目的:总结MAB21L2基因的变异和临床特点,并与高度同源的MAB21L1基因进行比较。方法:对中山眼科中心临床基因数据库中MAB21L2基因变异患者进行基因型和表型分析,回顾性分析既往文献报道的MAB21L2基因和高度同源基因MAB21L1变异的表型-基...目的:总结MAB21L2基因的变异和临床特点,并与高度同源的MAB21L1基因进行比较。方法:对中山眼科中心临床基因数据库中MAB21L2基因变异患者进行基因型和表型分析,回顾性分析既往文献报道的MAB21L2基因和高度同源基因MAB21L1变异的表型-基因型的关系。结果:在2个小眼畸形家系中发现2个MAB21L2基因杂合变异:先证者1携带已知变异c.151C>G/p.(Arg51Gly),患者双眼小眼畸形伴虹膜脉络膜缺损,伴骨关节屈曲。母亲携带相同杂合变异但表型正常;先证者2携带未报道的变异c.1042G>T/p.(Glu348*),左眼小眼畸形,右眼正常且无全身异常。结合文献回顾发现,在显性遗传模式下,80%的MAB21L2杂合致病变异(20/25)和100%的MAB21L1杂合致病变异(25/25)发生在氨基酸49-52区域,导致小眼无眼或眼缺损异常(microphthalmia,anophthalmia or coloboma,MAC);携带该区域MAB21L2基因杂合突变的患者除MAC外,部分还伴骨骼关节发育异常(12/24,50%);杂合截短变异发生在MAB21L2基因可导致MAC(5/5,100%),而发生在MAB21L1则不致病。结论:在2个小眼畸形家系中发现了MAB21L2基因1个新致病变异和1个已知热点致病变异,通过文献综述比较和总结了MAB21L1和MAB21L2基因的突变频谱以及基因型-表型相互关系,为此类基因缺陷导致遗传病的诊断和鉴别诊断提供依据。展开更多
目的应用生物信息学的方法探讨肿瘤蛋白D52(tumor protein D52,TPD52)和肿瘤蛋白D52样2(tumor protein D52-like 2,TPD52L2)在胃癌中异常表达的临床病理特征,并分析相关基因共表达的意义。方法基于癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome AHa...目的应用生物信息学的方法探讨肿瘤蛋白D52(tumor protein D52,TPD52)和肿瘤蛋白D52样2(tumor protein D52-like 2,TPD52L2)在胃癌中异常表达的临床病理特征,并分析相关基因共表达的意义。方法基于癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome AHas,TCGA)获取数据,利用R语言软件包比较TPD52和TPD52L2在胃癌组织和癌旁组织中的差异表达与临床病理特征的相关性,并探索与免疫细胞浸润水平的情况,Kaplan-Meier生存分析和Cox回归评估TPD52和TPD52L2的表达与患者预后的关系。利用Human Protein Atlas数据库分析TPD52和TPD52L2在胃癌组织中的免疫组化染色情况。借助cBioPortal数据库分析TPD52和TPD52L2的共表达基因,并使用SangerBox平台进行京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG)富集分析。通过STRING数据库对共表达基因建立蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络,使用Cytoscape 3.9筛选核心共表达基因,并进一步验证核心共表达基因的生存期和相关性。结果胃癌组织中TPD52和TPD52L2的表达水平均明显高于癌旁组织,并与病理分期、组织学分级、幽门螺旋杆菌感染和Barretts食管密切相关。TPD52的表达与Th2和NK细胞等细胞的浸润丰度相关,TPD52L2的表达与Th2和肥大细胞等细胞的浸润丰度相关。与TPD52L2高表达组相比,低表达组有更长的总生存期(OS)、首次进展生存期(FP)和再次进展生存期(PPS)。单因素Cox分析结果表明,TPD52和TPD52L2的表达与TNM分期、病理分期及胃癌患者的预后不良相关,多因素Cox分析结果表明,M分期是影响胃癌患者OS的独立危险因素。KEGG富集分析发现TPD52的共表达基因参与了代谢通路和癌症的转录失调等信号通路,TPD52L2的共表达基因参与了癌症通路和剪接体等信号通路。PPI网络中核心基因生存分析结果表明,高表达组的PLCG1、PRKACA、MAPK11、NGFR和HSP90AB1预后较差,相关性分析发现MAPK11、CYCS和NGFR是与TPD52关系最紧密的基因,RUVBL1、NOP56、HSP90AB1和CCT6A是与TPD52L2关系最紧密的基因,可作为探讨TPD52和TPD52L2参与胃癌恶性生物学行为的候选基因。结论TPD52和TPD52L2在胃癌组织中高表达,且在胃癌的发生发展中发挥着重要作用,有望成为胃癌早期诊断和预后的生物标志物和治疗靶点。展开更多
Background:Colorectal cancer is a major global health concern,exacerbated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α)and its role in inflammation,with the effects of Mitotic Arrest Deficient 2 Like 2(MAD2L2)in this context...Background:Colorectal cancer is a major global health concern,exacerbated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α)and its role in inflammation,with the effects of Mitotic Arrest Deficient 2 Like 2(MAD2L2)in this context still unclear.Methods:The colorectal carcinoma cell lines HCT116 and SW620 were exposed to TNF-αfor a period of 24 h to instigate an inflammatory response.Subsequent assessments were conducted to measure the expression of inflammatory cytokines,the activity within the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(p38 MAPK)and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase pathway(PI3K/AKT)signaling cascades.Transcriptome sequencing and subsequent integrative analysis with the Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)program database revealed a significant downregulation of the key factor MAD2L2.Enhancement of MAD2L2 expression was facilitated via lentiviral vector-mediated transfection.The influence of this overexpression on TNF-α-prompted inflammation,intracellular signaling pathways,and the migratory and invasive behaviors of the colorectal cancer cells was then scrutinized.Results:TNF-αtreatment significantly increased the expression of Interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β)and Interleukin-6(IL-6),activated the MAPK p38 and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways,and enhanced cell migration and invasion.A decrease in MAD2L2 expression was observed following TNF-αtreatment.However,overexpression of MAD2L2 reversed the effects of TNF-α,reducing IL-1βand IL-6 levels,attenuating PI3K/AKT pathway activation,and inhibiting cell migration and invasion.Conclusions:Overexpression of MAD2L2 attenuates the pro-inflammatory effects of TNF-α,suggesting that MAD2L2 plays a protective role against TNF-α-induced migration and invasion of colorectal carcinoma cells.Therefore,MAD2L2 holds potential as a therapeutic target in the treatment of colorectal cancer.展开更多
