Loss of monopolar spindle-binding protein 3B expression promotes colorectal cancer malignant behaviors by activation of target of rapamycin kinase/autophagy signaling

BACKGROUND Monopolar spindle-binding protein 3B(MOB3B)functions as a signal transducer and altered MOB3B expression is associated with the development of human cancers.AIM To investigate the role of MOB3B in colorectal cancer(CRC).METHODS This study collected 102 CRC tissue samples for immunohistochemical detection of MOB3B expression for association with CRC prognosis.After overexpression and knockdown of MOB3B expression were induced in CRC cell lines,changes in cell viability,migration,invasion,and gene expression were assayed.Tumor cell autophagy was detected using transmission electron microscopy,while nude mouse xenograft experiments were performed to confirm the in-vitro results.RESULTS MOB3B expression was reduced in CRC vs normal tissues and loss of MOB3B expression was associated with poor CRC prognosis.Overexpression of MOB3B protein in vitro attenuated the cell viability as well as the migration and invasion capacities of CRC cells,whereas knockdown of MOB3B expression had the opposite effects in CRC cells.At the molecular level,microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 II/I expression was elevated,whereas the expression of matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)2,MMP9,sequestosome 1,and phosphorylated mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase(mTOR)was downregulated in MOB3B-overexpressing RKO cells.In contrast,the opposite results were observed in tumor cells with MOB3B knockdown.The nude mouse data confirmed these in-vitro findings,i.e.,MOB3B expression suppressed CRC cell xenograft growth,whereas knockdown of MOB3B expression promoted the growth of CRC cell xenografts.CONCLUSION Loss of MOB3B expression promotes CRC development and malignant behaviors,suggesting a potential tumor suppressive role of MOB3B in CRC by inhibition of mTOR/autophagy signaling.

Prognostic and immunological roles of heat shock protein A4 in lung adenocarcinoma

BACKGROUND Heat shock protein A4(HSPA4)belongs to molecular chaperone protein family which plays important roles within variable cellular activities,including cancer initiation and progression.However,the prognostic and immunological significance of HSPA4 in lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD)has not been revealed yet.AIM To explore the prognostic and immunological roles of HSPA4 to identify a novel prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for LUAD.METHODS We assessed the prognostic and immunological significance of HSPA4 in LUAD using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas database.The association between HSPA4 expression and clinical-pathological features was assessed through Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon signed-rank test.Univariate/multivariate Cox regression analyses and Kaplan-Meier curves were employed to evaluate prognostic factors,including HSPA4,in LUAD.Gene set enrichment analysis(GSEA)was conducted to identify the key signaling pathways associated with HSPA4.The correlation between HSPA4 expression and cancer immune infiltration was evaluated using single-sample gene set enrichment analysis(ssGSEA).RESULTS Overexpressing HSPA4 was significantly related to advanced pathologic TNM stage,advanced pathologic stage,progression disease status of primary therapy outcome and female subgroups with LUAD.In addition,increased HSPA4 expression was found to be related to worse disease-specific survival and overall survival.GSEA analysis indicated a significant correlation between HSPA4 and cell cycle regulation and immune response,particularly through diminishing the function of cytotoxicity cells and CD8 T cells.The ssGSEA algorithm showed a positive correlation between HSPA4 expression and infiltrating levels of Th2 cells,while a negative correlation was observed with cytotoxic cell infiltration levels.CONCLUSION Our findings indicate HSPA4 is related to prognosis and immune cell infiltrates and may act as a novel prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for LUAD.

Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Hsp70 Protein Expression in HaCaT Cells

Ultraviolet radiation by its wavelength is divided into: UVA, UVB and UVC. Only UVA and UVB manage to penetrate the ozone layer, but due to anthropological activities, all of them are capable of interacting with humans to a greater or lesser extent, and can generate adverse effects such as cellular stress when interacting with intra-and extracellular biomolecules. The skin is the first organ in contact with UV radiation, and the stress it generates can be analyzed by the expression of a bioindicator of cellular damage such as Hsp70. Therefore, the objective of the project was: to determine the effect of UVA, UVB and UVC radiation on HaCaT epithelial cells, by analyzing the expression of Hsp70. Materials and methods: HaCaT cells were cultured in vitro, which were irradiated with UVA, UVB and UVC light at different doses, to subsequently determine the degree of Hsp70 expression by Immunodetection by PAGE-SDS and Western Blot. Results: Basal expression of Hsp70 was observed in no irradiated HaCaT cells. When HaCaT cells were irradiated with UVA, UVB, UVC, an increase in this Hsp70 protein was observed. With UVA, a higher degree of expression was observed at a time of 30 minutes of irradiation. With UVB the highest expression shifted to a time of 20 minutes. With UVC, overexpression was observed after 10 minutes. Conclusion: UV radiation generates cellular stress on HaCaT cells, evaluated by the stress bioindicator Hsp70. According to the wavelength of UV radiation, those that have a shorter wavelength have a greater potential for cellular damage, such as UVC.

