旨在从基因组层面揭示梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿的起源进化,找到与进化过程相关的信号通路并与表型进行关联。本试验以成年雌性梅花鹿与成年雄性欧洲马鹿染色体水平基因组作为研究对象,利用比较基因组学的方法对梅花鹿和欧洲马鹿基因组进行染色...旨在从基因组层面揭示梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿的起源进化,找到与进化过程相关的信号通路并与表型进行关联。本试验以成年雌性梅花鹿与成年雄性欧洲马鹿染色体水平基因组作为研究对象,利用比较基因组学的方法对梅花鹿和欧洲马鹿基因组进行染色体共线性分析,获得两个物种间基因组序列的同源关系和基因组发生的染色体倒位现象,并对被倒位截断和在倒位内部未被截断的两类基因分别进行GO和KEGG功能富集分析;同时对两个物种染色体上的基因进行共线性分析,识别二者基因组间的直系同源区域,检测直系同源基因,估算两个物种的分化时间。结果显示,梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿基因组表现出同源性,有27条染色体的同源性在95%以上;通过基因组的比对确定了梅花鹿的23号染色体是X染色体;而对染色体倒位的统计及基因的GO和KEGG功能富集分析发现,梅花鹿基因组共有37847个倒位,片段长度为1~5 kb的倒位数目最多;而倒位涉及基因的GO功能富集的生物学过程及分子功能有嗅觉中化学刺激的检测、嗅觉感觉、嗅觉感受器活动、信号传感器活动;KEGG富集的是嗅觉传导信号通路。而梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿基因共线性分析共检测出79个同源区段,12629个直系同源基因,利用同源基因的同义突变率(Ks)估算出梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿的分化时间是0.318 MYA(millions of years ago)。本研究利用比较基因组学的方法,获得了梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿基因组间的同源关系以及两个物种染色体倒位现象,通过功能富集分析发现,染色体倒位与嗅觉表型有关,为鹿属动物染色体进化的研究提供新的理论基础。展开更多
AIM： To investigate intestinal alkaline phosphatase （iAP） in the intestinal mucosa of children with inflammatory bowel disease （IBD）. METHODS： Colonic biopsy samples were taken from 15 newly diagnosed IBD patien...AIM： To investigate intestinal alkaline phosphatase （iAP） in the intestinal mucosa of children with inflammatory bowel disease （IBD）. METHODS： Colonic biopsy samples were taken from 15 newly diagnosed IBD patients and from 10 healthy controls. In IBD patients, specimens were obtainedboth from inflamed and non-inflamed areas. The lAP mRNA and protein expression was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting analysis, respectively. Tissue localiza- tion of lAP and Toll-like receptor （TLR） 4 was investi- gated by immunofluorescent staining. RESULTS： The lAP protein level in the inflamed muco- sa of children with Crohn＇s disease （CD） and ulcerative colitis （UC） was significantly decreased when compared with controls （both P 〈 0.05）. Similarly, we found a significantly decreased level of lAP protein in the in- flamed mucosa in CD compared with non-inflamed mucosa in CD （P 〈 0.05）. In addition, the iAP protein level in inflamed colonic mucosa in patients with UC was decreased compared with non-inflamed mucosa in patients with CD （P 〈 0.05）. lAP protein levels in the non-inflamed mucosa of patients with CD were similar to controls, lAP mRNA expression in inflamed colonic mucosa of children with CD and UC was not significant- ly different from that in non-inflamed colonic mucosa with CD. Expression of lAP mRNA in patients with non- inflamed mucosa and in controls were similar. Co-local- ization of lAP with TLR4 showed intense staining with a dotted-like pattern, lAP was present in the inflamed and non-inflamed mucosa of patients with CD, UC, and in control biopsy specimens, irrespective of whether it was present in the terminal ileum or in the colon. However, the fluorescent signal of TLR4 was more pro- nounced in the colon compared with the terminal ileum in all groups studied. CONCLUSION： Lower than normal lAP protein levels in inflamed mucosa of IBD patients may indicate a role for lAP in inflammatory lesions in IBD. Based on our results, administration of exogenous lAP enzyme to pa- tients with the active form of IBD may be a therapeutic option.展开更多
Klinefelter＇s syndrome is an inherited （genetic） disorder found only in men caused by at least one extra X chromosome in a cell. Does the extra X chromosome have any effect on the hormone level of Klinefelter＇s Sy...Klinefelter＇s syndrome is an inherited （genetic） disorder found only in men caused by at least one extra X chromosome in a cell. Does the extra X chromosome have any effect on the hormone level of Klinefelter＇s Syndrome？ In this paper, 25 subjects with Klinefelter＇s syndrome, 30 infertile subjects and 36 normal men without Klinefelter＇s syndrome were compared each other in endocrinology profile and cytogenetics. Subjects with Klinefelter＇s syndrome were identified by the karyotypes 47, XXY or 47, XXY/46XY, and positive of the X-chromatins （Barr bodies）. Hormone analysis of subjects with Klinefelter＇s syndrome showed that the testosterone （T） values were lower than those of the normal subjects, while the FSH and LH values were higher than those of the normal people; in the infertile experiment subjects without Klinefelter＇s Syndrome, the karyotypes are 46, XY, with negative of the X-chromatins. The testosterone （T） values of these subjects were also lower than those of the normal people, but the FSH and LH values were within the normal range. These results indicated that endocrinological test on infertile subjects can be used to determine whether a cytogenetic analysis is necessary, and hence exclude non- Klinefelter＇s syndrome. The mechanism of the occurrence of this difference, its clinical applications and the relationship among the karyotypes, the endocrinological test and the severity of the phenotype are discussed. Lyon＇s hypothesis stating that only one of the two X-chromosomes is genetically active in female cells, but our study concluded that the extra X chromosome do have effect on the hormone level of Klinefelter＇s Syndrome.展开更多
