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Hou K, Cao L, Li W, Fang ZH, Sun D, Guo Z, Zhang L. Overexpression of Rhodiola crenulata glutathione peroxidase 5 increases cold tolerance and enhances the pharmaceutical value of the hairy roots. Gene 2024; 917:148467. [PMID: 38615983 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Rhodiola crenulata, a plant of great medicinal value found in cold high-altitude regions, has been excessively exploited due to the difficulty in cultivation. Understanding Rhodiola crenulata's adaptation mechanisms to cold environment can provide a theoretical basis for artificial breeding. Glutathione peroxidases (GPXs), critical enzymes found in plants, play essential roles in antioxidant defense through the ascorbate-glutathione cycle. However, it is unknown whether GPX5 contributes to Rhodiola crenulata's cold tolerance. In this study, we investigated the role of GPX5 in Rhodiola crenulata's cold tolerance mechanisms. By overexpressing Rhodiola crenulata GPX5 (RcGPX5) in yeast and Arabidopsis thaliana, we observed down-regulation of Arabidopsis thaliana GPX5 (AtGPX5) and increased cold tolerance in both organisms. Furthermore, the levels of antioxidants and enzyme activities in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle were elevated, and cold-responsive genes such as AtCBFs and AtCORs were induced. Additionally, RcGPX5 overexpressing lines showed insensitivity to exogenous abscisic acid (ABA), suggesting a negative regulation of the ABA pathway by RcGPX5. RcGPX5 also promoted the expression of several thioredoxin genes in Arabidopsis and interacted with two endogenous genes of Rhodiola crenulata, RcTrx2-3 and RcTrxo1, located in mitochondria and chloroplasts. These findings suggest a significantly different model in Rhodiola crenulata compared to Arabidopsis thaliana, highlighting a complex network involving the function of RcGPX5. Moreover, overexpressing RcGPX5 in Rhodiola crenulata hairy roots positively influenced the salidroside synthesis pathway, enhancing its pharmaceutical value for doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. These results suggested that RcGPX5 might be a key component for Rhodiola crenulata to adapt to cold stress and overexpressing RcGPX5 could enhance the pharmaceutical value of the hairy roots.
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- Kai Hou
- Pu'er People's Hospital, Yunnan, China; Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China; Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China; Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Pu'er People's Hospital, Yunnan, China
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- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China; Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
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- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China; Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China.
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Hou K, Liu L, Fang ZH, Zong WX, Sun D, Guo Z, Cao L. The role of ferroptosis in cardio-oncology. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:709-734. [PMID: 38182913 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03665-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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With the rapid development of new generations of antitumor therapies, the average survival time of cancer patients is expected to be continuously prolonged. However, these therapies often lead to cardiotoxicity, resulting in a growing number of tumor survivors with cardiovascular disease. Therefore, a new interdisciplinary subspecialty called "cardio-oncology" has emerged, aiming to detect and treat cardiovascular diseases associated with tumors and antitumor therapies. Recent studies have highlighted the role of ferroptosis in both cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases. The balance between intracellular oxidative stress and antioxidant defense is crucial in regulating ferroptosis. Tumor cells can evade ferroptosis by upregulating multiple antioxidant defense pathways, while many antitumor therapies rely on downregulating antioxidant defense and promoting ferroptosis in cancer cells. Unfortunately, these ferroptosis-inducing antitumor therapies often lack tissue specificity and can also cause injury to the heart, resulting in ferroptosis-induced cardiotoxicity. A range of cardioprotective agents exert cardioprotective effects by inhibiting ferroptosis. However, these cardioprotective agents might diminish the efficacy of antitumor treatment due to their antiferroptotic effects. Most current research on ferroptosis only focuses on either tumor treatment or heart protection but rarely considers both in concert. Therefore, further research is needed to study how to protect the heart during antitumor therapies by regulating ferroptosis. In this review, we summarized the role of ferroptosis in the treatment of neoplastic diseases and cardiovascular diseases and also attempted to propose further research directions for ferroptosis in the field of cardio-oncology.
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- Kai Hou
- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, 300222, China.
- Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
- Pu'er People's Hospital, Yunnan, 665000, China.
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- Institute of Natural Sciences, MOE-LSC, School of Mathematical Sciences, CMA-Shanghai, SJTU-Yale Joint Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, 300222, China
- Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300222, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, 300222, China
- Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300222, China
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- Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, 300222, China.
- Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
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Hou WH, Wang XZ, Shi ZY, Li FL, Fang ZH, Sun XL, Liu YF, Wang LN, Jin ML. [Clinicopathological features of early gastric cancer after Helicobacter pylori eradication]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:701-707. [PMID: 35922158 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20211129-00866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features of early gastric cancers after Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication. Methods: The clinical data of 26 cases of gastric cancer that were diagnosed after H. pylori eradication and 45 cases without H. pylori eradication in the 989 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the People's Liberation Army (the former 152 Hospital), Pingdingshan, China from 2013 to 2021 were collected. The histological, immunophenotypic and clinical characteristics of the two groups were compared, and discussed with review of the related literature. Results: Among the gastric cancer patients with H. pylori eradication, there were 20 males and 6 females with a median age of 65 years (range 53 to 77 years). The cancer involved the upper part of the stomach in 12 cases, the middle part of the stomach in 4 cases, and the lower part of the stomach in 10 cases. The median diameter of the tumors was 12 mm (range 4-29 mm). According to the Paris Classification, 4 cases were 0-Ⅱa, 4 cases were 0-Ⅱb, 18 cases were 0-Ⅱc. White light endoscopy showed that the lesions were reddish to yellowish. The lesion boundary was clear in 12 cases and was unclear or gastritis-like changes in 14 cases, while the irregular microvascular structure and microsurface structure, as well as the relatively visible spinous boundary, were visible under narrow-band imaging. There were 20 cases of well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma, 4 cases of highly to moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma, and 2 cases of well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma with papillary adenocarcinoma. Compared with gastric cancers without H. pylori eradication, gastric cancers diagnosed after H. pylori eradication was associated with lower nucleus-cytoplasm ratio (<50%), normal epithelial coverage on the cancer surface, mild atypical epithelial coverage on the cancer surface, elongation of non-cancerous glands in the cancer tissue and subepithelial progression of cancerous glands were higher (P<0.05). The cellular immunophenotypes were gastric type in 6 cases, intestinal type in 4 cases and gastrointestinal mixed type in 16 cases. Conclusions: The early gastric cancers diagnosed after H. pylori eradication are more subtle clinically and mostly well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. The important morphological features of gastric cancer diagnosed after H. pylori eradication are decreased cytological atypia and overlying normal epithelium or mildly atypical epithelium of the cancer. Understanding and recognizing these morphological features are helpful to make correct endoscopic and pathological diagnoses.
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- W H Hou
- Department of Pathology, Pingdingshan Medical District (former 152 Central Hospital), 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Pingdingshan 467099, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pingdingshan Medical District (former 152 Central Hospital), 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Pingdingshan 467099, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Pathology, 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force (former 150 Central Hospital), Luoyang 471031, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pingdingshan Medical District (former 152 Central Hospital), 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Pingdingshan 467099, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pingdingshan Medical District (former 152 Central Hospital), 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Pingdingshan 467099, China
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- Department of Pathology, Pingdingshan Medical District (former 152 Central Hospital), 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Pingdingshan 467099, China
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- Department of Pathology, Pingdingshan Medical District (former 152 Central Hospital), 989 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Pingdingshan 467099, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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Fang ZH, Bovenhuis H, van Valenberg HJF, Martin P, Duchemin SI, Huppertz T, Visker MHPW. Genome-wide association study for α S1- and α S2-casein phosphorylation in Dutch Holstein Friesian. J Dairy Sci 2018; 102:1374-1385. [PMID: 30580950 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Phosphorylation of caseins (CN) is a crucial post-translational modification that allows caseins to form colloid particles known as casein micelles. Both αS1- and αS2-CN show varying degrees of phosphorylation (isoforms) in cow milk and were suggested to be more relevant for stabilizing internal micellar structure than β- and κ-CN. However, little is known about the genetic background of individual αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms and the phosphorylation degrees of αS1- and αS2-CN (αS1-CN PD and αS2-CN PD), defined as the proportion of isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation in total αS1- and αS2-CN, respectively. We aimed to identify genomic regions associated with these traits using 50K single nucleotide polymorphisms for 1,857 Dutch Holstein Friesian cows. A total of 10 quantitative trait loci (QTL) regions were identified for all studied traits on 10 Bos taurus autosomes (BTA1, 2, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, 24, and 28). Regions associated with multiple traits were found on BTA1, 6, 11, and 14. We showed 2 QTL regions on BTA1, one affecting αS2-CN production and the other harboring the SLC37A1 gene, which encodes a phosphorus antiporter and affects αS1- and αS2-CN PD. The QTL on BTA6 harbors the casein gene cluster and affects individual αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms. The QTL on BTA11 harbors the PAEP gene that encodes for β-lactoglobulin and affects relative concentrations of αS2-CN-10P and αS2-CN-11P as well as αS1-CN PD and αS2-CN PD. The QTL on BTA14 harbors the DGAT1 gene and affects relative concentrations of αS2-CN-10P and αS2-CN-11P as well as αS1-CN PD and αS2-CN PD. Our results suggest that effects of identified genomic regions on phosphorylation of αS1- and αS2-CN are related to changes in milk synthesis and phosphorus secretion in milk. The actual roles of SLC37A1, PAEP, and DGAT1 in αS1- and αS2-CN phosphorylation in Dutch Holstein Friesian require further investigation.
