Claudins蛋白在胃癌组织中的表达

紧密连接（tightjunctions,TJs）对于维持上皮细胞或内皮细胞的正常结构和发挥生理功能起着重要作用。Claudins（CLDNs）蛋白是构成细胞膜紧密连接的主要成分之一,其异常表达导致上皮细胞或内皮细胞结构破坏、功能受损,与多种疾病的发生、发展关系密切。近年来,越来越多的文献报道了claudins蛋白在胃癌组织中的异常表达。不同claudin蛋白亚型在胃癌组织中的表达降低或增高所起作用亦不相同。Claudins蛋白与肿瘤形成、癌细胞的增殖、转移、以及预后关系密切。因此,深入研究claudins蛋白与胃癌发生、发展的关系具有重要意义。     

解析紧密连接分子claudins的组装方式

正紧密连接是一组由跨膜蛋白和胞浆蛋白构成的复合物,在调节溶质和水等经旁细胞途径的转运中起着决定作用。其中,claudins家族作为重要的四次跨膜蛋白,其组装方式及过程尚不清楚。作者选取在屏障形成(barrier-forming)和孔道形成(pore-forming)中发挥作用的两个代表性分子即claudin-3和claudin-10b展开研究。     

Septin蛋白的生理功能及其对相关疾病发生发展的影响

Septin属于GTP酶超级家族,是GTP结合蛋白,其在细胞中广泛表达,并被认为是第四种细胞骨架蛋白。Septin作为细胞支架蛋白可调控酵母出芽、细胞分裂等生理过程,并参与宿主细胞的防御反应。Septin的异常表达或突变与肿瘤和神经系统疾病的发生发展密切相关。该文就septin蛋白家族成员的上述生理功能、septin对肿瘤和神经系统疾病发生发展影响及septin在宿主免疫应答过程中的作用等方面进行研究进展的总结和展望。     

人酸性调宁蛋白calponin-3与EGFP的融合表达及其细胞定位

调宁蛋白家族进化保守,广泛分布于肌细胞与非肌细胞。目前发现该蛋白家族有碱性、中性和酸性3个异构体,它们在非肌细胞中的功能尚不明确,而酸性调宁蛋白calponin-3是被研究最少的家族成员。本研究通过RT-PCR的方法从人支气管上皮细胞HBE中克隆编码calponin-3蛋白的CNN3基因,克隆至真核表达载体pEGFP-N1。重组质粒pEGFP-N1-CNN3经酶切鉴定和DNA测序正确后,用于瞬时转染细胞。Western blotting检测293T,A549和SMMC-7721细胞内重组绿色荧光融合calponin-3蛋白的瞬时表达,激光共聚焦显微镜分析calponin-3-绿色荧光融合蛋白与罗丹明-鬼笔环肽标记F-actin的细胞定位。结果表明成功构建了真核表达载体pEGFP-N1-CNN3并在293T、A549和SMMC-7721细胞中高效表达;通过绿色荧光结合免疫荧光染色确定calponin-3与F-actin共定位。成功构建calponin-3蛋白的表达载体,在细胞中瞬时表达并检测其细胞亚定位,为进一步研究calponin-3蛋白的生物学功能奠定基础。     

TRAF4的结构与生物学功能

TRAF(TNF receptor associated factor)家族蛋白是一类具有相同C末端保守结构域的细胞内接头蛋白,能够与包括TNF受体在内的多种受体蛋白相互作用传递信号并因此得名,目前已经发现了7种TRAF家族蛋白。TRAF4是TRAF家族蛋白中最古老的成员之一,最早在乳腺癌的转移淋巴结中发现,在多种实体肿瘤组织中存在高表达和亚细胞定位的异常。与其他TRAF家族蛋白主要参与免疫和炎症反应不同,TRAF4在免疫中的作用非常有限,目前其已知功能主要体现在胚胎发育、细胞极性、凋亡以及活性氧生成调节等方面。     

酿酒酵母丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白磷酸酯酶的功能与调控

从酿酒酵母蛋白磷酸酯酶的分类和结构特征入手,阐述了该蛋白家族中的亚家族成员丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白磷酸酯酶的功能和表达调控.深入研究酿酒酵母丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白磷酸酯酶,特别是PP2C蛋白磷酸酯酶的细胞功能及其调控,将对新药研发和疾病干预治疗提供重要基础.     

