Crossed beak is a complex mode of inheritance with prevalence ranging from 0.2 to 7.4% in at least 12 chicken strains worldwide.To reveal the intrinsic factors causing crossed beaks,genes expression patterns in bilate...Crossed beak is a complex mode of inheritance with prevalence ranging from 0.2 to 7.4% in at least 12 chicken strains worldwide.To reveal the intrinsic factors causing crossed beaks,genes expression patterns in bilateral mandibular condyle between affected and normal birds were characterized by RNA sequencing analysis in the present studies.Crossed beak was induced by short length of unilateral mandibular ramus,and a total of 110differentially expressed genes were up-or down-regulated in the affected(short)mandibular condyle side as compared to the normal side.Carbonic anhydrase 2(CA2)and Carbonic anhydrase 13(CA13)were enriched in the carbonate dehydratase activity,and high-expressed in mandibular condyle and osteoblasts(P<0.05).However,both were low-expressed in short mandibular condyle side of affected birds(P<0.05).The carbonate dehydratase inhibitor experiments confirmed that there is positive association between the calcification and carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes.Quantitative analysis with cetylpyridinium chloride showed a decrease in calcification when the cells were transfected with an anti-CA13 shRNA.Our research suggested that CA2 and CA13 are down-calcified in shortside mandibular condyle,and caused mandibular ramus to grow slowly.CA2 and CA13 have the critical role in crossed beaks by regulating calcification of mandibular condyle.展开更多
Objective:To investigate whether cardiac mast cells(MCs)participate in pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy through the regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 4(TRPV4).Methods:Pressure overlo...Objective:To investigate whether cardiac mast cells(MCs)participate in pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy through the regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 4(TRPV4).Methods:Pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy was induced via abdominal aortic constriction(AAC).Myocardial hypertrophy was evaluated by measuring the heart weight index(HW/BW),lung weight index(LW/BW),ratio of heart weight to tibia length(HW/TL),ratio of lung weight to tibia length(LW/TL),and cross-sectional area of myocardial cells.qRT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of TRPV4.Western blotting was used to detect the protein expression of TRPV4,mast cell tryptase,myosin heavy chain beta(β-MHC),calcineurin A(CnA),and nuclear factor of activated T-cell c3(NFATc3).ELISA was used to measure the levels of brain natriuretic peptide(BNP)and histamine.Fluo4 AM was used to detect the calcium signal in H9c2 myocardial cells.Results:Compared with those of the sham rats,the myocardial mast cells,tryptase,HW/BW,LW/BW,HW/TL,and LW/TL,the cross-sectional area of the myocardial cells,and the expression ofβ-MHC,TRPV4,CnA,and NFATc3 in the myocardial tissue and the serum BNP of the AAC-treated rats increased significantly,whereas the MC stabilizer cromolyn sodium(CS)reversed these indicators.In H9c2 cardiomyocytes,treatment with histamine and the TRPV4 agonist GSK1016790A upregulated the expression of TRPV4,β-MHC,BNP,CnA and NFATc3 and increased calcium ion influx,whereas these effects were inhibited by the H2 receptor inhibitor famotidine and the TRPV4 inhibitor HC067047.Conclusion:Cardiac MCs participate in pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy through the upregulation of TRPV4 via its mediator histamine,and the Ca^(2+)/CnA/NFATc3 signaling pathway is involved in this process.展开更多
目的:研究Ca2+离子对非CaBPs蛋白类过敏原二级结构和抗原活性的影响。方法:以重组榛子主要过敏原Cor h 1为研究对象,用圆二色谱(CD)研究了系列浓度的Ca2+和EDTA各自存在情况下,不同蛋白浓度溶液中rCor h 1二级结构的变化及规律,并以榛...目的:研究Ca2+离子对非CaBPs蛋白类过敏原二级结构和抗原活性的影响。方法:以重组榛子主要过敏原Cor h 1为研究对象,用圆二色谱(CD)研究了系列浓度的Ca2+和EDTA各自存在情况下,不同蛋白浓度溶液中rCor h 1二级结构的变化及规律,并以榛子过敏患者血清为一抗,用ELISA实验分析了Ca2+和EDTA对rCor h 1抗原活性的影响。结果:在高浓度rCor h 1溶液中Ca2+的加入可以引起椭圆率的增加,而在低浓度的rCor h 1溶液中则引起椭圆率的降低;EDTA在高浓度和低浓度的rCor h 1溶液中均能引起rCor h 1二级结构相对含量的降低;椭圆率增加(或降低)的幅度与Ca2+、EDTA终浓度成正比。ELISA实验表明Ca2+和EDTA都能显著降低rCor h 1的抗原活性。结论:Ca2+离子可以显著影响rCor h 1的二级结构,降低其抗原活性,为非CaBPs蛋白类低致敏原的研究奠定了较好的前期研究基础。展开更多
