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Gou LS, Yin X, Liu J, Suo F, Wu XY, Wang ZZ, Wang QL, Dong BL, Gu MS, Liu DY. [Characteristics and diagnostic value of serum bile acids profile in pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and asymptomatic hypercholanemia of pregnancy]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2024; 59:270-278. [PMID: 38644273 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20231004-00126] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
Objective: To analyze serum bile acid profiles in pregnant women with normal pregnancy, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and asymptomatic hypercholanemia of pregnancy (AHP), and to evaluate the application value of serum bile acid profiles in the diagnosis of ICP and AHP. Methods: The clinical data of 122 pregnant women who underwent prenatal examination in Xuzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital from June 2022 to May 2023 were collected, including 54 cases of normal pregnancy group, 28 cases of ICP group and 40 cases of AHP group. Ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to measure the levels of 15 serum bile acids in each group, including cholic acid (CA), chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), deoxycholic acid (DCA), lithocholic acid (LCA), ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), glycolcholic acid (GCA), glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA), glycodeoxycholic acid (GDCA), glycolithocholic acid (GLCA), glycoursodeoxycholic acid (GUDCA), taurocholic acid (TCA), taurochenodeoxycholic acid (TCDCA), taurodeoxycholic acid (TDCA), taurolithocholic acid (TLCA) and tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA). Principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were used to screen differential bile acids. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of differential bile acids and combined indicators between groups. Results: (1) Compared with normal pregnancy group, the serum levels of LCA, GCA, GCDCA, GDCA, GLCA, UDCA, TCA, TCDCA, TDCA, TLCA, GUDCA and TUDCA in ICP group were significantly different (all P<0.05), while the levels of LCA, DCA, GCA, GCDCA, GDCA, GLCA, TCA, TCDCA, TDCA, TLCA, GUDCA and TUDCA in AHP group were significantly different (all P<0.05). Compared with ICP group, the serum levels of CDCA, DCA, UDCA, TDCA, GUDCA and TUDCA in AHP group were significantly different (all P<0.05). (2) In the OPLS-DA model, the differential bile acids between ICP group and AHP group were TUDCA, TCA, UDCA, GUDCA and GCA, and their variable importance in projection (VIP) were 1.489, 1.345, 1.344, 1.184 and 1.111, respectively. TCA, GCDCA, GCA, TDCA, GDCA and TCDCA were the differentially expressed bile acids between AHP group and normal pregnancy group, and their VIP values were 1.236, 1.229, 1.197, 1.145, 1.139 and 1.138, respectively. (3) ROC analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of TUDCA, TCA, UDCA, GUDCA and GCA in the differential diagnosis of ICP and AHP was 0.860, and the sensitivity and specificity were 67.9% and 95.0%, respectively. The AUC of TCA, GCDCA, GCA, TDCA, GDCA and TCDCA in the diagnosis of AHP was 0.964, and the sensitivity and specificity were 95.0% and 93.1%, respectively. Conclusions: There are differences in serum bile acid profiles among normal pregnant women, ICP and AHP. The serum bile acid profiles of pregnant women have potential application value in the differential diagnosis of ICP and AHP and the diagnosis of AHP.
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- L S Gou
- Center for Genetic Meidicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Center for Genetic Meidicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Center for Genetic Meidicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Center for Genetic Meidicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Center for Genetic Meidicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China
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Hao W, Cui W, Liu Z, Suo F, Wu Y, Han L, Zhou Z. A New-Generation Base Editor with an Expanded Editing Window for Microbial Cell Evolution In Vivo Based on CRISPR‒Cas12b Engineering. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024:e2309767. [PMID: 38602436 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309767] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Base editors (BEs) are widely used as revolutionary genome manipulation tools for cell evolution. To screen the targeted individuals, it is often necessary to expand the editing window to ensure highly diverse variant library. However, current BEs suffer from a limited editing window of 5-6 bases, corresponding to only 2-3 amino acids. Here, by engineering the CRISPR‒Cas12b, the study develops dCas12b-based CRISPRi system, which can efficiently repress gene expression by blocking the initiation and elongation of gene transcription. Further, based on dCas12b, a new-generation of BEs with an expanded editing window is established, covering the entire protospacer or more. The expanded editing window results from the smaller steric hindrance compared with other Cas proteins. The universality of the new BE is successfully validated in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. As a proof of concept, a spectinomycin-resistant E. coli strain (BL21) and a 6.49-fold increased protein secretion efficiency in E. coli JM109 are successfully obtained by using the new BE. The study, by tremendously expanding the editing window of BEs, increased the capacity of the variant library exponentially, greatly increasing the screening efficiency for microbial cell evolution.
