Transcriptome analysis reveals distinct innate immunity and ribosomal response at early stage of AcMNPV infection in haemocyte of silkworm resistant and susceptible strains

Li Tao,Qin Sheng,Sun Xia,Zhang Kai-xiang,Ding Xin-yi,Wang Xue-yang,Li Muwang 한국응용곤충학회 2022 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.25 No.3

Baculoviruses are enveloped rod-shaped viruses that with circular double-stranded and large DNA genome. Baculoviruses successfully invade by using the host factors, especially at the process of establishing early infection. In this study, we investigated the different resistant strains of silkworm in response to AcMNPV early infection by RNA-sequencing. Our data revealed that the genes involved in innate immunity and ribosomal proteins were suppressed and cytoskeleton were induced in susceptible strain p50, thus facilitating the viral replication. However, in resistant strain C108, the genes participated in endocytosis and RNA transport were down-regulated, while up-regulation of ribosomal proteins and energy metabolic to inhibit the infection of the virus. These data provide a new sight of the initial host transcriptional responses to viral infection in silkworm.

Genome-wide analysis of codon usage bias patterns in an enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F18 strain

Ri Wei Xia,Wen Bin Bao,Xue Mei Yin,Wei Yun Qin,Guo Qiang Zhu,Sheng Long Wu 한국유전학회 2017 Genes & Genomics Vol.39 No.11

Enterogenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F18 strains are the main pathogenic bacteria causing severe diarrhea in humans and domestic animals. However, the information about synonymous codon usage pattern of ETEC F18 genome remains unclear. We conducted a genome-wide analysis of synonymous codon usage patterns in the ETEC F18 strain SRA: SAMN02471895. After filtering of the complete genome sequence, 4327 coding sequences were analyzed using multivariate statistical methods to calculate synonymous codon usage patterns and to evaluate the influence of various factors in shaping the codon usage. The mean GC content was 51.38%, with a slight preference for G/C-ending codons. Twenty-two codons were determined as ‘‘optimal codons”. ENC plots showed some of the genes were on or close to the expected curve, while only points with low-ENC values were below the curve. PR2 analysis showed that GC and AT were not used proportionally, suggesting major roles for mutational pressure and natural selection in shaping usage. Neutrality plots showed a significant correlation between GC12 and GC3, suggesting that mutational pressure is responsible for nucleotide composition in shaping the strength of codon usage. Translational selection was the main factor shaping the codon usage pattern of ETEC F18 genome, while other factors such as protein length, GRAVY and ARO values also influenced codon usage to some extent. We analyzed the codon usage pattern systematically and identified the factors shaping codon usage bias in the ETEC F18 genome. Such information further elucidates the mechanisms of synonymous codon usage bias and provides the basis of molecular genetic engineering and evolutionary studies.

N-doped porous carbons with increased yield and hierarchical pore structures for supercapacitors derived from an N-containing phenyl-riched copolymer

Ding-Ming Xue,Shi-Chao Qi,Xin Liu,Yu-Xia Li,Xiao-Qin Liu,Lin-Bing Sun 한국공업화학회 2019 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.80 No.-

N-doped porous carbon-based materials (NPCMs) with hierarchical pore structures have beenconsidered to be a suitable alternative to meet the ever-increasing demands for supercapacitors;however, the universally low yield of the NPCMs has restricted their practical applications. Herein, aseries of NPCMs with hierarchical pore structures are synthesized with significantly increased yieldsthrough the carbonization of the copolymer made from 2,4,6-tris(chloromethyl)mesitylene and pphenylenediamine. The development of the hierarchical pore structures and the N content of the NPCMsshow opposite dependences on the increasing carbonization temperature. The NPCM exhibits the bestcapacitive ability only if the sufficiently developed hierarchical structures and moderate N content areachieved simultaneously. Therefore, NPCM-600 that is carbonized at 600 C with an excellent yield of53.6% (wt.), large specific surface area of 1778 m2 g 1, and N content of 4.13% (wt.) yields an ideal specificcapacitance of 298 F g 1 at the current density of 1 A g 1 and a perfect cycling stability of the capacitanceafter 10,000 cycles at 10 A g 1. The yield of the NPCM-600 is considerably higher than those for manyother recently reported NPCMs. NPCM-600 also shows better capacitance than those of the otherreported NPCMs, such as NOPC-bis-CN-3 (167 F g 1) and CHCPB-K-600 (260 F g 1).

