miR-143-3p促进C2C12成肌细胞分化

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) 是一类小非编码RNA,近年研究发现其在骨骼肌发育调控中发挥重要作用.为探明miR-143-3p在C2C12成肌细胞分化中的调控作用,采用 real-time PCR 检测了miR-143-3p在小鼠各组织及C2C12成肌细胞分化过程中的表达;使用miR-143-3p 的模拟物和特异性抑制剂分别处理细胞,采用 real-time PCR 和 Western印迹分别检测成肌因子 MyoG和成肌标志基因 MyHC mRNA和蛋白水平的变化;用免疫荧光染色的方法观察肌管的形成.结果显示,miR-143-3p在小鼠各组织中均有表达,并且随着细胞分化表达量逐渐增加;C2C12成肌细胞过表达 miR-143-3p,与对照组相比,成肌调控因子MyoG和成肌标志基因MyHC 的mRNA和蛋白表达均显著升高,肌管数量明显增多;抑制剂处理结果显示,细胞分化被显著抑制.检测miR-143-3p对MyHC各亚型表达的影响发现,miR-143-3p表达的变化并不直接影响MyHC各亚型的表达.以上结果说明, miR-143-3p在骨骼肌和成肌细胞中均有表达,能够促进C2C12成肌细胞分化,但并不直接调控MyHCs的表达.     

C2C12成肌细胞诱导肌性分化过程中miR-101a的表达

以C2C12成肌细胞为模型,在分化培养基中诱导C2C12建立体外肌性细胞分化模型.以poly (A)3′-端加尾和实时定量PCR方法研究miR-101a在C2C12细胞分化过程中的表达情况.结果发现,在细胞转入分化培养基进行肌性分化的1-5 d中,miR-101a的表达量逐渐增加,提示miR-101a可能在肌肉发生中发挥调控作用.     

miR-486-3p对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7凋亡的调控作用研究

为探讨miR-486-3p对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7凋亡的调控作用,采用qRT-PCR法和Western blot法测定24例乳腺癌组织和癌旁正常组织miR-486-3p和凋亡相关蛋白的表达水平;采用qRT-PCR法测定乳腺癌细胞MCF-7、HBL101和正常乳腺细胞MCF10A中miR-486-3p的表达水平。将MCF-7、HBL101和MCF10A细胞分为正常对照组、模拟物对照组、miR-486-3p模拟物组、抑制物对照组和miR-486-3p抑制物组,各组细胞转染后进行培养,采用CCK-8法测定各组细胞增殖情况,采用细胞划痕法测定MCF-7和MCF10A细胞的迁移情况,采用Transwell法和流式细胞术测定各组细胞侵袭和凋亡情况,采用qRT-PCR和Western blot法测定凋亡相关蛋白mRNA和蛋白的表达水平。该研究得出乳腺癌组织中miR-486-3p表达水平较癌旁正常组织显著降低(P0.05),乳腺癌组织中Bcl-2蛋白表达水平较癌旁正常组织显著增加(P0.05),而Bax和Caspase-3蛋白表达水平较癌旁正常组织显著降低(P0.05)。乳腺癌细胞MCF-7和HBL101中miR-486-3p表达水平较正常乳腺细胞MCF10A显著降低(P0.05),其中以乳腺癌细胞MCF-7中miR-486-3p表达水平最低。miR-486-3p模拟物组乳腺癌细胞MCF-7和HBL101中miR-486-3p的表达水平较模拟物对照组显著升高(P0.05),miR-486-3p抑制物组miR-486-3p的表达水平较抑制物对照组显著降低(P0.05)。miR-486-3p模拟剂组乳腺癌MCF-7和HBL101细胞在24 h、48 h和72 h时的吸光度值较模拟物对照组显著降低(P0.05),而miR-486-3p抑制物组在24 h、48 h和72 h时吸光度值较抑制物对照组显著升高(P0.05)。miR-486-3p模拟剂组乳腺癌MCF-7细胞划痕宽度显著宽于模拟物对照组(P0.05),而miR-486-3p抑制物组乳腺癌MCF-7细胞划痕宽度显著窄于抑制物对照组(P0.05)。miR-486-3p模拟剂组乳腺癌MCF-7细胞穿膜细胞数量较模拟剂对照组显著降低(P0.05),而miR-486-3p抑制物组穿膜细胞数量较抑制物对照组显著升高(P0.05)。miR-486-3p模拟剂组乳腺癌MCF-7细胞凋亡数量较模拟物对照组显著升高(P0.05),而miR-486-3p抑制物组细胞凋亡数量较抑制物对照组显著降低(P0.05)。miR-486-3p模拟剂组乳腺癌MCF-7细胞中Bcl-2 mRNA和蛋白表达水平较模拟物对照组显著降低(P0.05),Bax和Caspase-3表达水平显著升高(P0.05),miR-486-3p抑制物组Bcl-2表达水平较抑制物对照组显著升高(P0.05),Bax和Caspase-3表达水平显著降低(P0.05)。总之,miR-486-3p是乳腺癌的抑癌基因,可能通过调节凋亡相关蛋白Bcl-2、Bax和Caspase-3 mRNA及蛋白的表达,而对乳腺癌细胞的凋亡起促进作用。     

