虾夷扇贝TET基因在配子发生和早期发育中的表达模式

DNA甲基化参与调节动物配子发生和胚胎发育过程,TET基因负责DNA主动去甲基化,在基因印迹去除和细胞全能性获得中起重要作用。为了解海洋贝类配子发生和胚胎发育过程中DNA去甲基化如何发生,本研究以虾夷扇贝为研究对象,鉴定了其TET基因,并分析了该基因在性腺和胚胎幼虫发育中的表达变化。结果表明,虾夷扇贝基因组中含有1个TET基因(PyTET),该基因长39127 bp,包含10个外显子,编码1592个氨基酸,其蛋白具有完整的2OGFeDO超家族的加氧酶结构域。在性腺发育过程中,PyTET基因表达峰值出现在休止期精巢和增殖期卵巢,原位杂交结果显示其在精原细胞、精母细胞中均有表达,在卵母细胞中的表达明显高于卵原细胞;在早期发育过程中,其峰值出现在囊胚期。以上结果提示虾夷扇贝配子发生和胚胎发育过程中均发生了DNA主动去甲基化,这将有助于系统了解表观调控在贝类发育中的作用。     

Machine learning for pore-water pressure time-series prediction: Application of recurrent neural networks

Knowledge of pore-water pressure(PWP)variation is fundamental for slope stability.A precise prediction of PWP is difficult due to complex physical mechanisms and in situ natural variability.To explore the applicability and advantages of recurrent neural networks(RNNs)on PWP prediction,three variants of RNNs,i.e.,standard RNN,long short-term memory(LSTM)and gated recurrent unit(GRU)are adopted and compared with a traditional static artificial neural network(ANN),i.e.,multi-layer perceptron(MLP).Measurements of rainfall and PWP of representative piezometers from a fully instrumented natural slope in Hong Kong are used to establish the prediction models.The coefficient of determination(R^2)and root mean square error(RMSE)are used for model evaluations.The influence of input time series length on the model performance is investigated.The results reveal that MLP can provide acceptable performance but is not robust.The uncertainty bounds of RMSE of the MLP model range from 0.24 kPa to 1.12 k Pa for the selected two piezometers.The standard RNN can perform better but the robustness is slightly affected when there are significant time lags between PWP changes and rainfall.The GRU and LSTM models can provide more precise and robust predictions than the standard RNN.The effects of the hidden layer structure and the dropout technique are investigated.The single-layer GRU is accurate enough for PWP prediction,whereas a double-layer GRU brings extra time cost with little accuracy improvement.The dropout technique is essential to overfitting prevention and improvement of accuracy.     

Double pot cover effect in unsaturated soils

The phenomenon of moisture increase under an impervious cover in soils due to thermal gradients is defined as the pot cover effect, which may lead to an obvious soil moisture increase in the shallow soil. This paper explores a measure of laying an impervious layer at an appropriate depth in the process of foundation treatment to eliminate the potential moisture increase in the covered soil. Because the impervious cover above the soil and the impervious layer inside the soil constitute a “double pot cover” structure, the moisture migration in the covered soil with an impervious layer is generalized as the double pot cover effect. To investigate the mechanism of the double pot cover effect and further determine the optimal depth of the impervious layer, a numerical model is established to simulate this problem. Analysis results indicate that the moisture increase under the cover varies with the depth of the impervious layer. As the impervious layer is laid at a certain depth, the moisture increase reaches a minimum value. Moreover, the double pot cover effect under different boundary temperatures is further discussed. Results show that the moisture increase in the covered soil can be significantly reduced by laying the impervious layer slightly below the freezing front (0 °C).

     

红壳文蛤双列杂交及杂种优势分析

以广西(G)、江苏(S)和日本(J)3个文蛤群体中原种红壳文蛤进行双列杂交,获得了试验家系(Gg、Ss、Gs、Gj、Sg、Sj),比较其生长性能,并评估杂种优势。从生长来看,浮游期杂交组的日生长率大于自繁组;以江苏文蛤为母本的组合的壳长均显著大于以广西文蛤为母本的组合(P0.05),壳长受卵源影响极显著(P0.01)。稚贝和幼贝期,杂交组的日生长率均大于自繁组,杂交组合Gs的日生长率从13日龄至149日龄均最大;交配方式对壳长极显著影响(P0.01)。从存活率来看,杂交组的存活优势更明显,Gs的存活率几乎均最高。从杂种优势来看,杂交组从13日龄以后具明显的杂种优势,尤其是Gs在1—149日龄均呈正值。广西群体和江苏群体间建立了完全2×2双列杂交,中亲杂种优势一直大于0,且始终介于单亲杂种优势HGs和HSg之间。杂种优势潜力指数(hp)表明,1—5日龄的数值介于–1和1之间,未产生杂种衰退;13日龄后的数值均大于1,表明真正获得了杂种优势。杂种获得(hg)及13日龄后的超亲优势率均为正值,进一步说明壳长性状得到了明显改良。从壳色来看,子代的红壳个体占比为72.80%—76.49%,均得到明显提高。总之,杂交组合Gs的杂种优势最明显,为开展3个群体的杂交育种提供了参考依据。     

Absolute parameters and physical nature of two W-UMa type binaries: V1123 Tau and V1128 Tau

We present high-precision,multi-band CCD photometry of two less-studied close binaries V1123 Tau and V1128 Tau.Complete covered light curves and a number of new times of light minima of the two eclipsing systems were obtained,based on which,revised orbital elements and new ephemerides were given.By adopting the Wilson-Devinney method,the light curves were analyzed.The photometric solutions confirm the W UMa-type nature of the binary systems.With the less-massive secondary slightly cooler than the primary,V1...     

