Few effective therapies have been developed for the treatment of lung squamous cell carcinoma （SQCC）, in part due to a lack of un- derstanding regarding the mechanisms underlying the initiation and development of th...Few effective therapies have been developed for the treatment of lung squamous cell carcinoma （SQCC）, in part due to a lack of un- derstanding regarding the mechanisms underlying the initiation and development of this disease. Whole transcriptome sequencing not only provides insight into the expression of all transcribed genes, but offers an efficient approach for identifying genetic variations, including gene fusions, mutations and alternative splicing. In this study, we performed whole transcriptome sequencing of 10 patients with stage IIIA lung SQCC, and discovered a large number of single nucleotide variants （SNVs： mean of 12.2 SNVs/Mb）, with C〉T/G〉A and A〉G/T〉C transitions being the most frequently observed. Additionally, a total of 132 gene fusions were identified based upon TopHat alignments, 70.5% （93/132） of which occurred as a result of intra-chromosomal rearrangements. Based on the number of supporting reads for each fusion, we further validated 20 of the 26 top gene fusions by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. Taken together, these data provide an in-depth view of transcriptional alterations in lung SQCC patients, and may be useful for identification of new therapeutic targets.展开更多
Hyaluronidase(HAase)has been regarded as one of the potential cancer biomarkers.In this study,a novel enzyme-responded controlled release electrochemical biosensor has been constructed for HAase detection.Methylene bl...Hyaluronidase(HAase)has been regarded as one of the potential cancer biomarkers.In this study,a novel enzyme-responded controlled release electrochemical biosensor has been constructed for HAase detection.Methylene blue(MB)can be adsorbed on hyaluronic acid(HA)to form macromolecular HA–MB complex first through electrostatic interaction between anionic HA and positively charged MB.The prepared complex cannot be filtered out through centrifugal ultrafiltration,and small electrochemical signal can be recorded from the ultrafiltrate.With the help of HAase,HA–MB complex can be cleaved into small pieces through enzyme digestion.The small pieces of HA–MB complex can be easily released from the macromolecular HA–MB complex to the ultrafiltrate by centrifugal ultrafiltration.Then,the enhanced electrochemical signal from MB can be detected in the above-mentioned ultrafiltrate.The enhanced diff erential pulse voltammetric response of the system has a linear relationship with HAase concentration in the range of 4.0–60 U·mL^(-1),with the limit of detection of 0.28 U·mL^(-1).The developed strategy has been successfully applied to detect HAase activity in urine samples.展开更多
基金supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81272618) to YiLong WuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Translational Medicine (No. 2012A061400006)Special Fund for Research in the Public Interest from National Health and Family Planning Commission of PRC (No. 201402031)
文摘Few effective therapies have been developed for the treatment of lung squamous cell carcinoma （SQCC）, in part due to a lack of un- derstanding regarding the mechanisms underlying the initiation and development of this disease. Whole transcriptome sequencing not only provides insight into the expression of all transcribed genes, but offers an efficient approach for identifying genetic variations, including gene fusions, mutations and alternative splicing. In this study, we performed whole transcriptome sequencing of 10 patients with stage IIIA lung SQCC, and discovered a large number of single nucleotide variants （SNVs： mean of 12.2 SNVs/Mb）, with C〉T/G〉A and A〉G/T〉C transitions being the most frequently observed. Additionally, a total of 132 gene fusions were identified based upon TopHat alignments, 70.5% （93/132） of which occurred as a result of intra-chromosomal rearrangements. Based on the number of supporting reads for each fusion, we further validated 20 of the 26 top gene fusions by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. Taken together, these data provide an in-depth view of transcriptional alterations in lung SQCC patients, and may be useful for identification of new therapeutic targets.
基金financially supported by National Sciences Foundation of China(21575025,21575027)the cooperative project of production and study in University of Fujian Province(2018Y4007)STS Key Project of Fujian Province(2017T3007)
文摘Hyaluronidase(HAase)has been regarded as one of the potential cancer biomarkers.In this study,a novel enzyme-responded controlled release electrochemical biosensor has been constructed for HAase detection.Methylene blue(MB)can be adsorbed on hyaluronic acid(HA)to form macromolecular HA–MB complex first through electrostatic interaction between anionic HA and positively charged MB.The prepared complex cannot be filtered out through centrifugal ultrafiltration,and small electrochemical signal can be recorded from the ultrafiltrate.With the help of HAase,HA–MB complex can be cleaved into small pieces through enzyme digestion.The small pieces of HA–MB complex can be easily released from the macromolecular HA–MB complex to the ultrafiltrate by centrifugal ultrafiltration.Then,the enhanced electrochemical signal from MB can be detected in the above-mentioned ultrafiltrate.The enhanced diff erential pulse voltammetric response of the system has a linear relationship with HAase concentration in the range of 4.0–60 U·mL^(-1),with the limit of detection of 0.28 U·mL^(-1).The developed strategy has been successfully applied to detect HAase activity in urine samples.
