Myofibrillogenesis regulator-1 promotes cell adhesion and migration in human hepatoma cells

Myofibrillogenesis regulator-1 (MR-1) is a gene overexpressed usually in many human cancers. However, the effects of MR-1 on cell proliferation, adhesion, migration and genome-wide gene regulation are still unclear. In this study, a human hepatoma cell line that highly overexpresses MR-1, BEL-7402/MR-1 cells was established. While the high expression of MR-1 did not promote cell proliferation, it significantly increased cell spreading, adhesion and migration compared with control cells. A total of 147 genes were regulated by MR-1 expression, 46 genes were down-regulated and 101 genes were up-regulated by MR-1 overexpression. Many of these genes were related to cell adhesion, cytoskeletal regulation, MAPK signaling, and cell cycle related pathways. Western blot analysis further confirmed the regulation of pathways associated with migration by MR-1. These results suggest that MR-1 is involved in the regulation of cancer cell adhesion, migration and related gene expression.     

利用三维荧光光谱技术确定煤岩成熟度的初步研究

三维荧光光谱(total scanning fluorescence,TSF)技术是一种新的荧光分析技术,在鉴别储层中烃类包裹体、油气运移路径及古油水-现今油水界面方面有着广阔的应用前景。这种技术的主要优点是效率高、所需样品量小且精度高。镜质体反射率(Ro)是确定煤岩成熟度的重要参数,不仅能反映煤岩煤化作用的特征,而且是确定煤阶的重要指标。通过分析采自沁水盆地及淮北煤田的14块煤岩样品的镜质体反射率和三维荧光光谱特征,研究了煤岩荧光光谱特征与镜质体反射率之间的关系。煤岩成熟度与TSF参数R1值具有较好的负相关关系,荧光强度(TSF intensity)与TSF参数R1值具有正相关关系,样品激发光波长与Ro具有负相关关系。实验初步认为TSF技术可以用于煤岩的成熟度评价,但具体的函数关系需要选取更多的煤岩样品进行试验以拟合Ro与激发波长、TSF参数及荧光强度之间的换算关系,建立计算Ro值的经验公式。总之,TSF方法可以快速高效地评价煤岩成熟度,而且不受镜质组组分含量多少的限制,在煤岩成熟度的确定方面有着广泛的应用前景。     

IRS1在藻蓝蛋白介导的H460细胞增殖和迁移调控中的作用

藻蓝蛋白来源于海洋藻类,是我国认可的食品着色剂和功能型食品．初期研究表明,藻蓝蛋白处理能抑制人类非小细胞肺癌系H460的体外增殖能力和迁移能力,使得其体外集落形成能力减弱．通过转录组学测序分析进一步探究具体作用机制,从藻蓝蛋白处理前后发生显著变化的基因中,筛选出了一个藻蓝蛋白处理后发生显著下调的基因,即胰岛素受体底物1（irs1）,并通过体外转染siRNA的方法抑制IRS1的表达,来研究其对非小细胞肺癌系H460的增殖和迁移能力的影响．采用MTT法检测细胞增殖,细胞划痕实验检测细胞迁移,克隆形成实验检测细胞集落形成能力,流式细胞术检测细胞周期分布．结果表明,下调IRS1的表达后,与对照组相比,细胞的生长速率降低,迁移能力、集落形成能力受到抑制,同时使细胞周期被阻滞到G1期．PI3K-AKT信号通路研究表明,藻蓝蛋白处理使得PI3K-AKT信号通路活性受到抑制,下调IRS1的表达使得PI3K-AKT信号通路部分蛋白表达也下调,通路活性受到一定程度抑制．本研究结果表明,藻蓝蛋白抑制非小细胞肺癌系H460体外活性功能的机制,可能与IRS1的表达和PI3K-AKT信号通路的活性有关,这为藻蓝蛋白的调控机制提供了有力的理论基础．      

Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells promoted by overexpression of connective tissue growth factor

