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Pajdzik K, Lyu R, Dou X, Ye C, Zhang LS, Dai Q, He C. Chemical manipulation of m 1A mediates its detection in human tRNA. RNA 2024; 30:548-559. [PMID: 38531647 PMCID: PMC11019740 DOI: 10.1261/rna.079966.124] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
Abstract
N 1-methyl adenosine (m1A) is a widespread RNA modification present in tRNA, rRNA, and mRNA. m1A modification sites in tRNAs are evolutionarily conserved and its formation on tRNA is catalyzed by methyltransferase TRMT61A and TRMT6 complex. m1A promotes translation initiation and elongation. Due to its positive charge under physiological conditions, m1A can notably modulate RNA structure. It also blocks Watson-Crick-Franklin base-pairing and causes mutation and truncation during reverse transcription. Several misincorporation-based high-throughput sequencing methods have been developed to sequence m1A. In this study, we introduce a reduction-based m1A sequencing (red-m1A-seq). We report that NaBH4 reduction of m1A can improve the mutation and readthrough rates using commercially available RT enzymes to give a better positive signature, while alkaline-catalyzed Dimroth rearrangement can efficiently convert m1A to m6A to provide good controls, allowing the detection of m1A with higher sensitivity and accuracy. We applied red-m1A-seq to sequence human small RNA, and we not only detected all the previously reported tRNA m1A sites, but also new m1A sites in mt-tRNAAsn-GTT and 5.8S rRNA.
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- Kinga Pajdzik
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Zhang LS, Wang JY, Xu JF. [Annual review of bronchiectasis research in 2023]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024; 47:152-156. [PMID: 38309966 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20231122-00328] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
Abstract
This review focuses on the latest advances in bronchiectasis from October 1st, 2022 to September 30th, 2023, including the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, comorbidities, and management of bronchiectasis in order to provide a reference in clinical diagnosis and treatment, and future research of bronchiectasis for domestic peers.
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- L S Zhang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Zhang LS, Ye C, Ju CW, Gao B, Feng X, Sun HL, Wei J, Yang F, Dai Q, He C. BID-seq for transcriptome-wide quantitative sequencing of mRNA pseudouridine at base resolution. Nat Protoc 2024; 19:517-538. [PMID: 37968414 PMCID: PMC11007761 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00917-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
Abstract
Pseudouridine (Ψ) is an abundant RNA modification that is present in and affects the functions of diverse non-coding RNA species, including rRNA, tRNA and small nuclear RNA. Ψ also exists in mammalian mRNA and probably exhibits functional roles; however, functional investigations of mRNA Ψ modifications in mammals have been hampered by the lack of a quantitative method that detects Ψ at base precision. We have recently developed bisulfite-induced deletion sequencing (BID-seq), which provides the community with a quantitative method to map RNA Ψ distribution transcriptome-wide at single-base resolution. Here, we describe an optimized BID-seq protocol for mapping Ψ distribution across cellular mRNAs, which includes fast steps in both library preparation and data analysis. This protocol generates highly reproducible results by inducing high deletion ratios at Ψ modification within diverse sequence contexts, and meanwhile displayed almost zero background deletions at unmodified uridines. When used for transcriptome-wide Ψ profiling in mouse embryonic stem cells, the current protocol uncovered 8,407 Ψ sites from as little as 10 ng of polyA+ RNA input. This optimized BID-seq workflow takes 5 days to complete and includes four main sections: RNA preparation, library construction, next-generation sequencing (NGS) and data analysis. Library construction can be completed by researchers who have basic knowledge and skills in molecular biology and genetics. In addition to the experimental protocol, we provide BID-pipe ( https://github.com/y9c/pseudoU-BIDseq ), a user-friendly data analysis pipeline for Ψ site detection and modification stoichiometry quantification, requiring only basic bioinformatic and computational skills to uncover Ψ signatures from BID-seq data.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Chen JJ, Liu XX, Guo PH, Teets NM, Zhou JC, Chen WB, Luo QZ, Kanjana N, Li YY, Zhang LS. Regulation of forkhead box O transcription factor by insulin signaling pathway controls the reproductive diapause of the lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 258:128104. [PMID: 37977460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128104] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
In biological control programs, knowledge about diapause regulation in natural enemy insects provides important insight for improving long-term storage, transportation, and field adoption of these biological control agents. As a natural predator of agricultural pests, the lady beetle Coccinella septempunctata has been commercially mass-cultured and widely employed in pest management. In some insects, insulin signaling, in conjunction with the downstream transcription factor Forkhead box O (FoxO), are master regulators of multiple physiological processes involved in diapause, but it is unclear whether insulin signaling and FoxO affect the diapause of C. septempunctata. In this study, we use a combination of approaches to demonstrate that insulin signaling and FoxO mediate the diapause response in C. septempunctata. In diapausing beetles, application of exogenous insulin and knocking down expression of CsFoxo with RNA interference (RNAi) both rescued beetles from developmental arrest. In non-diapausing beetles, knocking down expression of the insulin receptor (CsInR) with RNA interference (RNAi) arrested ovarian development and decreased juvenile hormone (JH) content to levels comparable to the diapause state. Taken together, these results suggest that a shutdown of insulin signaling prompts the activation of the downstream FoxO gene, leading to the diapause phenotype.
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- Jun-Jie Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China; Plant Protection College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, West Yuan Ming Yuan Road, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Feng X, Cui X, Zhang LS, Ye C, Wang P, Zhong Y, Wu T, Zheng Z, He C. Sequencing of N 6-methyl-deoxyadenosine at single-base resolution across the mammalian genome. Mol Cell 2024; 84:596-610.e6. [PMID: 38215754 PMCID: PMC10872247 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.12.021] [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: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Although DNA N6-methyl-deoxyadenosine (6mA) is abundant in bacteria and protists, its presence and function in mammalian genomes have been less clear. We present Direct-Read 6mA sequencing (DR-6mA-seq), an antibody-independent method, to measure 6mA at base resolution. DR-6mA-seq employs a unique mutation-based strategy to reveal 6mA sites as misincorporation signatures without any chemical or enzymatic modulation of 6mA. We validated DR-6mA-seq through the successful mapping of the well-characterized G(6mA)TC motif in the E. coli DNA. As expected, when applying DR-6mA-seq to mammalian systems, we found that genomic DNA (gDNA) 6mA abundance is generally low in most mammalian tissues and cells; however, we did observe distinct gDNA 6mA sites in mouse testis and glioblastoma cells. DR-6mA-seq provides an enabling tool to detect 6mA at single-base resolution for a comprehensive understanding of DNA 6mA in eukaryotes.
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- Xinran Feng
- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Chemistry, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Liu XP, Liu CY, Feng YJ, Guo XK, Zhang LS, Wang MQ, Li YY, Zeng FR, Nolan T, Mao JJ. Male vitellogenin regulates gametogenesis through a testis-enriched big protein in Chrysopa pallens. Insect Mol Biol 2024; 33:17-28. [PMID: 37707297 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12873] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
Abstract
In insects, vitellogenin (Vg) is generally viewed as a female-specific protein. Its primary function is to supply nutrition to developing embryos. Here, we reported Vg from the male adults of a natural predator, Chrysopa pallens. The male Vg was depleted by RNAi. Mating with Vg-deficient male downregulated female Vg expression, suppressed ovarian development and decreased reproductive output. Whole-organism transcriptome analysis after male Vg knockdown showed no differential expression of the known spermatogenesis-related regulators and seminal fluid protein genes, but a sharp downregulation of an unknown gene, which encodes a testis-enriched big protein (Vcsoo). Separate knockdown of male Vg and Vcsoo disturbed the assembly of spermatid cytoplasmic organelles in males and suppressed the expansion of ovary germarium in mated females. These results demonstrated that C. pallens male Vg signals through the downstream Vcsoo and regulates male and female reproduction.
