AIM: To investigate the expression of leukemia related protein 16 (LRP16), and the possible relationship between LRP16 expression and clinicopathological indices in 336 gastric carcinoma patients. METHODS: Immunoh...AIM: To investigate the expression of leukemia related protein 16 (LRP16), and the possible relationship between LRP16 expression and clinicopathological indices in 336 gastric carcinoma patients. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was used to detect LRP16 expression in 336 cases of paraffin-embedded gastric carcinoma tissues and 60 cases of distal normal mucosa. The relationships between LRP16 expression and patients' age, tumor size, histological grade, clinical stage, metastatic status and prognosis were analysed. RESULTS: The expression of LRP16 was 58.6% (197/336) in gastric carcinoma and 31.7% (19/60) in distal normal gastric mucosa. The expression of LRP16 in carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal mucosa tissues (x^2 = 14.929, P = 0.001). LRP16 protein expression was found in 44.1% (63/143) carcinomas at stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ, and 69.4% (134/193) carcinomas at stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ (Z2 = 21.804, P = 0.001), and in 56.9% (182/320) of cancers without metastasis but 93.8% (15/16) of those with metastasis (2 = 8.543, P = 0.003). The expression of LRP16 was correlated with tumor size, infiltrative depth, clinical stage, lymphatic invasion and distant metastasis (all P 〈 0.05). Follow-up data showed that there was a significant difference in median survival time between cancer patients with expression of LRP16 (27.0 mo) and those without (48.0 mo, Log rank =31.644, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: The expression of LRP16 may be associated with invasion, metastasis and prognosis of gastric cancer.展开更多
Genetic diversity of three cultured populations of jade perch (Scortum bacoo) are studied using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers, which is Guangzhou(GZ) population, Foshan (FS) population ...Genetic diversity of three cultured populations of jade perch (Scortum bacoo) are studied using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers, which is Guangzhou(GZ) population, Foshan (FS) population and Qingdao(QD) population. Nine primer combinations were used and 385 fragments were detected. Among the 385 fragments, 80 bands (20.78%) were polymorphic. And it can be speculated that the genetic diversity of the three cultured populations of jade perch was very poor according to the gene genetic diversity among populations (Ht), the gene genetic diversity within populations (Hs) and Shannon-Weiner index (I). From gene differentiation (Gst), genetic distance (D), genetic similarity (5), and UPGMA analysis, it is found that the relationship among the three populations is very closed, and the difference in genetic diversity among the three populations is not significant. Further clustering relationships of the jade perch cultured populations also are correlated to historical-breeding observations and genetic relationships. The GZ population clustered together with the QD population first, then with FS population.展开更多
Many studies suggest that ethylene plays an important role in regulating metabolite synthesis. Dendrobium plants are traditional Chinese medicine and nowadays its medicinal components are known to be secondary metabol...Many studies suggest that ethylene plays an important role in regulating metabolite synthesis. Dendrobium plants are traditional Chinese medicine and nowadays its medicinal components are known to be secondary metabolites. In present study, a homolog of ACC oxidase (ACO) gene was isolated from flowers of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo by PCR-method. The obtained cDNA of DoACO is 970 bp long and contains an open reading frame (ORP) encoding a protein with 314 amino acid residues. The DoACO shows high identity to its homologues from other plant species, that has 94.8% closest amino acid sequence of related protein with the ACO from Dendrobium hybrid cultivar. The putative ORP of the obtained sequence could encode a proper protein in respect of molecular weight under T -Lac promoter in E. coli.展开更多
基金Supported by Grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China,No.2010CB912802
文摘AIM: To investigate the expression of leukemia related protein 16 (LRP16), and the possible relationship between LRP16 expression and clinicopathological indices in 336 gastric carcinoma patients. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was used to detect LRP16 expression in 336 cases of paraffin-embedded gastric carcinoma tissues and 60 cases of distal normal mucosa. The relationships between LRP16 expression and patients' age, tumor size, histological grade, clinical stage, metastatic status and prognosis were analysed. RESULTS: The expression of LRP16 was 58.6% (197/336) in gastric carcinoma and 31.7% (19/60) in distal normal gastric mucosa. The expression of LRP16 in carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal mucosa tissues (x^2 = 14.929, P = 0.001). LRP16 protein expression was found in 44.1% (63/143) carcinomas at stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ, and 69.4% (134/193) carcinomas at stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ (Z2 = 21.804, P = 0.001), and in 56.9% (182/320) of cancers without metastasis but 93.8% (15/16) of those with metastasis (2 = 8.543, P = 0.003). The expression of LRP16 was correlated with tumor size, infiltrative depth, clinical stage, lymphatic invasion and distant metastasis (all P 〈 0.05). Follow-up data showed that there was a significant difference in median survival time between cancer patients with expression of LRP16 (27.0 mo) and those without (48.0 mo, Log rank =31.644, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: The expression of LRP16 may be associated with invasion, metastasis and prognosis of gastric cancer.
文摘Genetic diversity of three cultured populations of jade perch (Scortum bacoo) are studied using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers, which is Guangzhou(GZ) population, Foshan (FS) population and Qingdao(QD) population. Nine primer combinations were used and 385 fragments were detected. Among the 385 fragments, 80 bands (20.78%) were polymorphic. And it can be speculated that the genetic diversity of the three cultured populations of jade perch was very poor according to the gene genetic diversity among populations (Ht), the gene genetic diversity within populations (Hs) and Shannon-Weiner index (I). From gene differentiation (Gst), genetic distance (D), genetic similarity (5), and UPGMA analysis, it is found that the relationship among the three populations is very closed, and the difference in genetic diversity among the three populations is not significant. Further clustering relationships of the jade perch cultured populations also are correlated to historical-breeding observations and genetic relationships. The GZ population clustered together with the QD population first, then with FS population.
文摘Many studies suggest that ethylene plays an important role in regulating metabolite synthesis. Dendrobium plants are traditional Chinese medicine and nowadays its medicinal components are known to be secondary metabolites. In present study, a homolog of ACC oxidase (ACO) gene was isolated from flowers of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo by PCR-method. The obtained cDNA of DoACO is 970 bp long and contains an open reading frame (ORP) encoding a protein with 314 amino acid residues. The DoACO shows high identity to its homologues from other plant species, that has 94.8% closest amino acid sequence of related protein with the ACO from Dendrobium hybrid cultivar. The putative ORP of the obtained sequence could encode a proper protein in respect of molecular weight under T -Lac promoter in E. coli.