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Su S, Long P, Zhang Q, Wen M, Han Z, Zhou F, Ke J, Wan X, Ho CT, Zhang L. Chemical, sensory and biological variations of black tea under different drying temperatures. Food Chem 2024; 446:138827. [PMID: 38402772 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138827] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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As the final processing step, drying temperature between 90 and 140 ℃ is usually applied to terminate enzymatic activities and improve sensory characteristics of black tea. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based non-targeted and targeted metabolomics analyses combined in vitro biological assays were adopted to investigate the chemical and biological variations after drying. Fifty-nine differentially expressed metabolites including several hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives and pyroglutamic acid-glucose Amadori rearrangement products (ARPs) were identified, the latter of which was correspondingly accumulated with increasing temperature. The levels of theaflavins (TFs), thearubigins (TRs), monosaccharides and free amino acids gradually decreased with increasing temperature. Furthermore, the bioassays of black tea showed that drying under 110 ℃ provided the highest antioxidant capacities, but the inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase and α-amylase were decreasing along with increasing drying temperature. These results are valuable for optimizing drying process to obtain superior sensory properties and preserve bioactivities of black tea.
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- Shengxiao Su
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Huang D, Zheng D, Sun C, Fu M, Wu Y, Wang H, Yu J, Yang Y, Li Y, Wan X, Chen Q. Combined multi-omics approach to analyze the flavor characteristics and formation mechanism of gabaron green tea. Food Chem 2024; 445:138620. [PMID: 38382249 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138620] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Gabaron green tea (GAGT) has unique flavor and health benefits through the special anaerobic treatment. However, how this composite processing affects the aroma formation of GAGT and the regulatory mechanism was rarely reported. This study used nontargeted metabolomics and molecular sensory science to overlay screen differential metabolites and key aroma contributors. The potential regulatory mechanism of anaerobic treatment on the aroma formation of GAGT was investigated by transcriptomics and correlation analyses. Five volatiles: benzeneacetaldehyde, nonanal, geraniol, linalool, and linalool oxide III, were screened as target metabolites. Through the transcriptional-level differential genes screening and analysis, some CsERF transcription factors in the ethylene signaling pathway were proposed might participate the response to the anaerobic treatment. They might regulate the expression of related genes in the metabolic pathway of the target metabolites thus affecting the GAGT flavor. The findings of this study provide novel information on the flavor and its formation of GAGT.
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- Dongzhu Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Hu W, Wen M, Han Z, Gao XL, Ke JP, Zhu M, Wei X, Cheng Y, Wan X, Shao Y, Zhang L. Revealing the variances in color formation and bioactivities of seven catechin monomers throughout the enzymatic reaction by colorimetric and mass spectrometry. Food Res Int 2024; 184:114266. [PMID: 38609242 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114266] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The capacity differences of seven catechin monomers to produce colors after treating with catechin-free extract were investigated. After 240-min reaction, only (-)-epicatechin (EC) and (+)-catechin (C) presented obvious luminous red color with L* values of 63.32-71.73, a* values of 37.13-46.44, and b* values of 65.64-69.99. Meanwhile, the decrease rate of EC and C was 43.52 %-50.35 %, which were significantly lower than those of other catechin monomers (85.91 %-100 %). The oxidized products of catechin monomers were analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry coupled with diode array detector, wherein dehydro-dimers and -trimers (oxidative coupling products of catechins' A-B ring) were found to be the major chromogenic compounds of EC and C. Additionally, the antioxidant capacity of catechin monomers only decreased after 30-min reaction, while along with further enzymatic reaction, catechin monomers presented comparable oxyradical scavenging ability (e.g., the DPPH inhibitory rates of catechin monomers were in the range of 24.42 %-50.77 %) to vitamin C (positive control, DPPH inhibitory rate was 27.66 %). Meanwhile, the inhibitory effects of most catechin monomers on α-glucosidase were enhanced in different degrees. These results provided basis for the development of enzymatically-oxidized catechin monomers as functional food color additives.
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- Wei Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Zhejiang Skyherb Biotechnology Inc., Huzhou 313000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Zhejiang Skyherb Biotechnology Inc., Huzhou 313000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Wang Z, Li H, Jiang C, Liu W, Zhang S, Zhou Y, Liu K, Xiao Y, Hou R, Wan X, Liu Y. Mn-modified porphyrin metal-organic framework mediated colorimetric and photothermal dual-channel probe for sensitive detection of organophosphorus pesticides. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:1060-1069. [PMID: 38335790 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.062] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Herein, a novel dual-mode probe for organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) colorimetric and photothermal detection was developed based on manganese modified porphyrin metal-organic framework (PCN-224-Mn). PCN-224-Mn had excellent oxidase-like activity and oxidized colorless 3,3,5,5-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to blue-green oxidation state TMB (oxTMB), which exhibited high temperature under near-infrared irradiation. l-ascorbate-2-phosphate was hydrolyzed by acid phosphatase to produce ascorbic acid, which weakened colorimetric and photothermal signals by impacting oxTMB generation. The presence of OPs blocked the production of ascorbic acid by irreversibly inhibiting the activity of acid phosphatase, causing the restoration of chromogenic reaction and the increase of temperature. Under the optimal conditions, the probe showed a good linear response to OPs in the concentration range of 5 ∼ 10000 ng/mL, using glyphosate as the analog. The detection limits of glyphosate in colorimetric mode and photothermal mode were 1.47 ng/mL and 2.00 ng/mL, respectively. The probe was successfully used for sensitive identification of OPs residues in tea, brown rice, and wheat flour. This work proposes a simple and reliable colorimetric/photothermal platform for OPs identification, which overcomes the problem that single-mode detection probes are susceptible to external factors, and has broad application potential in the field of food safety.
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- Zheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Jianghuai Agricultural Product Fine Processing and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Li M, Zhou S, Lv H, Cai M, Wan X, Lu H, Shui R, Yang W. FOXC1 and SOX10 in Estrogen Receptor-Low Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer: Potential Biomarkers for the Basal-like Phenotype Prediction. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2024; 148:461-470. [PMID: 37406289 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0370-oa] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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CONTEXT.— Breast cancer with low (1%-10%) estrogen receptor (ER) expression (ER-low positive) constitutes a small portion of invasive breast cancers, and the treatment strategy for these tumors remains debatable. OBJECTIVE.— To characterize the features and outcomes of ER-low positive patients, and clarify the clinical significance of FOXC1 and SOX10 expression in ER-low positive/HER2-negative tumors. DESIGN.— Among 9082 patients diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer, the clinicopathologic features of those with ER-low positive breast cancer were characterized. FOXC1 and SOX10 mRNA levels were analyzed in ER-low positive/HER2-negative cases from public data sets. The expression of FOXC1 and SOX10 in ER-low positive/HER2-negative tumors was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS.— The clinicopathologic study of ER-low positive tumors indicated more aggressive characteristics compared with those tumors with ER >10%, while they had more overlapping features with ER-negative tumors irrespective of the HER2 status. The intrinsic molecular subtype of ER-low positive cases with high FOXC1 and SOX10 mRNA expression was more likely to be nonluminal. Among the ER-low positive/HER2-negative tumors, 56.67% (51 of 90) and 36.67% (33 of 90) were positive for FOXC1 and SOX10, respectively, which was significantly positively correlated with CK5/6 expression. In addition, the survival analysis demonstrated no significant difference between patients who received and who did not receive endocrine therapy. CONCLUSIONS.— ER-low positive breast cancers biologically overlap more with ER-negative tumors. ER-low positive/HER2-negative cases demonstrate a high rate of FOXC1 or SOX10 expression, and these cases might be better categorized as a basal-like phenotype/subtype. FOXC1 and SOX10 testing may be used for the intrinsic phenotype prediction for ER-low positive/HER2-negative patients.
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- Ming Li
- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
- the Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Li, Zhou, Lv, Cai, Wan, Lu, Shui, Yang)
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Zhang K, Huang J, Wang D, Wan X, Wang Y. Covalent polyphenols-proteins interactions in food processing: formation mechanisms, quantification methods, bioactive effects, and applications. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1371401. [PMID: 38510712 PMCID: PMC10951110 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1371401] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Proteins and polyphenols are abundant in the daily diet of humans and their interactions influence, among other things, the texture, flavor, and bioaccessibility of food. There are two types of interactions between them: non-covalent interactions and covalent interactions, the latter being irreversible and more powerful. In this review, we systematically summarized advances in the investigation of possible mechanism underlying covalent polyphenols-proteins interaction in food processing, effect of different processing methods on covalent interaction, methods for characterizing covalent complexes, and impacts of covalent interactions on protein structure, function and nutritional value, as well as potential bioavailability of polyphenols. In terms of health promotion of the prepared covalent complexes, health effects such as antioxidant, hypoglycemic, regulation of intestinal microbiota and regulation of allergic reactions have been summarized. Also, the possible applications in food industry, especially as foaming agents, emulsifiers and nanomaterials have also been discussed. In order to offer directions for novel research on their interactions in food systems, nutritional value, and health properties in vivo, we considered the present challenges and future perspectives of the topic.
