Role of Apolipoprotein A-I in Steroid-Induced Activation of DNA and Protein Synthesis in Hepatocytes

It is demonstrated that anabolic effect of steroid hormones is produced by steroid-apolipoprotein A-I complexes. These complexes accelerate not only protein, but also DNA synthesis and produce both cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia. For realization of their anabolic effect steroid hormones are modified by - and -reductases in resident macrophages.     

Gibberellin biosynthesis in Gibberella fujikuroi: cloning and characterization of the copalyl diphosphate synthase gene

The gene coding for copalyl diphosphate synthase (CPS), which represents the first gene of the gibberellin pathway, was isolated from the rice pathogen Gibberella fujikuroi. This fungus is used commercially for the production of gibberellic acid and related gibberellins. CPS is a terpene cyclase which catalyzes the first specific step of the gibberellin (GA) pathway as it branches off from the general isoprenoid (biosynthetic) pathway at geranylgeranyl disphosphate (GGDP). A cDNA fragment of the cps gene from the fungus G. fujikuroi was amplified by RT-PCR using oligonucleotides based on amino-acid sequences which were conserved between the plant CPSs and the bifunctional CPS/KS of the fungus Phaeosphaeria sp. L487. A 588-bp fragment obtained with nested PCR was used to isolate the corresponding genomic clone of the cps gene from the wild-type λ-library. This gene consists of three exons and two introns. The three exons are 2877 bp long and encode 959 amino-acid residues. The protein shares 48% identity with the bifunctional Phaeosphaeria sp. L487 FCPS and between 16% and 18% identity to the corresponding plant CPSs. Expression of the G. fujikuroi cps gene is strongly enhanced under conditions optimized for gibberellin biosynthesis and is reduced when high amounts of ammonium are present in the medium. Gene disruption, followed by gibberellin assays and Southern-blot analysis of the transformants, demonstrated clearly that the cloned gene has the expected function in the biosynthesis of fungal gibberellins. Received: 28 April / 1 July 1998     

Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of Mabry Syndrome with novel PIGO gene variants associated with hyperphosphatasia,intractable epilepsy,and complex gastrointestinal and urogenital malformations

Mabry syndrome is a glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) deficiency characterized by intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, intractable seizures, and hyperphosphatasia. We expand the phenotypic spectrum of inherited GPI deficiencies with novel bi-allelic phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class O (PIGO) variants in a neonate who presented with intractable epilepsy and complex gastrointestinal and urogenital malformations.     

基于混合测序策略的两品种当归中类黄酮调控基因差异分析

目的 比较2个不同茎叶色当归品种岷归1号与岷归2号转录水平差异。方法 以2种颜色当归的新鲜叶片（带叶柄）和上端茎为材料,采用混合测序策略,应用全长转录组技术构建当归无参全长转录本文库,利用RNA-seq技术对两品种进行差异基因表达分析,再利用公共数据库对差异基因的生物学功能进行注释和精细分类,筛选调控当归茎叶色差异的主要候选基因。结果 当归转录本的测序结果良好,测序数据质量较高,当归全长转录本的34 528条序列在非冗余蛋白（NR）、京都基因与基因组百科全书（KEGG）、SwissProt及KOG数据库中分别注释到33 947、33 241、29 150和22 601条。对两品种当归差异表达基因（DEGs）进行精细分类,具有生物学功能和分子功能的705个DGEs可分为11类,主要富集在初级代谢（17.87%）、逆境响应（14.47%）、次级代谢（11.49%）等功能上,与颜色有关的差异表达基因主要集中在类黄酮生物合成途径上。结论 两品种当归茎叶颜色差异的主要原因可能与调控类黄酮的生物合成基因的表达差异有关,可为后续进行功能验证,进一步明确与当归主要药效成分之间的联系奠定基础。     

电针结合有氧运动对自然衰老大鼠骨骼肌IGF-I/Akt通路的作用

目的:探索低频电针结合有氧运动对增龄性骨骼肌萎缩的效应,以及IGF-I/Akt及其下游蛋白质合成相关通路信号蛋白的影响。方法:以自然衰老SD大鼠为研究对象,将6月龄雄性SD大鼠32只,体重400～450 g,饲养至大鼠12月龄,根据体重随机分为4组。对照组(YC,只抓取、固定、放回,不做其他干预),电针组(YA,电针干预),运动组(YE,运动干预),电针+运动组(YEA,电针结合运动干预),自SD大鼠12月龄开始持续干预至18月龄,实验结束时观察各组自然衰老大鼠:骨骼肌湿重/体重比;光学显微镜下比目鱼肌HE染色形态;Real-time qPCR法检测骨骼肌中IGF-I mRNA的表达水平;Western印迹法测定的大鼠腓肠肌中AKT、mTOR、p70S6K和p-p70S6K相关蛋白表达情况。结果:与YC组相比,YA组、YEA组皆明显增加18月龄大鼠腓肠肌湿重/体重比(P0.05);YEA组能明显增加比目鱼肌湿重/体重比,高于YC组和YA组(P0.05)。与YC组相比,各个干预组大鼠的腓肠肌IGF-I mRNA表达水平皆有上升趋势,其中YEA组IGF-I mRNA表达增加更为明显(P=0.051)。与YC组相比,电针组(YA)p-Akt,p-mTOR表达升高(P0.05),电针+运动组(YEA)p-Akt,p-mTOR,p-p70S6K表达也显示出升高趋势(P0.05)。结论:电针结合有氧运动可延缓18月龄自然衰老大鼠增龄性骨骼肌萎缩,其分子机制可能与通过激活IGF-I/Akt通路,促进蛋白合成有关。     

