Screening and survival analysis of melanoma immunodrug response-related genes and the function of magnetic nanoparticles in gene extraction

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1306-1312
Author(s):  
Li Song ◽  
Ningchao Du ◽  
Haitao Luo ◽  
Furong Li

This study aimed to identify the association of protein coding and long non coding RNA genes with immunotherapy response in melanoma. Based on RNA sequencing data of melanoma specimens, the expression levels of protein coding and long non coding RNA genes were calculated using the Kallisto RNA-seq quantification method, and differently expressed genes were detected using the DESeq2 method. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate the effects of gene expression on survival. According to the clinical data of 14 patients with drug response and 11 patients without drug response, 18 protein coding genes and 14 long non coding RNAs showed differential expressions (multiple of difference > 2 and P < 0.01 after correction), among which the coding genes of differential expression were significantly enriched through the process of cell adhesion (P < 0.01). The results of survival analysis showed that 18 coding genes and 14 long non coding RNA genes had significant effects on patient survival (P < 0.01). In this study, magnetic nanoparticles can be used to extract genomic DNA and total RNA due to their paramagnetism and biocompatibility, then transcriptome high-throughput sequencing was performed. The method has the advantages of removing dangerous reagents such as phenol and chloroform, replacing inorganic coating such as silica with organic oil, and shortening reaction time. Protein coding and long non coding RNA genes as well as magnetic nanoparticles may serve as potential cancer immune biomarker targets for developing future oncological treatments.

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e6131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyu Du ◽  
Gengyun Niu ◽  
Tommi Nyman ◽  
Meicai Wei

We describeArge bellaWei & Du sp. nov., a large and beautiful species of Argidae from south China, and report its mitochondrial genome based on high-throughput sequencing data. We present the gene order, nucleotide composition of protein-coding genes (PCGs), and the secondary structures of RNA genes. The nearly complete mitochondrial genome ofA. bellahas a length of 15,576 bp and a typical set of 37 genes (22 tRNAs, 13 PCGs, and 2 rRNAs). Three tRNAs are rearranged in theA. bellamitochondrial genome as compared to the ancestral type in insects:trnMandtrnQare shuffled, whiletrnWis translocated from thetrnW-trnC-trnYcluster to a location downstream oftrnI. All PCGs are initiated by ATN codons, and terminated with TAA, TA or T as stop codons. All tRNAs have a typical cloverleaf secondary structure, except fortrnS1. H821 ofrrnSand H976 ofrrnLare redundant. A phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial genome sequences ofA. bella, 21 other symphytan species, two apocritan representatives, and four outgroup taxa supports the placement of Argidae as sister to the Pergidae within the symphytan superfamily Tenthredinoidea.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Lu ◽  
Xinglei Qin ◽  
Yajun Zhou ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Zhaoyang Liu ◽  
...  

AbstractGemcitabine is the first-line chemotherapy drug for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), but acquired resistance has been frequently observed in CCA patients. To search for potential long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) involved in gemcitabine resistance, two gemcitabine resistant CCA cell lines were established and dysregulated lncRNAs were identified by lncRNA microarray. Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 665 (LINC00665) were found to rank the top 10 upregulated lncRNAs in our study, and high LINC00665 expression was closely associated with poor prognosis and chemoresistance of CCA patients. Silencing LINC00665 in gemcitabine resistant CCA cells impaired gemcitabine tolerance, while enforced LINC00665 expression increased gemcitabine resistance of sensitive CCA cells. The gemcitabine resistant CCA cells showed increased EMT and stemness properties, and silencing LINC00665 suppressed sphere formation, migration, invasion and expression of EMT and stemness markers. In addition, Wnt/β-Catenin signaling was activated in gemcitabine resistant CCA cells, but LINC00665 knockdown suppressed Wnt/β-Catenin activation. B-cell CLL/lymphoma 9-like (BCL9L), the nucleus transcriptional regulators of Wnt/β-Catenin signaling, plays a key role in the nucleus translocation of β-Catenin and promotes β-Catenin-dependent transcription. In our study, we found that LINC00665 regulated BCL9L expression by acting as a molecular sponge for miR-424-5p. Moreover, silencing BCL9L or miR-424-5p overexpression suppressed gemcitabine resistance, EMT, stemness and Wnt/β-Catenin activation in resistant CCA cells. In conclusion, our results disclosed the important role of LINC00665 in gemcitabine resistance of CCA cells, and provided a new biomarker or therapeutic target for CCA treament.


BMC Genomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiheng Wang ◽  
Sheng Wang ◽  
Yanlei Liu ◽  
Qingjun Yuan ◽  
Jiahui Sun ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Atractylodes DC is the basic original plant of the widely used herbal medicines “Baizhu” and “Cangzhu” and an endemic genus in East Asia. Species within the genus have minor morphological differences, and the universal DNA barcodes cannot clearly distinguish the systemic relationship or identify the species of the genus. In order to solve these question, we sequenced the chloroplast genomes of all species of Atractylodes using high-throughput sequencing. Results The results indicate that the chloroplast genome of Atractylodes has a typical quadripartite structure and ranges from 152,294 bp (A. carlinoides) to 153,261 bp (A. macrocephala) in size. The genome of all species contains 113 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA genes and four ribosomal RNA genes. Four hotspots, rpl22-rps19-rpl2, psbM-trnD, trnR-trnT(GGU), and trnT(UGU)-trnL, and a total of 42–47 simple sequence repeats (SSR) were identified as the most promising potentially variable makers for species delimitation and population genetic studies. Phylogenetic analyses of the whole chloroplast genomes indicate that Atractylodes is a clade within the tribe Cynareae; Atractylodes species form a monophyly that clearly reflects the relationship within the genus. Conclusions Our study included investigations of the sequences and structural genomic variations, phylogenetics and mutation dynamics of Atractylodes chloroplast genomes and will facilitate future studies in population genetics, taxonomy and species identification.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Yan ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
Jieming Jiang ◽  
Xufang Shen ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
...  

