Aimed at the current treatment status of the polymer-flooding wastewater in Bohai oilfield, electrochemical technology used for polymer-degradation and oil-removal was researched. It formed the process flow of cyclone...Aimed at the current treatment status of the polymer-flooding wastewater in Bohai oilfield, electrochemical technology used for polymer-degradation and oil-removal was researched. It formed the process flow of cyclone mixed dosing → electrochemical removal oil → inclined tube removal oil → walnut shell filter, and a set of skid mounted wastewater containing polymer treatment plant was designed and manufactured, which was used for the field test of electrochemical treatment of wastewater containing polymer in offshore oilfield. The result shows that the oil removal rate of the electrochemical treatment process is over 98%, and the synergistic effect is significant especially used in conjunction with water clarifier of BHQ-04. When the amount of water clarifier is 50 - 150 mg/L, the oil content, the median particle diameter and the suspended solids content of the filtered water is 8 - 18 mg/L, 1.9 - 2.26 μm and 1.39 - 2.04 mg/L respectively, which reach the scene water quality standards for water injection.展开更多
Aberrant RNA splicing produces alternative isoforms of genes to facilitate tumor progression,yet how this process is regulated by oncogenic signal remains largely unknown.Here,we unveil that non-canonical activation o...Aberrant RNA splicing produces alternative isoforms of genes to facilitate tumor progression,yet how this process is regulated by oncogenic signal remains largely unknown.Here,we unveil that non-canonical activation of nuclear AURKA promotes an oncogenic RNA splicing of tumor suppressor RBM4 directed by m^(6)A reader YTHDC1 in lung cancer.Nuclear translocation of AURKA is a prerequisite for RNA aberrant splicing,specifically triggering RBM4 splicing from the full isoform(RBM4-FL)to the short isoform(RBM4-S)in a kinase-independent manner.展开更多
Precision medicine has shed new light on the treatment of heterogeneous cancer patients.However,intratumor heterogeneity strongly constrains the clinical benefit of precision medicine.Thus,rethinking therapeutic strat...Precision medicine has shed new light on the treatment of heterogeneous cancer patients.However,intratumor heterogeneity strongly constrains the clinical benefit of precision medicine.Thus,rethinking therapeutic strategies from a different facet within the precision medicine framework will not only diversify clinical interventions,but also provide an avenue for precision medicine.Here,we explore the current approaches for targeting intratumor hetero-geneity and their limitations.Furthermore,we propose a theoretical strategy with a“homogenization”feature based on iatrogenic evolutionary selection to target intratumor heterogeneity.展开更多
During the in vitro creep of intervertebral discs,both applied loads and osmosis of solution influence their biomechanical behaviors.More specifically,the total displacement can be attributed to three parts:the elasti...During the in vitro creep of intervertebral discs,both applied loads and osmosis of solution influence their biomechanical behaviors.More specifically,the total displacement can be attributed to three parts:the elastic response during the loading period that results from instant tissue deformation;the nonlinear displacement during the creep period that is due to the poro-elastic fluid flow and visco-elastic deformation;and the swelling of discs that are affected by the osmolality.However,their respective contributions to the total displacement are unknown.To this end,this study aims to discern contributions of the above three parts in ex vivo experiments quantitively.Specimens were compressed for 4 h after 0.5 h preload.Displacement and strain were recorded and curve-fitted.The instant elastic displacement was positively related to the applied load,and its proportion rose from 18.09 to 21.46% as the load elevated.While the contribution of the net creep was inversely related to the applied load,dropping from 74.49 to 60.16%.An increase of 0.74 MPa of the osmolality induced a rise in displacement by 7.42-18.38%.Moreover,with the help of the non-contact measurement,researchers are able to know the contribution of each part quantitatively,which is of importance in understanding the creep mechanisms and developing biomaterials with mechanical mimicry of natural discs.展开更多
Background:Breast cancer stem cells(BCSCs)are considered responsible for cancer relapse and drug resistance.Understanding the identity of BCSCs may open new avenues in breast cancer therapy.Although several discoverie...Background:Breast cancer stem cells(BCSCs)are considered responsible for cancer relapse and drug resistance.Understanding the identity of BCSCs may open new avenues in breast cancer therapy.Although several discoveries have been made on BCSC characterization,the factors critical to the origination of BCSCs are largely unclear.This study aimed to determine whether genomic mutations contribute to the acquisition of cancer stem-like phenotype and to investigate the genetic and transcriptional features of BCSCs.Methods:We detected potential BCSC phenotype-associated mutation hotspot regions by using whole-genome sequencing on parental cancer cells and derived serial-generation spheres in increasing order of BCSC frequency,and then performed target deep DNA sequencing at bulk-cell and single-cell levels.To identify the transcriptional program associated with BCSCs,bulk-cell and single-cell RNA sequencing was performed.Results:By using whole-genome sequencing of bulk cells,potential BCSC phenotype-associated mutation hotspot regions were detected.Validation by target deep DNA sequencing,at both bulk-cell and single-cell levels,revealed no genetic changes specifically associated with BCSC phenotype.Moreover,single-cell RNA sequencing showed profound transcriptomic variability in cancer cells at the single-cell level that predicted BCSC features.Notably,this transcriptomic variability was enriched during the transcription of 74 genes,revealed as BCSC markers.Breast cancer patients with a high risk of relapse exhibited higher expression levels of these BCSC markers than those with a low risk of relapse,thereby highlighting the clinical significance of predicting breast cancer prognosis with these BCSC markers.Conclusions:Transcriptomic variability,not genetic mutations,distinguishes BCSCs from non-BCSCs.The identified 74 BCSC markers have the potential of becoming novel targets for breast cancer therapy.展开更多
