AIM: To perform sequencing analysis in patients with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) to determine the genetic basis for VEO-IBD in Chinese pediatric patients. METHODS: A total of 13 Chinese pedia...AIM: To perform sequencing analysis in patients with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) to determine the genetic basis for VEO-IBD in Chinese pediatric patients. METHODS: A total of 13 Chinese pediatric patients with VEO-IBD were diagnosed from May 2012 and August 2014. The relevant clinical characteristics of these patients were analyzed. Then DNA in the peripheral blood from patients was extracted. Next generation sequencing (NGS) based on an Illumina-Miseq platform was used to analyze the exons in the coding regions of 10 candidate genes: IL-10, IL-10RA, IL-10RB, NOD2, FUT2, IL23R, GPR35, GPR65, TNFSF15, and ADAM30. The Sanger sequencing was used to verify the variations detected in NGS. RESULTS: Out of the 13 pediatric patients, ten were diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and three diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Mutations in IL-10RA and IL-10RB were detected in five patients. There were four patients who had single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with IBD. Two patients had IL-10RA and FUT2 polymorphisms, and two patients had IL-10RB and FUT2 polymorphisms. Gene variations were not found in the rest four patients. Children with mutations had lower percentile body weight ( 1.0% vs 27.5%, P = 0.002) and hemoglobin ( 87.4 g/L vs 108.5 g/L, P = 0.040) when compared with children without mutations. Although the age of onset was earlier, height was shorter, and the response to treatment was poorer in the mutation group, there was no significant difference in these factors between groups. CONCLUSION: IL-10RA and IL-10RB mutations are common in Chinese children with VEO-IBD. Patients with mutations have an earlier disease onset, lower body weight and hemoglobin, and poorer展开更多
AIM: To observe the growth suppression effect of exogenous introduction of early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1 gene) on esophageal carcinoma tissue as well as on esophageal carcinoma cell line Eca109 and to explore th...AIM: To observe the growth suppression effect of exogenous introduction of early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1 gene) on esophageal carcinoma tissue as well as on esophageal carcinoma cell line Eca109 and to explore the potential application of Egr-1 gene in gene therapy of tumor. METHODS: Eukaryotic expression vector of PCMV-Egr-1 plasmid was introduced into Eca109 cell line which expressed no Egr-1 protein originally with lipofectamine transfection method. The introduction and expression of PCMV-Egr-1 plasmid into Eca109 cell line was confirmed by G418 selection culture, PCR amplification of neogene contained in the vector, Western blot analysis and immunocytochemical analysis. The cell growth curve, soft agar colony formation rate and tumorigenicity in SCID mice were examined to demonstrate the growth suppression effect of exogenous Egr-1 gene on Eca109 cell line. The Egr-1 mRNA and Egr-1 protein were also detected in 50 surgical specimens of esophageal carcinoma by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Exogenous Egr-1 gene was introduced successfully into Eca109 cell line and expressed Egr-1 protein stably. The transfected Eca109 cell line grew more slowly than control Eca109 as shown by cell growth curves, the soft agar colony formation rate (4.0% vs 6.9%, P 【 0.01) and the average growth rate of tumor in SCID mice (35.5 +/- 7.6 vs 65.8 +/- 7.6, P 【 0.05). The expression level of Egr-1 mRNA and protein significantly increased in dysplastic epithelia adjacent to cancer rather than in cancer tissues (65.8% vs 20.0% by ISH and 57.9% vs 0.01). CONCLUSION: Exogenous Egr-1 gene shows the strong effect of growth inhibition in Eca109 cell line. Egr-1 in the cancer tissue shows down-regulated expression that supports the inhibited function of Egr-1 in cancer growth and suggests Egr-1 may have an important role in gene therapy of esophageal carcinoma.展开更多