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- Wenliang Hao
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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Peng H, Wang M, Wang Y, Niu Z, Suo F, Liu J, Zhou T, Yao S. The association between indoor air pollution from solid fuels and cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rev Environ Health 2024:reveh-2023-0158. [PMID: 38413202 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2023-0158] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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This study aimed to comprehensively and methodically evaluate the correlation between cognitive impairment and indoor air pollution from solid fuel used for cooking/heating. PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched up to December January 2023. 13 studies from three countries with a total of 277,001 participants were enrolled. A negative correlation was discovered between solid fuel usage for cooking and total cognitive score (β=-0.73, 95 % CI: -0.90 to -0.55) and episodic memory score (β=-0.23, 95 % CI: -0.30 to -0.17). Household solid fuel usage for cooking was considerably associated with a raised risk of cognitive impairment (HR=1.31, 95 % CI: 1.09-1.57) and cognitive decline (HR=1.24, 95 % CI: 1.18-1.30). Compared to continuous solid fuel use for cooking, sustained use of clean fuel and switching from solid fuel to clean fuel were associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline (OR=0.55, 95 % CI: 0.42-0.73; OR=0.81, 95 % CI: 0.71-0.93). A negative association was found between solid fuel usage for heating and total cognitive score (β=-0.43, 95 % CI: -0.59 to -0.26) and episodic memory score (β=-0.22, 95 % CI: -0.34 to -0.10). Our research provided evidence that exposure to indoor air pollution from solid fuel is a potential cause of cognitive impairment and cognitive decline. Making the switch from solid fuels to cleaner fuels could be an important step in preventing cognitive impairment in the elderly.
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- Hongye Peng
- 47839 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , Beijing, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Infections, 12517 Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 532949 Dongguan People's Hospital , Guangzhou, China
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- 47839 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , Beijing, China
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- 47839 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, 36635 China-Japan Friendship Hospital , Beijing, China
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Yu T, Wang H, Guo R, Liu J, Tian L, Guga S, Li W, Zhao H, Suo F, Yang H, Yan Q. Long-term abuse of caffeine sodium benzoate induces endothelial cells injury and leads to coagulation dysfunction. IUBMB Life 2024; 76:88-100. [PMID: 37596858 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2777] [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: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Our hospital admitted a patient who had difficulty in coagulation even after blood replacement, and the patient had abused caffeine sodium benzoate (CSB) for more than 20 years. Hence, we aimed to explore whether CSB may cause dysfunction in vascular endothelial cells and its possible mechanism. Low, medium, and high concentrations of serum of long-term CSB intake patients were used to treat HUVECs, with LPS as the positive control. MTT and CCK8 were performed to verify CSB's damaging effect on HUVECs. The expression of ET-1, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin were measured by ELISA. TUNEL assay and Matrigel tube formation assay were carried out to detect apoptosis and angiogenesis of HUVECs. Flow cytometry was applied to analyze cell cycles and expression of CD11b, PDGF, and ICAM-1. Expression of PDGF-BB and PCNA were examined by western blot. The activation of MAPK signaling pathway was detected by qRT-PCR and western blot. Intracellular Ca2+ density was detected by fluorescent probes. CCK8 assay showed high concentration of CSB inhibited cell viability. Cell proliferation and angiogenesis were inhibited by CSB. ET-1, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin upregulated in CSB groups. CSB enhanced apoptosis of HUVECs. CD11b, ICAM-1 increased and PDGF reduced in CSB groups. The expression level and phosphorylation level of MEK, ERK, JUN, and p38 in MAPK pathway elevated in CSB groups. The expression of PCNA and PDGF-BB was suppressed by CSB. Intracellular Ca2+ intensity was increased by CSB. Abuse of CSB injured HUVECs and caused coagulation disorders.