Saliva is one of the important body fluids that reflects normal internal characteristics and disease state of an individual.As a multi-composition oral fluid,has high potential for the surveillance of general health a...Saliva is one of the important body fluids that reflects normal internal characteristics and disease state of an individual.As a multi-composition oral fluid,has high potential for the surveillance of general health and disease,which contains various disease signal biomarkers and is non-invasive,convenient,fast and easy to be accepted by patients.At present,saliva is increasingly used as a biological fluid for diagnosis,monitoring systemic disease states and predicting disease progression,which has been verified.In this review,the molecular compositions and effectiveness of saliva as reliable biological fluid were discussed.Besides the latest research progress in the diagnosis of saliva related to 14 organs were reviewed.The factors affecting saliva diagnosis were discussed.The method to improve the accuracy of prediction through artificial intelligence combined with microfluidic chip was proposed,which laid the foundation for dealing with the prevention,diagnosis,and treatment of related diseases through saliva with great and long-term significance.展开更多
文摘Aimed at the current treatment status of the polymer-flooding wastewater in Bohai oilfield, electrochemical technology used for polymer-degradation and oil-removal was researched. It formed the process flow of cyclone mixed dosing → electrochemical removal oil → inclined tube removal oil → walnut shell filter, and a set of skid mounted wastewater containing polymer treatment plant was designed and manufactured, which was used for the field test of electrochemical treatment of wastewater containing polymer in offshore oilfield. The result shows that the oil removal rate of the electrochemical treatment process is over 98%, and the synergistic effect is significant especially used in conjunction with water clarifier of BHQ-04. When the amount of water clarifier is 50 - 150 mg/L, the oil content, the median particle diameter and the suspended solids content of the filtered water is 8 - 18 mg/L, 1.9 - 2.26 μm and 1.39 - 2.04 mg/L respectively, which reach the scene water quality standards for water injection.
基金We thank Quentin Liu’s lab members for their critical comments and technical support.We thank Eric W.-F.Lam for his critical reading of the manuscript and insightful suggestions.This research work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81820108024 to Q.L.,No.81630005 to Q.L.,No.81830088 to Y.W.,No.81873441 to B.-L.J.,No.82103659 to S.-S.L.,No.8210113819 to Y.-F.Q.,No.81972786 to J.X.,No.82003141 to F.P.,No.82002960 to B.C.,No.31801100 to X.-.D.D.)National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0110300 to Q.L.and 2017YFA0505600-04 to Q.L.)+12 种基金Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China(No.IRT_17R15)Innovative Research Team in University of Liaoning(No.LT2017001 to Q.L.)Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Fund(No.LBH-Z20074 to S.-S.L.)Harbin Medical University Doctor Green Seedling Ground-breaking Project(No.QMPT-1909 to S.-S.L.)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning(No.2019-BS-081 to F.P.)the“Seedling cultivation”program for young scientific and technological talents of Liaoning(No.LZ2020044 to F.P.,No.LZ2019067 to B.C.)Dalian Science and Technology program-The central government guiding local funding projects for scientific and technological development(2021 to F.P.)Dalian High-level Talents Innovation Support Program-Young Science and Technology Star(2021RQ004 to B.C.)the program for climbing Scholars of Liaoning,the Science and Technology Innovation Foundation of Dalian(No.2020JJ25CY008 to Q.L.)International Scientific and Technological Cooperation of Dalian(2015F11GH095 to Q.L.)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong(2016A030311038 and 2017A030313608 to Q.L.)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou(No.201804020044 to Q.L.)the Scientific Research Project of Guangzhou(No.201904010492 to B.-L.J.).
文摘Aberrant RNA splicing produces alternative isoforms of genes to facilitate tumor progression,yet how this process is regulated by oncogenic signal remains largely unknown.Here,we unveil that non-canonical activation of nuclear AURKA promotes an oncogenic RNA splicing of tumor suppressor RBM4 directed by m^(6)A reader YTHDC1 in lung cancer.Nuclear translocation of AURKA is a prerequisite for RNA aberrant splicing,specifically triggering RBM4 splicing from the full isoform(RBM4-FL)to the short isoform(RBM4-S)in a kinase-independent manner.
基金supported by Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China(No.IRT_17R15)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81630005 to QL,No.81573025 to QL)+1 种基金Dalian high-level talent innovation program(2016RD12 to QL)International scientific and technological cooperation of Dalian(2015F11GH095 to QL).