The present study investigates the effects of congruency and frequency on adjective-noun collocational processing for Chinese learners of English at two proficiency levels based on the data obtained in an online accep...The present study investigates the effects of congruency and frequency on adjective-noun collocational processing for Chinese learners of English at two proficiency levels based on the data obtained in an online acceptability judgment task.The subject pool of this research included 60 English majors studying at a university in China;30 were selected as a higher-proficiency group and 30 as a lower-proficiency group according to their Vocabulary Levels Test(Schmitt et al.,2001)scores and their self-reported proficiency in English.The experimental materials were programmed to E-prime 2.0 and included six types of collocations:(1)15 high-frequency congruent collocations,(2)15 low-frequency congruent collocations,(3)15 high-frequency incongruent collocations,(4)15 low-frequency incongruent collocations,(5)15 Chinese-only items,and(6)75 unrelated items for baseline data.The collected response times(RTs)and accuracy rates data were statistically analyzed by the use of an ANOVA test and pairwise comparisons through SPSS 16.0 software.The results revealed that:(1)the adjective-noun collocational processing of Chinese English learners is influenced by collocational frequency,congruency and L2 proficiency;(2)the processing time is affected by the interaction of congruency and frequency;and(3)the interactive effect of L2 proficiency in conjunction with congruency and frequency also influences the processing quality.展开更多
Zebrafish serve as a valuable model organism for studying germ cell biology and reproductive processes.The AB strain of zebrafish is proposed to exhibit a polygenic sex determination system,where most males initially ...Zebrafish serve as a valuable model organism for studying germ cell biology and reproductive processes.The AB strain of zebrafish is proposed to exhibit a polygenic sex determination system,where most males initially develop juvenile ovaries before committing to male fate.In species with chromosomal sex determination,gonadal somatic cells are recognized as key determinants of germ cell fate.Notably,the loss of germ cells in zebrafish leads to masculinization,implying that germ cells harbor an intrinsic feminization signal.However,the specific signal triggering oogenesis in zebrafish remains unclear.In the present study,we identified foxl2l as an oocyte progenitor-specific gene essential for initiating oogenesis in germ cells.Results showed that foxl2l-knockout zebrafish bypassed the juvenile ovary stage and exclusively developed into fertile males.Further analysis revealed that loss of foxl2l hindered the initiation of oocyte-specific meiosis and prevented entry into oogenesis,leading to premature spermatogenesis during early gonadal development.Furthermore,while mutation of the pro-male gene dmrt1 led to fertile female differentiation,simultaneous disruption of foxl2l in dmrt1 mutants completely blocked oogenesis,with a large proportion of germ cells arrested as germline stem cells,highlighting the crucial role of foxl2l in oogenesis.Overall,this study highlights the unique function of foxl2l as a germ cell-intrinsic gatekeeper of oogenesis in zebrafish.展开更多
Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)research has provided ample evidence that cognitive complexity is an important aspect of task design that influences learner’s performance in terms of fluency,accuracy,and syntactic ...Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)research has provided ample evidence that cognitive complexity is an important aspect of task design that influences learner’s performance in terms of fluency,accuracy,and syntactic complexity.Despite the substantial number of empirical investigations into task complexity in journal articles,storyline complexity,one of the features of it,is scarcely investigated.Previous research mainly focused on the impact of storyline complexity on learners’oral performance,but the impact on learners’written performance is less investigated.Thus,this study aims at investigating the effects of narrative complexity of storyline on senior high school students’written performance,as displayed by its complexity,fluency,and accuracy.The present study has important pedagogical implications.That is,task design and assessment should make a distinction between different types of narrative tasks.For example,the task with single or dual storyline.Results on task complexity may contribute to informing the pedagogical choices made by teachers when prioritizing work with a specific linguistic dimension.展开更多
