UV辐射所致HL—60细胞DNA不均一修复的研究

在特定基因水平检测了ＵＶ照射后ＨＬ－６０细胞的ＤＮＡ修复,结果显示活性转录的ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因瓣修复水平明显高于非活性转录的β珠蛋白基因和全基因组。而进一步应用链专一性ＲＮＡ探针检测,发现ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因中的转录链和非转录,链的修复效率没有明显差异,上述结果表明,ＨＬ－６０细胞能够对活跃表达基因的损伤进行选择性高效修复,但不能对活跃表达基因中的转录链进行进一步的选择性修复。     

锂和三尖杉酯碱对HL—60细胞增殖,分化和c—myc表达的影响

本研究利用细胞培养技术观察了氯化锂和三尖杉酯碱（ＨＴ）对ＨＬ－６０细胞增殖的影响,不同浓度的氯化锂对ＨＬ－６０细胞的集落形成和３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入均呈剂量依赖式抑制;三尖杉酯碱亦有类似的作用。在培养体系中加氯化锂和三尖杉酯碱时,对ＨＬ－６０细胞数及集落形成抑制作用与单用二者相比较有明显增加。用ＮＢＴ还原试验,氯化锂和三尖杉酯碱均促进ＨＬ－６０细胞的分化,小剂量氯化锂还能加强三尖杉酯碱对ＨＬ－６０细胞诱导分化作用。从氯化锂和三尖杉酯碱处理的ＨＬ－６０细胞中提取总ＲＮＡ,应用ＲＴ／ＰＣＲ检测ｃ－ｍｙｃ的表达,结果表明经氯化锂和三尖杉酯碱处理的ＨＬ－６０细胞ｃ－ｍｙｃ表达均降低,与未处理的ＨＬ－６０细胞ｃ－ｍｙｃ比较,说明氯化锂和三尖杉酯碱均能抑制ｃ－ｍｙｃ的表达,提示ｃ－ｍｙｃ很可能在白血病细胞增殖、分化中起调控作用。     

重组人粒系集落刺激因子（rhG—CSF）对白血病细胞HL—60生长 …

本文研究了ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ对人白血病细胞系ＨＬ－６０的作用。结果表明：ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ能够显著抑制ＨＬ－６０细胞生长和Ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因的表达,降低＾３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ的摄入。在含ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ的培养液中经过２－５天的培养,部分ＨＬ－６０细胞具备ＮＢＴ还原能力。这或许说明ｒｈＧ－ＣＳＦ能导致ＨＬ－６０细胞向成熟方向分化的结果。     

Forskolin对放射性转化细胞TGF基因及部分癌基因表达的影响

＾３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ放射性转化细胞经１×１０＾－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ Ｆｏｓｋｏｌｉｎ处理２４ｈ后,ＴＧＦａ,ｃ－ｍｙｃ,ｃ－Ｋ－ｒａｓ基因的ｍＲＮＡ表达下降;ＴＧＦβ,ｃ－ｆｏｓ基因表达无明显变化。非转化细胞经相同条件处理,ＴＧＦａ,ＴＧＦβ,ｃ－ｍｙｃ及ｃ－Ｋ－ｒａｓ基因表达无显著改变。提示：Ｆｏｒｓｋｏｌｉｎ介导的转化细胞的生长抑制作用与ＴＧＦａ,ｃ－ｍｙｃ,ｃ－Ｋ－ｒａｓ基因的转录表达下降有关。     

