Association between Gene Polymorphisms and SNP-SNP Interactions of the Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Signaling Pathway and the Risk of Vascular Senescence

Objective This study aimed to explore the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNP)in the matrix metalloproteinase 2(MMP-2)signaling pathway and the risk of vascular senescence(VS).Methods In this cross-sectional study,between May and November 2022,peripheral venous blood of151 VS patients(case group)and 233 volunteers(control group)were collected.Fourteen SNPs were identified in five genes encoding the components of the MMP-2 signaling pathway,assessed through carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity(cf PWV),and analyzed using multivariate logistic regression.The multigene influence on the risk of VS was assessed using multifactor dimensionality reduction(MDR)and generalized multifactor dimensionality regression(GMDR)modeling.Results Within the multivariate logistic regression models,four SNPs were screened to have significant associations with VS:chemokine(C-C motif)ligand 2(CCL2)rs4586,MMP2 rs14070,MMP2rs7201,and MMP2 rs1053605.Carriers of the T/C genotype of MMP2 rs14070 had a 2.17-fold increased risk of developing VS compared with those of the C/C genotype,and those of the T/T genotype had a19.375-fold increased risk.CCL2 rs4586 and MMP-2 rs14070 exhibited the most significant interactions.Conclusion CCL2 rs4586,MMP-2 rs14070,MMP-2 rs7201,and MMP-2 rs1053605 polymorphisms were significantly associated with the risk of VS.

Nucleotide excision repair gene polymorphisms and hepatoblastoma susceptibility in Eastern Chinese children:A five-center case-control study

Objective:Nucleotide excision repair(NER)plays a vital role in maintaining genome stability,and the effect of NER gene polymorphisms on hepatoblastoma susceptibility is still under investigation.This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between NER gene polymorphisms and the risk of hepatoblastoma in Eastern Chinese Han children.Methods:In this five-center case-control study,we enrolled 966 subjects from East China(193 hepatoblastoma patients and 773 healthy controls).The TaqMan method was used to genotype 19 single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in NER pathway genes,including ERCC1,XPA,XPC,XPD,XPF,and XPG.Then,multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed,and odds ratios(ORs)and 95%confidence intervals(95%CIs)were utilized to assess the strength of associations.Results:Three SNPs were related to hepatoblastoma risk.XPC rs2229090 and XPD rs3810366 significantly contributed to hepatoblastoma risk according to the dominant model(adjusted OR=1.49,95%CI=1.07−2.08,P=0.019;adjusted OR=1.66,95%CI=1.12−2.45,P=0.012,respectively).However,XPD rs238406 conferred a significantly decreased risk of hepatoblastoma under the dominant model(adjusted OR=0.68,95%CI=0.49−0.95;P=0.024).Stratified analysis demonstrated that these significant associations were more prominent in certain subgroups.Moreover,there was evidence of functional implications of these significant SNPs suggested by online expression quantitative trait loci(eQTLs)and splicing quantitative trait loci(sQTLs)analysis.Conclusions:In summary,NER pathway gene polymorphisms(XPC rs2229090,XPD rs3810366,and XPD rs238406)are significantly associated with hepatoblastoma risk,and further research is required to verify these findings.

Assessing the conservation impact of Chinese indigenous chicken populations between ex-situ and in-situ using genome-wide SNPs

