CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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2024
·Vol. 70
·期 3
·95-101
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IF 1.5
Shanfu Wang,Bing Xu,Heng Yin,Zhen Hua,Yang Shao,Jianwei Wang
Osteoporosis is a common chronic bone disorder in postmenopausal women. Ginsenosides are primary active components in ginseng and the effects of various ginsenoside variants in osteoporosis treatment have been widely revealed. We planned to explore the impact of ginsenoside Rc on bone resorption in an osteoporosis rat model. We used ovariectomized rats to assess the potential impact of ginsenoside Rc on osteoporosis. μ-CT was implemented for analyzing the microstructure of the distal left femur in rats. H&E staining together with Masson staining were applied for bone histomorphometry evaluation. ELISA kits were implemented to detect serum concentrations of TRACP-5b, OCN, CTX, as well as PINP. Ginsenoside Rc treatment lessened the serum levels of TRACP-5b as well as CTX, while increasing serum levels of OCN, and PINP of OVX rats. Moreover, we found that ginsenoside Rc contributed to the synthesis of type I collagen via increasing Col1a1 and Col1a2 levels in femur tissues of ovariectomized rats. Our findings also revealed that ginsenoside Rc activated the TGF-β/Smad pathway by increasing TGF-β as well as phosphorylated Smad2/3 protein levels. Ginsenoside Rc alleviates osteoporosis in rats through promoting the TGF-β/Smad pathway.
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药理学
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骨科
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内分泌学
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分子生物学
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Food Frontiers
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2025
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IF 6.9
Shu-zhen Ran,Rui Peng,Qin-wan Guo,Li-juan Ma,Jian-bo Wan,Jun-qing Huang,Zi-ying Wang,Gang Chen
Panax notoginseng Leaf (PNL), an edible-medicinal botanical resource, shows potential as functional ingredients for alleviating depression, owing to their unique saponin composition. This study investigates the regulatory effects of PNL-derived saponins on pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and their related antidepressant mechanisms. Our findings demonstrate that PNL supplementation significantly alleviates depressive-like behaviors. Mechanistically, PNL upregulates PACAP expression in the hippocampus and activates the downstream CREB and mTOR signaling pathways, leading to increased expression of synaptic plasticity markers, including BDNF and PSD95, while concurrently inhibiting microglial activation and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Among the major saponins in PNL, ginsenosides Rb3 and Rc were found to synergistically enhance PACAP expression in the cultured PC12 cells. These results underscore the potential of PNL for novel functional food ingredients, highlighting the antidepressant synergism of its naturally occurring ginsenosides (Rb3/Rc), and provide a natural antidepressant strategy.
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药理学
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神经科学
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植物学
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生物化学
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精神病学
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2022
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IF 5.988
Yadi Zhong,Yingjian Chen,Zhisen Pan,Kaijia Tang,Guangcheng Zhong,Jingyi Guo,Tianqi Cui,Tianyao Li,Siwei Duan,Xiaoying Yang,Yong Gao,Qi Wang,Dong Zhang
Acetaminophen (APAP) intake leads to excessive NAPQI deposition, stimulating inflammatory and oxidative stress and causing fatal liver injury. However, the detailed molecular mechanism involved is unknown, and effective therapeutic approaches remain insufficient. In this study, we discovered that treatment with ginsenoside Rc can prevent the inflammatory response caused by APAP and oxidative stress in mouse primary hepatocytes (MPHs), along with the corresponding changes in related genes. Additionally, Ginsenoside Rc effectively alleviates APAP-induced cellular apoptosis and NAPQI accumulation in MPHs. In vivo , Ginsenoside Rc administration remarkably attenuates APAP-induced hepatotoxicity, repairing liver damage and improving survival. Moreover, Ginsenoside Rc treatment modulates genes involved in APAP metabolism, leading to a decrease in NAPQI and resulting in the alleviation of fatal oxidative stress and inflammatory response after APAP exposure, along with the expression of their related indicators. Furthermore, our RNA-seq and molecular docking analysis implies that FXR expression and FXR transcriptional activity are stimulated by Ginsenoside Rc treatment. Notably, due to the lack of FXR in mice and MPHs, ginsenoside Rc can no longer play its original protective role against hepatotoxicity and cell damage caused by APAP, and it is difficult to improve the corresponding survival rate and prevent hepatic apoptosis, NAPQI generation, fatal oxidative stress, and the inflammatory response induced by APAP and the expression of related genes. In summary, our results indicate that Ginsenoside Rc could act as an effective FXR activator and effectively regulate FXR-induced antioxidant stress and eliminate inflammation while also having an anti-apoptotic function.
