Sepiella japonica is a worldwide marine cuttlefish species of high economic value.S.japonica routinely modifying behaviors in reproductive life,such as rapid aging until death after spawning,has been recognized in art...Sepiella japonica is a worldwide marine cuttlefish species of high economic value.S.japonica routinely modifying behaviors in reproductive life,such as rapid aging until death after spawning,has been recognized in artificial breeding.However,reproductive behavior at the level of genes is rarely reported,thus,the research on the genetic basis of behavior,reproduction,and artificial breeding was limited.We applied RNA-seq in different stages of reproduction to investigate the reason of rapid aging after spawning,pre-maturity,pre-spawning after maturity,and post-spawning.The retinoid X receptor(RXR)gene family in S.japonica was identified,and 1343–1452 differentially expressed genes(DEGs)in all 3 stages of reproductive life were identified from pairwise m RNA comparisons.Furthermore,through the GO term and KEGG analysis,S.japonica could handle neuronal development and network formation before maturity and have a functional degradation of neural communication,signal transduction,vision,and gene expression after spawning.Eight Sj RXRαs have been identified and they played different roles in growth development or reproduction.Therefore,the regulation of several channels and receptors is the intrinsic molecular mechanism of rapid aging after spawning in S.japonica.This study revealed the survival strategy and provided fundamental data on the level of genes for understanding the reproductive behavior and the reproduction of S.japonica.展开更多
This study was aimed to explore the associations between the combined effects of several polymorphisms in the PPAR-γ and RXR-α gene and environmental factors with the risk of metabolic syndrome by back-error propaga...This study was aimed to explore the associations between the combined effects of several polymorphisms in the PPAR-γ and RXR-α gene and environmental factors with the risk of metabolic syndrome by back-error propaga- tion artificial neural network (BPANN). We established the model based on data gathered from metabolic syndrome patients (n = 1012) and normal controls (n = 1069) by BPANN. Mean impact value (MIV) for each input variable was calculated and the sequence of factors was sorted according to their absolute MIVs. Generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction (GMDR) confirmed a joint effect of PPAR-9" and RXR-a based on the results from BPANN. By BPANN analysis, the sequences according to the importance of metabolic syndrome risk fac- tors were in the order of body mass index (BMI), serum adiponectin, rs4240711, gender, rs4842194, family history of type 2 diabetes, rs2920502, physical activity, alcohol drinking, rs3856806, family history of hypertension, rs1045570, rs6537944, age, rs17817276, family history of hyperlipidemia, smoking, rs1801282 and rs3132291. However, no polymorphism was statistically significant in multiple logistic regression analysis. After controlling for environmental factors, A1, A2, B1 and B2 (rs4240711, rs4842194, rs2920502 and rs3856806) models were the best models (cross-validation consistency 10/10, P = 0.0107) with the GMDR method. In conclusion, the interaction of the PPAR-γ and RXR-α gene could play a role in susceptibility to metabolic syndrome. A more realistic model is obtained by using BPANN to screen out determinants of diseases of multiple etiologies like metabolic syndrome.展开更多
A number of studies have been shown that retiniods can inhibit malignant cell growth including certain breast carcinoma cells. Its inhibitory effort is observed only in ER-positive but not in ER-negative breast cancer...A number of studies have been shown that retiniods can inhibit malignant cell growth including certain breast carcinoma cells. Its inhibitory effort is observed only in ER-positive but not in ER-negative breast cancer cells. We examined retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoids X receptors (RXRs) levels in 6 breast carcinoma cell lines and 18 breast cancer biopsy specimens. We found that RAR-α mRNA level was significantly higher in ER positive cell lines and samples. RAR-γ mRNA was expressed at relatively high levels in majority of tumor samples independent of the ER-status while RAR-β mRNA was expressed at low levels. We also found high RXR-α mRNA levels in all of the tumor samples examined while RXR-γ mRNA could not be detected. Our study suggests a possibility that retinoids inhibit tumor cell growth through RAR-a and RAR-α levels may serve as a potential marker to determine responsiveness of patients to retinoids therapy.展开更多
类视黄醇X受体(retinoid X receptors,RXRs)属于配体依赖性核受体家族成员。以往的许多研究揭示了RXRs在季节性发情和发情周期中的重要性,但由于RXRs必须与自身或者其他核受体形成二聚体才能发挥作用,且每种二聚体发挥的作用不同,使其...类视黄醇X受体(retinoid X receptors,RXRs)属于配体依赖性核受体家族成员。以往的许多研究揭示了RXRs在季节性发情和发情周期中的重要性,但由于RXRs必须与自身或者其他核受体形成二聚体才能发挥作用,且每种二聚体发挥的作用不同,使其在繁殖中的分子机制研究变成了难题。前人研究表明,RXRs在季节性发情动物下丘脑-垂体-性腺(HPG)轴组织中有不同水平的表达,THRs/RXRs、RARs/RXRs和PPARs/RXRs等二聚体能刺激下丘脑GnRH的释放达到调控季节性发情作用,同时参与调节卵巢颗粒细胞的增殖、卵巢血管组织重塑和类固醇生成从而影响动物发情周期中时期转换。本文总结了目前关于RXRs及其二聚体在动物季节性发情和发情周期不同繁殖活动中的作用,以期为后续研究提供参考依据。展开更多
