Awareness, Practice and Intention to Practice Testicular Self-Examination among Professional Working Males in Ghana

Background: The aetiology of Testicular Cancer (TC) is still unknown to researchers but many of the associated risk factors have been identified. These include family history, age, racial origin, cryptorchidism, urogenital malformations, testicular atrophy, and infertility. Given the lack of scientific data on the causes of the disease, it has been asserted in previous studies that the promotion of awareness and early detection are prerequisites to mitigating risks of metastasis as well as improving survival. This study is to assess the awareness, practice, and intention to practice testicular self-examination among professional working males in Accra. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional design with a structured research instrument was used to collect data from respondants. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to collect data from 300 men at Accra in Ghana. The study was conducted at two (2) Universities and a Senior High school at Accra in Ghana. The data was then analysed using descriptive statistics, logistic regression, multiple linear regression, and structural equation modeling. Results: From the study findings, 37% of male participants rated their knowledge of testicular self-examination and related symptoms as good, 28% of participants practised testicular self-examination monthly, while 65% of respondents expressed their intention to practice monthly testicular self-examination. The findings from logistic regression demonstrated that level of education, age, and marital status of participants had a significant influence on testicular self-examination. Additionally, the multiple linear regression results revealed knowledge and self-efficacy significantly predict testicular self-examination intention. The path coefficient results from the structural equation model are consistent with results from the regression models. Conclusion: This research is the first to investigate testicular self-examination among men in Ghana. The findings revealed awareness and practice of TSE are low among participants. Therefore, the research findings would improve the expertise of physicians and nurses in providing counsel, intervention, and support for patients at risk of testicular cancer.

Cdx2 expression and its promoter methylation during metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence in Barrett's esophagus

AIM:To examine how the expression of caudal type homebox transcription factor 2(Cdx2) is regulated in the development of malignancy in Barrett's esophagus.METHODS:Cdx2,mucin(MUC) series(MUC2,MUC5AC and MUC6),p53 and E-cadherin expression in Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma specimens were examined by immunostaining.Isolated clusters of cells from(1) MUC2 and Cdx2-positive intestinal metaplastic mucosa;(2) MUC5AC and MUC6-positive,and MUC2 and Cdx2-negative high-grade dysplasia(HD),or intramucosal adenocarcinoma(IMC);and(3) MUC5AC,MUC6 and Cdx2-positive poorly-differentiated invasive adenocarcinoma(PDA) were analyzed by methylationspecific polymerase chain reaction using sets of primers for detecting methylation status of the Cdx2 gene.RESULTS:Most of the non-neoplastic Barrett's esophageal mucosa showing intestinal-type metaplasia with or without low-grade dysplasia was positive for E-cadherin,MUC series and Cdx2,but negative for p53.A portion of the low-grade to HD was positive for E-cadherin,MUC5AC,MUC6 and p53,but negative for MUC2 and Cdx2.The definite IMC area was strongly positive for MUC5AC,MUC6 and p53,but negative for MUC2 and Cdx2.Methylation of the Cdx2 promoter was not observed in intestinal metaplasia,while hypermethylation of part of its promoter was observed in hot dipped and IMC.Hypermethylation of a large fraction of the Cdx2 promoter was observed in PDA.CONCLUSION:Cdx2 expression is restored irrespective of the methylation status of its promoter.Apparent positive immunohistochemical results can be a molecular mark for gene silencing memory.

Selection,Identification and Growth Promotion of Inorganic Phosphorus-dissolving Bacterial Strains in Rhizosphere of Trifolium repens

[Objective] The aim was to select and identify inorganic phosphorus-dissolving bacteria in rhizosphere of Trifolium repens,and to research related effects of growth promotion.[Method] Phosphate solubilizing bacteria in rhizosphere of Trifolium repens in Guizhou Province were separated and selected to determine its ability of phosphate solubilizing and IAA secretion,and growth promotion effect.[Result] Phosphate solubilizing bacteria were multiple and varied in rhizosphere of Trifolium repens;solubilizing quantities of phosphorus from calcium phosphate by RW2,RW6 and RW18 were 337.39,447.45 and 462.03 μg/ml;solubilizing quantity was none of linear relation with organic acid;RW2 proved the one secreted most IAA at 12.69 μg/ml,followed by RW18 at 12.34 μg/ml;the three strains were all of Leclercia sp.,but were of none pathogenicity for seedlings of Trifolium repens,instead,a kind of growth promotion was found.Detailedly,RW18 was most effective in growth promotion for Trifolium repens and plant height,root length and weight,and aboveground biomass increased by 110.98%,9.17%,46.17% and 2% respectively.Hence,RW18 is of great potential.[Conclusion] The research provides scientific references for developing phosphate solubilizing bacteria and compound inoculation and develops a novel way to relieve barren soils,save phosphorus resource,reduce environment pollution,and guarantee sustainable development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