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- Tianwei Yu
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Biology of Inner Mongolia Medical University), Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus) & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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Chen G, Kang R, Wang Z, Jiang Y, Zhou H, Abuduaini A, Suo F, Huang L. The complete mitochondrial genome of Cuminum cyminum (Apiales: Apiaceae) and phylogenetic analysis. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2023; 8:760-765. [PMID: 37521907 PMCID: PMC10375935 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2238357] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L). belongs to the family Apiaceae and the order Apiales, which is a widely grown spice and medicinal plant in Xinjiang province, China. In the current study, whole genome sequencing of C. cyminum was performed using the Illumina HiSeq 4000 platform, and the complete mitogenome sequence was assembled and annotated. We found that the single circular mitogenome of C. cyminum was 246,721 bp in length, and has about 45.5% GC content. It comprised 73 genes in the coding region (35 protein-coding genes, 18 tRNA genes, 3 rRNA genes, and 15 open-reading frames) and a non-coding region. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that C. cyminum is closely related to Daucus carota and the subtribes Daucinae. The mitogenome of C. cyminum revealed its phylogenetic relationships with other species in the Apiaceae family, which would further help in understanding its evolution.
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- Ge Chen
- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Yu T, Yan Q, Tian L, Zhao H, Suo F, Guga S, Li W, Guo R, Yang H. Metabolomic analysis of the sera of patients with the long-term inhalation of caffeine-sodium benzoate using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Biomed Chromatogr 2022; 37:e5567. [PMID: 36515669 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5567] [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: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The present study aimed to systematically assess the potential biomarkers in the serum samples of patients with long-term inhalation of caffeine-sodium benzoate. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was applied to analyze the metabolic profiles of patients' serum samples with the long-term intake of caffeine-sodium benzoate (n=35) and other volunteers with no intake of caffeine-sodium benzoate as a control group (n=35). The raw data of metabolic profiles were analyzed via principal component analysis, partial least squares analysis and orthogonal partial least squares analysis. MBRole 2.0 online tools were used to analyze the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis of different metabolites. In the serum metabolic profiles, several metabolites with large variations were found, including 2-propyl-2,4-pentadienoic acid, 24-hydroxycholesterol, 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (d18:1/24:1(15Z)), 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (d18:1/12:0), 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (d18:1/14:0), 3a,7a-dihydroxy-5b-cholestan-26-al, 3a,7a-dihydroxy-5b-cholestane, 7a,25-dihydroxycholesterol, bilirubin, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways involved in metabolism included "Choline metabolism in cancer" and "Glycerophospholipid metabolism". In conclusion, the present study provides a basis with which to explore the molecular-specific mechanisms concerning the effects of the long-term inhalation of caffeine-sodium benzoate on human physical and mental health.
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- Tianwei Yu
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Radiation therapy center, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cancer Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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Hao W, Cui W, Suo F, Han L, Cheng Z, Zhou Z. Construction and application of an efficient dual-base editing platform for Bacillus subtilis evolution employing programmable base conversion. Chem Sci 2022; 13:14395-14409. [PMID: 36545152 PMCID: PMC9749471 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05824c] [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: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The functionally evolved bacterial chassis is of great importance to manufacture a group of assorted high value-added chemicals, from small molecules to biologically active macromolecules. However, the current evolution frameworks are less efficienct in generating in vivo genomic diversification because of insufficient tunability, rendering limited evolution spacing for chassis. Here, an engineered genomic diversification platform (CRISPR-ABE8e-CDA-nCas9) leveraging a programmable dual-deaminases base editor was fabricated for rapidly evolving bacterial chassis. The dual-base editor was constructed by reprogramming the CRISPR array, nCas9, and cytidine and adenosine deaminase, enabling single or multiple base conversion at the genomic scale by simultaneous C-to-T and A-to-G conversion in vivo. Employing titration of the Cas-deaminase fusion protein, the platform enabled editing any pre-defined genomic loci with tunable conversion efficiency and editable window, generating a repertoire of mutants with highly diversified genomic sequences. Leveraging the genomic diversification platform, we successfully evolved the nisin-resistant capability of Bacillus subtilis through directed evolution of the subunit of lantibiotic ATP-binding cassette. Therefore, our work provides a portable and programmable genomic diversification platform, which is promising to expedite the fabrication of high-performance and robust bacterial chassis used in the development of biomanufacturing and biopharmaceuticals.
