【目的】株型是影响棉花机械化和产量的关键因素,开展陆地棉主要株型性状的关联分析研究,可为棉花株型分子育种提供标记及材料来源。【方法】以403份陆地棉种质资源为材料,利用覆盖全基因组的201对多态性SSR标记,对6个环境4个株型性状...【目的】株型是影响棉花机械化和产量的关键因素,开展陆地棉主要株型性状的关联分析研究,可为棉花株型分子育种提供标记及材料来源。【方法】以403份陆地棉种质资源为材料,利用覆盖全基因组的201对多态性SSR标记,对6个环境4个株型性状进行了关联分析,挖掘株型性状优异等位基因。【结果】6个环境中株高、果枝始节高、果枝始节位和果枝数的平均变异系数分别为13.70%、21.51%、14.18%和11.51%,广义遗传率为46.24%-74.15%;201对标记共产生394个多态性等位变异位点;能同时在最佳线性无偏预测值(best linear unbiased prediction, BLUP)(P<0.01)和2个以上环境中检测到显著(P<0.05)关联的位点共38个,包括与株高关联的位点16个、与果枝始节高关联的位点6个、与果枝始节位关联的位点11个、与果枝数关联的位点5个,5个位点同时与多个性状关联;鉴定到含有目标性状优异等位基因的材料31份,其中6份材料同时携带多个优异等位基因。【结论】在403份陆地棉自然群体中,鉴定到38个与4个株型性状关联的标记位点,发掘出31份含有优异等位基因的典型材料。展开更多
Cellular senescence assumes pivotal roles in various diseases through the secretion of proinflammatory factors.Despite extensive investigations into vascular senescence associated with aging and degenerative diseases,...Cellular senescence assumes pivotal roles in various diseases through the secretion of proinflammatory factors.Despite extensive investigations into vascular senescence associated with aging and degenerative diseases,the molecular mechanisms governing microvascular endothelial cell senescence induced by traumatic stress,particularly its involvement in senescence-induced inflammation,remain insufficiently elucidated.In this study,we present a comprehensive demonstration and characterization of microvascular endothelial cell senescence induced by spinal cord injury(SCI).Lysine demethylase 6A(Kdm6a),commonly known as UTX,emerges as a crucial regulator of cell senescence in injured spinal cord microvascular endothelial cells(SCMECs).Upregulation of UTX induces senescence in SCMECs,leading to an amplified release of proinflammatory factors,specifically the senescenceassociated secretory phenotype(SASP)components,thereby modulating the inflammatory microenvironment.Conversely,the deletion of UTX in endothelial cells shields SCMECs against senescence,mitigates the release of proinflammatory SASP factors,and promotes neurological functional recovery after SCI.UTX forms an epigenetic regulatory axis by binding to calponin 1(CNN1),orchestrating trauma-induced SCMECs senescence and SASP secretion,thereby influencing neuroinflammation and neurological functional repair.Furthermore,local delivery of a senolytic drug reduces senescent SCMECs and suppresses proinflammatory SASP secretion,reinstating a local regenerative microenvironment and enhancing functional repair after SCI.In conclusion,targeting the UTX-CNN1 epigenetic axis to prevent trauma-induced SCMECs senescence holds the potential to inhibit SASP secretion,alleviate neuroinflammation,and provide a novel treatment strategy for SCI repair.展开更多
Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-met...Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A) modifications are the most common form of epigenetic regulation at the RNA level and play an essential role in biological processes. However, whether m^(6)A modifications participate in corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury remains unknown. We found that expression of methyltransferase 14 protein(METTL14) in the locomotor cortex was high after spinal cord injury and accompanied by elevated m^(6)A levels. Knockdown of Mettl14 in the locomotor cortex was not favorable for corticospinal tract regeneration and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Through bioinformatics analysis and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we found that METTL14 regulated Trib2 expression in an m^(6)A-regulated manner, thereby activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promoting corticospinal tract regeneration. Finally, we administered syringin, a stabilizer of METTL14, using molecular docking. Results confirmed that syringin can promote corticospinal tract regeneration and facilitate neurological recovery by stabilizing METTL14. Findings from this study reveal that m^(6)A modification is involved in the regulation of corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury.展开更多
Osteogenesis imperfecta(OI)is a disorder of low bone mass and increased fracture risk due to a range of genetic variants that prominently include mutations in genes encoding typeⅠcollagen.While it is well known that ...Osteogenesis imperfecta(OI)is a disorder of low bone mass and increased fracture risk due to a range of genetic variants that prominently include mutations in genes encoding typeⅠcollagen.While it is well known that OI reflects defects in the activity of bone-forming osteoblasts,it is currently unclear whether OI also reflects defects in the many other cell types comprising bone,including defects in skeletal vascular endothelium or the skeletal stem cell populations that give rise to osteoblasts and whether correcting these broader defects could have therapeutic utility.展开更多
文摘【目的】株型是影响棉花机械化和产量的关键因素,开展陆地棉主要株型性状的关联分析研究,可为棉花株型分子育种提供标记及材料来源。【方法】以403份陆地棉种质资源为材料,利用覆盖全基因组的201对多态性SSR标记,对6个环境4个株型性状进行了关联分析,挖掘株型性状优异等位基因。【结果】6个环境中株高、果枝始节高、果枝始节位和果枝数的平均变异系数分别为13.70%、21.51%、14.18%和11.51%,广义遗传率为46.24%-74.15%;201对标记共产生394个多态性等位变异位点;能同时在最佳线性无偏预测值(best linear unbiased prediction, BLUP)(P<0.01)和2个以上环境中检测到显著(P<0.05)关联的位点共38个,包括与株高关联的位点16个、与果枝始节高关联的位点6个、与果枝始节位关联的位点11个、与果枝数关联的位点5个,5个位点同时与多个性状关联;鉴定到含有目标性状优异等位基因的材料31份,其中6份材料同时携带多个优异等位基因。【结论】在403份陆地棉自然群体中,鉴定到38个与4个株型性状关联的标记位点,发掘出31份含有优异等位基因的典型材料。
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant 82030071 and 82272495)Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(grant 2020JJ5930 and 2020JJ4874)the Science and Technology Major Project of Changsha(No.kh2103008).
