Objective To investigate miR-183-5p targeting to forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)and its corresponding effect on the proliferation,migration,invasion,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)of non-small cell lung canc...Objective To investigate miR-183-5p targeting to forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)and its corresponding effect on the proliferation,migration,invasion,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)cells.Methods NSCLC tissues and adjacent normal tissues from 60 patients with NSCLC adenocarcinoma were obtained via pathological biopsy or intraoperative resection.Several cell lines were cultured in vitro,including the human normal lung epithelial cell line BEAS-2B and human NSCLC cell lines A549,SPCA-1,PC-9,and 95-D.miR-183-5p and FOXO1 mRNA expression in tissues and cells were detected by qRT-PCR;the corresponding correlations in NSCLC tissues were analyzed using the Pearson test,and the relationship between miR-183-5p expression and clinicopathological parameters was analyzed.The miR-183-5p-mediated regulation of FOXO1 was verified by bioinformatics prediction alongside double luciferase,RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation(RIP)assay,and pull-down experiments.A549 cells were divided into control,anti-miR-NC,anti-miR-183-5p,miR-NC,miR-183-5p,miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1,and miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1-FOXO1 groups.Cell proliferation,invasion,migration,apoptosis,and cell cycle distribution were detected using an MTT assay,clone formation assay,Transwell assay,scratch test,and flow cytometry,respectively.The expression of EMT-related proteins in the cells was analyzed by western blotting.The effect of miR-185-3p silencing on the development of transplanted tumors was detected by analyzing tumor formation in nude mice.Results miR-183-5p expression was significantly higher in NSCLC tissues and cells than in adjacent normal tissues,whereas FOXO1 mRNA expression was significantly down-regulated.There was a significant negative correlation between miR-183-5p and FOXO1 mRNA in NSCLC tissues(P<0.05).Additionally,the expression of miR-183-5p was significantly correlated with tumor size,tumor differentiation,and tumor-node-metastasis stage in patients with NSCLC(P<0.05).miR-183-5p targeted and inhibited FOXO1 expression.Compared to the anti-miR-NC group,the cell proliferation,scratch healing rate,N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression,and the proportion of S phase cells were significantly lower in the anti-miR-183-5p group,whereas the protein expression of E-cadherin andα-catenin and the proportion of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly higher;additionally,the frequency of colony formation and invasion were significantly lower in the anti-miR-183-5p group(P<0.05).Compared to the miR-NC group,the cell proliferation,scratch healing rate,N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression,and the proportion of S phase cells in the miR-183-5p group were significantly higher,whereas the E-cadherin andα-catenin protein expression and the proportion of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly lower;furthermore,the frequency of colony formation and invasion were significantly higher in the miR-183-5p group(P<0.05).Compared with the miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1 group,the OD value,scratch healing rate,N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression,and the proportion of S phase cells were significantly lower in the miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1-FOXO1 group,whereas E-cadherin andα-catenin protein expression and the proportion of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly higher;additionally,the frequency of colony formation and invasion was significantly lower in the miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1-FOXO1 group(P<0.05).Overall,silencing miR-185-3p inhibited the growth of transplanted tumors and promoted FOXO1 expression.Conclusion Overexpression of miR-183-5p can inhibit apoptosis and promote the proliferation,migration,invasion,and EMT,of NSCLC cells by down-regulating FOXO1 expression.展开更多
Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-met...Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A) modifications are the most common form of epigenetic regulation at the RNA level and play an essential role in biological processes. However, whether m^(6)A modifications participate in corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury remains unknown. We found that expression of methyltransferase 14 protein(METTL14) in the locomotor cortex was high after spinal cord injury and accompanied by elevated m^(6)A levels. Knockdown of Mettl14 in the locomotor cortex was not favorable for corticospinal tract regeneration and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Through bioinformatics analysis and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we found that METTL14 regulated Trib2 expression in an m^(6)A-regulated manner, thereby activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promoting corticospinal tract regeneration. Finally, we administered syringin, a stabilizer of METTL14, using molecular docking. Results confirmed that syringin can promote corticospinal tract regeneration and facilitate neurological recovery by stabilizing METTL14. Findings from this study reveal that m^(6)A modification is involved in the regulation of corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury.展开更多