microRNA-708-5p对骨肉瘤细胞凋亡与迁移的作用及机制

该文主要研究microRNA-708-5p(miR-708-5p)在骨肉瘤细胞中的表达及对细胞凋亡、迁移的影响及机制。该研究利用miRNA基因芯片筛选差异表达miRNA; qRT-PCR(quantitative Realtime PCR)检测miR-708-5p在骨肉瘤细胞株MG63和正常细胞hMSC、HS-5中的表达;通过阳离子脂质体介导法过表达miR-708-5p;分别用Hoechst 33258染色、流式细胞术、划痕实验、Transwell法检测凋亡和迁移;通过qRT-PCR检测miR-708-5p、ZEB1(Zinc?nger E-box binding homeobox 1)的RNA水平; Western blot检测E-cadherin、N-cadherin、ZEB1蛋白表达;利用TargetScan和双荧光素酶报告实验预测并验证miR-708-5p与ZEB1的靶向关系。结果显示, miR-708-5p在MG63中表达下调,恢复miR-708-5p表达水平可诱导MG63细胞凋亡并抑制迁移。Western blot结果显示,过表达miR-708-5p可上调E-cadherin,下调N-cadherin和ZEB1。双荧光素酶报告实验显示, miR-708-5p可直接靶向ZEB1。敲低ZEB1可抑制MG63迁移。该项研究结果表明, miR-708-5p可诱导骨肉瘤细胞凋亡,且通过靶向ZEB1来抑制迁移。     

猪圆环病毒2型通过外泌体miR-125a-5p靶向Bcl-2诱导淋巴细胞凋亡

为研究miR-125a-5p在猪圆环病毒2型(porcine circovirus type 2,PCV2)诱导淋巴细胞凋亡中的作用及其作用机制,以PCV2感染PK-15细胞外泌体孵育的淋巴细胞为研究对象,采用流式细胞术、蛋白质免疫印迹试验(Western blotting)和实时荧光定量PCR,检测淋巴细胞凋亡率及凋亡相关miRNA表达;合成miR-125a-5p模拟物和抑制物转染PK-15细胞,检测miR-125a-5p过表达或抑制表达后细胞凋亡率;采用生物信息学方法预测miR-125a-5p的靶基因,双荧光素酶报告基因检测miR-125a-5p对靶基因的调控;Western blotting检测外泌体孵育淋巴细胞的线粒体凋亡信号通路相关蛋白Bcl-2、Bax、细胞色素C和caspase-3的表达。结果显示,感染PCV2的PK-15细胞分泌的外泌体极显著提高淋巴细胞凋亡率,在一定浓度范围内呈剂量依赖性;与PCV2诱导细胞凋亡相关的miRNA中,miR-125a-5p表达量极显著升高,miR-125a-5p模拟物转染细胞后极显著提高细胞凋亡率;利用TargetScan预测发现,miR-125a-5p与Bcl-2 3''UTR区有结合位点,miR-125a-5p模拟物极显著抑制pmir-Bcl-2 3''UTR-WT荧光素酶活性,对pmir-Bcl-2 3''UTR-MuT的荧光素酶活性无明显改变;外泌体孵育的淋巴细胞Bcl-2表达量显著降低,Bax、细胞色素C的释放和caspase-3表达量显著升高,Bcl-2/Bax的比值极显著降低。这表明,PCV2通过外泌体诱导淋巴细胞上调miR-125a-5p的表达,进而抑制Bcl-2 mRNA和蛋白表达,激活淋巴细胞线粒体凋亡通路诱导细胞凋亡。     