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药理学
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毒理学
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分子生物学
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肝病学
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BMC CANCER
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2023
·Vol. 23
·期 1
·1-14
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IF 3.8
Huang Lan,Ma Buqing,Zhang Chong,Shi Jiaqi,Shen Rui,Zhang Erci,Lian Chenlei,Wang Cuifang,Liu Jieqing
Background Prostate cancer is a disease that seriously troubles men. However, there are some inevitable limitations in interventional therapy for prostate cancer patients at present, most of which are caused by low selectivity and high toxic side effects due to unclear drug targets. In this study, we identified the target protein of Curcusone C with anti-prostate cancer potential activity and verified its target and mechanism of action. Methods Click chemistry-activity based proteomics profiling (CC-ABPP) method was used to find target protein of Curcusone C against prostate cancer. Competitive CC-ABPP, drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) methods were used to verifying the target protein. Moreover, potential mechanism was validated by western blot in vitro and by he matoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, detection of apoptosis in tumor tissue (TUNEL), and immunohistochemical (IHC) in vivo. Results We found that poly(rC)-binding protein 2 (PCBP2) was the target protein of Curcusone C. In addition, Curcusone C might disrupt the Bax/Bcl-2 balance in PC-3 cells by inhibiting the expression of the target protein PCBP2, thereby inducing mitochondrial damage and activation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway, and ultimately inducing apoptosis of prostate cancer cells. Conclusions Curcusone C is a potential compound with anti-prostate cancer activity, and this effect occurs by targeting the PCBP2 protein, which in turn may affect the TGF/Smad signaling pathway and Bax/Bcl-2 balance. Our results laid a material and theoretical foundation for Curcusone C, to be widely used in anti-prostate cancer.
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肿瘤学
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药理学
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分子生物学
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蛋白质组学
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Frontiers in Microbiology
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2022
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IF 6.064
Du Jinsong,Xin Jiyu,Liu Menghua,Zhang Xin,He Huimin,Wu Jingyi,Xu Xiaoling
Roseiflexus castenholzii is an ancient green non-sulfur bacteria that absorbs the solar energy through bacteriochlorophylls (BChls) bound in the only light harvesting (LH) complex, and transfers to the reaction center (RC), wherein primary charge separation occurs and transforms the energy into electrochemical potentials. In contrast to purple bacteria, R. castenholzii RC-LH (rcRC-LH) does not contain an H subunit. Instead, a tightly bound tetraheme cytochrome c subunit is exposed on the P-side of the RC, which contains three BChls, three bacteriopheophytins (BPheos), two menaquinones, and one iron for electron transfer. These novel structural features of the rcRC-LH are advantageous for enhancing the electron transfer efficiency and subsequent photo-oxidation of the c-type hemes. However, the photochemical properties of rcRC-LH and its applications in developing the photo-bioelectrochemical cells (PBECs) have not been characterized. Here, we prepared a PBEC using overlapped fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass and Pt-coated glass as electrodes, and rcRC-LH mixed with varying mediators as the electrolyte. Absence of the H subunit allows rcRC-LH to be selectively adhered onto the hydrophilic surface of the front electrode with its Q-side. Upon illumination, the photogenerated electrons directly enter the front electrode and transfer to the counter electrode, wherein the accepted electrons pass through the exposed c-type hemes to reduce the excited P+, generating a steady-state current of up to 320 nA/cm2 when using 1-Methoxy-5-methylphenazinium methyl sulfate (PMS) as mediator. This study demonstrated the novel photoelectric properties of rcRC-LH and its advantages in preparing effective PBECs, showcasing a potential of this complex in developing new type PBECs.
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微生物学
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生物物理学
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可再生能源
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FUEL
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2023
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IF 7.4
Xiaoteng Min,Dan Chai,Kunpeng Ding,Rui Li,Xiongwen Zhang
In this paper, the hydrogen generation by the hydrolysis of solid sodium borohydride was studied. A novel NiCoP/RC catalyst that loads Ni, Co, and P complexes on resin carbon (RC) was prepared to accelerate the hydrolysis. The hydrogen generation rate, reaction temperature, hydrogen output and water-hydrogen ratio during the reaction were recorded. In comparison to the commonly used cobalt chloride catalyst, the NiCoP/RC catalyst demonstrated superior catalytic activity. Citric acid was used to neutralize the alkaline by-products, and while the mixture of NiCoP/RC catalyst and citric acid increased the hydrogen output, it resulted in lower water utilization rate. Therefore, intermittent water feeding from the bottom of the reactor was proposed, which was found to be beneficial in terms of both hydrogen output and water utilization. Finally, the study warns about the potential for thermal runaway during the hydrolysis reaction of solid sodium borohydride.