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- Kangyi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Joint Research Center for Food Nutrition and Health of IHM, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- New-style Industrial Tea Beverage Green Manufacturing Joint Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Joint Research Center for Food Nutrition and Health of IHM, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- New-style Industrial Tea Beverage Green Manufacturing Joint Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Joint Research Center for Food Nutrition and Health of IHM, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- New-style Industrial Tea Beverage Green Manufacturing Joint Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Wang X, Cao J, Cheng X, Liu X, Zhu W, Li Y, Wan X, Chen S, Liu L. UV-B application during the aeration process improves the aroma characteristics of oolong tea. Food Chem 2024; 435:137585. [PMID: 37776653 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137585] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Solar withering is essential for the aroma formation of oolong tea, but due to the rainy and humid weather in plantation areas, solar withering became insufficient which seriously limits high-grade oolong tea production. This study aims to investigate ultraviolet B (UV-B) effects on the aroma characteristics of oolong tea and its feasibility in improving tea aroma quality. Sensory evaluation, odorant quantitation, and aroma characteristic analysis suggested UV-B application during the aeration process provided similar effects as solar withering in improving the aroma quality of oolong tea. UV-B application significantly increased fruity and floral odorants (4-hexanolide, α-farnesene, and β-ocimene by 44%, 74%, and 37%, respectively), and decreased green and fatty odorants (hexanal, (E)-2-octenal, and (Z)-4-heptenal by 42%, 45%, and 27%, respectively). These indicate UV-B is crucial for the flowery and fruity aroma formation of oolong tea, which can be potentially applied to oolong tea production, especially under unsunny weather.
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- Xiaohui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Chang M, Sun Y, Fang K, Fu M, Ma J, Gao Y, Chen Q, Liu L, Zhang Z, Wan X, Sun J. CsMYB73 negatively regulates theanine accumulation mediated by CsGGT2 and CsGGT4 in tea shoots ( Camellia sinensis). Hortic Res 2024; 11:uhae012. [PMID: 38464471 PMCID: PMC10923645 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Theanine metabolism is a necessary biological process during the planting and production of tea that determines tea quality. There is currently little knowledge about the transcriptional regulation of theanine metabolism in tea plants. In this study, we demonstrated that γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase CsGGT4, as a homologous protein of the theanine hydrolase CsGGT2, exhibited a higher theanine synthesis catalytic efficiency. Homology modeling and molecular docking showed that differential protein structures between CsGGT2 and CsGGT4 implied their different biological functions in tea plants. Theanine content correlated significantly with the expression of CsGGT2, CsGGT4 and the transcription factor CsMYB73 in tea shoots from different seasons. Additionally, CsMYB73 was confirmed to act as a nucleus-localized transcription factor (TF), directly interacts with the CsGGT2 and CsGGT4 promoters, serving as an activator of CsGGT2 and a suppressor of CsGGT4. Consequently, this leads to a negative association with theanine accumulation in tea shoots. Furthermore, the continuous increase in CsMYB73 produced a significantly increase in CsGGT2 expression and inhibited CsGGT4 expression. The present study reveals that the degradation of theanine has been observed to increase, concomitantly with the inhibition of theanine synthesis, resulting in a significant decline in the accumulation of theanine in tea shoots during the process of seasonal greening in 'Huangkui' leaves. This study contributes to the broader comprehension of the intricate transcriptional regulatory hierarchy that governs the metabolism of theanine in tea shoots, offering novel approaches for managing tea plantations and enhancing tea quality.
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- Manman Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
- College of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City 230036, Anhui Province, China
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Han M, Lin S, Zhu B, Tong W, Xia E, Wang Y, Yang T, Zhang S, Wan X, Liu J, Niu Q, Zhu J, Bao S, Zhang Z. Dynamic DNA Methylation Regulates Season-Dependent Secondary Metabolism in the New Shoots of Tea Plants. J Agric Food Chem 2024; 72:3984-3997. [PMID: 38357888 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08568] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Plant secondary metabolites are critical quality-conferring compositions of plant-derived beverages, medicines, and industrial materials. The accumulations of secondary metabolites are highly variable among seasons; however, the underlying regulatory mechanism remains unclear, especially in epigenetic regulation. Here, we used tea plants to explore an important epigenetic mark DNA methylation (5mC)-mediated regulation of plant secondary metabolism in different seasons. Multiple omics analyses were performed on spring and summer new shoots. The results showed that flavonoids and theanine metabolism dominated in the metabolic response to seasons in the new shoots. In summer new shoots, the genes encoding DNA methyltransferases and demethylases were up-regulated, and the global CG and CHG methylation reduced and CHH methylation increased. 5mC methylation in promoter and gene body regions influenced the seasonal response of gene expression; the amplitude of 5mC methylation was highly correlated with that of gene transcriptions. These differentially methylated genes included those encoding enzymes and transcription factors which play important roles in flavonoid and theanine metabolic pathways. The regulatory role of 5mC methylation was further verified by applying a DNA methylation inhibitor. These findings highlight that dynamic DNA methylation plays an important role in seasonal-dependent secondary metabolism and provide new insights for improving tea quality.
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- Mengxue Han
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- College of Tea Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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Gao Q, Tong W, Li F, Wang Y, Wu Q, Wan X, Xia E. TPIA2: an updated tea plant information archive for Camellia genomics. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:D1661-D1667. [PMID: 37650644 PMCID: PMC10767884 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad701] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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The genus Camellia consists of about 200 species, which include many economically important species widely used for making tea, ornamental flowers and edible oil. Here, we present an updated tea plant information archive for Camellia genomics (TPIA2; http://tpia.teaplants.cn) by integrating more novel large-scale genomic, transcriptomic, metabolic and genetic variation datasets as well as a variety of useful tools. Specifically, TPIA2 hosts all currently available and well assembled 10 Camellia genomes and their comprehensive annotations from three major sections of Camellia. A collection of 15 million SNPs and 950 950 small indels from large-scale genome resequencing of 350 diverse tea accessions were newly incorporated, followed by the implementation of a novel 'Variation' module to facilitate data retrieval and analysis of the functionally annotated variome. Moreover, 116 Camellia transcriptomes were newly assembled and added, leading to a significant extension of expression profiles of Camellia genes to 13 developmental stages and eight abiotic/biotic treatments. An updated 'Expression' function has also been implemented to provide a comprehensive gene expression atlas for Camellia. Two novel analytic tools (e.g. Gene ID Convert and Population Genetic Analysis) were specifically designed to facilitate the data exchange and population genomics in Camellia. Collectively, TPIA2 provides diverse updated valuable genomic resources and powerful functions, and will continue to be an important gateway for functional genomics and population genetic studies in Camellia.
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- Qijuan Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Tea Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Afolabi LO, Bi J, Chen L, Yang X, Wan X. Suppression of protein quality control system by TRIM30a sensitises tumour cells to NK cell-mediated immune surveillance. Immunology 2024; 171:60-76. [PMID: 37753964 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13694] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Tumorigenesis entails circumventing cell-intrinsic regulatory mechanisms while avoiding extrinsic immune surveillance and other host defence systems. Nevertheless, how tumour cells' ability to eliminate misfolded proteins affects immune surveillance remains poorly understood. In this study, we find that overexpression of murine tripartite motif-containing protein 30a (TRIM30a) sensitises tumour cells to natural killer (NK) cells-mediated cytolysis. TRIM30a has no effect on tumour cell proliferation or apoptosis in vitro. However, TRIM30a-overexpressing tumour cells grow substantially slower than control tumour cells in immune-competent mice but not in NK cell-depleted mice. [Correction added on 04 October 2023, after first online publication: 'NK-depleted' has been changed to 'NK cell-depleted' in the preceding sentence.] Mechanistically, TRIM30a overexpression impedes the clearance of misfolded proteins and increases the production of reactive oxygen species induced by proteotoxic stress, implying that TRIM30a impairs protein quality control (PQC) systems in tumour cells. Furthermore, TRIM30a reduces expression of genes encoding proteasome subunits and antioxidant proteins. Our study demonstrates that TRIM30a is a potential tumour suppressor and immune modulator that promotes tumour cytolysis by NK cells, and suggests that an enhanced PQC and antioxidant capacity is an integral part of the immune escape mechanism during tumorigenesis.
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- Lukman O Afolabi
- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Shenzhen Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Niu H, Zhan K, Cheng X, Deng Y, Hou C, Zhao M, Peng C, Chen G, Hou R, Li D, Wan X, Cai H. Selenium foliar application contributes to decrease ratio of water-soluble fluoride and improve physio-biochemical components in tea leaves. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 266:115568. [PMID: 37832482 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115568] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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The tea plant accumulates elevated levels of fluoride (F) from environmental sources. Drinking tea containing high F levels poses a potential threat to human health. Selenium (Se) was applied by foliar spray to investigate its effects on F accumulation and physiology in tea plant. Foliar application of different forms of Se, i.e., Na2SeO3, Kappa-selenocarrageenan, Selenomethionine and Nanoselenium, reduced F content in tea leaves by 10.17 %-44.28 %, 16.12 %-35.41 %, 22.19 %-45.99 % and 22.24 %-43.82 %, respectively. Foliar spraying Se could increase F accumulation in pectin through increasing pectin content and pectin demethylesterification to bind more F in the cell wall, which decreased the proportion of water-soluble fluoride in tea leaves. Application of Se significantly decreased the contents of chromium (39.6 %-72.0 %), cadmium (48.3 %-84.4 %), lead (2.2 %-44.4 %) and copper (14.1 %-44.6 %) in tea leaves. Foliar spraying various forms of Se dramatically increased the Se content and was efficiently transformed into organic Se accounting for more than 80 % in tea leaves. All Se compounds increased peroxidase activity by 3.3 %-35.5 % and catalase activity by 2.6 %-99.4 %, reduced malondialdehyde content by 5.6 %-37.1 %, and increased the contents of chlorophyll by 0.65 %-31.8 %, carotenoids by 0.24 %-27.1 %, total catechins by 1.6 %-21.0 %, EGCG by 4.4 %-17.6 % and caffeine by 9.1 %-28.6 %. These results indicated that Se application could be served as a potential efficient and safe strategy diminishing the concentration of F in tea leaves.