Conservation programs require rigorous evaluation to ensure the preservation of genetic diversity and viability of conservation populations. In this study, we conducted a comparative analysis of two indigenous Chinese chicken breeds, Gushi and Xichuan black-bone, using whole-genome SNPs to understand their genetic diversity, track changes over time and population structure. The breeds were divided into five conservation populations(GS1, 2010, ex-situ;GS2, 2019, ex-situ;GS3, 2019, in-situ;XB1, 2010, in-situ;and XB2, 2019, in-situ) based on conservation methods and generations. The genetic diversity indices of three conservation populations of Gushi chicken showed consistent trends, with the GS3 population under in-situ strategy having the highest diversity and GS2 under ex-situ strategy having the lowest. The degree of inbreeding of GS2 was higher than that of GS1 and GS3. Conserved populations of Xichuan black-bone chicken showed no obvious changes in genetic diversity between XB1 and XB2. In terms of population structure, the GS3 population were stratified relative to GS1 and GS2. According to the conservation priority, GS3 had the highest contribution to the total gene and allelic diversity in GS breed, whereas the contribution of XB1 and XB2 were similar. We also observed that the genetic diversity of GS2 was lower than GS3, which were from the same generation but under different conservation programs(in-situ and ex-situ). While XB1 and XB2 had similar levels of genetic diversity. Overall, our findings suggested that the conservation programs performed in ex-situ could slow down the occurrence of inbreeding events, but could not entirely prevent the loss of genetic diversity when the conserved population size was small, while in-situ conservation populations with large population size could maintain a relative high level of genetic diversity.

Distribution of gene polymorphisms associated with aspirin antiplatelet in the Han NSTEMI population

Objective:To analyze the genotype and allele distribution characteristics of GPⅢa PLA2(rs5918),PEAR1(rs12041331),and PTGS1(rs10306114)genes related to the antiplatelet pharmacological effects of aspirin,providing reference for individualized treatment of Chinese Han NSTEMI patients.Methods:A total of 107 Han patients with NSTEMI in Beijing Luhe Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2016 to December 2022 were selected as the research subjects.The genotypes of GPⅢa PLA2(rs5918),PEAR1(rs12041331)and PTGS1(rs10306114)were detected by fluorescence staining in situ hybridization.The frequency distribution and allele distribution of genotype were analyzed.The results were analyzed whether there were statistical differences in the distribution of related alleles between the Han NSTEMI population and some populations in the 1000 Genomes database.Results:In the Han NSTEMI population,the genotype frequencies of GPⅢa PLA2(rs5918)locus were TT 97.20%,TC 2.80%and CC 0%,the allele frequencies were T 98.60%and C 1.40%.The genotype frequencies of PEAR1(rs12041331)locus were GG 42.06%,GA 44.86%and AA 13.08%,the allele frequencies were G 64.49%and A 35.51%.The genotypes at the PTGS1(rs10306114)locus were all AA(100%),no AG or GG genotype was found.Conclusion:In the NSTEMI population of Han nationality,the mutation at GPⅢa PLA2(rs5918)site related to aspirin antiplatelet pharmacology is rare,and there is no mutation at PTGS1(rs10306114)site.Wild homozygotes are dominant in these two gene loci,while mutations in PEAR1(rs12041331)are more common.Some of the findings in this study are similar to those in previous reports or other populations included in the relevant database;however,some results differ from previous reports or other populations。

Research on the Correlation Between rs2110385 Polymorphisms of the Visfatin Gene and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Objective:To investigate the association between rs2110385 polymorphisms of the visfatin gene and the risk of type 2 diabetic retinopathy(DR).Methods:172 Han subjects were selected from Xi’an Shaanxi Province;140 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and 32 normal controls(NC)were selected from our hospital.Patients with diabetes were divided into a non-DR group(T2DM)(n=69)and a nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy Group(DR)(n=71)after dilated fundus photography and fundus fluorescein angiography.rs2110385/AluⅠgenotypes were detected by standardized polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP),and the differences in the detection rates of different genotypes in the above populations were compared.Results:1)The visfatin level in the DR Group was significantly higher than that in the NC and T2DM groups(P<0.05).2)The frequency of GG genotype and G allele of rs2110385 in the DR Group were higher than those in the T2DM and NC groups(80.3,69.6,50.0,86.6,79,65.6,P<0.05).3)There were significant differences in allele frequency and genotype frequency distribution of rs2110385 between the DR Group and the NC group(P<0.01).Conclusion:Visfatin increased in the nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy group and could be a potential indicator for the clinical prediction of DR.The G allele of the rs2110385 polymorphic site may be related to the risk of DR.