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- Xiao-Ping Liu
- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Food Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Crop Germplasm and Genetic, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Zhang LS, Dai Q, He C. Base-Resolution Sequencing Methods for Whole-Transcriptome Quantification of mRNA Modifications. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:47-58. [PMID: 38079380 PMCID: PMC10765377 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00532] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
ConspectusRNA molecules are not merely a combination of four bases of A, C, G, and U. Chemical modifications occur in almost all RNA species and play diverse roles in gene expression regulation. The abundant cellular RNAs, such as ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and transfer RNA (tRNA), are known to have the highest density of RNA modifications, which exert critical functions in rRNA and tRNA biogenesis, stability, and subsequent translation. In recent years, modifications on low-abundance RNA species in mammalian cells, such as messenger RNA (mRNA), regulatory noncoding RNA (ncRNA), and chromatin-associated RNA (caRNA), have been shown to contain multiple different chemical modifications with functional significance.As the most abundant mRNA modification in mammals, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) affects nearly every stage of mRNA processing and metabolism, with the antibody-based m6A-MeRIP-seq (methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing) followed by high-throughput sequencing widely employed in mapping m6A distribution transcriptome-wide in diverse biological systems. In addition to m6A, other chemical modifications such as pseudouridine (Ψ), 2'-O-methylation (Nm), 5-methylcytidine (m5C), internal N7-methylguanosine (m7G), N1-methyladenosine (m1A), N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C), etc. also exist in polyA-tailed RNA in mammalian cells, requiring effective mapping approaches for whole-transcriptome profiling of these non-m6A mRNA modifications. Like m6A, the antibody-based enrichment followed by sequencing has been the primary method to study distributions of these modifications. Methods to more quantitatively map these modifications would dramatically improve our understanding of distributions and modification density of these chemical marks on RNA, thereby bettering informing functional implications. In this Account, aimed at both single-base resolution and modification fraction quantification, we summarize our recent advances in developing a series of chemistry- or biochemistry-based methods to quantitatively map RNA modifications, including m6A, Ψ, m5C, m1A, 2'-O-methylation (Nm), and internal m7G, in mammalian mRNA at base resolution. These new methods, including m6A-SAC-seq, eTAM-seq, BID-seq, UBS-seq, DAMM-seq, m1A-quant-seq, Nm-Mut-seq, and m7G-quant-seq, promise to conduct base-resolution mapping of most major mRNA modifications with low RNA input and uncover dynamic changes in modification stoichiometry during biological and physiological processes, facilitating future investigations on these RNA modifications in regulating cellular gene expression and as potential biomarkers for clinical diagnosis and prognosis. These quantitative sequencing methods allow the mapping of most mRNA modifications with limited input sample requirements. The same modifications on diverse RNA species, such as caRNA, ncRNA, nuclear nascent RNA, mitochondrial RNA, cell-free RNA (cfRNA), etc., could be sequenced using the same methods.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, The University
of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon 999077, Hong
Kong SAR, China
- Division
of Life Science, The Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon 999077, Hong
Kong SAR, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, The University
of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, The University
of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Zhang LX, Dong QJ, Yang S, Che WN, Zhang LS, Zhou JC, Dong H. RNA Interference in the Egg Parasitoid, Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura. J Vis Exp 2023. [PMID: 38078604 DOI: 10.3791/66250] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The egg parasitoids, Trichogramma spp, are recognized as efficient biological control agents against various lepidopteran pests in agriculture and forests. The immature stages of Trichogramma offspring develop within the host egg, exhibiting remarkable diminutiveness (approximately 0.5 mm in adult length). RNA-interference (RNAi) methodology has emerged as a crucial tool for elucidating gene functions in numerous organisms. However, manipulating RNAi in certain small parasitoid species, such as Trichogramma, has generally posed significant challenges. In this study, we present an efficient RNAi method in Trichogramma denrolimi. The outlined procedure encompasses the acquisition and isolation of individual T. dendrolimi specimens from host eggs, the design and synthesis of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), the in vitro transplantation and cultivation of T. dendrolimi pupae, the micro-injection of dsRNA, and the subsequent assessment of target gene knockdown through RT-qPCR analysis. This study furnishes a comprehensive, visually detailed procedure for conducting RNAi experiments in T. dendrolimi, thereby enabling researchers to investigate the gene regulation in this species. Furthermore, this methodology is adaptable for RNAi studies or micro-injections in other Trichogramma species with minor adjustments, rendering it a valuable reference for conducting RNAi experiments in other endoparasitic species.
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- Long-Xi Zhang
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University; State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences;
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University;
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Shen S, Zhang LS. The regulation of antiviral innate immunity through non-m 6A RNA modifications. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1286820. [PMID: 37915585 PMCID: PMC10616867 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1286820] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The post-transcriptional RNA modifications impact the dynamic regulation of gene expression in diverse biological and physiological processes. Host RNA modifications play an indispensable role in regulating innate immune responses against virus infection in mammals. Meanwhile, the viral RNAs can be deposited with RNA modifications to interfere with the host immune responses. The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has boosted the recent emergence of RNA epigenetics, due to its high abundance and a transcriptome-wide widespread distribution in mammalian cells, proven to impact antiviral innate immunity. However, the other types of RNA modifications are also involved in regulating antiviral responses, and the functional roles of these non-m6A RNA modifications have not been comprehensively summarized. In this Review, we conclude the regulatory roles of 2'-O-methylation (Nm), 5-methylcytidine (m5C), adenosine-inosine editing (A-to-I editing), pseudouridine (Ψ), N1-methyladenosine (m1A), N7-methylguanosine (m7G), N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am), and N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) in antiviral innate immunity. We provide a systematic introduction to the biogenesis and functions of these non-m6A RNA modifications in viral RNA, host RNA, and during virus-host interactions, emphasizing the biological functions of RNA modification regulators in antiviral responses. Furthermore, we discussed the recent research progress in the development of antiviral drugs through non-m6A RNA modifications. Collectively, this Review conveys knowledge and inspiration to researchers in multiple disciplines, highlighting the challenges and future directions in RNA epitranscriptome, immunology, and virology.
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- Shenghai Shen
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Zhang LS, Ju CW, Jiang B, He C. Base-resolution quantitative DAMM-seq for mapping RNA methylations in tRNA and mitochondrial polycistronic RNA. Methods Enzymol 2023; 692:39-54. [PMID: 37925186 PMCID: PMC10882886 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.08.001] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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The human AlkB family proteins, such as FTO and ALKBH5, are known to mediate RNA m6A demethylation. However, although ALKBH7 localizes in mitochondria and affects metabolism, the detailed biological function and mechanism have remained unknown for years. We developed Demethylation-Assisted Multiple Methylation sequencing (DAMM-seq) to simultaneously detect N1-methyladenosine (m1A), N3-methylcytidine (m3C), N1-methylguanosine (m1G) and N2,N2-dimethylguanosine (m22G) methylations in both steady-state RNA and nascent RNA, and discovered that human ALKBH7 demethylates m22G and m1A within mt-Ile and mt-Leu1 pre-tRNA regions, respectively, in mitochondrial polycistronic RNA. DAMM-seq quantitatively and sensitively monitors the methylation stoichiometry change at pre-tRNA junctions within nascent mt-RNA, revealing the target region where ALKBH7 regulates RNA processing and local structural switch of polycistronic mt-RNAs. A new RNA demethylase in human cells was characterized through the base-resolution quantification of multiple RNA methylations in nascent mt-RNA, resolving the long-standing question about the functional substrate of ALKBH7.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China; Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China; Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Chen L, Zhang LS, Ye C, Zhou H, Liu B, Gao B, Deng Z, Zhao C, He C, Dickinson BC. Nm-Mut-seq: a base-resolution quantitative method for mapping transcriptome-wide 2'-O-methylation. Cell Res 2023; 33:727-730. [PMID: 37316584 PMCID: PMC10474006 DOI: 10.1038/s41422-023-00836-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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- Li Chen
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Geriatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Chemistry Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Ning SF, Huo LX, Lv L, Wang Y, Zhang LS, Che WN, Dong H, Zhou JC. The identification and expression pattern of the sex determination genes and their sex-specific variants in the egg parasitoid Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Front Physiol 2023; 14:1243753. [PMID: 37693004 PMCID: PMC10485257 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1243753] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Introduction: Trichogramma wasps are egg parasitoids of agricultural lepidopteran pests. The sex of Trichogramma is determined by its ploidy as well as certain sex ratio distorters, such as the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia spp. and the paternal sex ratio (PSR) chromosome. The sex determination systems of hymenopterans, such as Trichogramma spp., involve cascades of the genes transformer (tra), transformer-2 (tra2), and doublesex (dsx) and are associated with sex-specific tra and dsx splicing. First, these genes and their sex-specific variants must be identified to elucidate the interactions between the sex ratio disorders and the sex determination mechanism of Trichogramma. Methods: Here, we characterized the sex determination genes tra, tra2, and dsx in Trichogramma dendrolimi. Sex-specific tra and dsx variants were detected in cDNA samples obtained from both male and female Trichogramma wasps. They were observed in the early embryos (1-10 h), late embryos (12-20 h), larvae (32 h and 48 h), pre-pupae (96 h), and pupae (144 h, 168 h, 192 h, and 216 h) of both male and female T. dendrolimi offspring. Results: We detected female-specific tra variants throughout the entire early female offspring stage. The male-specific variant began to express at 9-10 h as the egg was not fertilized. However, we did not find any maternally derived, female-specific tra variant in the early male embryo. This observation suggests that the female-specific tra variant expressed in the female embryo at 1-9 h may not have originated from the maternal female wasp. Discussion: The present study might be the first to identify the sex determination genes and sex-specific gene splicing in Trichogramma wasps. The findings of this study lay the foundation for investigating the sex determination mechanisms of Trichogramma and other wasps. They also facilitate sex identification in immature T. dendrolimi and the application of this important egg parasitoid in biological insect pest control programs.
