The dorsal lingual epithelium,which is composed of taste buds and keratinocytes differentiated from K14^(+)basal cells,discriminates taste compounds and maintains the epithelial barrier.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is th...The dorsal lingual epithelium,which is composed of taste buds and keratinocytes differentiated from K14^(+)basal cells,discriminates taste compounds and maintains the epithelial barrier.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most abundant mRNA modification in eukaryotic cells.How METTL3-mediated m^(6)A modification regulates K14^(+)basal cell fate during dorsal lingual epithelium formation and regeneration remains unclear.Here we show knockout of Mettl3 in K14^(+)cells reduced the taste buds and enhanced keratinocytes.Deletion of Mettl3 led to increased basal cell proliferation and decreased cell division in taste buds.Conditional Mettl3 knock-in mice showed little impact on taste buds or keratinization,but displayed increased proliferation of cells around taste buds in a protective manner during post-irradiation recovery.Mechanically,we revealed that the most frequent m^(6)A modifications were enriched in Hippo and Wnt signaling,and specific peaks were observed near the stop codons of Lats1 and FZD7.Our study elucidates that METTL3 is essential for taste bud formation and could promote the quantity recovery of taste bud after radiation.展开更多
NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated cell pyroptosis aggravates the development of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)injury,and the aim of this study is to investigate the potential utilization of the Chinese medicine,Puerarin...NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated cell pyroptosis aggravates the development of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)injury,and the aim of this study is to investigate the potential utilization of the Chinese medicine,Puerarin,in treating this disease.Through conducting in vitro and in vivo experiments,the present study illustrated that Puerarin regulated LncRNA double homeobox A pseudogene 8(DUXAP8)/miR-223-3p axis to inactivate NLRP3-mediated pyroptotic cell death,resulting in the attenuation of I/R injury.Specifically,the cerebral I/R injury in rat models and hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R)in primary hippocampus neuron(PHN)cells were inducted,which were subsequently exposed to Puerarin treatment.As expected,we validated that Puerarin suppressed cell pyroptosis and rescued cell viability in I/R rat hippocampus tissues and H/R PHN cells.Next,through bioinformatics analysis,we noticed that miR-223-3p targeted both LncRNA DUXAP8 and NLRP3 mRNA,and both LncRNA DUXAP8 ablation and miR-223-3p overexpression inactivate NLRP3-mediated cell pyroptosis to rescue cell viability in H/R PHN cells.Interestingly,we evidenced that Puerarin restrained LncRNA DUXAP8 expressions,but upregulated miR-223-3p in I/R rat tissues and H/R PHN cells,and the protective effects of Puerarin on H/R PHN cells were abrogated by overexpressing LncRNA DUXAP8 and silencing miR-223-3p.Collectively,we concluded that Puerarin regulated LncRNA DUXAP8/miR-223-3p/NLRP3 signaling cascade to attenuate I/R injury.展开更多
The phase diagram of InCl3-MBIC was constructed by DSC method. A clear, colorless and mobile ionic liquid was obtained and liquid down to 258 K. Both Raman scattering and ab initio calculations indicate that InCl4- ...The phase diagram of InCl3-MBIC was constructed by DSC method. A clear, colorless and mobile ionic liquid was obtained and liquid down to 258 K. Both Raman scattering and ab initio calculations indicate that InCl4- is the predominant anion.展开更多
An efficient and straightforward procedure has been developed for the synthesis of highly substituted mono- and bis-N-aryl-3-aminodihydropyrrol-2-one-4-carboxylates via a one-pot, four-component domino reaction of ami...An efficient and straightforward procedure has been developed for the synthesis of highly substituted mono- and bis-N-aryl-3-aminodihydropyrrol-2-one-4-carboxylates via a one-pot, four-component domino reaction of amines, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and formaldehyde in the presence of InCl3 （20 mol%） in MeOH at ambient temperature. The salient advantages of this method are mild reaction conditions, environmentally benign, high to excellent yields, shorter reaction times, easy operation and no column chromatographic separation.展开更多
A unified strategy toward the construction of the [5.7.6]tricyclic skeleton of liphagal is reported,featuring InCl3-mediated intramolecular Friedel-Crafts-type cyclization.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81970913 and 82125006)。
文摘The dorsal lingual epithelium,which is composed of taste buds and keratinocytes differentiated from K14^(+)basal cells,discriminates taste compounds and maintains the epithelial barrier.N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most abundant mRNA modification in eukaryotic cells.How METTL3-mediated m^(6)A modification regulates K14^(+)basal cell fate during dorsal lingual epithelium formation and regeneration remains unclear.Here we show knockout of Mettl3 in K14^(+)cells reduced the taste buds and enhanced keratinocytes.Deletion of Mettl3 led to increased basal cell proliferation and decreased cell division in taste buds.Conditional Mettl3 knock-in mice showed little impact on taste buds or keratinization,but displayed increased proliferation of cells around taste buds in a protective manner during post-irradiation recovery.Mechanically,we revealed that the most frequent m^(6)A modifications were enriched in Hippo and Wnt signaling,and specific peaks were observed near the stop codons of Lats1 and FZD7.Our study elucidates that METTL3 is essential for taste bud formation and could promote the quantity recovery of taste bud after radiation.