诱发心肌细胞肥大过程中p53和c－myc基因表达的原位杂交研究

利用血管紧张素Ⅱ（ＡｕｇⅡ）诱发下培养的ＳＤ乳鼠心肌细胞（ＭＣ）肥大的模型,采用地高辛配体（ｄｉｇｏｘｉｇｅｎｉｎ）标记探针的原位分子杂交方法,研究了ｐ５３和ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因在血管紧张素Ⅱ促培养乳鼠心肌细胞肥大中的表达变化。实验分成二组：根据ＡｎｇⅡ持续作用心肌细胞时间,实验组分别于第一天,第三天和第七天终止培养;对照组是相同时期不加血管紧张素培养的心肌细胞。杂交信号用图象分析仪（ＭＩＡＳ３００）进行分析处理,统计结果显示：实验组ｐ５３ｍＲＮＡ的表达水平明显低于对照组,且表达水平与用药时间呈负相关。而ｃ－ｍｙｃ的ｍＲＮＡ在加药促肥大早期（第１天）,表达增高,然后逐渐衰减。结果提示：野生型ｐ５３及ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因均可能参与心肌肥大的病理过程,而ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因在心肌肥大过程中可能是一个始动因素。     

创面愈合过程中C-myc基因表达变化研究

应用原位杂交技术观测了大鼠创面愈合过程中Ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因表达变化。结果表明：在创面愈合过程中,Ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因有规律表达,以伤后第表达最强。对Ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因表达的作用和机理引起了讨论。Ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因表达参与了创面愈合过程     

bcl—2基因的转录调控

许多不同的外界刺激,包括生长因子和细胞因子等都能诱导ｂｃｌ－２基因的表达,而且很显然,这种爱诱导表达的Ｂｃｌ－２对于细胞的存活是至关重要的。因此,为了对ｂｃｌ－２的转录调控研究有了初步的了解,将从转录水平和转录后水平两个层次上谈谈目前在该领域中的最新进展。     

博莱霉素同系物对癌基因表达的影响

应用快速酶联免疫法及Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ印迹杂交法研究了博莱霉素同系物诱地癌基因表达的作用,通过检测ｐ２１和ｃ－ｍｙｃ蛋白表达的改变和药物在ＲＮＡ的转录水平上对癌基因表达的影响,证明了ＢＬＭ能够抑制ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因的表达。这种抑制作用不仅发生在蛋白质的翻译水平,而且可能发生在ＲＮＡ的转录水平上。     

重组RA—538及反义c—myc腺病毒对人胃癌,食管癌和bcl—2高表达细胞系的作用

本课题研究ＲＡ５３８、反义c-ymc重组腺病毒对人胃癌（ＳＧＣ７９０１）、食管癌（Ｅ Ｃ１０９、ＥＣ８７１２）、正常人胚肺２ＢＳ（２ＢＳ）及ｂｃｌ－２高表达细胞第的体仙外生物学作用及其分子机制。结果显示Ａｄ－ＲＡ５３８及Ａｄ－ＡＳｃ－ｍｙｃ对ＳＧＣ７９０１细胞体内外均具有明显的生长抑制及凋亡诱导作用,并能抑制其ｃ－ｍｙｃ、ｂｃｌ－２、ｃｙｃｌｉｎＤ１基因的表达及刺激ｂａｘ基因的表达。对ＥＣ１０９、ＥＣ８     

维甲酸对鼻咽癌细胞生长、表型和瘤基因表达的作用

研究了维甲酸（ＲＡ）对鼻咽癌细胞生长、表型和癌基因表达的作用．用ＲＡ诱导鼻咽癌细胞,绘制诱导前后的细胞曲线,观察细胞形态,并用Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ杂交和ＤＮａｓｅⅠ超敏感区分析法检测基因表达和调控．结果表明,ＲＡ能显著抑制鼻咽癌细胞的生长,前５ｄ下降约５０％．ＲＡ处理后的细胞从典型的多边形形态变成扁平、细长,类似纤维细胞状的形态．ＲＡ诱导前ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因和ｃ－Ｈａ－ｒａｓ基因ＨＮＥ２细胞中高表达,而诱导后ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因表达水平急剧下降,ｃ－Ｈａ－ｒａｓ基因无明显改变．在实验中还发现ＲＡ诱导前后的ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因和ｃ－Ｈａ－ｒａｓ基因中一些重要的超敏感位点和它们的功能．由实验结果可得到如下结论：ＲＡ能促进鼻咽癌细胞分化,通过对染色体上调控位点的作用来抑制ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因的表达,ＤＮａｓｅⅠ超敏感位点与细胞的分化程度、细胞的组织特异性和基因表达状态有关,ｃ－ｍｙｃ基因可通过不同的调控方式而失活．     