Objective: Large segmental bone defect repair remains a clinical and scientific challenge with increasing interest focusing on combining gene transfection with tissue engineering techniques. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) on the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Methods: A CTGF-expressing plasmid (pCTGF) was constructed and transfected into MSCs. Then expressions of bone morphogenesis-related genes, proliferation rate, alkaline phosphatase activity, and mineralization were examined to evaluate the osteogenic potential of the CTGF gene-modified MSCs. Results: Overexpression of CTGF was confirmed in pCTGF-MSCs. pCTGF transfection significantly enhanced the proliferation rates of pCTGF-MSCs (P<0.05). CTGF induced a 7.5-fold increase in cell migration over control (P<0.05). pCTGF transfection enhanced the expression of bone matrix proteins, such as bone sialoprotein, osteocalcin, and collagen type I in MSCs. The levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities of pCTGF-MSCs at the 1st and 2nd weeks were 4.0- and 3.0-fold higher than those of MSCs cultured in OS-medium, significantly higher than those of mock-MSCs and normal control MSCs (P<0.05). Overexpression of CTGF in MSCs enhanced the capability to form mineralized nodules. Conclusion: Overexpression of CTGF could improve the osteogenic differentiation ability of MSCs, and the CTGF gene-modified MSCs are potential as novel cell resources of bone tissue engineering.     

Hela细胞中突变PSF蛋白对细胞增殖迁移及可变剪接的影响

PSF作为真核细胞中的抑癌蛋白,在Hela细胞发生基因突变导致其蛋白功能改变.为了阐明突变体PSF蛋白在肿瘤细胞的作用,本文分别采用siRNA干扰、细胞生长曲线、细胞划痕等实验检测muPSF对Hela细胞增殖及迁移的影响,半定量PCR实验分析PSF调控的下游靶基因的可变剪切情况.研究结果显示,当通过siRNA干扰muPSF的表达后Hela细胞的增殖迁移能力下降,高表达突变体PSF可增强Hela细胞的增殖与迁移,半定量PCR实验分析PSF下游调控基因显示muPSF可以改变增殖和迁移相关基因的可变剪接形式.因此,我们的实验证明,Hela细胞中muPSF通过调控下游靶基因的可变剪切影响Hela细胞的增殖和迁移能力.     

I-J as an idiotype of the recognition component of antigen-specific suppressor T-cell factor

The I-J determinant of membrane glycoprotein is known to be expressed exclusively on suppressor T cells (TS), which have a crucial role in the regulation of immune responses. I-J also comprises part of the soluble factor (TSF) with suppressor activity which is secreted from TS. Gene-mapping experiments have indicated that the I-J gene lies between the I-A and I-E subregions of the mouse major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and is defined by the H-2 congeneic pair, that is, B10.A(3R) and B10.A(5R). In fact, antibodies raised in the reciprocal combinations of B10.A(3R) and B10.A(5R) define the I-Jb and I-Jk alleles, and are able to detect the I-J determinants on TS and TSF. Biochemical and functional analyses, using I-J-positive TS clones and hybridomas, have demonstrated that monoclonal anti-I-J antibodies precipitate I-Jk or I-Jb with a relative molecular mass of 25,000-28,000 (25-28K) and that the I-J+ molecule mediates the restriction specificity of TSF in association with an antigen-binding protein (45K). However, molecular genetic studies on the I-J gene reveal no genetic difference between B10.A(3R) and B10.A(5R) and also that there is no room to accommodate a gene encoding I-J in the expected I region. These discrepancies between the molecular genetic and serological/functional data require explanation. Here we demonstrate that TS and TSF expressing I-J of the host type were produced by fully allogeneic bone marrow cells of donor origin in chimaeric mice, when the chimaeras received the host antigen-presenting cells (APC) at the time of immunization. The results show that APC are necessary for the activation and clonal expansion of TS and also support the notion that I-J is an idiotypic determinant of the recognition component of TS and TSF.     

