To examine phosphatase and tensin homology deleted in chromosome 10 (PTEN),hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) gene expressions and their relation to vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) protein express...To examine phosphatase and tensin homology deleted in chromosome 10 (PTEN),hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) gene expressions and their relation to vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) protein expression in the patients with human colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas.Methods The expression of PTEN,HIF-1 alpha gene was detected by using in situ hybridization,and the VEGF expression levels by immunohistochemistry in colorectal adenomas and primary colorectal adenocarcinoma.Results Strong expression of HIF-1 alpha was detectable in the majority of colorectal dadenocarcinoma,particularly surrounding areas of necrosis in adenocarcinoma.PTEN,HIF-1 alpha mRNA and VEGF protein were positive in 51.6%,67.7% and 59.7% respectively in 62 cases of adenocarcinomas,and 77.8%,44.4% and 33.3% respectively in 18 cases of adenomas.The positive rate of VEGF was higher in the patients with colorectal adenocarcinomas than that in those with adenomas,whereas that of PTEN mRNA was contrary.HIF-1 mRNA expression was correlated significantly with lymph node metastasis,liver metastasis,Duke’s stage and recurrence.During colorectal tumor progression,the expression of HIF-1 alpha mRNA was positively correlated with the VEGF protein expression (χ2= 4.751 ,P<0.05),but negatively with the PTEN mRNA expression(χ2=21.84,P<0.01).Conclusion The absence or low expression of PTEN and the increased levels of HIF-1α and VEGF may paly an important role in carcinogenesis and progression of colorectal carcinoma.These results suggest that VEGF upregulated by HIF-1 alpha gene may be involved in angiogenesis of colorectal adenocarcinoma.4 refs,1 tab.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the role of claudin 1 in the regulation of genes involved in cell migration and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced gene expression in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells.
【目的】提高免疫活性多肽人胸腺素α1(Tα1)在番茄中的表达量。【方法】根据植物偏爱密码子对Tα1基因进行优化,并将其顺式串联成四联体,同时在单体基因间插入肠激酶剪切位点基因序列,以便表达的融合蛋白可以被肠激酶切割成单体。利用...【目的】提高免疫活性多肽人胸腺素α1(Tα1)在番茄中的表达量。【方法】根据植物偏爱密码子对Tα1基因进行优化,并将其顺式串联成四联体,同时在单体基因间插入肠激酶剪切位点基因序列,以便表达的融合蛋白可以被肠激酶切割成单体。利用农杆菌介导法将单体Tα1基因和四联体Tα1基因分别转化进入番茄。【结果】两个基因转化番茄后分别得到卡那霉素抗性再生植株19株和10株,PCR和Southern杂交检测证明,部分番茄基因组中整合了外源基因。经过Western和ELISA分析,串联的Tα1基因已经在番茄果实中表达,表达量最高相当于20.2μg T α1·g-1果实鲜重,高于单体基因的表达量。【结论】基因串联的方式提高了Tα1基因在番茄中的表达量。展开更多
文摘To examine phosphatase and tensin homology deleted in chromosome 10 (PTEN),hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) gene expressions and their relation to vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) protein expression in the patients with human colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas.Methods The expression of PTEN,HIF-1 alpha gene was detected by using in situ hybridization,and the VEGF expression levels by immunohistochemistry in colorectal adenomas and primary colorectal adenocarcinoma.Results Strong expression of HIF-1 alpha was detectable in the majority of colorectal dadenocarcinoma,particularly surrounding areas of necrosis in adenocarcinoma.PTEN,HIF-1 alpha mRNA and VEGF protein were positive in 51.6%,67.7% and 59.7% respectively in 62 cases of adenocarcinomas,and 77.8%,44.4% and 33.3% respectively in 18 cases of adenomas.The positive rate of VEGF was higher in the patients with colorectal adenocarcinomas than that in those with adenomas,whereas that of PTEN mRNA was contrary.HIF-1 mRNA expression was correlated significantly with lymph node metastasis,liver metastasis,Duke’s stage and recurrence.During colorectal tumor progression,the expression of HIF-1 alpha mRNA was positively correlated with the VEGF protein expression (χ2= 4.751 ,P<0.05),but negatively with the PTEN mRNA expression(χ2=21.84,P<0.01).Conclusion The absence or low expression of PTEN and the increased levels of HIF-1α and VEGF may paly an important role in carcinogenesis and progression of colorectal carcinoma.These results suggest that VEGF upregulated by HIF-1 alpha gene may be involved in angiogenesis of colorectal adenocarcinoma.4 refs,1 tab.
基金Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B)No.22791295,No.23791557 and No.24791440Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,No.22591464 and No.24591957
文摘AIM: To investigate the role of claudin 1 in the regulation of genes involved in cell migration and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced gene expression in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells.
文摘【目的】提高免疫活性多肽人胸腺素α1(Tα1)在番茄中的表达量。【方法】根据植物偏爱密码子对Tα1基因进行优化,并将其顺式串联成四联体,同时在单体基因间插入肠激酶剪切位点基因序列,以便表达的融合蛋白可以被肠激酶切割成单体。利用农杆菌介导法将单体Tα1基因和四联体Tα1基因分别转化进入番茄。【结果】两个基因转化番茄后分别得到卡那霉素抗性再生植株19株和10株,PCR和Southern杂交检测证明,部分番茄基因组中整合了外源基因。经过Western和ELISA分析,串联的Tα1基因已经在番茄果实中表达,表达量最高相当于20.2μg T α1·g-1果实鲜重,高于单体基因的表达量。【结论】基因串联的方式提高了Tα1基因在番茄中的表达量。