瑞芬太尼调节AKT/GSK-3β/Snail信号通路对肺癌细胞增殖、凋亡和上皮间质转化的影响

目的 探究瑞芬太尼(RF)调节蛋白激酶B(AKT)/糖原合成酶激酶3β(GSK-3β)/Snail信号通路对肺癌细胞增殖、凋亡和上皮间质转化(EMT)的影响。方法 将非小细胞肺癌细胞A549分为低(RF-L)、中(RF-M)、高浓度RF(RF-H)组(10、20、40 nmol/L RF)、高浓度RF+AKT激活剂SC79(RF-H+SC79)组(40 nmol/L RF+4μg/mL SC79)和对照组(Control组)。CCK-8法检测细胞增殖能力。划痕实验检测细胞迁移能力。Transwell实验检测细胞侵袭能力。流式细胞术测量细胞凋亡。实时荧光定量PCR测定AKT、GSK-3β、Snail mRNA水平。Western Blot测定蛋白表达。结果 相较于Control组,RF-M、RF-H组48和72 h的OD450、细胞侵袭数目、划痕愈合率、AKT、GSK-3β、Snail mRNA和蛋白表达、Bcl-2蛋白、EMT相关蛋白N-cadherin、Vimentin表达显著降低(P<0.05),细胞凋亡率、Bax蛋白、E-cadherin蛋白表达显著升高(P<0.05)。SC79减弱了RF对肺癌细胞增殖和EMT进程的抑制作用,减弱细胞凋亡。结论 RF可阻碍肺癌细胞EMT和增殖,诱导凋亡,这可能与AKT/GSK-3β/Snail信号通路的抑制相关。

应用B.t.和SBTi基因提高水稻抗虫性的研究

利用基因枪法将单个B .t.基因或与SBTi基因一起导入到两个华南地区优良籼稻品种中 ,获得 2 1个转B .t.单基因的植株系 ,4个转B .t.和SBTi双基因的植株系。对R1代植株的分子杂交和遗传分析表明 ,3个转双基因系中多个拷贝的B .t.和SBTi基因均是整合在植株基因组同一染色体上相同或相近位点。Northernblot证明在R2 代转基因植株中B .t .基因稳定表达。对稻纵卷叶螟的抗性实验表明 ,转B .t .单基因或B .t.和SBTi双基因的转基因植株均较原种对照有更强的抗性 ,而转双基因植株较转单基因植株又有更强的抗性。

Expression changes of microtubule associated protein 1B in the brain of Fmr1 knockout mice

Objective To explore the regulatory effect of fragile X mental retardation protein （FMRP） on the translation of microtubule associated protein 1B （MAP1B）. Methods The expressions of MAP1B protein and MAP1B mRNA in the brains of 1-week and 6-week old fragile X mental retardation-1 （FmrI） knockout （KO） mice were investigated by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and in situ hybridization, with the age-matched wild type mice （WT） as controls. Results The mean optical density （MOD） of MAP1B was significantly decreased in each brain region in KO6W compared with WT6W, whereas in KO1W, this decrease was only found in the hippocampus and cerebellum. MAP1B in 6-week mice was much less than that in 1-week mice of the same genotype. The results of Western blot and in situ hybridization showed that MAP1B protein and MAP1B mRNA were significantly decreased in the hippocampus of both KO1W and KO6W. Conclusion The decreased MAP1B protein and MAP1B mRNA in the Fmrl knockout mice indicate that FMRP may positively regulate the expression of MAP1B.

