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Ma HS, Gong XL, Li WX, Cai Q, Chen YW, Guo XB, Ren ZR, Zeng F, Yan JB. Missense mutation of c.635 T > C in CAPN3 impairs muscle injury repair in a Limb-Girdel Muscular Dystropy Model. Clin Genet 2023; 103:663-671. [PMID: 36999564 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy recessive 1 (LGMDR1), previously known as LGMD2A, is a specific LGMD caused by a gene mutation encoding the calcium-dependent neutral cysteine protease calpain-3 (CAPN3). In our study, the compound heterozygosity with two missense variants c.635 T > C (p.Leu212Pro) and c.2120A > G (p.Asp707Gly) was identified in patients with LGMDR1. However, the pathogenicity of c.635 T > C has not been investigated. To evaluate the effects of this novel likely pathogenic variant to the motor system, the mouse model with c.635 T > C variant was prepared by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technique. The pathological results revealed that a limited number of inflammatory cells infiltrated the endomyocytes of certain c.635 T > C homozygous mice at 10 months of age. Compared with wild-type mice, motor function was not significantly impaired in Capn3 c. 635 T > C homozygous mice. Western blot and immunofluorescence assays further indicated that the expression levels of the Capn3 protein in muscle tissues of homozygous mice were similar to those of wild-type mice. However, the arrangement and ultrastructural alterations of the mitochondria in the muscular tissues of homozygous mice were confirmed by electron microscopy. Subsequently, muscle regeneration of LGMDR1 was simulated using cardiotoxin (CTX) to induce muscle necrosis and regeneration to trigger the injury modification process. The repair of the homozygous mice was significantly worse than that of the control mice at day 15 and day 21 following treatment, the c.635 T > C variant of Capn3 exhibited a significant effect on muscle regeneration of homozygous mice and induced mitochondrial damage. RNA-sequencing results demonstrated that the expression levels of the mitochondrial-related functional genes were significantly downregulated in the mutant mice. Taken together, the results of the present study strongly suggested that the LGMDR1 mouse model with a novel c.635 T > C variant in the Capn3 gene was significantly dysfunctional in muscle injury repair via impairment of the mitochondrial function.
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- Hou-Shi Ma
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, 200040, China
- Department of Histo-Embryology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, 200040, China
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Xi JJ, Yang GH, Liu YN, Qiu JJ, Gong XL, Yan JB, Zeng F. Genome-wide hypermethylation is closely associated with abnormal expression of genes involved in neural development in induced pluripotent stem cells derived from a Down syndrome mouse model. Cell Biol Int 2021; 45:1383-1392. [PMID: 33527608 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Mental retardation is the main clinical manifestation of Down syndrome (DS), and neural abnormalities occur during the early embryonic period and continue throughout life. Tc1, a model mouse for DS, carries the majority part of the human chromosome 21 and has multiple neuropathy phenotypes similar to patients with DS. To explore the mechanism of early neural abnormalities of Tc1 mouse, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from Tc1 mice were obtained, and genome-wide gene expression and methylation analysis were performed for Tc1 and wild-type iPS cells. Our results showed hypermethylation profiles for Tc1 iPS cells, and the abnormal genes were shown to be related to neurodevelopment and distributed on multiple chromosomes. In addition, important genes involved in neurogenesis and neurodevelopment were shown to be downregulated in Tc1 iPS cells. In short, our study indicated that genome-wide hypermethylation leads to the disordered expression of genes associated with neurodevelopment in Tc1 mice during early development. Overall, our work provided a useful reference for the study of the molecular mechanism of nervous system abnormalities in DS.
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- Jiao-Jiao Xi
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, China.,Department of Histoembryology, Genetics and Development, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wang HD, Liu L, Zhao HR, Hou QF, Yan JB, Shi WL, Guo QN, Wang L, Liao SX, Zhu BF. Detection of fetal epigenetic biomarkers through genome-wide DNA methylation study for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. Mol Med Rep 2017; 15:3989-3998. [PMID: 28440505 PMCID: PMC5436219 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The discovery of cell-free DNA fetal (cff DNA) in maternal plasma during pregnancy provides a novel perspective for the development of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). Against the background of maternal DNA, the use of the relatively low concentration of cff DNA is limited in NIPD. Therefore, in order to overcome the complication of the background of maternal DNA and expand the scope of cff DNA application in clinical practice, it is necessary to identify novel universal fetal-specific DNA markers. The GeneChip Human Promoter 1.0R Array set was used in the present study to analyze the methylation status of 12 placental tissue and maternal peripheral blood whole-genome DNA samples. In total, 5 fetus differential hypermethylation regions and 6 fetus differential hypomethylation regions were identified. In order to verify the 11 selected methylation regions and detect the differential CpG sites in these regions, a bisulfate direct sequencing strategy was used. In total, 87 fetal differential methylation CpG sites were identified from 123 CpG sites. The detection of fetal differential methylation DNA regions and CpG sites may be instrumental in the development of efficient NIPD and in the expansion of its application in other disorders.
