Lunasin,a novel bioactive peptide,is well-known for its anti-proliferation activity.However,the mechanism of this effect is still poorly reported.Here,synthesized lunasin was used and its anti-proliferative function w...Lunasin,a novel bioactive peptide,is well-known for its anti-proliferation activity.However,the mechanism of this effect is still poorly reported.Here,synthesized lunasin was used and its anti-proliferative function was observed at the concentration of 0.25 mg/m L in human breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231.Conjoint analysis of transcriptome and proteome of MDA-MB-231 cells was further performed.The results demonstrated that cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase(CASP)3,CASP 7,and CASP 14 were significantly up-regulated after lunasin exposure,together with an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio from 22.9 to 210.6,which indicated that caspase-mediated mitochondria intrinsic apoptosis was highly activated.Moreover,lysosomal pathway was signifi cantly suppressed under lunasin exposure,suggesting that lysosome may cooperate with mitochondria to participate in apoptosis.In addition,lunasin also down-regulated genes involved in DNA replication in MDA-MB-231 cells.Overall,our study reveals that the anti-proliferation effect of lunasin peptide might be triggered via the inhibition of DNA replication and cell mitosis,as well as the promotion of lysosome-mitochondrial mediated cell apoptosis.展开更多
Hybrid rice(Oryza sativa)generally outperforms its inbred parents in yield and stress tolerance,a phenomenon termed heterosis,but the underlying mechanism is not completely understood.Here,we combined transcriptome,pr...Hybrid rice(Oryza sativa)generally outperforms its inbred parents in yield and stress tolerance,a phenomenon termed heterosis,but the underlying mechanism is not completely understood.Here,we combined transcriptome,proteome,physiological,and heterosis analyses to examine the salt response of super hybrid rice Chaoyou1000(CY1000).In addition to surpassing the mean values for its two parents(mid-parent heterosis),CY1000 exhibited a higher reactive oxygen species scavenging ability than both its parents(over-parent heterosis or heterobeltiosis).Nonadditive expression and allele-specific gene expression assays showed that the glutathione S-transferase gene OsGSTU26 and the amino acid transporter gene OsAAT30 may have major roles in heterosis for salt tolerance,acting in an overdominant fashion in CY1000.Furthermore,we identified OsWRKY72 as a common transcription factor that binds and regulates OsGSTU26 and OsAAT30.The salt-sensitive phenotypes were associated with the OsWRKY72^(paternal)genotype or the OsAAT30^(maternal)genotype in core rice germplasm varieties.OsWRKY72^(paternal)specifically repressed the expression of OsGSTU26 under salt stress,leading to salinity sensitivity,while OsWRKY72^(maternal)specifically repressed OsAAT30,resulting in salinity tolerance.These results suggest that the OsWRKY72-OsAAT30/OsGSTU26 module may play an important role in heterosis for salt tolerance in an overdominant fashion in CY1000 hybrid rice,providing valuable clues to elucidate the mechanism of heterosis for salinity tolerance in hybrid rice.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program[CAAS-ASTIP-2021-ICS]。
文摘Lunasin,a novel bioactive peptide,is well-known for its anti-proliferation activity.However,the mechanism of this effect is still poorly reported.Here,synthesized lunasin was used and its anti-proliferative function was observed at the concentration of 0.25 mg/m L in human breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231.Conjoint analysis of transcriptome and proteome of MDA-MB-231 cells was further performed.The results demonstrated that cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase(CASP)3,CASP 7,and CASP 14 were significantly up-regulated after lunasin exposure,together with an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio from 22.9 to 210.6,which indicated that caspase-mediated mitochondria intrinsic apoptosis was highly activated.Moreover,lysosomal pathway was signifi cantly suppressed under lunasin exposure,suggesting that lysosome may cooperate with mitochondria to participate in apoptosis.In addition,lunasin also down-regulated genes involved in DNA replication in MDA-MB-231 cells.Overall,our study reveals that the anti-proliferation effect of lunasin peptide might be triggered via the inhibition of DNA replication and cell mitosis,as well as the promotion of lysosome-mitochondrial mediated cell apoptosis.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32272050 and U21A20208)the National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice(2022PT1005)+2 种基金the Hunan Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2022JJ30021)the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province(2023NK1010)the Changsha Science and Technology Project(Grant No.kq2202221)。
文摘Hybrid rice(Oryza sativa)generally outperforms its inbred parents in yield and stress tolerance,a phenomenon termed heterosis,but the underlying mechanism is not completely understood.Here,we combined transcriptome,proteome,physiological,and heterosis analyses to examine the salt response of super hybrid rice Chaoyou1000(CY1000).In addition to surpassing the mean values for its two parents(mid-parent heterosis),CY1000 exhibited a higher reactive oxygen species scavenging ability than both its parents(over-parent heterosis or heterobeltiosis).Nonadditive expression and allele-specific gene expression assays showed that the glutathione S-transferase gene OsGSTU26 and the amino acid transporter gene OsAAT30 may have major roles in heterosis for salt tolerance,acting in an overdominant fashion in CY1000.Furthermore,we identified OsWRKY72 as a common transcription factor that binds and regulates OsGSTU26 and OsAAT30.The salt-sensitive phenotypes were associated with the OsWRKY72^(paternal)genotype or the OsAAT30^(maternal)genotype in core rice germplasm varieties.OsWRKY72^(paternal)specifically repressed the expression of OsGSTU26 under salt stress,leading to salinity sensitivity,while OsWRKY72^(maternal)specifically repressed OsAAT30,resulting in salinity tolerance.These results suggest that the OsWRKY72-OsAAT30/OsGSTU26 module may play an important role in heterosis for salt tolerance in an overdominant fashion in CY1000 hybrid rice,providing valuable clues to elucidate the mechanism of heterosis for salinity tolerance in hybrid rice.