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFD0901204)the Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan Science and Technology Cooperation Project(No.2014DFT30120)+2 种基金the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.Y14C190008)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31101937,31872547)the Science Foundation of Donghai Laboratory(No.DH-2022KF0209)。
文摘Sepiella japonica is a worldwide marine cuttlefish species of high economic value.S.japonica routinely modifying behaviors in reproductive life,such as rapid aging until death after spawning,has been recognized in artificial breeding.However,reproductive behavior at the level of genes is rarely reported,thus,the research on the genetic basis of behavior,reproduction,and artificial breeding was limited.We applied RNA-seq in different stages of reproduction to investigate the reason of rapid aging after spawning,pre-maturity,pre-spawning after maturity,and post-spawning.The retinoid X receptor(RXR)gene family in S.japonica was identified,and 1343–1452 differentially expressed genes(DEGs)in all 3 stages of reproductive life were identified from pairwise m RNA comparisons.Furthermore,through the GO term and KEGG analysis,S.japonica could handle neuronal development and network formation before maturity and have a functional degradation of neural communication,signal transduction,vision,and gene expression after spawning.Eight Sj RXRαs have been identified and they played different roles in growth development or reproduction.Therefore,the regulation of several channels and receptors is the intrinsic molecular mechanism of rapid aging after spawning in S.japonica.This study revealed the survival strategy and provided fundamental data on the level of genes for understanding the reproductive behavior and the reproduction of S.japonica.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No.30771858Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation Grant No.BK2007229Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)
文摘This study was aimed to explore the associations between the combined effects of several polymorphisms in the PPAR-γ and RXR-α gene and environmental factors with the risk of metabolic syndrome by back-error propaga- tion artificial neural network (BPANN). We established the model based on data gathered from metabolic syndrome patients (n = 1012) and normal controls (n = 1069) by BPANN. Mean impact value (MIV) for each input variable was calculated and the sequence of factors was sorted according to their absolute MIVs. Generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction (GMDR) confirmed a joint effect of PPAR-9" and RXR-a based on the results from BPANN. By BPANN analysis, the sequences according to the importance of metabolic syndrome risk fac- tors were in the order of body mass index (BMI), serum adiponectin, rs4240711, gender, rs4842194, family history of type 2 diabetes, rs2920502, physical activity, alcohol drinking, rs3856806, family history of hypertension, rs1045570, rs6537944, age, rs17817276, family history of hyperlipidemia, smoking, rs1801282 and rs3132291. However, no polymorphism was statistically significant in multiple logistic regression analysis. After controlling for environmental factors, A1, A2, B1 and B2 (rs4240711, rs4842194, rs2920502 and rs3856806) models were the best models (cross-validation consistency 10/10, P = 0.0107) with the GMDR method. In conclusion, the interaction of the PPAR-γ and RXR-α gene could play a role in susceptibility to metabolic syndrome. A more realistic model is obtained by using BPANN to screen out determinants of diseases of multiple etiologies like metabolic syndrome.
文摘A number of studies have been shown that retiniods can inhibit malignant cell growth including certain breast carcinoma cells. Its inhibitory effort is observed only in ER-positive but not in ER-negative breast cancer cells. We examined retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoids X receptors (RXRs) levels in 6 breast carcinoma cell lines and 18 breast cancer biopsy specimens. We found that RAR-α mRNA level was significantly higher in ER positive cell lines and samples. RAR-γ mRNA was expressed at relatively high levels in majority of tumor samples independent of the ER-status while RAR-β mRNA was expressed at low levels. We also found high RXR-α mRNA levels in all of the tumor samples examined while RXR-γ mRNA could not be detected. Our study suggests a possibility that retinoids inhibit tumor cell growth through RAR-a and RAR-α levels may serve as a potential marker to determine responsiveness of patients to retinoids therapy.
文摘类视黄醇X受体(retinoid X receptors,RXRs)属于配体依赖性核受体家族成员。以往的许多研究揭示了RXRs在季节性发情和发情周期中的重要性,但由于RXRs必须与自身或者其他核受体形成二聚体才能发挥作用,且每种二聚体发挥的作用不同,使其在繁殖中的分子机制研究变成了难题。前人研究表明,RXRs在季节性发情动物下丘脑-垂体-性腺(HPG)轴组织中有不同水平的表达,THRs/RXRs、RARs/RXRs和PPARs/RXRs等二聚体能刺激下丘脑GnRH的释放达到调控季节性发情作用,同时参与调节卵巢颗粒细胞的增殖、卵巢血管组织重塑和类固醇生成从而影响动物发情周期中时期转换。本文总结了目前关于RXRs及其二聚体在动物季节性发情和发情周期不同繁殖活动中的作用,以期为后续研究提供参考依据。