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- Hong-Dan Wang
- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory of Embryo Molecular Biology, Ministry of Health of China and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetic Institute of Henan Province, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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Wang JY, Wu H, Tong ZD, Yan JB, Li KF, Tang A. [A review on the epidemiologic features of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2016; 37:294-8. [PMID: 26917534 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever disease in the rural areas of east-central China, which is caused by SFTSV-a newly discovered bunyavirus. SFTSV is most likely transmitted by tick bites but can also be transmitted within human beings. The onset of SFTS is sudden and with rapid progress, with main clinical manifestations as fever, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia and gastrointestinal and hepatorenal dysfunctions. Some patients may die from multiple organ failure, and the case fatality rate is approximately 10%. In this paper, we use the method of literature review to summarize the recent research progress of SFTS which includes the epidemic distribution characteristics, medium of transmission, host animals, transmission routes and susceptibility in the general population.
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- J Y Wang
- School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China; Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China; Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhoushan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhoushan 316021, China
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microRNA (miRNA) is a class of non-coding small RNA molecules with roughly 22 nucleotides in length, regulating gene expression on post-transcriptional level and playing an important role in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis process. Based on the conservation of miRNAs sequence, we compared the known miRNAs among five mammals, i.e., human, mouse, cattle, pig and dog with the sequence of sheep genome that is highly homologous to goat genome, published on the NCBI, and 11 candidate miRNAs were eventually obtained. RT-PCR analysis showed the expression of the 11 miRNAs in brain and 5 in liver, indicating that they might be novel miRNAs. The methodology provides an alternative approach to the exploration of new miRNAs in goat.
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- Hai-Xuan Chen
- 1. Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, China; 2. Key Lab of Medical Embryo Molecular Biology, the Ministry of Health; Shanghai Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai 200040, China E-mail:
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Qiu JJ, Yan JB. Long non-coding RNA LINC01296 is a potential prognostic biomarker in patients with colorectal cancer. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:7175-83. [PMID: 25894381 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3448-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC), one of the most malignant cancers, is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Recent studies indicated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) could be robust molecular prognostic biomarkers that can refine the conventional tumor-node-metastasis staging system to predict the outcomes of CRC patients. In this study, the lncRNA expression profiles were analyzed in five datasets (GSE24549, GSE24550, GSE35834, GSE50421, and GSE31737) by probe set reannotation and an lncRNA classification pipeline. Twenty-five lncRNAs were differentially expressed between CRC tissue and tumor-adjacent normal tissue samples. In these 25 lncRNAs, patients with higher expression of LINC01296, LINC00152, and FIRRE showed significantly better overall survival than those with lower expression (P < 0.05), suggesting that these lncRNAs might be associated with prognosis. Multivariate analysis indicated that LINC01296 overexpression was an independent predictor for patients' prognosis in the test datasets (GSE24549, GSE24550) (P = 0.001) and an independent validation series (GSE39582) (P = 0.027). Our results suggest that LINC01296 could be a novel prognosis biomarker for the diagnosis of CRC.