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- Huiliang Niu
- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- School of Tea & Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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Tang X, Kan Z, Li N, Huang J, Zhang J, Thompson HJ, Gao F, Shen Y, Zhang L, Xie Z, Wan X, Wang Y. Mechanisms underlying large-leaf yellow tea mediated inhibition of cognitive impairment in the 5xFAD model of Alzheimer's disease. Phytomedicine 2023; 120:155030. [PMID: 37651754 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.155030] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides and hyperphosphorylated Tau proteins. Evidence indicates that AD and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) share pathophysiological characteristics, including impaired insulin sensitivity. Large-leaf yellow tea (LYT) has been widely recognized for its health benefits, and we previously found that LYT can improve peripheral insulin resistance. PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of LYT in the 5xFAD mouse model of AD. METHODS HPLC and spectrophotometric methods determined the chemical composition of the LYT extract. 5xFAD mice were treated with LYT supplementation (2 and 4 mg/ml) in drinking water for six months. Barnes and Y mazes were used to evaluate cognitive function, and the open field test assessed anxiety-like behavior. Immunofluorescence, silver, and Nissl staining were used to evaluate the pathological effects of LYT extract. A FRET-based assay assessed β-site APP cleavage enzyme 1 (BACE1) activity, ELISA measured Aβ levels in the brain, and Western blot analyses explored protein expression levels. RESULTS Our results revealed that LYT significantly attenuated memory impairment and anxiety levels and alleviated cerebral neural damage. A reduction of senile plaques was also observed in both the cortex and hippocampus. LYT significantly inhibited the activity of BACE1, which resulted in a lower Aβ protein level. In addition, LYT enhanced insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1)-mediated phosphorylation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase B (AKT), further suppressed glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β), and ultimately inhibited hyperphosphorylation of the protein Tau. The inhibitory effect of the LYT extract on the phosphorylation of Tau and BACE1 activity was dose-dependent. CONCLUSION LYT improves cognitive ability and reduces Aβ production by inhibiting BACE1 activity. Decreases of Tau protein hyperphosphorylation upon LYT treatment appear to be associated with the regulation of the IRS-1/PI3K/AKT/GSK3β axis. Thus, the findings of this study also provide new evidence that LYT regulates insulin signaling pathways within the central nervous system.
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- Xiaoyu Tang
- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Cancer Prevention Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, United States
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea & Food Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
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Qin C, Wang YL, Zhou JY, Wan X, Fan X. RAP80 Phase Separation at DNA Double-Strand Break Promotes BRCA1 Recruitment and Tumor Radio-Resistance. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S139-S140. [PMID: 37784356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) RAP80 has been characterized as a component of the BRCA1-A complex and is responsible for the recruitment of BRCA1 to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). However, we and others found that the recruitment of RAP80 and BRCA1 are not absolutely temporally synchronized, indicating that other mechanisms, apart from physical interaction, may be implicated. Recently, we and other groups have reported that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a pivotal mechanism underlying DNA repair factors condensation at DSBs and their function. In this study, we aim to disclose whether RAP80 undergoes LLPS at DSBs and whether it is required for BRCA1 recruitment. MATERIALS/METHODS To verify RAP80 is an LLPS protein and its function in DNA damage response (DDR): (1) candidate-mEGFP fusion protein formed condensates in cells and showed fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP); (2) candidate protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified with GST; (3) intrinsically disordered region (IDR) of RAP80 were predicted and tested in cell and in vitro; (4) lentivirus were used to construct RAP80-Knock out (KO) and RAP80 re-expression cell lines; (5) length gradient K63 poly-ubiquitin chains were chemically synthesized and incubated with RAP80 protein in vitro; (6) BRCA1 and RAP80 location were determined through immunofluorescence; (7) RAP80 protein expression in tissue was determined by IHC staining. RESULTS Thin layer scanning and 3D reconstruction of the RAP80-mEGFP-expressing cells under a fluorescence microscope showed that RAP80-mEGFP formed spherical condensates with fast FRAP. Observation of purified proteins revealed that GST-RAP80-mEGFP protein formed liquid-like droplets, presenting as a FRAP and the fusion event among adjacent droplets. PEG-8000 and Ficol-400 strengthened the formation of GST-RAP80-mEGFP droplets in vitro. Later, we used a previously developed optoIDR tool to verify that IDR1 (1-254aa) is critical for RAP80 LLPS. To investigate whether the interaction between RAP80 and K63 poly-ubiquitin chains could enhance the condensation of RAP80, we chemically synthesized K63 ubiquitin chains and incubated them with purified GST-RAP80-mCherry proteins. The results showed that supplementation of ubiquitin multipolymer (poly-ubiquitin) significantly induced the LLPS of RAP80, and the ability of RAP80 condensates formation potency was positively correlated with the length of the ubiquitin chain. Consistent with their LLPS capacity, RAP80-WT-mEGFP, RAP80-(IDR1+AIR)-mEGFP groups showed prominent BRCA1 foci, while RAP80-IDR1-mEGFP and RAP80-(SIM+UIM)-mEGFP groups showed delayed BRCA1 recruitment. In rectal cancer tissues, positive staining of the RAP80 protein was mainly observed in the nucleus of cancer cells and high RAP80 expression was correlated with a shorter overall survival time. CONCLUSION RAP80 undergoes LLPS to form liquid-like condensates at DSB sites, which is important for BRCA1 recruitment and enhances tumor radio-resistance.
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- C Qin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Jiang H, Zhang M, Yu F, Li X, Jin J, Zhou Y, Wang Q, Jing T, Wan X, Schwab W, Song C. A geraniol synthase regulates plant defense via alternative splicing in tea plants. Hortic Res 2023; 10:uhad184. [PMID: 37885816 PMCID: PMC10599320 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Geraniol is an important contributor to the pleasant floral scent of tea products and one of the most abundant aroma compounds in tea plants; however, its biosynthesis and physiological function in response to stress in tea plants remain unclear. The proteins encoded by the full-length terpene synthase (CsTPS1) and its alternative splicing isoform (CsTPS1-AS) could catalyze the formation of geraniol when GPP was used as a substrate in vitro, whereas the expression of CsTPS1-AS was only significantly induced by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Neopestalotiopsis sp. infection. Silencing of CsTPS1 and CsTPS1-AS resulted in a significant decrease of geraniol content in tea plants. The geraniol content and disease resistance of tea plants were compared when CsTPS1 and CsTPS1-AS were silenced. Down-regulation of the expression of CsTPS1-AS reduced the accumulation of geraniol, and the silenced tea plants exhibited greater susceptibility to pathogen infection than control plants. However, there was no significant difference observed in the geraniol content and pathogen resistance between CsTPS1-silenced plants and control plants in the tea plants infected with two pathogens. Further analysis showed that silencing of CsTPS1-AS led to a decrease in the expression of the defense-related genes PR1 and PR2 and SA pathway-related genes in tea plants, which increased the susceptibility of tea plants to pathogens infections. Both in vitro and in vivo results indicated that CsTPS1 is involved in the regulation of geraniol formation and plant defense via alternative splicing in tea plants. The results of this study provide new insights into geraniol biosynthesis and highlight the role of monoterpene synthases in modulating plant disease resistance via alternative splicing.
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- Hao Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- Biotechnology of Natural Products, Technische Universität München, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 1, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biolog and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China
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Feng LL, Bie SY, Wan X, Fan X, Wang YL. Ubiquitinated H2A.X-Induced RNF168 Condensation Promotes DNA Double-Strand Break Repair and Tumor Radioresistance. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e266-e267. [PMID: 37785012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Ubiquitination of histone is an essential process involved in DNA damage response (DSB) serving as scaffolds for DNA repair proteins, but how these factors are recruited so quickly and regulated in a spatiotemporal manner remains poorly understood. Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has recently emerged as a mechanism for membraneless condensation driven by multivalent interactions. In this study, we aimed to investigate the LLPS potential of RNF168, an E3 ligase essential for DSB repair, and the mechanism underlying its-mediated tumor radio-resistance. MATERIALS/METHODS The intrinsic disordered domain (IDR) of RNF168 was determined by the PONDR website. The LLPS properties were validated by droplet formation in vivo and in vitro. RNF168-mEGFP were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified with GST tag. The synthesized K63-linked ubiquitin chains were added to mimic the interactions between RNF168 and radiation-induced ubiquitinated-histone. Effects of RNF168 LLPS on downstream proteins were verified by immunofluorescence. RESULTS RNF168-mEGFP recombinant protein formed liquid-like droplets in vivo and co-localized with γ-H2A.X foci after irradiation. The droplet's fluorescence recovered quickly after photobleaching, which could be abolished by 1,6-hexanediol treatment or ATP deprivation. Purified RNF168-mEGFP protein also condensed in vitro, and the size and number of droplets were related to protein concentration, salt concentration, pH, and temperature. Condensation of RNF168 was dependent on the IDR (323-459 amino acid), and more importantly, enhanced by synthesized K63-linked ubiquitin chains. LLPS of RNF168 was required for recruitment of RNF168 to DSB and RNF168-mediated γ-H2A.X ubiquitination. LLPS deficiency of RNF168 resulted in decreased recruitment of 53BP1, BRCA1, and RAP80 proteins, resulting in impaired DSB repair and genomic instability. Notably, higher expression of RNF168 was correlated with a poorer response to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer patients. Finally, RNF168 condensate-induced tumor radioresistance was further verified in the xenograft model. CONCLUSION RNF168 undergoes LLPS at the DSB site, which is determined by both the IDR domain and the interaction with K63-linked ubiquitin chains. Radiation-induced RNF168 condensation accelerates the accumulation of RNF168 and promotes the recruitment of downstream effectors to DSB, resulting in enhanced DSB repair and tumor radioresistance.