Characterization of gene-specific DNA repair by primary cultures of rat hepatocytes

At present, almost all the information on gene-specific DNA repair in mammals comes from studies with transformed cell lines and proliferating primary cells obtained from rodents and humans. In the present study, we measured the repair of specific DNA regions in primary cultures of nondividing rat hepatocytes (parenchymal cells). DNA damage was induced by irradiating the primary cultures of hepatocytes with ultraviolet (UV) light, and the presence of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) was measured by using T4 endonuclease V in the following: a 21-kb BamHI fragment containing the albumin gene, a 14-kb BamHI fragment containing the H-ras gene, and the genome overall. The frequency of CPDs in the two BamHI fragments and the genome overall were similar and ranged from 0.5 to 1.3 CPDs per 10 kb for UV doses of 5–30 J/m². However, the removal of CPDs from the DNA fragment containing the albumin gene was significantly higher than from that of the genome overall and the DNA fragment containing the H-ras gene. Within 24 hr, approximately 67% of the CPDs was removed from the DNA fragment containing the albumin gene versus less than 40% for the genome overall and the DNA fragment containing the H-ras gene. The lower repair observed for the 14-kb fragment containing the H-ras gene is probably indicative of repair of the nontranscribed region of this fragment because the H-ras gene makes up only 2.4 kb of the 14-kb fragment. Primary cultures of hepatocytes removed CPDs from the transcribed strand of albumin fragment more efficiently than from the nontranscribed strand; however, no differences were observed in the repair of the two strands of the fragment containing the H-ras gene. These results demonstrate that primary cultures of nondividing rat hepatocytes show differential repair of UV-induced DNA damage that is comparable to what has been reported for transformed, proliferating mammalian cell lines. J. Cell. Physiol. 176:314–322, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Relationships between the cell cycle and the expression of c-myc and transferrin receptor genes during induced myeloid differentiation

We examined the relationship of cellular oncogene c-myc and transferrin receptor (TfR) gene expression to cell proliferation and cell cycle progression during myeloid differentiation in the HL-60 myeloid leukemia cell line. In order to determine levels of mRNA for these genes in HL-60 cells induced to differentiate along the myeloid pathway, RNA was isolated from HL-60 cells incubated with retinoic acid for 24 h and Northern blots were probed with labeled cDNAs for c-myc and TfR. c-myc mRNA decreased within 3 h of retinoic acid addition, and TfR mRNA decreased after 9 h; both mRNAs continued to decrease over 24 h. RNA was also isolated from HL-60 cells separated by centrifugal elutriation into cell cycle phases. TfR and c-myc cDNA probes hybridized equally to RNA from uninduced cells in all phases of the cell cycle. However, after 24 h incubation with the differentiation inducer retinoic acid, TfR mRNA was expressed substantially less in the G1 stage, whereas c-myc mRNA was still expressed equally in all cell cycle phases. These data indicate that, although TfR and c-myc expression are both associated with cell proliferation in the HL-60 line, TfR is down-regulated specifically in G1 upon induction of terminal differentiation whereas c-myc expression is disassociated from cell cycle control in these cells.     

Repair of UV-induced pyrimidine dimers in the individual genes Gart, Notch and white from Drosophila melanogaster cell lines.