Emergency granulopoiesis and neutrophil mobilization that can be triggered by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF)through its receptor G-CSFR are essential for antibacterial innate defense.However,the epigenet...Emergency granulopoiesis and neutrophil mobilization that can be triggered by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF)through its receptor G-CSFR are essential for antibacterial innate defense.However,the epigenetic modifiers crucial for intrinsically regulating G-CSFR expression and the antibacterial response of neutrophils remain largely unclear.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)RNA modification and the related demethylase alkB homolog 5(ALKBH5)are key epigenetic regulators of immunity and inflammation,but their roles in neutrophil production and mobilization are still unknown.We used cecal ligation and puncture(CLP)-induced polymicrobial sepsis to model systemic bacterial infection,and we report that ALKBH5 is required for emergency granulopoiesis and neutrophil mobilization.ALKBH5 depletion significantly impaired the production of immature neutrophils in the bone marrow of septic mice.In addition,Alkbh5-deficient septic mice exhibited higher retention of mature neutrophils in the bone marrow and defective neutrophil release into the circulation,which led to fewer neutrophils at the infection site than in their wild-type littermates.During bacterial infection,ALKBH5 imprinted production-and mobilization-promoting transcriptome signatures in both mouse and human neutrophils.Mechanistically,ALKBH5 erased m^(6)A methylation on the CSF3R mRNA to increase the mRNA stability and protein expression of G-CSFR,consequently upregulating cell surface G-CSFR expression and downstream STAT3 signaling in neutrophils.The RIP-qPCR results confirmed the direct binding of ALKBH5 to the CSF3R mRNA,and the binding strength declined upon bacterial infection,accounting for the decrease in G-CSFR expression on bacteria-infected neutrophils.Considering these results collectively,we define a new role of ALKBH5 in intrinsically driving neutrophil production and mobilization through m^(6)A demethylation-dependent posttranscriptional regulation,indicating that m^(6)A RNA modification in neutrophils is a potential target for treating bacterial infections and neutropenia.展开更多
目的探讨m^(6)A去甲基化酶烷基化修复蛋白B同源物5(alkylation repair protein B homolog 5,ALKHB5)在肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)组织中的表达及其临床意义。方法收集2009年1月至2013年8月在桂林医学院附属医院接受肝癌切...目的探讨m^(6)A去甲基化酶烷基化修复蛋白B同源物5(alkylation repair protein B homolog 5,ALKHB5)在肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)组织中的表达及其临床意义。方法收集2009年1月至2013年8月在桂林医学院附属医院接受肝癌切除术的80例HCC患者的癌组织及其癌旁组织(距病灶>3 cm)的石蜡包埋标本,采用免疫组化法检测ALKBH5的表达水平,并分析其与HCC患者临床病理特征及与预后的关系。结果在HCC组织中ALKBH5高表达的患者比例明显低于癌旁组织(P=0.001),且与肿瘤大小和血清甲胎蛋白(α⁃fetoprotein,AFP)水平相关(均P<0.05)。Kaplan⁃Meier生存分析显示ALKBH5低表达组患者的总生存期(P=0.011)和无复发生存期(P=0.012)均缩短,多因素Cox回归分析显示ALKBH5低表达是影响HCC患者总生存期(HR=1.965,95%CI:1.029~3.751,P=0.041)和无复发生存期(HR=2.201,95%CI:1.046~4.629,P=0.038)的独立危险因素。结论ALKBH5在HCC组织中表达下调且低表达患者预后不良,ALKBH5可能是HCC潜在的预后评估指标及治疗靶点。展开更多
The dorsal lingual epithelium,which is composed of taste buds and keratinocytes differentiated from K14^(+)basal cells,discriminates taste compounds and maintains the epithelial barrier.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is th...The dorsal lingual epithelium,which is composed of taste buds and keratinocytes differentiated from K14^(+)basal cells,discriminates taste compounds and maintains the epithelial barrier.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most abundant mRNA modification in eukaryotic cells.How METTL3-mediated m^(6)A modification regulates K14^(+)basal cell fate during dorsal lingual epithelium formation and regeneration remains unclear.Here we show knockout of Mettl3 in K14^(+)cells reduced the taste buds and enhanced keratinocytes.Deletion of Mettl3 led to increased basal cell proliferation and decreased cell division in taste buds.Conditional Mettl3 knock-in mice showed little impact on taste buds or keratinization,but displayed increased proliferation of cells around taste buds in a protective manner during post-irradiation recovery.Mechanically,we revealed that the most frequent m^(6)A modifications were enriched in Hippo and Wnt signaling,and specific peaks were observed near the stop codons of Lats1 and FZD7.Our study elucidates that METTL3 is essential for taste bud formation and could promote the quantity recovery of taste bud after radiation.展开更多