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- Z H Fang
- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France; Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Dairy Science and Technology Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- NIZO, PO Box 20, 6710 BA, Ede, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Fang ZH, Miao RM, Song HY. [Analysis of occupational chronic carbon disulfide poisoning: a study of 372 cases]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 36:202-203. [PMID: 29996222 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2018.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical features of occupational chronic carbon disulfide(CS(2)) poisoning. Methods: A total of 372 patients with occupational chronic CS(2) poisoning were selected from a chemical fiber factory, and their clinical features were summarized and analyzed. Results: Major clinical manifestations of the 372 patients with occupational chronic CS(2) poisoning included sleep disorders, dizziness, headache, and numbness of limbs, and the detection rates of these manifestations were 84.7%, 84.4%, 79.8%, and 72.8%, respectively. Electroneuromyography showed peripheral nerve injuries. Conclusion: Occupational chronic CS(2) poisoning can affect the central and peripheral nervous system.
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- Z H Fang
- Wuxi Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi 214043, China
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Wang RR, An HH, Guo EF, Fang ZH, Xie ZY, Jia G, Wang W. Elliptically bent crystal x-ray spectrometer for time-resolved laser plasma experiments. Rev Sci Instrum 2018; 89:093109. [PMID: 30278722 DOI: 10.1063/1.5029462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Measuring time-resolved spectra is crucial in inertial confinement fusion and radiation source development experiments. An elliptically bent crystal spectrometer is designed to measure X-rays in the range of 2.5-11.0 keV, which was achieved using four different lattice spacings of 0.8512, 0.6687, 0.4246, and 0.2749 nm with spectral resolution E/δE of ∼500. The X-rays emitted from a source at one focus of the ellipse undergo Bragg reflection off a crystal and pass through the second focus of the ellipse to a streak camera slit with 18-mm length and 80-μm width to generate a time-resolved spectrum. An alignment method for the time-resolved spectrometer was developed with the straight line connecting the centers of the two small holes on the fabricated substrate being the axis of the ellipse, thus allowing the spacing between the source and the elliptical crystal to be tuned to couple with the streak camera. The time-resolved spectrometer's performance was experimentally tested at the Shenguang II laser facility. The results indicate that its performance is close to that predicted theoretically.
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- R R Wang
- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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Fang ZH, Bovenhuis H, van Valenberg HJF, Martin P, Huppertz T, Visker MHPW. Genetic parameters for α S1-casein and α S2-casein phosphorylation isoforms in Dutch Holstein Friesian. J Dairy Sci 2017; 101:1281-1291. [PMID: 29224882 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Relative concentrations of αS1-casein and αS2-casein (αS1-CN and αS2-CN) phosphorylation isoforms vary considerably among milk of individual cows. We estimated heritabilities for αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms, determined by capillary zone electrophoresis from 1,857 morning milk samples, and genetic correlations among αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms in Dutch Holstein Friesian. To investigate if phosphorylation of αS1-CN and αS2-CN are due to the same genetic mechanism, we also estimated genetic correlations between αS1-CN and αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms as well as the genetic correlations between the phosphorylation degrees (PD) of αS1-CN and αS2-CN defined as the proportion of isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation in total αS1-CN and αS2-CN, respectively. The intra-herd heritabilities for the relative concentrations of αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms were high and ranged from 0.54 for αS2-CN-10P to 0.89 for αS2-CN-12P. Furthermore, the high intra-herd heritabilities of αS1-CN PD and αS2-CN PD imply a strong genetic control of the phosphorylation process, which is independent of casein production. The genetic correlations between αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms are positive and moderate to high (0.33-0.90). Furthermore, the strong positive genetic correlation (0.94) between αS1-CN PD and αS2-CN PD suggests that the phosphorylation processes of αS1-CN and αS2-CN are related. This study shows the possibility of breeding for specific αS1-CN and αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms, and relations between the phosphorylation degrees of αS1-CN and αS2-CN and technological properties of milk need to be further investigated to identify potential benefits for the dairy industry.
