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يناقش الكتاب سلسلة من الإيضاحات الهامة قدمها الرئيس الصيني والأمين العام للجنة المركزية للحزب الشيوعي الصيني، شي جين بينغ، وتدور حول أفكار الإصلاح وتوسيع الانفتاح على نحو شامل في الصين. يضم الكتاب أكثر من 70 وثيقة هامة على صورة كلمات شي جين بينغ وخطاباته وتعليقاته وتوجيهاته وينقسم الكتاب إلى 12 موضوعا خاصا تتضمن 274 قطعة من مقتطفات الأقوال، نشر بعضها لأول مرة.
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The specific host plant DNA detection suggests a potential migration of Apolygus lucorum from cotton to mungbean fields
The polyphagous mirid bug Apolygus lucorum (Heteroptera: Miridae) has more than 200 species of host plants and is an insect pest of important agricultural crops, including cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and mungbean (Vigna radiata). Previous field trials have shown that A. lucorum adults prefer mungbean to cotton plants, indicating the considerable potential of mungbean as a trap crop in cotton fields. However, direct evidence supporting the migration of A. lucorum adults from cotton to mungbean is lacking. We developed a DNA-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach to reveal the movement of A. lucorum between neighboring mungbean and cotton fields. Two pairs of PCR primers specific to cotton or mungbean were designed to target the trnL-trnF region of chloroplast DNA. Significant differences in the detectability half-life (DS50) were observed between these two host plants, and the mean for cotton (8.26 h) was approximately two times longer than that of mungbean (4.38 h), requiring weighted mean calculations to compare the detectability of plant DNA in the guts of field-collected bugs. In field trials, cotton DNA was detected in the guts of the adult A. lucorum individuals collected in mungbean plots, and the cotton DNA detection rate decreased successively from 5 to 15 m away from the mungbean-cotton midline. In addition to the specific detection of cotton- and mungbean-fed bugs, both cotton and mungbean DNA were simultaneously detected within the guts of single individuals caught from mungbean fields. This study successfully established a tool for molecular gut-content analyses and clearly demonstrated the movement of A. lucorum adults from cotton to neighboring mungbean fields, providing new insights into understanding the feeding characteristics and landscape-level ecology of A. lucorum under natural conditions.
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بيان الدورة العامة الحادية عشرة للجنة المركزية المنبثقة عن المؤتمر الوطني الثامن للحزب الشيوعي الصيني : (أقر في 12 أغسطس-آب-عام 1966)
عقدت الدورة العامة الحادية عشرة للجنة المركزية المنبثقة عن المؤتمر الوطني الثامن للحزب الشيوعي الصيني في بكين من 1 الى 12 أغسطس (آب) عام 1966، وقد ترأس الدورة العامة الحادية عشرة الرفيق ماو تسي تونغ، وحضرها أعضاء اللجنة المركزية وأعضاؤها المرشحون : وحضرها كذلك الرفاق من مختلف المكاتب الاقليمية للجنة المركزية ومن لجان الحزب في المقاطعات والبلديات والمناطق ذات الحكم الذاتي وأعضاء فرقة الثورة الثقافية للجنة المركزية والرفاق في الدوائر المعنية للجنة المركزية وممثلو المدرسين والطلاب الثوريين في الجامعات والمعاهد العليا بالعاصمة . وقد أقرت الدورة العامة الحادية عشرة بعد المناقشة « قرار اللجنة المركزية للحزب الشيوعي الصيني حول الثورة الثقافية البروليتارية الكبرى » . كما صادقت الدورة العامة بعد النقاش على القرارات السياسية المهمة والاجراءات المهمة فيما يختص بالمسائل الداخلية والخارجية التي أجازها المكتب السياسي للجنة المركزية منذ الدورة العامة العاشرة للجنة المركزية المنبثقة عن المؤتمر الوطني الثامن التي عقدت في سبتمبر (أيلول) عام 1962.
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Perception of and Behavioral Responses to Host Plant Volatiles for Three Adelphocoris Species
In China, the genus Adelphocoris (Hemiptera: Miridae) includes three dominant pest species (A. suturalis, A. lineolatus and A. fasciaticollis), which cause great damage to cotton, alfalfa and other crops. In this study, we examined the role of the major volatile organic compounds from plants in host location by these three insects. Gas chromatography-electroantennography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses identified seven electroantennogram (EAG)-active compounds from 11 host plants. Although the insects responded to all of these compounds in EAG trials, some compounds did not elicit behavioral responses in Y-tube olfactometer bioassays. Adelphocoris suturalis adults showed behavioral responses to four EAG-active compounds, n-butyl ether, butyl acrylate, butyl propionate and butyl butyrate. These four compounds, in addition to p-xylene, were also attractive to A. lineolatus adults. However, A. fasciaticollis adults were attracted only by butyl acrylate, butyl propionate and butyl butyrate. In field trials, A. suturalis and A. fasciaticollis were each attracted to five individual compounds (m-xylene, n-butyl ether, butyl acrylate, butyl butyrate and butyl propionate for A. suturalis and m-xylene, butyl acrylate, butyl butyrate, butyl propionate, and 1,8-cineole for A. fasciaticollis). By contrast, A. lineolatus aduts were attracted to six individual compounds, m-xylene, p-xylene, n-butyl ether, butyl acrylate, butyl butyrate, and butyl propionate. These compounds may be important in host plant location by the Adelphocoris species, and may be useful for developing attractants for adults of these species.