THE OPTIMAL CONTROL FOR PROMOTING THE COOPERATION IN EVOLUTION GAME GENERATED BY PRISONER'S DILEMMA

Natural selection opposes the evolution of cooperation unless specific mechanisms are at work in Prisoner＇s Dilemma. By taking advantage of the modern control theory, the controller design is discussed and the optimal control is designed for promoting cooperation based on the recent advances in mechanisms for the evolution of cooperation. Two con- trol strategies are proposed： compensation control strategy for the cooperator when playing against a defector and reward control strategy for cooperator when playing against a coop- erator. The feasibility and effectiveness of these control strategies for promoting cooperation in different stages are analyzed. The reward for cooperation can＇t prevent defection from being evolutionary stable strategy （ESS）. On the other hand, compensation for the coopera- tor can＇t prevent defection from emerging and sustaining. By considering the effect and the cost, an optimal control scheme with constraint on the admissible control set is put forward. By analyzing the special nonlinear system of replicator dynamics, the exact analytic solution of the optimal control scheme is obtained based on the maximum principle. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated by examples.

A novel apidaecin Api-PR19 synergizes with the gut microbial community to maintain intestinal health and promote growth performance of broilers

Background: Antibiotic growth promoters(AGPs) have been used as growth promoters to maintain animal intestinal health and improve feed efficiency in broilers by inhibiting pathogen proliferation. In view of the growing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogen strains and drug residue issues, novel treatments are increasingly required. This study aimed to compare two antimicrobial approaches for managing pathogen infection and maintaining animal intestinal health in broilers by supplying Apidaecin Api-PR19 and AGPs over 42 d of a feeding trial.Results: Compared with the broilers that were only fed a corn-soybean basal diet(CON group), supplementation with Api-PR19 and AGP(respectively named the ABP and AGP groups) both increased the feed conversion efficiency. When compared with the AGP group, Api-PR19 supplementation could significantly increase the organ index of the bursa of fabricius and subtype H9 antibody level in broiler chickens. Moreover, when compared with the CON group, the intestinal villus height, intestinal nutrient transport, and intestinal s Ig A content were all increased in the Api-PR19 group, while AGP supplementation was harmful to the intestinal villus height and intestinal nutrient transport. By assessing the antibacterial effect of Api-PR19 and antibiotics in vitro and in vivo, we found that Api-PR19 and antibiotics both inhibited the growth of pathogens, including Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni. Furthermore, by using 16 S r RNA gene sequencing, the beneficial bacteria and microbiota in broilers were not disturbed but improved by apidaecin Api-PR19, including the genera of Eubacterium and Christensenella and the species of uncultured_Eubacterium_sp, Clostridium_asparagiforme, and uncultured_Christensenella_sp, which were positively related to improved intestinal development, absorption, and immune function.Conclusion: Apidaecin Api-PR19 treatment could combat pathogen infection and had little negative impact on beneficial bacteria in the gut compared to antibiotic treatment, subsequently improving intestinal development,absorption, and immune function.

EWS Knockdown and Taxifolin Treatment Induced Differentiation and Removed DNA Methylation from p53 Promoter to Promote Expression of Puma and Noxa for Apoptosis in Ewing’s Sarcoma

Ewing’s sarcoma is a pediatric tumor that mainly occurs in soft tissues and bones. Malignant characteristics of Ewing’s sarcoma are correlated with expression of EWS oncogene. We achieved knockdown of EWS expression using a plasmid vector encoding EWS short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to increase anti-tumor mechanisms of taxifolin (TFL), a new flavonoid, in human Ewing’s sarcoma cells in culture and animal models. Immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometric analysis showed high expression of EWS in human Ewing’s sarcoma SK-N-MC and RD-ES cell lines. EWS shRNA plus TFL inhibited 80% cell viability and caused the highest decreases in EWS expression at mRNA and protein levels in both cell lines. Knockdown of EWS expression induced morphological features of differentiation. EWS shRNA plus TFL caused more alterations in molecular markers of differentiation than either agent alone. EWS shRNA plus TFL caused the highest decreases in cell migration with inhibition of survival, angiogenic and invasive factors. Knockdown of EWS expression was associated with removal of DNA methylation from p53 promoter, promoting expression of p53, Puma, and Noxa. EWS shRNA plus TFL induced the highest amounts of apoptosis with activation of extrinsic and intrinsic pathways in both cell lines in culture. EWS shRNA plus TFL also inhibited growth of Ewing’s sarcoma tumors in animal models due to inhibition of differentiation inhibitors and angiogenic and invasive factors and also induction of activation of caspase-3 for apoptosis. Collectively, knockdown of EWS expression increased various anti-tumor mechanisms of TFL in human Ewing’s sarcoma in cell culture and animal models.