HERG1 K+ channels on the leukemic cells mediated angiogenesis in vitro

Human ether-a-go-go-related gene （HERG1） K^＋ channels are overexpressed in leukemia, which contributes to neoangiogene- sis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of HERG1 K^＋ channels on leukemia angiogenesis. We cultured human umbili- cal vein endothelial cells （HUVECs） in conditioned media, which were derived from leukemic cells with or without E-4031, a HERG1 K^＋ channel special inhibitor. The HUVECs proliferation was mea- sured using CCK-8 assay and migration by a Trans-well. Endothelial tube formation was investigated using Matrigel. Vascular endothelial growth factor （VEGF） levels were tested by ELISA and VEGF mRNA expression using RT-PCR. Our results revealed that blocking HERG1 K^＋ channels could inhibit leukemia-induced HUVECs pro- liferation, migration, and tube formation in vitro. The results sug- gested that HERG1 K~ channels could increase leukemia angio- genesis. Furthermore, blockage of HERG1 K^＋ channels could also decrease leukemic cells secreting VEGF and expressing VEGF mRNA. HERG1 K^＋ channels have a promoting effect on leukemia angiogenesis, and the possible mechanism may be that HERG1 K^＋ channels enhance VEGF expression. Thus, HERG1 K4 channel is a potential target of antiangiogenesis in leukemia.     

原代小鼠卵巢上皮细胞TP53基因敲除及其生物学特征变化

目的 利用CRISPR/Cas9慢病毒载体系统建立小鼠原代卵巢上皮细胞TP53基因稳定敲除细胞系,分析细胞增殖、细胞周期、克隆形成以及细胞转移侵袭能力的变化。方法 构建LentiCRISPRv2-sgRNA TP53基因敲除质粒,用293FT细胞进行慢病毒包装,转导小鼠原代卵巢上皮细胞,嘌呤霉素筛选出稳定敲除细胞系,进行PCR、蛋白免疫印迹以及免疫荧光鉴定。细胞增殖、细胞周期变化、克隆形成、细胞迁移侵袭能力分别用MTT、流式细胞分析、单层培养以及Transwell小室进行测定。结果 TP53基因敲除小鼠原代卵巢上皮细胞中P53表达缺失;TP53敲除引起细胞迅速增殖,DNA合成加速,克隆形成以及迁移侵袭能力增强。结论 获得了原代小鼠卵巢上皮细胞TP53基因稳定敲除细胞系,细胞生物学特征明显改变。     

A gene-pool based genetic algorithm for TSP

Based on the analysis of previous genetic algorithms (GAs) for TSP, a novel method called Ge- GA is proposed. It combines gene pool and GA so as to direct the evolution of the whole population. The core of Ge- GA is the construction of gene pool and how to apply it to GA. Different from standard GAs, Ge- GA aims to enhance the ability of exploration and exploitation by incorporating global search with local search. On one hand a local search called Ge- Lo-calSearch operator is proposed to improve the solution quality, on the other hand the modified Inver-Over operator called Ge- InverOver is considered as a global search mechanism to expand solution space of local minimal. Both of these operators are based on the gene pool. Our algorithm is applied to 11 well-known traveling salesman problems whose numbers of cities are from 70 to 1577 cities. The experiments results indicate that Ge- GA has great robustness for TSP. For each test instance, the average value of solution quality, found in accepted time, stays within 0. 001% from the optimum. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (70071042, 60073043, and 60133010) Biography: Yang Hui ( 1979-), female, Master candidate, research direction; evolutionary computation.     

过表达BMP7对HL-7702细胞功能的影响

目的建立HL-7702细胞BMP7基因转染细胞系,并检测其增殖和迁移能力的变化。方法脂质体介导方法转染细胞,采用RT-PCR、western-blot方法检测其mRNA及蛋白表达以评价其转染效果;用MTT、划痕实验检测转染后增殖及迁移能力的变化。结果成功建立转染细胞系,转染BMP7基因后HL-7702细胞增殖和迁移能力有所增强。结论 BMP7基因高表达可能是肝细胞癌变的原因之一。     