伊丽莎白安格斯三角梅转录组的SSR、SNP和InDel特征分析

【目的】基于转录组测序数据分析伊丽莎白安格斯三角梅SSR、SNP和InDel位点特征,为开发三角梅分子标记、选育无刺或少刺品种、品种鉴定及亲缘关系分析提供理论依据。【方法】以伊丽莎白安格斯三角梅3个时期的枝刺和茎段为材料,对其进行转录组测序,采用Trinity对获得的高质量测序数据进行序列组装,利用MISA和GATK3对SSR、SNP和InDel进行特征分析。【结果】18个样本转录组测序平均获得45905982bpRawdata,质控过滤后获得45640193 bp Clean data,拼接后获得312812条转录本和144512条Unigenes,有54516个SSR位点分布于40820条Unigenes上,发生频率为28.25%,平均分布距离为2.67kb,包含1个以上SSR位点的Unigenes10269条,占Unigenes总数的4.25%。在重复基元类型中,单核苷酸、二核苷酸和三核苷酸重复数量占优势,其中单核苷酸重复数量最多(39904个,占比73.20%),其次为二核苷酸重复(8169个,占比14.98%)和三核苷酸重复(5899个,占比10.82%),五核苷酸重复最少(31个,占比0.06%)。单核苷酸~六核苷酸重复类型共检测到98种重复基元,出现频率为0.01%~25.71%,其中出现频率最高的基元为A/T(37151个),占SSR位点总数的68.15%。SSR各类型重复基元的重复次数集中在5~23次,SSR序列的长度10~60bp,平均长度为20.38bp。共检测到231248个SNP位点和99580个InDel位点,其中SNP位点平均分布距离为1.59 kb,InDel位点平均分布距离为0.68 kb,且均以含1个位点的Unigenes数量最多,Unigenes数量随SNP和InDel位点数量的增加而逐渐减少。【结论】伊丽莎白安格斯三角梅转录组中SSR位点数量多、类型丰富,分布特征明显,可用于开发大量SSR标记,SNP和InDel位点发生频率低于模式植物,有待深度挖掘。

SNPs分子标记在地方品种鸭鉴定中的应用

为建立利用分子标记鉴定高邮鸭等优异地方品种资源的方法,研究在全基因组范围内比较分析高邮鸭、绍兴鸭、建昌鸭、北京鸭等多个地方品种鸭遗传变异信息,筛选高邮鸭、绍兴鸭、建昌鸭品种特异性SNPs分子标记组合,基于贝叶斯定理计算SNPs分子标记组合鉴定概率,建立地方鸭品种鉴定方法。结果显示:获得高邮鸭、绍兴鸭、建昌鸭品种特异性SNPs分子标记数分别为7个、8个和6个,针对上述SNPs位点分别设计引物,共21对引物,选用不同引物组合,经PCR反应和测序鉴别鸭品种,鉴定准确率100%,利用贝叶斯公式计算品种内任意基因型及其组合的鉴定准确概率,其中任意对基因型鉴定准确概率最低为71.94%。综上所述,研究成功筛选到高邮鸭、绍兴鸭、建昌鸭特异性分子标记,并建立操作简便、准确性高的品种鉴定方法,为地方鸭种质资源鉴定提供可靠的分子鉴定手段。

基于转录组测序的油茶SSR、SNP和InDel位点特征分析

基于油茶转录组测序数据,利用MISA和GATK3软件对SSR、SNP和InDel位点进行搜索。结果表明:在169652条unigene序列中共发现92228个SSR位点,出现频率54.37%,平均分布距离1.61 kb。油茶转录组SSR位点中,单核苷酸和二核苷酸是主要的重复类型,A/T和AG/CT是主要的重复基元类型,基元重复次数主要集中在5~11次,基序长度主要集中在12~20 bp。共得到1912501个SNP位点,转换类型SNP数量多于颠换类型SNP数量,转换类型中A/G数量最多,而颠换类型中A/T数量最多。共筛选出298984个InDel位点。油茶转录组SSR、SNP和InDel位点数量多、类型丰富,能够为油茶分子标记开发、种质资源评价、亲缘关系鉴定等研究提供支撑。