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- Su-Fang Ning
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhang LS, Dai Q, He C. Quantitative base-resolution sequencing technology for mapping pseudouridines in mammalian mRNA. Methods Enzymol 2023; 692:23-38. [PMID: 37925181 PMCID: PMC10880115 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.06.005] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Posttranscriptional RNA modifications occur in almost all types of RNA in all life forms. As an abundant RNA modification in mammals, pseudouridine (Ψ) regulates diverse biological functions of different RNA species such as ribosomal RNA (rRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), small nuclear RNA (snRNA), etc. However, the functional investigation of mRNA pseudouridine (Ψ) has been hampered by the lack of a quantitative method that can efficiently map Ψ transcriptome-wide. We developed bisulfite-induced deletion sequencing (BID-seq), with the optimized bisulfite-based chemical reaction to convert pseudouridine selectively and completely into Ψ-BS adduct without cytosine deamination. The Ψ-BS adduct can be further read out as deletion signatures during reverse transcription. The deletion ratios induced by Ψ sites were used for estimating the modification stoichiometry at each modified site. BID-seq starts with 10-20 ng polyA+ RNA and detects thousands of mRNA Ψ sites with stoichiometry information in cell lines and tissues. We uncovered consensus motifs for Ψ in mammalian mRNA and assigned specific 'writer' proteins to individual Ψ deposition. BID-seq also confirmed the presence of Ψ within stop codons of mammalian mRNA. BID-seq set the stage for future investigations of Ψ functions in diverse biological processes.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. China; Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Zhou JC, Dong QJ, Shang D, Ning SF, Zhang HH, Wang Y, Che WN, Dong H, Zhang LS. Posterior concentration of Wolbachia during the early embryogenesis of the host dynamically shapes the tissue tropism of Wolbachia in host Trichogramma wasps. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1198428. [PMID: 37424778 PMCID: PMC10324615 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1198428] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Introduction The bacterial endosymbiont, Wolbachia spp. induce thelytokous parthenogenesis in certain parasitoid wasps, such as the egg parasitoid wasps Trichogramma spp. To complete the cycle of vertical transmission, Wolbachia displays efficient transovarial transmission by targeting the reproductive tissues and often exhibits strong tissue-specific tropism in their host. Method The present study aimed to describe the basic Wolbachia distribution patterns that occur during the development of Wolbachia-infected, thelytokous Trichogramma dendrolimi, and T. pretiosum. We used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to investigate Wolbachia signal dynamics during early embryogenesis (from 30 to 120 min). Wolbachia titers and distributions from the embryo to adult stages of Trichogramma after early embryogenesis were detected by absolute quantitative polymerase chain reaction (AQ-PCR) and FISH. The symmetry ratios (SR) of the Wolbachia signals were calculated using the SR odds ratios in the anterior and posterior parts of the host. The SR was determined to describe Wolbachia tropism during early embryogenesis and various developmental stages of Trichogramma. Results Wolbachia was concentrated in the posterior part of the embryo during early embryogenesis and the various developmental stages of both T. dendrolimi and T. pretiosum. Wolbachia density increased with the number of nuclei and the initial mitotic division frequency during early embryogenesis. The total Wolbachia titer increased with postembryogenesis development in both T. dendrolimi and T. pretiosum. However, the Wolbachia densities relative to body size were significantly lower at the adult and pupal stages than they were at the embryonic stage. Discussion The present work revealed that posterior Wolbachia concentration during early host embryogenesis determined Wolbachia localization in adult wasps. By this mechanism, Wolbachia exhibits efficient vertical transmission across generations by depositing only female Wolbachia-infected offspring. The results of this study describe the dynamics of Wolbachia during the development of their Trichogramma host. The findings of this investigation helped clarify Wolbachia tropism in Trichogramma wasps.
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- Jin-Cheng Zhou
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Institute of Vegetable, Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wu DP, Bai J, Chu SL, Hao ZD, Guo XJ, Zhang LS, Li LJ. [Changes and clinical significance of erythrocyte lifespan in megaloblastic anemia]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:688-692. [PMID: 37263952 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20221025-00788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the lifespan of erythrocytes in megaloblastic anemia (MA) patients. Methods: A prospective cohort study analysis. Clinical data from 42 MA patients who were newly diagnosed at the Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital from January 2021 to August 2021 were analyzed, as were control data from 24 healthy volunteers acquired during the same period. The carbon monoxide breath test was used to measure erythrocyte lifespan, and correlations between erythrocyte lifespan and laboratory test indexes before and after treatment were calculated. Statistical analysis included the t-test and Pearson correlation. Results: The mean erythrocyte lifespan in the 42 newly diagnosed MA patients was (49.05±41.60) d, which was significantly shorter than that in the healthy control group [(104.13±42.62) d; t=5.13,P=0.001]. In a vitamin B12-deficient subset of MA patients the mean erythrocyte lifespan was (30.09±15.14) d, and in a folic acid-deficient subgroup it was (72.00±51.44) d, and the difference between these two MA subsets was significant (t=3.73, P=0.001). The mean erythrocyte lifespan after MA treatment was (101.28±33.02) d, which differed significantly from that before MA treatment (t=4.72, P=0.001). In MA patients erythrocyte lifespan was positively correlated with hemoglobin concentration (r=0.373), and negatively correlated with total bilirubin level (r=-0.425), indirect bilirubin level (r=-0.431), and lactate dehydrogenase level (r=-0.504) (all P<0.05). Conclusions: Erythrocyte lifespan was shortened in MA patients, and there was a significant difference between a vitamin B12-deficient group and a folic acid-deficient group. After treatment the erythrocyte lifespan can return to normal. Erythrocyte lifespan is expected to become an informative index for the diagnosis and treatment of MA.
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- D P Wu
- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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Liao MJ, Zhang LS. [Standardized diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:722-727. [PMID: 37263959 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20230210-00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- M J Liao
- Lanzhou University Second Medical College, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Medical College, Lanzhou 730030, China Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology in Gansu Province, National Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center of Gansu Province (Gansu Hematology Clinical Medical Research Center), Lanzhou 730030, China
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Zhou JC, Shang D, Liu SM, Zhang C, Huo LX, Zhang LS, Dong H. Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma dendrolimi is outcompeted by its uninfected counterpart in superparasitism but does not have developmental delay. Pest Manag Sci 2023; 79:1005-1017. [PMID: 36317957 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7269] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wolbachia infection increases the superparasitism frequency of Trichogramma females and provides an opportunity for horizontal intraspecific transmission. However, superparasitism may lead to interstrain competition between Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma offspring and their uninfected counterparts. This study investigated the outcome of interstrain intrinsic competition between Wolbachia-infected thelytokous strain (W) and uninfected bisexual strain (B) of Trichogramma dendrolimi. To determine the developmental rate of both strains, the sizes of immature stages of T. dendrolimi offspring at different times after parasitisation were measured in single parasitism and superparasitism conditions. RESULTS The results reflect increased superparasitism by Wolbachia-infected females compared with uninfected females. Trichogramma females did not discriminate between host eggs previously parasitised by either B or W females. When the first oviposition was performed by B females, the B offspring outcompeted W offspring deposited later. Although when W offspring was deposited 8 h earlier than the B offspring, it gained no advantage over B offspring. Regardless of parasitism conditions, differences in the development rate between W and B offspring were not significant. CONCLUSION The results reconfirmed that W females presented a higher tendency for superparasitism than B females, and showed that B offspring outcompeted W offspring even when the latter was deposited 8 h earlier. The inferiority of Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma compared with their uninfected counterparts is not due to the developmental delay. This study provides insights into the effects of intrinsic competition on the control efficacy of Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma against pests in biological control programs. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jin-Cheng Zhou
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Dai Q, Zhang LS, Sun HL, Pajdzik K, Yang L, Ye C, Ju CW, Liu S, Wang Y, Zheng Z, Zhang L, Harada BT, Dou X, Irkliyenko I, Feng X, Zhang W, Pan T, He C. Quantitative sequencing using BID-seq uncovers abundant pseudouridines in mammalian mRNA at base resolution. Nat Biotechnol 2023; 41:344-354. [PMID: 36302989 PMCID: PMC10017504 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-022-01505-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [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: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Functional characterization of pseudouridine (Ψ) in mammalian mRNA has been hampered by the lack of a quantitative method that maps Ψ in the whole transcriptome. We report bisulfite-induced deletion sequencing (BID-seq), which uses a bisulfite-mediated reaction to convert pseudouridine stoichiometrically into deletion upon reverse transcription without cytosine deamination. BID-seq enables detection of abundant Ψ sites with stoichiometry information in several human cell lines and 12 different mouse tissues using 10-20 ng input RNA. We uncover consensus sequences for Ψ in mammalian mRNA and assign different 'writer' proteins to individual Ψ deposition. Our results reveal a transcript stabilization role of Ψ sites installed by TRUB1 in human cancer cells. We also detect the presence of Ψ within stop codons of mammalian mRNA and confirm the role of Ψ in promoting stop codon readthrough in vivo. BID-seq will enable future investigations of the roles of Ψ in diverse biological processes.
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- Qing Dai
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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He PC, Wei J, Dou X, Harada BT, Zhang Z, Ge R, Liu C, Zhang LS, Yu X, Wang S, Lyu R, Zou Z, Chen M, He C. Exon architecture controls mRNA m 6A suppression and gene expression. Science 2023; 379:677-682. [PMID: 36705538 PMCID: PMC9990141 DOI: 10.1126/science.abj9090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [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: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant messenger RNA (mRNA) modification and plays crucial roles in diverse physiological processes. Using a massively parallel assay for m6A (MPm6A), we discover that m6A specificity is globally regulated by suppressors that prevent m6A deposition in unmethylated transcriptome regions. We identify exon junction complexes (EJCs) as m6A suppressors that protect exon junction-proximal RNA within coding sequences from methylation and regulate mRNA stability through m6A suppression. EJC suppression of m6A underlies multiple global characteristics of mRNA m6A specificity, with the local range of EJC protection sufficient to suppress m6A deposition in average-length internal exons but not in long internal and terminal exons. EJC-suppressed methylation sites colocalize with EJC-suppressed splice sites, which suggests that exon architecture broadly determines local mRNA accessibility to regulatory complexes.
