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Comput Biol Med ; 149: 105988, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36007289

RESUMO

Cuproptosis, the mechanism of copper-dependent cell death, is distinct from all other known forms of regulated cell death and dependents on mitochondrial respiration. Cuproptosis promises to be a novel treatment, especially for tumors resistant to conventional therapies. We investigated the changes in cuproptosis-related genes (CRGs) in endometrial cancer (EC) cohorts from the merged Gene Expression Omnibus and the Cancer Genome Atlas databases, which could be divided into three distinct CRGclusters. Patients in CRGcluster C would have higher survival probability (P = 0.007), and higher levels of tumor microenvironment (TME) cell infiltration than other CRGclusters. CRG score was calculated via the results of univariate, multivariate cox analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression analysis. Patients were divided into two risk subgroups according to the median risk score. Low-risk patients exhibited a more favorable prognosis, higher immunogenicity, and greater immunotherapy efficacy. Besides, CRG scores were strongly correlated to copy number variation, immunophenoscore, tumor mutation load, cancer stem cell index, microsatellite instability, and chemosensitivity. The c-index of our model is 0.702, which is higher than other four published model. The results proved that our model can distinguish EC patients with high-risk and low-risk and accurately predict the prognosis of EC patients. It will provide new ideas for clinical prognosis and precise treatments.


Assuntos
Apoptose , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA , Neoplasias do Endométrio , Feminino , Humanos , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Cobre , Neoplasias do Endométrio/genética , Prognóstico , Microambiente Tumoral/genética
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Hypertens Res ; 45(3): 516-526, 2022 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35031774

RESUMO

This study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake and the prevalence of hypertension in U.S. adults. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2016 were used. Total PUFAs and subtypes of PUFAs, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid (LA), and arachidonic acid (AA), were obtained through two 24 h recalls and adjusted by body weight. Hypertension was defined as the average of three measurements of blood pressure above 130/80 mmHg or taking antihypertensive medication. Weighted odds ratios (ORs) of hypertension and adjusted rate differences (ARDs) in prevalence, as well as their 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were estimated by using the logistic regression model of survey design. A total of 17,108 participants were included in this study. Dietary intake of PUFAs was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of hypertension for the highest versus lowest quartiles. The weighted ORs with 95% CIs of hypertension for total PUFA, omega-3 fatty acid, fish oil, ALA, omega-6 fatty acid, LA and AA were 0.47(0.40-0.55), 0.61(0.51-0.72), 0.85(0.74-0.97), 0.65(0.55-0.76), 0.49(0.42-0.58), 0.49(0.42-0.57) and 0.75(0.64-0.89), and the ARDs with 95% CIs were -18.06%(-22.54%, -13.58%), -12.06%(-16.68%, -7.44%), -4.13%(-8.25%, -0.01%), -10.54%(-15.31%, -5.78%), -17.03%(-21.49%, -12.58%), -17.23%(-21.76%, -12.69%) and -6.91%(-11.37%, -2.46%), respectively. Our study proposed that the intake of total PUFAs, omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil, ALA, omega-6 fatty acids, LA, and AA was associated with a lower prevalence of hypertension in the U.S. adults.


Assuntos
Ácidos Graxos Ômega-3 , Hipertensão , Estudos Transversais , Ingestão de Alimentos , Ácido Eicosapentaenoico , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados , Humanos , Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Prevalência
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Front Immunol ; 12: 751594, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34745124

RESUMO

Background: Ovarian cancer (OC) is an immunogenetic disease that contains tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), and immunotherapy has become a novel treatment for OC. With the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS), profiles of gene expression and comprehensive landscape of immune cells can be applied to predict clinical outcome and response to immunotherapy. Methods: We obtained data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases and applied two computational algorithms (CIBERSORT and ESTIMATE) for consensus clustering of immune cells. Patients were divided into two subtypes using immune cell infiltration (ICI) levels. Then, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with immune cell infiltration (ICI) level were identified. We also constructed ICI score after principle-component analysis (PCA) for dimension reduction. Results: Patients in ICI cluster B had better survival than those in ICI cluster A. After construction of ICI score, we found that high ICI score had better clinical OS and significantly higher tumor mutation burden (TMB). According to the expression of immune checkpoints, the results showed that patients in high ICI group showed high expression of CTLA4, PD1, PD-L1, and PD-L2, which implies that they might benefit from immunotherapy. Besides, patients in high ICI group showed higher sensitivity to two first-line chemotherapy drugs (Paclitaxel and Cisplatin). Conclusion: ICI score is an effective prognosis-related biomarker for OC and can provide valuable information on the potential response to immunotherapy.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Imunoterapia , Linfócitos do Interstício Tumoral/imunologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Cisplatino/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/imunologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Ovarianas/terapia , Paclitaxel/uso terapêutico , Prognóstico , Resultado do Tratamento
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Front Immunol ; 12: 746647, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34777359

RESUMO

Background: recently, many researches have concentrated on the relevance between N1-methyladenosine (m1A) methylation modifications and tumor progression and prognosis. However, it remains unknown whether m1A modification has an effect in the prognosis of ovarian cancer (OC) and its immune infiltration. Methods: Based on 10 m1A modulators, we comprehensively assessed m1A modification patterns in 474 OC patients and linked them to TME immune infiltration characteristics. m1Ascore computed with principal component analysis algorithm was applied to quantify m1A modification pattern in OC patients. m1A regulators protein and mRNA expression were respectively obtained by HPA website and RT-PCR in clinical OC and normal samples. Results: We finally identified three different m1A modification patterns. The immune infiltration features of these m1A modification patterns correspond to three tumor immune phenotypes, including immune-desert, immune-inflamed and immune-excluded phenotypes. The results demonstrate individual tumor m1A modification patterns can predict patient survival, stage and grade. The m1Ascore was calculated to quantify individual OC patient's m1A modification pattern. A high m1Ascore is usually accompanied by a better survival advantage and a lower mutational load. Research on m1Ascore in the treatment of OC patients showed that patients with high m1Ascore showed marked therapeutic benefits and clinical outcomes in terms of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Lastly, we obtained four small molecule drugs that may potentially ameliorate prognosis. Conclusion: This research demonstrates that m1A methylation modification makes an essential function in the prognosis of OC and in shaping the immune microenvironment. Comprehensive evaluation of m1A modifications improves our knowledge of immune infiltration profile and provides a more efficient individualized immunotherapy strategy for OC patients.