The excision repair of UV-induced pyrimidine dimers was investigated in three genes: Gart, Notch and white in a permanent Drosophila cell line Kc, derived from wild type Drosophila melanogaster embryonic cells. In this cell line Gart and Notch are actively transcribed, whereas white is not expressed. In all three genes UV-induced pyrimidine dimers were removed with the same rate and to the same extent: 60% removal within 16 hours, up to 80-100% in 24 hours after irradiation with 10 or 15 J/m2 UV. These kinetics are similar to the time course of dimer removal measured in the genome overall. No difference in repair of the inactive white locus compared to the active Gart and Notch genes was found. Similar results were obtained using a different wild type cell line, SL2, although repair appeared to be somewhat slower in this cell line. The results are discussed with respect to the data found for gene specific repair in other eukaryotic systems.     

γ-珠蛋白基因表达调控机制与临床应用

成人体内的血红蛋白是由2个 α-珠蛋白和2个β-珠蛋白组成的四聚体,负责氧气的运输。珠蛋白基因在基因组中成簇分布,其表达受到多种顺式作用元件和反式作用因子的共同调控,具有高度的组织特异性和发育时序性。β-地中海贫血和镰刀型细胞贫血是两种最常见的由于β-珠蛋白基因突变引起的常染色体隐性遗传病。γ-珠蛋白是一种主要在胎儿时期表达的类β-珠蛋白,同样具有载氧功能,但编码该蛋白的基因在上述贫血患者中却保持完好。因此,临床上优选的治疗方案之一是重新激活患者体内沉默的γ-珠蛋白基因的表达来弥补缺损的β-珠蛋白,从而缓解临床症状。目前已有多种能提高γ-珠蛋白基因表达的药物,在临床上用于治疗β-地中海贫血和镰刀型细胞贫血。随着基因组编辑技术的发展,针对这两种贫血的精准基因治疗研究也在进行中。本文着重介绍了参与γ-珠蛋白基因调控的转录因子和表观遗传修饰分子,以及目前相关的β-地中海贫血和镰刀型细胞贫血的临床治疗药物和手段,以期为深入阐明γ-珠蛋白基因的转录表达分子调控机制提供参考。     

DNA repair in an active gene: removal of pyrimidine dimers from the DHFR gene of CHO cells is much more efficient than in the genome overall

DNA repair was measured in the dihydrofolate reductase gene in Chinese hamster ovary cells, amplified for the gene, by quantitating pyrimidine dimers with a specific UV-endonuclease. More than two thirds of the dimers had been removed from a 14.1 kb restriction fragment of the gene by 26 hr after irradiation (20 J/m2), while little removal was detected in fragments upstream of the gene and only 15% were removed from the genome overall. This suggests that damage processing can vary according to function or activity of affected sequences, which has general implications for correlations of DNA repair with survival and mutagenesis. Perhaps preferential repair of vital sequences facilitates UV-resistance of these cells despite low overall repair levels.     

Biochemical and Molecular analysis of the beta-globin gene on Saudi sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is one of the most common hematologic diseases affecting humans. Detection of a single base pair mutation at 6th codon of β-globin gene is important for the diagnosis of SCA. The aim was to study the nucleotide sequences and the molecular survey of β-globin gene in Saudi patients.Blood samples from 77 unrelated SC patients were obtained from the KKUH, between 2015 and 2017. In this study, DNA was extracted then PCR was performed. Twelve overlapping fragments covering β-globin gene, have been generated by PCR.A total of 47 alterations have been recognized in β-globin gene. These alterations composed of: deletions, insertion or substitutions as follows:- one mutation identified on the 1st segment; three alterations on 2nd fragment; two alterations on 3rd segment; seven alterations on 4th segment; three substitution on 5th fragment; two changes on 6th fragment; five alterations on 7th fragment; seven substitution changes on 8th fragment; two heterozygous substitution changes on 9th fragment; three changes on 10th fragment and eight substitution changes on 11th fragment, and four changes on 12th fragment.SCA had profound negative effects on many organs, causing many complications. The results should be taken further to set up management strategies to improve outcomes.