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- Wenliang Hao
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxi 214122JiangsuChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxi 214122JiangsuChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxi 214122JiangsuChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxi 214122JiangsuChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxi 214122JiangsuChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University1800 Lihu AvenueWuxi 214122JiangsuChina
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Suo F, Pan M, Li Y, Yan Q, Hu H, Hou L. [Mesenchymal Stem Cells Cultured in 3D System Inhibit Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells Through p38 MAPK and CXCR4/AKT Pathways by IL-24 Regulating]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2021; 55:643-659. [PMID: 34432782 DOI: 10.31857/s002689842104011x] [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: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is prevalent worldwide and has a high mortality rate. Even if mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are suggested as cancer treatment, the studies of their effects on NSCLC cells contradict each other, mainly due to utilization of two-dimensional (2D) culture system. Three-dimensional (3D) culture systems resemble tissue organization in vivo. Here we comprehensively explore the inhibitory effects of MSCs on NSCLC cells in a 3D culture system. We confirmed that the inhibitory effects of 3D-cultured MSCs (3D-MSCs) on the proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells are greater than that of the 2D-cultured MSCs. 3D-MSCs overexpress IL-24, which serve as the key factor enhancing antitumor effects of MSCs. In these cells, IL-24 affects p38 MAPK and CXCR4/AKT pathways. Overall, this study provides the support for use of MSCs in tumor.
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- F Suo
- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 PR China.,
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Hao W, Cui W, Cheng Z, Han L, Suo F, Liu Z, Zhou L, Zhou Z. Development of a base editor for protein evolution via in situ mutation in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:9594-9605. [PMID: 34390349 PMCID: PMC8450078 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Protein evolution has significantly enhanced the development of life science. However, it is difficult to achieve in vitro evolution of some special proteins because of difficulties with heterologous expression, purification, and function detection. To achieve protein evolution via in situ mutation in vivo, we developed a base editor by fusing nCas with a cytidine deaminase in Bacillus subtilis through genome integration. The base editor introduced a cytidine-to-thymidine mutation of approximately 100% across a 5 nt editable window, which was much higher than those of other base editors. The editable window was expanded to 8 nt by extending the length of sgRNA, and conversion efficiency could be regulated by changing culture conditions, which was suitable for constructing a mutant protein library efficiently in vivo. As proof-of-concept, the Sec-translocase complex and bacitracin-resistance-related protein BceB were successfully evolved in vivo using the base editor. A Sec mutant with 3.6-fold translocation efficiency and the BceB mutants with different sensitivity to bacitracin were obtained. As the construction of the base editor does not rely on any additional or host-dependent factors, such base editors (BEs) may be readily constructed and applicable to a wide range of bacteria for protein evolution via in situ mutation.
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- Wenliang Hao
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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Yang Z, Zhou X, Zheng E, Wang Y, Liu X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Liu Z, Pei F, Zhang Y, Ren J, Huang Y, Xia L, Guan S, Qin S, Suo F, Shi J, Wang L, He L, Sun L. JFK Is a Hypoxia-Inducible Gene That Functions to Promote Breast Carcinogenesis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:686737. [PMID: 34336836 PMCID: PMC8319627 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.686737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Many carcinomas feature hypoxia, a condition has long been associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis, as well as resistance to chemoradiotherapy. Here, we report that the F-box protein JFK promotes mammary tumor initiation and progression in MMTV-PyMT murine model of spontaneous breast cancer. We find that JFK is inducible under hypoxic conditions, in which hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-1α binds to and transcriptionally activates JFK in breast cancer cells. Consistently, analysis of public clinical datasets reveals that the mRNA level of JFK is positively correlated with that of HIF-1α in breast cancer. We show that JFK deficiency leads to a decrease in HIF-1α-induced glycolysis in breast cancer and sensitizes hypoxic breast cancer cells to ionizing radiation and chemotherapeutic treatment. These results indicate that JFK is an important player in hypoxic response, supporting the pursuit of JFK as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer intervention.