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- L L Feng
- the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, China
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Feng Z, Li Y, Zhang P, Wang J, Xu Y, Feng Y, Zhai X, Yang X, Wan X, Yin J. Formation and isomerization of (Z)-methyl epijasmonate, the key contributor of the orchid-like aroma, during tea processing. Food Res Int 2023; 172:113186. [PMID: 37689937 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The elegant orchid-like fragrance of tea has always been tea processors and consumers' top priority. Controlling the production process is very important for tea aroma formation. This study aims to investigate the synthesis of (Z)-methyl epijasmonate (epi-MeJA), a key contributor to orchid-like aroma properties in tea, during tea processing. The changes in content of epi-MeJA were analysed during the processing of two tea varieties (Anxi Tieguanyin and Taiping Houkui) with typical orchid-like fragrance. It was found to be mainly synthesized and accumulated during tea processing, as fresh tea leaves contained little or even no epi-MeJA. Its content was positively correlated with the processing time in the enzyme active stages (before fixation). During the fixation stages, isomerization occurred due to high temperatures, with a degree of epimerization to the much less odor active isomer (Z)-methyl jasmonate. Isomerization could also occurred during the drying process, which is dominated by the drying temperature.
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- Zhihui Feng
- Tea Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Tea Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Tea Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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- Tea Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Adoptive cell therapies (ACTs) have existed for decades. From the initial infusion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to the subsequent specific enhanced T cell receptor (TCR)-T and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapies, many novel strategies for cancer treatment have been developed. Owing to its promising outcomes, CAR-T cell therapy has revolutionized the field of ACTs, particularly for hematologic malignancies. Despite these advances, CAR-T cell therapy still has limitations in both autologous and allogeneic settings, including practicality and toxicity issues. To overcome these challenges, researchers have focused on the application of CAR engineering technology to other types of immune cell engineering. Consequently, several new cell therapies based on CAR technology have been developed, including CAR-NK, CAR-macrophage, CAR-γδT, and CAR-NKT. In this review, we describe the development, advantages, and possible challenges of the aforementioned ACTs and discuss current strategies aimed at maximizing the therapeutic potential of ACTs. We also provide an overview of the various gene transduction strategies employed in immunotherapy given their importance in immune cell engineering. Furthermore, we discuss the possibility that strategies capable of creating a positive feedback immune circuit, as healthy immune systems do, could address the flaw of a single type of ACT, and thus serve as key players in future cancer immunotherapy.
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- Pengchao Zhang
- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China.
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China.
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Liu X, Cao J, Cheng X, Zhu W, Sun Y, Wan X, Liu L. CsRVE1 promotes seasonal greening of albino Camellia sinensis cv. Huangkui by activating chlorophyll biosynthesis. Tree Physiol 2023; 43:1432-1443. [PMID: 37083709 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpad052] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Seasonal greening is a crucial survival strategy for albino tea cultivars, during which dysfunctional chloroplasts recover and chlorophyll biosynthesis increases in albino leaves. However, the regulatory mechanisms of seasonal greening in albino tea plants remain unclear. Here, we report that CsRVE1, a nuclear-located Myb-like transcription factor, can positively modulate the seasonal greening of albino Camellia sinensis cv. Huangkui leaves by activating the expression of genes involved in light harvesting and chlorophyll biosynthesis. The transcriptional expression of CsRVE1 increased during seasonal greening and was tightly correlated with increases in the expression of genes involved in light harvesting (CsLhcb) and chlorophyll biosynthesis (CsCHLH, CsHEMA1 and CsCAO). In vivo and in vitro molecular analyses showed that CsRVE1 can directly bind to the promoters of CsLhcb, CsCHLH and CsPORA, eventually leading to chlorophyll accumulation in tea leaves. Furthermore, transient suppression of CsRVE1 in tea leaves led to a decrease in target gene expression. In contrast, the overexpression of CsRVE1 in Arabidopsis led to chlorophyll increases and the activation of AtLhcb, AtPORA, AtCHLH, etc. These results identify CsRVE1 as an important promoter of seasonal greening that functions by regulating genes involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis in albino tea plants and shed new light on the regulatory mechanisms of leaf phenotypes in plants.
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- Xuyang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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Wan X, Tang JL, Li X, Wang C, Li H, Pan MH. [CIC-rearranged sarcoma: a clinicopathological analysis of four cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:690-695. [PMID: 37408399 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20221228-01072] [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: 07/07/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis of CIC-rearranged sarcoma (CRS). Methods: Five CRSs of 4 patients (2 biopsies of pelvic cavity and lung metastasis from case 4) diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were enrolled from 2019 to 2021. All cases were evaluated by clinical presentation, H&E, immunohistochemical staining and molecular analysis and the related literature was reviewed. Results: There were one male and three females, the age at diagnosis ranged from 18 to 58 (mean 42.5) years. Three cases were from the deep soft tissues of the trunk and one case from the skin of foot. Grossly, the tumor size ranged from 1 to 16 cm. Microscopically, the tumor was arranged in nodules or solid sheets. The tumor cells were typically round or ovoid, with occasional spindled or epithelioid morphology. The nuclei were round to ovoid with vesicular chromatin and prominent nucleoli. Mitotic figures were brisk (>10/10 HPF). Rhabdoid cells were seen in four of five cases. Myxoid change and hemorrhage were observed in all samples and two cases showed geographic necrosis. Immunohistochemically, CD99 was variably positive in all samples, while WT1 and TLE-1 were positive in four of five samples. Molecular analysis showed CIC-rearrangements in all cases. Two patients succumbed within 3 months. One had mediastinal metastasis 9 months after surgery. One underwent adjuvant chemotherapy and remained tumor-free 10 months after diagnosis. Conclusions: CIC-rearranged sarcoma is uncommon and shows aggressive clinical course with dismal prognosis. The morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics can largely overlap with a variety of sarcomas; hence, knowledge of this entity is vital to avoid potential diagnostic pitfalls. Definitive diagnosis requires molecular confirmation of CIC-gene rearrangement.
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- X Wan
- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Wang J, Bi H, Li M, Wang H, Xue M, Yu J, Ho CT, Zhang L, Zhuo Q, Jiang J, Wan X, Zhai X. Contribution of theanine to the temperature-induced changes in aroma profile of Wuyi rock tea. Food Res Int 2023; 169:112860. [PMID: 37254434 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112860] [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: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Theanine is a distinctive amino acid in tea that plays a vital role in tea flavor during the roasting process. Model thermal reactions of total amino acids and sugars with different roasting conditions (low-fire, middle-fire, and high-fire) showed theanine competitively inhibited the formation of indole, skatole, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, and Strecker aldehydes, while greatly stimulated the production of roasty pyrazines. In addition, highest amounts of pyrazines were obtained under high-fire degree. Quantification of these reaction products in Wuyi rock tea (WRT) was realized in different roasted Dahongpao teas by means of sensomics approach. The quantitative data revealed the biggest influence of roasting temperatures on the formation of reaction products among indole, lipid oxidation products, and pyrazines, while other reaction products were only slightly affected. The findings of this study provide a fresh perspective on the impact of theanine on aroma formation during the roasting process, which will help to explore the formation of key odorants during tea production.
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- Jing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Ke F, Pan A, Liu J, Liu X, Yuan T, Zhang C, Fu G, Peng C, Zhu J, Wan X. Hierarchical camellia-like metal–organic frameworks via a bimetal competitive coordination combined with alkaline-assisted strategy for boosting selective fluoride removal from brick tea. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 642:61-68. [PMID: 37001458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Developing an efficient and easy scale-up adsorbent with excellent fluoride adsorption and selectivity from brick tea is urgently desired. However, the separation of fluoride from tea is particularly challenging due to it contains abundant active compounds. Herein, we report ultrahigh fluoride adsorption from brick tea by a hierarchical camellia-like bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The hierarchical camellia-like Ca2Al1Fu is fabricated via a Ca/Al competitive coordination combined with alkaline-assisted strategy to tailor the morphology and porous structure. Subsequently, we systematically explore how the kinetic, thermodynamic, pH, and coexisting ions parameters employed during fluoride adsorption influence the resulting uptake behavior of Ca2Al1Fu. Further, sensory evaluation of the tea after adsorption is explored to determine the optimal dose that makes Ca2Al1Fu as a practical adsorbent for application. Importantly, the fluoride adsorption capacity of optical CaAlFu with mixed CaAl metals molar ratio of 2:1 is 3.15 and 2.11 times higher than that of pristine CaFu and AlFu, respectively. Theoretical results reveal that the boosting selective fluoride removal can be ascribed to the specific interactions between fluoride and CaAl coordinatively unsaturated bimetallic centers. These results present an effective design strategy for the construction of bimetallic MOFs with hierarchically porous structures for broad prospect in adsorption-based applications.