基于S-O-R理论的元宇宙图书馆阅读推广策略

基于S-O-R理论,本文构建了元宇宙环境下图书馆阅读推广的理论框架,并分析了元宇宙图书馆阅读推广的实现路径。元宇宙环境下,读者阅读活动具有媒介多元化、体验沉浸化等新特征,图书馆可通过虚拟现实等技术,刺激读者视觉、听觉、触觉、嗅觉和味觉等感官通道,唤醒读者的阅读兴趣。通过虚拟社交图谱发现、缘趣社区打造、虚拟交易社区营造等构建阅读有机体组织,再通过读者记忆存储与服务反应回馈,动态追踪读者阅读感知,调整推广策略。

Pharmarcogenetic Mechanism of ACE liD Polymorphism Adversely Responding to ACE Inhibitors in Regulating the ACE Promoter Activity in Neurons

The ACE （angiotensin converting enzyme） inhibitors are not only drugs widely prescribed drugs in cardiovascular diseases, but also potentially therapeutic agents in dementia. Based on the findings that the ACE inhibitors could activate the c-Jun N-terminal kinase signal to increase the ACE gene expression and that the Alu element of the human ACE gene involved in regulating ACE promoter activity, we aimed to investigate whether there are different pharmacogenetic responses of ACE I/D polymorphism to the ACE inhibitors in neurons. The three reporter vectors, pACEpro（0-SEAP, p-I-ACEpro-SEAP, and p-D-ACEpro-SEAP were used to examine the transcriptional activity of the vectors responding to the lisinopril treatment using a transient-transfection method in SH-SY5Y cells. Our results showed that lisinopril increased the promoter activity of an ACE gene by 16.7%. Additionally, we found the lisinopril enhanced the ACE promoter activity of the I-form vector by 17.2%, but adversely reduced that of the D-form vector by 16.8%, as compared with the respective control without the lisinopril treatment. Firstly, our findings had proved that the UD polymorphism of ACE gene contrarily responds to the ACE inhibitors in regulating the ACE expression in neurons, which provide a novel insight suggesting genetic testing to tailor the treatment regimens in AD （Alzheimer＇s disease） patients.

Prostate Specific Antigen Promoter-Driven Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of Both ODC and AdoMetDC Antisenses Inhibit Prostate Cancer Growth

Objective：To generate recombinant adenovirus that could simultaneously express ornithine decarboxylase（ODC） and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase（AdoMetDC） antisenses specifically in prostate cancer cells,and evaluate its inhibitory effect on prostate cancer in vivo.Methods：Fragments of ODC and AdoMetDC genes were generated by PCR,cloned into the pPGL-PSES,and then recombined with pAdEasy-1 vectors in AdEasy-1 cells.Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas virus was produced in HEK293 cells.Following transfection with Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas,the levels of ODC or AdoMetDC were determined by RT-PCR and western blot assays.The effect of Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas treatment on tumor formation and growth was evaluated in xenograft models of prostate cancers in vivo.Results：The plasmid pAdEasy-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas was successfully constructed and the recombinant Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas adenovirus was produced.Transfection with Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas adenovirus significantly inhibited the expression of ODC and AdoMetDC genes specifically in prostate DU145 cells,but not H1299,HT29 and HepG2 cancer cells,and disrupted the ability of DU145 cells to form solid prostate cancer in vivo.Intratumoral treatment with Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas adenovirus significantly inhibited the growth of engrafted prostate tumors in vivo.Conclusion：The recombinant Ad-PSES-ODC-AdoMetDCas adenovirus specifically reduces the expression of both ODC and AdoMetDC genes in prostate cells and may be used for treatment of prostate cancers at the clinic.