文摘Objective To investigate miR-183-5p targeting to forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)and its corresponding effect on the proliferation,migration,invasion,and epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)cells.Methods NSCLC tissues and adjacent normal tissues from 60 patients with NSCLC adenocarcinoma were obtained via pathological biopsy or intraoperative resection.Several cell lines were cultured in vitro,including the human normal lung epithelial cell line BEAS-2B and human NSCLC cell lines A549,SPCA-1,PC-9,and 95-D.miR-183-5p and FOXO1 mRNA expression in tissues and cells were detected by qRT-PCR;the corresponding correlations in NSCLC tissues were analyzed using the Pearson test,and the relationship between miR-183-5p expression and clinicopathological parameters was analyzed.The miR-183-5p-mediated regulation of FOXO1 was verified by bioinformatics prediction alongside double luciferase,RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation(RIP)assay,and pull-down experiments.A549 cells were divided into control,anti-miR-NC,anti-miR-183-5p,miR-NC,miR-183-5p,miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1,and miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1-FOXO1 groups.Cell proliferation,invasion,migration,apoptosis,and cell cycle distribution were detected using an MTT assay,clone formation assay,Transwell assay,scratch test,and flow cytometry,respectively.The expression of EMT-related proteins in the cells was analyzed by western blotting.The effect of miR-185-3p silencing on the development of transplanted tumors was detected by analyzing tumor formation in nude mice.Results miR-183-5p expression was significantly higher in NSCLC tissues and cells than in adjacent normal tissues,whereas FOXO1 mRNA expression was significantly down-regulated.There was a significant negative correlation between miR-183-5p and FOXO1 mRNA in NSCLC tissues(P<0.05).Additionally,the expression of miR-183-5p was significantly correlated with tumor size,tumor differentiation,and tumor-node-metastasis stage in patients with NSCLC(P<0.05).miR-183-5p targeted and inhibited FOXO1 expression.Compared to the anti-miR-NC group,the cell proliferation,scratch healing rate,N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression,and the proportion of S phase cells were significantly lower in the anti-miR-183-5p group,whereas the protein expression of E-cadherin andα-catenin and the proportion of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly higher;additionally,the frequency of colony formation and invasion were significantly lower in the anti-miR-183-5p group(P<0.05).Compared to the miR-NC group,the cell proliferation,scratch healing rate,N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression,and the proportion of S phase cells in the miR-183-5p group were significantly higher,whereas the E-cadherin andα-catenin protein expression and the proportion of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly lower;furthermore,the frequency of colony formation and invasion were significantly higher in the miR-183-5p group(P<0.05).Compared with the miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1 group,the OD value,scratch healing rate,N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression,and the proportion of S phase cells were significantly lower in the miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1-FOXO1 group,whereas E-cadherin andα-catenin protein expression and the proportion of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly higher;additionally,the frequency of colony formation and invasion was significantly lower in the miR-183-5p+pcDNA3.1-FOXO1 group(P<0.05).Overall,silencing miR-185-3p inhibited the growth of transplanted tumors and promoted FOXO1 expression.Conclusion Overexpression of miR-183-5p can inhibit apoptosis and promote the proliferation,migration,invasion,and EMT,of NSCLC cells by down-regulating FOXO1 expression.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82030071 (to JH),82272495 (to YC)Science and Technology Major Project of Changsha,No.kh2103008 (to JH)Graduate Students’ Independent Innovative Projects of Hunan Province,No.CX20230311 (to YJ)。
文摘Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A) modifications are the most common form of epigenetic regulation at the RNA level and play an essential role in biological processes. However, whether m^(6)A modifications participate in corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury remains unknown. We found that expression of methyltransferase 14 protein(METTL14) in the locomotor cortex was high after spinal cord injury and accompanied by elevated m^(6)A levels. Knockdown of Mettl14 in the locomotor cortex was not favorable for corticospinal tract regeneration and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Through bioinformatics analysis and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we found that METTL14 regulated Trib2 expression in an m^(6)A-regulated manner, thereby activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promoting corticospinal tract regeneration. Finally, we administered syringin, a stabilizer of METTL14, using molecular docking. Results confirmed that syringin can promote corticospinal tract regeneration and facilitate neurological recovery by stabilizing METTL14. Findings from this study reveal that m^(6)A modification is involved in the regulation of corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82322028 and 82071793)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(7212069)+2 种基金the Beijing Nova Program(20220484065)and the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2019-2021QNRC001)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82388201)the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-I2M-1-017).