Prediction of B Cell Epitope of DMRT Protein in Oreochromis niloticus

[Objective] The research aimed to predict the B cell epitope of DMRT protein in Oreochromis niloticus. [Method] The secondary structure of amino acid sequence of DMRT protein was revealed by Garnier-Robson, Chou-Fasman and Karplus-Schulz methods. The hydrophilicity plot, surface probability and antigenic index were obtained by Kyte-Doolittle, Emini and Jameson-Wolf methods, respectively. Based on the above results, the B cell epitopes for DMRT were predicted. [Result] Both the prediction results from Garnier-Robson, Chou-Fasman methods indicated that the α-helix centers of DMRT protein in O. niloticus were in the N terminal No. 31-56, 68-75, 110-116, 209-211 and 239-243; the β-sheet centers of DMRT protein in O. niloticus were in the N terminal No. 95-99, 177-183, 225-234 and 251-254. With the assistant of Kyte-Doolittle, Emini and Jameson-Wolf methods, the B cell epitopes for DMRT were located in or nearby the N terminal No. 13-16, 35-38, 47-54,84-93, 101-109, 127-156, 166-177 and 198-201. [Conclusion] These results are helpful for preparing the antibody of DMRT protein and revealing the sex determination mechanism of O. niloticus.

温度对B.t杀虫剂防治马尾松毛虫效果的影响

Different temperatures affect the effect of controlling pine caterpillars, Dendrolimus punctatus, by B.t pesticide apparently.While using B.t pesticide,the mortality of D.punctatus decreased as the temperature dropped.From the result of 4 temperature gradient tests,it was showed that 20 ℃ is the threshold that determine the effect of controlling D.punctatus by B.t. The results shows that different temperatures affect the feeding deterrence of the B.t to the D.punctatus larvae also,but in the all temperature treatments,the feeding deterrences are apparent consistently.

根癌农杆菌介导B.t.基因和CpTI基因对花椰菜的转化

用根癌农杆菌介导的方法 ,将B .t.基因和Cp TI基因分别导入花椰菜“杂交 75天”的父本和母本的无菌苗下胚轴切段细胞 ,都获得了转基因植株。经过预培养的下胚轴切段用根癌农杆菌 (LBA44 0 4/ pG BI4A2B ,含B .t .基因 ;LBA44 0 4/pBRLC ,含CpTI基因 )进行感染后 ,共培养 48h ,继续培养 30d后 ,将分化芽转移至筛选培养基上。 10d后 ,大多数分化芽的顶端变成紫色 ,2 0d后紫色芽逐渐变白死亡 ,而转化芽在选择培养基上长成小植株。小植株移至大田能正常生长、开花、结籽。PCR和Southernblot分析表明B .

转B.t.基因棉抗棉铃虫性的鉴定技术及其应用

根据近年对我国培育出的转基因棉抗虫性鉴定实践，总结制定出转基因棉抗虫性鉴定技术和标准。应用该技术鉴定出３６号等转Ｂ．ｔ．基因棉高抗棉铃虫的株系。

The Prediction of B Cell Epitopes for VP73 Protein of African Fever Virus

[Objective] The B cell epitopes for VP73 protein of African swine fever virus was predicted. [ Method] Based on the analysis of the amino acid sequence and the flexible regions of VP73 protein, the B cell epitopes for VP73 protein of African swine fever virus were predicted by method of Kyte-Doolittie, Emini and Jameson-Wolf. [Result] The B cell epitopes were located at or adjacent to the N-terminal No. 11 - 18,26 -48,73 -82,136 - 150,159 - 174,181 - 189,191 - 210,247 - 276,279 - 295,313 - 323 and 382 - 392. [Conclusion] The multi-parameters analytic method was adopted to predict the B cell epitopes for VP73 protein of African swine fever virus, which laid solid foundation for further characterizing the protein of VP73 and researching epitope vaccine.

主要组织相容性复合体调控帕金森病的免疫反应

背景:免疫反应与帕金森病的病理发展密切相关。研究表明,主要组织相容性复合体在免疫应答中发挥关键作用。目的:综述主要组织相容性复合体调控免疫反应的机制以及对帕金森病病理标志物α-突触核蛋白的影响。方法:以“Parkinson’s disease,the major histocompatibility complex,innate immunity,adaptive immunity,microglia,T cell,B cell,α-syn,inflammation,MHC-Ⅰ,MHC-Ⅱ,immunotherapy”为检索词在PubMed数据库检索文献,最终纳入92篇文献进行分析。结果与结论:①先天性免疫反应参与帕金森病的发生发展,小胶质细胞的促炎和抗炎表型的变化可能加剧帕金森病退行性变;②T细胞的表型和功能与帕金森病的进展有关,调节性T细胞促进抗炎小胶质细胞活化,抑制Th亚群;B细胞介导的体液免疫可清除病理性α-突触核蛋白,具体机制需要进一步研究;③主要组织相容性复合体与先天性免疫和适应性免疫的发生密切相关,对帕金森病的炎症产生影响;④α-突触核蛋白调控小胶质细胞的激活和主要组织相容性复合体的表达,导致帕金森病的炎症变化;⑤α-突触核蛋白与帕金森病的免疫反应密切相关,成为治疗帕金森病的重要靶点。