基于转录组测序的花斑裸鲤SSR、SNP和InDel位点特征分析

为利用分子标记规模化开发与辅助花斑裸鲤(Gymnocypris eckloni)良种选育,以花斑裸鲤(2+龄)的鳃、肾脏和肝脏组织为材料,经总RNA提取和cDNA文库构建后采用Illumina Novaseq 2000平台进行转录组测序,并采用MISA和GATK3软件分析转录组的SSR、SNP和插入缺失标记(InDel)位点特征。结果表明:在486221条Unigenes序列中共发现了128727个SSR,出现频率为26.47%,平均每3.76 kb出现1个SSR;花斑裸鲤SSR包括6个重复类型,以单碱基和二碱基重复基元类型为主,分别占总SSR位点数的46.53%和42.45%,重复基元类型共77种,其中,A/T和AC/GT两种基元的出现频率最高,是花斑裸鲤SSR的优势重复基元;所有重复次数中出现次数最多的为5~15次,占所有SSR位点的87.52%;通过GATK3软件搜索得到399080个SNP位点,转换类型多于颠换类型,分别占总SNP的56.29%和43.71%,转换类型中A/G发生频率略高于C/T,而颠换类型中A/T发生频率最高,C/G发生频率最低;InDel分析显示,从花斑裸鲤转录组Unigenes中共筛选出254065个InDel位点,平均每1903 bp出现1个InDel位点,且SNP位点和InDel位点均以含1个位点的Unigenes数最多。研究表明,花斑裸鲤转录组中SSR、SNP和InDel位点非常丰富,这些位点对花斑裸鲤种质资源鉴定、种群遗传学研究及保护管理具有重要价值。

猪卵泡液外泌体处理卵巢颗粒细胞的SNP/Indel筛选分析

旨在分析卵泡液外泌体对卵巢颗粒细胞基因的影响,了解卵泡液外泌体在卵泡发育过程中的调控机理,为母猪繁殖研究提供理论依据。本研究选取6月龄、健康状态良好且体重相近的二元母猪为材料,屠宰后收集卵巢150枚,利用梯度离心法获取卵泡液外泌体与猪卵巢颗粒细胞(porcine ovarian granulosa cells,POGCs),并在体外将卵泡液外泌体与猪卵巢颗粒细胞共培养。通过RNA-seq技术对猪卵巢颗粒细胞(granulosa cell samples,GC,n=3)和与外泌体共培养的猪卵巢颗粒细胞(granulosa-exosome co-culture samples,GCE,n=3)进行测序。结果显示,在GC和GCE组中平均每个样品获得5.54×10^(7)条clean reads,Q20和Q30质量得分均在92%以上。在GC和GCE组的6个样品中共获得1310979个SNPs突变和104498个InDel突变,其中纯合型SNP/Indel突变数量为170426个,杂合型SNP/Indel突变数量为1245052个,突变杂合子数目明显高于纯合子且SNP的发生率较高。另外,在突变类型中,转换类型共计973003个,颠换类型339974个,转换的类型显著高于颠换类型。经基因注释,突变主要发生在基因3′UTR、5′UTR、内含子区域,其次为外显子和基因间隔区。另外,通过与差异基因对比后,够筛选出1583个候选基因,经GO和KEGG功能富集发现,候选基因主要与细胞周期以及细胞增殖/凋亡过程相关。此外,共发现14个与细胞周期、增殖/凋亡通路相关的关键候选基因,其中11个基因存在互作关系。本研究获得的这些SNP/Indel信息可为后续研究外泌体在母猪生殖上的调控奠定科学基础。