AIM:To investigate the role of transforming growth factor(TGF)-β-inducible early gene 1(TIEG1) in TGF-β-induced growth inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cells.METHODS:Human hepatocyte and HCC cell lines wi...AIM:To investigate the role of transforming growth factor(TGF)-β-inducible early gene 1(TIEG1) in TGF-β-induced growth inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cells.METHODS:Human hepatocyte and HCC cell lines with varied susceptibilities to TGF-β1 were tested by methylthiazoletetrazolium(MTT) assay.The expression changes of Smad2,Smad3,Smad4,Smad7,TIEG1 and TIEG2 gene following treatment with TGF-β1 in a TGF-β-sensitive hepatocyte cell line(MIHA),a TGF-β-sensitive hepatoma cell line(Hep3B) and two TGF-β-insensitive hepatoma cell lines(HepG2 and Bel7404) were examined.SiRNA targeting TIEG1 was transfected into Hep3B cells and the sensitivity of cells to TGF-β1 was examined.Overexpression of TIEG1 was induced by lentiviral-mediated transduction in TGF-β1-resistant hepatoma cell lines(Bel7404 and HepG2).MTT assay and 4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole staining were used to identify cell viability and apoptosis,respectively.The expression level of stathmin was measured by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Western-blotting analysis,and stathmin promoter activity by TIEG1 was monitored by a luciferase reporter gene system.RESULTS:TIEG1 was significantly upregulated by TGF-β1 in the TGF-β1-sensitive HCC cell line,Hep3B,but not in the resistant cell lines.The suppression of TIEG1 by siRNAs decreased the sensitivity of Hep3B cells to TGF-β1,whereas the overexpression of TIEG1 mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in TGF-β1-resistant HCC cell lines,which resembled those of TGF-β1-sensitive HCC cells treated with TGF-β1.Our data further suggested that stathmin was a direct target of TIEG1,as stathmin was signif icantly downregulated by TIEG1 overexpression,and stathmin promoter activity was inhibited by TIEG1 in a dose-dependent manner.CONCLUSION:Our data suggest that transactivation of TIEG1 conferred growth inhibition of TGF-β-susceptible human HCC cells.展开更多
FT(Flowering locus T)基因是控制植物开花的关键基因,而PVX(Potato virus X)载体能够使外源基因在植物体内高水平瞬时表达。本文构建了拟南芥FT基因PVX病毒瞬时表达载体,通过农杆菌渗滤感染不同类型烟草品种,使拟南芥FT基因在烟草中瞬...FT(Flowering locus T)基因是控制植物开花的关键基因,而PVX(Potato virus X)载体能够使外源基因在植物体内高水平瞬时表达。本文构建了拟南芥FT基因PVX病毒瞬时表达载体,通过农杆菌渗滤感染不同类型烟草品种,使拟南芥FT基因在烟草中瞬时表达。结果表明,该系统能够诱导烤烟品种K326、云烟87和红花大金元,香料烟品种TEVB及白肋烟品种TN90早花,应用于烟草育种,可缩短育种进程。展开更多
通过RT-PCR和RACE技术,从新疆海岛棉品种新海14中克隆得到了一个MFT(MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1)类似基因,命名为GbMFT1基因(GenBank登录号为KC513744)。GbMFT1基因的开放阅读框(ORF)为528 bp,编码175个氨基酸的蛋白,含一个磷脂酰乙醇胺结...通过RT-PCR和RACE技术,从新疆海岛棉品种新海14中克隆得到了一个MFT(MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1)类似基因,命名为GbMFT1基因(GenBank登录号为KC513744)。GbMFT1基因的开放阅读框(ORF)为528 bp,编码175个氨基酸的蛋白,含一个磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(PEBP)结构域。GbMFT1蛋白的羧基端含有MFT蛋白都含有的脯氨酸。系统进化树分析表明GbMFT1编码产物与葡萄、番茄亲缘关系较近,属于同一进化分支。实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,GbMFT1基因在棉花的不同组织中均有表达,在花瓣中的表达量较高;在纤维发育的不同时期中均有表达,在开花后2 d的胚珠、9 d的纤维中表达量最高。半定量RT-PCR结果表明,GbMFT1基因在刚萌发的种子中表达量高,用不同浓度的ABA处理种子后其表达变化不明显,表明GbMFT1基因的表达不受ABA的调节。展开更多
本研究报道了一个来自EMS诱变优良恢复系浙恢7954的新水稻早衰突变体lst(Leaf senescence at tillering stage),其最主要的表型特点是叶片上出现锈色衰老斑,通过荧光共聚焦倒置显微镜观察和透射电子显微镜镜观察表明lst的叶绿素荧光减弱...本研究报道了一个来自EMS诱变优良恢复系浙恢7954的新水稻早衰突变体lst(Leaf senescence at tillering stage),其最主要的表型特点是叶片上出现锈色衰老斑,通过荧光共聚焦倒置显微镜观察和透射电子显微镜镜观察表明lst的叶绿素荧光减弱,叶绿体结构异常。生理生化分析发现lst突变体剑叶在早衰性状出现时,与野生型相比,其叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量显著降低;O2-、H2O2、MDA含量升高,保护酶系统SOD和CAT活性降低。遗传分析表明,该突变体受1对隐性核基因控制,利用200株日本晴/lst的F2隐性定位群体,最终将LST基因定位在第3染色体SSR标记RM3646和InDel标记IAC120537-1,2之间,共171kb,含两个BAC,30个基因,这为基因的克隆和功能研究奠定了基础。展开更多