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- Z H Fang
- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France; Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Dairy Science and Technology Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- NIZO, PO Box 20, 6710 BA, Ede, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Wang C, An HH, Xiong J, Fang ZH, Wang YW, Zhang Z, Hua N, Sun JR, Wang W. A pinhole camera for ultrahigh-intensity laser plasma experiments. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:113501. [PMID: 29195399 DOI: 10.1063/1.5009189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A pinhole camera is an important instrument for the detection of radiation in laser plasmas. It can monitor the laser focus directly and assist in the analysis of the experimental data. However, conventional pinhole cameras are difficult to use when the target is irradiated by an ultrahigh-power laser because of the high background of hard X-ray emission generated in the laser/target region. Therefore, an improved pinhole camera has been developed that uses a grazing-incidence mirror that enables soft X-ray imaging while avoiding the effect of hard X-ray from hot dense plasmas.
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- C Wang
- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- National Laboratory on High Power Lasers and Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai 201800, China
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Fang ZH, Bovenhuis H, Delacroix-Buchet A, Miranda G, Boichard D, Visker MHPW, Martin P. Genetic and nongenetic factors contributing to differences in α S-casein phosphorylation isoforms and other major milk proteins. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:5564-5577. [PMID: 28527801 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Relative concentrations of αS-casein (αS-CN) phosphorylation isoforms vary considerably among milk of individual cows. We aimed to explore to what extent genetic and other factors contribute to the variation in relative concentrations of αS-CN phosphorylation isoforms and the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN defined as the proportion of isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation. We also investigated the associations of genetic variants of milk proteins and casein haplotypes with relative concentrations of αS-CN phosphorylation isoforms and with the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN in French Montbéliarde cattle from the cheese production area of Franche-Comté. Detailed milk protein composition was determined by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry from 531 test-day morning milk samples. Parity, lactation stage, and genetic variation of cows contributed to the phenotypic variation in relative concentrations of individual αS-CN phosphorylation isoforms and in the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN. As lactation progressed, we observed a significant increase for relative concentrations of αS-CN isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-9P, αS2-CN-13P, and αS2-CN-14P) as well as for the phosphorylation degree of both αS1-CN and αS2-CN. Furthermore, the β-CN I variant was associated with a greater proportion of isoforms with lower degrees of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-8P, αS2-CN-10P, and αS2-CN-11P); the β-CN B variant was associated with a greater proportion of isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-9P, αS2-CN-12P to αS2-CN-14P). The heritability estimates were low to moderate for relative concentrations of αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms (0.07 to 0.32), high for relative concentrations of αS1-CN-8P (0.84) and αS1-CN-9P (0.56), and moderate for phosphorylation degrees of αS1-CN (0.37) and αS2-CN (0.23). Future studies investigating relations between the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN and technological properties of milk will be beneficial for the dairy industry.
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- Z H Fang
- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France; Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Miao RM, Cao B, Yao YM, Zhang YY, Wu WM, Fang ZH, Zhao R, Luo C, Zhu BL. [A clinical study of serum protein markers in patients with 1-bromopropane poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2017; 35:54-57. [PMID: 28241706 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the changes in protein expression in patients with 1-bromopropane (1-BP) poisoning using high-throughput proteomic technique and to screen out protein markers. Methods: Serum samples were collected from 3 patients with 1-BP poisoning and 15 controls. The label-free proteomic tech-nique was used for the quantitation and identification of proteins expressed in these samples, and the results were compared between the patients with 1-BP poisoning and the control population. The bioinformatics tools were used to analyze the function of differentially expressed proteins. Results: Compared with the control popula-tion, the patients with 1-BP poisoning had >2-fold upregulation of 38 proteins and >2-fold downregulation of 68 proteins. The differentially expressed proteins were mainly involved in immune response, signal transduction, and stress response. Conclusion: The proteins screened out may be potential protein markers for 1-BP poison-ing, which provides reliable and precise methods and thoughts for the diagnosis of 1-BP poisoning.