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- P. Cody He
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Committee on Immunology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Section of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Committee on Immunology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Li YY, Wang YN, Zhang HZ, Zhang MS, Wang MQ, Mao JJ, Zhang LS. The green lacewing Chrysopa formosa as a potential biocontrol agent for managing Spodoptera frugiperda and Spodoptera litura. Bull Entomol Res 2023; 113:49-62. [PMID: 35904166 DOI: 10.1017/s000748532200030x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Understanding predator-prey interactions is essential for successful pest management by using predators, especially for the suppression of novel invasive pest. The green lacewing Chrysopa formosa is a promising polyphagous predator that is widely used in the biocontrol of various pests in China, but information on the control efficiency of this predator against the seriously invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda and native Spodoptera litura is limited. Here we evaluated the predation efficiency of C. formosa adults on eggs and first- to third-instar larvae of S. frugiperda and S. litura through functional response experiments and determined the consumption capacity and prey preference of this chrysopid. Adults of C. formosa had a high consumption of eggs and earlier instar larvae of both prey species, and displayed a type II functional response on all prey stages. Attack rates of the chrysopid on different prey stages were statistically similar, but the handling time increased notably as the prey developed. The highest predation efficiency and shortest-handling time were observed for C. formosa feeding on Spodoptera eggs, followed by the first-instar larvae. C. formosa exhibited a significant preference for S. litura over S. frugiperda in a two-prey system. In addition, we summarized the functional response and predation efficiency of several chrysopids against noctuid pests and made a comparison with the results obtained from C. formosa. These results indicate that C. formosa has potential as an agent for biological control of noctuid pests, particularly for the newly invasive pest S. frugiperda in China.
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- Yu-Yan Li
- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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Wang TT, Wu LL, Wu J, Zhang LS, Shen WJ, Zhao YH, Liu JN, Fu B, Wang X, Li QG, Bai XY, Wang LQ, Chen XM. 14-3-3ζ inhibits maladaptive repair in renal tubules by regulating YAP and reduces renal interstitial fibrosis. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2023; 44:381-392. [PMID: 35840657 PMCID: PMC9889378 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-00946-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) refers to a group of common clinical syndromes characterized by acute renal dysfunction, which may lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD), and this process is called the AKI-CKD transition. The transcriptional coactivator YAP can promote the AKI-CKD transition by regulating the expression of profibrotic factors, and 14-3-3 protein zeta (14-3-3ζ), an important regulatory protein of YAP, may prevent the AKI-CKD transition. We established an AKI-CKD model in mice by unilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion injury and overexpressed 14-3-3ζ in mice using a fluid dynamics-based gene transfection technique. We also overexpressed and knocked down 14-3-3ζ in vitro. In AKI-CKD model mice, 14-3-3ζ expression was significantly increased at the AKI stage. During the development of chronic disease, the expression of 14-3-3ζ tended to decrease, whereas active YAP was consistently overexpressed. In vitro, we found that 14-3-3ζ can combine with YAP, promote the phosphorylation of YAP, inhibit YAP nuclear translocation, and reduce the expression of fibrosis-related proteins. In an in vivo intervention experiment, we found that the overexpression of 14-3-3ζ slowed the process of renal fibrosis in a mouse model of AKI-CKD. These findings suggest that 14-3-3ζ can affect the expression of fibrosis-related proteins by regulating YAP, inhibit the maladaptive repair of renal tubular epithelial cells, and prevent the AKI-CKD transition.
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- Tian-Tian Wang
- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine/College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Zhang LS, Dai Q, He C. BID-seq: The Quantitative and Base-Resolution Sequencing Method for RNA Pseudouridine. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:4-6. [PMID: 36525588 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00881] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Quantitative and base-resolution sequencing methods are critical to investigations of the biological functions of diverse RNA modifications. These methods may also be employed for clinical studies and clinical applications in the future. In this In Focus article, we introduce and discuss the development of Bisulfite-Induced Deletion sequencing (BID-seq) for quantitatively detecting mRNA pseudouridine (Ψ) modifications at base resolution.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Methods for the precise detection and quantification of RNA modifications are critical to uncover functional roles of diverse RNA modifications. The internal m7G modification in mammalian cytoplasmic tRNAs is known to affect tRNA function and impact embryonic stem cell self-renewal, tumorigenesis, cancer progression, and other cellular processes. Here, we introduce m7G-quant-seq, a quantitative method that accurately detects internal m7G sites in human cytoplasmic tRNAs at single-base resolution. The efficient chemical reduction and mild depurination can almost completely convert internal m7G sites into RNA abasic sites (AP sites). We demonstrate that RNA abasic sites induce a mixed variation pattern during reverse transcription, including G → A or C or T mutations as well as deletions. We calculated the total variation ratio to quantify the m7G modification fraction at each methylated site. The calibration curves of all relevant motif contexts allow us to more quantitatively determine the m7G methylation level. We detected internal m7G sites in 22 human cytoplasmic tRNAs from HeLa and HEK293T cells and successfully estimated the corresponding m7G methylation stoichiometry. m7G-quant-seq could be applied to monitor the tRNA m7G methylation level change in diverse biological processes.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States,Division
of Life Science, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China,
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- Pritzker
School of Molecular Engineering, The University
of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States,Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, United States,
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Wu JL, Hu MC, Wang Q, Liu DH, Zhang LS, Zhu L, Sun CS, Cao ZG, Wang TP. [Comparison of pathogenicity and gene expression profiles between adult Schistosoma japonicum isolated from hilly and marshland and lake regions of Anhui Province]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2022; 34:580-587. [PMID: 36642897 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2022031] [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: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the differences in pathogenicity and gene expression profiles between adult Schistosoma japonicum isolated from hilly and marshland and lake regions of Anhui Province, so as to provide the scientific evidence for formulating the precise schistosomiasis control strategy in different endemic foci. METHODS C57BL/6 mice were infected with cercariae of S. japonicum isolates from Shitai County (hilly regions) and Susong County (marshland and lake regions) of Anhui Province in 2021, and all mice were sacrificed 44 days post-infection and dissected. The worm burdens, number of S. japonicum eggs deposited in the liver, and the area of egg granulomas in the liver were measured to compare the difference in the pathogenicity between the two isolates. In addition, female and male adult S. japonicum worms were collected and subjected to transcriptome sequencing, and the gene expression profiles were compared between Shitai and Susong isolates of S. japonicum. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were subjected to Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses. RESULTS The total worm burdens [(14.50 ± 3.96) worms/mouse vs. (16.10 ± 3.78) worms/mouse; t = 0.877, P = 0.392], number of female and male paired worms [(4.50 ± 0.67) worms/mouse vs. (5.10 ± 1.45) worms/mouse; t = 1.129, P = 0.280], number of unpaired male worms [(5.50 ± 4.01) worms/mouse vs. (5.60 ± 1.69) worms/mouse; t = 0.069, P = 0.946], number of eggs deposited in per gram liver [(12 116.70 ± 6 508.83) eggs vs. (16 696.70 ± 4 571.56) eggs; t = 1.821, P = 0.085], and area of a single egg granuloma in the liver [(74 359.40 ± 11 766.34) µm2 vs. (74 836.90 ± 13 086.12) µm2; t = 0.081, P = 0.936] were comparable between Shitai and Susong isolates of S. japonicum. Transcriptome sequencing identified 584 DEGs between adult female worms and 1 598 DEGs between adult male worms of Shitai and Susong isolates of S. japonicum. GO enrichment analysis showed that the DEGs between female adults were predominantly enriched in biological processes of stimulus response, cytotoxicity, multiple cell biological processes, metabolic processes, cellular processes and signaling pathways, cellular components of cell, organelles and cell membranes and molecular functions of binding and catalytic ability, and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that these DEGs were significantly enriched in pathways of vascular endothelial growth factor signaling, glutathione metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism. In addition, the DEGs between male adults were predominantly enriched in biological processes of signaling transduction, multiple cell biological processes, regulation of biological processes, metabolic processes, development processes and stimulus responses, cellular components of extracellular matrix and cell junction and molecular functions of binding and catalytic ability, and these DEGs were significantly enriched in pathways of Wnt signaling, Ras signaling, natural killer cells-mediated cytotoxicity, extracellular matrix-receptor interactions and arginine biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS There is no significant difference in the pathogenicity between S. japonicum isolates from hilly and marshland and lake regions of Anhui Province; however, the gene expression profiles vary significantly between S. japonicum isolates.
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- J L Wu
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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Zhang LS, Wang SH, Deng Y, Zhao L, Liu ZW, Lu X. [The versions of Shiguzhai Hui Ju Jian Bian Dan Fang by Wu Mianxue]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2022; 52:362-368. [PMID: 36624677 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20220526-00072] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Shiguzhai Hui Ju Jian Bian Dan Fang, was the only medical book for prescription and formula collected and compiled by Wu Mianxue in the period of the Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573-1620). It had seven volumes in total with six of them popular at that time. The volumes contained 1,460 folk formula and clinical prescriptions which were divided into 111 categories based on their corresponding symptoms of diseases. The set was issued in the beginning of the 17th century, with only three subsets of the volumes left in China today. The three remained versions were the subset of volumes 4-5 left in the Ming Dynasty in the Medical College of Tianjin, the subset of volumes 1-2 and 6-7, with preface, left in the seventeenth of the Shun Zhi Period in the Qing Dynasty (1660) in the Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine and the subset of volumes 4 and 6-7 from time unknown. Additionally, three unabridged versions were found in the Cabinet Library of the National Archives of Japan. They were the Ming version with preface of the seventeenth of the Shun Zhi Period in the Qing Dynasty and a hand-copied version left in the Edo period. It was found that the preface in the seventeenth of the Shun Zhi Period in the Qing Dynasty in both of these versions in China as well as the version in Japan, were counterfeit. The main texts in these versions were edited according to the Ming version. The hand-copied version in Japan was transcribed by Kasahara Eisan and edited by Tanba Motoken according to the Ming version in the late Edo Period.
