环状RNA在胃癌中的研究现状与策略

环状RNA (circRNA)是一种共价闭合的非编码RNA,可以调节真核生物中的基因表达.最近应用高通量RNA测序和生物信息学方法揭示人类细胞中存在大量circRNA.许多circRNA具有一定的组织和时序特异性,且与生理发育和各种肿瘤等疾病密切相关. circRNA被证明在细胞质中富集和稳定,表明其具有作为肿瘤生物标志物的潜力.胃癌(gastric carcinoma,GC)是一种常见的恶性肿瘤,在全球癌症相关死亡原因中排第3位.尽管该疾病在诊断和治疗方面取得了许多进展,但GC患者的预后仍然很差,大多数国家的5年总生存率低于30%.因此,寻找能调节GC发生发展和评估预后的新分子机制和治疗靶标至关重要.近年来circRNA在胃癌中的研究不断增多,其在胃癌的发生发展、诊断、治疗及预后过程中扮演重要角色.本文就circRNA产生机制及一般特征、生物学功能、在胃癌中的研究进展及研究中存在的问题作一综述.     

Performance of the Plusoptix A09 Photoscreener in Detecting Amblyopia Risk Factors in Chinese Children Attending an Eye Clinic

Purpose

To assess the accuracy of the Plusoptix A09 photoscreener in detecting amblyopia risk factors in children and determine referral criteria when using Plusoptix A09 for a large-scale vision screening.

Methods

Pediatric patients attending our eye clinic underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination that included photorefraction, orthoptic examination, anterior segment assessment, fundus examination and cycloplegic retinoscopy. The measurements were collected for statistical analyses.

Results

One hundred and seventy-eight children (mean age ± SD: 6.2±2.4 years, range: 2.2 to 14.1 years) were included in the study. The mean spherical equivalent (SE) obtained using Plusoptix A09 (P_SE) was 0.57 D lower than that obtained from cycloplegic retinoscopy (CR_SE) (P = 0.00). However, there was no statistically significant difference of Jackson cross cylinder J₀ and J₄₅ between Plusoptix A09 (P_J) and cycloplegic retinoscopy (CR_J) (P = 0.14, P = 0.26). The relationship of SE obtained from Plusoptix A09 and SE obtained from cycloplegic retinoscopy was presented as the equation: CR_SE = 0.358 + 0.776 P_SE + 0.064 P_SE ² + 0.011 P_SE ³. Based on the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, the Plusoptix A09 had an overall sensitivity of 94.9% and specificity of 67.5% for detecting refractive amblyopia risk factors. The sensitivity and specificity of the Plusoptix A09 for detection of strabismus were 40.7% and 98.3%, respectively; detection of amblyopia and/or strabismus was 84.7% and 63.2%, respectively.

Conclusions

The Plusoptix A09 photoscreener underestimated hyperopia and overestimated myopia according to SE when compared with cycloplegic retinoscopy. The accuracy of the Plusoptix A09 in detecting amblyopia risk factors in children could be improved by the regression equation and optimized criteria for refractive amblyopia risk factors developed in the present study. Moreover, the Plusoptix A09 photoscreener is not suitable for a large-scale strabismus screening when it is applied solely.     

Identification of Surface Water Quality along the Coast of Sanya,South China Sea

Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA) are utilized to identify the effects caused by human activities on water quality along the coast of Sanya, South China Sea. PCA and CA identify the seasonality of water quality (dry and wet seasons) and polluted status (polluted area). The seasonality of water quality is related to climate change and Southeast monsoons. Spatial pattern is mainly related to anthropogenic activities (especially land input of pollutions). PCA reveals the characteristics underlying the generation of coastal water quality. The temporal and spatial variation of the trophic status along the coast of Sanya is governed by hydrodynamics and human activities. The results provide a novel typological understanding of seasonal trophic status in a shallow, tropical, open marine bay.     