文摘Cellular senescence assumes pivotal roles in various diseases through the secretion of proinflammatory factors.Despite extensive investigations into vascular senescence associated with aging and degenerative diseases,the molecular mechanisms governing microvascular endothelial cell senescence induced by traumatic stress,particularly its involvement in senescence-induced inflammation,remain insufficiently elucidated.In this study,we present a comprehensive demonstration and characterization of microvascular endothelial cell senescence induced by spinal cord injury(SCI).Lysine demethylase 6A(Kdm6a),commonly known as UTX,emerges as a crucial regulator of cell senescence in injured spinal cord microvascular endothelial cells(SCMECs).Upregulation of UTX induces senescence in SCMECs,leading to an amplified release of proinflammatory factors,specifically the senescenceassociated secretory phenotype(SASP)components,thereby modulating the inflammatory microenvironment.Conversely,the deletion of UTX in endothelial cells shields SCMECs against senescence,mitigates the release of proinflammatory SASP factors,and promotes neurological functional recovery after SCI.UTX forms an epigenetic regulatory axis by binding to calponin 1(CNN1),orchestrating trauma-induced SCMECs senescence and SASP secretion,thereby influencing neuroinflammation and neurological functional repair.Furthermore,local delivery of a senolytic drug reduces senescent SCMECs and suppresses proinflammatory SASP secretion,reinstating a local regenerative microenvironment and enhancing functional repair after SCI.In conclusion,targeting the UTX-CNN1 epigenetic axis to prevent trauma-induced SCMECs senescence holds the potential to inhibit SASP secretion,alleviate neuroinflammation,and provide a novel treatment strategy for SCI repair.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82030071 (to JH),82272495 (to YC)Science and Technology Major Project of Changsha,No.kh2103008 (to JH)Graduate Students’ Independent Innovative Projects of Hunan Province,No.CX20230311 (to YJ)。
文摘Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A) modifications are the most common form of epigenetic regulation at the RNA level and play an essential role in biological processes. However, whether m^(6)A modifications participate in corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury remains unknown. We found that expression of methyltransferase 14 protein(METTL14) in the locomotor cortex was high after spinal cord injury and accompanied by elevated m^(6)A levels. Knockdown of Mettl14 in the locomotor cortex was not favorable for corticospinal tract regeneration and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Through bioinformatics analysis and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we found that METTL14 regulated Trib2 expression in an m^(6)A-regulated manner, thereby activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promoting corticospinal tract regeneration. Finally, we administered syringin, a stabilizer of METTL14, using molecular docking. Results confirmed that syringin can promote corticospinal tract regeneration and facilitate neurological recovery by stabilizing METTL14. Findings from this study reveal that m^(6)A modification is involved in the regulation of corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81972034,92068104 and 82002262 to R.X.)the National Key R&D Program of China (2020YFA0112900 to R.X.)+5 种基金Project of Xiamen Cell Therapy Research Center (3502Z20214001 to R.X.)supported by a the NIH grant of US (R01AR075585,R01HD115274,R01CA282815 to M.B.G.)Career Award for Medical Scientists from the Burroughs Wellcome Funda Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance and the Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery (MIND)Prizesupported by a Jump Start Research Career Development Award from Weill Cornell Medicinea Study Abroad Scholarships from the Mogam Science Scholarship Foundation。
文摘Osteogenesis imperfecta(OI)is a disorder of low bone mass and increased fracture risk due to a range of genetic variants that prominently include mutations in genes encoding typeⅠcollagen.While it is well known that OI reflects defects in the activity of bone-forming osteoblasts,it is currently unclear whether OI also reflects defects in the many other cell types comprising bone,including defects in skeletal vascular endothelium or the skeletal stem cell populations that give rise to osteoblasts and whether correcting these broader defects could have therapeutic utility.