Assuntos
Adenosina/metabolismo , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/imunologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/imunologia , Processamento Pós-Transcricional do RNA/imunologia , Microambiente Tumoral/imunologia , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Metilação , Neoplasias Ovarianas/metabolismo
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Nat Plants ; 7(11): 1445-1452, 2021 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34782773

RESUMO

Structural variations (SVs), such as inversion and duplication, contribute to important agronomic traits in crops1. Pan-genome studies revealed that SVs were a crucial and ubiquitous force driving genetic diversification2-4. Although genome editing can effectively create SVs in plants and animals5-8, the potential of designed SVs in breeding has been overlooked. Here, we show that new genes and traits can be created in rice by designed large-scale genomic inversion or duplication using CRISPR/Cas9. A 911 kb inversion on chromosome 1 resulted in a designed promoter swap between CP12 and PPO1, and a 338 kb duplication between HPPD and Ubiquitin2 on chromosome 2 created a novel gene cassette at the joint, promoterUbiquitin2::HPPD. Since the original CP12 and Ubiquitin2 genes were highly expressed in leaves, the expression of PPO1 and HPPD in edited plants with homozygous SV alleles was increased by tens of folds and conferred sufficient herbicide resistance in field trials without adverse effects on other important agronomic traits. CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing for gene knock-ups has been generally considered very difficult without inserting donor DNA as regulatory elements. Our study challenges this notion by providing a donor-DNA-free strategy, thus greatly expanding the utility of CRISPR/Cas in plant and animal improvements.


Assuntos
Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Edição de Genes , Oryza , DNA , Genes de Plantas , Oryza/genética , Melhoramento Vegetal , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Ubiquitina/genética
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Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj ; 1862(7): 1576-1583, 2018 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29627450

RESUMO

GroEL along with ATP and its co-chaperonin GroES has been demonstrated to significantly enhance the folding of newly translated G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). This work extends the previous studies to explore the guest capture and release processes in GroEL-assisted folding of GPCRs, by the reduced approach of employing CXCR4 transmembrane peptides as model substrates. Each of the CXCR4-derived peptides exhibited high affinity for GroEL with a binding stoichiometry near seven. It is found that the peptides interact with the paired α helices in the apical domain of the chaperonin which are similar with the binding sites of SBP (strongly binding peptide: SWMTTPWGFLHP). Complementary binding study with a single-ring version of GroEL indicates that each of the two chaperonin rings is competent for accommodating all the seven CXCR4 peptides bound to GroEL under saturation condition. Meanwhile, the binding kinetics of CXCR4 peptides with GroEL was also examined; ATP alone, or in combination of GroES evidently promoted the release of the peptide substrates from the chaperonin. The results obtained would be beneficial to understand the thermodynamic and kinetic nature of GroEL-GPCRs interaction which is the central molecular event in the assisted folding process.


Assuntos
Chaperonina 60/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/farmacologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sítios de Ligação , Ligação Competitiva , Chaperonina 10/química , Chaperonina 10/metabolismo , Chaperonina 60/química , Chaperonina 60/genética , Humanos , Cinética , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/química , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Domínios Proteicos , Dobramento de Proteína , Mapeamento de Interação de Proteínas , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Receptores CXCR4/química , Termodinâmica
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 9(30): 25387-25396, 2017 Aug 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28703007

RESUMO

Taking inspiration from biology's effectiveness in functionalizing protein-based nanocages for chemical processes, we describe here a rational design of an artificial metalloenzyme for oxidations with the bacterial chaperonin GroEL, a nanocage for protein folding in nature, by supramolecular anchoring of catalytically active hemin in its hydrophobic central cavity. The promiscuity of the chaperonin cavity is an essential element of this design, which can mimic the hydrophobic binding pocket in natural metalloenzymes to accept cofactor and substrate without requiring specific ligand-protein interactions. The success of this approach is manifested in the efficient loading of multiple monomeric hemin cofactors to the GroEL cavity by detergent dialysis and good catalytic oxidation properties of the resulting biohybrid in tandem with those of the clean oxidant of H2O2. Investigation of the mechanism of hemin-GroEL-catalyzed oxidation of two-model substrates reveals that the kinetic behavior of the complex follows a ping-pong mechanism in both cases. Through comparison with horseradish peroxidase, the oxidative activity and stability of hemin-GroEL were observed to be similar to those found in natural peroxidases. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-regulated partial dissociation of the biohybrid, as assessed by the reduction of its catalytic activity with the addition of the nucleotide, raises the prospect that ATP may be used to recycle the chaperonin scaffold. Moreover, hemin-GroEL can be applied to the chromogenic detection of H2O2, which (or peroxide in general) is commonly contained in industrial wastes. Considering the rich chemistry of free metalloporphyrins and the ease of production of GroEL and its supramolecular complex with hemin, this work should seed the creation of many new artificial metalloenzymes with diverse reactivities.

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