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- R M Miao
- Wuxi NO.8 People's Hospital (Wuxi Hospital for Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Disease) , Wuxi 214011, China
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Miao RM, Ding BM, Zhang YY, Wu WM, You DH, Fang ZH, Zhao R. [The research of proteome profiling change of 1-bromopropane poisoning cases]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2016; 34:835-838. [PMID: 28043272 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: This study was mainly focused on styudy on he proteome profile change between exposure to 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) and 1-BP poisoning. Methods: The samples of serums from exposure to 1-BP and 1-BP poisoning were collected and analyzed through Label free proteome technology platform. The differently expressed proteins between the two groups were quantified and identified, followed by function analysis by bioinformatics. Results: 127 proteins over 2 fold-change were selected, in which 39 proteins were up-regulated and 88 proteins were down-regulated. These different-ly expressed proteins were mainly involved in the process of enzyme active regulation, inflammatory reaction, protein modification, stress response, coagulation, transport. Conclusion: The differently expressed proteins provided the potential protein biomarkers for the early diagnosis of 1-BP poisoning and was beneficial for clinical diagnosis of 1-BP and understanding of the mechanism of 1-BP poisoning.
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- R M Miao
- Wuxi 8th People's Hospital (Wuxi Hospital for Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Disease) , Wuxi 2140028, China
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Fang ZH, Visker MHPW, Miranda G, Delacroix-Buchet A, Bovenhuis H, Martin P. The relationships among bovine αS-casein phosphorylation isoforms suggest different phosphorylation pathways. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:8168-8177. [PMID: 27522420 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Casein (CN) phosphorylation is an important posttranslational modification and is one of the key factors responsible for constructing and stabilizing casein micelles. Variation in phosphorylation degree of αS-CN is of great interest because it is suggested to affect milk technological properties. This study aimed to investigate the variation in phosphorylation degree of αS-CN among milk of individual cows and to explore relationships among different phosphorylation isoforms of αS-CN. For this purpose, we analyzed morning milk samples from 529 French Montbéliarde cows using liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. We detected 3 new phosphorylation isoforms: αS2-CN-9P, αS2-CN-14P, and αS2-CN-15P in bovine milk, in addition to the known isoforms αS1-CN-8P, αS1-CN-9P, αS2-CN-10P, αS2-CN-11P, αS2-CN-12P, and αS2-CN-13P. The relative concentrations of each αS-CN phosphorylation isoform varied considerably among individual cows. Furthermore, the phenotypic correlations and hierarchical clustering suggest at least 2 regulatory systems for phosphorylation of αS-CN: one responsible for isoforms with lower levels of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-8P, αS2-CN-10P, and αS2-CN-11P), and another responsible for isoforms with higher levels of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-9P, αS2-CN-12P, αS2-CN-13P, and αS2-CN-14P). Identifying all phosphorylation sites of αS2-CN and investigating the genetic background of different αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms may provide further insight into the phosphorylation mechanism of caseins.
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- Z H Fang
- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France; Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Rong J, McGuire JR, Fang ZH, Sheng G, Shin JY, Li SH, Li XJ. Regulation of intracellular trafficking of huntingtin-associated protein-1 is critical for TrkA protein levels and neurite outgrowth. J Neurosci 2006; 26:6019-30. [PMID: 16738245 PMCID: PMC6675209 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1251-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mutant huntingtin can affect vesicular and receptor trafficking via its abnormal protein interactions, suggesting that impairment of intracellular trafficking may contribute to Huntington's disease. There is growing evidence that huntingtin-associated protein-1 (HAP1) also interacts with microtubule-dependent transporters and is involved in intracellular trafficking. However, it remains unclear how the trafficking of HAP1 is regulated and contributes to neuronal function. Here we report that phosphorylation of HAP1 decreases its association with microtubule-dependent transport proteins dynactin p150 and kinesin light chain and reduces its localization in neurite tips. Suppressing HAP1 expression by RNA interference reduces neurite outgrowth and the level of tropomyosin-related kinase A receptor tyrosine kinase (TrkA), a nerve growth factor receptor whose internalization and trafficking are required for neurite outgrowth. HAP1 maintains the normal level of membrane TrkA by preventing the degradation of internalized TrkA. Mutant huntingtin also reduces the association of HAP1 with dynactin p150 and kinesin light chain and thereby decreases the intracellular level of TrkA. These findings suggest that HAP1 trafficking is critical for the stability of TrkA and neurite function, both of which can be attenuated by mutant huntingtin.