MiR-324-5p可能通过靶向淀粉样前体蛋白抑制棕榈酸诱导的3T3-L1脂肪细胞凋亡

miRNAs是一种非编码的小RNA,通过靶向mRNA的3′UTR调控基因的转录后翻译。为明确miR-324-5p对棕榈酸诱导的3T3-L1脂肪细胞凋亡的作用和机制,体外培养3T3-L1脂肪细胞,利用棕榈酸诱导细胞凋亡的同时过表达或抑制miR-324-5p,通过Annexin-V/FITC染色、RT-qPCR等方法检测miR-324-5p对3T3-L1脂肪细胞凋亡的作用。通过在线软件预测miR-324-5p的靶基因并进行验证。结果显示,过表达miR-324-5p能够显著抑制凋亡相关基因BCL-2相关X蛋白(BCL2-associated X protein, Bax)和胱天蛋白酶3(caspase3)的表达水平(P0.05);而抑制miR-324-5p后能够显著促进这些基因的表达(P0.05);靶基因预测及验证结果表明,miR-324-5p能够显著降低淀粉样前体蛋白(amyloid precursor protein, APP)的表达水平(P0.05)。本研究认为,miR-324-5p可能通过靶定APP抑制棕榈酸诱导的3T3-L1脂肪细胞凋亡。     

miR-1271-5p靶向PDK1促进胃癌细胞凋亡

目的 探讨miR-1271-5p在胃癌的作用和可能的作用机制。方法 RT-qPCR和原位杂交法检测胃癌组织和胃癌细胞株中miR-1271-5p的表达。Lipofectamine 2000转染miR-1271-5p mimics后,噻唑蓝（MTT）法和台盼蓝染色法检测SGC-790细胞的活性,Annexin V/PI染色检测细胞凋亡,JC-1探针检测线粒体膜电位,Western blot检测PDK1/Akt/凋亡信号相关蛋白的表达。荧光素酶法以及功能修复实验评估miR-1271-5p与PDK1的靶向关系。结果 胃癌组织和细胞中miR-1271-5p的表达降低。转染miR-1271-5p mimics后,SGC-790细胞的存活率下降,凋亡率上升,线粒体膜电位以及Bcl-2和p-AKT表达降低,Bax和Cleaved caspase-3表达增高。PDK1为miR-1271-5p的靶基因,过表达PDK1能逆转miR-1271-5p对胃癌细胞的促凋亡作用。结论 过表达miR-1271-5p可促进胃癌细胞凋亡,其机制可能与其靶向PDK1进而抑制AKT信号活性有关。     

miRNA对C3H10T1/2细胞成软骨分化相关基因表达的影响

目的探讨miR-30c-5p介导的C3H10T1/2细胞成软骨分化相关基因表达的影响。方法取C3H10T1/2细胞系并转染miR-30c-5p后,RT-qPCR验证miR-30c-5p相关的成软骨基因。结果转染miR-30c-5p诱导第7、14、21天时,RT-qPCR检测软骨标志物acan、sox9、col2a1mRNA的基因表达均显著高于对照组和过表达组。结论抑制表达阳性组的miR-30c-5p促进了C3H10T1/2细胞的成软骨基因的表达。     

miR-328-3p-Akt/mTOR轴在雷公藤甲素抑制脑胶质瘤细胞生长中的作用及机制研究

目的 以U251细胞和原位胶质瘤小鼠模型为研究对象,观察miR-328-3p对脑胶质瘤细胞生长和凋亡的影响,探讨miR-328-3p-Akt/mTOR轴在雷公藤甲素抑制脑胶质瘤细胞生长中的作用及机制。方法 在U251细胞中过表达miR-328-3p,再结合雷公藤甲素的处理,采用qRT-PCR、CCK8、克隆形成实验、流式细胞术、Western Blot等方法检测miR-328-3p在雷公藤甲素抑制脑胶质瘤细胞U251生长中的作用;构建miR-328-3p稳定过表达的原位胶质瘤小鼠模型,采用qRT-PCR和小动物活体成像体内验证miR-328-3p在雷公藤甲素抑制脑胶质瘤细胞生长的作用。结果 miR-328-3p在脑胶质瘤细胞和组织中表达降低,其表达水平与原发性和复发性脑胶质瘤患者总生存率呈正相关;miR-328-3p与雷公藤甲素可以协同作用抑制脑胶质瘤细胞的生长,促进脑胶质瘤细胞的凋亡,抑制Akt/mTOR信号通路的激活。结论 miR-328-3p在脑胶质瘤细胞中起到抑癌基因的作用,雷公藤甲素可能通过miR-328-3p促进脑胶质瘤细胞凋亡,抑制Akt/mTOR信号通路的激活,进而抑制...     