L2 reading is not only an important channel for people to obtain information and knowledge,but also the main way for people to learn a foreign language.Reading information processing can be divided into controlled pro...L2 reading is not only an important channel for people to obtain information and knowledge,but also the main way for people to learn a foreign language.Reading information processing can be divided into controlled processing and automatic processing.Controlled information processing is a conscious and resource-intensive processing model,while automatic information processing is an unconscious and automatic processing model.This study investigates the characteristics and interactivity of controlled and automatic information processing in L2 reading,and explores the roles of controlled and automatic information processing strategies in improving L2 reading ability.The findings are as follows:(a)controlled and automatic information processing is interactive in L2 reading;and(b)the uses of controlled and automatic information processing strategies are beneficial to the improvement of the reading ability of L2 learners.This study has important theoretical and practical value in improving the efficiency of L2 reading teaching and learning.展开更多
This paper takes college students as research subjects to investigate the factors affecting L2 Reading ability and their regulation strategies through scale surveys.The findings are as follows:(1)Linguistic factors ha...This paper takes college students as research subjects to investigate the factors affecting L2 Reading ability and their regulation strategies through scale surveys.The findings are as follows:(1)Linguistic factors have significant impacts on L2 Reading ability,and the influence of non-linguistic factors,such as non-intellectual factors and cultural background knowledge,is also important;and(2)flexible use of reading regulation strategies according to the learning conditions(such as the information extraction strategy,the metacognitive reading regulation strategy,and the interactive reading strategy)can effectively improve learners’L2 Reading ability.The findings of this study have important theoretical and practical value for improving L2 learners’Reading ability.展开更多
文摘目的:总结MAB21L2基因的变异和临床特点,并与高度同源的MAB21L1基因进行比较。方法:对中山眼科中心临床基因数据库中MAB21L2基因变异患者进行基因型和表型分析,回顾性分析既往文献报道的MAB21L2基因和高度同源基因MAB21L1变异的表型-基因型的关系。结果:在2个小眼畸形家系中发现2个MAB21L2基因杂合变异:先证者1携带已知变异c.151C>G/p.(Arg51Gly),患者双眼小眼畸形伴虹膜脉络膜缺损,伴骨关节屈曲。母亲携带相同杂合变异但表型正常;先证者2携带未报道的变异c.1042G>T/p.(Glu348*),左眼小眼畸形,右眼正常且无全身异常。结合文献回顾发现,在显性遗传模式下,80%的MAB21L2杂合致病变异(20/25)和100%的MAB21L1杂合致病变异(25/25)发生在氨基酸49-52区域,导致小眼无眼或眼缺损异常(microphthalmia,anophthalmia or coloboma,MAC);携带该区域MAB21L2基因杂合突变的患者除MAC外,部分还伴骨骼关节发育异常(12/24,50%);杂合截短变异发生在MAB21L2基因可导致MAC(5/5,100%),而发生在MAB21L1则不致病。结论:在2个小眼畸形家系中发现了MAB21L2基因1个新致病变异和1个已知热点致病变异,通过文献综述比较和总结了MAB21L1和MAB21L2基因的突变频谱以及基因型-表型相互关系,为此类基因缺陷导致遗传病的诊断和鉴别诊断提供依据。
文摘目的应用生物信息学的方法探讨肿瘤蛋白D52(tumor protein D52,TPD52)和肿瘤蛋白D52样2(tumor protein D52-like 2,TPD52L2)在胃癌中异常表达的临床病理特征,并分析相关基因共表达的意义。方法基于癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome AHas,TCGA)获取数据,利用R语言软件包比较TPD52和TPD52L2在胃癌组织和癌旁组织中的差异表达与临床病理特征的相关性,并探索与免疫细胞浸润水平的情况,Kaplan-Meier生存分析和Cox回归评估TPD52和TPD52L2的表达与患者预后的关系。利用Human Protein Atlas数据库分析TPD52和TPD52L2在胃癌组织中的免疫组化染色情况。借助cBioPortal数据库分析TPD52和TPD52L2的共表达基因,并使用SangerBox平台进行京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG)富集分析。通过STRING数据库对共表达基因建立蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络,使用Cytoscape 3.9筛选核心共表达基因,并进一步验证核心共表达基因的生存期和相关性。结果胃癌组织中TPD52和TPD52L2的表达水平均明显高于癌旁组织,并与病理分期、组织学分级、幽门螺旋杆菌感染和Barretts食管密切相关。TPD52的表达与Th2和NK细胞等细胞的浸润丰度相关,TPD52L2的表达与Th2和肥大细胞等细胞的浸润丰度相关。与TPD52L2高表达组相比,低表达组有更长的总生存期(OS)、首次进展生存期(FP)和再次进展生存期(PPS)。单因素Cox分析结果表明,TPD52和TPD52L2的表达与TNM分期、病理分期及胃癌患者的预后不良相关,多因素Cox分析结果表明,M分期是影响胃癌患者OS的独立危险因素。KEGG富集分析发现TPD52的共表达基因参与了代谢通路和癌症的转录失调等信号通路,TPD52L2的共表达基因参与了癌症通路和剪接体等信号通路。PPI网络中核心基因生存分析结果表明,高表达组的PLCG1、PRKACA、MAPK11、NGFR和HSP90AB1预后较差,相关性分析发现MAPK11、CYCS和NGFR是与TPD52关系最紧密的基因,RUVBL1、NOP56、HSP90AB1和CCT6A是与TPD52L2关系最紧密的基因,可作为探讨TPD52和TPD52L2参与胃癌恶性生物学行为的候选基因。结论TPD52和TPD52L2在胃癌组织中高表达,且在胃癌的发生发展中发挥着重要作用,有望成为胃癌早期诊断和预后的生物标志物和治疗靶点。
