Role of VEGF in the growth and metastasis of a murine bladder carcinoma

Bladder transitional cell carcinoma is the most common form of carcinoma in the urinary system. Although overexpression of VEGF has been identified in tissue, serum,and urine of patients with bladder cancer, the role of VEGF in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder has not been clearly elucidated. Here, we dissected the effect of VEGF during bladder tumor growth and progression by modifying a BBN (N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine) induced mouse bladder transitional cell carcinoma cell line BTT-T739 by stable transfection of antisense VEGF121 cDNA. The transfection resulted in-more than 80% reduction in VEGF production. The growth of the transduced tumor cells in vitro was not affected, however, these cells formed small or no tumors in vivo. Even in the tumors formed, there were minimal vascularization, extensive necrosis and longer latency compared to those formed by parental cells. The permeability of tumor vasrulatuce and metastatic tumor growth were also significantly suppressed in antisense VEGF cDNA transfected cells. In addition, the transfer of anti-angiogenic gene in a rumbination of sFlk-I and ExTek with electroporation can suppress the tumor growth efficiently. Taken together,these results demonstrated that VEGF plays an important role in bladder tumor angiogenesis and angiogenesis plays an important role in bladder tumor growth and metastasis.     

Antisense expression of a rice cellular apoptosis susceptibility gene (OsCAS) alters the height of transgenic rice

Cellular apoptosis susceptibility (CAS) gene plays important roles in mitosis, development and export of importin α from the nucleus, but its function in plant is unknown. In this study, a rice CAS ortholog (OsCAS), which encodes a predicted protein of 983 amino acids with 62% similarity to human CAS, was identified. DNA gel blot analysis revealed a single copy of OsCAS in the rice genome. A 973 bp fragment at the 3′ end of OsCAS cDNA was cloned from rice cDNA library and transferred into rice in the antisense direction under the control of CaMV 35S promoter via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method, 105 transgenic lines were obtained. Expression of OsCAS was suppressed in the antisense transgenic lines as revealed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The antisense transgenic lines showed dwarf phenotypes. The results indicated that OsCAS was involved in culm development of rice.     

snoRNA及其结构与功能研究新进展

snoRNA(small nucleolar RNA)是细胞核内一类高丰度的小分子非编码RNA.近10年来,采用RNA组学方法,已从多种模式生物中鉴定出大量新的snoRNA.研究结果表明:snoR-NA参与rRNA前体加工与折叠,并具有指导rRNA,tRNA和snRNA转录后核苷修饰功能.近年来发现一类新的孤儿snoRNA(orphan snoRNA),如哺乳动物大脑组织特异性表达的HBII-52,参与mRNA前体可变剪接的调控,并与一种遗传疾病Prader-Willi syndrome的发生密切相关.由此可见,snoRNA是一类兼有组成型和调控型特点的小分子非编码RNA,是"RNA调控"网络的重要组成部分.     

农杆菌介导的ACC氧化酶反义基因转化甜瓜品种河套蜜瓜的研究

将从甜瓜品种河套蜜瓜中克隆的ACC氧化酶基因cDNA片段反向构建到植物表达载体pROK II中,获得重组质粒pRACO 1,用三亲融合法将其导入根癌农杆菌LBA 4404中,转化河套蜜瓜子叶外植体,在芽诱导培养基M S IAA 0.8 m g/L BA 1.0 m g/L ABA 0.26 m g/L C ef 500 m g/L K an 75 m g/L中诱导生芽,待芽长到2cm左右转入M S IBA 0.5 m g/L C ef 300 m g/L K an 50 m g/L的培养基中诱导生根,1~2周后可诱导产生大量的根,形成完整的转化小植株.经PCR检测证明,目的基因已整合到河套蜜瓜的基因组中.     

蜜瓜ACC氧化酶mRNA的成串锤头型核酶和反义RNA基因的合成和克隆

我们设计和合成了切割蜜瓜成熟果实ACC氧化酶mRNA的GUC^86、GUC^388、GUC^534的三重锤头型核酶（HhRz)和阻断转录的反义RNA（AR） 基因,并构建了二、四、八联体HhRz和AR基因。为了在体外和体内检测HhRz是否切割ACC氧化酶mRNA,在E.cloliDE3rna-菌株中克隆了同域和跨域作用的（HhRz)n-AR和靶子ACC氧化酶mRNA表达系统。又构建了植物体组成型和诱导型（HhRz)n-AR表达载体。     

蝴蝶兰ACC氧化酶cDNA片段的克隆及其反义植物表达载体的构建

根据已报道的蝴蝶兰ACC氧化酶的基因序列,设计了一对引物,通过RT—PCR从蝴蝶兰总RNA中扩增出ACC氧化酶的cDNA片段,将其连接到pMD19-T载体上进行测序．结果显示,该片段与参考的已报道序列具有99．70％的同源性．测序后将该基因的cDNA序列反向插入pBI221的CaMV35S启动子和nos terminator之间,构建了蝴蝶兰ACC氧化酶的反义基因植物表达载体,为进一步转化蝴蝶兰研究其对蝴蝶兰花期和生长的影响打下了基础．     

Mcl-1反义寡核苷酸对肝癌细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

目的:探讨髓样细胞白血病-1(Mcl-1)反义寡核苷酸(ASODN)对肝癌HepG2细胞增殖及凋亡的影响。方法:将Mcl-1 ASODN转染入体外培养的肝癌HepG2细胞。用WST-8法检测不同浓度的Mcl-1 ASODN对HepG2细胞增殖抑制率;用流式细胞仪检测Mcl-1 ASODN对HepG2细胞周期和凋亡的影响,用Hoechst33258染色在荧光显微镜下观察HepG2细胞凋亡的形态学改变。结果:Mcl-1 ASODN作用HepG2细胞48 h后,与空白对照组(blankcontrol)和随机寡核苷酸(RODN)对照组相比,Mcl-1 ASODN组能明显抑制肝癌HepG2细胞的增殖和诱导其凋亡(P<0.05),Mcl-1 ASODN组细胞出现S期明显的阻滞;Hoechst33258染色可见大量的细胞核固缩,核碎裂。结论:Mcl-1 ASODN能抑制肝癌细胞的增殖,诱导细胞凋亡。