Downregulation of p57kip2 promotes cell invasion via LIMK/cofilin pathway in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

The members of Rho family are well known for their regulation of actin cytoskeleton to control cell migration. The Cip/kip members of cyclin‐dependent (CDK) inhibitors have shown to implicate in cell migration and cytoskeletal dynamics. p57^kip2, a CDK inhibitor, is frequently down‐regulated in several malignancy tumors. However, its biological roles in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells remained to be investigated. Here, we found p57^kip2 has nuclear and cytoplasm distributions and depletion of endogenous p57^kip2 did not change the cell‐cycle progression. Inhibition of cell proliferation by mitomycin C promoted FBS‐mediated cell migration and accompanied with the downregulation of ΔNp63α and p57^kip2, but did not change the level of p27^kip1, another CDK inhibitor. By using siRNA transfection and cell migration/invasion assays, we found that knockdown of p57^kip2, but not ΔNp63α, involved in promotion of NPC cell migration and invasion via decrease of phospho‐cofilin (p‐cofilin). Treatment with Y‐27632, a specific ROCK inhibitor, we found that dysregulation of ROCK/cofilin pathway decreased p‐cofilin expression and induced cell migration. This change of p‐cofilin induced actin remodeling and pronounced increase of membrane protrusions. Further, silence of p57^kip2 not only decreased the interaction between p57^kip2 and LIMK‐1 assayed by immunoprecipitation but also reduced the level of phospho‐LIMK1/2. Therefore, this study indicated that dysregulation of p57^kip2 promoted cell migration and invasion through modulation of LIMK/cofilin signaling and suggested this induction of inappropriate cell motility might contribute to promoting tumor cell for metastasis. J. Cell. Biochem. 112: 3459–3468, 2011. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

四川地区幼儿和学龄前儿童的鼻部测量

本文报告１１１６例四川地区幼儿和学龄前儿童（２－７岁）鼻部９项指标的测量均数,性差及年龄发育特点。性差：仅鼻凹鼻底距４－６．５岁等少数指标部分年龄段男女性间出现显著性划异（男＞女）。此外各项指标的绝大多数年龄段男女性间无显著性差异。年龄发育：９项测量指标中７项的生长曲线随年产长而上升,数值随年龄增大,并有１－２个发育高峰;提示鼻部发育具有阶段性;２项指标的曲线随年龄增长变化较小。４项指标男女性的曲     

西藏蓝钟花属一新变型——白花裂叶蓝钟花

描述了桔梗科蓝钟花属裂叶蓝钟花(Cyananthus lobatus Wall.ex Benth.)的一个新变型——白花裂叶蓝钟花(Cyananthus lobatus Wall.ex Benth.f.albiflorus J.Luo et S.L.Wang)。原变型的花冠为紫蓝色至淡蓝色,而新变型花冠为白色。     

Development of a compact capillary electrophoresis–chemiluminescence system with ultra‐fast peroxyoxalate reaction to monitor the hydrolysis of rhodamine 6G

A simple and effective capillary electrophoresis–chemiluminescence (CE–CL) detection system was developed based on an ultra‐fast bis(2,4,6‐trichlorophenyl)oxalate (TCPO) chemiluminescence (CL) reaction (0.6 s duration) that avoided overlapping peaks and peak tailing. Through a series of static injection experiments, this unusually rapid CL reaction was ascribed to the catalytic effect of imidazole in the tetrahydrofuran solvent, which has been rarely utilized in such investigations. A possible mechanism is given to explain the results. Under the optimized conditions, rhodamine 6 G (R6G) and its hydrolysis product (R6G‐COOH) could be efficiently separated through electrophoresis in 7 min, with sensitive CL detection in the proposed CE–CL system. In this way, the alkaline hydrolysis of R6G was monitored, followed by estimation of relative rate constants and activation energy. This finding and application should be helpful in further study for the TCPO CL reaction, and revealed an attractive opportunity for simplifying the CE–CL system, such as in a microchip device. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Identification of a specific scar marker for detection of Tilletia foetida (Wall) Liro pathogen of wheat

Common bunt is one of the most important destructive diseases of wheat worldwide and is a domestic quarantined disease in China. However, a rapid and efficient method to identify the corresponding pathogens is currently limited. The objective of the present study was to develop a diagnostic molecular marker specific towards Tilletia foetida (Wall) Liro, a causal agent of the bunt disease. One specific DNA fragment for T. foetida (286 bp in length) was amplified using an Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) assay and, this fragment was cloned and sequenced. One pair of specific primers (SC(286-1)/SC(286-2)), which was designed according to the sequence, could specifically amplify the corresponding fragment in all of the T. foetida isolates employed from both the People's Republic of China and United States, whereas this fragment could not be amplified by the other fungal species tested. Therefore, a specific Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) marker was developed. This SCAR marker could distinguish T. foetida from related pathogenic fungi efficiently and could be used for the early diagnosis of the common bunt of wheat in the field, and provide an efficient way for disease surveillance and disease forecasting in cereal crop.     

