环状RNA circTCF25通过miR-103a-3p/miR-107调控CDK6的表达促进膀胱癌的增殖和迁移

该文旨在探讨环状RNA circTCF25对膀胱癌增殖和迁移的影响。采用RT-q PCR检测膀胱癌及癌旁组织中miR-103a-3p和miR-107的表达水平;采用Western blot和免疫组化检测膀胱癌细胞及膀胱癌和癌旁组织中CDK6的蛋白表达;将circTCF25过表达载体转染两种膀胱癌细胞后,采用RT-q PCR检测细胞中circTCF25以及miR-103a-3p和miR-107的表达水平;采用双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证circTCF25靶向结合miR-107及miR-107的靶基因CDK6;划痕实验检测细胞迁移能力;Edu实验检测细胞增殖能力。RT-q PCR结果表明,膀胱癌组织中miR-103a-3p和miR-107的表达明显低于癌旁组织。免疫组化和Western blot结果显示,膀胱癌组织中CDK6蛋白质水平明显高于癌旁组织。转染circTCF25过表达载体的细胞中,circTCF25的表达水平高于对照组。过表达circTCF25后,细胞中miR-103a-3p和miR-107的表达显著下降,CDK6的蛋白水平增加。双荧光素酶报告基因实验表明,circTCF25可以直接结合miR-107并降低其对靶基因CDK6的抑制。过表达circTCF25后,细胞迁移和增殖能力增强。该研究说明,环状RNA circTCF25可通过miR-103a-3p/miR-107调控CDK6的表达促进膀胱癌的增殖和迁移。     

小鼠衰老对不同组织中亚精胺的影响

目的:本研究以模式小鼠C57BL为对象,研究小鼠在衰老过程中不同组织器官内源性亚精胺含量的变化。方法:利用高效液相色谱检测小鼠心脏和肝脏组织中亚精胺含量,进一步应用qRT-PCR以及Western blot检测在衰老过程中,不同组织器官中亚精胺生物合成途径的关键基因表达变化,利用亚精胺处理细胞检测DNA损伤应答能力。结果:随着衰老的发生心脏(199.09±17.12)和肝脏组织(168.92±5.12)中亚精胺含量显著降低,分别为78.01±13.52、62.05±6.73,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);不同组织器官中亚精胺生物合成途径的关键基因Odc、Srm、Amd1的表达随衰老的发生明显下调,并且伴随着DNA损伤应答障碍;利用亚精胺处理细胞,能够增强细胞对DNA损伤的应答反应。结论:衰老的小鼠中内源性亚精胺含量降低,并且其合成途径的关键基因转录水平降低,导致细胞对DNA损伤应答能力减弱,从而加速机体衰老进程。     

前列腺癌细胞系中环状RNA circRNA-1565的表达及鉴定

目的:探讨前列腺癌细胞系中的环状RNA circRNA-1565的表达及鉴定。方法:培养前列腺正常上皮细胞(RWPE-1)、4种前列腺癌细胞(22RV1、LNCap、PC-3、DU145),提取总RNA,采用RT-PCR检测不同细胞系中circRNA-1565的表达,并对其进行成环性验证及细胞内亚定位实验,进行差异比较。结果:circRNA-1565在正常前列腺细胞系(RWPE-1)中表达量极低,在转移性前列腺癌细胞系中高表达,在非转移性前列腺癌细胞系中低表达。且circRNA-1565是一条主要定位于细胞质内的具有有效环状结构的RNA分子。结论:circRNA-1565在不同前列腺癌细胞系中存在差异表达,可能会通过mi RNA sponge途径发挥生物学作用。     

LIM蛋白KyoT在小鼠胚胎发育中的表达

LIM结构域蛋白KyoT可与转录因子RBP-J相互作用而修饰Notch信号途径.以往发现KyoT在成年小鼠肺脏、肾脏和睾丸中有特异性表达,为进一步明确KyoT在小鼠胚胎阶段的表达,故分析了KyoT在小鼠不同胚胎阶段的表达水平变化和胚胎17天时各组织的表达分布.采用RNA印迹发现KyoT在小鼠胚胎的各阶段均表达,而且胚胎17天时表达水平最高.进一步RNA印迹和免疫组织化学检测发现,KyoT mRNA和蛋白质在胚胎17天小鼠的肺、肾以及肌肉中均有高水平的表达.上述结果提示,KyoT在小鼠胚胎发育过程中有特异性表达,且在胚胎17天时KyoT表达器官分布与成年小鼠相似,特异性定位于肺、肾和肌肉等脏器.     