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- Ziran Yang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Medical Isotopes Research Center and Department of Radiation Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Medical Isotopes Research Center and Department of Radiation Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking University Third Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Suo F, Pan M, Li Y, Yan Q, Hu H, Hou L. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Cultured in 3D System Inhibit Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells through p38 MAPK and CXCR4/AKT Pathways by IL-24 Regulating. Mol Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893321030110] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang T, He Q, Xu Z, Suo F, Zhang C, Hu Q. [Effects of substrate on growth and lipid accumulation of Tribonema sp. FACHB-1786]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2020; 36:2478-2493. [PMID: 33244942 DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.200264] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Filamentous microalga Tribonema sp. has the advantages of highly resistance to zooplankton-predation, easy harvesting, and high cellular lipid content, in particular large amounts of palmitoleic acid (PA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Therefore, Tribonema sp. is considered as a promising biomass feedstock to produce biodiesel and high-value products. In this work, we studied the effect of different concentrations of nitrogen (NaNO₃: 255-3 060 mg/L), phosphorus (K₂HPO₄: 4-240 mg/L), iron ((NH₄)₃FeC₁₂H₁₀O₁₄: 0.6-12 mg/L) and magnesium (MgSO₄: 7.5-450 mg/L) on the biomass, lipid content, and fatty acid composition of Tribonema sp. FACHB-1786, aiming at enhancing cell lipid productivity. The growth of Tribonema sp. had a positive correlation with the concentration of magnesium, and the maximum biomass of Tribonema sp. (under the condition of 450 mg/L MgSO₄) was 8.09 g/L, much greater than those reported in previous studies using the same and other Tribonema species under autotrophic conditions. Different nitrogen concentrations exerted no significant effect on algal growth (P > 0.05), but a higher nitrogen concentration resulted in a greater amount of lipid in the cells. The maximum volumetric productivities of total lipids (319. 6 mg/(L·d)), palmitoleic acid (135.7 mg/(L·d)), and eicosapentaenoic acid (24.2 mg/(L·d)) of Tribonema sp. were obtained when the concentrations of NaNO₃, K₂HPO₄, (NH₄)₃FeC₁₂H₁₀O₁₄, and MgSO₄ were 765 mg/L, 80 mg/L, 6 mg/L, and 75 mg/L, respectively. This study will provide a reference for substrate optimization for Tribonema sp. growth and lipid production.
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- Ting Zhang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi 830046, Xinjiang, China.,Urumqi Vocational University, Urumchi 830012, Xinjiang, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China
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- Research Center of Hydrobiology, Department of Ecology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi 830046, Xinjiang, China
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- Research Center of Hydrobiology, Department of Ecology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China.,Microalgal Biotechnology Center, SDIC Biotech Investment Corporation, Beijing 100142, China
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Yang Z, Liu W, Zhou X, Zhu X, Suo F, Yao S. The effectiveness and safety of curcumin as a complementary therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e22916. [PMID: 33120843 PMCID: PMC7581072 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000022916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, affect several million individuals worldwide. Curcumin as a complementary therapy has been used to cure the IBD, yet the efficacy and safety of curcumin remains to be assessed. In this study, we aim to draw up a protocol for systematic review to evaluate the efficacy and safety of curcumin for IBD. METHODS We will search the following electronic databases from inception to September 31, 2020: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, Medline, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wan Fang Database, the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. Clinical trial registrations, potential gray literatures, relevant conference abstracts and reference list of identified studies will also be searched. Relevant randomized controlled clinical trials were enrolled and analyzed. The literature selection, data extraction, and quality assessment will be completed by 2 independent authors. Either the fixed-effects or random-effects model will be used for data synthesis based on the heterogeneity test. Clinical remission will be evaluated as the primary outcome. Clinical response, endoscopic remission, inflammatory markers and adverse events will be assessed as the secondary outcomes. The RevManV.5.3.5 will be used for Meta-analysis. Subgroup analyses of doses, delivery way, frequency of treatment and the degree of IBD severity or different forms of IBD were also conducted. RESULTS This study will provide a synthesis of current evidence of curcumin for IBD from several aspects, such as clinical remission, clinical response, endoscopic remission, inflammatory markers, and adverse events. CONCLUSION The conclusion of our study will provide updated evidence to judge whether curcumin is an effective solution to IBD patients. INPLASY REGISTRATION NUMBER INPLASY202090065.