过表达miR-155抑制BMP9诱导间充质干细胞C3H10T1/2成骨分化

目的:研究过表达miR-155对BMP9诱导间充质干细胞C3H10T1/2成骨分化的影响。方法:(1)用重组腺病毒Ad-BMP9(BMP9)诱导C3H10T1/2细胞成骨分化,定量PCR(qPCR)检测miR-155的表达,RT-PCR检测Runx2和ALP的表达。(2)miR-155和BMP9共同处理C3H10T1/2细胞,qPCR检测miR-155的表达,ALP活性和染色检测早期成骨能力。(3)miR-155和BMP9共同处理C3H10T1/2细胞,诱导分化14d茜素红S染色检测晚期成骨能力。(4)miR-155和BMP9共同处理C3H10T1/2细胞,qPCR检测成骨分化相关基因Runx2、OSX、COL1A1、ALP、OCN和OPN的表达。(5)miR-155和BMP9共同处理C3H10T1/2细胞,Western blot检测p-Smad1/5/8、OCN和OPN蛋白水平的表达。(6)qPCR和Western blot分别检测HIF1α和VEGF的mRNA表达水平和蛋白质表达水平。(7)应用荧光素酶报告基因对miR-155的靶基因进行筛选和验证。结果:在BMP9诱导C3H10T1/2细胞成骨分化过程中,过表达miR-155降低ALP活性及染色;减少钙盐沉积;成骨分化相关基因Runx2、OSX、COL1A1、ALP、OCN和OPN表达降低;抑制p-Smad1/5/8、OCN和OPN蛋白水平的表达;HIF1α和VEGF的mRNA和蛋白表达水平减少。在对靶基因的检测中,过表达miR-155可以抑制HIF1α蛋白水平的表达,但对其mRNA水平无明显影响。结论:miR-155过表达减弱BMP9诱导间充质干细胞C3H10T1/2成骨分化,可能是通过抑制Smad/BMP信号通路发挥作用,也有可能是通过抑制靶基因HIF1α的表达来发挥作用。     

贺谈老百岁华诞

谈家桢教授是国际著名遗传学家,我国现代遗传学的奠基人之一,他也是一位卓越的教育家和社会活动家。 1909年9月15日,谈家桢先生出生于浙江宁波。他就读于苏州东吴大学,1930年获理学学士学位。随后赴北京燕京大学攻读硕士学位,导师是我国现代遗传学奠基人之一的李汝祺教授,1932年获硕士学位。经导师推荐,谈家桢先生赴美国深造,师从当代遗传学宗师摩尔根,在遗传学家杜布赞斯基的指导下完成博士研究生学业,于1936年获美国加州理工学院哲学博士学位。     

Complement components C5 and C7: recombinant factor I modules of C7 bind to the C345C domain of C5

Studies reported over 30 years ago revealed that latent, nonactivated C5 binds specifically and reversibly to C6 and C7. These reversible reactions are distinct from the essentially nonreversible associations with activated C5b that occur during assembly of the membrane attack complex, but they likely involve some, perhaps many, of the same molecular contacts. We recently reported that these reversible reactions are mediated by the C345C (NTR) domain at the C terminus of the C5 alpha-chain. Earlier work by others localized the complementary binding sites to a tryptic fragment of C6 composed entirely of two adjacent factor I modules (FIMs), and to a larger fragment of C7 composed of its homologous FIMs as well as two adjoining short consensus repeat modules. In this work, we expressed the tandem FIMs from C7 in bacteria. The mobility on SDS-polyacrylamide gels, lack of free sulfhydryl groups, and atypical circular dichroism spectrum of the recombinant product rC7-FIMs were all consistent with a native structure. Using surface plasmon resonance, we found that rC7-FIMs binds specifically to both C5 and the rC5-C345C domain with K(D) approximately 50 nM, and competes with C7 for binding to C5, as expected for an active domain. These results indicate that, like C6, the FIMs alone in C7 mediate reversible binding to C5. Based on available evidence, we suggest a model for an irreversible membrane attack complex assembly in which the C7 FIMs, but not those in C6, are bound to the C345C domain of C5 within the fully assembled complex.     