基金supported by the Project of Scientific Research Fund of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province(No.2020ZB230).
文摘NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated cell pyroptosis aggravates the development of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)injury,and the aim of this study is to investigate the potential utilization of the Chinese medicine,Puerarin,in treating this disease.Through conducting in vitro and in vivo experiments,the present study illustrated that Puerarin regulated LncRNA double homeobox A pseudogene 8(DUXAP8)/miR-223-3p axis to inactivate NLRP3-mediated pyroptotic cell death,resulting in the attenuation of I/R injury.Specifically,the cerebral I/R injury in rat models and hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R)in primary hippocampus neuron(PHN)cells were inducted,which were subsequently exposed to Puerarin treatment.As expected,we validated that Puerarin suppressed cell pyroptosis and rescued cell viability in I/R rat hippocampus tissues and H/R PHN cells.Next,through bioinformatics analysis,we noticed that miR-223-3p targeted both LncRNA DUXAP8 and NLRP3 mRNA,and both LncRNA DUXAP8 ablation and miR-223-3p overexpression inactivate NLRP3-mediated cell pyroptosis to rescue cell viability in H/R PHN cells.Interestingly,we evidenced that Puerarin restrained LncRNA DUXAP8 expressions,but upregulated miR-223-3p in I/R rat tissues and H/R PHN cells,and the protective effects of Puerarin on H/R PHN cells were abrogated by overexpressing LncRNA DUXAP8 and silencing miR-223-3p.Collectively,we concluded that Puerarin regulated LncRNA DUXAP8/miR-223-3p/NLRP3 signaling cascade to attenuate I/R injury.
基金supportcd by NSFC(20041005)．by NSF of Liaoning provincc(20011O2O35)；by Education Burcau of Liaoning prox，incc．
文摘The phase diagram of InCl3-MBIC was constructed by DSC method. A clear, colorless and mobile ionic liquid was obtained and liquid down to 258 K. Both Raman scattering and ab initio calculations indicate that InCl4- is the predominant anion.
基金support from the Research Council of University of Sistan and Baluchestan and Payame Noor University
文摘An efficient and straightforward procedure has been developed for the synthesis of highly substituted mono- and bis-N-aryl-3-aminodihydropyrrol-2-one-4-carboxylates via a one-pot, four-component domino reaction of amines, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and formaldehyde in the presence of InCl3 （20 mol%） in MeOH at ambient temperature. The salient advantages of this method are mild reaction conditions, environmentally benign, high to excellent yields, shorter reaction times, easy operation and no column chromatographic separation.
基金supported by the grants of National Basic Research Program(973 Program,2010CB833201 & 2009CB940904)the National Science and Technology Major Project "Development of Key Technology for the Combinatorial Synthesis of Privileged Scaffolds" (2009ZX09501-012)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20821062,20832003 and 20902007)
文摘A unified strategy toward the construction of the [5.7.6]tricyclic skeleton of liphagal is reported,featuring InCl3-mediated intramolecular Friedel-Crafts-type cyclization.