Northern Chinese Han populations with sporadic Alzheimer’s disease and the role of urokinase-type plasminogen activator gene promoter polymorphisms

BACKGROUND; Polymorphisms of urokinase-type plasminogen activator gene （PLAU） have recently been reported to be associated with sporadic Alzheimer＇ disease （SAD）. However, most studies have focused on the exon region of this gene, and there is no report on the association between promoter polymorphisms of the PLAU and SAD. OBJECTIVE： To determine whether SAD is associated with promoter polymorphisms of PLAU in Northem Han Chinese. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A case-control study was performed at Neurology Laboratory of Xuanwu Hospital of the Capital Medical University from September 2006 to July 2008. PARTICIPANTS： A total of 397 participants living in Beijing were assigned to SAD [n = 196, including 103 males and 93 females, mean age of （64 ± 7） years] and control [n = 201, including 108 males and 93 females, mean age of （68 ± 6） years] groups. The patients were diagnosed and met the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-Alzheimer＇s Disease and Related Disorder Association criteria for possible Alzheimer＇s disease. Controls received clinical, mental, and neurological examinations to rule out cognitive deficiencies. All controls had Mini-Mental Status Examination scores 〉 27. METHODS： Genotypes of PLAU and apolipoprotein-E were examined in 196 patients with SAD and 201 age- and sex-matched controls from the same community using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. SPSS 11.5 software was used for data analysis, distribution of allele and genotypic frequency were calculated, and Hardy-Weinberg was also performed in this study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： The main outcome measures were allele and genotype frequency differences in the promoter region of the PLAU gene between SAD and control subjects. RESULTS： In Chinese Han populations, the two polymorphisms in PLAU promoter were -25 C/T （rs2227579） and 43 G/T （rs2227580）. Detection of these promoter polymorphisms revealed significant differences in allele and genotype frequency for -25 CfT and 43 G/T when 196 SAD patients were compared with 201 controls （P〈 0.05）. Logistic analyses indicated that, compared with C/T and T/T genotypes, the -25 C/C genotype resulted in a 1.5-fold risk for developing SAD （adjusted odds ratio = 1.510, 95% confidence interval： 0.198 2.281, P= 0.010）, while the 43G/G genotype resulted in a 1.3-fold risk for SAD （adjusted odds ratio = 1.300, 95% confidence interval： 0.178 2.051, P= 0.030）. CONCLUSION： The present study provided evidence that promoter polymorphisms of PLAU are associated with development of SAD in Northern Han Chinese.

Promoting Development and Innovation of China’s Human Rights Theory

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the found- ing of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. As Party General Secretary Hu Jintao said, for the past 90 years, under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people have accomplished the three missions of New Democratic Revolution, the Socialist Revolution and reform and opening-up. During the process, the Party and the people have opened a new path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, formed the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics, as well as established a system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The expression of foreign gene under the control of cauliflower mosaic virus 35s RNA promoter

The promoter region of cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35s RNA was employed to construct an intermediate expression vector which can be used in Ti plasmid system of Agro-bacterium tumefaciens. The original plasmid, which contains a polylinker between CaMV 35s RNA and its 3' termination signal in pUC18 was modified to have another antibiotic resistance marker (kanamycin resistance gene Kmr) to facilitate the selection of recombinant with Ti plasmid. Octopine synthase (ocs) structural gene was inserted into this vector downstream of CaMV 35s RNA promoter. This chimaeric gene was introduced into integrative Ti plasmid vector pGV3850, and then transformed into Nicotiana tobaccum cells. A binary plasmid vector was also used to introduce the chimaeric gene into tobacco cells. In both cases, the expression of ocs gene was demonstrated. The amount of oc-topine was much more than the nopaline synthesized by no-paline synthase (nos) gene transferred at the same time with Ti plasmid vector. This demonstrated that CaMV 35s RNA promoter is stronger in transcriptional function than the promoter of nos in tobacco cells.

Korea＇s Future Policy Recommendation for the Promotion of Eco-Friendly Vehicles in Metropolitan Area

This paper introduces and analyzes Korea＇s NGV （natural gas vehicles） policy for soot-free bus fleet which intends to promote CNG （compressed natural gas） bus in metropolitan area for the reduction of air pollution from road sector. At the early stage, Korean goverrmaent established various supporting policy systems to encourage public transportation companies to purchase CNG buses as a means to replace diesel buses. It was evaluated as very successful with making net economic benefit of CNG bus promotion policy. During the 2nd stage, Korean government implemented CNG hybrid bus promotion policy to further reduce both air pollution and greenhouse gas. Now, a new social demand for the vehicles is zero-emission vehicles. The author asserts that current FCEV （fuel cell electric vehicle） should be considered as an alternative to zero-emission vehicles in Korea and suggests policy recommendation for the promotion of FCEV by referring the current CNG bus promotion policy in public transportation sector.