小鼠组织中过氧化氢酶的活性与年龄的关系

为观察小鼠组织中过氧化氢酶的活性与年龄的关系,采用高锰酸钾滴定法测定不同年龄(1、4、18月龄)小鼠肝、肾、肺、心、脾、胃、脑组织中过氧化氢酶的活性。结果显示:小鼠过氧化氢酶在不同组织中活性不同,活性高低顺序基本表现为:肝>肾>肺>心、脾、胃>脑;小鼠肺、心、脾、胃、脑各组织中过氧化氢酶的活性在1～4月龄间随年龄增加而增加,在4～18月龄间随年龄增加而降低;小鼠肝、肾组织中过氧化氢酶的活性在1～4月龄间与年龄相关性不显著,在4～18月龄间随年龄增加而降低。结果表明,小鼠肝、肾、肺、心、脾、胃、脑等组织中过氧化氢酶的活性随年龄变化而变化,机体过氧化氢酶活性的降低与机体衰老密切相关。     

p53基因在小鼠衰老中的调控作用研究

为了探究小鼠衰老与p53之间的调控关系,我们选取3对年轻(4个月)与老年(20个月)的C57小鼠进行实验。首先发现老年小鼠相对年轻小鼠出现失明的衰老现象,HE染色表明衰老小鼠的视网膜结构出现了弥散现象;进一步发现老年小鼠出现脊椎弯曲以及脾脏中白髓数量减少的衰老现象。据报道,p53与小鼠衰老具有紧密的关系,因此我们检测了p53在老年小鼠眼球、睾丸、肝脏、皮肤、肺和肾等多种组织中表达,实验发现老年小鼠组织中,p53的蛋白水平明显升高。为了进一步明确p53基因在小鼠衰老中的作用,我们购买了p53+/-小鼠,首先表明p53在p53+/-小鼠中的表达明显下降。接下来观察年老的正常和p53+/-小鼠的衰老表型变化,发现与正常小鼠相比较,p53+/-老年小鼠衰老症状明显减轻(失明,毛色变黄和驼背),这说明p53在衰老中发挥着重要作用。这些研究为我们理解衰老以及进一步开展衰老机制的研究提供新思路。     

鸭ChREBP表达与肉质及血清生化指标关联性

为更好地了解及利用贵州地方鸭品种优良遗传资源,本研究随机抽取50只樱桃谷鸭(公母各半),屠宰,测其肉质及血清生化指标,荧光定量PCR检测樱桃谷鸭ChREBP m RNA的组织表达谱并分析其相关性,结果显示:ChREBP在鸭各组织中均表达,在腹脂中表达量最高,除在大脑、小脑、肝、脾、腺胃和肌胃中表达量较低,属低度表达,在其它10组织中表达量相对较高,均属中高度表达。相关性结果表明,ChREBP mRNA表达丰度与白蛋白、甘油三酯、总胆固醇和高密度脂蛋白呈显著或极显著正相关(p0.05或0.01),与低密度脂蛋白呈极显著负相关(p0.01),与肉质指标相关但不显著(p0.05),推测ChREBP基因在鸭调控脂质代谢方面发挥着重要作用。     