AbstractAlthough sex determination and differentiation are key developmental processes in animals, the involvement of non-coding RNA in the regulation of this process is still not clarified. The tiger pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) is one of the most economically important marine cultured species in Asia, but analyses of miRNA and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) at early sex differentiation stages have not been conducted yet. In our study, high-throughput sequencing technology was used to sequence transcriptome libraries from undifferentiated gonads of T. rubripes. In total, 231 (107 conserved, and 124 novel) miRNAs were obtained, while 2774 (523 conserved, and 2251 novel) lncRNAs were identified. Of these, several miRNAs and lncRNAs were predicted to be the regulators of the expression of sex-related genes (including fru-miR-15b/foxl2, novel-167, novel-318, and novel-538/dmrt1, novel-548/amh, lnc_000338, lnc_000690, lnc_000370, XLOC_021951, and XR_965485.1/gsdf). Analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs and lncRNAs showed that three mature miRNAs up-regulated and five mature miRNAs were down-regulated in male gonads compared to female gonads, while 79 lncRNAs were up-regulated and 51 were down-regulated. These findings could highlight a group of interesting miRNAs and lncRNAs for future studies and may reveal new insights into the function of miRNAs and lncRNAs in sex determination and differentiation.


Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2006
Author(s):  
Hongyu Liu ◽  
Ibrar Muhammad Khan ◽  
Huiqun Yin ◽  
Xinqi Zhou ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan ◽  
...  

The mRNAs and long non-coding RNAs axes are playing a vital role in the regulating of post-transcriptional gene expression. Thereby, elucidating the expression pattern of mRNAs and long non-coding RNAs underlying testis development is crucial. In this study, mRNA and long non-coding RNAs expression profiles were investigated in 3-month-old calves and 3-year-old mature bulls’ testes by total RNA sequencing. Additionally, during the gene level analysis, 21,250 mRNAs and 20,533 long non-coding RNAs were identified. As a result, 7908 long non-coding RNAs (p-adjust < 0.05) and 5122 mRNAs (p-adjust < 0.05) were significantly differentially expressed between the distinct age groups. In addition, gene ontology and biological pathway analyses revealed that the predicted target genes are enriched in the lysine degradation, cell cycle, propanoate metabolism, adherens junction and cell adhesion molecules pathways. Correspondingly, the RT-qPCR validation results showed a strong consistency with the sequencing data. The source genes for the mRNAs (CCDC83, DMRTC2, HSPA2, IQCG, PACRG, SPO11, EHHADH, SPP1, NSD2 and ACTN4) and the long non-coding RNAs (COX7A2, COX6B2, TRIM37, PRM2, INHBA, ERBB4, SDHA, ATP6VOA2, FGF9 and TCF21) were found to be actively associated with bull sexual maturity and spermatogenesis. This study provided a comprehensive catalog of long non-coding RNAs in the bovine testes and also offered useful resources for understanding the differences in sexual development caused by the changes in the mRNA and long non-coding RNA interaction expressions between the immature and mature stages.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl_6) ◽  
pp. vi84-vi85
Author(s):  
Siyuan Liu ◽  
Max Horlbeck ◽  
Seung Woo Cho ◽  
Harjus Birk ◽  
Martina Malatesta ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao‑Jin Yang ◽  
Jing‑Jing Zhao ◽  
Wei‑Jun Chen ◽  
Gen‑Gen Zhang ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 893-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Tang ◽  
Swei Sunny Hann

Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) represent a novel class of noncoding RNAs that are longer than 200 nucleotides without protein-coding potential and function as novel master regulators in various human diseases, including cancer. Accumulating evidence shows that lncRNAs are dysregulated and implicated in various aspects of cellular homeostasis, such as proliferation, apoptosis, mobility, invasion, metastasis, chromatin remodeling, gene transcription, and post-transcriptional processing. However, the mechanisms by which lncRNAs regulate various biological functions in human diseases have yet to be determined. HOX antisense intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) is a recently discovered lncRNA and plays a critical role in various areas of cancer, such as proliferation, survival, migration, drug resistance, and genomic stability. In this review, we briefly introduce the concept, identification, and biological functions of HOTAIR. We then describe the involvement of HOTAIR that has been associated with tumorigenesis, growth, invasion, cancer stem cell differentiation, metastasis, and drug resistance in cancer. We also discuss emerging insights into the role of HOTAIR as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for novel treatment paradigms in cancer.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuming Zhao ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
Su Chen ◽  
Jun Wan ◽  
Guohua Wang

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (~22 nucleotides) noncoding RNAs and disseminated throughout the genome, either in the intergenic regions or in the intronic sequences of protein-coding genes. MiRNAs have been proved to play important roles in regulating gene expression. Hence, understanding the transcriptional mechanism of miRNA genes is a very critical step to uncover the whole regulatory network. A number of miRNA promoter prediction models have been proposed in the past decade. This review summarized several most popular miRNA promoter prediction models which used genome sequence features, or other features, for example, histone markers, RNA Pol II binding sites, and nucleosome-free regions, achieved by high-throughput sequencing data. Some databases were described as resources for miRNA promoter information. We then performed comprehensive discussion on prediction and identification of transcription factor mediated microRNA regulatory networks.


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