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Bai F, Chen G, Niu H, Zhu H, Huang Y, Zhao M, Hou R, Peng C, Li H, Wan X, Cai H. The types of brewing water affect tea infusion flavor by changing the tea mineral dissolution. Food Chem X 2023; 18:100681. [PMID: 37215200 PMCID: PMC10192933 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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The effects of different brewing water samples, including natural drinking water (NDW), pure water (PW), mineral water (MW), distilled water (DW), and tap water (TW) on flavor and quality of green tea infusion were investigated. The results showed the dissolution rate of mineral substances varied greatly depend on the type of water used. Notably, the tea infusion brewed with MW showed the highest taste response and darker but higher brightness in color. Furthermore, the content of volatile compounds was highest in tea infusion brewed with NDW and lowest in tea infusion brewed with MW. The mineral substances content and pH were the main factors affecting volatile compounds in green tea infusion. Thereinto, Ca2+ and Fe3+ remarkably affected the content of alcohols and aldehydes in volatile compounds. These results suggested that water with a neutral pH value and lower mineral substance content is more conducive for brewing green tea.
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Yu J, Zhang K, Wang Y, Zhai X, Wan X. Flavor perception and health benefits of tea. Adv Food Nutr Res 2023; 106:129-218. [PMID: 37722772 DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2023.03.001] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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As one of the most consumed non-alcoholic beverages in the world, tea is acclaimed for its pleasant flavor and various health benefits. Different types of tea present a distinctive flavor and bioactivity due to the changes in the composition and proportion of respective compounds. This article aimed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of tea flavor (including aroma and taste) and the character of tea in preventing and alleviating diseases. The recent advanced modern analytical techniques for revealing flavor components in tea, including enrichment, identification, quantitation, statistics, and sensory evaluation methodologies, were summarized in the following content. Besides, the role of tea in anti-cancer, preventing cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome, anti-aging and neuroprotection, and regulating gut microbiota was also listed in this article. Moreover, questions and outlooks were mentioned to objectify tea products' flavor quality and health benefits on a molecular level and significantly promote our understanding of the comprehensive value of tea as a satisfactory health beverage in the future.
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- Jieyao Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, PR China.
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Mei L, Wei J, Yang R, Ke F, Peng C, Hou R, Liu J, Wan X, Cai H. Zirconium/lanthanum-modified chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol composite adsorbent for rapid removal of fluoride. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125155. [PMID: 37268075 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125155] [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: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel and easily separable adsorbent in the shape of a membrane for the rapid removal of fluoride from water was prepared after testing Zr, La and LaZr to modify a chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol composite adsorbent (CS/PVA-Zr, CS/PVA-La, CS/PVA-LA-Zr). The CS/PVA-La-Zr composite adsorbent can remove a large amount of fluoride within 1 min of contact time, and the adsorption equilibrium can be reached within 15 min. The fluoride adsorption behavior of the CS/PVA-La-Zr composite can be described by pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherms models. The morphology and structure of the adsorbents were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The adsorption mechanism was studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and which showed that ion exchange occurred mainly with hydroxide and fluoride ions. This study showed that an easily operable, low-cost and environmentally friendly CS/PVA-La-Zr has the potential to remove fluoride effectively from drinking water in a short time.
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- Liping Mei
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, 99 Jinxiu Avenue, Hefei 230601, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China.
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Cheng J, Zhang G, Deng T, Liu Z, Zhang M, Zhang P, Adeshakin FO, Niu X, Yan D, Wan X, Yu G. CD317 maintains proteostasis and cell survival in response to proteasome inhibitors by targeting calnexin for RACK1-mediated autophagic degradation. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:333. [PMID: 37210387 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05858-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Unbalanced protein homeostasis (proteostasis) networks are frequently linked to tumorigenesis, making cancer cells more susceptible to treatments that target proteostasis regulators. Proteasome inhibition is the first licensed proteostasis-targeting therapeutic strategy, and has been proven effective in hematological malignancy patients. However, drug resistance almost inevitably develops, pressing for a better understanding of the mechanisms that preserve proteostasis in tumor cells. Here we report that CD317, a tumor-targeting antigen with a unique topology, was upregulated in hematological malignancies and preserved proteostasis and cell viability in response to proteasome inhibitors (PIs). Knocking down CD317 lowered Ca2+ levels in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), promoting PIs-induced proteostasis failure and cell death. Mechanistically, CD317 interacted with calnexin (CNX), an ER chaperone protein that limits calcium refilling via the Ca2+ pump SERCA, thereby subjecting CNX to RACK1-mediated autophagic degradation. As a result, CD317 decreased the level of CNX protein, coordinating Ca2+ uptake and thus favoring protein folding and quality control in the ER lumen. Our findings reveal a previously unrecognized role of CD317 in proteostasis control and imply that CD317 could be a promising target for resolving PIs resistance in the clinic.
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- Jian Cheng
- Department of Immunology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
- Guangdong immune cell therapy engineering and technology research center (No. 2580 [2018]), Shenzhen, China.
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, PR China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, PR China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, PR China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong immune cell therapy engineering and technology research center (No. 2580 [2018]), Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Protein and Cell-based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518055, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
- Guangdong immune cell therapy engineering and technology research center (No. 2580 [2018]), Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.
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Lu J, Zheng D, Li M, Fu M, Zhang X, Wan X, Zhang S, Chen Q. A hierarchical model of ABA-mediated signal transduction in tea plant revealed by systematic genome mining analysis and interaction validation. Tree Physiol 2023; 43:867-878. [PMID: 36694977 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpad004] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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As a critical signaling molecule, ABA plays an important role in plant growth, development and stresses response. However, tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.)], an important economical perennial woody plant, has not been systematically reported in response to ABA signal transduction in vivo. In this study, we mined and identified the gene structure of CsPYL/CsPP2C-A/CsSnRK gene families in the ABA signal transduction pathway through the genome-wide analysis of tea plants. Spatiotemporal expression and stress response (drought, salt, chilling) expression patterns were characterized. The results showed that most members of CsPYLs were conserved, and the gene structures of members of A-type CsPP2Cs were highly similar, whereas the gene structure of CsSnRK2s was highly variable. The transcription levels of different family members were differentially expressed with plant growth and development, and their response to stress signal patterns was highly correlated. The expression patterns of CsPYL/CsPP2C-A/CsSnRK2 gene family members in different tissues of tea plant cuttings after exogenous ABA treatment were detected by qRT-PCR, and the hierarchical model of ABA signaling was constructed by correlation analysis to preliminarily obtain three potential ABA-dependent signaling transduction pathways. Subsequently, the protein interaction of the CsPYL4/7-CsPP2C-A2-CsSnRK2.8 signaling pathway was verified by yeast two-hybrid and surface plasmon resonance experiments, indicating that there is specific selectivity in the ABA signaling pathway. Our results provided novel insights into the ABA-dependent signal transduction model in tea plant and information for future functional characterizations of stress tolerance genes in tea plant.
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- Jing Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 947 Peace Avenue, Wuhan 430081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
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Chang M, Ma J, Sun Y, Tian L, Liu L, Chen Q, Zhang Z, Wan X, Sun J. γ-Glutamyl-transpeptidase CsGGT2 functions as light-activated theanine hydrolase in tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.). Plant Cell Environ 2023; 46:1596-1609. [PMID: 36757089 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Theanine is an important secondary metabolite endowing tea with umami taste and health effects. It is essential to explore the metabolic pathway and regulatory mechanism of theanine to improve tea quality. Here, we demonstrated that the expression patterns of CsGGT2 (γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase), participated in theanine synthesis in vitro in our previous research, are significantly different in the aboveground and underground tissues of tea plants and regulated by light. Light up-regulated the expression of CsHY5, directly binding to the promoter of CsGGT2 and acting as an activator of CsGGT2, with a negative correlation with theanine accumulation. The enzyme activity assays and transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana showed that CsGGT2, acting as bifunctional protein, synthesize and degrade theanine in vitro and in planta. The results of enzyme kinetics, Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assays and targeted gene-silencing assays showed that CsGGT2 had a higher substrate affinity of theanine than that of ethylamine, and performed a higher theanine degradation catalytic efficiency. Therefore, light mediates the degradation of theanine in different tissues by regulating the expression of the theanine hydrolase CsGGT2 in tea plants, and these results provide new insights into the degradation of theanine mediated by light in tea plants.