环状RNA在人类疾病中的作用及研究进展

环状RNA（circular RNA,circRNA）是一类广泛表达于真核细胞的环形RNA,多起源于蛋白编码基因。近年来发现circRNAs可通过如miRNA“海绵”等作用模式在基因的表达中发挥重要的调控作用,存在器官组织特异性的表达谱,并且越来越多的证据表明circRNAs可能是一种潜在的疾病标志物和治疗靶点。本文将对circRNAs近年在疾病中的研究进展进行综述,具体分为以下几个方面：（1）circRNAs的基本特征;（2）circRNAs的合成调控;（3）环状RNA介导基因表达的调控机制;（4）circRNAs在肿瘤性疾病中的作用;（5）circRNAs在感染免疫相关性疾病中的作用;（6）circRNAs在心血管疾病中的作用;（7）研究展望。     

土人参提取液对D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠的抗氧化作用研究

本文研究了土人参提取液对D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠的抗氧化作用的影响。取昆明种小白鼠50只,随机分为5组(正常对照组、衰老模型组、土人参提取液低、中、高剂量组)。除正常对照组外,其余各组每天于颈背皮下注射D-半乳糖125 mg/kg,连续42 d,造成亚急性衰老模型。在注射D-半乳糖的同时,三个不同剂量实验组每天分别灌胃土人参提取液5、10和15g/kg,正常对照组及衰老模型组给予等量生理盐水。于42 d后测定小鼠体内超氧化物歧化酶(Super Oxide Dismutase,SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(Glutathione peroxidase,GSH-PX)等酶的活性,及丙二醛(Maleic Dialdehyde,MDA)的含量。结果显示:与正常对照组相比,衰老模型组小鼠心脏、肝脏组织SOD及血清中GSH-PX活性降低(P0.01),MDA含量增加(P0.01)。与衰老模型组相比,土人参提取液低、中、高剂量组小鼠心脏、肝脏组织SOD及血清中GSH-PX活性明显升高(P0.01);中、高剂量组小鼠心脏、肝脏组织中MDA含量降低明显(P0.01),低剂量组小鼠肝脏的MDA含量明显降低(P0.01)。上述结果表明:土人参提取液对D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠有抗衰老作用。     

环状RNA circCapzb在早孕小鼠围植入期子宫内膜中的表达

环状RNA(circular RNA,circRNA)是一类新型内源性非编码RNA,与多种疾病的发生、发展密切相关,但在胚胎着床的过程中罕见报道。该文旨在探讨环状RNA circCapzb在早孕小鼠围植入期子宫内膜中的表达。采用Real-time PCR检测正常妊娠小鼠孕第5天(d5)至第7天(d7)胚胎着床点及胚胎着床旁组织中circCapzb的表达水平;分别构建小鼠体内人工诱导蜕膜化模型和原代小鼠子宫内膜基质细胞体外人工诱导蜕膜化模型,采用Real-time PCR分别检测circCapzb在组织及细胞蜕膜化诱导模型中的表达;通过生物信息学预测circCapzb下游靶miRNA:miR-377-3p和miR-7005-5p,并采用Real-time PCR检测其在蜕膜化诱导模型中的表达。结果表明,circCapzb在小鼠孕第5天至第7天胚胎着床点的表达明显高于着床旁;circCapzb在组织及体内外细胞蜕膜化诱导模型中诱导组的表达明显高于未诱导组(对照组);circCapzb下游靶miR-377-3p和miR-7005-5p在组织及体内外细胞蜕膜化诱导模型中诱导组的表达明显低于未诱导组。该研究初步表明,circCapzb在小鼠早孕期胚胎着床点高表达,在组织及体内外细胞蜕膜化诱导模型中高表达,在小鼠妊娠早期子宫内膜蜕膜化过程中可能发挥作用,但具体机制有待进一步研究。     

