Clonal chromosome abnormalities were found in short-term cultures from two epithelial skin tumors, a basal cell papilloma and a keratoacanthoma. The three-way translocation t(2;6;11)(q21;q27;p13) was the sole clonal rearrangement in the basal cell papilloma. The karyotype of the keratoacanthoma was more complex: 46,XX,der(2)(2pter----2p13::2p11----cen----2q37: :5q33----5qter),der(2) (:2p13----cen----2q37::6q23----6qter),der(5)t(2; 7;5)(q37;q11;q33),der(6) (6pter----cen----6q23::2p13----2pter),der(7)t(2; 7;5)(q37;q11;q33), del(13)(q11q14). In addition, several nonclonal structural changes were seen in both tumors. 相似文献
Controlling the sex of offspring by the separation of X and Y
chromosome-bearing spermatozoa using flow cytometry has been reported as a
clinical technique aiding prevention of X-linked diseases. Although this
technique has resulted in several hundred normal births in animals and at
least one human birth, there is still concern over its genetic safety due
to the involvement of two potentially mutagenic agents: UV light and the
fluorochrome dye, Hoechst 33342 (H33342). Human spermatozoa, particularly
those considered abnormal, may be more likely to suffer DNA damage
following exposure to mutagenic agents, compared with other mammalian
species. The stability of normal fresh and decondensed human spermatozoa
were examined after exposure to a range of levels of UV and H33342
staining, using an assay that detects endogenous nicks in the DNA of
spermatozoa. The stability of abnormal and normal, fresh and frozen-thawed
human spermatozoa was examined following UV laser, H33342 staining and flow
cytometry treatments utilizing the same assay. There was an increase in the
presence of endogenous nicks when spermatozoa were decondensed compared
with fresh spermatozoa. There was no increase in the incidence of nicks in
any group of spermatozoa after UV and fluorochrome exposure compared with
controls without exposure.
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Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EBD) is a clinically heterogeneous skin
disorder, characterized by abnormal anchoring fibrils (AF) and loss of
dermal-epidermal adherence. EBD has been linked to the COL7A1 gene at
chromosome 3p21 which encodes collagen VII, the major component of the AF.
Here we investigated two unrelated EBD families with different clinical
phenotypes and novel combinations of recessive and dominant COL7A1
mutations. Both families shared the same recessive heterozygous 14 bp
deletion at the exon-intron 115 boundary of the COL7A1 gene. The deletion
caused in-frame skipping of exon 115 and the elimination of 29 amino acid
residues from the pro-alpha1(VII) polypeptide chain. As a result,
procollagen VII was not converted to collagen VII and the C-terminal NC-2
propeptide which is normally removed from the procollagen VII prior to
formation of the anchoring fibrils was retained in the skin. All affected
individuals also carried missense mutations in exon 73 of COL7A1 which lead
to different glycine- to-arginine substitutions in the triple-helical
domain of collagen VII. Combination of the deletion mutation with a G2009R
substitution resulted in a mild phenotype. In contrast, combination of the
deletion with a G2043R substitution led to a severe phenotype. The G2043R
substitution was a de novo mutation which alone caused a mild phenotype.
Thus, different combinations of dominant and recessive COL7A1 mutations can
modulate disease activity of EBD and alter the clinical presentation of the
patients.
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The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the disturbed balance of CD4+/CD8+, Th17/Treg and the activation of the Notch signaling pathway in experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU).
Methods
An EAU rat model was induced in Lewis rats, and pathology analysis was performed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. CD4+, CD8+, Th17, and Treg levels in spleen, lymph nodes and eye tissues were determined by flow cytometry. Meanwhile, the expression of Notch1, DLL4, IL-10, and IL-17 was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In addition, the inhibitory effect of N-(N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl-l-alanyl))-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester (DAPT) on Th17 differentiation by Notch signaling in vitro was further investigated using T lymphocytes from EAU rats on day 12 post-immunization by flow cytometry.
Results
The pathological results showed that inflammatory cell infiltration occurred in ocular tissues in EAU rats. The CD4+/CD8+ and Th17/Treg ratios in EAU rats were apparently higher than those in normal control individuals. Q-PCR and ELISA analyses indicated the expression of Notch1, DLL4, IL-10, and IL-17 in EAU rats gradually increased on day 6 after immunization, peaked on day 12, and then gradually decreased. The dynamic trends in Notch1 and DLL4 expression in EAU rats were identical to those of CD4+/CD8+ and Th17/Treg levels. DAPT can significantly inhibit the activation of Notch signaling, decrease Th17 cell differentiation, and attenuate the level of the Th17 cell lineage, contributing to the balance of the Th17/Treg ratio.
Conclusion
The activation of the Notch signaling pathway can regulate Th17 and Treg cell differentiation, disrupt the CD4+/CD8+ and Th17/Treg balance, and aggravate the severity of EAU; inactivation of the Notch signaling pathway contributes to the CD4+/CD8+ and Th17/Treg balance in EAU rats. Our findings highlighted that the dynamic change in the CD4+/CD8+ and Th17/Treg ratio was consistent with the expression trend of Notch signaling in EAU rats, suggesting that Notch signaling may be a potentially important therapeutic target in clinical practice.
An approximately 4-Mb genomic segment on chromosome 17p11.2, commonly deleted in patients with the Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) and duplicated in patients with dup(17)(p11.2p11.2) syndrome, is flanked by large, complex low-copy repeats (LCRs), termed proximal and distal SMS-REP. A third copy, the middle SMS-REP, is located between them. SMS-REPs are believed to mediate nonallelic homologous recombination, resulting in both SMS deletions and reciprocal duplications. To delineate the genomic structure and evolutionary origin of SMS-REPs, we constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome/P1 artificial chromosome contig spanning the entire SMS region, including the SMS-REPs, determined its genomic sequence, and used fluorescence in situ hybridization to study the evolution of SMS-REP in several primate species. Our analysis shows that both the proximal SMS-REP (approximately 256 kb) and the distal copy (approximately 176 kb) are located in the same orientation and derived from a progenitor copy, whereas the middle SMS-REP (approximately 241 kb) is inverted and appears to have been derived from the proximal copy. The SMS-REP LCRs are highly homologous (>98%) and contain at least 14 genes/pseudogenes each. SMS-REPs are not present in mice and were duplicated after the divergence of New World monkeys from pre-monkeys approximately 40-65 million years ago. Our findings potentially explain why the vast majority of SMS deletions and dup(17)(p11.2p11.2) occur at proximal and distal SMS-REPs and further support previous observations that higher-order genomic architecture involving LCRs arose recently during primate speciation and may predispose the human genome to both meiotic and mitotic rearrangements. 相似文献