山羊环状RNA circ_0008219 SNPs位点与生产性能的关联分析

实验旨在分析山羊环状RNA circ_0008219序列中单核苷酸多态性(Single Nucleotide Polymorphism,SNP)位点与产羔、生长性状之间的关联性,为山羊分子育种提供新的遗传标记。选取波尔山羊、黑头羊和麻城黑山羊作为实验对象,利用SNaPshot分型技术分析候选SNPs位点的遗传多样性,并对circ_0008219的SNPs位点与3个品种山羊的产羔性状和黑头羊的周岁生长性状进行关联分析。结果表明山羊circ_0008219中存在3个SNPs位点均具有多态性。卡方适应性检测结果表明,g.1082G>T、g.1310A>G在3个山羊群体中均处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P>0.05),g.651G>A在波尔山羊和麻城黑山羊群体均处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P>0.05)。黑头羊群体中,g.651G>A位点与山羊周岁体高存在相关;g.1082G>T与周岁体重、周岁体斜长、周岁胸围和管围性状存在相关。关联分析结果显示,g.651G>A位点与黑头羊总体产羔数显著关联,g.1082G>T位点与波尔山羊头胎产羔数极显著关联。连锁不平衡分析表明,在波尔山羊群体中,g.1082G>T和g.1310A>G位点之间处于强连锁平衡状态(D’=1,r^(2)=1);在黑头羊群体中,g.651G>A和g.1310A>G位点之间处于强连锁平衡状态(D’=1,r^(2)=1);在麻城黑山羊群体中,g.651G>A和g.1310A>G位点之间处于强连锁平衡状态(D’=0.917,r^(2)=1)。本研究筛选出3个SNPs位点即g.651G>A、g.1082G>T和g.1310A>G,可以作为山羊育种的潜在遗传标记,该研究结果为山羊品种培育提供了理论依据。

萝卜SNP和InDel分子标记开发及与表型性状关联分析

为了挖掘与萝卜表型性状显著相关的分子标记,对60份萝卜的14个表型数据进行鉴定,筛选出具有多态性的分子标记29个(其中12个SNP标记和17个InDel标记)进行遗传多样性分析,并利用TASSEL5.0软件的广义线性模型(general linear mode, GLM)对萝卜的14个表型数据进行关联分析。研究结果表明,29个分子标记的等位基因(Na)数范围在2~3个,平均为2.14个;主等位基因频率(MAF)为0.53~0.94个,平均为0.68个;每个标记的期望杂合度(He)范围为0.12~0.93,平均为0.63。每个位点的多态性信息含量(PIC)值范围在0.11~0.37,平均为0.32;在12个表型性状中关联到17个显著相关的分子标记位点(其中7个SNP标记和10个InDel标记)(P≤0.01),贡献率在7.24%~23.25%。

Research Progress on MTHFR C677T and A1298C Gene Polymorphisms and Gastrointestinal Tumors

Tumours of the digestive system include a number of malignant tumours such as oesophageal, gastric and colorectal cancers, which have the highest incidence and mortality rates in the world. Their occurrence is related to a variety of factors, such as diet, environment and genetics. As a key enzyme in the process of folate metabolism, MTHFR gene polymorphism plays an important role in the pathogenesis and development of gastrointestinal tumours. This paper provides a brief review of the relationship between MTHFR polymorphisms and digestive tumours, with a view to identifying the genetic effects of MTHFR, exploring the pathogenesis of digestive tract tumours and developing more effective prevention and treatment strategies.

Breed identification using breed‑informative SNPs and machine learning based on whole genome sequence data and SNP chip data

Background Breed identification is useful in a variety of biological contexts.Breed identification usually involves two stages,i.e.,detection of breed-informative SNPs and breed assignment.For both stages,there are several methods proposed.However,what is the optimal combination of these methods remain unclear.In this study,using the whole genome sequence data available for 13 cattle breeds from Run 8 of the 1,000 Bull Genomes Project,we compared the combinations of three methods(Delta,FST,and In)for breed-informative SNP detection and five machine learning methods(KNN,SVM,RF,NB,and ANN)for breed assignment with respect to different reference population sizes and difference numbers of most breed-informative SNPs.In addition,we evaluated the accuracy of breed identification using SNP chip data of different densities.Results We found that all combinations performed quite well with identification accuracies over 95%in all scenarios.However,there was no combination which performed the best and robust across all scenarios.We proposed to inte-grate the three breed-informative detection methods,named DFI,and integrate the three machine learning methods,KNN,SVM,and RF,named KSR.We found that the combination of these two integrated methods outperformed the other combinations with accuracies over 99%in most cases and was very robust in all scenarios.The accuracies from using SNP chip data were only slightly lower than that from using sequence data in most cases.Conclusions The current study showed that the combination of DFI and KSR was the optimal strategy.Using sequence data resulted in higher accuracies than using chip data in most cases.However,the differences were gener-ally small.In view of the cost of genotyping,using chip data is also a good option for breed identification.