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- Manman Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
- College of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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Liu G, Huang K, Ke J, Chen C, Bao GH, Wan X. Novel Camellia sinensis O-Methyltransferase Regulated by CsMADSL1 Specifically Methylates EGCG in Cultivar "GZMe4". J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:6706-6716. [PMID: 37094255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06031] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Epigallocatechin-3-O-(4-O-methyl)gallate (EGCG4″Me) in Camellia sinensis possesses numerous beneficial biological activities. However, the germplasm rich in EGCG4″Me and the O-methyltransferase responsible for EGCG4″Me biosynthesis are poorly understood. Herein, the content of EGCG3″Me and EGCG4″Me in the shoots of 13 cultivars was analyzed to demonstrate that EGCG4″Me is characteristically accumulated in the "GZMe4" cultivar but not in the other 12 cultivars. A novel O-methyltransferase (CsOMTL1) was identified from "GZMe4" using RNA-Seq and correlation analysis. Using the recombinant enzyme, EGCG4″Me was synthesized in vitro. Overexpression of CsOMTL1 via Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation caused constitutive accumulation of EGCG4″Me in C. sinensis callus. Moreover, the transcription factor CsMADSL1 localized in the nucleus activated the transcription of CsOMTL1 and specifically interacted with its promoter. Hence, our study identified a novel O-methyltransferase that characteristically catalyzes the synthesis of EGCG4″Me and a positive regulator of EGCG4″Me synthesis in "GZMe4", which might provide a strategy for the breeding of a tea cultivar rich in EGCG4″Me.
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- Guangjin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Chang M, Ma J, Sun Y, Fu M, Liu L, Chen Q, Zhang Z, Song C, Sun J, Wan X. Role of Endophytic Bacteria in the Remobilization of Leaf Nitrogen Mediated by CsEGGT in Tea Plants ( Camellia sinensis L.). J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:5208-5218. [PMID: 36970979 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08909] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As an important economic plant, tea (Camellia sinensis) has a good economic value and significant health effects. Theanine is an important nitrogen reservoir, and its synthesis and degradation are considered important for nitrogen storage and remobilization in tea plants. Our previous research indicated that the endophyte CsE7 participates in the synthesis of theanine in tea plants. Here, the tracking test confirmed that CsE7 tended to be exposed to mild light and preferentially colonized mature tea leaves. CsE7 also participated in glutamine, theanine, and glutamic acid circulatory metabolism (Gln-Thea-Glu) and contributed to nitrogen remobilization, mediated by the γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase (CsEGGT) with hydrolase preference. The reisolation and inoculation of endophytes further verified their role in accelerating the remobilization of nitrogen, especially in the reuse of theanine and glutamine. This is the first report about the photoregulated endophytic colonization and the positive effect of endophytes on tea plants mediated and characterized by promoting leaf nitrogen remobilization.
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- Manman Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
- College of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230036, P. R. China
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Yu J, Ho CT, Lin Z, Zhu Y, Feng Z, Ni D, Zeng S, Zeng X, Wang Y, Ning J, Zhang L, Zhai X, Wan X. Sensomics-Assisted Characterization of Key Flowery Aroma Compounds in Lu'an Guapian Green Tea Infusion ( Camellia sinensis). J Agric Food Chem 2023. [PMID: 37010118 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00486] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The volatile fraction was isolated from the premium and common grade of Lu'an Guapian green tea infusion by solvent-assisted flavor evaporation distillation. With the application of aroma extract dilution analysis, a total of 52 aroma-active compounds were revealed in the flavor dilution (FD) factor area of 32-8192. Besides, five additional odorants with higher volatility were identified using solid-phase microextraction. The aroma profiles, FD factors, and quantitative data of premium Guapian (PGP) and common Guapian (CGP) showed apparent differences. The intensity of the flowery attribute was significantly higher in PGP than in CGP, while cooked vegetable-like was the most outstanding odor note in CGP. The recombination experiment and the omission test of PGP clarified that dimethyl sulfide, (E,E)-2,4-heptadienal, (E)-β-ionone, (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal, 2-methylbutanal, indole, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, hexanal, 3-methylbutanal, γ-hexalactone, methyl epijasmonate, linalool, geraniol, and (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol were the key odorants of PGP tea infusion. The omission and addition tests of flowery odorants manifested that (E)-β-ionone, geraniol, and (E,E)-2,4-heptadienal, with higher odor activity values in PGP than in CGP, contributed to the flowery attribute most. The difference in the concentration of the abovementioned odorants with flowery odor notes could be one of the main factors which led to the difference in aroma quality between the two grades of Lu'an Guapian.
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- Jieyao Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Huiliu Tea Industrial Co., Limited, Lu'an 237000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Liu X, Cheng X, Cao J, Zhu W, Sun Y, Lin N, Wan X, Liu L. UV-B regulates seasonal greening of albino leaves by modulating CsHY5-inhibiting chlorophyll biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis cv. Huangkui. Plant Sci 2023; 328:111569. [PMID: 36529181 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111569] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Seasonal greening is crucial for albino plants but the underlying regulatory mechanism is unclear, especially concerning light regulation as one of the most important environmental factors for light-sensitive albino tea plants. Here, we report that the UV-B signal regulates the seasonal greening process of albino leaves by modulating CsHY5-inhibiting chlorophyll biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis cv. Huangkui. Reduction of solar UV-B in plantation promoted the seasonal greening of albino 'HK' leaves by inhibiting CsHY5 transcription and activating genes involved in light-harvesting CsLhlb and the chlorophyll biosynthetic pathway (CsCHLH, CsHEMA1, and CsPORA), leading to enrichment of chlorophyll accumulation and recovery of dysfunctional chloroplasts. In contrast, indoor supplementary UV-B exposure reduced chlorophylls by activating CsHY5 but inhibiting chlorophyll biosynthetic genes. In vivo and in vitro molecular analyses showed that CsHY5 can directly bind to the promoters of CsLhlb, CsCHLH, CsHEMA1, and CsPORA. These results indicate that CsHY5 acts as a repressor for the seasonal greening of the albino tea plants in response to the UV-B signal. This is the first study that investigates the regulatory role of the CsHY5-mediated UV-B signal in regulating the seasonal greening of the albino tea plant, which improves our understanding of light regulation in leaf phenotypes of higher plants.
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- Xuyang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Tea Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, West 130 Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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Jiang Z, Han Z, Zhu M, Wan X, Zhang L. Effects of thermal processing on transformation of polyphenols and flavor quality. Curr Opin Food Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2023.101014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Liu Y, Lei S, Hou R, Li D, Wan X, Cai H, Chen G. Tea polysaccharides from Taiping Houkui may serve as a potential candidate for regulation of lipid metabolism: Roles of gut microbiota and metabolite in vitro. J Funct Foods 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2023.105469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Jiang Z, Zhou F, Huo H, Han Z, Qin C, Ho CT, Zhang L, Wan X. Formation Mechanism of Di- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-Substituted Epigallocatechin Gallate during High-Temperature Roasting of Tea. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:2975-2989. [PMID: 36734013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Four di-N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-substituted epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and two di-N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-substituted gallocatechin gallate (GCG) flavan-3-ols (di-EPSFs) were prepared by the thermal simulation reaction. The effects of reaction temperature and time, initial reactant ratios, and pH values on the content of di-EPSFs were studied. The formation of six di-EPSFs was most favored when the initial reactant ratio of EGCG and theanine was 1:2 and heated under 130 °C at pH 10 for 120 min. The contents of di-EPSF1, di-EPSF2, and di-EPSF5 in large-leaf yellow tea (LYT) increased with the increase of roasting degree. Through quantitative analysis, it was found that EGCG would interact with the Strecker degradation products of theanine to form EPSFs, which further combined with the Strecker degradation products of theanine to form di-EPSFs. This study further improved the understanding of the transformation pathways of EGCG and theanine during tea processing and contributed to exploring the flavor characteristics and health benefits of di-EPSFs.