Climatic Factors Drive Population Divergence and Demography: Insights Based on the Phylogeography of a Riparian Plant Species Endemic to the Hengduan Mountains and Adjacent Regions

Quaternary climatic factors have played a significant role in population divergence and demography. Here we investigated the phylogeography of Osteomeles schwerinae, a dominant riparian plant species of the hot/warm-dry river valleys of the Hengduan Mountains (HDM), Qinling Mountains (QLM) and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (YGP). Three chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) regions (trnD-trnT, psbD-trnT, petL-psbE), one single copy nuclear gene (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; G3pdh), and climatic data during the Last Interglacial (LIG; c. 120–140 ka), Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; c. 21 ka), and Current (c. 1950–2000) periods were used in this study. Six cpDNA haplotypes and 15 nuclear DNA (nDNA) haplotypes were identified in the 40 populations of O. schwerinae. Spatial Analysis of Molecular Variance, median-joining networks, and Bayesian phylogenetic trees based on the cpDNA and nDNA datasets, all suggested population divergence between the QLM and HDM-YGP regions. Our climatic analysis identified significant heterogeneity of the climatic factors in the QLM and HDM-YGP regions during the aforementioned three periods. The divergence times based on cpDNA and nDNA haplotypes were estimated to be 466.4–159.4 ka and 315.8–160.3 ka, respectively, which coincide with the time of the weakening of the Asian monsoons in these regions. In addition, unimodal pairwise mismatch distribution curves, expansion times, and Ecological Niche Modeling suggested a history of population expansion (rather than contraction) during the last glaciation. Interestingly, the expansion times were found being well consistent with the intensification of the Asian monsoons during this period. We inferred that the divergence between the two main lineages is probably caused by disruption of more continuous distribution because of weakening of monsoons/less precipitation, whilst subsequent intensification of the Asian monsoons during the last glaciation facilitated the expansion of O. schwerinae populations.     

拉恩氏菌W25对缓冲容量的响应及其产酸特性

【目的】进一步了解拉恩氏菌W25的溶磷机理和对土壤缓冲容量的响应。【方法】在液体摇瓶培养过程中,采用调节培养液pH的方法研究模拟土壤的缓冲容量对拉恩氏菌W25溶磷量的影响;通过单因子试验和HPLC相结合的方法,研究不同碳源、磷源条件下W25的溶磷能力及产酸特性。【结果】拉恩氏菌W25在磷酸三钙培养液中培养120 h后有效磷含量达到最大值,培养液有效磷含量与培养液pH变化之间呈极显著负相关性(P<0.01);W25在培养第48?96 h具有较强的缓冲能力,培养液有效磷含量加碱处理与未加碱处理差异不显著(P<0.05),从第120 h开始,缓冲能力开始减弱,在168 h后基本丧失了缓冲能力;W25在不同碳源条件下溶磷能力差异显著(P<0.05),依次为葡萄糖>乳糖>蔗糖>甘露醇>淀粉,不同磷源中培养液有效磷含量差异极显著(P<0.01),依次为磷酸三钙>磷酸铁>磷酸铝>磷矿粉;不同碳源、磷源条件下W25培养液中有机酸的种类和浓度差异较大,W25溶磷能力的大小不仅与产酸的种类有关,而且也与产酸的浓度有关。【结论】研究结果为更深入研究拉恩氏菌溶磷机理提供条件,为拉恩氏菌的应用提供理论基础。     

Neotyphodium sinicum, from several Roegneria species throughout China, provides insights into the evolution of asexual endophytes

The fungus Neotyphodium sinicum forms an asymptomatic symbiosis with Roegneria grass species which are widely distributed in China. We collected 1,809 asymptomatic specimens of Roegneria, belonging to six species, from around 14 cities in nine provinces. 45.7% of the 1,809 asymptomatic Roegneria plants were endophyte-infected. Of 100 Neotyphodium isolates subsequently obtained, 31 were tested for cultural characteristics. These isolates showed morphological diversity and varying growth rates as well as differences in colony appearance and in conidial lengths. While conidial length of most of the isolates was typical of interspecific hybrid Neotyphodium species, conidial length of some isolates was smaller, similar to that of haploid species. A phylogenetic study was conducted of the tubB and tefA genes in 21 Neotyphodium isolates. The isolates were phylogenetically clustered into three types: 15/21 isolates had two divergent alleles of both tubB and tefA; 3/21 had two alleles of only tubB and 3/21 had two alleles of only tefA. In the tubB NJ tree, alleles-1 formed two distinct sub-clades in the Epichlo? bromicola/E. yangzii clade (EBY); allele-2 was located in three sub-clades widely distributed within the E. typhina clade (ETC). The allele-1 of the tefA gene was also located within the EBY clade and formed two sub-clades; allele-2 was located in 3 sub-clades within the ETC clade. No relationship was observed between phylogenetic relationships and morphology in the N. sinicum isolates. The phylogenetic characteristics had little relationship to the host species or site of origin of the isolates. An explanation consistent with the phylogenetic findings is that N. sinicum is a complex of species that has resulted from multiple independent hybridization events.     