岗梅全长转录组测序及其三萜皂苷生物合成相关基因的挖掘

目的:获得岗梅全长转录组数据库,为深入挖掘岗梅功能基因奠定基础。方法:采用基于PacBio Sequel平台的单分子实时测序技术获取岗梅的根、茎、叶样品的转录组数据,并利用非冗余蛋白(NR)、核苷酸序列(NT)、SwissProt蛋白序列数据库、京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)、真核生物相邻类的聚簇(KOG)、蛋白家族(Pfam)、基因本体(GO)进行注释,分析并鉴定编码三萜皂苷生物合成的关键酶的转录本。结果:全长转录组共获得89629个转录本,其中81313个在公共数据库进行了注释。KEEG代谢通路富集分析表明,623个转录本参与岗梅中三萜皂苷合成相关的3条代谢通路,其中263个转录本编码了三萜皂苷生物合成途径的21个关键酶。此外,还预测了2471个转录因子、40421个简单重复序列位点、22119个长链非编码RNA(lncRNA)和29131个mRNA。结论:丰富了岗梅的转录组数据,并为鉴定参与三萜皂苷和其他次生代谢物生物合成的候选基因提供参考,促进其分子生物学和基因组学的研究。     

Rare multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome type 1 (MCAHS1) – the clinical and molecular summary

Multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome type 1 (MCAHS1) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease belonging to glycosylphosphatidylinositols biosynthesis defects (GPIBD), a group of recessive disorders characterized by intellectual disability, hypotonia, and seizures. Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) are glycolipids that anchor and remodel cell proteins. These processes are highly conserved and fundamental in the metabolism of all eukaryotes, including humans. Here, we have reported a male patient presenting with hypotonia, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, who underwent whole exome sequencing (WES). The analysis revealed the presence of two deleterious variants in PIGN that encodes GPI ethanolamine phosphate transferase-1 – one novel (c.1247_1251delAAGTG; p.Glu416Glyfs*22), and one that has been previously reported in the medical literature (c.1434+5G>A) resulting in MCAHS1. The detailed clinical assessment followed by the medical literature review also pointed out transient macrosomia and unreported in MCAHS1 advanced bone age and postnatal tall stature. These symptoms suggest that MCAHS1 shares a phenotypic overlap with disorders associated with overgrowth. To conclude, our case report and summary of the medical literature may be helpful for clinicians and geneticists who diagnose patients presenting with hypotonia accompanied by tall stature, advanced bone age, and transient macrosomia.     

Isolation of the ERG2 gene,encoding sterol Δ8Δ→7 isomerase,from the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea and its expression in the maize smut pathogen Ustilago maydis

The Magnaporthe grisea ERG2 gene, encoding ⁸⁷ sterol isomerase, was isolated from a genomic library by heterologous hybridization to a fragment of the Ustilago maydis ERG2 gene. The isolated gene contained a reading frame of 745 bp which encoded a protein of 221 amino acids. The coding region was interrupted by a single putative 79-bp-long intron. The deduced amino-acid sequence exhibited similarity to the ERG2 gene products of U. maydis and of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, particularly in the central region of the proteins. The NH₂-terminal of all three proteins contained a long stretch of amino acids that were strongly hydrophobic, suggesting that they may function by anchoring the protein to a membrane surface. The M. grisea ERG2 gene complemented a U. maydis deletion mutant in which the ERG2 gene had been removed using a one-step gene replacement procedure. The ⁸⁷ sterol isomerase produced by the M. grisea ERG2 gene exhibited a level of sensitivity to the sterol biosynthesis inhibitor, tridemorph, similar to that of the enzyme derived from the U. maydis ERG2 gene.     

槲皮素对培养人视网膜色素上皮细胞增生及DNA合成的影响

目的研究槲皮素(quercetin, QUE)对培养人视网膜色素上皮(retinal pigment epithelium, RPE)细胞增生和DNA合成以及对表皮生长因子(epidermal growth factor, EGF)促RPE细胞增生和DNA合成作用的影响。方法用细胞计数和3H-胸腺嘧啶核苷(3H-thymidine, 3H-TdR)掺入方法,观察不同浓度(200、100、50、1μmol/L)的QUE和最大浓度的QUE(200μmol/L)在不同作用时间（24-168小时）,分别单独或与EGF共同作用时,对RPE细胞增生及DNA合成的影响,排除着色的死细胞,用活细胞计数法判断药物的细胞毒性作用。结果QUE 200μmol/L具有最强的抑制效应,48小时时抑制效应已明显出现,96小时时抑制达到高峰。与QUE单独作用相比,QUE对EGF的促RPE细胞增生效应能产生更强的抑制。QUE无细胞毒性作用,各实验组细胞活力均在85.00%以上。结论QUE以剂量依赖和时间依赖的方式抑制RPE细胞的增生,尤其是由EGF刺激的增生,并且对培养的RPE细胞无细胞毒作用。(中华眼底病杂志,1999,15:27-29)