草地贪夜蛾幼虫在玉米和小麦上的取食和生长发育特性比较

【目的】评估草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda转移至小麦上为害和暴发的风险。【方法】采用室内饲养观察与调查统计的方法,测定和比较了23℃下草地贪夜蛾在玉米和小麦上的取食和生长发育特性及种群生命表参数。【结果】草地贪夜蛾在小麦上可以完成世代,其3龄后幼虫取食小麦的取食量及体重指标显著地高于同处理后时间在玉米上取食的;而食物利用效率、幼虫存活率、幼虫发育历期、卵孵化率均显著低于取食玉米的。取食玉米和取食小麦的草地贪夜蛾的平均蛹重、产卵前期、单雌产卵量等指标间无显著差异。另外,生命表参数比较结果表明,取食玉米和取食小麦的草地贪夜蛾的平均世代周期(T)、内禀增长率(r_m)和周限增长率(λ)间均无显著差异,取食玉米的草地贪夜蛾的净增殖率(R₀)为303.55±2.04,显著高于取食小麦的。【结论】草地贪夜蛾取食小麦时,生长发育速度快,能够完成世代生活史,但其食物利用效率、种群繁殖能力等却均低于取食玉米时,说明草地贪夜蛾更适宜在玉米上取食为害,存在转移至小麦为害的风险,但考虑到虫源、自然温度等条件,草地贪夜蛾在小麦上暴发的风险较小。本研...     

小麦背景下 BYDV抗性携带染色体的遗传行为

在鉴定遗4212中BYDV抗性携带染色体的染色体组起源以及被代换小麦染色体的基础上,研究了BYDV抗性携带染色体补偿小麦染色体的能力以及传递率等问题.结果表明,BYDV抗性携带染色体能较好补偿小麦第2、第5以及第7部分同源群的染色体;在二体代换系中,该染色体优先取代2D小麦染色体、而非2A、2B小麦染色体;(77-5433×遗4212)自交F2群体中共出现10种染色体组成类型,其中一种为非预期类型,染色体数目变异较大而结构变异较少;该染色体的传递率以及携带该染色体配子的传递率分别为56.3%和33%,低于理论值75%和50%;并结合遗4212染色体组成鉴定结果探讨了相关结果产生的原因.染色体原位杂交是研究小麦背景下外源染色体遗传行为快速而准确的方法.     

荷叶碱对bel-7402细胞胆固醇代谢的影响

目的:探讨荷叶主要单体成分荷叶碱对Bel-7402细胞株胆固醇吸收、合成及酯化的影响。方法:体外培养Bel-7402细胞株,待细胞长满80%后无血清培养基饥饿细胞24h,分别加入1uM、10uM、100uM的荷叶碱及10uM的阿托伐他订,实时定量PCR和Western blotting法分别检测给药24小时后细胞内低密度脂蛋白受体(LDLR)、β-羟β-甲基戊二酰辅酶A还原酶(HMGCR)、酰基辅酶A胆固醇酰基转移酶(ACAT)的基因表达和蛋白质水平。结果:与对照组相比,荷叶碱各剂量组均能明显升高LDLR、HMGCOAR基因表达及蛋白水平,且呈剂量依赖性(P<0.01),阿托伐他汀组LDLR、HMGCOAR基因表达及蛋白水平高于荷叶碱各组(P<0.01),荷叶碱、阿托伐他汀均能降低细胞内ACAT基因表达及蛋白含量,荷叶碱中剂量组ACAT基因表达及蛋白含量均高于阿托伐他汀组(P<0.01,P<0.05),荷叶碱高剂量组ACAT基因表达高于阿托伐他汀组(P<0.05),蛋白水平两组没有显著性差异。结论:荷叶碱可能是通过抑制细胞内胆固醇的合成、抑制胆固醇酯酶的活性及升高低密度脂蛋白受体的量而起到降血脂作用。