热激蛋白27的性质及生理功能

热激蛋白（heat shock protein,HSP）是广泛存在于生物体内、在生物进化过程中序列高度保守的蛋白质家族。HSP27是HSP家族中的重要一员,在机体应激的情况下表达增加,通过分子伴侣作用、抗细胞凋亡和抗氧化应激等作用保护细胞,同时HSP27与多种临床疾病密切相关。     

TRIM家族蛋白在病毒感染中作用的研究进展

三基序蛋白家族(tripartite motif,TRIM)是参与不同细胞功能的一大类具有E3泛素连接酶活性的蛋白质，在宿主抗病毒免疫应答中发挥着重要的作用。TRIM家族蛋白可通过提高宿主固有免疫应答或直接降解病毒蛋白发挥抗病毒活性；部分病毒有时也可利用TRIM家族蛋白调控细胞因子表达促进自身感染。本文综述了TRIM家族蛋白在病毒复制中的作用及相关机制的研究进展，为研究病毒感染机制提供参考。     

蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶SHP-2与疾病的相关性研究进展

蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶家族由130多种蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶组成,它们和蛋白质酪氨酸激酶家族一起调控蛋白质中酪氨酸残基的磷酸化以及去磷酸化的动态平衡,它们的活性直接决定细胞内蛋白质的磷酸化水平的高低。SHP-2是蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶家族的一员,在各种细胞和组织中均有广泛的表达,参与多个信号传导通路,介导细胞的生长、分化、迁移、粘附及凋亡等。SHP-2的表达异常会导致多种疾病的产生,但是相关综述较少,同时未见文献报道其在胶质瘤中的作用,因此本文简要介绍SHP-2的结构、功能、信号传导,并阐述了SHP-2与常见疾病的关系。     

热激蛋白27的性质及生理功能

热激蛋白(heat shock protein,HSP)是广泛存在于生物体内,在生物进化过程中序列高度保守的蛋白质家族.HsP27是HSP家族中的重要一员,在机体应激的情况下表达增加,通过分子伴侣作用、抗细胞凋亡和抗氧化应激等作用保护细胞,同时HSP27与多种临床疾病密切相关.     

PKM2促进肿瘤发展的作用机制研究

为了分析丙酮酸激酶M2型（pyruvate kinase M2,PKM2）在不同肿瘤中的表达情况及其与肿瘤患者临床预后的关系,并探索PKM2对肿瘤细胞增殖和迁移的影响及其作用机制,用TCGA数据库和免疫印迹分析了33种肿瘤中PKM2的表达情况,探索了PKM2与不同肿瘤患者预后的关系。在肺癌细胞系中过表达PKM2,利用CCK8和Transwell方法分析PKM2对肺癌细胞增殖和迁移能力的影响。利用免疫印迹检测不同肿瘤细胞中过表达和敲低PKM2对热休克蛋白90α（Hsp90α）分泌的影响以及上皮-间质转化（epithelial-mesenchgmal transition,EMT）相关蛋白的变化。TCGA数据分析显示,PKM2在包括乳腺癌、肺癌等15种肿瘤中高表达,且9种肿瘤中PKM2的高表达与肿瘤的预后具有显著相关性。在肺癌细胞中过表达PKM2后,肺癌细胞的增殖和迁移能力显著增强。过表达PKM2能够显著增加乳腺癌和肺癌中Hsp90α的分泌。敲低PKM2能够抑制N-钙黏蛋白（N-cadhesion）和波形蛋白（Vimentin）的表达,促进E-钙黏蛋白（E-cadhesion）的表达。研究结果表明,PKM2在多种肿瘤中高表达且与肿瘤预后显著相关,能够通过影响Hsp90α的分泌以及上皮-间质转化相关蛋白的表达从而促进肿瘤的进展。PKM2有望成为潜在的广谱肿瘤标志物和治疗靶点。     