自噬对肝癌SMMC-7721细胞侵袭迁移能力的影响

为探讨自噬对照射过程中肝癌SMMC-7721细胞侵袭和迁移能力的影响及其潜在的作用机制,将肝癌SMMC-7721细胞分为6组,分别为阴性对照(NC)组、8 Gy X-线照射(IR)组、自噬激活剂雷帕霉素(Rapa)组、自噬抑制剂三甲基腺嘌呤(3-MA)组、照射+雷帕霉素(IR+Rapa)组和照射+三甲基腺嘌呤(IR+3-MA)组,利用划痕实验和Transwell实验检测自噬对肝癌SMMC-7721细胞迁移和侵袭的影响;用CCK8实验检测照射、雷帕霉素和3-MA对肝癌细胞增殖的影响;用蛋白免疫印迹(Western blot)检测N-钙黏蛋白(N-cadherin)、波形蛋白(Vimentin)和LC3B蛋白表达情况。研究结果显示,照射可增强肝癌SMMC-7721细胞侵袭迁移的能力(P<0.05),同时,照射可抑制细胞的增殖能力(P<0.05);雷帕霉素激活自噬可增强细胞的侵袭迁移能力(P<0.05),3-MA抑制自噬可抑制细胞侵袭迁移和细胞的增殖能力(P<0.05)。照射可上调N-cadherin、Vimentin表达水平(P<0.05),激活或抑制自噬可分...     

双氰胺钠浸金性能与机理研究

In this work, sodium dicyanamide (SD) was used as a leaching reagent for gold recovery, and the effects of the SD dosage and solution pH on the gold-leaching performance were investigated. A gold recovery of 34.8% was obtained when SD was used as the sole leaching reagent at a dosage of 15 kg/t. In the presence of a certain amount of potassium ferrocyanide (PF) in the SD solution, the gold recovery was found to increase from 34.8% to 57.08%. Using the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) technique, the leaching kinetics of SD with and without PF were studied. The QCM-D results indicate that the gold-leaching rate increased from 4.03 to 39.99 ng·cm–2·min–1 when the SD concentration was increased from 0 to 0.17 mol/L, and increased from 39.99 to 272.62 ng·cm–2·min–1 when 0.1 mol/L of PF was used in combination with SD. The pregnant solution in the leaching tests was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrospray mass spectrometry, which indicated that Au and (N(CN)₂)– in the SD solution formed a series of metal complex ions, [AuNa_x(N(CN)₂)_x+2]– (x = 1, 2, 3, or 4).     

木棉皮抗消化道肿瘤活性部位筛选及抑制肿瘤转移机制

为筛选木棉皮醇提物抗消化道肿瘤活性部位,探究其抑制敏感肿瘤细胞增殖、转移作用机制,通过采用CCK-8(cell counting kit-8)法考查木棉皮醇提物不同极性萃取部位对人肝癌HepG2细胞、人胃癌SGC7901细胞、人结肠癌SW480细胞和人胰腺癌PANC-1细胞这4种肿瘤细胞的抑制作用,筛选出木棉皮醇提物抗肿瘤的活性部位和敏感细胞。采用细胞划痕实验、Transwell实验和细胞黏附实验,研究木棉皮醇提物抗肿瘤活性部位对敏感肿瘤细胞迁移、侵袭和黏附能力的影响。定量聚合酶链反应法(quantitative polymerase chain reaction, qPCR)检测基质金属蛋白酶-2(MMP-2)和基质金属蛋白酶-9(MMP-9)基因的mRNA转录水平。结果表明,木棉皮醇提物不同极性萃取部位中石油醚部位对人胃癌SGC7901细胞和人肝癌HepG2细胞的抑制率最大,且对人胃癌SGC7901细胞最为敏感。随着木棉皮醇提物石油醚部位浓度增加,在24、48、72 h时间段人胃癌SGC7901细胞的迁移面积相对于空白组有所减小(P<0.05)。与空白组相比,木棉皮醇提物石油...     

重组绿豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂片段对肠癌细胞SW480迁移的影响

探讨重组胰蛋白酶抑制剂活性片段(LysGP33)的抗肠癌效应.大肠杆菌原核表达LysGP33活性片段,GST亲和层析柱对表达蛋白进行纯化.MTT比色和细胞划痕方法检测LysGP33活性片段对SW480细胞增殖和迁移的影响.结果表明:10 μmol/L LysGP33活性片段对SW480细胞的增殖活性无明显影响,但能够有效地抑制SW480细胞的迁移,并呈现时间依赖效应.绿豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂抑制了肠癌细胞的迁移,在抗肿瘤浸润和转移中具有一定的应用前景.     