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- Zongde Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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Chen Z, Lin S, Chen T, Han M, Yang T, Wang Y, Bao S, Shen Z, Wan X, Zhang Z. Haem Oxygenase 1 is a potential target for creating etiolated/albino tea plants ( Camellia sinensis) with high theanine accumulation. Hortic Res 2023; 10:uhac269. [PMID: 37533676 PMCID: PMC10390853 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Theanine content is highly correlated with sensory quality and health benefits of tea infusion. The tender shoots of etiolated and albino tea plants contain higher theanine than the normal green tea plants and are valuable materials for high quality green tea processing. However, why these etiolated or albino tea plants can highly accumulate theanine is largely unknown. In this study, we observed an Arabidopsis etiolated mutant hy1-100 (mutation in Haem Oxygenase 1, HO1) that accumulated higher levels of glutamine (an analog of theanine). We therefore identified CsHO1 in tea plants and found CsHO1 is conserved in amino acid sequences and subcellular localization with its homologs in other plants. Importantly, CsHO1 expression in the new shoots was much lower in an etiolated tea plants 'Huangkui' and an albino tea plant 'Huangshan Baicha' than that in normal green tea plants. The expression levels of CsHO1 were negatively correlated with theanine contents in these green, etiolated and albino shoots. Moreover, CsHO1 expression levels in various organs and different time points were also negatively correlated with theanine accumulation. The hy1-100 was hypersensitive to high levels of theanine and accumulated more theanine under theanine feeding, and these phenotypes were rescued by the expression of CsHO1 in this mutant. Transient knockdown CsHO1 expression in the new shoots of tea plant using antisense oligonucleotides (asODN) increased theanine accumulation. Collectively, these results demonstrated CsHO1 negatively regulates theanine accumulation in tea plants, and that low expression CsHO1 likely contributes to the theanine accumulation in etiolated/albino tea plants.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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Chen T, Lin S, Chen Z, Yang T, Zhang S, Zhang J, Xu G, Wan X, Zhang Z. Theanine, a tea-plant-specific non-proteinogenic amino acid, is involved in the regulation of lateral root development in response to nitrogen status. Hortic Res 2023; 10:uhac267. [PMID: 36778187 PMCID: PMC9909507 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Glutamine synthetase type I (GSI)-like proteins are proposed to mediate nitrogen signaling and developmental fate by synthesizing yet unidentified metabolites. Theanine, the most abundant non-proteinogenic amino acid in tea plants, is the first identified metabolite synthesized by a GSI-like protein (CsTSI) in a living system. However, the roles of theanine in nitrogen signaling and development are little understood. In this study we found that nitrogen deficiency significantly reduced theanine accumulation and increased lateral root development in tea plant seedlings. Exogenous theanine feeding significantly repressed lateral root development of seedlings of tea plants and the model plant Arabidopsis. The transcriptomic analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes in the roots under theanine feeding were enriched in the apoplastic pathway and H2O2 metabolism. Consistently, theanine feeding reduced H2O2 levels in the roots. Importantly, when co-treated with H2O2, theanine abolished the promoting effect of H2O2 on lateral root development in both tea plant and Arabidopsis seedlings. The results of histochemical assays confirmed that theanine inhibited reactive oxygen species accumulation in the roots. Further transcriptomic analyses suggested the expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in H2O2 generation and scavenging was down- and upregulated by theanine, respectively. Moreover, the expression of genes involved in auxin metabolism and signaling, cell division, and cell expansion was also regulated by theanine. Collectively, these results suggested that CsTSI-synthesized theanine is likely involved in the regulation of lateral root development, via modulating H2O2 accumulation, in response to nitrogen levels in tea plants. This study also implied that the module consisting of GSI-like protein and theanine-like metabolite is probably conserved in regulating development in response to nitrogen status in plant species.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Huang D, Li M, Wang H, Fu M, Hu S, Wan X, Wang Z, Chen Q. Combining gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry and olfactory analysis to reveal the effect of filled-N2 anaerobic treatment duration on variation in the volatile profiles of gabaron green tea. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Wang X, Eguchi A, Yang Y, Chang L, Wan X, Shan J, Qu Y, Ma L, Mori C, Yang J, Hashimoto K. Corrigendum to "Key role of the gut-microbiota-brain axis via the subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve in demyelination of cuprizone-treated mouse brain" [Neurobiology of Disease 176 (2023); 105961. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105951]. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 177:106003. [PMID: 36650076 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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- X Wang
- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China
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- Chiba University, Japan and Zhengzhou University, China.
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Zhai X, Hu Y, Pei Z, Yu J, Li M, Zhang L, Ho CT, Zhang Y, Wan X. Insights into the Key Odorants in Large-Leaf Yellow Tea ( Camellia sinensis) by Application of the Sensomics Approach. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:690-699. [PMID: 36573803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Large-leaf yellow tea (LYT) is a yellow tea product with a specific aroma characteristic and is enjoyed with increasing enthusiasm in China. However, its key odorants are still unknown. In this study, 46 odorants in the headspace and vacuum-distillate of the tea infusion were identified via aroma extract dilution analysis. Sixteen compounds were newly found in LYT infusion. They were present in the highest flavor dilution factors together with 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine. All odorants were quantitated to evaluate their own odor activity values (OAVs). High OAVs were found for 2-methylbutanal (malty, 210), (E,E)-2,4-heptandienal (fatty/flowery, 170), 2-methylpropanal (malty, 120) and 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine (earthy/roasty, 110). An aroma recombinate consisting of 17 odorants (all OAVs ≥ 1) in an odorless nonvolatile LYT matrix mimicked the overall aroma of the original infusion, verifying the successful characterization of key aroma components in a LYT beverage. The knowledge of key odorants obtained showed potential for simplifying industrial flavor optimization of the LYT product.
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- Xiaoting Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Flavor Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstraße 12, Verfügungsgebäude, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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Zhai X, Wang J, Wang H, Xue M, Yao X, Li M, Yu J, Zhang L, Wan X. Formation of dimethyl sulfide from the decomposition of S-methylmethionine in tea (Camellia sinensis) during manufacturing process and infusion brewing. Food Res Int 2022; 162:112106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liu M, Liu J, Liang Z, Dai K, Gan J, Wang Q, Xu Y, Chen YH, Wan X. CAR-Macrophages and CAR-T Cells Synergistically Kill Tumor Cells In Vitro. Cells 2022; 11:cells11223692. [PMID: 36429120 PMCID: PMC9688246 DOI: 10.3390/cells11223692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing macrophages (CAR-M) have a great potential to improve cancer therapy, as shown from several recent preclinical studies. However, unlike CAR-T cell therapy, which has been widely studied, the efficacy and limitations of CAR-M cells remain to be established. To address this issue, in the present study, we compared three intracellular signaling domains (derived from common γ subunit of Fc receptors (FcRγ), multiple EGF-like-domains protein 10 (Megf10), and the CD19 cytoplasmic domain that recruits the p85 subunit of phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K), respectively) for their ability to promote primary CAR-M functions, and investigated the potential synergistic effect between CAR-M and CAR-T cells in their ability to kill tumor cells. We found that CAR-MFcRγ exerted more potent phagocytic and tumor-killing capacity than CAR-MMegf10 and CAR-MPI3K. CAR-M and CAR-T demonstrated synergistic cytotoxicity against tumor cells in vitro. Mechanistically, the inflammatory factors secreted by CAR-T increased the expression of costimulatory ligands (CD86 and CD80) on CAR-M and augmented the cytotoxicity of CAR-M by inducing macrophage M1 polarization. The upregulated costimulatory ligands may promote the fitness and activation of CAR-T cells in turn, achieving significantly enhanced cytotoxicity. Taken together, our study demonstrated for the first time that CAR-M could synergize with CAR-T cells to kill tumor cells, which provides proof-of-concept for a novel combinational immunotherapy.
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- Maoxuan Liu
- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: (Y.H.C.); (X.W.); Tel.: +86-755-86387969 (Y.H.C.); +86-755-86585218 (X.W.)
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: (Y.H.C.); (X.W.); Tel.: +86-755-86387969 (Y.H.C.); +86-755-86585218 (X.W.)
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Maillard reaction is a non-enzymatic thermal reaction during food processing and storage. It massively contributes to the flavor, color, health benefits and safety of foods and could be briefly segmented into initial, intermediate and final stages with the development of a cascade of chemical reactions. During thermal reaction of food ingredients, sugar, protein and amino acids are usually the main substrates, and polyphenols co-existed in food could also participate in the Maillard reaction as a modulator. Polyphenols including flavan-3-ols, hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonoids, and tannins have shown various effects throughout the process of Maillard reaction, including conjugating amino acids/sugars, trapping α-dicarbonyls, capturing Amadori rearrangement products (ARPs), as well as decreasing acrylamide and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) levels. These effects significantly influenced the flavor, taste and color of processed foods, and also decreased the hazard products' level. The chemical mechanism of polyphenols-Maillard products involved the scavenging of radicals, as well as nucleophilic addition and substitution reactions. In the present review, we concluded and discussed the interaction of polyphenols and Maillard reaction, and proposed some perspectives for future studies.
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- Zisheng Han
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Zang BY, Qu JH, Zhou JW, Wang WQ, Liu MZ, Li MR, Zhao HY, Zhang R, Liu YN, Wang LJ, Wan X, Sun F, Wu J. [Progress in research of determinants of healthy life expectancy]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1811-1820. [PMID: 36444467 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220629-00575] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the influencing factors of healthy life expectancy (HLE). Methods: Seven Chinese and English databases were used for the retrieval of related literatures published by May 7, 2022 to identify influencing factors of HLE, including diseases and injuries and their risk factors. Based on the ecological model of health determinants, this study classifies the risk factors of diseases and injuries into five levels: personal characteristics, individual behavior and lifestyle, social network, living and working conditions, and macroscopic socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions. Contents of research area, HLE indicators, research population, influencing factors, data sources and results were extracted. The frequencies of reported documents of different HLE indicators and influencing factors of different dimensions were visualized by using evidence map, and the empirical studies of four authoritative English medical journals and Chinese core medical journals were further compared and described. Results: A total of 90 studies were selected, in which 26 were conducted in China (28.9%). Fifty-three studies are about diseases and injuries in the first dimension, and all of them have studied non-communicable diseases, accounting for the highest proportion (58.9%). There were 77 studies about the analysis on the determinants of health at five levels by an ecological model, all the studies reported multi-level results. Among them, 53 studies reported personal characteristics (58.9%), 47 studies reported individual behavior and lifestyle (52.2%), 10 studies reported social networks (11.1%), 35 studies reported living and working environment (38.9%), 8 studies reported social economy, culture status and environment condition (8.9%). The literatures about HLE published by 4 authoritative English medical journals and 21 Chinese core medical journals in recent three years were selected. Non-communicable diseases and personal characteristics were the top two most commonly studied factors of HLE, and 11 (52.3%) and 12 (57.1%) studies reported these two kinds of factors respectively. The most important factor contributing to the global disability-adjusted life years of non-communicable diseases was individual behavior and lifestyle, which was the most changeable factor. Conclusions: In recent three years, studies involving influencing factors of HLE were mainly non-communicable diseases and personal characteristics. In the future, individual behavior, lifestyle and working environment should be strengthened.