Clinicopathological significance of CEACAM1 gene expression in breast cancer

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) is a cell adhesion molecule expressed in a variety of cell types. The role of CEACAM1 in breast cancer development and progression is largely unknown. Immunohistochemical analysis was used to examine CEACAM1 expression in breast cancer with long-term follow-up. CEACAM1 expression level in primary breast cancer was low or undetectable. In 65% of the cases, CEACAM1 expression within tumor tissue was lower than that in adjacent tissues. In 20% of the cases, CEACAM1 was negative. In 28.3% of cases, equivalent CEACAM1 expression level was detected in tumor and adjacent tissues. The expression level of CEACAM1 in tumor tissue was negatively correlated with patient mortality, while positively correlated with the expression level of ER+/PR+. CEACAM1 expression was not related with patients' age, pathological classification, lymphatic involvement and the size of tumor. The down-regulation of CEACAM1 was correlated with negative ER-/PR- and might be attributed to the malignant process of breast cancer. The prognosis of the patients with low CEACAM1 expression and high tumor pathological grade were poorer than those patients with high expression and low pathological grade, P < 0.05. Clinically, it is possible to predict the prognosis among the patients of breast cancer by measuring CEACAM1 gene expression in the tumor tissues.     

细胞周期调控因子的表达与肺癌预后关系的研究

应用细胞周期调控因子P^27kipl,Rb单克隆抗体和CDK4多克隆抗体,对54例肺鳞状细胞癌的纤支镜活镜标本和10例正常肺组织进行免疫组织化学染色研究。结果发现：54例肺鳞癌中,P^27kipl阳性表达率为928/54）51.9%。表达水平与患预后呈正相关。P^27kipl表达是影响肺癌患预后的主要因素。CDK4阳性表达率（26/54）为48.1%,Rb阳性表达率（33/54）为61.1%。表达水平与患预后呈正相关。结果表明：P^27kipl低表达可作为判断肺鳞癌患预后差的一个独立的有效标记指标,CDK4表达对鉴别良恶性病变有一定意义,Rb表达可作为判断肺鳞癌预后的有意义指标。     

Decreased tumstatin-mRNA is associated with poor outcome in patients with NSCLC

Tumstatin is a candidate tumor suppressor that plays an important role in tumor growth and angiogenesis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between tumstatin-mRNA expression and the clinicopathologic characteristics, tumor angiogenesis, outcome of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Specimens from 68 patients with NSCLC were recruited in this study. Tumstatin-mRNA expression and protein level in tumor tissues were quantified respectively by quantitative RT-PCR and ELISA. Microvessel density (MVD) was determined by CD34 immunostaining. The correlation of tumstatin-mRNA expression levels with clinicopathologic variables, tumor angiogenesis, and prognosis was analyzed. Tumstatin-mRNA expression levels were decreased in tumor. Tumstatin-mRNA expression level was significantly correlated with its protein level in tumor (r = 0.562; P = 0.001). Tumstatin-mRNA expression levels in poorly differentiated tumor tissues were significantly lower than in well-differentiated tumor tissues (P < 0.004). Furthermore, tumor tumstatin-mRNA expression were also significantly related to tumor pathologic stage (P = 0.032) and MVD (r = -0.77, P < 0.0001). Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) analysis indicated that NSCLC patients with low tumstatin-mRNA expression had poorer OS and DFS than those with high expression (P = 0.015 and 0.037; respectively). Multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that the tumstatin-mRNA expression could be an independent prognostic indicators in both DFS and OS. Tumstatin-mRNA expression levels are down-regulated in NSCLC tissues. Tumstatin-mRNA expression level correlates with prognosis, which suggests that tumstatin-mRNA is a new potential independent marker of favorable prognosis in NSCLC.     