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- L S Zhang
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- Library of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- Institute of Medical History Literature, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Hefei 230012, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang LS, Dai Q, Chen P, Lu M, Kairis EL, Murugaiah V, Xu J, Shukla RK, Liang X, Zou Z, Cormet-Boyaka E, Qiu J, Peeples ME, Sharma A, He C, Li J. 5-methylcytosine (m 5C) RNA modification controls the innate immune response to virus infection by regulating type I interferons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2123338119. [PMID: 36240321 PMCID: PMC9586267 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2123338119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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5-methylcytosine (m5C) is one of the most prevalent modifications of RNA, playing important roles in RNA metabolism, nuclear export, and translation. However, the potential role of RNA m5C methylation in innate immunity remains elusive. Here, we show that depletion of NSUN2, an m5C methyltransferase, significantly inhibits the replication and gene expression of a wide range of RNA and DNA viruses. Notably, we found that this antiviral effect is largely driven by an enhanced type I interferon (IFN) response. The antiviral signaling pathway is dependent on the cytosolic RNA sensor RIG-I but not MDA5. Transcriptome-wide mapping of m5C following NSUN2 depletion in human A549 cells revealed a marked reduction in the m5C methylation of several abundant noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). However, m5C methylation of viral RNA was not noticeably altered by NSUN2 depletion. In NSUN2-depleted cells, the host RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcribed ncRNAs, in particular RPPH1 and 7SL RNAs, were substantially up-regulated, leading to an increase of unshielded 7SL RNA in cytoplasm, which served as a direct ligand for the RIG-I-mediated IFN response. In NSUN2-depleted cells, inhibition of Pol III transcription or silencing of RPPH1 and 7SL RNA dampened IFN signaling, partially rescuing viral replication and gene expression. Finally, depletion of NSUN2 in an ex vivo human lung model and a mouse model inhibits viral replication and reduces pathogenesis, which is accompanied by enhanced type I IFN responses. Collectively, our data demonstrate that RNA m5C methylation controls antiviral innate immunity through modulating the m5C methylome of ncRNAs and their expression.
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- Yuexiu Zhang
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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He JC, Chen XF, Wang TP, Gao FH, Tao W, Dai B, Ding SJ, Liu T, Li Y, Wang H, Mao WF, Zhang LS, Xu XJ, Zhang SQ. [Investigation on prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infections in wild mice in Shitai County, Anhui Province, 2018]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2022; 34:622-625. [PMID: 36642903 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2022039] [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: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infection in wild mice in Shitai County, Anhui Province, so as to provide insights into precise control of the source of S. japonicum infections. METHODS Wild mice were captured using the trapping method for three successive nights at snail-infested settings from Jitan Village of Jitan Township, and Shiquan Village and Xibai Village of Dingxiang Township, Shitai County, Anhui Province in June and October, 2018. All trapped wild mice were sacrificed and liver and mesenteric vein specimens were collected for detection of S. japonicum eggs using microscopy, while the fecal samples in mouse intestines were collected for identification of S. japonicum infections using Kato-Katz technique. In addition, the population density of trapped wild mice was estimated and the prevalence of S. japonicum infection was calculated in trapped wild mice. RESULTS A total of 376 wild mice were trapped from three villages in Shitai County. The population density of trapped wild mice was 9.1% (376/4 124), and the prevalence of S. japonicum infection was 24.2% (91/376) in trapped wild mice. The highest prevalence of S. japonicum infection was detected in Shiquan Village of Dingxiang Township (30.1%), and the lowest prevalence was seen in Xibai Village of Dingxiang Township; however, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of S. japonicum infection in trapped wild mice among three villages (χ2= 4.111, P > 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of S. japonicum infection in wild mice captured between on June (26.8%, 34/127) and October (22.9%, 57/249) (χ2 = 0.690, P = 0.406). The trapped wild mice included 6 species, including Rattus norvegicus, Niviventer niviventer, R. losea, Apodemus agrarius, Mus musculus and N. coning, and the two highest prevalence of S. japonicum infection was detected in R. losea (34.9%, 22/63) and R. norvegicus (31.2%, 44/141). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of S. japonicum infections is high in wild mice in Shitai County, and there is a natural focus of schistosomiasis transmission in Shitai County.
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- J C He
- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China.,Co-first authors
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- Shitai County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Shitai, Anhui 245100, China.,Co-first authors
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Shitai County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Shitai, Anhui 245100, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Chizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anhui Pmvince, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Chizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anhui Pmvince, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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Zhang LS, Ling PY, Chen Y, Chen DZ. [Progress in the effect of human epididymis protein 4 on sperm maturation]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:1123-1126. [PMID: 35922242 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220314-00236] [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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Human epididymis protein 4(HE4) is a secretory glycoprotein found in human distal epididymis epithelial cells. It is often used in the early diagnosis, efficacy evaluation and monitoring of ovarian cancer, and also has been considered as an effective serum marker for many other types of cancer. However, its function in the process of sperm maturation is not fully unknown. The maturation of sperm in epididymis is characterized by the acquisition of motility and fertilization. As a member of the whey acid protein (WAP) family, several studies proposed the importance of HE4 in the maturity of sperm in epididymis. This article reviews the effect of HE4 on spermatozoa maturation in epididymis, which provides basis for the evaluation of male reproductive ability, early detection, early diagnosis and pathogenesis of male infertility.
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- L S Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Nanjing Medical university, Nanjing 210000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Nanjing Medical university, Nanjing 210000, China
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- Research Institute for Reproductive Health and Genetic Diseases, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Research Institute for Reproductive Health and Genetic Diseases, Wuxi 214002, China
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Zhou JC, Shang D, Qian Q, Zhang C, Zhang LS, Dong H. Penetrance during Wolbachia-mediated parthenogenesis of Trichogramma wasps is reduced by continuous oviposition, associated with exhaustion of Wolbachia titers in ovary and offspring eggs. Pest Manag Sci 2022; 78:3080-3089. [PMID: 35437949 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thelytokous Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma wasps are superior to bisexual uninfected wasps regarding biological control programs. However, continuous oviposition weakens the parthenogenesis-inducing (PI) strength of Wolbachia. Whether this reduced PI strength relates to decreases in the titer of Wolbachia in the ovary and offspring eggs of Trichogramma remains unclear. Here, using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) methods, we investigated how the penetrance of Wolbachia-mediated parthenogenesis, Wolbachia density, and distributions of two Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma species, T. pretiosum (TP) and T. dendrolimi (TD), were influenced by different host access treatments [newly-emerged virgin females (NE), 7-day-old females without access to host eggs (NAH), and 7-day-old virgin females with access to host eggs (AH)]. RESULTS Continuous oviposition decreased Wolbachia PI strength and titers in TP and TD. Continuous oviposition in AH decreased Wolbachia titers in abdomen and offspring eggs of TP and TD females, compared with NAH and NE; NAH had a lower thorax Wolbachia titer than NE. The numbers of parasitized host eggs and offspring wasps, and emergence rates of offspring deposited by AH were lower than those of NE and NAH, for either species. CONCLUSION Weakened PI strength, driven by continuous oviposition in Trichogramma wasps, is associated with Wolbachia titer exhaustion in ovary and offspring eggs. Wolbachia density is dependent on PI strength in Trichogramma wasps, highlighting the side effects of continuous oviposition regarding thelytokous Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma in biological control programs. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jin-Cheng Zhou
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, P. R. China
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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Wei J, Yu X, Yang L, Liu X, Gao B, Huang B, Dou X, Liu J, Zou Z, Cui XL, Zhang LS, Zhao X, Liu Q, He PC, Sepich-Poore C, Zhong N, Liu W, Li Y, Kou X, Zhao Y, Wu Y, Cheng X, Chen C, An Y, Dong X, Wang H, Shu Q, Hao Z, Duan T, He YY, Li X, Gao S, Gao Y, He C. FTO mediates LINE1 m 6A demethylation and chromatin regulation in mESCs and mouse development. Science 2022; 376:968-973. [PMID: 35511947 PMCID: PMC9746489 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe9582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.5] [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] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal modification on mammalian messenger RNA. It is installed by a writer complex and can be reversed by erasers such as the fat mass and obesity-associated protein FTO. Despite extensive research, the primary physiological substrates of FTO in mammalian tissues and development remain elusive. Here, we show that FTO mediates m6A demethylation of long-interspersed element-1 (LINE1) RNA in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), regulating LINE1 RNA abundance and the local chromatin state, which in turn modulates the transcription of LINE1-containing genes. FTO-mediated LINE1 RNA m6A demethylation also plays regulatory roles in shaping chromatin state and gene expression during mouse oocyte and embryonic development. Our results suggest broad effects of LINE1 RNA m6A demethylation by FTO in mammals.