Physical Properties of 29 sdB+dM Eclipsing Binaries in Zwicky Transient Facility

The development of large-scale time-domain surveys provides an opportunity to study the physical properties as well as the evolutionary scenario of B-type subdw...     

Constitutive modeling of principal stress rotation by considering inherent and induced anisotropy of soils

In order to simulate the soil response during principal stress rotation, anisotropic unified hardening (UH) model is developed within the framework of elastoplastic theory. Without introducing any additional mechanism to display the role of stress rotation specifically, this model achieves the simulation by considering the material anisotropy. The effect of inherent anisotropy is reflected using the anisotropic transformed stress method, but a new formula for the stress mapping is adopted to keep the mean stress unchanged. Analysis indicates that from the view of the transformed stress tensor, the anisotropic soil is subjected to loading during pure rotation of principal stress axes, so that plastic strains can be calculated. To represent the induced anisotropy, a fabric evolution law is proposed based on laboratory and numerical test results. At the critical state, the fabric tensor reaches a stable value determined by the stress state, while the critical state line is unique in the plane of void ratio versus mean stress. The anisotropic UH model has concise formulation and explicit elastoplastic flexibility matrix and can provide reasonable predictions for the deformation of anisotropic soils when principal stresses rotate.     

我国沿海不同地理原种文蛤(Meretrix meretrix)的SRAP分析

采用序列相关扩增多态SRAP(Sequence-related amplified polymorphism)标记对国家级江苏文蛤良种场(筹)保存的广西北海(GX)、江苏南通(JS)、辽宁大连(LN)三个地理种群原种文蛤进行种质资源分析。结果表明:(1)15对引物在文蛤3种群共扩增223个位点,其中多态位点数为159个,多态性位点百分率为71.30%,显示了较高的多态性;(2)GX、JS、LN3种群的多态性位点百分率分别为69.12%、57.81%、51.85%,平均杂合度分别为0.2532、0.2162、0.1836,香农信息指数分别为0.3649、0.3127、0.2714,均以GX种群最高,表明GX种群遗传多样性更为丰富;(3)3种群扩增位点显性基因频率的分布规律揭示,与LN和JS两种群相比,GX种群中低频基因位点显著增加,而隐性纯合基因位点显著减少,表明GX种群中存在大量稀有等位基因。各地理种群原种文蛤遗传多样性水平相对较高,遗传改良潜力大,GX种群作为选择育种的基础群更为适合。     

我国沿海大竹蛏(Solen grandis)野生群体及增殖放流群体遗传多样性的ISSR 分析

近年来, 大竹蛏野生资源因过度捕捞等原因急剧减少, 主要通过人工增殖放流方式进行补 充。对我国沿海大竹蛏群体进行遗传多样性研究, 评判增殖放流活动对野生群体遗传结构的影响, 能 够了解大竹蛏当前的种质资源状况, 为合理保护该资源提供科学依据。采用ISSR 分子标记技术, 对 广西北海(BH)、江苏启东(QD)、山东日照(RZ)、辽宁营口(YK)、河北秦皇岛(QH)5 个野生大竹蛏群 体及江苏蒋家沙增殖放流群体(JJ)共150 个样品进行了研究。实验结果表明, 我国沿海大竹蛏遗传多 样性水平高, 但各野生群体间已出现显著的遗传分化; 江苏蒋家沙增殖放流群体较启东野生群体遗 传多样性有所下降, 但两群体间的遗传分化并不明显。所以在苗种培育过程中, 应当保证亲本数量及 品质, 扩大亲本选择区域来提高遗传多样性水平, 同时应加大本地原种保护力度来避免种质混杂。     

应用酵母双杂交系统筛选虾夷扇贝FOXL2的相互作用蛋白

FOXL2是脊椎动物的雌性决定基因,在多种无脊椎动物中也被认为是雌性决定与分化的关键基因,但其在无脊椎动物中的作用机制目前尚不清晰。本文利用Clontech酵母双杂交系统筛查虾夷扇贝FOXL2的相互作用蛋白。研究首先构建诱饵质粒pGBKT7-FOXL2,并检测诱饵蛋白的毒性及自激活活性,结果显示诱饵蛋白对酵母菌株无毒,也无自激活活性。利用该诱饵质粒,本研究从虾夷扇贝酵母双杂交cDNA文库筛选得到17个阳性克隆,测序验证得到12个读码框正确的阳性克隆,它们来自4种蛋白:COP9信号复合体亚基5、钠/钾ATP酶β3、哺乳动物室管膜相关蛋白1和胰脂肪酶相关蛋白2。研究进一步将诱饵质粒与4种蛋白的猎物质粒进行共转化验证,结果均为阳性,表明这4种蛋白与虾夷扇贝FOXL2都可能存在相互作用。本文为研究FOXL2在无脊椎动物性别决定与分化中的作用提供了参考。