马氏珠母贝Perlucin基因序列特征及其SNP与耐低温性状的关系

【目的】克隆马氏珠母贝(Pinctada fucata martensii)新的凝集素分子基因,命名为Perlucin,研究在低温胁迫下马氏珠母贝Perlucin的表达以及与抗低温性状相关的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)位点。【方法】根据马氏珠母贝基因组中Perlucin基因序列设计引物,克隆Perlucin基因全长;用生物信息学方法分析Perlucin的结构和理化特征;设计17和22℃(对照)2个温度组,对马氏珠母贝进行低温胁迫实验,用实时荧光定量PCR检测低温胁迫下Perlucin表达量的变化;筛选和比较分析马氏珠母贝耐低温选育系(R)F3和北部湾野生群体(W)的Perlucin外显子区的SNP位点和单倍型。【结果】马氏珠母贝Perlucin全长631 bp,编码152个氨基酸;包含1个信号肽和1个C型凝集素结构域。同源分析表明,马氏珠母贝Perlucin与紫贻贝(Mytilus galloprovincialis)Perlucin的亲缘性最近。Perlucin在鳃中表达量最高,其次为足和肝胰腺。低温胁迫时,鳃组织中Perlucin基因在17℃低温组的表达量呈先升高后降低的趋势,在12 h时达到最高并显著高于22℃对照组(P<0.05),表明Perlucin可能参与马氏珠母贝的低温响应过程。对Perlucin外显子区的SNP进行分析,共得到30个SNP,其中13个SNP位点的基因型频率在R和W群体间差异显著(P<0.05)。【结论】Perlucin是参与调节马氏珠母贝低温适应过程中的候选基因,筛选出两个SNP位点g.40078856、g.40078945。

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Discovery and Linkage Disequilib-rium (LD) in Forest Trees

With completion of the Populus genome sequencing project and the availability of many expressed sequence tags （ESTs） databases in forest trees, attention is now rapidly shifting towards the study of individual genetic variation in natural populations. The most abundant form of genetic variation in many eukaryotic species is represented by single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs）, which can account for heritable inter-individual differences in complex phenotypes. Unlike humans, the linkage disequilibrium （LD） rapidly decays within candidate genes in forest trees. Thus, SNPs-based candidate gene association studies are considered to be a most effective approach to dissect the complex quantitative traits in forest trees. The present study demonstrates that LD mapping can be used to identify alleles associated with quantitative traits and suggests that this new approach could be particularly useful for performing breeding programs in forest trees. In this review, we will describe the fundamentals, patterns of SNPs distribution and frequency, summarize recent advances in SNPs discovery and LD and comment on the application of LD in the dissection of complex quantitative traits in forest tress. We also put forward the outlook for future SNPs-based association analysis of quantitative traits in forest trees.