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- Jiangbo Wei
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
- Clinical and Translation Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Suzhou Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215002, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- The Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
- The Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Clinical and Translation Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Clinical and Translation Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- The Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
- The Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- The Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Clinical and Translation Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- The Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
- The Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
- Clinical and Translation Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Li YY, Chen JJ, Liu MY, He WW, Reynolds JA, Wang YN, Wang MQ, Zhang LS. Enhanced Degradation of Juvenile Hormone Promotes Reproductive Diapause in the Predatory Ladybeetle Coccinella Septempunctata. Front Physiol 2022; 13:877153. [PMID: 35574499 PMCID: PMC9099232 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.877153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Improved knowledge on the regulation of reproductive diapause in Coccinella septempunctata, an important predator of aphids, is crucial for improving shelf-life and mass production of the ladybeetles. In many insects, the absence of juvenile hormone (JH) is a central regulator of reproductive diapause. JH is principally degraded by JH esterase (JHE) and JH epoxide hydrolase (JHEH). Previous studies have shown that genes encoding these enzymes were upregulated in early diapause of C. septempunctata, but whether increased JH degradation contributes to the reduction of JH levels and facilitates reproductive diapause remains unknown. Here, we investigate the role of JH and JH degradation genes during reproductive diapause in C. septempunctata females. Applying methoprene, a JH analogue, to the diapause preparation females clearly elevated JH signaling and reversed diapause program, suggesting that a lower level of JH is critical for the induction of reproductive diapause in the ladybeetle. Full-length cDNA sequences of JHE and JHEH were cloned and characterized, and their deduced proteins contain all the conserved active domains and typical motifs as identified in other insects. The expressions of JHE and JHEH were both significantly increased in diapause preparation and remained at a high level for a period throughout diapause, and then decreased after the termination of diapause. Knocking down these JH degradation genes clearly increased the expression levels of JH-inducible genes Krüppel-homolog 1 (Kr-h1) and vitellogenin (Vg), indicating an elevated JH level. Simultaneously, silencing JH degradation genes distinctly reduced diapause-related features and promotes reproduction, indicated by accelerated ovary growth, yolk deposition, and suppressed lipid accumulation. These results indicate that the enhanced JH degradation plays a critical role in regulating reproductive diapause of C. septempunctata.
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- Yu-Yan Li
- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Li-Sheng Zhang,
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Zhao D, Qiu SK, Li MM, Luo Y, Zhang LS, Feng MH, Yuan MY, Zhang KQ, Wang F. Modified biochar improves the storage capacity and adsorption affinity of organic phosphorus in soil. Environ Res 2022; 205:112455. [PMID: 34863688 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The loss of soil organic phosphorus can easily cause water eutrophication. In order to effectively reduce the loss of soil organic phosphorus, this manuscript investigated the adsorption of soil organic phosphorus by lanthanum modified biochar (BC), traditional adsorbent gypsum (GY) and zeolite (ZE) by taking phytic acid as the representative. The adsorption isotherm model and kinetic models were used to fit the phosphorus absorption characteristics of the adsorbents. The effects of initial pH and temperature on the adsorption capacity were discussed, and the adsorption mechanism of each adsorbent was explained by means of FTIR and XRD. The results showed that the adsorption capacity of phytate phosphorus followed the trend of BCTS > GYTS > ZETS > TS (soil), and the maximum phosphorus adsorption capacity obtained from Langmuir isotherm for treatment with BCTS was 2.836 mg g-1, and the treatment had the strongest affinity for phytate phosphorus and also the ability to store phosphorus. The adsorption process fits well with Langmuir isotherm equation and pseudo-second-order kinetic equation, and the adsorption behavior of phytate phosphorus was mainly controlled by the chemisorption of monolayer. When the concentration of phytate phosphorus was 100 mg L-1, percentage of modified biochar added to the soil was 3% and the pH was 6, the adsorption capacity reached the maximum, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 2.000 mg g-1. The results of FTIR and XRD characterization showed that complexation was the main adsorption mechanism. In this study, the combination of modified biochar and soil phytate phosphorus can provide a good theoretical basis for reducing the loss of soil organic phosphorus.
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- Di Zhao
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China; College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China; College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China; National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Dali, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China; National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Dali, Dali, 671004, Yunnan, China.
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Zhao D, Luo Y, Feng YY, He QP, Zhang LS, Zhang KQ, Wang F. Enhanced adsorption of phosphorus in soil by lanthanum-modified biochar: improving phosphorus retention and storage capacity. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:68982-68995. [PMID: 34286424 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15364-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Use of soil adsorbent is an effective method for the promotion of phosphorus adsorption capacity of soil, though most of the soil adsorbents have weak phosphorus retention ability. Herein, we compared the traditional gypsum (GP) and zeolite (ZP) adsorbents to explore the phosphorus retention ability of lanthanum modified walnut shell biochar (La-BC) in soil. The results showed that with the increase of exogenous phosphorus concentration, the adsorption amount of phosphorus by adsorbents in soil increased at first and then tended to be stable. The maximum adsorption capacity of soil to phosphorus is gypsum, lanthanum-modified biochar > zeolite, and the addition of lanthanum-modified biochar can improve the adsorption capacity of soil to phosphorus, enhance the binding strength of soil and phosphorus, improve the ability of soil to store phosphorus, reducing phosphorus adsorption saturation, and is beneficial to control the leaching of soil phosphorus. FTIR and XRD analysis showed that the adsorption of phosphorus by each adsorbent in soil was mainly chemical precipitation. The response surface analysis showed that the adsorption performance of La-BC+S was the best when the concentration of exogenous phosphorus was 50.0 mg/L, pH was 6.47, and the reaction time was 436.98 min. This study provides a reference for soil adsorbents to hold phosphorus and reduce the risk of phosphorus leaching to avoid groundwater pollution.
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- Di Zhao
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China.
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China.
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Zhao D, Luo Y, Feng YY, He QP, Zhang LS, Zhang KQ, Wang F. Correction to: Enhanced adsorption of phosphorus in soil by lanthanum-modified biochar: improving phosphorus retention and storage capacity. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:68996. [PMID: 34383218 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15892-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Di Zhao
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjin, 300191, China.
- Dali Experimental Station (Dali Original Breeding Farm) of Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dali, 671004, China.
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Zhou JC, Zhao Q, Liu SM, Shang D, Zhao X, Huo LX, Dong H, Zhang LS. Effects of Thelytokous Parthenogenesis-Inducing Wolbachia on the Fitness of Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Superparasitised and Single-Parasitised Hosts. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.730664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Thelytokous Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma species have long been considered as biological control agents against lepidopteran pests in agriculture and forestry. Wolbachia has been suggested to increase the probability of the superparasitism of Trichogramma, but the fate of infected offspring in the superparasitised host is still unknown. The present study aimed to evaluate the fitness of thelytokous Wolbachia-infected (TDW) and bisexual Wolbachia-free (TD) Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) lines in superparasitised or single-parasitised hosts. The results showed that irrespective of whether Trichogramma wasps were developed from superparasitised or single-parasitised hosts, the TDW line was characterized by reduced fitness, including lower fecundity, shorter longevity, and smaller body size of F1 offspring, and lower emergence rate of F2 offspring than the TD line. This was not true for the survival rate and developmental time of F1 offspring. Additionally, the fitness parameters of T. dendrolimi that developed from superparasitised hosts were lower compared with that of T. dendrolimi that developed from single-parasitised hosts. Interestingly, Wolbachia-infected females had higher dispersal capacity than bisexual females when they developed from superparasitised hosts. The results indicated that Wolbachia negatively affects fitness of T. dendrolimi, but enhance dispersal capacity of T. dendrolimi females in superparasitism condition. Further studies need to be carried out to select the best line that will allow Wolbachia and their host Trichogramma to be better adapted to one another.
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Xiang M, Zhang HZ, Jing XY, Wang MQ, Mao JJ, Li YY, Zang LS, Zhang LS. Sequencing, Expression, and Functional Analyses of Four Genes Related to Fatty Acid Biosynthesis During the Diapause Process in the Female Ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata L. Front Physiol 2021; 12:706032. [PMID: 34489726 PMCID: PMC8417001 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.706032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L., a predatory insect, serves as an excellent biological control agent against common agricultural pests. It undergoes a diapause phenomenon, during which a large amount of fat accumulates in the abdomen. A comprehensive analysis of this lipid accumulation can reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying diapause regulation, which can be exploited to improve the shipping and transport of the insect for agricultural applications. In this study, we compared the transcriptome of C. septempunctata during non-diapause, diapause, and post-diapause and screened four key genes related to lipid metabolism. The cDNA of these four relevant enzymes, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase (ACSL), elongase of very-long-chain fatty acids (ELO), and very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase (KAR), were cloned using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. Their expression profiles were analyzed during the preparation and maintenance phases of diapause and the post-diapause phase. The functions of these four key enzymes in diapause were further verified using RNA interference. All four genes were most closely related to the homeotic gene from Tribolium castaneum. The expression profiles of these four genes were significantly affected under diapause-inducing conditions; their expression level was the highest in the diapause preparation phase, and it gradually decreased with the diapause induction time. RNA interference showed that the target genes play important roles in fat storage during early diapause, and the decrease in their expression leads to a decrease in lipid content in C. septempunctata. These results indicate an important role of ACC, ACSL, ELO, and KAR in lipid accumulation. Our findings could help elucidate the production and accumulation of lipids by insects during the preparation for diapause and improve biological control.