Ginsenosides stimulated the proliferation of mouse spermatogonia involving activation of protein kinase C

The effect of ginsenosides on proliferation of type A spermatogonia was investigated in 7-day-old mice. Spermatogonia were characterized by c-kit expression and cell proliferation was assessed by immunocytochemical demonstration of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). After 72-h culture, Sertoli cells formed a confluent monolayer to which numerous spermatogonial colonies attached. Spermatogonia were positive for c-kit staining and showed high proliferating activity by PCNA expression. Ginsenosides (1.0~10 μg/ml) significantly stimulated proliferation of spermatogonia. Activation of protein kinase C (PKC) elicited proliferation of spermatogonia at 10⁻⁸ to 10⁻⁷ mol/L and the PKC inhibitor H₇ inhibited this effect. Likewise, ginsenosides-stimulated spermatogonial proliferation was suppressed by combined treatment of H₇. These results indicate that the proliferating effect of ginsenosides on mouse type A spermatogonia might be mediated by a mechanism involving the PKC signal transduction pathway.     

MiR-205 inhibits the invasion and migration of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by modulating SMAD1 expression

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of metastasis inhibition by miR-205 in ESCC. In microRNA （miRNA） array and quantitative RT-PCR analyses, we found that the expression level of miR-205 was significantly lower in patients with lymph node metastasis compared with that in patients without lymph node metastasis. After transfection of miR-205 mimics or inhibitors into ESCC cell lines, a significant negative correlation was observed between the expression level of miR-205 and Smad 1. In luciferase reporter assays, we revealed that miR- 205 inhibited the expression of SMAD1 by targeting the 3＇ untranslated region （3＇-UTR） of SMAD1 mRNA in ESCC cells. Furthermore, our results showed that miR-205 sup- pressed the invasion and migration of ESCC cells, whereas Smadl increased their invasion and migration. Taken together, our study demonstrates that miR-205 functions as a suppressor of tumor metastasis by regulating SMAD1 expression through targeting the 3＇-UTR of SMAD1 mRNAin ESCC. Therefore, miR-205 may be a potential therapeutic target for miRNA-based therapy of ESCC.     

Multiple Suppressive Effects of a Protein from Caesalpinia minax on Murine Melanoma Cells

IntroductionIn recent years,a great deal of attention hasfocused on finding potential anti- tumor agentsfrom natural sources[14 ] .A vast number ofpromising candidate molecules,especiallycomponents extracted from plants,have beenevaluated[59] .　 Herbs have a long history of use as Chinesetraditional medicine.Caesalpinia minax (C.minax) is a wild plantin Yunnan Province,China.The high level of ultraviolet radiation in thistropical province causes widespread skin diseases inthis area.Extract…     

藻蓝色素蛋白通过调控miR-642a-5p抑制LTEP-a2细胞的增殖和迁移

研究藻蓝色素蛋白抑制非小细胞肺癌LTEP-a2体外增殖迁移的机制.以LTEP-a2细胞为模型,采用高通量miRNA转录组学对藻蓝蛋白处理后细胞中差异表达的miRNA进行了筛选;对筛选出的差异miRNA,利用体外转染mimics的方法对细胞的增殖、迁移能力进行验证.研究结果显示,藻蓝蛋白处理LTEP-a2细胞后能够显著增加细胞内miR-642a-5p的表达水平;过表达miR-642a-5p能够显著抑制细胞的体外增殖、迁移能力;此外,藻蓝蛋白可以通过上调miR-642a-5p表达抑制核受体NF-κB信号通路,降低蛋白磷酸化水平,进而抑制LTEP-a2细胞的增殖迁移能力.研究能够为藻蓝色素蛋白的应用以及非小细胞肺癌的治疗提供一定的理论基础.      

TSF算法及其在机箱屏蔽效应分析中的应用

介绍了时域有限差分（FDTD）方法的基本原理，提出了基于环路法（CP）的三维细孔缝仿真算法（TSF）。用细化网格的FDTD和用亚网格的TSF两种算法，分别对相同的细孔缝模型进行了仿真计算。结果表明亚网格TSF算法与细化网格的FDTD算法无论是在时域还是在频域上的仿真计算结果都吻合得很好，而且应用亚网格TSF沿算法可以极大的缩短计算时间。最后利用TSF算法对屏蔽机箱进行数值仿真，得到了屏蔽机箱开孔3m远处的电场频域曲线。