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- Jia-Jun Qiu
- Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 24/1400 West Beijing Rd., Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 24/1400 West Beijing Rd., Shanghai, 200040, China. .,Key Laboratory of Embryo Molecular Biology, Ministry of Health of China and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai, 200040, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Biocherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Yan JB, Xu M, Xiong C, Zhou DW, Ren ZR, Huang Y, Mommersteeg M, van Beuningen R, Wang YT, Liao SX, Zeng F, Wu Y, Zeng YT. Rapid screening for chromosomal aneuploidies using array-MLPA. BMC Med Genet 2011; 12:68. [PMID: 21575262 PMCID: PMC3111339 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Chromosome abnormalities, especially trisomy of chromosome 21, 13, or 18 as well as sex chromosome aneuploidy, are a well-established cause of pregnancy loss. Cultured cell karyotype analysis and FISH have been considered reliable detectors of fetal abnormality. However, results are usually not available for 3-4 days or more. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) has emerged as an alternative rapid technique for detection of chromosome aneuploidies. However, conventional MLPA does not allow for relative quantification of more than 50 different target sequences in one reaction and does not detect mosaic trisomy. A multiplexed MLPA with more sensitive detection would be useful for fetal genetic screening. Methods We developed a method of array-based MLPA to rapidly screen for common aneuploidies. We designed 116 universal tag-probes covering chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X, and Y, and 8 control autosomal genes. We performed MLPA and hybridized the products on a 4-well flow-through microarray system. We determined chromosome copy numbers by analyzing the relative signals of the chromosome-specific probes. Results In a blind study of 161 peripheral blood and 12 amniotic fluid samples previously karyotyped, 169 of 173 (97.7%) including all the amniotic fluid samples were correctly identified by array-MLPA. Furthermore, we detected two chromosome X monosomy mosaic cases in which the mosaism rates estimated by array-MLPA were basically consistent with the results from karyotyping. Additionally, we identified five Y chromosome abnormalities in which G-banding could not distinguish their origins for four of the five cases. Conclusions Our study demonstrates the successful application and strong potential of array-MLPA in clinical diagnosis and prenatal testing for rapid and sensitive chromosomal aneuploidy screening. Furthermore, we have developed a simple and rapid procedure for screening copy numbers on chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X, and Y using array-MLPA.
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- Jing-Bin Yan
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Zhou ZW, Yan JB, Li H, Ren ZR. Application of high-resolution melting for genotyping bovine mitochondrial DNA. Biotechnol Prog 2011; 27:592-5. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2010] [Revised: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ou HL, Huang Y, Qu LJ, Xu M, Yan JB, Ren ZR, Huang SZ, Zeng YT. A phiC31 integrase-mediated integration hotspot in favor of transgene expression exists in the bovine genome. FEBS J 2009; 276:155-63. [PMID: 19019083 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06762.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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phiC31 integrase, a site-specific recombinase, can effectively mediate foreign genes bearing an attB sequence integrated into pseudo attP sites. We have previously identified two pseudo attP sites, BpsF1 and BpsM1 from the bovine genome. In this study, two new pseudo attP sites, BF4 and BF10, were discovered using half-nested inverse PCR from cow fibroblasts. The genomic locations of these two pseudo attP sites were identified by direct sequencing and a BLAST search, and it was confirmed that they reside at positions 4q31 and 10q35 by fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis. Subsequently, the distinct integration frequencies of the four pseudo attP sites were examined. The BF4 site was identified as a hotspot where site-specific integration occurred in most of the cell clones examined, accounting for 74% (42/57) of the integration; much more than the integration frequency for BF10 (7%; 4/57), BpsF1 (7%; 4/57) and BpsM1 (0/57). Interestingly, similar to other hotspots identified in the human and mouse genomes, in which transgenes integrated at hotspots result in high expression, the GFP gene integrated at hotspot BF4 was expressed at high levels in cow fibroblasts, as confirmed by fluorescence microscopy and FACS analysis. Furthermore, ELISA showed that the expression level of the GFP gene integrated at the BF4 site averaged approximately 328 microg x mg(-1), which is more than twofold higher than that integrated at the BF10 site. This study suggests that somatic cells carrying a desired gene integrated at the BF4 site can be used as nuclear donors to generate valuable transgenic animals by nuclear transfer.
