The B3 transcription factors(TFs)in plants play vital roles in numerous biological processes.Although B3 genes have been broadly identified in many plants,little is known about their potential functions in mediating s...The B3 transcription factors(TFs)in plants play vital roles in numerous biological processes.Although B3 genes have been broadly identified in many plants,little is known about their potential functions in mediating seed development and material accumulation.Castor bean(Ricinus communis)is a non-edible oilseed crop considered an ideal model system for seed biology research.Here,we identified a total of 61 B3 genes in the castor bean genome,which can be classified into five subfamilies,including ABI3/VP1,HSI,ARF,RAV and REM.The expression profiles revealed that RcABI3/VP1 subfamily genes are significantly up-regulated in the middle and later stages of seed development,indicating that these genes may be associated with the accumulation of storage oils.Furthermore,through yeast one-hybrid and tobacco transient expression assays,we detected that ABI3/VP1 subfamily member RcLEC2 directly regulates the transcription of RcOleosin2,which encodes an oil-body structural protein.This finding suggests that RcLEC2,as a seed-specific TF,may be involved in the regulation of storage materials accumulation.This study provides novel insights into the potential roles and molecular basis of B3 family proteins in seed development and material accumulation.展开更多
X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia is characterised by the acute onset of primary adrenal insufficiency in infancy or early childhood and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(HH)at puberty,arising from mutations of the n...X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia is characterised by the acute onset of primary adrenal insufficiency in infancy or early childhood and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(HH)at puberty,arising from mutations of the nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1(NR0B1)gene.This study investigated an extended family with two affected males(patient A:23 years and patient B:2 months old)and three carrier females.Sequencing analysis of the NR0B1 gene coding region from the family revealed a novel hemizygous deletion[c.604delT;p.(C202Afs*62)]in the two male patients.Furthermore,the patients'respective mothers and their common grandmother had this heterozygous mutation,but it was not present in the Human Gene Mutation Database.The two male patients showed inconsistent clinical features at onset,particularly in early childhood;however,it is possible that the younger patient will eventually show a delay of puberty,feminisation,and nonspermatogenesis in adulthood,similar to that in the older patient.Identification of a novel NR0BI mutation in this family is important for the diagnosis and genetic counselling of children with primary adrenal insufficiency and HH,and will be helpful for predicting long-term clinical symptoms.展开更多
核受体在细胞稳态的维持以及疾病的发生发展等方面发挥着重要的作用。为了探究核受体亚家族6A组成员1(nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1,NR6A1)在肝癌中的作用及机制,首先,分析了癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,...核受体在细胞稳态的维持以及疾病的发生发展等方面发挥着重要的作用。为了探究核受体亚家族6A组成员1(nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1,NR6A1)在肝癌中的作用及机制,首先,分析了癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,TCGA)等数据库信息,发现NR6A1在肝癌中异常高表达且与患者预后不良有关;然后,通过CCK-8(Cell Counting Kit-8)、5-乙炔基-2′-脱氧尿苷(5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine,EdU)、划痕实验发现,干扰NR6A1使肝癌细胞的增殖明显受到抑制但不影响细胞的迁移;其次,通过免疫共沉淀、免疫荧光、RNA干扰和过表达等实验,鉴定出N-myc下游调控基因1(N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1,NDRG1)是NR6A1在肝癌中的互作蛋白质,二者在肝癌中的表达呈正相关,且NR6A1正调控NDRG1的表达;最后,利用功能拯救实验证实,干扰NDRG1可以抑制NR6A1过表达造成的肝癌细胞增殖增强的现象。综上可知,NR6A1通过与NDRG1相互结合且上调NDRG1的表达来发挥促癌作用。展开更多