基金supported by the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region key research and development programs(Grant No.2021BEG03084)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31660336).
文摘Background:Colorectal cancer is a major global health concern,exacerbated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α)and its role in inflammation,with the effects of Mitotic Arrest Deficient 2 Like 2(MAD2L2)in this context still unclear.Methods:The colorectal carcinoma cell lines HCT116 and SW620 were exposed to TNF-αfor a period of 24 h to instigate an inflammatory response.Subsequent assessments were conducted to measure the expression of inflammatory cytokines,the activity within the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(p38 MAPK)and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase pathway(PI3K/AKT)signaling cascades.Transcriptome sequencing and subsequent integrative analysis with the Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)program database revealed a significant downregulation of the key factor MAD2L2.Enhancement of MAD2L2 expression was facilitated via lentiviral vector-mediated transfection.The influence of this overexpression on TNF-α-prompted inflammation,intracellular signaling pathways,and the migratory and invasive behaviors of the colorectal cancer cells was then scrutinized.Results:TNF-αtreatment significantly increased the expression of Interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β)and Interleukin-6(IL-6),activated the MAPK p38 and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways,and enhanced cell migration and invasion.A decrease in MAD2L2 expression was observed following TNF-αtreatment.However,overexpression of MAD2L2 reversed the effects of TNF-α,reducing IL-1βand IL-6 levels,attenuating PI3K/AKT pathway activation,and inhibiting cell migration and invasion.Conclusions:Overexpression of MAD2L2 attenuates the pro-inflammatory effects of TNF-α,suggesting that MAD2L2 plays a protective role against TNF-α-induced migration and invasion of colorectal carcinoma cells.Therefore,MAD2L2 holds potential as a therapeutic target in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
文摘The present study investigates the effects of congruency and frequency on adjective-noun collocational processing for Chinese learners of English at two proficiency levels based on the data obtained in an online acceptability judgment task.The subject pool of this research included 60 English majors studying at a university in China;30 were selected as a higher-proficiency group and 30 as a lower-proficiency group according to their Vocabulary Levels Test(Schmitt et al.,2001)scores and their self-reported proficiency in English.The experimental materials were programmed to E-prime 2.0 and included six types of collocations:(1)15 high-frequency congruent collocations,(2)15 low-frequency congruent collocations,(3)15 high-frequency incongruent collocations,(4)15 low-frequency incongruent collocations,(5)15 Chinese-only items,and(6)75 unrelated items for baseline data.The collected response times(RTs)and accuracy rates data were statistically analyzed by the use of an ANOVA test and pairwise comparisons through SPSS 16.0 software.The results revealed that:(1)the adjective-noun collocational processing of Chinese English learners is influenced by collocational frequency,congruency and L2 proficiency;(2)the processing time is affected by the interaction of congruency and frequency;and(3)the interactive effect of L2 proficiency in conjunction with congruency and frequency also influences the processing quality.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32025037)Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2023YFD2401603)+2 种基金Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China(NK2022010207)Science and Technology Special Fund of Hainan Province(ZDYF2024XDNY256)Natural Science Foundation of Wuhan。