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Zhou B, Bi YY, Han ZB, Ren H, Fang ZH, Yu XF, Poon MC, Han ZC. G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells from diabetic patients augment neovascularization in ischemic limbs but with impaired capability. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4:993-1002. [PMID: 16689750 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.01906.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autologous transplantation of mobilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells (M-PBMNCs) is a novel approach to improve critical limb ischemia (CLI) in diabetes. However, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from diabetes are dysfunctional and impaired in ischemia-induced neovascularization. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to confirm the compromised efficiency of diabetic M-PBMNCs in therapeutic neovascularization, and to determine the underlying mechanisms of this impairment. METHODS Diabetic M-PBMNCs from 17 diabetic patients or healthy controls, or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) were injected into the ischemic limbs of streptozotocin-induced diabetic nude mice. The limb blood perfusion, ambulatory score, ischemia damage, capillary/fiber ratio, arteriole density, collateral vessel formation, and pericytes recruitment were evaluated between these three groups. Non-invasive real time image and histopathology were used to detect the in vivo role of transplanted M-PBMNCs. Proliferation and adhesion of EPCs were assayed. In vitro vascular network incorporation and matrigel plug assay were used to test the pro-neovascularization role of M-PBMNCs. RESULTS Transplantation of diabetic M-PBMNCs also improved neovascularization, but to a lesser extent from that observed with non-diabetic ones. This was associated with the impairment of diabetic M-PBMNCs capacity to differentiate into EPCs, to incorporate into vessel-like tubules in vitro, to participate in vascular-like structure formation in a subcutaneous matrigel plug, and to stimulate the recruitment of pericytes/smooth muscle cells. In addition, there was impairment in vasculogenesis, which was related to the reduced adhesion ability of EPCs from diabetic M-PBMNCs. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes reduced the capacity of M-PBMNCs to augment neovascularization in ischemia.
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- B Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Research Center for Stem Cell Engineering and Technology, Institute of Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 288 Nanjing Road, Tianjin 300020, China
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Sheng G, Chang GQ, Lin JY, Yu ZX, Fang ZH, Rong J, Lipton SA, Li SH, Tong G, Leibowitz SF, Li XJ. Hypothalamic huntingtin-associated protein 1 as a mediator of feeding behavior. Nat Med 2006; 12:526-33. [PMID: 16604089 DOI: 10.1038/nm1382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2006] [Accepted: 02/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The hypothalamus responds to circulating leptin and insulin in the control of food intake and body weight. A number of neurotransmitters in the hypothalamus, including gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), also have key roles in feeding. Huntingtin-associated protein 1 (Hap1) is expressed more abundantly in the hypothalamus than in other brain regions, and lack of Hap1 in mice leads to early postnatal death. Hap1 is also involved in intracellular trafficking of the GABA(A) receptor. Here, we report that fasting upregulates the expression of Hap1 in the rodent hypothalamus, whereas intracerebroventricular administration of insulin downregulates Hap1 by increasing its degradation through ubiquitination. Decreasing the expression of mouse hypothalamic Hap1 by siRNA reduces the level and activity of hypothalamic GABA(A) receptors and causes a decrease in food intake and body weight. These findings provide evidence linking hypothalamic Hap1 to GABA in the stimulation of feeding and suggest that this mechanism is involved in the feeding-inhibitory actions of insulin in the brain.
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- Guoqing Sheng
- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Shin JY, Fang ZH, Yu ZX, Wang CE, Li SH, Li XJ. Correction: Expression of mutant huntingtin in glial cells contributes to neuronal excitotoxicity. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 2006. [PMCID: PMC2063739 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.20050807220060228c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Huntington disease (HD) is characterized by the preferential loss of striatal medium-sized spiny neurons (MSNs) in the brain. Because MSNs receive abundant glutamatergic input, their vulnerability to excitotoxicity may be largely influenced by the capacity of glial cells to remove extracellular glutamate. However, little is known about the role of glia in HD neuropathology. Here, we report that mutant huntingtin accumulates in glial nuclei in HD brains and decreases the expression of glutamate transporters. As a result, mutant huntingtin (htt) reduces glutamate uptake in cultured astrocytes and HD mouse brains. In a neuron-glia coculture system, wild-type glial cells protected neurons against mutant htt-mediated neurotoxicity, whereas glial cells expressing mutant htt increased neuronal vulnerability. Mutant htt in cultured astrocytes decreased their protection of neurons against glutamate excitotoxicity. These findings suggest that decreased glutamate uptake caused by glial mutant htt may critically contribute to neuronal excitotoxicity in HD.