不同干旱胁迫下欧李光合及叶绿素荧光参数的响应

采用人为控制土壤含水量的方法对欧李进行轻度和重度干旱的处理,测定叶片的气体交换和叶绿素荧光参数的日变化。结果表明,干旱胁迫下欧李叶片净光合速率、蒸腾速率、水分利用效率、气孔导度、PSII最大光化学效率、光化学量子效率显著下降,但胞间CO2浓度、非光化学猝灭系数以及叶黄素循脱环氧化状态（Z＋0.5A）/（V＋A＋Z）和Z含量升高。两干旱处理植株的影响程度存在差异。这表明在长时间干旱条件下,欧李叶片光合作用的降低受到气孔与非气孔因素的双重影响,叶黄素循环的启动增加了胁迫条件下的热耗散能力以保护光合机构免受干旱胁迫的进一步伤害。     

基于纳米颗粒的赭曲霉毒素A高灵敏酶联免疫检测方法的建立及应用

赭曲霉毒素(ochratoxins)主要是由青霉菌Penicillium和曲霉菌Aspergillus产生的有毒次级代谢产物,常见于发霉或发酵的农产品中,其中赭曲霉毒素A(ochratoxin A,OTA)毒性最强且最为普遍。OTA是粮食作物和饲料的重要污染物,在加工、储存或运输过程中均可产生,具有肾毒性和免疫毒性,可通过蓄积作用发挥毒性效应,对人类和动物健康造成严重威胁。本研究通过将OTA单克隆抗体包被于纳米磁珠(magnetic nanoparticles,MNPs)表面,获得具有免疫活性的磁珠抗体复合物(MNPs-Anti OTA),并制备生物素标记的偶联抗原OTA-BSA-Bio,后续采用链酶亲和素标记的纳米金颗粒(Strep-HRP-AuNPs)催化底物进行信号检测,最终建立了OTA高灵敏检测方法(MNPs-bs-AuNPs-ELISA)。在最优条件下,经计算该方法检测下限(IC10)为0.01ng/mL,检测区间(IC20-IC80)为0.02-0.73ng/mL,半数抑制率(IC50)为0.13ng/mL。与OTA类似物OTB、OTC交叉反应性为4.3%和8.1%,对其他常见真菌毒素AFB1、ZEN、FB1、DON、CIT和PAT均无交叉反应。玉米、面粉和大豆样本中的加标回收率可达85.6%-115.7%,对天然样本中OTA含量的检测结果表明,该方法与LC-MS/MS相关性良好。本研究建立的MNPs-bs-AuNPs-ELISA可满足谷物及饲料样本中OTA的快速、高灵敏度定量检测,成本较低,具有很好的应用前景。     

Changes of plant community composition instead of soil nutrient status drive the legacy effects of historical nitrogen deposition on plant community N:P stoichiometry

Plant and Soil - Uncovering the importance of soil and plant characteristics in driving the legacy effects of nitrogen (N) deposition on plant community nutrient stoichiometry would improve our...     

EB病毒LMP1-CTAR3对NP69细胞增殖和蛋白质表达的影响

为了探讨EB病毒潜伏性膜蛋白 1(LMP1)第三个功能活性区域(CTAR₃)在鼻咽上皮细胞NP69中的转化作用机制,采用逆病毒感染的方法,将浓缩的逆病毒RV-LMP1和RV-LMP1^Δ232～351分别感染鼻咽上皮细胞NP69,建立NP69-LMP1与NP69-LMP1^Δ232～351稳定表达细胞系．通过绘制生长曲线、平皿克隆形成试验和软琼脂集落形成试验比较野生型和突变型LMP1对NP69细胞增殖的影响,运用蛋白质组学方法鉴定NP69-LMP1与NP69-LMP1^Δ232～351细胞间的差异表达蛋白,选用实时荧光定量RT-PCR与Western blot对其中部分蛋白质点差异表达进行验证．结果发现：a．突变型LMP1^Δ232～351促NP69细胞增殖的能力较野生型LMP1明显降低(n=3,P < 0.05);b．鉴定了LMP1-CTAR₃在NP69细胞中参与调节的16个蛋白质(表达上调的蛋白质8个,下调的8个)．c．实时荧光定量RT-PCR和Western blot证实了部分上述蛋白质的差异表达．以上结果说明,LMP1-CTAR₃是其发挥促细胞增殖的重要活性部位,可能通过参与调节G蛋白和异柠檬酸脱氢酶等蛋白质的表达而起作用．