Flavones from the Bark of Lindera caudata and Their Anti-Tobacco Mosaic Virus Activity

Yu-Chun Yang,Ying Qin,Xian-Xue Wu,Cong-Fang Xia,Yan-Lin Meng,Bin Zhou,Yan-Qing Ye,Xue-Mei Gao,Yin-Ke Li,Qiu-Fen Hu 대한화학회 2015 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.36 No.4

Two new flavones, 5-hydroxy-8-hydroxymethyl-7,4′-dimethoxy-flavone (1) and 6-hydroxy-8-hydroxymethyl-7,4′-dimethoxy-flavone (2), together with six known flavones (3–8), were isolated from the bark of Lindera caudata. The structures of 1–8 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including extensive 1D and 2D NMR techniques. Compounds 1–8 were evaluated for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) activity. The results showed that Compounds 1 and 2 showed high anti-TMV activity with inhibition rates of 31.2 and 28.8%, respectively. These values are close to those of positive control.

Butyrolactones Derivatives from the Fermentation Products of an Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus versicolor

Ye, Yan-Qing,Xia, Cong-Fang,Yang, Juan-Xia,Yang, Yu-Chun,Qin, Ying,Gao, Xue-Mei,Du, Gang,Li, Xue-Mei,Hu, Qiu-Fen Korean Chemical Society 2014 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.35 No.10

Two new butyrolactones, asperphenol A (1) and B (2), together with four known butyrolactones (3-6) were isolated from the fermentation products of an endophytic fungus Aspergillus versicolor. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including extensive 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques. Compounds 1-6 were also tested for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) activities. The results showed that compound 2 exhibited high anti-TMV activity with inhibition rate of 46.7%. The other compounds also exhibited potential anti-TMV activities with inhibition rates in the range of 21.8-28.4%.

Two new ursane-type triterpenoid saponins from Elsholtzia bodinieri

Jin-Dong Zhong,Xue-Wei Zhao,Xuan-Qin Chen,Hong-Mei Li,Chin-Ho Chen,Xue-Shan Xia,Rong-Tao Li 대한약학회 2016 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.39 No.6

Two new ursane-type triterpenoid saponins,bodiniosides M (1) and N (2), along with three knownsaponins, oblonganosides I (3), pseudobuxussaponin B (4)and bodinioside A (5), were isolated from the aerial partsof Elsholtzia bodinieri. The structures of compounds 1 and2 were characterized by spectroscopic data as well as acidhydrolysis and GC analysis as 3-O-b-D-xylopyranosyl-19ahydroxy-23-acetoxy-urs-12(13)-en-28-oic acid 28-O-a-Lrhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-b-D-glucopyranoside and 3-O-b-Dglucopyranosyl-2a,19a-dihydroxy-urs-12(13)-en-28,20blactone. Compounds 1 and 5 exhibited potent anti-HCVactivities in vitro with a selective index of 6.53 and 4.41,respectively.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Common Red Apollo, Parnassius epaphus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Parnassiinae)

Yun-liangWang,Yan-hong Chen,Chen-chen Xia,Xue-qin Xia,Rui-song Tao,Jia-sheng Hao 한국응용곤충학회 2015 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.18 No.2

The complete mitochondrial genome of Parnassius epaphus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Parnassiinae) was 15, 458 bp in length, harboring typical 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transferRNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs) and a non-coding control region (AT-rich region), with an 81.4% A + T content. The gene orientation and arrangement are the same as those of other sequenced lepidopterans. All PCGs startwith the typical ATN codon, with the exception of the COI gene that utilizes CGA as its initial codon. In addition, all PCGs terminate at the common stop codon TAA or TAG, except for the COII genewhich uses single T as its stop codon. All tRNAs possess the typical clover-leaf structure, except for tRNAser(AGN), inwhich the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm forms a simple loop. The predicted lrRNA and srRNA secondary structures harbor six domainswith 49 helices and three domains with 33 helices, respectively. In total, P. epaphus mitogenome harbors 12 intergenic spacers. The 122 bp longest one located between tRNAser(AGN) and tRNAGlu is characterized by the multiple duplications of TTTTTCTTTTT and TTTATCTATTTCTTTmotifs, and this sequence is the largest intergenic spacer among all butterflies detected to date. The 496 bp AT-rich region is located between srRNA and tRNAMet, containing some conserved structural characteristic of lepidopterans, such as the motif ATAGA followed by an 18-bp poly-T stretch, a microsatellite-like (AT)9 element preceded by the ATTTA motif. Moreover, two tRNA-like sequences (tRNATrp-like, tRNALeu(UUR)-like) and two sequence stretches potential to form stem-loop structures are also found in the AT-rich region.