文摘Emergency granulopoiesis and neutrophil mobilization that can be triggered by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF)through its receptor G-CSFR are essential for antibacterial innate defense.However,the epigenetic modifiers crucial for intrinsically regulating G-CSFR expression and the antibacterial response of neutrophils remain largely unclear.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)RNA modification and the related demethylase alkB homolog 5(ALKBH5)are key epigenetic regulators of immunity and inflammation,but their roles in neutrophil production and mobilization are still unknown.We used cecal ligation and puncture(CLP)-induced polymicrobial sepsis to model systemic bacterial infection,and we report that ALKBH5 is required for emergency granulopoiesis and neutrophil mobilization.ALKBH5 depletion significantly impaired the production of immature neutrophils in the bone marrow of septic mice.In addition,Alkbh5-deficient septic mice exhibited higher retention of mature neutrophils in the bone marrow and defective neutrophil release into the circulation,which led to fewer neutrophils at the infection site than in their wild-type littermates.During bacterial infection,ALKBH5 imprinted production-and mobilization-promoting transcriptome signatures in both mouse and human neutrophils.Mechanistically,ALKBH5 erased m^(6)A methylation on the CSF3R mRNA to increase the mRNA stability and protein expression of G-CSFR,consequently upregulating cell surface G-CSFR expression and downstream STAT3 signaling in neutrophils.The RIP-qPCR results confirmed the direct binding of ALKBH5 to the CSF3R mRNA,and the binding strength declined upon bacterial infection,accounting for the decrease in G-CSFR expression on bacteria-infected neutrophils.Considering these results collectively,we define a new role of ALKBH5 in intrinsically driving neutrophil production and mobilization through m^(6)A demethylation-dependent posttranscriptional regulation,indicating that m^(6)A RNA modification in neutrophils is a potential target for treating bacterial infections and neutropenia.
文摘目的探讨m^(6)A去甲基化酶烷基化修复蛋白B同源物5(alkylation repair protein B homolog 5,ALKHB5)在肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)组织中的表达及其临床意义。方法收集2009年1月至2013年8月在桂林医学院附属医院接受肝癌切除术的80例HCC患者的癌组织及其癌旁组织(距病灶>3 cm)的石蜡包埋标本,采用免疫组化法检测ALKBH5的表达水平,并分析其与HCC患者临床病理特征及与预后的关系。结果在HCC组织中ALKBH5高表达的患者比例明显低于癌旁组织(P=0.001),且与肿瘤大小和血清甲胎蛋白(α⁃fetoprotein,AFP)水平相关(均P<0.05)。Kaplan⁃Meier生存分析显示ALKBH5低表达组患者的总生存期(P=0.011)和无复发生存期(P=0.012)均缩短,多因素Cox回归分析显示ALKBH5低表达是影响HCC患者总生存期(HR=1.965,95%CI:1.029~3.751,P=0.041)和无复发生存期(HR=2.201,95%CI:1.046~4.629,P=0.038)的独立危险因素。结论ALKBH5在HCC组织中表达下调且低表达患者预后不良,ALKBH5可能是HCC潜在的预后评估指标及治疗靶点。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81970913 and 82125006)。
文摘The dorsal lingual epithelium,which is composed of taste buds and keratinocytes differentiated from K14^(+)basal cells,discriminates taste compounds and maintains the epithelial barrier.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most abundant mRNA modification in eukaryotic cells.How METTL3-mediated m^(6)A modification regulates K14^(+)basal cell fate during dorsal lingual epithelium formation and regeneration remains unclear.Here we show knockout of Mettl3 in K14^(+)cells reduced the taste buds and enhanced keratinocytes.Deletion of Mettl3 led to increased basal cell proliferation and decreased cell division in taste buds.Conditional Mettl3 knock-in mice showed little impact on taste buds or keratinization,but displayed increased proliferation of cells around taste buds in a protective manner during post-irradiation recovery.Mechanically,we revealed that the most frequent m^(6)A modifications were enriched in Hippo and Wnt signaling,and specific peaks were observed near the stop codons of Lats1 and FZD7.Our study elucidates that METTL3 is essential for taste bud formation and could promote the quantity recovery of taste bud after radiation.