Co-function of C3-and C4-photosynthetic pathways in C3, C4 and C3-C4 intermediate Flaveria species

The potential for C₄ photosynthesis was investigated in five C₃-C₄ intermediate species, one C₃ species, and one C₄ species in the genus Flaveria, using ¹⁴CO₂ pulse-¹²CO₂ chase techniques and quantum-yield measurements. All five intermediate species were capable of incorporating ¹⁴CO₂ into the C₄ acids malate and aspartate, following an 8-s pulse. The proportion of ¹⁴C label in these C₄ products ranged from 50–55% to 20–26% in the C₃-C₄ intermediates F. floridana Johnston and F. linearis Lag. respectively. All of the intermediate species incorporated as much, or more, ¹⁴CO₂ into aspartate as into malate. Generally, about 5–15% of the initial label in these species appeared as other organic acids. There was variation in the capacity for C₄ photosynthesis among the intermediate species based on the apparent rate of conversion of ¹⁴C label from the C₄ cycle to the C₃ cycle. In intermediate species such as F. pubescens Rydb., F. ramosissima Klatt., and F. floridana we observed a substantial decrease in label of C₄-cycle products and an increase in percentage label in C₃-cycle products during chase periods with ¹²CO₂, although the rate of change was slower than in the C₄ species, F. palmeri. In these C₃-C₄ intermediates both sucrose and fumarate were predominant products after a 20-min chase period. In the C₃-C₄ intermediates, F. anomala Robinson and f. linearis we observed no significant decrease in the label of C₄-cycle products during a 3-min chase period and a slow turnover during a 20-min chase, indicating a lower level of functional integration between the C₄ and C₃ cycles in these species, relative to the other intermediates. Although F. cronquistii Powell was previously identified as a C₃ species, 7–18% of the initial label was in malate+aspartate. However, only 40–50% of this label was in the C-4 position, indicating C₄-acid formation as secondary products of photosynthesis in F. cronquistii. In 21% O₂, the absorbed quantum yields for CO₂ uptake (in mol CO₂·[mol quanta]^-1) averaged 0.053 in F. cronquistii (C₃), 0.051 in F. trinervia (Spreng.) Mohr (C₄), 0.052 in F. ramosissima (C₃-C₄), 0.051 in F. anomala (C₃-C₄), 0.050 in F. linearis (C₃-C₄), 0.046 in F. floridana (C₃-C₄), and 0.044 in F. pubescens (C₃-C₄). In 2% O₂ an enhancement of the quantum yield was observed in all of the C₃-C₄ intermediate species, ranging from 21% in F. ramosissima to 43% in F. pubescens. In all intermediates the quantum yields in 2% O₂ were intermediate in value to the C₃ and C₄ species, indicating a co-function of the C₃ and C₄ cycles in CO₂ assimilation. The low quantum-yield values for F. pubescens and F. floridana in 21% O₂ presumably reflect an ineffcient transfer of carbon from the C₄ to the C₃ cycle. The response of the quantum yield to four increasing O₂ concentrations (2–35%) showed lower levels of O₂ inhibition in the C₃-C₄ intermediate F. ramosissima, relative to the C₃ species. This indicates that the co-function of the C₃ and C₄ cycles in this intermediate species leads to an increased CO₂ concentration at the site of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and a concomitant decrease in the competitive inhibition by O₂.Abbreviations PEP phosphoenolpyruvate - PGA 3-phosphoglycerate - RuBP ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate     

Human C4 haplotypes with duplicated C4A or C4B

In the course of study of families for the sixth chromosome markers HLA-A, C, B, D/DR, BF, and C2, the two loci for C4, C4A, and C4B, and glyoxalase I, we encountered five examples of probable duplication of one or the other of the two loci for C4. In one of these, both parents and one sib expressed two different structural genes for C4B, one sib expressed one, and one sib expressed none, suggesting that two C4B alleles were carried on a single haplotype: HLA-A2, B7, DR3, BFS1, C2C, C4A2, C4B1, C4B2, GLO1. In a second case, two siblings inherited C4B*1 and C4B*2 from one parent and C4B*Q0 from the other. This duplication appeared on the chromosome as HLA-AW33, B14, DR1, BFS, C2C, C4A2, C4B1, C4B2, GLO2. In a third, very large family with 3 generations, a duplication of the C4B locus occurred which was followed in 2 generations. In one individual, there were three C4B alleles and two C4A alleles. One of the C4B alleles had a hemolytically active product with electrophoretic mobility near C4B2 and was designated C4B*22. It segregated with C4B1 in the family studied. The complete haplotype was HLA-A11, CW1, BW56, DR5, BFS, C2C, C4A3, C4B22, C4B1, GLO2. In another family with 12 siblings, one parent and eight children expressed two C4A alleles on the haplotype HLA-AW30, BW38, DR1, BFF, C2C, C4A3, C4A2, C4BQ0, GLO1.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)