基金Supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China,No.81400588
文摘AIM: To perform sequencing analysis in patients with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) to determine the genetic basis for VEO-IBD in Chinese pediatric patients. METHODS: A total of 13 Chinese pediatric patients with VEO-IBD were diagnosed from May 2012 and August 2014. The relevant clinical characteristics of these patients were analyzed. Then DNA in the peripheral blood from patients was extracted. Next generation sequencing (NGS) based on an Illumina-Miseq platform was used to analyze the exons in the coding regions of 10 candidate genes: IL-10, IL-10RA, IL-10RB, NOD2, FUT2, IL23R, GPR35, GPR65, TNFSF15, and ADAM30. The Sanger sequencing was used to verify the variations detected in NGS. RESULTS: Out of the 13 pediatric patients, ten were diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and three diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Mutations in IL-10RA and IL-10RB were detected in five patients. There were four patients who had single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with IBD. Two patients had IL-10RA and FUT2 polymorphisms, and two patients had IL-10RB and FUT2 polymorphisms. Gene variations were not found in the rest four patients. Children with mutations had lower percentile body weight ( 1.0% vs 27.5%, P = 0.002) and hemoglobin ( 87.4 g/L vs 108.5 g/L, P = 0.040) when compared with children without mutations. Although the age of onset was earlier, height was shorter, and the response to treatment was poorer in the mutation group, there was no significant difference in these factors between groups. CONCLUSION: IL-10RA and IL-10RB mutations are common in Chinese children with VEO-IBD. Patients with mutations have an earlier disease onset, lower body weight and hemoglobin, and poorer
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39670298.
文摘AIM: To observe the growth suppression effect of exogenous introduction of early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1 gene) on esophageal carcinoma tissue as well as on esophageal carcinoma cell line Eca109 and to explore the potential application of Egr-1 gene in gene therapy of tumor. METHODS: Eukaryotic expression vector of PCMV-Egr-1 plasmid was introduced into Eca109 cell line which expressed no Egr-1 protein originally with lipofectamine transfection method. The introduction and expression of PCMV-Egr-1 plasmid into Eca109 cell line was confirmed by G418 selection culture, PCR amplification of neogene contained in the vector, Western blot analysis and immunocytochemical analysis. The cell growth curve, soft agar colony formation rate and tumorigenicity in SCID mice were examined to demonstrate the growth suppression effect of exogenous Egr-1 gene on Eca109 cell line. The Egr-1 mRNA and Egr-1 protein were also detected in 50 surgical specimens of esophageal carcinoma by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Exogenous Egr-1 gene was introduced successfully into Eca109 cell line and expressed Egr-1 protein stably. The transfected Eca109 cell line grew more slowly than control Eca109 as shown by cell growth curves, the soft agar colony formation rate (4.0% vs 6.9%, P 【 0.01) and the average growth rate of tumor in SCID mice (35.5 +/- 7.6 vs 65.8 +/- 7.6, P 【 0.05). The expression level of Egr-1 mRNA and protein significantly increased in dysplastic epithelia adjacent to cancer rather than in cancer tissues (65.8% vs 20.0% by ISH and 57.9% vs 0.01). CONCLUSION: Exogenous Egr-1 gene shows the strong effect of growth inhibition in Eca109 cell line. Egr-1 in the cancer tissue shows down-regulated expression that supports the inhibited function of Egr-1 in cancer growth and suggests Egr-1 may have an important role in gene therapy of esophageal carcinoma.