ATAD2 is Highly Expressed in Ovarian Carcinomas and Indicates Poor Prognosis

Wan, Wei-Na,Zhang, Yi-Xia,Wang, Xue-Mei,Liu, Yan-Jun,Zhang, Yu-Qin,Que, Yan-Hong,Zhao, Wen-Jing Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.6

The purpose of this study was to explore the expression of ATAD2 in ovarian tumor tissue as well as its relationship with degree of malignancy. Tumor tissue from 110 cases of ovarian cancer was collected in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki for evaluation of ATAD2 expression iimmunohistochemistry, quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Western blotting. The correlation between the ATAD2 expression and and the prognosis of ovarian cancer was evaluated by Cox regression model. In addition, HO-8910 and OVCAR-3 cells were transfected with two siRNAs targeting ATAD2. Cell viability was evaluated with MTT assay, and cell migration by transwell migration assay. ATAD2 was shown to be highly expressed in 65.5% (72/110) of ovarian cancer cases, both at transcriptional and protein levels. Moreover, highly expression was positively correlated with degree of malignancy. Knock-down of ATAD2 in HO-8910 and OVCAR-3 cells was found to reduce cell migration. In addition, follow-up visits of the patients demonstrated that the 5-year survival rate was lower in patients with high expression of ATAD2. Our study suggested that ovarian tumor tissue may have highly expressed ATAD2, which is associated with tumor stage, omentum-metastasis, ascites and CA-125. Increased ATAD2 may play important roles in tumor proliferation and migration. ATAD2 could serve in particular as a prognostic marker and a therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.

Butyrolactones Derivatives from the Fermentation Products of an Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus versicolor

Yan-Qing Ye,Cong-Fang Xia,Juan-Xia Yang,Yu-Chun Yang,Ying Qin,Xue-Mei Gao,Gang Du,Xuemei Li,Qiu-Fen Hu 대한화학회 2014 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.35 No.10

Two new butyrolactones, asperphenol A (1) and B (2), together with four known butyrolactones (3-6) were isolated from the fermentation products of an endophytic fungus Aspergillus versicolor. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including extensive 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques. Compounds 1-6 were also tested for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) activities. The results showed that compound 2 exhibited high anti-TMV activity with inhibition rate of 46.7%. The other compounds also exhibited potential anti-TMV activities with inhibition rates in the range of 21.8-28.4%.

Comparison of Gadobenate Dimeglumine and Gadopentetate Dimeglumine for Breast MRI Screening: a Meta-analysis

Yang, Xiao-Ping,Han, Yue-Dong,Ye, Jian-Jun,Chen, Gang,Luo, Ying,Ma, Hong-Xia,Yu, Xue-Wen,Niu, Juan-Qin,Ren, Fang-Yuan,Guo, You-Ming Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.12

Background: As a common and essential contrast medium at present, gadobenate dimeglumine has shown better performance than some other agents when applied to Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening (Breast MRI Screening). Nevertheless, reports on the diagnostic performance of these two mediums (gadobenate dimeglumine and gadopentetate dimeglumine) are not completely consistent. Objective: To assess the diagnostic value of gadobenate dimeglumine and gadopentetate dimeglumine for Breast MRI Screening in patients suffering from breast cancer and to provide more convinced evidence to guide clinical practice in terms of appropriate contrast agents. Data Sources and Review Methods: Original articles in English and Chinese published before January 2013 were selected from available databases (The Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Scientific Journals Full-text Database, Chinese Journal Full-text). The criteria for inclusion and exclusion were based on the standard for diagnosis tests. Meta-Disc software (Version 1.4) was used for data analysis. Then, the area under curve (AUC) of SROC and the spearman rank correlation of sensitivity against (1-specificity) were calculated. Results: Total of 17 researches involving 1934 patients were included. The pooled sensitivity of gadobenate dimeglumine and gadopentetate dimeglumine were 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) and 0.93 (0.88, 1.00) respectively. The pooled specificity for these two contrast agents were 0.924 (0.902, 0.943) and 0.838 (0.817, 0.858) respectively, and the AUC of SROC curve were 0.9781 and 0.9215 respectively. Conclusions: Gadobenate dimeglumine can be regarded as a more effective and feasible contrast medium for Breast MRI Screening. At least 5% differences in diagnostic performance are usually considered as clinically relevant.