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- Zhenhuan Yang
- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Department of Gastroenterology
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- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Department of Dermatology and Venerology
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- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease, Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Department of Gastroenterology
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- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Department of Gastroenterology
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Hao W, Suo F, Lin Q, Chen Q, Zhou L, Liu Z, Cui W, Zhou Z. Design and Construction of Portable CRISPR-Cpf1-Mediated Genome Editing in Bacillus subtilis 168 Oriented Toward Multiple Utilities. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:524676. [PMID: 32984297 PMCID: PMC7492563 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.524676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Bacillus subtilis is an important Gram-positive bacterium for industrial biotechnology, which has been widely used to produce diverse high-value added chemicals and industrially and pharmaceutically relevant proteins. Robust and versatile toolkits for genome editing in B. subtilis are highly demanding to design higher version chassis. Although the Streptococcus pyogenes (Sp) CRISPR-Cas9 has been extensively adapted for genome engineering of multiple bacteria, it has many defects, such as higher molecular weight which leads to higher carrier load, low deletion efficiency and complexity of sgRNA construction for multiplex genome editing. Here, we designed a CRISPR-Cpf1-based toolkit employing a type V Cas protein, Cpf1 from Francisella novicida. Using this platform, we precisely deleted single gene and gene cluster in B. subtilis with high editing efficiency, such as sacA, ganA, ligD & ligV, and bac operon. Especially, an extremely large gene cluster of 38 kb in B. subtilis genome was accurately deleted from the genome without introducing any unexpected mutations. Meanwhile, the synthetic platform was further upgraded to a version for multiplex genome editing, upon which two genes sacA and aprE were precisely and efficiently deleted using only one plasmid harboring two targeting sequences. In addition, we successfully inserted foreign genes into the genome of the chassis using the CRISPR-Cpf1 platform. Our work highlighted the availability of CRISPR-Cpf1 to gene manipulation in B. subtilis, including the flexible deletion of a single gene and multiple genes or a gene cluster, and gene knock-in. The designed genome-editing platform was easily and broadly applicable to other microorganisms. The novel platforms we constructed in this study provide a promising tool for efficient genome editing in diverse bacteria.
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- Wenliang Hao
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Jiangnan University (Rugao) Food Biotechnology Research Institute, Jiangsu, China
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Han L, Cui W, Lin Q, Chen Q, Suo F, Ma K, Wang Y, Hao W, Cheng Z, Zhou Z. Efficient Overproduction of Active Nitrile Hydratase by Coupling Expression Induction and Enzyme Maturation via Programming a Controllable Cobalt-Responsive Gene Circuit. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:193. [PMID: 32266230 PMCID: PMC7105576 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A robust and portable expression system is of great importance in enzyme production, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology, which maximizes the performance of the engineered system. In this study, a tailor-made cobalt-induced expression system (CIES) was developed for low-cost and eco-friendly nitrile hydratase (NHase) production. First, the strong promoter Pveg from Bacillus subtilis, the Ni(II)/Co(II) responsive repressor RcnR, and its operator were reorganized to construct a CIES. In this system, the expression of reporter green fluorescent protein (GFP) was specifically triggered by Co(II) over a broad range of concentration. The performance of the cobalt-induced system was evolved to version 2.0 (CIES 2.0) for adaptation to different concentrations of Co(II) through programming a homeostasis system that rebalances cobalt efflux and influx with RcnA and NiCoT, respectively. Harnessing these synthetic platforms, the induced expression of NHase was coupled with enzyme maturation by Co(II) in a synchronizable manner without requiring additional inducers, which is a unique feature relative to other induced systems for production of NHase. The yield of NHase was 111.2 ± 17.9 U/ml using CIES and 114.9 ± 1.4 U/ml using CIES 2.0, which has a producing capability equivalent to that of commonly used isopropyl thiogalactoside (IPTG)-induced systems. In a scale-up system using a 5-L fermenter, the yielded enzymatic activity reached 542.2 ± 42.8 U/ml, suggesting that the designer platform for NHase is readily applied to the industry. The design of CIES in this study not only provided a low-cost and eco-friendly platform to overproduce NHase but also proposed a promising pipeline for development of synthetic platforms for expression of metalloenzymes.
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- Laichuang Han
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China
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Xylaria hypoxylon is a noticeable black fungus, and also habitual to cluster on rotting wood. In this study, the high-quality whole-genome of X. hypoxylon strain SFY20170806 was sequenced on the Illumina sequencing platform. The complete mitochondrial genome of X. hypoxylon was assembled and annotated. The single circular structure of 129,366 bp length is the largest species found in the order Xylariales. The overall GC content is 29.7% and gene composition includes 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 30 transfer RNA genes(tRNA), 2 ribosomal RNA genes(rRNA) and 6 open reading frames (ORF). Phylogenetic tree was constructed to validate the evolutionary relationship based on the complete mitogenomes from twelve taxa of four species of Xylariales, four species of Hypocreales, two species of Helotiales, one species of Microascales and X. hypoxylon. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that X. hypoxylon has a special evolutionary status and close genetic relationship with Annulohypoxylon stygium.
