载脂蛋白C（apolipoprotein C，apoC）是血浆中一组水溶性的低分子量蛋白质，包括载脂蛋白CI、CII、CⅢ和新近发现的civ四个亚类，它们主要分布在乳糜微粒（chylomicron，CM）、极低密度脂蛋白（very low density lipoprotein，VLDL）...载脂蛋白C（apolipoprotein C，apoC）是血浆中一组水溶性的低分子量蛋白质，包括载脂蛋白CI、CII、CⅢ和新近发现的civ四个亚类，它们主要分布在乳糜微粒（chylomicron，CM）、极低密度脂蛋白（very low density lipoprotein，VLDL）和高密度脂蛋白（high density lipoprotein，HDL）中。展开更多
APOC3在动物机体脂蛋白的代谢中发挥着关键的作用,本研究利用生物信息学相关软件对猪APOC3蛋白的理化性质、信号肽、跨膜结构、亚细胞定位、翻译后修饰位点、二级和三级结构进行初步的分析。结果表明:猪APOC3蛋白由96个氨基酸组成,分子...APOC3在动物机体脂蛋白的代谢中发挥着关键的作用,本研究利用生物信息学相关软件对猪APOC3蛋白的理化性质、信号肽、跨膜结构、亚细胞定位、翻译后修饰位点、二级和三级结构进行初步的分析。结果表明:猪APOC3蛋白由96个氨基酸组成,分子量为10.7 k Da,等电点为4.76,为一种分子量较小的亲水性稳定蛋白;该蛋白的N末端存在信号肽,剪切位点位于第23与24位氨基酸之间,但不存在跨膜结构域;APOC3蛋白含有4个O-糖基化和10个磷酸化修饰位点;α螺旋和无规则卷曲是构成其二级结构和三级结构主要的元件;系统进化分析显示,猪与牛和山羊的亲缘关系最近。该研究结果为进一步研究该蛋白的生物学功能奠定了基础。展开更多
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most malignant gastrointestinal cancers worldwide.The liver is the most important metastatic target organ,and liver metastasis is the leading cause of death in patients w...BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most malignant gastrointestinal cancers worldwide.The liver is the most important metastatic target organ,and liver metastasis is the leading cause of death in patients with CRC.Owing to the lack of sensitive biomarkers and unclear molecular mechanism,the occurrence of liver metastases cannot be predicted and the clinical outcomes are bad for liver metastases.Therefore,it is very important to identify the diagnostic or prognostic markers for liver metastases of CRC.AIM To investigate the highly differentially expressed genes(HDEGs)and prognostic marker for liver metastases of CRC.METHODS Data from three NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)datasets were used to show HDEGs between liver metastases of CRC and tumour or normal samples.These significantly HDEGs of the three GEO datasets take the interactions.And these genes were screened through an online tool to explore the prognostic value.Then,TIMER and R package were utilized to investigate the immunity functions of the HDEGs and gene set enrichment analysis was used to explore their potential functions.RESULTS Based on the selection criteria,three CRC datasets for exploration(GSE14297,GSE41258,and GSE49355)were chosen.Venn diagrams were used to show HDEGs common to the six groups and 47 HDEGs were obtained.The HDEGs were shown by using STRING and Cytoscape software.Based on the TCGA database,APOC1 showed significantly different expression between N2 and N0,and N2 and N1.And there was also a significant difference in expression between T2 and T4,and between T2 and T3.In 20 paired CRC and normal tissues,quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction illustrated that the APOC1 mRNA was strongly upregulated in CRC tissues(P=0.014).PrognoScan and GEPIA2 revealed the prognostic value of APOC1 for overall survival and diseasefree survival in CRC(P<0.05).TIMER showed that APOC1 has a close relationship with immune infiltration(P<0.05).CONCLUSION APOC1 is a biomarker that is associated with both the diagnosis and prognosis of liver metastases of CRC.展开更多
文摘载脂蛋白C（apolipoprotein C，apoC）是血浆中一组水溶性的低分子量蛋白质，包括载脂蛋白CI、CII、CⅢ和新近发现的civ四个亚类，它们主要分布在乳糜微粒（chylomicron，CM）、极低密度脂蛋白（very low density lipoprotein，VLDL）和高密度脂蛋白（high density lipoprotein，HDL）中。
文摘APOC3在动物机体脂蛋白的代谢中发挥着关键的作用,本研究利用生物信息学相关软件对猪APOC3蛋白的理化性质、信号肽、跨膜结构、亚细胞定位、翻译后修饰位点、二级和三级结构进行初步的分析。结果表明:猪APOC3蛋白由96个氨基酸组成,分子量为10.7 k Da,等电点为4.76,为一种分子量较小的亲水性稳定蛋白;该蛋白的N末端存在信号肽,剪切位点位于第23与24位氨基酸之间,但不存在跨膜结构域;APOC3蛋白含有4个O-糖基化和10个磷酸化修饰位点;α螺旋和无规则卷曲是构成其二级结构和三级结构主要的元件;系统进化分析显示,猪与牛和山羊的亲缘关系最近。该研究结果为进一步研究该蛋白的生物学功能奠定了基础。
基金National Key Research and Development(R&D)Program Project,No.2019YFC1315705.
文摘BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most malignant gastrointestinal cancers worldwide.The liver is the most important metastatic target organ,and liver metastasis is the leading cause of death in patients with CRC.Owing to the lack of sensitive biomarkers and unclear molecular mechanism,the occurrence of liver metastases cannot be predicted and the clinical outcomes are bad for liver metastases.Therefore,it is very important to identify the diagnostic or prognostic markers for liver metastases of CRC.AIM To investigate the highly differentially expressed genes(HDEGs)and prognostic marker for liver metastases of CRC.METHODS Data from three NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)datasets were used to show HDEGs between liver metastases of CRC and tumour or normal samples.These significantly HDEGs of the three GEO datasets take the interactions.And these genes were screened through an online tool to explore the prognostic value.Then,TIMER and R package were utilized to investigate the immunity functions of the HDEGs and gene set enrichment analysis was used to explore their potential functions.RESULTS Based on the selection criteria,three CRC datasets for exploration(GSE14297,GSE41258,and GSE49355)were chosen.Venn diagrams were used to show HDEGs common to the six groups and 47 HDEGs were obtained.The HDEGs were shown by using STRING and Cytoscape software.Based on the TCGA database,APOC1 showed significantly different expression between N2 and N0,and N2 and N1.And there was also a significant difference in expression between T2 and T4,and between T2 and T3.In 20 paired CRC and normal tissues,quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction illustrated that the APOC1 mRNA was strongly upregulated in CRC tissues(P=0.014).PrognoScan and GEPIA2 revealed the prognostic value of APOC1 for overall survival and diseasefree survival in CRC(P<0.05).TIMER showed that APOC1 has a close relationship with immune infiltration(P<0.05).CONCLUSION APOC1 is a biomarker that is associated with both the diagnosis and prognosis of liver metastases of CRC.