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能源科学
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催化化学
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POLYMER
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2022
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IF 4.432
Jianlong Ye,Miaoyuan Guo,Chang Han,Yufeng Zhang,Jianqiang Meng
Hydrophobic charge induction chromatography (HCIC) is becoming an attractive separation technology for antibody purification but suffers from low recovery. Herein we attempted to incorporate temperature responsiveness and strong ion exchange functions onto HCIC membrane adsorber to enhance antibody recovery. We proposed a multifunctional surface modification method combining surface-initiated reversible addition-fracture chain transfer polymerization (SI-RAFT) and the thiolactone chemistry . A regenerated cellulose (RC) membrane was modified by the SI-RAFT of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and thiolactone acrylamide (TIaAm), followed by the “amine-thiol-ene” cascade reaction of thiolactone with tryptamine , a HCIC ligand and methylpropylene trioxyethyl ammonium chloride (METAC), a strong ion exchanger. Temperature, pH and salt effects on IgG and BSA adsorption were investigated. After optimization, the RC-HCIC membrane adsorber had a static adsorption capacity of 41 mg/g for IgG, and an ideal IgG to BSA separation factor of 4.7, under the condition of pH = 7 and T = 30 °C. The membrane showed temperature-responsive IgG uptake from 10 °C to 35 °C. At pH = 5 and T = 10 °C, the recovery of IgG reached 93.5%, and the activity was well retained. These results indicate that the combination of temperature responsiveness of NIPAAm with HCIC is an effective strategy to improve the IgG recovery.
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生物技术
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生物化学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES
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2019
·Vol. 19
·期 11
·815-824
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IF 1.936
Xin Li,Dawei Li,Pengfei Lv,Jinyan Hu,Quan Feng,Qufu Wei
In this study, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) was used as the monomers for surface grafting on electrospun PU/RC nanofiber membrane via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) method, and the PU/RC-poly(HEMA) nanofiber membrane was investigated as a carrier for LAC. Free and immobilized LAC was characterized, and efficiency of bisphenol A (BPA) removal was determined. The results indicated that the PU/RC-poly(HEMA)-LAC showed relatively higher pH stability, temperature stability, and storage stability than free and PU/RC-LAC; moreover, more than 60% of the PU/RC-poly(HEMA)-LAC activity was retained after 10 cycles of ABTS treatment. Notably, the BPA removal efficiency of PU/RC-poly(HEMA)-LAC membrane generally ranged from 87.3 to 75.4% for the five cycles. Therefore, the PU/RC-poly(HEMA) nanofiber membrane has great potential as a carrier for the LAC immobilization for various industrial applications and bioremediation.
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环境科学
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生物技术
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2017
·Vol. 5
·期 43
·22598-22606
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IF 8.867
Wenju Ren,Haibiao Chen,Rongxue Qiao,Yuan Lin,Feng Pan
It is critical to monitor the state of health (SOH) of the Li-ion batteries to ensure a safe operation and to extend the service life of the batteries in electric vehicles. In this work, we demonstrated that the equivalent capacitance (Cp) and resistance (Rp) of the electrode interface derived using a first-order RC equivalent circuit under a large galvanostatic pulse (LGPM) condition can be correlated with SOH. For both the cathode and the anode, the interfacial kinetics of Li-ions were analyzed to study the electrochemical properties of active particles. The RC parameters of the equivalent circuit were correlated with the diffusion kinetics of Li-ions near the interface between the electrolyte and the active nano/micro-particles during fast charging/discharging. For fresh LiFePO4 (LFP)/Li half-cells, the values and the change of Cp and Rp were explained using the hypothesis of interparticle ion transport under a non-equilibrium condition. For graphite/Li half-cells, the buffering of Li-ions by the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer was speculated to affect Cp and Rp under a non-equilibrium condition. In commercial LFP/graphite batteries, the Cp values of unhealthy batteries were found to be higher than those of healthy batteries. In further tests, the Cp values of the half cells with the graphite anode recovered from the unhealthy batteries were found to be higher than those of the half cells with graphite from the healthy batteries. The half cells with LFP from the unhealthy batteries behaved similarly to those with LFP from the healthy batteries. With additional analysis on the microstructure, we proposed that the deterioration of the LFP/graphite batteries was mostly due to the formation of a thicker SEI on the graphite anode. The method developed in this work can be integrated in EVs at a low calculation cost. More importantly, we gained a better understanding of the interfacial kinetics of Li-ions during a non-equilibrium process.
