MiR-107-3p/Atp6v0e1 contributes to protective effects of two selenium-containing peptides,TSeMMM and SeMDPGQQ on lead-induced neurotoxicity

Two selenium(Se)-containing peptides from Se-enriched rice,TSeMMM and SeMDPGQQ,possess neuroprotective potency against lead(Pb2+)-induced cytotoxicity.However,the crosstalk between mRNA and microRNAs(miRNA)involved in the neuroprotection mechanism remains to be elucidated.In this study,RNA-sequencing and miRNA-sequencing were used to independently identify differentially expressed mRNAs and small RNAs profiles in Pb^(2+)-treated primary fetal rat cortical neurons and then the correlated miRNA-mRNA target pairs were obtained.It was found that 34 mRNAs related to oxidative phosphorylation could be reversed by pretreatment of TSeMMM and SeMDPGQQ.The protective effect of TSeMMM and SeMDPGQQ was mediated by upregulation of miR-107-3p,which downregulates the ATPase H+transporting V0 subunit e1(Atp6v0e1)mRNA level.A zebrafish model was applied to verify the relevance between the targeted mRNA and miRNA by real-time quantitative PCR.The results indicated that miR-107-3p was a potential therapeutic target to achieve neuroprotection of Se-containing peptides via stimulation of Atp6v0e1.

Bone morphogenetic proteins:Relationship between molecular structure and their osteogenic activity

Bone morphogenetic proteins(BMPs)are a family of potent,multifunctional growth factors belonging to transforming growth factor-(TGF-).They are highly conservative in structures.Over 20 members of BMPs with varying functions such as embryogenesis,skeletal formation,hematopoiesis and neurogenesis have been identified in human body.BMPs are unique growth factors that can induce the formation of bone tissue individually.BMPs can induce the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblastic lineage and promote the proliferation of osteoblasts and chondrocytes.BMPs stimulate the target cells by specific membrane-bound receptors and signal transduced through mothers against decapentaplegic(Smads)and mitogen activated protein kinase(MAPK)pathways.It has been demonstrated that BMP-2,BMP-4,BMP-6,BMP-7,and BMP-9 play an important role in bone formation.This article focuses on the molecular characterization of BMPs family members,mechanism of osteogenesis promotion,related signal pathways of osteogenic function,relationships between structure and osteogenetic activity,and the interactions among family members at bone formation.

Beneficial effects of high-pressure homogenization on the dispersion stability of aqueous hydrolysate from Mytilus edulis

Owing to the formation of aggregation and gelation during storage,certain proteins and peptides exhibit limited applications in aqueous protein food products.The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of homogenization and xanthan gum addition on the dispersion stability of Mytilus edulis hydrolysate(PHM).High-pressure homogenization(HPH)at 360 and 40 bar in the first and second values,respectively,and adding xanthan gum at a concentration of 1 mg/mL showed significantly improvement on the stability of the PHM solution.PHM-xanthan gum solutions(PHMX)showed the highest polypeptide precipitation rate and turbidity retention rate compared with those of PHM.Moreover,the centrifugal precipitation rate of PHMX without HPH was higher than that of homogeneous PHMX.After HPH treatment at 400 bar,the percentage of smaller particles in PHM and PHMX was increased,the aqueous system became more uniform,and the fluorescence intensity reached its maximum.HPH pretreatment improved the polypeptide dispersion stability and turbidity retention rate of PHM and PHMX and reduced the fluorescence intensity.The interactions of xanthan gum and polypeptide render the network microstructure more uniform under the conditions of homogenization,thus improving the dispersion stability of PHMX solutions.Therefore,under the premise of adding xanthan gum,HPH can better enhance the dispersion stability of the polypeptide in PHM.