目的系统评价携带细胞色素P450家族3亚家族A成员5(CYP3A5)*1对移植患儿他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度和血药浓度/给药剂量(C/D)值的影响。方法计算机检索PubMed、Scopus、ISI Web of Science、ProQuest、中国知网、维普资讯中文期刊服务...目的系统评价携带细胞色素P450家族3亚家族A成员5(CYP3A5)*1对移植患儿他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度和血药浓度/给药剂量(C/D)值的影响。方法计算机检索PubMed、Scopus、ISI Web of Science、ProQuest、中国知网、维普资讯中文期刊服务平台、万方数据知识服务平台,纳入携带CYP3A5*1(CYP3A5*1/*1或CYP3A5*1/*3)对移植患儿他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度、C/D值影响的文献。评价文献质量及提取资料后,采用RevMan 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果共纳入13篇文献进行Meta分析。Meta分析结果显示,在移植后第1、2、3、6、12个月时,CYP3A5*1携带者和非携带者的他克莫司给药剂量差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),其中携带者的他克莫司给药剂量更大;在移植后第1、2周和第1、2、6个月,CYP3A5*1携带者的他克莫司血药浓度低于CYP3A5*1非携带者(P<0.05);在移植后第1、2周和第1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12个月,CYP3A5*1携带者的他克莫司C/D值低于CYP3A5*1非携带者(P<0.05)。结论在移植患儿中,CYP3A5*1携带者和非携带者移植后的他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度和C/D值存在明显差异,其中CYP3A5*1携带者所需的他克莫司剂量更大。在给药前进行CYP3A基因多态性检测有助于预测个体所需剂量。展开更多
目的:探讨电压门控钾通道亚家族G成员1(potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 1,KCNG1)在人肺癌组织中的表达水平和临床意义以及其在肺癌细胞恶性生物学行为中的作用。方法:通过TCGA数据库(The Cancer Genome Atlas)分析...目的:探讨电压门控钾通道亚家族G成员1(potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 1,KCNG1)在人肺癌组织中的表达水平和临床意义以及其在肺癌细胞恶性生物学行为中的作用。方法:通过TCGA数据库(The Cancer Genome Atlas)分析KCNG1 mRNA在人肺癌组织中的表达水平,探究其与肺癌患者临床病理特征及预后的关系;基于KCNG1 mRNA表达水平构建预测肺癌患者预后的列线图模型;采用基因本体(GO)功能富集分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书通路(KEGG)富集分析探究KCNG1潜在的生物学功能;采用基因集富集分析(GSEA)预测KCNG1相关差异表达基因参与调控的相关信号通路。采用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)及蛋白免疫印迹分别检测肺癌A549和H1299细胞系以及正常肺上皮细胞中KCNG1 mRNA和蛋白表达水平;通过转染siRNA构建KCNG1敲减的细胞株,分别采用EdU,Transwell,Matrigel Transwell,细胞划痕愈合及血管生成拟态实验检测细胞株生物学行为变化。结果:KCNG1 mRNA在肺癌组织中显著高表达且与肺癌患者不良预后密切相关(P均<0.05);列线图模型初步证实KCNG1可能是肺癌潜在的生物标志物,并具有良好的预后评价功能;GO及KEGG富集分析提示KCNG1在调节激素分泌、离子转运、神经肽信号通路及细胞间黏附等生物学过程中发挥重要作用;GSEA结果提示KCNG1相关差异表达基因主要富集在KRAS,MTORC1,MYC,P53及WNT信号通路;KCNG1敲低的肺癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和成管能力明显受到抑制(P均<0.05)。结论:KCNG1 mRNA在肺癌中显著高表达且与患者不良预后密切相关;siRNA介导的KCNG1敲低可显著抑制肺癌细胞的恶性生长。展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31661143002,81760507,31571709,31771839,31701123 and 31501034)Yunnan Applied Basic Research Projects(2016FA011,2016FB060 and 2016FB040)+1 种基金the National R&D Infrastructure and Facility development Program of China"Fundamental Science Data Sharing Platform(DKA 201712-02-16)the 13th Five-year informatization Plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XXH13506)。
文摘The B3 transcription factors(TFs)in plants play vital roles in numerous biological processes.Although B3 genes have been broadly identified in many plants,little is known about their potential functions in mediating seed development and material accumulation.Castor bean(Ricinus communis)is a non-edible oilseed crop considered an ideal model system for seed biology research.Here,we identified a total of 61 B3 genes in the castor bean genome,which can be classified into five subfamilies,including ABI3/VP1,HSI,ARF,RAV and REM.The expression profiles revealed that RcABI3/VP1 subfamily genes are significantly up-regulated in the middle and later stages of seed development,indicating that these genes may be associated with the accumulation of storage oils.Furthermore,through yeast one-hybrid and tobacco transient expression assays,we detected that ABI3/VP1 subfamily member RcLEC2 directly regulates the transcription of RcOleosin2,which encodes an oil-body structural protein.This finding suggests that RcLEC2,as a seed-specific TF,may be involved in the regulation of storage materials accumulation.This study provides novel insights into the potential roles and molecular basis of B3 family proteins in seed development and material accumulation.