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- Huiying Zhou
- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- Kunming Municipal Station of Forestry-Grassland Science and Technology Promotion, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Han L, Cui W, Suo F, Miao S, Hao W, Chen Q, Guo J, Liu Z, Zhou L, Zhou Z. Development of a novel strategy for robust synthetic bacterial promoters based on a stepwise evolution targeting the spacer region of the core promoter in Bacillus subtilis. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:96. [PMID: 31142347 PMCID: PMC6540529 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1148-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Promoter evolution by synthetic promoter library (SPL) is a powerful approach to development of functional synthetic promoters to synthetic biology. However, it requires much tedious and time-consuming screenings because of the plethora of different variants in SPL. Actually, a large proportion of mutants in the SPL are significantly lower in strength, which contributes only to fabrication of a promoter library with a continuum of strength. Thus, to effectively obtain the evolved synthetic promoter exhibiting higher strength, it is essential to develop novel strategies to construct mutant library targeting the pivotal region rather than the arbitrary region of the template promoter. In this study, a strategy termed stepwise evolution targeting the spacer of core promoter (SETarSCoP) was established in Bacillus subtilis to effectively evolve the strength of bacterial promoter. Results The native promoter, PsrfA, from B. subtilis, which exhibits higher strength than the strong promoter P43, was set as the parental template. According to the comparison of conservation of the spacer sequences between − 35 box and − 10 box among a set of strong and weak native promoter, it revealed that 7-bp sequence immediately upstream of the − 10 box featured in the regulation of promoter strength. Based on the conservative feature, two rounds of consecutive evolution were performed targeting the hot region of PsrfA. In the first round, a primary promoter mutation library (pPML) was constructed by mutagenesis targeting the 3-bp sequence immediately upstream of the − 10 box of the PsrfA. Subsequently, four evolved mutants from pPML were selected to construction of four secondary promoter mutation libraries (sPMLs) based on mutagenesis of the 4-bp sequence upstream of the first-round target. After the consecutive two-step evolution, the mutant PBH4 was identified and verified to be a highly evolved synthetic promoter. The strength of PBH4 was higher than PsrfA by approximately 3 times. Moreover, PBH4 also exhibited broad suitability for different cargo proteins, such as β-glucuronidase and nattokinase. The proof-of-principle test showed that SETarSCoP successfully evolved both constitutive and inducible promoters. Conclusion Comparing with the commonly used SPL strategy, SETarSCoP facilitates the evolution process to obtain strength-evolved synthetic bacterial promoter through fabrication and screening of small-scale mutation libraries. This strategy will be a promising method to evolve diverse bacterial promoters to expand the toolbox for synthetic biology. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-019-1148-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Laichuang Han
- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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Ma Y, Huang L, Abuduaini A, Zhou H, Wang Y, Suo F. Complete mitochondrial genome of plant pathogen Monilinia fructicola (Sclerotiniaceae, Helotiales). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1567282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Yufeng Ma
- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- Department of Ecology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- Research Center of Cordyceps Development and Utilization of Kunming, Yunnan Herbal Biotech Co. Ltd, Yunnan, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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Suo F, Ma Y, Manzilamu Z, Huang L. The complete mitochondrial genome of a transitional form in secondary endosymbiotic Cryptophyte algae Guillardia theta strain CCMP2712. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2018; 3:1304-1305. [PMID: 33644385 PMCID: PMC7871985 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1535866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of Guillardia theta strain CCMP2712 was sequenced, assembled, and annotated in this study. The circular genome is 35,013 bp in size and it contains 36 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 28 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), and 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA). The overall GC contents of the mitochondrial genome are 28.9%. The phylogenetic tree was constructed to validate the taxonomic relationship based on the complete mitogenomes of G. theta strain CCMP2712 through combining with seven Cryptophyta and four Heterokontophyta algae. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Guillardia theta strain CCMP2712 will provide more information for the evolution of secondary endosymbiotic species.
