Objective To investigate the effect of mucin 1(MUC1)on the proliferation and apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC)and its regulatory mechanism.Methods The 60 NPC and paired para-cancer normal tissues were collect...Objective To investigate the effect of mucin 1(MUC1)on the proliferation and apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC)and its regulatory mechanism.Methods The 60 NPC and paired para-cancer normal tissues were collected from October 2020 to July 2021 in Quanzhou First Hospital.The expression of MUC1 was measured by real-time quantitative PCR(qPCR)in the patients with PNC.The 5-8F and HNE1 cells were transfected with siRNA control(si-control)or siRNA targeting MUC1(si-MUC1).Cell proliferation was analyzed by cell counting kit-8 and colony formation assay,and apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry analysis in the 5-8F and HNE1 cells.The qPCR and ELISA were executed to analyze the levels of TNF-αand IL-6.Western blot was performed to measure the expression of MUC1,NFкB and apoptosis-related proteins(Bax and Bcl-2).Results The expression of MUC1 was up-regulated in the NPC tissues,and NPC patients with the high MUC1 expression were inclined to EBV infection,growth and metastasis of NPC.Loss of MUC1 restrained malignant features,including the proliferation and apoptosis,downregulated the expression of p-IкB、p-P65 and Bcl-2 and upregulated the expression of Bax in the NPC cells.Conclusion Downregulation of MUC1 restrained biological characteristics of malignancy,including cell proliferation and apoptosis,by inactivating NF-κB signaling pathway in NPC.展开更多
为研究Amh基因在TSD(Temperature-dependent sex determination,温度依赖型性别决定)中的功能,文章以红耳龟Trachemys scripta为TSD动物模型,分析了Amh在胚胎性腺中的精细表达特征和细胞定位;通过基因功能缺失和获得研究手段,验证了Amh...为研究Amh基因在TSD(Temperature-dependent sex determination,温度依赖型性别决定)中的功能,文章以红耳龟Trachemys scripta为TSD动物模型,分析了Amh在胚胎性腺中的精细表达特征和细胞定位;通过基因功能缺失和获得研究手段,验证了Amh在TSD中的具体功能。表达分析结果显示,Amh基因在性腺分化启动前的第15期便已呈现产雄温度(Male-producing temperature,MPT)性腺高表达;AMH蛋白主要定位在MPT性腺sertoli前体细胞上,而在各个发育时期的FPT(Female-producing temperature,产雌温度)性腺中仅检测到极其微弱的Amh mRNA和蛋白表达信号。RNA干扰实验显示,敲低Amh后的MPT性腺出现了雄性向雌性完全性逆转,雄性分化因子Sox9明显下调,雌性分化因子Foxl2和Cyp19a1显著上调;相反地,异位表达Amh后的FPT性腺则转向睾丸方向分化,Foxl2和Cyp19a1表达被抑制,Sox9表达上升。上述研究表明,Amh是启动红耳龟早期睾丸分化必需且充分的关键因子,处于TSD雄性分化分子通路上游。展开更多
文摘Objective To investigate the effect of mucin 1(MUC1)on the proliferation and apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC)and its regulatory mechanism.Methods The 60 NPC and paired para-cancer normal tissues were collected from October 2020 to July 2021 in Quanzhou First Hospital.The expression of MUC1 was measured by real-time quantitative PCR(qPCR)in the patients with PNC.The 5-8F and HNE1 cells were transfected with siRNA control(si-control)or siRNA targeting MUC1(si-MUC1).Cell proliferation was analyzed by cell counting kit-8 and colony formation assay,and apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry analysis in the 5-8F and HNE1 cells.The qPCR and ELISA were executed to analyze the levels of TNF-αand IL-6.Western blot was performed to measure the expression of MUC1,NFкB and apoptosis-related proteins(Bax and Bcl-2).Results The expression of MUC1 was up-regulated in the NPC tissues,and NPC patients with the high MUC1 expression were inclined to EBV infection,growth and metastasis of NPC.Loss of MUC1 restrained malignant features,including the proliferation and apoptosis,downregulated the expression of p-IкB、p-P65 and Bcl-2 and upregulated the expression of Bax in the NPC cells.Conclusion Downregulation of MUC1 restrained biological characteristics of malignancy,including cell proliferation and apoptosis,by inactivating NF-κB signaling pathway in NPC.