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- Mei Xiang
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,Institute of Biological Control, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Entomology and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,Institute of Biological Control, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biological Control, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhang LS, Xiong QP, Perez SP, Liu C, Wei J, Le C, Zhang L, Harada BT, Dai Q, Feng X, Hao Z, Wang Y, Dong X, Hu L, Wang ED, Pan T, Klungland A, Liu RJ, He C. ALKBH7-mediated demethylation regulates mitochondrial polycistronic RNA processing. Nat Cell Biol 2021; 23:684-691. [PMID: 34253897 PMCID: PMC8716185 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00709-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Members of the mammalian AlkB family are known to mediate nucleic acid demethylation1,2. ALKBH7, a mammalian AlkB homologue, localizes in mitochondria and affects metabolism3, but its function and mechanism of action are unknown. Here we report an approach to site-specifically detect N1-methyladenosine (m1A), N3-methylcytidine (m3C), N1-methylguanosine (m1G) and N2,N2-dimethylguanosine (m22G) modifications simultaneously within all cellular RNAs, and discovered that human ALKBH7 demethylates m22G and m1A within mitochondrial Ile and Leu1 pre-tRNA regions, respectively, in nascent polycistronic mitochondrial RNA4-6. We further show that ALKBH7 regulates the processing and structural dynamics of polycistronic mitochondrial RNAs. Depletion of ALKBH7 leads to increased polycistronic mitochondrial RNA processing, reduced steady-state mitochondria-encoded tRNA levels and protein translation, and notably decreased mitochondrial activity. Thus, we identify ALKBH7 as an RNA demethylase that controls nascent mitochondrial RNA processing and mitochondrial activity.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.,School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.,School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Liu C, Cui X, Zhao BS, Narkhede P, Gao Y, Liu J, Dou X, Dai Q, Zhang LS, He C. Correction to "DNA 5-Methylcytosine-Specific Amplification and Sequencing". J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:3015. [PMID: 33570926 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cheng ZY, Liu LY, Lei YJ, Li HL, Zhang LS, Li RJ, Huang QX. Modeling and improvement of a low-frequency micro-accelerometer. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:025002. [PMID: 33648148 DOI: 10.1063/5.0024940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A sensitivity- and resolution-improving method for a low-frequency micro-vibration accelerometer is presented in this paper. A sensitivity model of the measurement system is derived and established. The key parameters that limit the sensitivity and the resolution of the accelerometer were identified through the sensitivity coefficient analysis method. The structural parameters and the signal process method were then optimized. Experimental results show that the sensitivity of the accelerometer has improved from 1.10 V/(m/s2) to 19.21 V/(m/s2), and the resolution has improved from 1.47 mm/s2 to 0.21 mm/s2. The lowest working frequency range has expanded from 1 Hz to 0.7 Hz. The presented method is effective and cheap and can be applied to other sensors.
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- Z Y Cheng
- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Tian FQ, Zhang LS, Li JH, Tang MQ, Jiang J, Cheng XH, Zhang XC, Jiang M. [Venetoclax combined with azacitidine in the treatment of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myeloid sarcoma: Three cases reports and literature review]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 41:694-696. [PMID: 32942828 PMCID: PMC7525173 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2020.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- F Q Tian
- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Hematology, Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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m7G-seq detects internal 7-methylguanosine (m7G) sites within mRNAs and noncoding RNAs by misincorporation signatures. A chemical-assisted sequencing approach selectively converts internal m7G sites into abasic sites, triggering misincorporation at these sites in the presence of a specific reverse transcriptase. The further enrichment of m7G-induced abasic sites by biotin pull-down reveals hundreds of internal m7G sites in human mRNA. The misincorporation ratio before pull-down enrichment can be used for estimating the methylation fraction of some highly methylated m7G sites.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Hao Z, Wu T, Cui X, Zhu P, Tan C, Dou X, Hsu KW, Lin YT, Peng PH, Zhang LS, Gao Y, Hu L, Sun HL, Zhu A, Liu J, Wu KJ, He C. N 6-Deoxyadenosine Methylation in Mammalian Mitochondrial DNA. Mol Cell 2020; 78:382-395.e8. [PMID: 32183942 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [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: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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N6-Methyldeoxyadenosine (6mA) has recently been shown to exist and play regulatory roles in eukaryotic genomic DNA (gDNA). However, the biological functions of 6mA in mammals have yet to be adequately explored, largely due to its low abundance in most mammalian genomes. Here, we report that mammalian mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is enriched for 6mA. The level of 6mA in HepG2 mtDNA is at least 1,300-fold higher than that in gDNA under normal growth conditions, corresponding to approximately four 6mA modifications on each mtDNA molecule. METTL4, a putative mammalian methyltransferase, can mediate mtDNA 6mA methylation, which contributes to attenuated mtDNA transcription and a reduced mtDNA copy number. Mechanistically, the presence of 6mA could repress DNA binding and bending by mitochondrial transcription factor (TFAM). Under hypoxia, the 6mA level in mtDNA could be further elevated, suggesting regulatory roles for 6mA in mitochondrial stress response. Our study reveals DNA 6mA as a regulatory mark in mammalian mtDNA.
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- Ziyang Hao
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; School of Life Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Cancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Cancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Cancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Cancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Liu C, Cui X, Zhao BS, Narkhede P, Gao Y, Liu J, Dou X, Dai Q, Zhang LS, He C. DNA 5-Methylcytosine-Specific Amplification and Sequencing. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:4539-4543. [PMID: 32077696 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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DNA 5-methylcytosine (5mC)-specific mapping has been hampered by severe DNA degradation and the presence of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) using the conventional bisulfite sequencing approach. Here, we present a 5mC-specific whole-genome amplification method (5mC-WGA), with which we achieved 5mC retention during DNA amplification from limited input down to 10 pg scale with limited interference from 5hmC signals, providing DNA 5mC methylome with high reproducibility and accuracy.
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- Chang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SP, U.K
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Zhang YX, Chen X, Wang JP, Zhang ZQ, Wei H, Yu HY, Zheng HK, Chen Y, Zhang LS, Lin JZ, Sun L, Liu DY, Tang J, Lei Y, Li XM, Liu M. Genomic insights into mite phylogeny, fitness, development, and reproduction. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:954. [PMID: 31818245 PMCID: PMC6902594 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-6281-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) are the most important beneficial arthropods used in augmentative biological pest control of protected crops around the world. However, the genomes of mites are far less well understood than those of insects and the evolutionary relationships among mite and other chelicerate orders are contested, with the enigmatic origin of mites at one of the centres in discussion of the evolution of Arachnida. RESULTS We here report the 173 Mb nuclear genome (from 51.75 Gb pairs of Illumina reads) of the predatory mite, Neoseiulus cucumeris, a biocontrol agent against pests such as mites and thrips worldwide. We identified nearly 20.6 Mb (~ 11.93% of this genome) of repetitive sequences and annotated 18,735 protein-coding genes (a typical gene 2888 bp in size); the total length of protein-coding genes was about 50.55 Mb (29.2% of this assembly). About 37% (6981) of the genes are unique to N. cucumeris based on comparison with other arachnid genomes. Our phylogenomic analysis supported the monophyly of Acari, therefore rejecting the biphyletic origin of mites advocated by other studies based on limited gene fragments or few taxa in recent years. Our transcriptomic analyses of different life stages of N. cucumeris provide new insights into genes involved in its development. Putative genes involved in vitellogenesis, regulation of oviposition, sex determination, development of legs, signal perception, detoxification and stress-resistance, and innate immune systems are identified. CONCLUSIONS Our genomics and developmental transcriptomics analyses of N. cucumeris provide invaluable resources for further research on the development, reproduction, and fitness of this economically important mite in particular and Arachnida in general.
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- Yan-Xuan Zhang
- Research Center of Engineering and Technology of Natural Enemy Resource of Crop Pest in Fujian, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Engineering and Technology of Natural Enemy Resource of Crop Pest in Fujian, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003 People’s Republic of China
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- Agricultural Bio-Resources Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013 People’s Republic of China
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- Landcare Research, Auckland and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Research Center of Engineering and Technology of Natural Enemy Resource of Crop Pest in Fujian, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Engineering and Technology of Natural Enemy Resource of Crop Pest in Fujian, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193 People’s Republic of China
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- Fujian Yanxuan Bio-preventing and Technology Biocontrol Corporation, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Engineering and Technology of Natural Enemy Resource of Crop Pest in Fujian, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300 People’s Republic of China
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In this Rapid Communication, the Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) along the density interfaces of gravity current fronts is analyzed. Both the location and the spanwise wave number of the most unstable mode determined by the local dispersion relation agree with those of the strongest perturbation obtained from numerical simulations, suggesting that the original formation mechanism of lobes and clefts at the current front is RTI. Furthermore, the predictions of the semi-infinite RTI model, i.e., the original dominating spanwise wave number of the Boussinesq current substantially depends on the Prandtl number and has a 1/3 scaling law with the Grashof number, are confirmed by the three-dimensional numerical simulations.