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- Hai-Long Ou
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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Zeng F, Ren ZR, Huang SZ, Kalf M, Mommersteeg M, Smit M, White S, Jin CL, Xu M, Zhou DW, Yan JB, Chen MJ, van Beuningen R, Huang SZ, den Dunnen J, Zeng YT, Wu Y. Array-MLPA: comprehensive detection of deletions and duplications and its application to DMD patients. Hum Mutat 2008; 29:190-7. [PMID: 17854090 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is widely used to screen genes of interest for deletions and duplications. Since MLPA is usually based on size-separation of the amplification products, the maximum number of target sequences that can be screened in parallel is usually limited to approximately 40. We report the design of a robust array-based MLPA format that uses amplification products of essentially uniform size (100-120 bp) and distinguishes between them by virtue of incorporated tag sequences. We were thus able to increase probe complexity to 124, with very uniform product yields and signals that have a low coefficient of variance. The assay designed was used to screen the largest set studied so far (249 patients) of unrelated Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cases from the Chinese population. In a blind study we correctly assigned 98% of the genotypes and detected rearrangements in 181 cases (73%); i.e., 163 deletions (65%), 13 duplications (5%), and five complex rearrangements (2%). Although this value is significantly higher for Chinese patients than previously reported, it is similar to that found for other populations. The location of the rearrangements (76% in the major deletion hotspot) is also in agreement with other findings. The 96-well flow-through microarray system used in this research provides high-throughput and speed; hybridization can be completed in 5 to 30 minutes. Since array processing and data analysis are fully automated, array-MLPA should be easy to implement in a standard diagnostic laboratory. The universal array can be used to analyze any tag-modified MLPA probe set.
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- Fanyi Zeng
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, PR China
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Chander S, Guo YQ, Yang XH, Zhang J, Lu XQ, Yan JB, Song TM, Rocheford TR, Li JS. Using molecular markers to identify two major loci controlling carotenoid contents in maize grain. Theor Appl Genet 2008; 116:223-33. [PMID: 17960357 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-007-0661-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/25/2007] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Maize is an important source of pro-vitamin A; beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin, and the non-pro-vitamin A carotenoids including lutein and zeaxanthin. In the present study, a recombinant inbred (RI) population with 233 RI lines derived from a cross between By804 and B73 was employed to detect QTL for these nutritionally important components in maize grain. High Performance Liquid Chromatography was used to measure amounts of individual carotenoids over 2 years. A genetic linkage map was constructed with 201 molecular markers. In all, 31 putative QTL including 23 for individual and 8 for total carotenoids were detected on chromosome(s) 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10. The notable aspect of this study was that much of the phenotypic variation in contents of carotenoids could be explained by two loci (y1 and y9), and the QTL for carotenoids elucidated the interrelationships among these compounds at the molecular level. A gene targeted marker (Y1ssr) in the candidate gene phytoene synthase 1 (psy1) tightly linked to a major QTL explaining 6.6-27.2% phenotypic variation for levels of carotenoids was identified, which may prove useful to expedite breeding for higher level of carotenoids in maize grain. This functionally characterized gene (psy1) could also be exploited for further development of functional marker for carotenoids in maize. The QTL cluster located at y9 locus may also be used for pyramiding favorable alleles controlling contents of carotenoids from diverse maize germplasm.
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- Subhash Chander
- National Maize Improvement Center of China, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian, 100094 Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Jiao F, Yan JB, Yang XY, Li H, Wang Q, Huang SZ, Zeng F, Zeng YT. Effect of oocyte mitochondrial DNA haplotype on bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer efficiency. Mol Reprod Dev 2007; 74:1278-86. [PMID: 17290429 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The development capability of reconstructed bovine embryos via ovum pick-up (OPU)-somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technique has been influenced by the maternal lineage of oocyte cytoplasm, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Since mitochondria are the richest maternal-inherited organelle, in this study, we intended to clarify the effect of mtDNA haplotypes on cloning efficiency. By PCR-RFLP method, we identified mtDNA haplotypes A and B, differing in six restriction sites. Reconstructed embryos with haplotype A cytoplast achieved better fusion and blastocyst formation rate (64.6% and 39.4%), as compared with haplotype B (53.6% and 26.3%; P < 0.05). To further evaluate the role of mitochondria, the quantity of mtDNA, ATP content, and mRNA level of mtDNA-encoded COXI, COXIII in both oocytes were measured. Our data indicated that mtDNA copy number in haplotype A oocyte was significantly higher than that in haplotype B oocyte, both at the GV (10(5.03 +/- 0.69) vs. 10(4.81 +/- 0.86) copies/oocyte) and MII stages (10(5.31 +/- 0.71) vs. 10(5.13 +/- 0.63) copies/oocyte; logarithmically transformed values; P < 0.05). ATP content in type A oocyte was also greater at the GV (1.67 +/- 0.09 vs. 1.27 +/- 0.1 pmol) and MII stages (5.18 +/- 0.07 vs. 2.68 +/- 0.03 pmol; P < 0.05). Similarly, the mRNA expression level of mtDNA-encoded COXI and COXIII in haplotype A oocyte was significantly higher comparing to haplotype B oocyte (3.3 +/- 2.0 x 10(3) vs. 0.68 +/- 0.45 x 10(3); 24.9 +/- 10.5 x 10(3) vs. 9.4 +/- 3.3 x 10(3), respectively; P < 0.05). The data suggest that mitochondrial structure, quantity, and function may significantly affect the developmental competence of reconstructed embryos.