Hepatitis B Virus S Promoter Deletion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Objective To identify the difference and significance of dominant types of hepatitis B virus(HBV) pre-S mutation between liver tumor tissues and paired adjacent non-tumor tissues and to test if the mutations were tumor tissue specific.Methods HBV DNA isolated from 34 paired intratumoral and peritumoral tissues of Hepatocellular Carcinoma(HCC) patients were screened by PCR and direct sequencing. All patients carried HBV with genotype C, except for one B/C heterozygote. The expression, localization and excretion of LHBs mutant carrying pre-S deletions were characterized in vitro. The expression of endoplasmic reticulum(ER) GRP78 m RNA was assayed.Results Four patterns of pre-S mutations were identified: pre-S1 in-frame deletion involving the first start codon; pre-S2 in-frame deletion; pre-S2 start codon mutation with or without in-frame deletion; and S promoter in-frame deletion(ΔSP). The first two types were evenly found in both tumor and non-tumor tissues. They were rarely present as dominant strains. The last two types were frequently found in the dominant strains in tumor tissues. The overall prevalence of HBV carrying ΔSP was 17.64%(6/34) in tumor tissues, but none were dominant in non-tumor tissues. HBV carrying ΔSP was unable to produce S protein in vitro. Immunocytofluorescence assay showed that the ΔSP LHBs mutant aggregated in the cytoplasm, accumulating mainly in the ER. Transient transfection and expression of ΔSP mutant caused GRP78 up-regulation in vitro.Conclusion HBV S promoter deletion was found dominantly in HCC tumor tissue. The aggregation of mutant large surface proteins in the ER possibly involved in HBV-related HCC.

Hepatitis B Virus S Promoter Deletion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Objective To identify the difference and significance of dominant types of hepatitis B virus(HBV) pre-S mutation between liver tumor tissues and paired adjacent non-tumor tissues and to test if the mutations were tumor tissue specific.Methods HBV DNA isolated from 34 paired intratumoral and peritumoral tissues of Hepatocellular Carcinoma(HCC) patients were screened by PCR and direct sequencing. All patients carried HBV with genotype C, except for one B/C heterozygote. The expression, localization and excretion of LHBs mutant carrying pre-S deletions were characterized in vitro. The expression of endoplasmic reticulum(ER) GRP78 m RNA was assayed.Results Four patterns of pre-S mutations were identified: pre-S1 in-frame deletion involving the first start codon; pre-S2 in-frame deletion; pre-S2 start codon mutation with or without in-frame deletion; and S promoter in-frame deletion(ΔSP). The first two types were evenly found in both tumor and non-tumor tissues. They were rarely present as dominant strains. The last two types were frequently found in the dominant strains in tumor tissues. The overall prevalence of HBV carrying ΔSP was 17.64%(6/34) in tumor tissues, but none were dominant in non-tumor tissues. HBV carrying ΔSP was unable to produce S protein in vitro. Immunocytofluorescence assay showed that the ΔSP LHBs mutant aggregated in the cytoplasm, accumulating mainly in the ER. Transient transfection and expression of ΔSP mutant caused GRP78 up-regulation in vitro.Conclusion HBV S promoter deletion was found dominantly in HCC tumor tissue. The aggregation of mutant large surface proteins in the ER possibly involved in HBV-related HCC.

Report on the Educational Process for the Promotion of Health of Women Attended in a Reference Center of Social Assistance

This article discusses one experienced by students and preceptors of Programs Pro-Pet-Health and Health of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte/Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairí in the Reference Center for Social Assistance (CRAS) in the municipality of experience Santa Cruz/RN, with a view to the relationship between preventive health activities and social assistance. The proposed work of Pro-Pet in the assistance unit sought to unravel the lifestyle of the target audience in order to know the risk factors and suggest the adoption of health measures for disease prevention. Work to guide the educational process for health promotion with socioeconomic and cultural contextualization built on scientific papers surveyed in Lilacs and Scielo data was used. On average, 12 women aged between 35 and 60 years participated in the group. Eight group sessions occurred in the period from March to May 2014. Regarding work methodologies, we used dynamic integration and self-knowledge;dialogued lectures;lectures;reports of experiences;thematic workshops;educational videos;wheels conversation complemented by the use of texts and poems;as well as application of the checklist in conducting health and anthropometry. The experience helped identify the characteristics of the group and plan understandable and meaningful guidance for women, facilitating the understanding of the importance of self-care in preventing disease.