Identification of immunogenic cell death-associated subtypes and characterization of the tumor microenvironment in endometrial cancer

Immunogenic cell death (ICD) is one of the mechanisms regulating cell death, which activates adaptive immunity in immunocompetent hosts and is associated with tumor progression, prognosis and therapeutic response. Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common malignancies of the female genital tract, and the potential role of immunogenic cell death-related genes (IRGs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) remains unclear. We describe the variation of IRGs and assess the expression patterns in EC samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus cohorts. Based on the expression of 34 IRGs, we identified two different ICD-related clusters and subsequently differentially expressed genes between the two ICD-related clusters were used for the identification of two ICD gene clusters. We identified the clusters and found that alterations in the multilayer IRG were associated with patient prognosis and TME cell infiltration characteristics. On this basis, ICD score risk scores were calculated, and ICD signatures were constructed and validated for their predictive power in EC patients. To help clinicians better apply the ICD signature, an accurate nomogram was constructed. The low ICD risk group was characterized by high microsatellite instability, high tumor mutational load, high IPS score and stronger immune activation. Our comprehensive analysis of IRGs in EC patients suggested a potential role in the tumor immune interstitial microenvironment, clinicopathological features and prognosis. These findings may improve our understanding of the role of ICDs, and provide a new basis for assessing prognosis and developing more effective immunotherapeutic strategies in EC.     

长链非编码RNA BANCR在食管鳞癌中的表达及对细胞增殖和侵袭能力的影响

目的:探索长链非编码RNA BANCR与食管鳞癌(esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ESCC)临床病理特征以及预后的关系,以及对于ESCC细胞增殖,迁移和侵袭能力的影响。方法:使用实时荧光定量PCR(q RT-PCR)技术检测ESCC组织及多个细胞系中BANCR的表达水平,分析其与临床病理特征及预后的关联,用小干扰RNA(si RNA)干扰BANCR后用CCK8法检测其对ESCC细胞生长的影响,使用transwell法检测对细胞侵袭和转移能力的影响。结果:相对于癌旁组织,有86%(123/142)的癌组织中BANCR表达量升高,BANCR在癌组织中的相对表达水平与肿瘤的组织学分级、TNM分期和淋巴结转移数量相关(P均0.05)。BANCR在本文涉及的八株ESCC细胞中的表达量均高于正常食管上皮细胞(Het1A)。在TE10和KYSE30细胞中敲降BANCR后可明显降低细胞生长速率,并抑制细胞的侵袭和迁移能力(P0.01)。结论:BANCR在ESCC组织和细胞中表达显著上调。并能增强ESCC细胞的增殖和侵袭能力,有希望成为一种新的辅助ESCC早期诊断和预后判断的肿瘤分子标志物。     

H2-Calponin 在食管鳞癌中的表达及其与食管磷癌预后的关系

目的:探讨H_2-Calponin在食管磷癌组织中的表达及其与食管磷癌患者临床病理特征及预后的相关性。方法:利用免疫组织化学染色技术检测73例食管磷癌及相应癌旁组织中H_2-Calponin的表达情况,并分析其与食管磷癌患者临床病理参数及预后的关系。结果:H_2-calponin在食管磷癌组织中的阳性表达率为95.8%(70/73),显著高于癌旁组织(35.8%,24/67),差异具有统计学意义(p0.0001)。H_2-calponin的表达与食管癌患者的性别、年龄、肿瘤大小、浸润深度及淋巴结转移均无显著相关性,但与AJCC分期显著相关(P0.05)。H_2-calponin的表达水平影响食管癌患者预后及生存期。结论:H_2-Calponin在食管磷癌组织中呈高表达并可预示食管磷癌预后不良。     

Characterization of Ectonucleotidases in Human Medulloblastoma Cell Lines: ecto-5′NT/CD73 in Metastasis as Potential Prognostic Factor

Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children and occurs mainly in the cerebellum. Important intracellular signaling molecules, such those present in the Sonic Hedgehog and Wnt pathways, are involved in its development and can also be employed to determine tumor grade and prognosis. Ectonucleotidases, particularly ecto-5′NT/CD73, are important enzymes in the malignant process of different tumor types regulating extracellular ATP and adenosine levels. Here, we investigated the activity of ectonucleotidases in three malignant human cell lines: Daoy and ONS76, being representative of primary MB, and the D283 cell line, derived from a metastatic MB. All cell lines secreted ATP into the extracellular medium while hydrolyze poorly this nucleotide, which is in agreement with the low expression and activity of pyrophosphate/phosphodiesterase, NTPDases and alkaline phosphatase. The analysis of AMP hydrolysis showed that Daoy and ONS76 completely hydrolyzed AMP, with parallel adenosine production (Daoy) and inosine accumulation (ONS76). On the other hand, D283 cell line did not hydrolyze AMP. Moreover, primary MB tumor cells, Daoy and ONS76 express the ecto-5′NT/CD73 while D283 representative of a metastatic tumor, revealed poor expression of this enzyme, while the ecto-adenosine deaminase showed higher expression in D283 compared to Daoy and ONS76 cells. Nuclear beta-catenin has been suggested as a marker for MB prognosis. Further it can promotes expression of ecto-5′NT/CD73 and suppression of adenosine deaminase. It was observed that Daoy and ONS76 showed greater nuclear beta-catenin immunoreactivity than D283, which presented mainly cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. In summary, the absence of ecto-5′NT/CD73 in the D283 cell line, a metastatic MB phenotype, suggests that high expression levels of this ectonucleotidase could be correlated with a poor prognosis in patients with MB.     

LAMB3在头颈鳞癌中的表达及预后价值分析

摘要 目的：研究层黏连蛋白亚基β3（LAMB3）在头颈鳞癌（HNSCC）中的表达、预后价值、免疫相关性及作用机制。方法：利用基于癌症基因组图谱（TCGA）的多个在线数据库,分析LAMB3在HNSCC肿瘤组织中的差异表达、预后价值以及对免疫细胞浸润的影响;通过基因共表达及蛋白-蛋白相互作用网络分析,探究LAMB3参与HNSCC的生物过程以及相关信号通路;预测调控LAMB3基因的上游靶miRNA。结果：LAMB3在HNSCC中高表达,LAMB3表达水平与年龄分布、肿瘤病理分级、淋巴结转移状态和HPV病毒感染状态相关;预后分析显示LAMB3在HNSCC中高表达预示患者不良预后,在肿瘤分期为Stage3、白色人种、肿瘤病理分期为Grade1和Grade2以及肿瘤新生抗原高表达HNSCC患者中总生存期更短;LAMB3表达水平影响HNSCC肿瘤微环境,LAMB3高表达能够降低B细胞、CD8⁺T 细胞浸润程度,升高CD4⁺T细胞浸润程度;基因共表达和功能相关分析表明,LAMB3高表达与基底膜形成、细胞连接、细胞迁移等生物过程有关;LAMB3潜在靶miRNA是hsa-miR-24-3p。结论：LAMB3在 HNSCC中高表达与免疫细胞浸润和患者不良预后相关,可作为HNSCC发病风险和预后指标。     

Matrix metalloproteinase-19 is a predictive marker for tumor invasiveness in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

AIMS: To evaluate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-19 (MMP-19) in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma along with its association with structural features of invasiveness. To investigate whether MMP-19 expression correlates with lymphatic or systemic metastasis and prognosis in patients who have received definitive radiotherapy. METHODS AND RESULTS: The histological evaluation of the invasive front was based on Bryne's malignancy grading system. We correlated the immunohistochemical expression pattern with morphological parameters which characterize tumor invasiveness such as keratinization, nuclear polymorphism, invasion pattern, and the host inflammatory response. Local immunoreactivity for MMP-19 was positively correlated with tumor invasiveness as reflected in its structural characteristics and the degree of nuclear polymorphism, and negatively correlated with the inflammatory response of the host. No correlation existed between MMP-19 expression and clinicopathological features (TNM stage, grade of differentiation) or a patient's outcome and prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: This latter finding probably reflects the unique change for MMPs from high immunoreactivity within healthy tissue areas and non-invasive tumor parts, through absence in the least invasive neoplastic regions, to strong re-expression at a highly invasive front of the same tumor. Our findings indicate that MMP-19 can be used as a marker for tumor invasiveness in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.