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- Fei Jiao
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Yang XY, Li H, Ma QW, Yan JB, Zhao JG, Li HW, Shen HQ, Liu HF, Huang Y, Huang SZ, Zeng YT, Zeng F. Improved efficiency of bovine cloning by autologous somatic cell nuclear transfer. Reproduction 2006; 132:733-9. [PMID: 17071774 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.01118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been used for the cloning of various mammals. However, the rates of successful, healthy birth are generally poor. To improve cloning efficiency, we report the utilization of an ‘autologous SCNT’ cloning technique in which the somatic nucleus of a female bovine donor is transferred to its own enucleated oocyte recovered by ovum pick up, in contrast to the routine ‘allogeneic SCNT’ procedure using oocytes from unrelated females. Our results showed that embryos derived from autologous SCNThave significantly higher developmental competence than those derived from allogeneic SCNT, especiallyat the eight-cell (60 vs 44%), morula (45 vs 36%), and blastocyst (38 vs 23%) stages. The pregnancy and birth rates were also higher for the autologous (39 and 23%), compared to the allogeneic (22 and 6%) SCNT groups. Genome-wide histone3-lysine9 methylation profiles reveal that autologous SCNTembryos have less epigenetic defects than the allogeneic SCNTembryos. This study indicates that autologous SCNT can improve the efficiency of bovine cloning with less reprogramming deficiency.
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- Xiao-Yu Yang
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 24/1400 West Beijing Road, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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Yan JB, Wang S, Huang WY, Xiao YP, Ren ZR, Huang SZ, Zeng YT. Transgenic mice can express mutant human coagulation factor IX with higher level of clotting activity. Biochem Genet 2006; 44:349-60. [PMID: 17028784 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-006-9034-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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To improve the available values of transgenic animals, we produced a mutant human coagulation factor IX minigene (including cDNA and intron I) with arginine at 338 changed to alanine (R338A-hFIX) by using a direct mutation technique. The R338A-hFIX minigene was then cloned into a plasmid carrying the goat beta-casein promoter to get a mammary gland-specific expression vector. The clotting activity in the supernatant of the transfected HC-11 cells increased to approximately three times more than that of wild-type hFIX. Nine transgenic mice (three females and six males) were produced, and the copy number of the foreign gene was very different, ranging from 1 to 43 in different lines. ELISA, Western blot, and clotting assay experiments showed that the transgenic mice could express R338A-hFIX, showing higher average levels of clotting activity than wild-type hFIX in the milk (103.76% vs. 49.95%). The highest concentration and clotting activity of hFIX reached 26 mug/mL and 1287% in one founder (F(0)-7), which was over 10 times higher than that in human plasma. Furthermore, RT-PCR, APTT assay, and histological analysis indicated that hFIX was expressed specifically in the mammary gland without affecting the intrinsic coagulation pathway and physiologic performance of the local tissue.
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- Jing-Bin Yan
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 24/1400 West Beijing Road, Shanghai, PR China
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Yan JB. [The current feature of the study on human coagulation factor IX mutant]. Yi Chuan 2005; 27:833-8. [PMID: 16257919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Hemophilia B is an X-linked bleeding disease, caused by the mutations of human coagulation factor IX (hFIX) gene located in chromosome X. It results in a dramatic decline of hFIX quantity or clotting activity in plasma, and the intrinsic clotting pathway is affected seriously. In this article, the structure and function of hFIX gene as well as the protein encoded by this gene were reviewed. Various types of hFIX mutants found in hemophilia B were also described, including the mutations caused by founder effects, mutations in regulatory region, coding region, splicing sites of introns and two other special mutations. Meanwhile, the biological effects of the mutations described above were discussed. Finally, a mutation type (Arg-->Ala at point 338) that can increase the clotting activity of hFIX as well as the potential application was briefly introduced.