文摘旨在从基因组层面揭示梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿的起源进化,找到与进化过程相关的信号通路并与表型进行关联。本试验以成年雌性梅花鹿与成年雄性欧洲马鹿染色体水平基因组作为研究对象,利用比较基因组学的方法对梅花鹿和欧洲马鹿基因组进行染色体共线性分析,获得两个物种间基因组序列的同源关系和基因组发生的染色体倒位现象,并对被倒位截断和在倒位内部未被截断的两类基因分别进行GO和KEGG功能富集分析;同时对两个物种染色体上的基因进行共线性分析,识别二者基因组间的直系同源区域,检测直系同源基因,估算两个物种的分化时间。结果显示,梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿基因组表现出同源性,有27条染色体的同源性在95%以上;通过基因组的比对确定了梅花鹿的23号染色体是X染色体;而对染色体倒位的统计及基因的GO和KEGG功能富集分析发现,梅花鹿基因组共有37847个倒位,片段长度为1~5 kb的倒位数目最多;而倒位涉及基因的GO功能富集的生物学过程及分子功能有嗅觉中化学刺激的检测、嗅觉感觉、嗅觉感受器活动、信号传感器活动;KEGG富集的是嗅觉传导信号通路。而梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿基因共线性分析共检测出79个同源区段,12629个直系同源基因,利用同源基因的同义突变率(Ks)估算出梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿的分化时间是0.318 MYA(millions of years ago)。本研究利用比较基因组学的方法,获得了梅花鹿与欧洲马鹿基因组间的同源关系以及两个物种染色体倒位现象,通过功能富集分析发现,染色体倒位与嗅觉表型有关,为鹿属动物染色体进化的研究提供新的理论基础。
基金Supported by Grants OTKA-76316,OTKA-K81117,and ETT-028-02 (Veres G and Vannay á are holders of the János Bolyai Research grant)János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
文摘AIM： To investigate intestinal alkaline phosphatase （iAP） in the intestinal mucosa of children with inflammatory bowel disease （IBD）. METHODS： Colonic biopsy samples were taken from 15 newly diagnosed IBD patients and from 10 healthy controls. In IBD patients, specimens were obtainedboth from inflamed and non-inflamed areas. The lAP mRNA and protein expression was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting analysis, respectively. Tissue localiza- tion of lAP and Toll-like receptor （TLR） 4 was investi- gated by immunofluorescent staining. RESULTS： The lAP protein level in the inflamed muco- sa of children with Crohn＇s disease （CD） and ulcerative colitis （UC） was significantly decreased when compared with controls （both P 〈 0.05）. Similarly, we found a significantly decreased level of lAP protein in the in- flamed mucosa in CD compared with non-inflamed mucosa in CD （P 〈 0.05）. In addition, the iAP protein level in inflamed colonic mucosa in patients with UC was decreased compared with non-inflamed mucosa in patients with CD （P 〈 0.05）. lAP protein levels in the non-inflamed mucosa of patients with CD were similar to controls, lAP mRNA expression in inflamed colonic mucosa of children with CD and UC was not significant- ly different from that in non-inflamed colonic mucosa with CD. Expression of lAP mRNA in patients with non- inflamed mucosa and in controls were similar. Co-local- ization of lAP with TLR4 showed intense staining with a dotted-like pattern, lAP was present in the inflamed and non-inflamed mucosa of patients with CD, UC, and in control biopsy specimens, irrespective of whether it was present in the terminal ileum or in the colon. However, the fluorescent signal of TLR4 was more pro- nounced in the colon compared with the terminal ileum in all groups studied. CONCLUSION： Lower than normal lAP protein levels in inflamed mucosa of IBD patients may indicate a role for lAP in inflammatory lesions in IBD. Based on our results, administration of exogenous lAP enzyme to pa- tients with the active form of IBD may be a therapeutic option.
文摘Klinefelter＇s syndrome is an inherited （genetic） disorder found only in men caused by at least one extra X chromosome in a cell. Does the extra X chromosome have any effect on the hormone level of Klinefelter＇s Syndrome？ In this paper, 25 subjects with Klinefelter＇s syndrome, 30 infertile subjects and 36 normal men without Klinefelter＇s syndrome were compared each other in endocrinology profile and cytogenetics. Subjects with Klinefelter＇s syndrome were identified by the karyotypes 47, XXY or 47, XXY/46XY, and positive of the X-chromatins （Barr bodies）. Hormone analysis of subjects with Klinefelter＇s syndrome showed that the testosterone （T） values were lower than those of the normal subjects, while the FSH and LH values were higher than those of the normal people; in the infertile experiment subjects without Klinefelter＇s Syndrome, the karyotypes are 46, XY, with negative of the X-chromatins. The testosterone （T） values of these subjects were also lower than those of the normal people, but the FSH and LH values were within the normal range. These results indicated that endocrinological test on infertile subjects can be used to determine whether a cytogenetic analysis is necessary, and hence exclude non- Klinefelter＇s syndrome. The mechanism of the occurrence of this difference, its clinical applications and the relationship among the karyotypes, the endocrinological test and the severity of the phenotype are discussed. Lyon＇s hypothesis stating that only one of the two X-chromosomes is genetically active in female cells, but our study concluded that the extra X chromosome do have effect on the hormone level of Klinefelter＇s Syndrome.