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- C Y Xie
- CAPT-HEDPS, SKLTCS, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- CAPT-HEDPS, SKLTCS, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- CAPT-HEDPS, SKLTCS, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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Wang L, Zhang LS, Wang C, Zhang F, Shao H. [Analysis of occupational health surveillance for workers on offshore platforms]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:236-240. [PMID: 31189254 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.03.021] [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 understand the status of occupational health surveillance for workers on offshore platforms. Methods: The research period was from 2014 to 2016. From 2014 to 2016, a cross-sectional survey method was adopted to select 429 people for offshore oil production, drilling and operation platforms and their first-line workers to conduct workplace occupational hygiene. Investigation, occupational hazard factor testing, occupational health check of workers, collation and statistical analysis of surveys and test data, and comparison of occupational health surveillance among workers of different types of offshore platforms. Results: From 2014 to 2016, the results of chemical harmful factors detection of occupational diseases in the offshore platform were in line with the national occupational health exposure limit requirements. The noise of some platform posts exceeded the standard, such as: oil platform oil, oil and oil and gas processing workers, diesel engines for drilling and working platforms. Worker noise exceeds national occupational health limits p[L(ex, 8 h)>85 dB(A)].There was a statistically significant difference in the occupational health of workers on the same platform with the age and length of service (P<0.05). Conclusion: Workers on different platforms at sea may be subject to different levels of occupational health damage, and the occupational hazards brought by noise to platform workers are particularly prominent.
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- L Wang
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, China
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, China
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, China
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Zhang LS, Li CL. The Statistical Analysis of Top Hubs in Growing Geographical Networks with Optimal Policy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9289. [PMID: 31243325 PMCID: PMC6594996 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45783-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Many practical networks, such as city networks, road networks and neural networks, usually grow up on basis of topological structures and geographical measures. Big hubs, importance of which have been well known in complex networks, still play crucial roles in growing networks with geographical measures. Therefore, it is very necessary to investigate the underlying mechanisms of statistical features of different top hubs in such networks. Here, we propose a growing network model based on optimal policy in geographical ground. Through the statistics of a great number of geographical networks, we find that the degree and position distributions of top four hubs are diverse between them and closely interrelated with each other, and further gain the relationships between the upper limits of top hubs and the size of networks. Then, the underlying mechanisms are explored. Meanwhile, we are diligent to obtain the corresponding relationships of different spatial distribution areas for different top hubs, and compute their abnormal average degrees at different spatial positions, which show significant differences and imply the advantage of spatial positions and intense competition between top hubs. We hope our results could offer useful inspirations for related practical network studies.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- School of Science, North China University of Technology, Beijing, 100144, P.R. China.
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- School of Science, North China University of Technology, Beijing, 100144, P.R. China
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Zhang LS, Liu C, Ma H, Dai Q, Sun HL, Luo G, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Hu L, Dong X, He C. Transcriptome-wide Mapping of Internal N 7-Methylguanosine Methylome in Mammalian mRNA. Mol Cell 2019; 74:1304-1316.e8. [PMID: 31031084 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.6] [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: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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N7-methylguanosine (m7G) is a positively charged, essential modification at the 5' cap of eukaryotic mRNA, regulating mRNA export, translation, and splicing. m7G also occurs internally within tRNA and rRNA, but its existence and distribution within eukaryotic mRNA remain to be investigated. Here, we show the presence of internal m7G sites within mammalian mRNA. We then performed transcriptome-wide profiling of internal m7G methylome using m7G-MeRIP sequencing (MeRIP-seq). To map this modification at base resolution, we developed a chemical-assisted sequencing approach that selectively converts internal m7G sites into abasic sites, inducing misincorporation at these sites during reverse transcription. This base-resolution m7G-seq enabled transcriptome-wide mapping of m7G in human tRNA and mRNA, revealing distribution features of the internal m7G methylome in human cells. We also identified METTL1 as a methyltransferase that installs a subset of m7G within mRNA and showed that internal m7G methylation could affect mRNA translation.
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- Li-Sheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Zhang BF, Cheng ML, Zhang Q, Zhao XK, Yu L, Yang J, Deng KS, Zhang LS, Wang J, Hu YX. [Clinical study on blocking mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus with high viral load and HBeAg positivity during pregnancy in Guizhou province]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 26:945-950. [PMID: 30669789 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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 observe the efficacy and safety related measures by blocking mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus with high viral load and HBeAg positivity during pregnancy in Guizhou province. Methods: Outpatient and inpatient cases of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Obstetrics of Guizhou Medical University Affiliated Hospitals from May 2016 to July 2017 were retrospectively divided into intervention group, non-intervention group and non- hepatitis B pregnant women group; with 75 cases in each group. HBsAg and HBeAg were positive in the intervention group. Pregnant women with HBV DNA ≥10(6) IU/ml were treated with anti-HBV therapy for 24 to 28 weeks of gestation until delivery. According to oral drugs, they were divided into tenofovir (TDF) group or telbivudine (LDT) group, non-intervention group (HBsAg and HBeAg positive), HBV DNA positive pregnant women, pregnant women with no anti-HBV drugs, non-hepatitis B pregnant women (normal pregnant women without HBV infection). Infants and young children born to the three groups of women were immunized with the national viral hepatitis B action plan. The gestational weeks and Apgar scores at birth, delivery mode, feeding mode, sex and 7-months-old age were observed and counted. Serum hepatitis B markers (HBVM) and HBV DNA were quantitatively detected. HBVM was detected by time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay (TRFIA), and HBV DNA was detected by real-time PCR (FQ-PCR). The changes of liver parameters, HBsAg, HBeAg, HBV DNA, adverse drug reactions and treatment response of pregnant intervention group before medication (12-24 weeks of gestation), 4 weeks of medication (28-32 weeks of gestation), 36-40 weeks of gestation (36-40 weeks of gestation) were statistically calculated. A t-test was used to compare the data between the measurements. Data measurements within the groups were analyzed using rank -sum test. Results: In the intervention group, therapeutic medications showed no differences in demographic and clinical characteristics between TDF group and LDT group, including liver parameters, HBsAg, HBeAg and log10HBV DNA level. Compared with pre-treatment (TDF group: 4.84 ± 2.01; LDT group: 5.08 ± 1.99), TDF and LDT were significantly lower at the end of pregnancy (TDF group: 3.06 ± 0.66; LDT group: 3.51 ± 1.20). P < 0.05); and the treatment response rate was 100%. There were no serious adverse events in the intervention group. Infants and young children (7-months-old) in the intervention group had negative HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA. The mother-to-child transmission rate of HBV was zero, with blocking rate of 100%. In addition, both infants and young children had different degrees of hepatitis B protective antibodies (anti-HBs, M: 144.33), and their antibody titers were higher than that of non-intervention group (anti-HBs, M: 65.91) and non-hepatitis B pregnant women (anti-HBs, M: 58.43). The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05), and there was no significant correlation between the use of antiviral and the way of delivery and feeding. Outcomes of mother-to-child transmission of HBV infection in infants and young children (7-months-old) delivered by three groups of pregnant women in the non-intervention groups had 20.0% (15/75)/ 17.3% (13/75) HBsAg/HBeAg positivity rate, and 17.3% (13/75) HBV DNA positivity rate. Overall, mother-to-child transmission rate of HBV infection was 20% (15/75). Furthermore, the relationship between mother's HBV DNA load and infant HBV infection in the non-intervention group showed mother's HBV DNA ≥10(6) IU/ml. Conclusion: In the non-intervention group, mother-to-child transmission of HBV occurred, and infected mothers HBV DNA was ≥106 IU/ml before delivery. This suggests that HBeAg positive and high load HBV DNA replication were independent risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B. Therefore, prenatal drug intervention and postpartum standard immune blockade are necessary for high-risk pregnant women with hepatitis B to achieve zero mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in real- clinical practice.
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- 550004 Department of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China (now Suzhou University 215006)
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- 550004 Department of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- 550004 Department of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- 550004 Department of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- 550004 Department of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- 550004 Department of Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Hepatitis Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Clinical Research Heart, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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Zou DY, Coudron TA, Zhang LS, Gu XS, Xu WH, Liu XL, Wu HH. Performance of Arma chinensis reared on an artificial diet formulated using transcriptomic methods. Bull Entomol Res 2019; 109:24-33. [PMID: 29463319 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485318000111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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An artificial diet formulated for continuous rearing of the predator Arma chinensis was inferior to natural prey when evaluated using life history parameters. A transcriptome analysis identified differentially expressed genes in diet-fed and prey-fed A. chinensis that were suggestive of molecular mechanisms underlying the nutritive impact of the artificial diet. Changes in the diet formulation were made based on the transcriptome analysis and tested using life history parameters. The quantity of pig liver, chicken egg, tuna fish, biotin, nicotinamide, vitamin B6, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin C, L-glutamine, and sucrose was reduced, and wheat germ oil, calcium pantothenate and folic acid were increased. Ecuadorian shrimp was added as a partial substitute for tuna fish. Several parameters improved over six generations, including increased egg viability, and decreased egg and adult cannibalism. Additionally, several parameters declined, including longer developmental times for 2nd-5th instars, and decreased nymphal weights. The improvements in life history parameters support the use of transcriptome analyses to help direct formulation improvements. However, the decline in some parameters suggests that additional information, e.g., proteomic data, may be useful as well to maximize diet formulations.
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tianjin 300384,China
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- Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service,Columbia, MO 65203,USA
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- USDA-ARS Sino-American Biological Control Laboratory, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100193,China
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tianjin 300384,China
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tianjin 300384,China
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tianjin 300384,China
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- Agricultural Analysis and Test Center, Tianjin Agricultural University,Tianjin 300384,China
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