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| 1 | Isoliquiritigenin inhibits TGF-β1-induced fibrogenesis through activating autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in MRC-5 cells显示文摘Isoliquiritigenin(ISL),a natural flavonoid derived from the root of liquorice,has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities.Previous studies have found that ISL plays a crucial role in anti-fibrosis of adipose tissue and renal tissue;however,its effect on pulmonary fibrogenesis has not been demonstrated.In this study,we aimed to explore the roles and the underlying mechanisms of ISL in TGF-β1-induced fibrogenesis using human lung fibroblast-derived MRC-5 cells.Cell proliferation and migration were determined by MTT and wound healing assay,respectively.The expression levels of alpha-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA),collagen type I alpha 1(COLIA1)and fibronectin(FN),microtubule-associated protein light chain 3(LC3)and related signaling molecules were detected by quantitative real-time PCR,western blot and immunofluorescence assay,correspondingly.EGFP-LC3 transfection was used for autophagy analysis.The results showed that ISL inhibited the TGF-β1-induced proliferation and migration,and down-regulated the expressions ofα-SMA,COLIA1 and FN.ISL treatment led to up-regulation of LC3 in TGF-β1-treated MRC-5 cells,accompanied by significant decrease in the phosphorylation levels of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K),protein kinase B(AKT),and mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR).In addition,the inhibitory effects of ISL on TGF-β1-induced fibrogenic features in MRC-5 cells were enhanced by pretreatment with autophagy activator Rapmycin and PI3K/AKT inhibitor LY294002 and reversed by autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine and PI3K/AKT activator IGF-1.Taken together,our results demonstrated that ISL could attenuate the fibrogenesis of TGF-β1-treated MRC-5 cells by activating autophagy via suppressing the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.Therefore,ISL holds a great potential to be developed as a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. | Jinjuan He Hao Peng Meifang Wang Ying Liu Xingrong Guo Bin Wang Longjun Dai Xueqin Cheng Zhongji Meng Leyong Yuan Fenglin Cai Yijun Tang | 2020 | Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica2020，52，8： | 16 |
| 2 | Alternatively spliced BobCAL transcripts alter curd morphotypes in a collection of Chinese cauliflower accessions显示文摘The curd of cauliflower(Brassica oleracea L.var.botrytis)is a modified inflorescence that is consumed as a vegetable.Curd formation is proposed to be due to a mutation in the BobCAULIFLOWER(BobCAL)gene,but the genetic relationship between BobCAL variation and curd morphotypes remains obscure.To address this question,we collected and classified a collection of 78 cauliflower accessions into four subpopulations according to curd surface features:smooth,coarse,granular,and hairy curd morphotypes.Through the cDNA sequencing of BobCAL alleles,we showed that smooth and coarse accessions characterized by inflorescence meristem arrest presented a strong association with the 451T SNP(BobCAL_T),whereas granular and hairy accessions marked with floral organ arrest presented an association with 451G(BobCAL_G).Interestingly,all BobCAL alleles were alternatively spliced,resulting in a total of four alternative splice(AS)variants due to the retention of the fourth and/or seventh introns.Among accessions with BobCAL_G alleles,the total expression of all these AS variants in granular plants was almost equal to that in hairy plants;however,the expression of the individual AS variants encoding intact proteins relative to those encoding truncated proteins differed.Hairy accessions showed relatively high expression of the individual variants encoding intact proteins,whereas granular accessions displayed relatively low expression.In smooth cauliflower,the overexpression of the BobCAL_Ga variant caused an alteration in the curd morphotype from smooth to hairy,concurrent with an increase in the expression levels of downstream floral identity genes.These results reveal that alternative splicing of BobCAL transcripts is involved in the determination of cauliflower curd morphotypes. | Wenguang Cao Biting Cao Xuan Wang Jinjuan Bai Yong-Zhen Xu Jianjun Zhao Xiaorong Li Yuke He Shengwu Hu | 2020 | Horticulture Research2020，7，1： | 2 |
| 3 | BcpLH organizes a specific subset of microRNAs to form a leafy head in Chinese cabbage(Brassica rapa ssp.pekinensis)显示文摘HYL1(HYPONASTIC LEAVES 1)in Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a double-stranded RNA-binding protein needed for proper miRNA maturation,and its null mutant hyl1 shows a typical leaf-incurvature phenotype.In Chinese cabbage,BcpLH(Brassica rapa ssp.pekinensis LEAFY HEADS),a close homolog of HYL1,is differentially expressed in juvenile leaves,which are flat,and in adult leaves,which display extreme incurvature.BcpLH lacks protein–protein interaction domains and is much shorter than HYL1.To test whether BcpLH is associated with defects in microRNA(miRNA)biogenesis and leaf flatness,we enhanced and repressed the activity of BcpLH by transgenics and investigated BcpLH-dependent miRNAs and plant morphology.BcpLH promoted miRNA biogenesis by the proper processing of primary miRNAs.BcpLH downregulation via antisense decreased a specific subset of miRNAs and increased the activities of their target genes,causing upward curvature of rosette leaves and early leaf incurvature,concurrent with the enlargement,earliness,and round-to-oval shape transition of leafy heads.Moreover,BcpLH-dependent miRNAs in Chinese cabbage are not the same as HYL1-dependent miRNAs in Arabidopsis.We suggest that BcpLH controls a specific subset of miRNAs in Chinese cabbage and coordinates the direction,extent,and timing of leaf curvature during head formation in Brassica rapa. | Wenqing Ren Feijie Wu Jinjuan Bai Xiaorong Li Xi Yang Wanxin Xue Heng Liu Yuke He | 2020 | Horticulture Research2020，7，1： | 1 |
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