象 ,通过对当地农户小麦 -稻、稻 -稻、油菜 -大豆、油菜 -花生、小麦 -芝麻、小麦 -棉花、青椒 -大白菜、萝卜 -茄子 8种种植模式农田 B素的输入、输出和平衡研究。结果表明 ,B素的输出主要是作物收获 ,占 B素总输出量的 4 4.8%～ 6 4 .7% ;其次是淋溶损失占 2 5 %～ 4 1 .4 % ,B素流失占总输出量的 9.2 %～ 1 7.4 %。B素的主要输入途径是施有机肥和 B肥 ,此外 ,降雨也是 B素输入的主要途径 ,该区域各种类型农田生态系统

地统计学分析方法在水生态系统研究中的应用

简要介绍了地统计学分析方法的发展和在生态学中的应用情况，提出了将这种方法应用于水生态系统空间格局分析的可能性，然后用梅子垭水库水体藻类叶绿素a含量为例对其浓度场的水平2维空间格局进行了分析，并以此确定了叶绿素a在整个空间和不同方位上空间格局的变化情况。

三峡库区次生柏木林中物种分布格局的分形特征

应用非线性科学中的分形几何理论，以三峡库区一移民安置示范区次生柏木林为对象，研究该群落中物种在中、小尺度上水平分布格局的分形特征，主要应用计盒维数计算群落中一些重要物种分布格局的分维值，如柏木为１ ．５８８ ，地枇杷为１ ．６１７ ，莎草为１ ．６２７ ．得到的结果与用经典群落分析方法所得结果相符，表明分维计算在本研究中是一种有效的手段；对一些物种分布分维值的进一步分析还能说明人类活动对物种分布格局或空间占有程度的影响

Origin of Gymnocypris przewalskii and phylogenetic history of Gymnocypris eckloni (Teleostei : Cyprinidae)

The origins and phylogenetic patterns were assessed for G. przewalskii and G. eckloni by analyzing the complete mtDNA cytochrome b gene sequence (1140bp). Phylogenetic analyses further supported that there were three mtDNA lineages (A-C) identified in G. przewalskii and G. eckloni, demonstrating that outer rakers of the first gill have little significance in the phylogeny of the Gymnocypris fishes. The network established showed that G. eckloni of the Yellow River specific haplotype A1 was a founder and it radiated all haplotypes of G. przewalskii which suggested G. przewalskii might only originate from one of two maternals of G. eckloni from the Yellow River. Fs test and mismatch analysis showed at least two expansion events in the population of G. przewalskii about 0.2734 Ma and 0.0658 Ma, while G. eckloni from Qaidam Basin could have experienced severe bottleneck effect about 0.0693 Ma. The population expansion was detected in subclades A1 and A21 with the most recent common ancestor (TMRCA) about 0.2308 +/- 0.01 Ma and 0.1319 +/- 0.015 Ma, respectively, which were within the geological age range of "Gonghe Movement" event that caused the separation of Lake Qinghai from the upper Yellow River. These results suggested the effect of the fish diversification by rapid uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in the Late Pleistocene.

MOCVD growth of InN using a GaN buffer

We have investigated MOCVD growth of InN oil sapphire with and without a GaN buffer between 490 and 520 degrees C. The buffer significantly improves the surface morphological uniformity and electrical properties of InN epilayers. Characterization of the as-grown epilayers with the buffer reveals that kinetics-limited islands are formed at lower temperatures, whereas islands with equilibrium shape are obtained at higher temperatures. Below 520 degrees C, increasing temperature improves structural quality but degrades electrical properties. Hall data from this study Suggest that V-N-related defects/impurities are the possible donor species and compensation varies with charged dislocation acceptors. We believe that reducing carrier concentration and dislocation density is effective to increase the Hall mobility of InN. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.