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- Jing-Bin Yan
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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Zeng F, Chen MJ, Huang WY, Yan JB, Xiao YP, Gong ZJ, Ren ZR, Huang SZ. In utero transplantation of human hematopoetic stem cells into fetal goats under B-type ultrasonographic scan: an experimental model for the study of potential prenatal therapy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2005; 118:170-3. [PMID: 15653198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Revised: 04/02/2004] [Accepted: 05/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Using fetal goats as animal models, to establish the methodology of in utero transplantation of human hematopoeitic stem cell (HSC) under B-scan ultrasonographic guidance for prenatal therapy. STUDY DESIGN Human HSC were directly injected into the peritoneal cavities of the recipient fetal goats at 45-55 days of gestation (term: 145 days) under the guidance of B-type ultrasound scan. After birth, the peripheral blood was collected for fluorescence assisted cell sorting (FACS), quantitative real-time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect and analyze the presence of human cells in the recipients. RESULTS The 32 recipients were born alive except one miscarriage. To test for the presence of human-goat chimeras, cells from 13 randomly selected transplanted goats were collected. FACS analyses showed the presence of human cells in all the transplanted goats tested. The average proportion of CD34+ cells and GPA+(glycophorin A) cells in the peripheral blood were 1.34 +/- 1.10% and 2.80 +/- 2.10%, respectively. No CD34+ or GPA+ cells were found in the non-transplanted goats tested. The results of the quantitative real-time PCR in three engraftment goats were 1.2 x 10(4), 2.9 x 10(4), and 3.2 x 10(4) copies of human GPA DNA per mug of genomic DNA. FISH experiments showed that cells containing human specific alpha-satellite DNA sequence were present in the peripheral blood of the transplanted goats. CONCLUSIONS The method described herein is safe and reliable, with low miscarriage risk and high chimerism rate. This approach may provide a promising animal model for potential prenatal treatment.
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- Fanyi Zeng
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 24/1400 West Beijing Road, Shanghai 200040, PR China
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Liu FT, Yan JB, Ren ZR, Huang SZ, Zeng YT. [Mammary gland dual-expression construct containing prolactin and foreign DNAs can promote the expression of foreign proteins in mammary cells]. Yi Chuan 2004; 26:567-73. [PMID: 15640063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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To investigate the feasibility in the promotion of the expression of foreign proteins, such as human lactinferrin (hLF) and thrombopoietin (TPO), in the transgenic animals-mammary gland bioreactor by bovine prolactin (bPRL), two types of mammary gland dual-expression vectors containing bPRL and foreign DNAs were constructed. In one type of vector, both foreign and bPRL DNAs were linked by internal ribosome entry site (IRES) which shared one goat 6.7 kb of beta-casein promoter; while in the other type of vector, the transcriptions of the foreign gene as well as bPRL were respectively directed by 6.7 kb goat beta-casein promoter and 2.0 kb of goat beta-casein promoter. After transfection of the vectors with lipofectin method, the expression of foreign proteins were measured by RT-PCR as well as ELISA assay. The results showed that bPRL could obviously promote the expression of foreign proteins (hLF and TPO) in cultured cells. The hLF expression level was increased from 12.6 microg/L to 18.4 microg/L and 37.2 microg/L in the COS-7 cells (African green monkey kidney cell) (P<0.05), and from 13.7 microg/L to 20.7 microg/L and 19.9 microg/L in the HC-11 cells (epithelial cell of mouse mammary gland) (P<0.05) by two vectors, respectively. TPO expression level was increased from 572 ng/L to 1340 ng/L in the COS-7 cell (P<0.05), and from 783 ng/L to 1040 ng/L in the HC-11 cell (P<0.05) by the vector which have two promoters. This work indicate that bovine prolactin can effectively increase the expression of foreign genes in mammal cells.
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- Feng-Tao Liu
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200 040, China.
