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  1. Article ; Online: Systematic screening and validation of reliable reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

    Jing-Rong Zhang / Yuan-Yuan Feng / Ma-Jin Yang / Yu Xiao / Yu-Shan Liu / Yuan Yuan / Zhen Li / Yan Zhang / Ming Zhuo / Jun Zhang / Cai-Xia Li

    Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a sensitive and widely used technique for quantifying gene expression levels, and its accuracy depends on the reference genes used for data normalization. To date, no reference gene ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a sensitive and widely used technique for quantifying gene expression levels, and its accuracy depends on the reference genes used for data normalization. To date, no reference gene has been reported in the nutritious and functional vegetable okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.). Herein, 11 candidates of reference genes were selected and evaluated for their expression stability in okra in different tissues at different developmental stages by using three software algorithms (geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper) and a web-based tool (RefFinder). Among them, eukaryotic initiation factor 4 alpha (eIF4A) and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) showed the highest stability, while TUA5 had the lowest stability. The combined usage of these two most stable reference genes was sufficient to normalize gene expression in okra. Then, the above results were further validated by normalizing the expression of the cellulose synthase gene CesA4. This work provides appropriate reference genes for transcript normalization in okra, which will facilitate subsequent functional gene research on this vegetable crop.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Effect of Jianpi Jiedu Recipe on angiogenesis and the PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in the course of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric cancer in C57BL/6 mice

    Ning-Ning Liu / Wan-Li Deng / Chao-Jun Wu / Yuan-Yuan Feng / Xin-Wen Ma / Qi Li

    Traditional Medicine Research, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 29-

    2018  Volume 39

    Abstract: Objective: To reveal the effect of Jianpi Jiedu recipe (JPJDR) on angiogenesis and the PTEN (Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten)/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in the course of H. pylori infection-induced carcinogenesis of gastric ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To reveal the effect of Jianpi Jiedu recipe (JPJDR) on angiogenesis and the PTEN (Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten)/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in the course of H. pylori infection-induced carcinogenesis of gastric mucosa in C57BL/6 mice. Methods: Two-hundred C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into five groups (control group, model group, JPJDR low-dose group, JPJDR medium-dose group, and JPJDR high-dose group), 40 in each group. A mouse model of gastric cancer, induced by H. pylori standard strain infection, was established. The mice of JPJDR low-dose, middle-dose, and high-dose groups were intragastrically administered 250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg JPJDR per day, respectively. After 72 weeks, the H. pylori infection in gastric mucosa of the mice was analyzed by rapid urease test; the pathological changes in the gastric mucosa of mice were assessed by histopathological examination, and micro-vessel density (MVD), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and PTEN/PI3K/AKT levels were determined. Results: The incidence of gastric cancer in each group (control group, model group, JPJDR low-dose, medium-dose, high-dose group) was 0%, 26.3%, 13.2%, 10%, and 7.5% respectively. The incidence of gastric cancer in the Chinese medicine group was significantly lower than that of the model group (P = 0.020, P = 0.023, P = 0.007). The expression of MVD and VEGF in the model group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P = 0.002, P < 0.001), while the expression of MVD and VEGF decreased in the Chinese medicine group. The expression of p-PTEN and p-AKT in the model group was significantly higher than that in the control group (All P < 0.001), while Chinese medicine could reduce the expression of p-PTEN and p-AKT to varying extents. Conclusion: Long-term infection of C57BL/6 mice with H. pylori induces gastric carcinogenesis, by increasing gastric mucosal MVD, promoting the expression of VEGF, inhibiting the activity of PTEN, and activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. JPJDR can reduce the infection rate of H. pylori in mouse gastric mucosa, inhibit the expression of MVD and VEGF, and reduce the inactivation of PTEN.
    Keywords Helicobacter pylori ; Gastric cancer ; PTEN/PI3K/AKT ; Vascular endothelial growth factor ; Medicine ; R ; Miscellaneous systems and treatments ; RZ409.7-999
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hong Kong Gold Orchid Science and Technology Co., Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article: A role of tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) in innate immune response of crayfish Procambarus clarkii

    Sun, Yu-Xuan / Bao-Jian Zhu / Jin Gao / Liang-Li Yang / Lin Tang / Tao Peng / Ying-Ying Yu / Yu Sun / Yuan-Yuan Feng

    Developmental and comparative immunology. 2017 Nov., v. 76

    2017  

    Abstract: Tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) is a multi-functional gene involved in cell growth and proliferation in vertebrates. However, its role in the innate immune response of crustaceans remains unclear. Here, a TSG101 gene was identified in crayfish ... ...

    Abstract Tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) is a multi-functional gene involved in cell growth and proliferation in vertebrates. However, its role in the innate immune response of crustaceans remains unclear. Here, a TSG101 gene was identified in crayfish Procambarus clarkii with an open reading frame of 1320 bp that encoded a predicted 48.3-kDa protein highly homologous to those in other invertebrates. TSG101 mRNA was highly expressed in stomach and hepatopancreas, and its expression was induced significantly in different tissues (hemocytes, gills and intestine) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I: C) with various expression patterns. Recombinant TSG101 protein was expressed in Escherichia coli, and a possible protein-protein interaction between TSG101 and hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (Hrs) was explored by far-western blotting. RNA interference of TSG101 affected the gene expression of members of the Toll pathway. These results suggest that TSG101 is involved in the innate immune responses of P. clarkii.
    Keywords cell growth ; crayfish ; Escherichia coli ; genes ; gills ; hemocytes ; hepatopancreas ; innate immunity ; intestines ; lipopolysaccharides ; messenger RNA ; open reading frames ; Procambarus clarkii ; protein-protein interactions ; RNA interference ; stomach ; tissues ; tyrosine ; vertebrates
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-11
    Size p. 268-273.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 752411-0
    ISSN 1879-0089 ; 0145-305X
    ISSN (online) 1879-0089
    ISSN 0145-305X
    DOI 10.1016/j.dci.2017.06.016
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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