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电化学
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材料科学
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能源存储
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电池技术
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界面科学
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固态物理
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电化学工程
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Neurotherapeutics
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2024
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Zhiyuan Shen,Yuxuan Lu,Yingying Ren,Zhaoxia Wang,Jianwen Deng,Ding Nan,Jingjing Jia,Weiwei Yu,Yunyi Jin,Wei Sun,Yining Huang,Xiaozhong Qu,Haiqiang Jin
The precise oxygen content thresholds of ischemic deep parenchymal (OCIDP) and that in cortical microcirculation (OCCM), which leads to ischemic penumbra converting into the infarcted core, remain uncertain. This study employed an invasive fiber-optic oxygen meter and a newly developed oxygen-responsive probe called RuA 3 -Cy5-rtPA (RC-rtPA) based on recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rtPA) to examine the oxygen content thresholds. A mouse model of middle cerebral artery occlusion was generated and animals were randomly divided into a sham, 24-h reperfusion after 3-h ischemia (IR 3-h), and IR 6-h groups, all of which were sacrificed following reperfusion. Stroke severity was evaluated based on the infarction area, neurological symptoms, microcirculation perfusion, and microemboli in microcirculation. OCIDP was characterized based on its extent and distribution, whereas OCCM was measured using RC-rtPA. During ischemia, stroke severity escalation manifested as increasing infarction area, severe neurologic symptoms, and poorer microcirculation perfusion with more microthrombi depositions. OCIDP presented rapid decline following artery occlusion along with a gradual increase in the hypoxic area. Within 3 h following ischemia induction, the ischemic tissue that experienced hypoxia could be rescued, and this reversibility would disappear after 6 h. Within 6 h, OCCM continued to decrease. A significant decrease in oxygen content in cortical venules and cortical parenchyma was observed. These findings assist in establishing the extent of the ischemic penumbra at the microcirculation level and offer a foundation for assessing the ischemic penumbra that could respond positively to reperfusion therapy beyond the typical time window.
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神经科学
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中风
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微循环
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氧测量
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动物模型
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 5.7
Wenqi Xu,Cuicui Duan,Fumin Ma,Dan Li,Xiaolei Li
To convert ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2, Rb3, and Rc into Rd by a single enzyme, a putative β-glycosidase (Pxbgl) from the xylan-degrading bacterium Petroclostridium xylanilyticum was identified and used. The kcat/Km value of Pxbgl for Rb3 was 18.18 ± 0.07 mM–1/s, which was significantly higher than those of Pxbgl for other ginsenosides. Pxbgl converted almost all Rb3 to Rd with a productivity of 5884 μM/h, which was 346-fold higher than that of only β-xylosidase from Thermoascus aurantiacus. The productivity of Rd from the Panax ginseng root and Panax notoginseng leaf was 146 and 995 μM/h, respectively. Mutants N293 K and I447L from site-directed mutagenesis based on bioinformatics analysis showed an increase in specific activity of 29 and 7% toward Rb3, respectively. This is the first report of a β-glycosidase that can simultaneously remove four different glycosyls at the C–20 position of natural PPD-type ginsenosides and produce Rd as the sole product from P. notoginseng leaf extracts with the highest productivity.
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生物化学
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生物技术
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药理学
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微生物学
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Discover Oncology
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 1
·1-18
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IF 2.8
Feng Rui,Li Haolin,Meng Tong,Fei Mingtian,Yang Cheng
Purpose This study aimed to construct an m6A and cuproptosis-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) signature to accurately predict the prognosis of kidney clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) patients using the information acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Methods First, the co-expression analysis was performed to identify lncRNAs linked with N6-methyladenosine (m6A) and cuproptosis in ccRCC. Then, a model encompassing four candidate lncRNAs was constructed via univariate, least absolute shrinkage together with selection operator (LASSO), and multivariate regression analyses. Furthermore, Kaplan–Meier, principal component, functional enrichment annotation, and nomogram analyses were performed to develop a risk model that could effectively assess medical outcomes for ccRCC cases. Moreover, the cellular function of NFE4 in Caki-1/OS-RC-2 cultures was elucidated through CCK-8/EdU assessments and Transwell experiments. Dataset outcomes indicated that NFE4 can have possible implications in m6A and cuproptosis, and may promote ccRCC progression. Results We constructed a panel of m6A and cuproptosis-related lncRNAs to construct a prognostic prediction model. The Kaplan–Meier and ROC curves showed that the feature had acceptable predictive validity in the TCGA training, test, and complete groups. Furthermore, the m6A and cuproptosis-related lncRNA model indicated higher diagnostic efficiency than other clinical features. Moreover, the NFE4 function analysis indicated a gene associated with m6A and cuproptosis-related lncRNAs in ccRCC. It was also revealed that the proliferation and migration of Caki-1 /OS-RC-2 cells were inhibited in the NFE4 knockdown group. Conclusion Overall, this study indicated that NFE4 and our constructed risk signature could predict outcomes and have potential clinical value.
研究领域:
生物信息学
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癌症生物学
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分子生物学
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基因组学
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