基金Supported by Hong Kong Research Grant Council,No.467109,467507the Scientif ic Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Ed-ucation Department,No.Y200906317+1 种基金the Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau Program,No.Y20100017Qianjiang Talents Project of Zhejiang Province,No.2011R10058
文摘AIM:To investigate the role of transforming growth factor(TGF)-β-inducible early gene 1(TIEG1) in TGF-β-induced growth inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cells.METHODS:Human hepatocyte and HCC cell lines with varied susceptibilities to TGF-β1 were tested by methylthiazoletetrazolium(MTT) assay.The expression changes of Smad2,Smad3,Smad4,Smad7,TIEG1 and TIEG2 gene following treatment with TGF-β1 in a TGF-β-sensitive hepatocyte cell line(MIHA),a TGF-β-sensitive hepatoma cell line(Hep3B) and two TGF-β-insensitive hepatoma cell lines(HepG2 and Bel7404) were examined.SiRNA targeting TIEG1 was transfected into Hep3B cells and the sensitivity of cells to TGF-β1 was examined.Overexpression of TIEG1 was induced by lentiviral-mediated transduction in TGF-β1-resistant hepatoma cell lines(Bel7404 and HepG2).MTT assay and 4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole staining were used to identify cell viability and apoptosis,respectively.The expression level of stathmin was measured by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Western-blotting analysis,and stathmin promoter activity by TIEG1 was monitored by a luciferase reporter gene system.RESULTS:TIEG1 was significantly upregulated by TGF-β1 in the TGF-β1-sensitive HCC cell line,Hep3B,but not in the resistant cell lines.The suppression of TIEG1 by siRNAs decreased the sensitivity of Hep3B cells to TGF-β1,whereas the overexpression of TIEG1 mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in TGF-β1-resistant HCC cell lines,which resembled those of TGF-β1-sensitive HCC cells treated with TGF-β1.Our data further suggested that stathmin was a direct target of TIEG1,as stathmin was signif icantly downregulated by TIEG1 overexpression,and stathmin promoter activity was inhibited by TIEG1 in a dose-dependent manner.CONCLUSION:Our data suggest that transactivation of TIEG1 conferred growth inhibition of TGF-β-susceptible human HCC cells.
文摘FT(Flowering locus T)基因是控制植物开花的关键基因,而PVX(Potato virus X)载体能够使外源基因在植物体内高水平瞬时表达。本文构建了拟南芥FT基因PVX病毒瞬时表达载体,通过农杆菌渗滤感染不同类型烟草品种,使拟南芥FT基因在烟草中瞬时表达。结果表明,该系统能够诱导烤烟品种K326、云烟87和红花大金元,香料烟品种TEVB及白肋烟品种TN90早花,应用于烟草育种,可缩短育种进程。
文摘通过RT-PCR和RACE技术,从新疆海岛棉品种新海14中克隆得到了一个MFT(MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1)类似基因,命名为GbMFT1基因(GenBank登录号为KC513744)。GbMFT1基因的开放阅读框(ORF)为528 bp,编码175个氨基酸的蛋白,含一个磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(PEBP)结构域。GbMFT1蛋白的羧基端含有MFT蛋白都含有的脯氨酸。系统进化树分析表明GbMFT1编码产物与葡萄、番茄亲缘关系较近,属于同一进化分支。实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,GbMFT1基因在棉花的不同组织中均有表达,在花瓣中的表达量较高;在纤维发育的不同时期中均有表达,在开花后2 d的胚珠、9 d的纤维中表达量最高。半定量RT-PCR结果表明,GbMFT1基因在刚萌发的种子中表达量高,用不同浓度的ABA处理种子后其表达变化不明显,表明GbMFT1基因的表达不受ABA的调节。
文摘本研究报道了一个来自EMS诱变优良恢复系浙恢7954的新水稻早衰突变体lst(Leaf senescence at tillering stage),其最主要的表型特点是叶片上出现锈色衰老斑,通过荧光共聚焦倒置显微镜观察和透射电子显微镜镜观察表明lst的叶绿素荧光减弱,叶绿体结构异常。生理生化分析发现lst突变体剑叶在早衰性状出现时,与野生型相比,其叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量显著降低;O2-、H2O2、MDA含量升高,保护酶系统SOD和CAT活性降低。遗传分析表明,该突变体受1对隐性核基因控制,利用200株日本晴/lst的F2隐性定位群体,最终将LST基因定位在第3染色体SSR标记RM3646和InDel标记IAC120537-1,2之间,共171kb,含两个BAC,30个基因,这为基因的克隆和功能研究奠定了基础。
