Fine mapping of a major QTL qHYF_B06 for peanut yield

High yield is a major objective for peanut(Arachis hypogaea L.) breeding worldwide. However, fewer yield-related quantitative trait loci(QTL) have been reported in peanut than in other staple food crops such as rice(Oryza sativa), wheat(Triticum aestivum), and maize(Zea mays). This study aimed to identify stable major-effect QTL associated with pod yield per plant, hundred-pod weight for double-seeded pods,hundred-seed weight, shelling percentage, and pod number per plant, allowing us to predict candidate genes by means of transcriptome and genome sequencing. To this end, we used a population of recombinant inbred lines comprising 192 F9:11families derived from a JH6 × KX01-6 cross to construct a highresolution genetic map(1705.7 c M) consisting of 2273 polymorphic SNPs, with 0.75 c M(on average)between adjacent SNPs. We identified two high-confidence, yield-related QTL, qHYF_A08 and qHYF_B06, explaining 5.78%–31.40% of phenotypic variation and with LOD values of 5.10–24.48, in six environments. qHYF_A08 mainly explained the variation in shelling percentage, whereas qHYF_B06explained variation in hundred-pod weight and hundred-seed weight and accounted for 8.77%–31.40%of the variation in effective pod number per plant, pod number per plant, and shelling percentage. We narrowed down qHYF_B06 to an 890-kb interval using an advanced mapping population.Transcriptome and genome analyses revealed that only Arahy.129FS0 and Arahy.3R9A5K in the candidate mapping interval were differentially expressed between JH6 and KX01-6, with substantial structural variations in their promoter and coding regions. Genotypes of 208 peanut accessions determined using a diagnostic CAPS marker suggested that the two haplotypes of Arahy.3R9A5K were highly associated with hundred-seed weight and hundred-pod weight;this diagnostic CAPs marker could therefore be useful for selecting high-yielding lines during peanut breeding. Overall, our results provide valuable information for cloning alleles with favorable effects on peanut yield.

Effect of Tides on the Stratigraphic Resistance of the South Coast of the Laizhou Bay

Seawater intrusion is a global environmental problem that is becoming increasingly severe with the overexploitation of underground freshwater in coastal regions and sea-level rise caused by global climate change. Although a series of achievements has been made on seawater intrusion, the role of tidal effects has not been fully revealed. In this paper, a typical case of tidal effects on seawater intrusion is provided. The high-density resistivity method was applied to the high-frequency continuous measurement of the stratigraphic resistance of the south coast of the Laizhou Bay, followed by the panel data analysis method. The results indicate that the formation resistivity in coastal area was affected by the tidal level significantly, particularly in the seawater intrusion channel. The effect of tide on the intensity distribution of formation resistivity was evaluated using this method. Because of the presence of a brine layer in the section, the trends of the tidal level effect on the formation resistivity in the left and right sides of the section were opposite, and the intensity of the effect increased sideways.

Secure Transmission in Satellite-UAV Integrated System Against Eavesdropping and Jamming:A Two-Level Stackelberg Game Model

Aiming at the physical layer security(PLS)secure transmission existing in the information backhaul link of the satellite-UAV integrated(SUI)network,a two-layer Stackelberg game model(TSGM)that can resist full-duplex(FD)eavesdropping and jamming attacks is proposed.The confrontation relationship between the UAV network and the attacker is established as the first layer Stackelberg game.The source UAV adjusts its own transmission power strategy according to the attacker’s jamming strategy to resist malicious jamming attacks.The internal competition and cooperation relationship in UAV network is modeled as the second layer Stackelberg game,and the optimal cooperative UAV transmits jamming signal to the attacker to resist malicious eavesdropping attacks.Aiming at the“selfishness”of UAV nodes,a price incentive mechanism is established to encourage UAV to actively participate in cooperation,so as to maximize the advantages of cooperative communication.For the proposed TSGM,we construct the utility function and analyze the closed equilibrium solution of the game model,and design a three-stage optimal response iterative(TORI)algorithm to solve the game equilibrium.The simulation results show that the proposed TSGM can effectively increase the utility of the source UAV and improve the enthusiasm of cooperation compared with other power control models.