Circular RNAs are abundant,conserved, and associated with ALU repeats

Circular RNAs composed of exonic sequence have been described in a small number of genes. Thought to result from splicing errors, circular RNA species possess no known function. To delineate the universe of endogenous circular RNAs, we performed high-throughput sequencing (RNA-seq) of libraries prepared from ribosome-depleted RNA with or without digestion with the RNA exonuclease, RNase R. We identified >25,000 distinct RNA species in human fibroblasts that contained non-colinear exons (a “backsplice”) and were reproducibly enriched by exonuclease degradation of linear RNA. These RNAs were validated as circular RNA (ecircRNA), rather than linear RNA, and were more stable than associated linear mRNAs in vivo. In some cases, the abundance of circular molecules exceeded that of associated linear mRNA by >10-fold. By conservative estimate, we identified ecircRNAs from 14.4% of actively transcribed genes in human fibroblasts. Application of this method to murine testis RNA identified 69 ecircRNAs in precisely orthologous locations to human circular RNAs. Of note, paralogous kinases HIPK2 and HIPK3 produce abundant ecircRNA from their second exon in both humans and mice. Though HIPK3 circular RNAs contain an AUG translation start, it and other ecircRNAs were not bound to ribosomes. Circular RNAs could be degraded by siRNAs and, therefore, may act as competing endogenous RNAs. Bioinformatic analysis revealed shared features of circularized exons, including long bordering introns that contained complementary ALU repeats. These data show that ecircRNAs are abundant, stable, conserved and nonrandom products of RNA splicing that could be involved in control of gene expression.     

Statistically based splicing detection reveals neural enrichment and tissue-specific induction of circular RNA during human fetal development

BackgroundThe pervasive expression of circular RNA is a recently discovered feature of gene expression in highly diverged eukaryotes, but the functions of most circular RNAs are still unknown. Computational methods to discover and quantify circular RNA are essential. Moreover, discovering biological contexts where circular RNAs are regulated will shed light on potential functional roles they may play.ResultsWe present a new algorithm that increases the sensitivity and specificity of circular RNA detection by discovering and quantifying circular and linear RNA splicing events at both annotated and un-annotated exon boundaries, including intergenic regions of the genome, with high statistical confidence. Unlike approaches that rely on read count and exon homology to determine confidence in prediction of circular RNA expression, our algorithm uses a statistical approach. Using our algorithm, we unveiled striking induction of general and tissue-specific circular RNAs, including in the heart and lung, during human fetal development. We discover regions of the human fetal brain, such as the frontal cortex, with marked enrichment for genes where circular RNA isoforms are dominant.ConclusionsThe vast majority of circular RNA production occurs at major spliceosome splice sites; however, we find the first examples of developmentally induced circular RNAs processed by the minor spliceosome, and an enriched propensity of minor spliceosome donors to splice into circular RNA at un-annotated, rather than annotated, exons. Together, these results suggest a potentially significant role for circular RNA in human development.

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MMP-2、Fhit、RECK、VEGF在喉癌组织中的表达及相关性分析

目的:探讨基质金属蛋白酶-2(MMP-2)、脆性组氨酸三联体基因(Fhit)、逆转录诱导蛋白基因(RECK)、血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)在喉癌组织中的表达及其相关性。方法:选取2011年1月到2016年12月在陕西省人民医院接受治疗的喉癌患者80例,收集其手术中切除的喉癌组织和癌旁组织,另收集40例喉癌组织切除外缘的正常喉粘膜组织。比较喉癌组织、癌旁组织、正常喉粘膜组织中MMP-2、Fhit、RECK、VEGF的表达,分析喉癌组织中MMP-2、Fhit、RECK、VEGF的表达与临床病理特征的关系,并分析四个指标的相关性。结果:喉癌组织中MMP-2、VEGF表达明显高于癌旁组织和正常喉粘膜组织,Fhit、RECK表达明显低于癌旁组织和正常喉粘膜组织(P0.05)。喉癌组织中MMP-2的表达与淋巴结转移、临床分期、分化程度有关(P0.05);Fhit、RECK的表达与淋巴结转移、临床分期有关(P0.05);VEGF的表达与淋巴结转移有关(P0.05)。喉癌组织中MMP-2的表达水平与Fhit、RECK呈负相关(P0.05),与VEGF呈正相关(P0.05);Fhit与RECK呈正相关(P0.05),与VEGF呈负相关(P0.05);RECK与VEGF呈负相关(P0.05)。结论:在喉癌组织中MMP-2、Fhit、RECK、VEGF均存在异常表达;其相互影响,可能共同参与了喉癌的发生、发展。     