生长激素基因SNPs与康乐黄鸡产蛋性状的关联分析

为探索生长激素(Growth hormone,GH)基因部分序列单核苷酸多态性(Single nu⁃cleotide polymorphism,SNP)位点与康乐黄鸡母鸡产蛋性状的相关性,寻找地方鸡种产蛋性状选育的分子标记,试验选取294只康乐黄鸡母鸡为研究材料,测量并记录3个产蛋性状指标,包括开产日龄、初产体重和182日龄产蛋数。采用PCR直接测序法筛选GH基因内含子1区域SNPs,利用SAS分析产蛋性状关联的SNPs。结果显示:共发现30个SNP位点,其中共有5个SNP位点与康乐黄鸡母鸡产蛋性状显著关联,其中位于内含子1区域的位点T1270451C与康乐黄鸡母鸡182日龄产蛋数,位点C1271148T与开产日龄、初产体重,位点A1271168G与开产日龄,位点G1271198A与初产体重均显著相关,位于内含子2区域的位点T1270070A与初产体重显著相关。研究表明,GH基因内含子1区域的4个位点T1270451C、C1271148T、A1271168G、G1271198A,内含子2区域T1270070A位点可作为康乐黄鸡产蛋性状选育的候选分子标记。

Association of vitamin D and polymorphisms of its receptor with antiviral therapy in pregnant women with hepatitis B

BACKGROUND The interruption of mother-to-child transmission(MTCT)is considered important to decrease the individual and population morbidity of hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection as well as the global burden of hepatitis B.Serum vitamin D(VD)is associated with hepatitis B.AIM To assess whether baseline VD levels and single nucleotide polymorphisms of the VD receptor gene(VDR SNPs)are associated with the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate(TDF)in the prevention of MTCT in pregnant women with high HBV viral loads.METHODS Thirty-eight pregnant women who were at high risk for MTCT of HBV(those with an HBV DNA level≥2×10^(5)IU/mL during 12-24 wk of gestation)receiving antiviral therapy of TDF between June 1,2019 and June 30,2021 in Mianyang were included in this retrospective study.The women received 300 mg TDF once daily from gestational weeks 24-28 until 3 mo after delivery.To further characterize the clinical relevance of maternal serum HBV DNA levels,we stratified patients according to HBV DNA level as follows:Those with levels<2×10_(5)(full responder group)vs those levels≥2×10^(5)IU/mL(partial responder group)at delivery.Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D[25(OH)D],liver function markers,virological parameters,VDR SNPs and other clinical parameters were collected to analyze their association with the efficacy of TDF.The Mann-Whitney U test or t test was used to analyze the serum levels of 25(OH)D in different groups.Multiple linear regressions were utilized to analyze the determinants of the maternal HBV DNA level at delivery.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed to explore the association of targeted antiviral effects with various characteristics at baseline and delivery.RESULTS A total of 38 pregnant women in Mianyang City at high risk for MTCT of HBV were enrolled in the study.The MTCT rate was 0%.No mother achieved hepatitis B e antigen or hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg)clearance at delivery.Twenty-three(60.5%)participants were full responders,and 15(39.5%)participants were partial responders according to antiviral efficacy.The present study showed that a high percentage(76.3%)of pregnant women with high HBV viral loads had deficient(<20 ng/mL)or insufficient(≥20 but<31 ng/mL)VD levels.Serum 25(OH)D levels in partial responders appeared to be significantly lower than those in full responders both at baseline(25.44±9.42 vs 17.66±5.34 ng/mL,P=0.006)and delivery(26.76±8.59 vs 21.24±6.88 ng/mL,P=0.044).Serum 25(OH)D levels were negatively correlated with maternal HBV DNA levels[log(10)IU/mL]at delivery after TDF therapy(r=-0.345,P=0.034).In a multiple linear regression analysis,maternal HBV DNA levels were associated with baseline maternal serum 25(OH)D levels(P<0.0001,β=-0.446),BMI(P=0.03,β=-0.245),baseline maternal log10 HBsAg levels(P=0.05,β=0.285)and cholesterol levels at delivery(P=0.015,β=0.341).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that baseline serum 25(OH)D levels(OR=1.23,95%CI:1.04-1.44),maternal VDR Cdx2 TT(OR=0.09,95%CI:0.01-0.88)and cholesterol levels at delivery(OR=0.39,95%CI:0.17-0.87)were associated with targeted antiviral effects(maternal HBV DNA levels<2×10^(5) at delivery).CONCLUSION Maternal VD levels and VDR SNPs may be associated with the efficacy of antiviral therapy in pregnant women with high HBV viral loads.Future studies to evaluate the therapeutic value of VD and its analogs in reducing the MTCT of HBV may be justified.