基金the Jin Lei Pediatric Endocrinology Growth Research Fund for Young Physicians(No.PEGRF201607001).
文摘X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia is characterised by the acute onset of primary adrenal insufficiency in infancy or early childhood and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(HH)at puberty,arising from mutations of the nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1(NR0B1)gene.This study investigated an extended family with two affected males(patient A:23 years and patient B:2 months old)and three carrier females.Sequencing analysis of the NR0B1 gene coding region from the family revealed a novel hemizygous deletion[c.604delT;p.(C202Afs*62)]in the two male patients.Furthermore,the patients'respective mothers and their common grandmother had this heterozygous mutation,but it was not present in the Human Gene Mutation Database.The two male patients showed inconsistent clinical features at onset,particularly in early childhood;however,it is possible that the younger patient will eventually show a delay of puberty,feminisation,and nonspermatogenesis in adulthood,similar to that in the older patient.Identification of a novel NR0BI mutation in this family is important for the diagnosis and genetic counselling of children with primary adrenal insufficiency and HH,and will be helpful for predicting long-term clinical symptoms.
文摘核受体在细胞稳态的维持以及疾病的发生发展等方面发挥着重要的作用。为了探究核受体亚家族6A组成员1(nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1,NR6A1)在肝癌中的作用及机制,首先,分析了癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,TCGA)等数据库信息,发现NR6A1在肝癌中异常高表达且与患者预后不良有关;然后,通过CCK-8(Cell Counting Kit-8)、5-乙炔基-2′-脱氧尿苷(5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine,EdU)、划痕实验发现,干扰NR6A1使肝癌细胞的增殖明显受到抑制但不影响细胞的迁移;其次,通过免疫共沉淀、免疫荧光、RNA干扰和过表达等实验,鉴定出N-myc下游调控基因1(N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1,NDRG1)是NR6A1在肝癌中的互作蛋白质,二者在肝癌中的表达呈正相关,且NR6A1正调控NDRG1的表达;最后,利用功能拯救实验证实,干扰NDRG1可以抑制NR6A1过表达造成的肝癌细胞增殖增强的现象。综上可知,NR6A1通过与NDRG1相互结合且上调NDRG1的表达来发挥促癌作用。
文摘目的系统评价携带细胞色素P450家族3亚家族A成员5(CYP3A5)*1对移植患儿他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度和血药浓度/给药剂量(C/D)值的影响。方法计算机检索PubMed、Scopus、ISI Web of Science、ProQuest、中国知网、维普资讯中文期刊服务平台、万方数据知识服务平台,纳入携带CYP3A5*1(CYP3A5*1/*1或CYP3A5*1/*3)对移植患儿他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度、C/D值影响的文献。评价文献质量及提取资料后,采用RevMan 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果共纳入13篇文献进行Meta分析。Meta分析结果显示,在移植后第1、2、3、6、12个月时,CYP3A5*1携带者和非携带者的他克莫司给药剂量差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),其中携带者的他克莫司给药剂量更大;在移植后第1、2周和第1、2、6个月,CYP3A5*1携带者的他克莫司血药浓度低于CYP3A5*1非携带者(P<0.05);在移植后第1、2周和第1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12个月,CYP3A5*1携带者的他克莫司C/D值低于CYP3A5*1非携带者(P<0.05)。结论在移植患儿中,CYP3A5*1携带者和非携带者移植后的他克莫司给药剂量、血药浓度和C/D值存在明显差异,其中CYP3A5*1携带者所需的他克莫司剂量更大。在给药前进行CYP3A基因多态性检测有助于预测个体所需剂量。