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Comparative analysis between low- and high-cadmium-accumulating cultivars of Brassica parachinensis to identify difference of cadmium-induced microRNA and their targets
Aims Cadmium (Cd) contamination in arable soils presents a serious threat to agricultural crops and public health. Cd pollution-safe cultivars (Cd-PSCs) can effectively restrict human intake of Cd through food chain. However, not much is known on the genetic basis of low-Cd-accumulating trait. Here, we aim to investigate the microRNA (miRNA)-mediated post-transcriptional regulation underlying different capacities of Cd accumulation in Brassica parachinensis L. Methods Using small RNA sequencing, miRNAs were identified and characterized in two previously identified cultivars, a low- (SJ19) and a high-Cd-accumulating cultivar (CX4) of B. parachinensis. Results 18 known and 148 novel miRNAs were identified to be differentially expressed in response to Cd (Cd-responsive miRNAs) in the two cultivars. Distinct Cd responsive pathways were employed by the two cultivars. In CX4, the overexpression of miR395 was indicated to engage in Cd tolerance by regulating sulfur assimilation and associated with its high Cd accumulation. In SJ19, miRNA-mediated oxidative resistance was enhanced in response to Cd exposure. Furthermore, miR397, miR393 and miR160 were involved in the Cd-induced growth improvement in both roots and shoots of the low-Cd-accumulating cultivar. Conclusions Our findings provide new insights into miRNAs-mediated Cd response in B. parachinensis, and shed light on molecular-assisted Cd-PSC screening and breeding for agricultural crops and vegetables.
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Iron accumulation induced by hepcidin1 knockout accelerates the progression of aging osteoporosis
Objective
Iron accumulation is associated with osteoporosis. This study aims to explore the effect of chronic iron accumulation induced by hepcidin1 deficiency on aging osteoporosis.
Methods
Iron accumulation in hepcidin1 knockout aging mice was assessed by atomic absorption spectroscopy and Perl’s staining. Bone microarchitecture was observed using Micro-CT. Hepcidin, ferritin, oxidative stress, and markers of bone turnover in serum were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Bone formation and resorption markers were measured by real-time quantitative PCR. Cell aging was induced by D-galactose treatment. CCK-8, flow cytometry, EdU assays, and Alizarin red staining were performed to reveal the role of hepcidin1 knockout in cell model. Iron Colorimetric Assay Kit and western blot were applied to detect iron and ferritin levels in cells, respectively.
Results
In hepcidin1-knockout mice, the ferritin and iron contents in liver and tibia were significantly increased
.
Iron accumulation induced by hepcidin1 knockout caused a phenotype of low bone mass and deteriorated bone microarchitecture. Osteogenic marker was decreased and osteoclast marker was increased in mice, accompanied by increased oxidative stress level. The mRNA expression levels of osteoclast differentiation markers (RANKL, Mmp9, OPG, Trap, and CTSK) were up-regulated, while bone formation markers (OCN, ALP, Runx2, SP7, and Col-1) were down-regulated in model group, compared to wild type mice. In vitro, hepcidin1 knockdown inhibited proliferation and osteogenic differentiation, while promoted apoptosis, with increased levels of iron and ferritin.
Conclusion
Iron accumulation induced by hepcidin1 deficiency aggravates the progression of aging osteoporosis via inhibiting osteogenesis and promoting osteoclast genesis.
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Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) increases plant systemic resistance to Tobacco mosaic virus infection in Nicotiana benthamiana
Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) isoforms are members of the type I ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) that are isolated from the extracts of pokeweed plant leaves (
Phytolacca americana
) and show many biological activities. However, the antiviral potential of the PAP in plants and its potential role in plant systemic resistance has been rarely reported. Therefore, in this report, we investigated the role of PAP in plant systemic resistance response against virus infection in
Nicotiana benthamiana
.
