Expression of transient receptor potential canonical channel proteins in human non-small cell lung cancer / 中国肺癌杂志

<p><b>BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE</b>Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) proteins, a group of Ca2' permeable nonselective cation channels, are thought to constitute store-operated calcium channels (SOCC) and mediate store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) in various cell types. Members of TRPC have been found to be involved in abnormal proliferation, differentiation, and growth of cancer cells. The aim of this study is to detect the mRNA and protein expression of TRPC in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Real-time quantitative PCRwas performed to screen the expression of TRPC mRNA in NSCLC tissue. Protein expression of TRPC was detected by Western blot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the seven family members of TRPC so far identified (TRPC1-7), we detected the expression ofTRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC6 mRNA in 24 cases of NSCLC tissue; TRPC2, TRPC5 and TRPC7 mRNA were not detectable. The relative abundance of the expressed TRPC was TRPC1 approximately equal TRPC6 > TRPC3 > TRPC4. Western blot confirmed the protein expression of TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC4 and TRPC6 in NSCLC tissue.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Out of the seven members of TRPC, we found TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC6 mRNA and protein were selectively expressed in human NSCLC tissue. This study could provide a basis for future exploration of the individual role of these TRPC proteins in mediating SOCE and in the progression of lung cancer.</p>

Interest Plasticity and College Innovation Education / 中华医学教育探索杂志

To cultivate creative intellectuals, which can be achieved by innovation education, is the special task of universities and colleges in Knowledge-economy Times. And the cultivation of interest is an important part of the innovation education. The author puts forward some new ideas such as pre-inclination and interest plasticity which are necessary supplement for the theory of interest development; furthermore, according to the current situation of high education in China, the author points out that it is significant for the carry-out of innovation education in high schools to be aware of interest plasticity.