文摘Zebrafish serve as a valuable model organism for studying germ cell biology and reproductive processes.The AB strain of zebrafish is proposed to exhibit a polygenic sex determination system,where most males initially develop juvenile ovaries before committing to male fate.In species with chromosomal sex determination,gonadal somatic cells are recognized as key determinants of germ cell fate.Notably,the loss of germ cells in zebrafish leads to masculinization,implying that germ cells harbor an intrinsic feminization signal.However,the specific signal triggering oogenesis in zebrafish remains unclear.In the present study,we identified foxl2l as an oocyte progenitor-specific gene essential for initiating oogenesis in germ cells.Results showed that foxl2l-knockout zebrafish bypassed the juvenile ovary stage and exclusively developed into fertile males.Further analysis revealed that loss of foxl2l hindered the initiation of oocyte-specific meiosis and prevented entry into oogenesis,leading to premature spermatogenesis during early gonadal development.Furthermore,while mutation of the pro-male gene dmrt1 led to fertile female differentiation,simultaneous disruption of foxl2l in dmrt1 mutants completely blocked oogenesis,with a large proportion of germ cells arrested as germline stem cells,highlighting the crucial role of foxl2l in oogenesis.Overall,this study highlights the unique function of foxl2l as a germ cell-intrinsic gatekeeper of oogenesis in zebrafish.
文摘Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)research has provided ample evidence that cognitive complexity is an important aspect of task design that influences learner’s performance in terms of fluency,accuracy,and syntactic complexity.Despite the substantial number of empirical investigations into task complexity in journal articles,storyline complexity,one of the features of it,is scarcely investigated.Previous research mainly focused on the impact of storyline complexity on learners’oral performance,but the impact on learners’written performance is less investigated.Thus,this study aims at investigating the effects of narrative complexity of storyline on senior high school students’written performance,as displayed by its complexity,fluency,and accuracy.The present study has important pedagogical implications.That is,task design and assessment should make a distinction between different types of narrative tasks.For example,the task with single or dual storyline.Results on task complexity may contribute to informing the pedagogical choices made by teachers when prioritizing work with a specific linguistic dimension.
文摘L2 reading is not only an important channel for people to obtain information and knowledge,but also the main way for people to learn a foreign language.Reading information processing can be divided into controlled processing and automatic processing.Controlled information processing is a conscious and resource-intensive processing model,while automatic information processing is an unconscious and automatic processing model.This study investigates the characteristics and interactivity of controlled and automatic information processing in L2 reading,and explores the roles of controlled and automatic information processing strategies in improving L2 reading ability.The findings are as follows:(a)controlled and automatic information processing is interactive in L2 reading;and(b)the uses of controlled and automatic information processing strategies are beneficial to the improvement of the reading ability of L2 learners.This study has important theoretical and practical value in improving the efficiency of L2 reading teaching and learning.
基金funded by the Social Sciences Annual Research Project of Shanghai“A Study on the Interactive Processing Mechanism of English L2 Text Reading”(Grant No.2021BYY008).
文摘This paper takes college students as research subjects to investigate the factors affecting L2 Reading ability and their regulation strategies through scale surveys.The findings are as follows:(1)Linguistic factors have significant impacts on L2 Reading ability,and the influence of non-linguistic factors,such as non-intellectual factors and cultural background knowledge,is also important;and(2)flexible use of reading regulation strategies according to the learning conditions(such as the information extraction strategy,the metacognitive reading regulation strategy,and the interactive reading strategy)can effectively improve learners’L2 Reading ability.The findings of this study have important theoretical and practical value for improving L2 learners’Reading ability.