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- Ji-Yeon Shin
- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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The transcription factor E2F plays a crucial role in governing cell proliferation through manipulation of the expression of many genes required for cell cycle progression. As studies are exploring in depth, E2F has grown into a multimember family and has been required for the regulation of a large number of genes involved in various cellular processes. The expanding E2F membership and biological function provide us some new insights relating to the evolution of E2F. One of them is to understand the exact mechanisms by which E2F executes in these different cellular processes during ontogenesis. This review summarizes recent advances in this field, with an emphasis on a notion that E2F acts as a molecular switch in the control of both normal cell and tumor development.
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- Z H Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology, Hospital of Blood Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Tianji, China
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The ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) gene (ATM) is a dominant breast cancer gene with tumour suppressor activity. ATM also regulates cellular sensitivity to ionising radiation (IR) presumably through its role as a facilitator of DNA repair. In normal cells and tissues the ATM protein is rapidly induced by IR to threshold/maximum levels. The kinase function of the ATM protein is also rapidly activated in response to IR. The fact that women carriers of ATM mutations can have an increased risk of developing breast cancer and that many sporadic breast tumours have reduced levels of the ATM protein broadens the scope of ATM's tumour suppressor within the breast. This report describes the downregulation of ATM protein levels in a radiosensitive breast cancer patient. Postinduction ATM levels were up to tenfold lower in the patient's fresh tissues compared to normal controls. These results might indicate a much broader role for ATM anomalies in breast cancer aetiology.
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- R A Clarke
- Molecular Genetics Laboratories, Cancer Care Center, Division of Cancer Services, The St George Hospital and University of New South Wales, Australia.
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Liu L, Zheng ZJ, Fang ZH. [Experimental study on effect of xinfeng capsule in treating rats' adjuvant arthritis on ultrastructure of synoviocyte and splenic lymphocyte]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2001; 21:917-9. [PMID: 12575595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of Xinfeng capsule (XFC) on the ultrastructure of synoviocyte and splenic lymphocyte in rat adjuvant arthritis (AA) model. METHODS Sixty rats were randomly divided into normal control group, model group, XFC group and Tripterygium wilfordii polycoside (TP) group, 15 in each. Complete adjuvant 0.1 ml was injected into right posterior metatarsus of rats subcutaneously to induce inflammation, except that in the normal control. The ultrastructural change including mitochondria swelling, vacuolation and ridge pathologic change of synoviocyte and splenic lymphocyte was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The mitochondria lesion rate (MLR) of each group was then calculated. RESULTS The swelling degree of right posterior metatarsus in XFC and TP group obviously lowered after treatment (P < 0.05). MLR of synoviocyte in the XFC group and the TP group after treatment was also obviously lower than that in the model group (P < 0.05). MLR of splenic lymphocyte in the XFC group reduced markedly (P < 0.05) after treatment, while in the TP group, the change was insignificant (P > 0.05). In comparison with TP group, the reduction of both MLR of synoviocyte and splenic lymphocyte after treatment in the XFC group was more significant (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION XFC could lower the degree of swelling in AA rats like TP did, but XFC could improve ultrastructural change of rat's synovicocyte and splenic lymphocyte better than that of TP, which was likely the morphological basis of XFC's therapeutical effect.
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- L Liu
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui TCM College, Hefei 230031
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Fang ZH. Pressure dependence of the melting temperature of rare-gas solids. J Phys Condens Matter 1996; 8:7067-7071. [PMID: 22146706 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/8/38/011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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According to Lindemann's law and the Debye model and with the assumption that the volume derivative [Formula: see text] of the Grüineisen parameter [Formula: see text] is a constant depending on the material, we present a new expression for the analysis of the experimental data for the melting temperature of solids under a high pressure. The test on rare-gas solids (Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe) shows that the calculated results are in good agreement with the corresponding experimental data.
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- Z H Fang
- Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University 241000 Wuhu, People's Republic of China
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