Nucleostemin和HDAC1在卵巢肿瘤中的表达及意义

目的:研究核干细胞因子(Nucleostemin, NS)和组蛋白去乙酰化酶1(HDAC1)在卵巢肿瘤及正常卵巢组织中的表达,并分析其表达与临床指标的关系及两者间的表达相关性。方法:选择2010年至2017年我院卵巢石蜡标本60例,其中卵巢肿瘤50例,正常卵巢组织10例。应用免疫组化法检测NS与HDAC1的表达,并分析它们与年龄、肿瘤分期等临床指标的相关性。结果:在30例卵巢恶性肿瘤、10例卵巢交界性肿瘤、10例卵巢良性肿瘤组织中,NS表达的阳性率分别为93.3%、40%、20%,HDAC1的阳性率分别为90%、60%、20%。在正常卵巢组织中未见NS及HDAC1表达。在卵巢恶性肿瘤组中,NS和HDAC1的阳性表达率显著高于其他三组(P0.05),两者表达呈正相关(r=0.56, P0.05),且均与分化程度呈负相关(r=-0.76, P0.001; r=-0.53, P0.01),而与患者年龄、术前血清CA125水平、临床分期和病理类型无关。结论:NS和HDAC1倾向于卵巢恶性肿瘤中表达,且与卵巢恶性肿瘤的分化程度负相关。     

真菌环状RNA鉴定及研究展望

环状RNA是一类具有丰富调节潜力的闭合环状单链RNA,其可以通过竞争性结合内源RNA、充当蛋白质支架以及翻译模板等方式,从而参与基因表达调控。本文综述了真菌环状RNA的鉴定流程和难点,为后续解析环状RNA在真菌发育与代谢等过程中的调节作用提供理论支持。     

FNDC3B circular RNA promotes the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells via the regulation of E-cadherin and CD44 expression

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of RNAs, and many studies have identified thousands of circRNAs in tumor cells. Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 3B (FNDC3B) circular RNA (circFNDC3B, circBase ID: hsa_circ_0006156) circularizes with exons 5 and 6. Gibson Assembly DNA technology was used to construct a circFNDC3B expression vector without a splice site and restriction enzyme site. We showed that circFNDC3B increased migration and invasion in gastric cancer (GC). Ectopic expression of circFNDC3B reduced the level of E-cadherin protein to promote the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in GC. RNA immunoprecipitation assays and RNA pull-down assays confirmed that circFNC3B increased CD44 expression, which was associated with cell adhesion, via the formation of a ternary complex of circFNDC3B-IGF2BP3-CD44 mRNA. These results indicated that circFNDC3B was associated with the degree of malignancy to highlight the specific characteristics of cell invasion.     

Thigh tissue composition exhibits a curvilinear relationship with aging: A cross-sectional study

Objectives:To explore whether quadratic model will better estimate the relationship between aging and thigh tissue composition in a cohort that range in age from young to older adults.Methods:51 healthy subjects participated in this investigation. All subjects underwent CT imaging for the thigh. Cross-sectional area of the fat and muscular tissues in the thigh were quantified. Hierarchical regression models were created. Age was entered first into the models to estimate its linear relationship with the thigh tissues. Then the squared value of the age variable was entered second to identify whether a quadratic model would better estimate the relationship between the variables.Results:The linear model was significant for thigh muscular tissue. Quadratic models were able to account for additional significant prediction of the cross-sectional area of thigh tissues. Muscular area decreased with aging until 60 years after that it didn’t change. Fat areas increased with aging until 45-50 years and then it decreased.Conclusions:The cross-sectional area of different thigh tissues exhibit a curvilinear pattern with aging. Muscular tissue area may not change after 60 years; this could be explained by the reduction in fat that may infiltrate inside the muscles and offset the muscular reduction.