Hepatitis B Virus S Promoter Deletion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Objective To identify the difference and significance of dominant types of hepatitis B virus(HBV) pre-S mutation between liver tumor tissues and paired adjacent non-tumor tissues and to test if the mutations were tumor tissue specific.Methods HBV DNA isolated from 34 paired intratumoral and peritumoral tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) patients were screened by PCR and direct sequencing.All patients carried HBV with genotype C,except for one B/C heterozygote.The expression,localization and excretion of LHBs mutant carrying pre-S deletions were characterized in vitro.The expression of endoplasmic reticulum(ER) GRP78 mRNA was assayed.Results Four patterns of pre-S mutations were identified:pre-S 1 in-frame deletion involving the first start codon;pre-S2 in-frame deletion;pre-S2 start codon mutation with or without in-frame deletion;and S promoter in-frame deletion(ASP).The first two types were evenly found in both tumor and non-tumor tissues.They were rarely present as dominant strains.The last two types were frequently found in the dominant strains in tumor tissues.The overall prevalence of HBV carrying ASP was 17.64%(6/34) in tumor tissues,but none were dominant in nontumor tissues.HBV carrying ASP was unable to produce S protein in vitro.Immunocytofluorescence assay showed that the ASP LHBs mutant aggregated in the cytoplasm,accumulating mainly in the ER.Transient transfection and expression of ASP mutant caused GRP78 up-regulation in vitro.Conclusions HBV S promoter deletion was found dominantly in HCC tumor tissue.The aggregation of mutant large surface proteins in the ER possibly involved in HBV-related HCC.

Histone methylation in Huntington's disease:are bivalent promoters the critical targets?

Huntington’s disease（HD）is a currently incurable,late onset,progressive,ultimately fatal neurological disorder（Bates et al.,2015）.We have recently published the results of comprehensive genetic interaction tests aimed at identification of histone methyltransferases and demethylases involved in HD pathogenesis in a Drosophila model of the disease（Song et al.,2018）.

Promoting Internationalization of Jiangsu's Economy

Jiangsu is situated on the Yangtze Deltaon China’s east coast, and is a provincewith a developed economy, science,technology, education and culture. Its area is102,600 sq km, 1.1% of the total area ofChina, the population is 70.66 million, 5.8%of the total population of China, and the GNPwas RMB515.5 billion in 1995, 8.9% of thetotal GNP of China. Since the early 1990s, the province hasseized various opportunities to expand

Hepatitis B Virus S Promoter Deletion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Objective To identify the difference and significance of dominant types of hepatitis B virus(HBV) pre-S mutation between liver tumor tissues and paired adjacent non-tumor tissues and to test if the mutations were tumor tissue specific.Methods HBV DNA isolated from 34 paired intratumoral and peritumoral tissues of Hepatocellular Carcinoma(HCC) patients were screened by PCR and direct sequencing. All patients carried HBV with genotype C, except for one B/C heterozygote. The expression,localization and excretion of LHBs mutant carrying pre-S deletions were characterized in vitro. The expression of endoplasmic reticulum(ER) GRP78 mRNA was assayed.Results Four patterns of pre-S mutations were identified: pre-S1 in-frame deletion involving the first start codon; pre-S2 in-frame deletion;pre-S2 start codon mutation with or without in-frame deletion; and S promoter in-frame deletion(ΔSP). The first two types were evenly found in both tumor and non-tumor tissues. They were rarely present as dominant strains. The last two types were frequently found in the dominant strains in tumor tissues. The overall prevalence of HBV carrying ΔSP was 17.64%(6/34) in tumor tissues, but none were dominant in non-tumor tissues. HBV carrying ΔSP was unable to produce S protein in vitro. Immunocytofluorescence assay showed that the ΔSP LHBs mutant aggregated in the cytoplasm, accumulating mainly in the ER. Transient transfection and expression of ΔSP mutant caused GRP78 up-regulation in vitro.Conclusion HBV S promoter deletion was found dominantly in HCC tumor tissue. The aggregation of mutant large surface proteins in the ER possibly involved in HBV-related HCC.