Suppressed mitochondrial respiration via NOX5-mediated redox imbalance contributes to the antitumor activity of anlotinib in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Anlotinib,a novel multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor,has shown promising results in the management of various carcinomas.This study aimed to investigate the antitumor activity of anlotinib in oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC)and the underlying molecular mechanism.A retrospective clinical study revealed that anlotinib improved the median progression-free survival(m PFS)and median overall survival(m OS)of patients with recurrent and metastatic(R/M)OSCC,respectively.Functional studies revealed that anlotinib markedly inhibited in vitro proliferation of OSCC cells and impeded in vivo tumor growth of OSCC patientderived xenograft models.Mechanistically,RNA-sequencing identified that oxidative stress,oxidative phosphorylation and AKT/m TOR signaling were involved in anlotinib-treated OSCC cells.Anlotinib upregulated NADPH oxidase 5(NOX5)expression,elevated reactive oxygen species(ROS)production,impaired mitochondrial respiration,and promoted apoptosis.Moreover,anlotinb also inhibited phosphoAkt(p-AKT)expression and elevated p-e IF2αexpression in OSCC cells.NOX5 knockdown attenuated these inhibitory effects and cytotoxicity in anlotinib-treated OSCC cells.Collectively,we demonstrated that anlotinib monotherapy demonstrated favorable anticancer activity and manageable toxicities in patients with R/M OSCC.The antitumor activity of anlotinib in OSCC may be mainly involved in the suppression of mitochondrial respiration via NOX5-mediated redox imbalance and the AKT/e IF2αpathway.

A20 promotes colorectal cancer immune evasion by upregulating STC1 expression to block “eat-me” signal

Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)have induced durable clinical responses in a subset of patients with colorectal cancer(CRC).However,the dis-satisfactory response rate and the lack of appropriate biomarkers for selecting suitable patients to be treated with ICIs pose a major challenge to current immunotherapies.Inflammation-related molecule A20 is closely related to cancer immune response,but the effect of A20 on“eat-me”signal and immunotherapy efficacy remains elusive.We found that A20 downregulation prominently improved the antitumor immune response and the efficacy of PD-1 inhibitor in CRC in vitro and in vivo.Higher A20 expression was associated with less infiltration of immune cells including CD3(+),CD8(+)T cells and macrophages in CRC tissues and also poorer prognosis.Gain-and loss-A20 functional studies proved that A20 could decrease the“eat-me”signal calreticulin(CRT)protein on cell membrane translocation via upregulating stanniocalcin 1(STC1),binding to CRT and detaining in mitochondria.Mechanistically,A20 inhibited GSK3βphosphorylating STC1 at Thr86 to slow down the degradation of STC1 protein.Our findings reveal a new crosstalk between inflammatory molecule A20 and“eat-me”signal in CRC,which may represent a novel predictive biomarker for selecting CRC patients most likely to benefit from ICI therapy.

Hello Chinese Painting!

This is a set of art enlightenment picture books for children.It associates famous paintings with children's mundane life,allows the characters to tell their own stories with a close perspective to children,guides children to understand the meaning behind the paintings and improves their aesthetic appreciation.

HSF1 facilitates the multistep process of lymphatic metastasis in bladder cancer via a novel PRMT5-WDR5-dependent transcriptional program

Background:Lymphatic metastasis has been associated with poor prognosis in bladder cancer patients with limited therapeutic options.Emerging evidence shows that heat shock factor 1(HSF1)drives diversified transcriptome to promote tumor growth and serves as a promising therapeutic target.However,the roles of HSF1 in lymphatic metastasis remain largely unknown.Herein,we aimed to illustrate the clinical roles and mechanisms of HSF1 in the lymphatic metastasis of bladder cancer and explore its therapeutic potential.Methods:We screened the most relevant gene to lymphatic metastasis among overexpressed heat shock factors(HSFs)and heat shock proteins(HSPs),and analyzed its clinical relevance in three cohorts.Functional in vitro and in vivo assays were performed in HSF1-silenced and-regained models.We also used Coimmunoprecipitation to identify the binding proteins of HSF1 and chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual-luciferase reporter assays to investigate the transcriptional program directed by HSF1.The pharmacological inhibitor of HSF1,KRIBB11,was evaluated in popliteal lymph node metastasis models and patientderived xenograft models of bladder cancer.Results:HSF1 expression was positively associated with lymphatic metastasis status,tumor stage,advanced grade,and poor prognosis of bladder cancer.Importantly,HSF1 enhanced the epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)of cancer cells in primary tumor to initiate metastasis,proliferation of cancer cells in lymph nodes,and macrophages infiltration to facilitate multistep lymphatic metastasis.Mechanistically,HSF1 interacted with protein arginine methyltransferase 5(PRMT5)and jointly induced the monomethylation of histone H3 at arginine 2(H3R2me1)and symmetric dimethylation of histone H3 at arginine 2(H3R2me2s).This recruited the WD repeat domain 5(WDR5)/mixed-lineage leukemia(MLL)complex to increase the trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 4(H3K4me3);resulting in upregulation of lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1(LEF1),matrix metallopeptidase 9(MMP9),C-C motif chemokine ligand 20(CCL20),and E2F transcription factor 2(E2F2).Application of KRIBB11 significantly inhibited the lymphatic metastasis of bladder cancer with no significant toxicity.Conclusion:Our findings reveal a novel transcriptional program directed by the HSF1-PRMT5-WDR5 axis during the multistep process of lymphatic metastasis in bladder cancer.Targeting HSF1 could be a multipotent and promising therapeutic strategy for bladder cancer patients with lymphatic metastasis.