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Jia CP, Huang SZ, Yan JB, Xiao YP, Ren ZR, Zeng YT. Effects of human locus control region elements HS2 and HS3 on human β-globin gene expression in transgenic mouse. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2003; 31:360-9. [PMID: 14636653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2003.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The locus control region (LCR) is the most important cis-element in the regulation of beta-globin gene expression. DNaseI-hypersensitive site (HS) 2 and HS3 are two significant components of beta-LCR. To examine the effect of HS2, HS3, and HS2-HS3 (combination of HS2 and HS3) on the spatial and temporal expression of the human beta-globin gene, we have produced transgenic mice with constructs, in which the gene encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) is driven by beta-globin promoter and under the control of HS2, HS3, and HS2-HS3, respectively. The results showed that HS2 and HS3 each had the same enhancement activity in regulation of beta-globin gene expression in transgenic mice. When HS2 and HS3 were in combination (HS2-HS3), the two cis-elements showed a marked synergy in regulating beta-globin gene spatial and temporal expression as well as its expression level in transgenic mice although the EGFP expression varied largely among different transgenic mouse litters. The results also showed that HS2 was able to confer beta-globin gene expression in embryonic yolk sac, fetal liver, and adult bone marrow, which was not developmentally stage-specific, while HS3 could confer the same beta-globin gene expression in the adult. Thus, HS3 was different from HS2, the former being more important for specific expression of beta-globin gene in the developmental stages and the switch of gamma-->beta-globin genes. Our results indicate that the mechanism of gamma-->beta switch could be best explained by the "divided model."
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- Chun-Ping Jia
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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Gao JJ, Yan JB, Huang Y, Zeng YT. [Goat beta-lactoglobulin gene cloning and high expression in the mammary gland of transgenic mice]. Yi Chuan 2003; 25:499-503. [PMID: 15639917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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To clone goat beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) gene,two fragments were amplified from goat genomic DNA by LD-PCR method. The fragments were inserted in T-vectors before being spliced into the whole 7.2 kb BLG gene at a single restriction enzyme site of NarI. Consequently, the eukaryotic expression vector was constructed. All the clones were proved to be correct by restriction enzyme cutting and sequencing analysis. Six Founders (3 male symbol, 3 female symbol) of goat BLG transgenic mice were obtained by microinjection and BLG genes integration were confirmed by both PCR and Southern blot analyses. The milk was collected from two lactating female transgenic mice and goat BLG protein contents were measured with ELISA. The results showed that goat BLG protein in milk of the two mice were 23.49 mg/mL and 2.19 mg/mL, respectively.
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- Jian-Jun Gao
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Wang ML, Yan JB, Xiao YP, Ren ZR, Huang SZ, Zeng YT. A chimeric mouse model established by allogenic in utero transplantation. Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2003; 30:289-94. [PMID: 12812049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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In utero stem cells transplantation is a promising approach to the prenatal treatment of diseases. In order to investigate the fate of the stem cells after in utero transplantation, we have established a chimeric mouse model with the method of in utero transplantation. Mononuclear cells (including stem cells/progenitor cells) derived from male mouse bone marrow were injected into fetal mouse peritoneal cavity during the pre-immune period. The donor cells in the circulatory blood of female recipients were identified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and the Y-chromosome specific DNA was detected by PCR as well as real-time quantitative PCR after the recipient mice were born. The results showed that a total of 4 female recipient mice were chimeric in their peripheral blood. Significantly, the donor cells in three chimeric mice persisted up to six months.
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- Mo-Lin Wang
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Communication University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Yan JB, Xiao YP, Fang YD, Xi Y, Huang WY, Huang Y. [The study on the stable inheritance and expression of foreign gene in transgenic mice]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2002; 18:758-60. [PMID: 12674651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Two transgenic mouse strains, in which the expression of human factor IX (hFIX) in the milk were different significantly, were bred, and the foreign gene integration as well as the content of hFIX in the milk were detected by PCR, Southern blot, FISH and ELISA, respectively. The results showed that approximately 50% offsprings were transgenic positive. Foreign gene integrated in mouse chromosomes was intact. The hFIX expression of each mouse in the same strain was different, the content of hFIX in the milk was (43.32 +/- 5.41) microgram/mL in FIX-33 transgenic strain and (1.16 +/- 0.45) microgram/mL in FIX-124 transgenic strain. Meanwhile, the hFIX gene expression between the two strains was different remarkably (P < 0.01). We conclude that the characteristics of inheritance and expression in the founder were able to be transferred to their offsprings stably.