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- Feiya Suo
- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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- Department of Ecology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Cui W, Suo F, Cheng J, Han L, Hao W, Guo J, Zhou Z. Stepwise modifications of genetic parts reinforce the secretory production of nattokinase in Bacillus subtilis. Microb Biotechnol 2018; 11:930-942. [PMID: 29984489 PMCID: PMC6116739 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Nattokinase (NK) is an important serine‐protease with direct fibrinolytic activity involving the prevention of cardiovascular disease as an antithrombotic agent. Dozens of studies have focused on the characterization of intrinsic novel promoters and signal peptides to the secretory production of recombinant proteins in Bacillus subtilis. However, intrinsic genetic elements have several drawbacks, which cannot mediate the production of NK to the desired level. In this study, the genetic elements, which were used to overproduce the recombinant secretory NK, were rationally modified in B. subtilis in a stepwise manner. The first step was to select a suitable signal peptide for the highly efficient secretion of NK. By comparison of the secretory levels mediated by two different signal peptides, which were encoded by the genes of a minor extracellular protease epr (SPepr) and cell‐wall associated protease wapA (SPwapA), respectively, SPwapA was verified as the superior secretory element. Second, P04, which was a synthetic promoter screened from an array of mutants based on the promoter cloned from the operon of a quorum‐sensing associated gene srfA (PsrfA), was paired to SPwapA. The secretory level of NK was obviously augmented by the combination of these two genetic elements. Third, the cis‐acting element CodY‐binding sequence positioned at the 5′UTR was deleted (yielding P08), and thus the secretory level was significantly elevated. The activity of NK, which was defined as fibrinolytic units (FU), reached to a level of 270 FU ml−1. Finally, the superior genetic element composed of P08 and SPwapA was utilized to overproduce NK in the host B. subtilis WB800, which was able to produce the secretory NK at 292 FU ml−1. The strategy established in this study can not only be used to overproduce NK in B. subtilis but also might be a promising pipeline to modify the genetic element for the synthetic secretory system.
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- Wenjing Cui
- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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Han L, Suo F, Jiang C, Gu J, Li N, Zhang N, Cui W, Zhou Z. Fabrication and characterization of a robust and strong bacterial promoter from a semi-rationally engineered promoter library in Bacillus subtilis. Process Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fang Y, Gu MS, Suo F, Wang CX, Liu XH, Liu FM. Application of gene detection technique in the antenatal diagnosis of hereditary hearing loss. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:1452-1455. [PMID: 28429364] [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: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Gene chip and gene sequencing techniques were used to detect the main pathogenic genes in pregnant women with hereditary hearing loss. PATIENTS AND METHODS From May 2015 to May 2016, 1080 pregnant in Xuzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital were enrolled in this study. Women age range was 18 to 40 years. 4 genes and 9 mutation sites, including 4 sites (35delG, 176, 235delC and 299) in GJB2 gene, 2 sites (2168A>G and IVS-7-2A>G) in SLC26A4 (PDS) gene, 2 sites (1494C>T and 1555A>G) in 12s rRNA gene and 1 site (538C>T) in GJB3 gene, were detected using the GeeDom® 9-item hereditary hearing loss gene detection kit. Deafness genes in the husband of the pregnant woman with GJB2 and SLC26A4 positive gene mutations were verified using Sanger sequencing. Fetuses with the same deafness genes as their parents were diagnosed before delivery using amniocentesis. RESULTS 48 patients (4.45 %) were detected positive for hereditary hearing loss. Most of them (28 cases) were identified with GJB2 gene mutation (1 case with 176 site mutation, 22 cases with 235delC site mutation and 5 cases with 299 site mutation). We had 15 cases of the SLC26A4 gene mutation (3 cases of 2168A>G site mutation and 12 cases of IVS-7-2A>G site mutation), 2 cases of 538C>T site mutation of GJB3 gene and 3 cases of 1555A>G site mutation of 12s rRNA gene. CONCLUSIONS The gene detection technique has a great health-economic significance in screening the main pathogenic genes involved in the hereditary hearing loss.
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- Y Fang
- The Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Liu X, Suo F, He M, Chen B, Hu B. Imidazole functionalized organic monoliths for capillary microextraction of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cd(II) from urine prior to on-line ICP-MS detection. Mikrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-017-2087-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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