甘蓝下胚轴的高效再生和农杆菌介导B.t.基因转化甘蓝

分别对取材时间和培养基组成进行研究，建立了甘蓝下胚轴外植体的高效再生系统，当选取6～7d苗龄的下胚轴，将其置于MSB＋BA2．5mg／L＋ZT1mg／L＋IBA0．1mg／L的芽分化培养基中，并于培养基中附加AgNO37．5mg／L时，最高的芽分化频率，“夏光甘蓝”母本“103”可达81．67％，父本“60天早椰菜”可达78．56％。在此基础上，我们对影响转化频率的不同因素，即：抑制农杆菌生长的抗生素种类及其浓度、预培养的有无及感染时的浓度、下胚轴外植体与农杆菌的感染时间和共培养时间、筛选时抗生素的加入时间进行了探讨。共获得100余株卡那霉素抗性植株，全部移栽成活，生长良好。对转基因植株总DNA进行Southernblotting分析，证明nptⅡ基因已整合到甘蓝植株细胞基因组中。

农杆菌转化获得转B.t.基因水稻及其生物学鉴定

以水稻主栽品种“秀水 11”和“春江 11”预培养 4d未成熟胚为转化受体 ,经农杆菌LBA44 0 4/ pG BI4A2B(含B .t.基因 )感染后 ,筛选出抗性愈伤组织并获得转化植株。其中抗性愈伤组织产生频率达44 % 70 % ,转化植株产生频率达 2 7% 6 4%。转基因植物总DNA经PCR和Southernblot分子杂交试验表明 ,T DNA上的外源基因已整合到水稻的基因组里。对转B .t .基因水稻植株进行了两种水稻主要害虫纵卷叶螟和二化螟的饲虫试验。与对照相比 ,7d后纵卷叶螟幼虫死亡率达 31% 49% ,同时纵卷叶螟对转基因水稻叶片的危害程度大大减轻。二化螟在咬食转B .t.基因水稻植株 7d后的校正死亡率达 15 % 71% ,30d后多数转基因水稻仍能正常抽穗 。

氯氰菊酯和B.t.iH-14混配对致乏库蚊幼虫的实验室毒效及持效研究

目的 :提高杀虫剂对致乏库蚊幼虫的药效。方法 :将氯氰菊酯与B .t.iH 14混配 ,观察对试虫的半数致死量 (LC50 )及共毒系数。结果 :混配制剂对敏感品系致乏库蚊幼虫的LC50 为0 .0 0 56mg/L ,共毒系数为90 .8;对抗性致乏库蚊幼虫的LC50 为 0 .0 545mg/L ,共毒系数为2 84 .0 3。按 2 .5mg/L浓度对敏感品系及抗性品系试虫的灭效 >80 % ,在实验室的持效时间为 2 1d ,2 1d后灭效迅速下降 ,30d药效基本丧失。结论 :该混配制剂对敏感品系试虫的毒力表现为两者相加作用 ,对抗性品系试虫有明显增效作用 ,持效期长于单独使用 0 .5mg/L氯氰菊酯及2 .0mg/LB .t .iH 14。

经高浓度味精废水驯化的B.t菌株伴胞晶体特性及其活性成分研究

对 3株能在味精废水中生长的苏云金芽孢杆菌菌株T .4、G .1、S - 2 .5进行了废水茄子瓶培养基培养 ,应用液体双相法分离晶体 ,通过SDS -PAGE电泳确定了它们的分子量为 12 0KD、10 4KD、6 7- 6 8KD、43-45KD ;选取菌珠G .1经分离后的晶体通过DEAE -纤维素离子交换层析和SephadexG - 10 0凝胶排阻层析分离到两个峰 ,分子量分别为 12 0KD、6 8KD ,致死中浓度LC50 分别为 0 .6 0 9、>2 5。