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- Jing-Bin Yan
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China. or
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Cao X, Wang Q, Yan JB, Yang FK, Huang SZ, Zeng YT. [Molecular cloning and analysis of bovine prolactin full-long genomic as well as cDNA sequences]. Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2002; 29:768-73. [PMID: 12561222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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In this report, a full-length sequence of bovine prolactin (bPRL) genomic DNA with 9388 bp, which has been accepted by GenBank (Accession Number: AF426315), was firstly cloned by Long PCR procedures. This sequence consists of 5 exons, 4 introns, 854 bp of 5' upstream regulatory region and 69 bp of 3' UTR. Accession number of protein encoded by AF426315 sequence in GenBank is AAL28075 that is composed of 229 amino acid residues, in which signal sequence resides in 1-30 sites and mature polypeptide consists of 199 amino acid residues. The recombinant plasmid containing bPRL genomic DNA was then transfected into eukaryotic cells (COS-7), followed by RT-PCR procedure. An 804 bp of bPRL cDNA containing all the encoding region was obtained, indicating that the bPRL genomic DNA reported herein had its biological function at the transcriptional level. Results derived from information searching by Blast program revealed that there were various SNP sites in the sequences of bPRL mRNAs and ESTs collected in GenBank, which located mainly in downstream encoding region and 3' UTR. These SNP sites did not alter the related amino acids encoded. In addition, mRNA sequences encoding 5' signal sequence of bPRL gene was highly conserve.
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- Xin Cao
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
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Huang Z, Yan JB, Huang Y, Sun Q, Xiao YP, Huang Y, Zeng YT. [High expression of human FIX(hFIX) in transgenic mice directed by goat beta-casein gene promoter]. Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2002; 29:206-11. [PMID: 12182072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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To probe the feasibility of efficient production of human clotting factor IX(hFIX) with the approach of mammary gland bioreactor of transgenic animals, we constructed hFIX mammary gland expression vector containing promoter, exon 1, intron 1 and exon 2 of the goat beta-casein gene about 6.7 kb fragment as well as full-length of hFIX cDNA and its modified intron 1 sequence. By using transgenic products and 12 transgenic founders (9 female, 3 male) were produced, and the integration rate thus was 11.2%. ELISA assay and Western blot showed that the milk of 8 female transgenic mice had hFIX expression with high clotting activities. The highest hFIX expression in the milk of one transgenic mouse reached 52.9 mg/L, and the highest clotting activity of the transgene milk was 279.2%. FISH experiments indicated that hFIX DNA was integrated in different chromosomes in different mice. This result indicated that the hFIX mammary gland expression vector based on the goat beta-casein promoter can efficiently direct high expression of hFIX gene in the milk of transgenic mice, which maintained high clotting activity.
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- Zan Huang
- Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
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Xu HS, Yan JB. Conservative management of spontaneous ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma. Am Surg 1994; 60:629-33. [PMID: 8030822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Because most emergent surgical operations for patients with spontaneous ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) achieved hemostasis only, a conservative approach was chosen for management of initial bleeding in our institute. Elective surgery was performed in selected patients to attempt resection of the HCC after stabilization of the hemorrhage. From 1971, 68 of 87 patients with ruptured HCC received the conservative treatment, and 19 were treated by emergent surgery during the same period. Overall, one week and one month mortality rates were 26.5 per cent, 48.5 per cent in the conservative group, and 31.6 per cent, 47.4 per cent in the emergent operative group, respectively. Two patients in the emergent operative group underwent partial hepatectomy for a resectability of 10.5 per cent. Fifteen patients in the conservative group received elective laparotomy 1-3 weeks after control of the initial bleeding. Six underwent partial hepatectomy with a resectability of 40.0 per cent. In conclusion, conservative management is an effective approach for control of intraperitoneal hemorrhage in patients with ruptured HCC. Elective surgery on selected patients after hemostasis will increase the cancer resection rate in patients who undergo laparotomy and will give a better life expectancy than emergent laparotomy in patients with ruptured HCC.
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- H S Xu
- Department of Surgery, Guangxi Medical University, First Teaching Hospital, Nanning, China
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Qu D, Yan JB. An experimental study of normothermic abdominal aorta clamping in dogs: I. The safe time limit and syndromes after abdominal aorta clamping. J Tongji Med Univ 1988; 8:243-8. [PMID: 3249354 DOI: 10.1007/bf02887900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Qu D, Yan JB. [An experimental study after abdominal aorta clamping in animals under normothermic conditions]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1986; 24:335-7, 381-2. [PMID: 3816431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Yan JB. [Analysis of the effect of camptothecin as an adjunct treatment of primary liver cancer (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1980; 18:361-2. [PMID: 6254736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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