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- B Y Zang
- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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Chen T, Ma J, Li H, Lin S, Dong C, Xie Y, Yan X, Zhang S, Yang T, Wan X, Zhang Z. CsGDH2.1 negatively regulates theanine accumulation in late-spring tea plants ( Camellia sinensis var. sinensis). Hortic Res 2022; 10:uhac245. [PMID: 36643747 PMCID: PMC9832843 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Theanine, a unique and the most abundant non-proteinogenic amino acid in tea plants, endows tea infusion with the umami taste and anti-stress effects. Its content in tea correlates highly with green tea quality. Theanine content in new shoots of tea plants is high in mid-spring and greatly decreases in late spring. However, how the decrease is regulated is largely unknown. In a genetic screening, we observed that a yeast mutant, glutamate dehydrolase 2 (gdh2), was hypersensitive to 40 mM theanine and accumulated more theanine. This result implied a role of CsGDH2s in theanine accumulation in tea plants. Therefore, we identified the two homologs of GDH2, CsGDH2.1 and CsGDH2.2, in tea plants. Yeast complementation assay showed that the expression of CsGDH2.1 in yeast gdh2 mutant rescued the theanine hypersensitivity and hyperaccumulation of this mutant. Subcellular localization and tissue-specific expression showed CsGDH2.1 localized in the mitochondria and highly expressed in young tissues. Importantly, CsGDH2.1 expression was low in early spring, and increased significantly in late spring, in the new shoots of tea plants. These results all support the idea that CsGDH2.1 regulates theanine accumulation in the new shoots. Moreover, the in vitro enzyme assay showed that CsGDH2.1 had glutamate catabolic activity, and knockdown of CsGDH2.1 expression increased glutamate and theanine accumulation in the new shoots of tea plants. These findings suggested that CsGDH2.1-mediated glutamate catabolism negatively regulates theanine accumulation in the new shoots in late spring, and provides a functional gene for improving late-spring green tea quality.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Feng L, Wang Y, Fan X, Qin Q, Xie P, Wan X. A Deep Learning Model for Precision Diagnosis of Chronic Radiation Proctitis for Pelvic Cancers Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Factors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Han Z, Jiang Z, Zhang H, Qin C, Rong X, Lai G, Wen M, Zhang L, Wan X, Ho CT. Amadori Reaction Products of Theanine and Glucose: Formation, Structure, and Analysis in Tea. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:11727-11737. [PMID: 36084346 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Amadori rearrangement products (ARPs) derived from the Maillard reaction between theanine and glucose (ARP 1), as well as pyroglutamic acid and glucose (ARP 2), were identified by liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectroscopy methods. The effects of initial reactant ratio, temperature, pH, and heating time on ARP generation were analyzed. The formation of both ARPs was most favored under 100 °C, while an alkaline environment slightly promoted the generation of ARP 1 and acidic conditions contributed more to ARP 2 formation. The decomposition of ARP 1 was suggested to be the predominant formation mechanism of ARP 2. Preparation, purification, and structure identification of ARP 1 were conducted, with its structure confirmed as 1-deoxy-1-l-theanino-d-fructose. The contents of ARP 1 in green, black, dark, white, yellow, and Oolong teas were quantitatively determined, of which black teas contained the highest levels of ARP 1, possibly due to the high glucose content and processing techniques.
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- Zisheng Han
- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Zhai X, Zhang L, Granvogl M, Ho CT, Wan X. Flavor of tea (Camellia sinensis): A review on odorants and analytical techniques. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:3867-3909. [PMID: 35810334 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [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: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Tea is among the most consumed nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. Understanding tea flavor, in terms of both sensory aspects and chemical properties, is essential for manufacturers and consumers to maintain high quality of tea products and to correctly distinguish acceptable or unacceptable products. This article gives a comprehensive review on the aroma and off-flavor characteristics associated with 184 odorants. Although many efforts have been made toward the characterization of flavor compounds in different types of tea, modern flavor analytical techniques that affect the results of flavor analysis have not been compared and summarized systematically up to now. Thus, the overview mainly provides the instrumental flavor analytical techniques for both aroma and taste of tea (i.e., extraction and enrichment, qualitative, quantitative, and chemometric approaches) as well as descriptive sensory analytical methodologies for tea, which is helpful for tea flavor researchers. Flavor developments of tea evolved toward time-saving, portability, real-time monitoring, and visualization are also prospected to get a deeper insight into the influences of different processing techniques on the formation and changes of flavor compounds, especially desired flavor compounds and off-flavor substances present at (ultra)trace amounts in tea and tea products.
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- Xiaoting Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry (170a), Institute of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Cao G, Zhang G, Liu M, Liu J, Wang Q, Zhu L, Wan X. GPC3-targeted CAR-T cells secreting B7H3-targeted BiTE exhibit potent cytotoxicity activity against hepatocellular carcinoma cell in the in vitro assay. Biochem Biophys Rep 2022; 31:101324. [PMID: 36032401 PMCID: PMC9399963 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2022.101324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer has a high mortality in China, and it is usually diagnosed at a late stage, thereby leaving patients with few effective treatment options. Chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) cell therapy, a novel immunotherapy that has shown promising results in leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma, is also expected to work well in solid tumors, including HCC. However, the ideal therapeutic efficacy has not yet been achieved, in part due to tumor antigen escape caused by antigen heterogeneity. To overcome such challenge, we screened a panel of biomarkers in HCC cell lines and found that GPC3 and B7H3 were highly expressed on HCC with expression heterogeneity. Then we developed a novel bispecific T cell engagers CAR-T (CAR.T-BiTEs) that drives the expression of a CAR specific for GPC3 and BiTEs against CD3 and B7H3, herein referred to as “GPC3-BiTE CAR.” We found that BiTEs promoted the increased activation of untransduced T cells and IFN-γ release. Moreover, BiTEs secreted by GPC3-BiTE CAR-HEK293T cells promoted increased cytotoxicity activity of untransduced T cells against GPC3+/B7H3+ (GPC3 positive/B7H3 positive) and GPC3-/B7H3+(GPC3 negative/B7H3 positive) HCC cell lines. In vitro function assays showed that GPC3-BiTE CAR-T cells exhibited greater cytotoxicity activity against GPC3+/B7H3+ HCC cell lines than GPC3 CAR-T cells (GPC3-targeted CAR-T cells) and B7H3 CAR-T cells (B7H3-targeted CAR-T cells). Furthermore, GPC3-BiTE CAR-T cells exhibited superior cytotoxicity against GPC3 negative HCC cell lines compared with GPC3 CAR T cells. In conclusion, our study showed that GPC3-BiTE CAR T cells exhibited superior antitumor activity than single-target CAR-T cells and can overcome tumor escape induced by antigen heterogeneity, suggesting that this could be a promising therapeutic strategy for HCC. The expression of GPC3 and B7H3 was heterogeneous in HCC tissues. BiTEs enhanced the cytotoxicity of untransduced T cells against HCC cell lines. GPC3-BiTE CAR-T cells showed enhanced cytotoxicity against GPC3+/B7H3+ cells. GPC3-BiTE CAR-T cells can resist GPC3 antigen escape in the in vitro assay.
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- Guozheng Cao
- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
- Corresponding author. Guangdong Immune Cell Therapy Engineering and Technology Research Center, Center for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China.
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Wang J, Li M, Wang H, Huang W, Li F, Wang L, Ho CT, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhai X, Wan X. Decoding the Specific Roasty Aroma Wuyi Rock Tea ( Camellia sinensis: Dahongpao) by the Sensomics Approach. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:10571-10583. [PMID: 35973132 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Aroma extract dilution analysis was performed on volatile fractions extracted from a freshly prepared Dahongpao (DHP) tea infusion using solvent-assisted flavor evaporation, yielding 65 odor-active domains with flavor dilution factors ranging between 32 and 32,768. In addition, six aromatic substances were captured by headspace analysis. Quantitation of 54 compounds by an internal standard method and stable isotope dilution assays revealed that the concentrations of 32 odorants exceeded their respective orthonasal odor threshold values in tea infusion. The results of odor activity values (OAVs) suggested that 2-metylbutanal (malty) and γ-hexalactone (coconut-like) had the highest OAVs (248 and 154). Eight odorants including γ-hexalactone (OAV 154), methyl 2-methylbutanoate (59), phenylacetic acid (7.2), acetylpyrazine (5.7), 2-methoxyphenol (3.4), p-cresol (2.7), 2,6-diethylpyrazine (2.7), and vanillin (1.8) were newly identified as key odorants in DHP tea infusion. An aroma recombination model in a non-volatile matrix extracted from tea infusion satisfactorily mimicked the overall aroma of DHP tea infusion, thereby confirming the identification and quantitative experiments. Omission experiments verified the obvious significance of 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (OAV 91), 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine (19), 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethylfuran-3(2H)-one (13), and acetylpyrazine (5.7) as key odorants for the special roasty and caramel-like aroma of DHP tea.
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- Jing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Wuyistar Tea Industrial Co., Limited, Wuyishan 354301, China
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- Wuyistar Tea Industrial Co., Limited, Wuyishan 354301, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Department of Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Flavor Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 12, Verfügungsgebäude, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Tea Chemistry and Health Effects of Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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