青菜的高效再生和农杆菌介导B.t.及CpTI基因的转化

分别对培养基中适宜的激素组成和AgNO3 添加浓度进行研究 ,建立了青菜下胚轴和子叶外植体的高效再生系统 ,青菜品种“矮抗青”的最高芽分化频率下胚轴可达 6 5 % ,子叶为 5 2 %左右。在此基础上 ,对影响转化频率的不同因素进行了探讨 ,共获 94株卡那霉素抗性植株。对转基因植株总DNA的Southernblot ting分析证明 ,B .t .基因和CpTI基因已整合到青菜植株的细胞核基因组中。经过抗虫性筛选试验 ,从转基因植株的T3 代筛选到 7个转B .t.基因的抗虫纯合株系和 5个转CpTI基因的抗虫纯合株系 。

B.t.蛋白的纯化与鉴定

通过碱溶、碱解的方法溶解B.t.蛋白,采用60%饱和度的硫酸铵粗提,SephadexG-50层析凝胶分离,加1.5倍的95%乙醇可得晶体沉淀并冻干,所得B.t.蛋白含量为92%,SDS-PAGE电泳图谱显示所纯化的B.t.蛋白分子量为130KD,生物学检测时,幼虫至3铃虫的死亡率均大于90%,生物活性达18000IU/mg,可作抗原用。

灵芝提取物通过PBX3/MAPK通路对胶质瘤细胞恶性生物学行为的作用机制研究

目的探究灵芝提取物(GLE)是否可通过前B细胞白血病同源盒基因3(PBX3)/丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)通路影响U251人胶质瘤细胞恶性生物学行为。方法2022年1月至2023年1月进行该研究。含不同浓度GLE培养液(0、50、100、200 mg/L GLE)培养U251细胞48 h,采用细胞计数试剂盒(CCK-8)法、流式细胞术、平板克隆实验、细胞划痕试验及迁移和侵袭(Transwell)实验来评估细胞的存活率、凋亡情况、集落形成能力、迁移与侵袭特性;实时定量聚合酶链反应(RT-qPCR)检测PBX3、细胞外信号调节酶(ERK)mRNA表达水平;蛋白质印迹法检测PBX3、原癌基因c-RAF(Raf-1)、磷酸化Raf-1(p-Raf-1)、信号通路细胞外信号调节酶1/2(ERK1/2)、磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)蛋白表达情况。结果0、50、100、200 mg/L GLE下U251细胞存活率分别为100%、(86.62±4.26)%、(67.68±3.49)%、(50.84±3.39)%、(40.13±3.25)%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);0、50、100、200 mg/L GLE下U251细胞凋亡率、集落形成数、划痕愈合率、侵袭细胞数、PBX3、ERK mRNA及PBX3、p-Raf-1、p-ERK1/2蛋白相对表达水平比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);随着GLE浓度的增加,U251细胞存活率、划痕愈合率、PBX3与ERK mRNA相对表达水平及RAS、PBX3、p-Raf-1、p-MEK1/2、p-ERK1/2蛋白相对表达水平均降低,集落形成数及侵袭细胞数均减少,细胞凋亡率升高;GLE作用效果呈剂量性依赖(P<0.05)。结论GLE可抑制胶质瘤细胞增殖、克隆形成、迁移及侵袭等恶性生物学特性,并诱导其凋亡,其作用机制可能与阻断PBX3/MAPK通路的激活相关。

基于PI3K/AKT信号通路探讨DJ-1蛋白对抑郁症大鼠海马中神经递质的影响

目的探讨DJ-1蛋白对抑郁症大鼠神经递质的影响。方法TUNEL(terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling)试剂盒检测细胞凋亡率。酶联免疫吸附法测定血清中肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)和白细胞介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)的含量,海马区中5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine,5-HT)、5-羟吲哚乙酸(5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid,5-HIAA)、多巴胺(dopamine,DA)的水平;蛋白质印迹检测海马区DJ-1、磷脂酰肌醇3激酶(phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase,PI3K)、蛋白激酶B(protein kinase B,AKT)、p-PI3K、p-AKT、Bcl-2和Bcl-2相关X蛋白(Bcl-2 associated X protein,Bax)的表达。结果过表达DJ-1后能明显降低中细胞凋亡率和血清中TNF-α和IL-6的含量,上调海马区5-HT、5-HIAA、DA的水平,上调p-PI3K、p-AKT和Bcl-2的表达,抑制Bax的表达,但PI3K抑制剂LY294002可部分解除过表达DJ-1对神经元细胞的保护作用。结论过表达DJ-1后能明显抑制抑郁症大鼠炎症性应激,降低细胞的凋亡率,上调中5-HT、5-HIAA和DA的含量,这可能与激活PI3K/AKT信号有关。