文摘Precision medicine has shed new light on the treatment of heterogeneous cancer patients.However,intratumor heterogeneity strongly constrains the clinical benefit of precision medicine.Thus,rethinking therapeutic strategies from a different facet within the precision medicine framework will not only diversify clinical interventions,but also provide an avenue for precision medicine.Here,we explore the current approaches for targeting intratumor hetero-geneity and their limitations.Furthermore,we propose a theoretical strategy with a“homogenization”feature based on iatrogenic evolutionary selection to target intratumor heterogeneity.
基金supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2020B1515120082)the Innovation Commission of Science and Technology of Shenzhen Municipality(Grant No.JCYJ20190807144001746,Grant No.JSGG20191129114422849)the Shenzhen Municipal Industrial and Information Technology Bureau(Grant No.20180309163834680).
文摘During the in vitro creep of intervertebral discs,both applied loads and osmosis of solution influence their biomechanical behaviors.More specifically,the total displacement can be attributed to three parts:the elastic response during the loading period that results from instant tissue deformation;the nonlinear displacement during the creep period that is due to the poro-elastic fluid flow and visco-elastic deformation;and the swelling of discs that are affected by the osmolality.However,their respective contributions to the total displacement are unknown.To this end,this study aims to discern contributions of the above three parts in ex vivo experiments quantitively.Specimens were compressed for 4 h after 0.5 h preload.Displacement and strain were recorded and curve-fitted.The instant elastic displacement was positively related to the applied load,and its proportion rose from 18.09 to 21.46% as the load elevated.While the contribution of the net creep was inversely related to the applied load,dropping from 74.49 to 60.16%.An increase of 0.74 MPa of the osmolality induced a rise in displacement by 7.42-18.38%.Moreover,with the help of the non-contact measurement,researchers are able to know the contribution of each part quantitatively,which is of importance in understanding the creep mechanisms and developing biomaterials with mechanical mimicry of natural discs.
基金supported by Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China(No.IRT_17R15)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81630005 to QL,81573025 to QL,81472637 to ZL,81672784 to ZL,and 81602200 to DL)+2 种基金Innovative Research Team in University of Liaoning(No.LT2017001 to QL)The program for climbing Scholars of Liaoning,Dalian High-level Talent Innovation Program(2016RD12 to QL)International Scientific and Technological Cooperation of Dalian(2015F11GH095 to QL).
文摘Background:Breast cancer stem cells(BCSCs)are considered responsible for cancer relapse and drug resistance.Understanding the identity of BCSCs may open new avenues in breast cancer therapy.Although several discoveries have been made on BCSC characterization,the factors critical to the origination of BCSCs are largely unclear.This study aimed to determine whether genomic mutations contribute to the acquisition of cancer stem-like phenotype and to investigate the genetic and transcriptional features of BCSCs.Methods:We detected potential BCSC phenotype-associated mutation hotspot regions by using whole-genome sequencing on parental cancer cells and derived serial-generation spheres in increasing order of BCSC frequency,and then performed target deep DNA sequencing at bulk-cell and single-cell levels.To identify the transcriptional program associated with BCSCs,bulk-cell and single-cell RNA sequencing was performed.Results:By using whole-genome sequencing of bulk cells,potential BCSC phenotype-associated mutation hotspot regions were detected.Validation by target deep DNA sequencing,at both bulk-cell and single-cell levels,revealed no genetic changes specifically associated with BCSC phenotype.Moreover,single-cell RNA sequencing showed profound transcriptomic variability in cancer cells at the single-cell level that predicted BCSC features.Notably,this transcriptomic variability was enriched during the transcription of 74 genes,revealed as BCSC markers.Breast cancer patients with a high risk of relapse exhibited higher expression levels of these BCSC markers than those with a low risk of relapse,thereby highlighting the clinical significance of predicting breast cancer prognosis with these BCSC markers.Conclusions:Transcriptomic variability,not genetic mutations,distinguishes BCSCs from non-BCSCs.The identified 74 BCSC markers have the potential of becoming novel targets for breast cancer therapy.
基金This project was supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2020B1515120082)the Innovation Commission of Science and Technology of Shenzhen Municipality(Grant No.JCYJ20190807144001746,Grant No.JSGG20191129114422849)the Shenzhen Municipal Industrial and Information Technology Bureau(Grant No.20180309163834680).
文摘Saliva is one of the important body fluids that reflects normal internal characteristics and disease state of an individual.As a multi-composition oral fluid,has high potential for the surveillance of general health and disease,which contains various disease signal biomarkers and is non-invasive,convenient,fast and easy to be accepted by patients.At present,saliva is increasingly used as a biological fluid for diagnosis,monitoring systemic disease states and predicting disease progression,which has been verified.In this review,the molecular compositions and effectiveness of saliva as reliable biological fluid were discussed.Besides the latest research progress in the diagnosis of saliva related to 14 organs were reviewed.The factors affecting saliva diagnosis were discussed.The method to improve the accuracy of prediction through artificial intelligence combined with microfluidic chip was proposed,which laid the foundation for dealing with the prevention,diagnosis,and treatment of related diseases through saliva with great and long-term significance.