N. benthamiana
plants pre-treated with 0.1 mg/mL PAP three days before inoculation with green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) showed less symptoms and less reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation compared to PBS-treated plants inoculated with TMV-GFP. Exogenous application of PAP yielded a significant reduction in GFP fluorescence in non-inoculated upper leaves. Furthermore, quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that the accumulation levels of TMV were significantly reduced in the systemic leaves of PAP-treated
N. benthamiana
plants compared with the levels observed in PBS-treated plants. In addition, some antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) were activated after PAP treatment. Taken together, our results suggest that exogenous application of PAP enhances
N. benthamiana
systemic resistance to TMV infection by regulating ROS levels. Furthermore, we concluded that PAP might be acting as a strong antioxidant that does not allow the induction/accumulation of harmful ROS on virus infection.
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Life Table Construction under Different Temperatures and Insecticide Susceptibility Analysis of Uroleucon formosanum (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Uroleucon formosanum is an important aphid pest of lettuce, but basic information on its biology is scarce. In this study, effects of three constant temperatures (17, 21, and 25 °C, simulating the mean temperature range in greenhouses) on the development and fecundity of U. formosanum were analyzed by constructing a life table. U. formosanum could develop and reproduce under all three temperatures, but the survival rate, development, and fecundity of U. formosanum were affected by temperature. The intrinsic rate of increase was lowest at 17 °C (0.17) and it was significantly less than at 21 °C (0.20) and 25 °C (0.23). Furthermore, U. formosanum had the lowest finite rate of increase (1.19) and the largest mean generation time (20.21) at 17 °C. These results mean that U. formosanum is less adapted to the lower temperatures (17 °C) among these three set temperatures. To screen insecticides for control, susceptibility of U. formosanum to six insecticides including chlorpyrifos, abamectin, beta-cypermethrin, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, and thiamethoxam was evaluated. U. formosanum was relatively sensitive to all six test insecticides. Chlorpyrifos had the highest toxicity to U. formosanum (LC50 = 3.08 mg/L). These data may help to develop integrated management strategies for better population control of U. formosanum.
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Cadmium and lead accumulations and agronomic quality of a newly bred pollution-safe cultivar (PSC) of water spinach
Breeding for pollution-safe cultivars (PSCs) can reduce pollutant accumulation in crops. However, the PSC breeding would face the risk of nutritional quality reduction, which is usually ignored in conventional breeding programs targeting to increase crop yield or nutritional quality. Thus, the doubt whether the risk would exist has to be clarified for supporting the PSC breeding. In the present study, a newly bred Cd/Pb-PSC of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatic Forsk.) and its parents (QLQ with low-Cd/Pb accumulation ability and T308 with high yield) of water spinach were employed to clarify the above-mentioned issue. Yields, and concentrations of Cd, Pb, nitrite, and organic and inorganic nutrients in shoots of the three experimental lines were determined. There were no significant differences in Cd/Pb concentration between the new PSC and QLQ, in nitrite content between the new PSC and its two parents and in yield between the new PSC and T308. It is decisively significant that shoot concentrations of organic and inorganic nutrients in the Cd/Pb-PSC were as high as those in one of its parents. It is affirmed that the breeding operations (crossing and consequently continuous selfing) for lowering Cd/Pb accumulation capacity of water spinach would not lower the nutritional values of the obtained Cd/Pb-PSCs from the breeding, which should be a pillar that supports the feasibility to minimize Cd/Pb pollution in vegetables using PSC-breeding method.
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De novo assembly and transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed genes relevant to variegation in hawthorn flowers
Flower color variegation has been observed in many plant species. However, pink flowers on the white-blooming hawthorn trees found by our group earlier have never been reported. To better understand the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in variegated hawthorn flowers, white and pink flowers at different developmental stages (S1 and S2) underwent transcriptome sequencing separately. Approximately 34.28 Gb of high-quality data were obtained and assembled into 100,013 unigenes with an average length of 706.93 bp. These unigenes were further subjected to functional annotation and biochemical pathway analysis, and DEGs of two types of hawthorn flowers at different developmental stages were studied. Based on the enrichment analysis of DEGs, eight anthocyanin-modified enzyme genes or other enzyme genes that indirectly affect anthocyanin synthesis (5AT, 3GGT, and AI, β-Glu, two Aux/IAAs, two PODs), eight structural genes (UFGT, DFR, CHI, two F3Hs, and three PALs), and three transcription factors (one MYB and two bHLHs) were also identified. We randomly selected 15 genes, and the trends in the expression levels of these genes in the organs of white and pink flowers at different developmental stages were verified by quantitative real-time PCR. Mass sequence data obtained by RNA-seq of variegated hawthorn flowers provided basic sequence information and a unique opportunity to uncover the genetic mechanisms underlying flower color variegation.
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