Haplotype analysis of long-chain non-coding RNA NONHSAT102891 promoter polymorphisms and depression in Chinese individuals: A case-control association study

BACKGROUND Our previous study reported that the single-nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)rs155979 GC in the promoter region of long-chain non-coding RNA(lncRNA)NONHSAT102891 affects depression susceptibility in a Chinese population.AIM To explored associations of two SNPs and haplotypes in the lncRNA NONHSAT102891 promoter region with depression susceptibility in Chinese population.METHODS This this case-control association study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Chengdu Medical College(approval number:201815).Patient diagnosis was based on DSM-IV criteria.We selected a total of 480 patients with depression and 329 healthy controls with no history of psychopathology,and performed genotyping of two SNPs by extracting peripheral venous blood samples from the subjects.The function of the two lncRNA NONHSAT102891 promoter G/C and A/T haplotypes was detected by dual-luciferase reporter assays of human embryonic kidney 293T transfected cells.RESULTS Stratified analysis of clinical and genotypic characteristics of our cohort showed that the degree of mild depressive episodes associated with the rs6230 TC/CC genotype increased by 1.59 times[TC/CC vs TT:odds ratio(OR)=1.59,95%confidence interval(CI):1.08-2.35,P=0.019].The haploid analysis revealed linkage disequilibrium between rs3792747 and rs6230,and the double SNP CG haplotype was more common in the control group compared to case group,indicating that this haplotype significantly reduced the risk of depression(C/G vs T/A:OR=0.42,95%CI:0.21-0.83,P=0.01).There was no significant difference in the dual-luciferase reporter activity of the G/C and A/T haplotypes compared with the control group(P>0.05),indicating that the double SNP haplotype has no transcrip-tional activity.CONCLUSION The rs3792747 and rs6230 CG haplotypes of the lncRNA NONHSA T102891 promoter may be related to a reduced risk of depression in the Han Chinese population.

鸡PLIN1基因的生物信息学分析及其SNP与F2代鸡经济性状的关联分析

为了探究围脂滴蛋白1(perilipin 1,PLIN1)的生物学特性及其基因启动子区的单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymorphism,SNP)与杏花鸡×白洛克鸡杂交二代(F2代)鸡经济性状之间的关联性,试验以清远麻鸡各器官/组织c DNA为模板,克隆PLIN1基因的编码区(coding sequence,CDS)序列,然后对PLIN1基因进行生物信息学分析;随后利用实时荧光定量PCR方法检测各器官/组织中PLIN1基因的相对表达量,并利用PCR-RFLP方法对PLIN1基因进行分型,最后利用SPSS 22.0软件对基因启动子区域的SNP位点与F2代鸡的经济性状进行关联分析。结果表明:鸡PLIN1基因CDS序列全长为1554 bp,共编码518个氨基酸;PLIN1蛋白分子量为125.14 ku,等电点为4.70;二级结构中,α-螺旋占比为53.19%,延伸链占比为2.71%;三级结构预测模型主要为α-螺旋、无规则卷曲等;PLIN1基因编码蛋白与过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ(PPARG)和脂肪酸结合蛋白4(FABP4)等蛋白质具有互作关系;红原鸡和日本鹌鹑的PLIN1基因进化关系较近;除斑马鱼外,PLIN1基因在各物种中呈现保守性。PLIN1基因启动子区域的SNP位点与F2代鸡的胸肌剪切力、63 d胫长和肤色性状显著关联(P<0.05);TT基因型是肤色和胸肌剪切力的优势基因型,而CC基因型是63 d胫长的优势基因型;PLIN1基因在腹部脂肪组织中的相对表达量最高,腹部脂肪组织与其他组织的相对表达量均具有显著差异(P<0.05)。说明PLIN1基因可能与鸡的经济性状有关,并在鸡的脂肪生成中扮演重要角色。