基金supported by the Beijing Featured Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Preservation Project,China(202203310002)China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS40)+1 种基金the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(ASTIPIAS04)the Central Guidance on Local Science and Technology Development Fund of Hebei Province,China(236Z6602G)。
文摘Crossed beak is a complex mode of inheritance with prevalence ranging from 0.2 to 7.4% in at least 12 chicken strains worldwide.To reveal the intrinsic factors causing crossed beaks,genes expression patterns in bilateral mandibular condyle between affected and normal birds were characterized by RNA sequencing analysis in the present studies.Crossed beak was induced by short length of unilateral mandibular ramus,and a total of 110differentially expressed genes were up-or down-regulated in the affected(short)mandibular condyle side as compared to the normal side.Carbonic anhydrase 2(CA2)and Carbonic anhydrase 13(CA13)were enriched in the carbonate dehydratase activity,and high-expressed in mandibular condyle and osteoblasts(P<0.05).However,both were low-expressed in short mandibular condyle side of affected birds(P<0.05).The carbonate dehydratase inhibitor experiments confirmed that there is positive association between the calcification and carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes.Quantitative analysis with cetylpyridinium chloride showed a decrease in calcification when the cells were transfected with an anti-CA13 shRNA.Our research suggested that CA2 and CA13 are down-calcified in shortside mandibular condyle,and caused mandibular ramus to grow slowly.CA2 and CA13 have the critical role in crossed beaks by regulating calcification of mandibular condyle.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30872716)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2015CFB288).
文摘Objective:To investigate whether cardiac mast cells(MCs)participate in pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy through the regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 4(TRPV4).Methods:Pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy was induced via abdominal aortic constriction(AAC).Myocardial hypertrophy was evaluated by measuring the heart weight index(HW/BW),lung weight index(LW/BW),ratio of heart weight to tibia length(HW/TL),ratio of lung weight to tibia length(LW/TL),and cross-sectional area of myocardial cells.qRT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression of TRPV4.Western blotting was used to detect the protein expression of TRPV4,mast cell tryptase,myosin heavy chain beta(β-MHC),calcineurin A(CnA),and nuclear factor of activated T-cell c3(NFATc3).ELISA was used to measure the levels of brain natriuretic peptide(BNP)and histamine.Fluo4 AM was used to detect the calcium signal in H9c2 myocardial cells.Results:Compared with those of the sham rats,the myocardial mast cells,tryptase,HW/BW,LW/BW,HW/TL,and LW/TL,the cross-sectional area of the myocardial cells,and the expression ofβ-MHC,TRPV4,CnA,and NFATc3 in the myocardial tissue and the serum BNP of the AAC-treated rats increased significantly,whereas the MC stabilizer cromolyn sodium(CS)reversed these indicators.In H9c2 cardiomyocytes,treatment with histamine and the TRPV4 agonist GSK1016790A upregulated the expression of TRPV4,β-MHC,BNP,CnA and NFATc3 and increased calcium ion influx,whereas these effects were inhibited by the H2 receptor inhibitor famotidine and the TRPV4 inhibitor HC067047.Conclusion:Cardiac MCs participate in pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy through the upregulation of TRPV4 via its mediator histamine,and the Ca^(2+)/CnA/NFATc3 signaling pathway is involved in this process.
文摘目的:研究Ca2+离子对非CaBPs蛋白类过敏原二级结构和抗原活性的影响。方法:以重组榛子主要过敏原Cor h 1为研究对象,用圆二色谱(CD)研究了系列浓度的Ca2+和EDTA各自存在情况下,不同蛋白浓度溶液中rCor h 1二级结构的变化及规律,并以榛子过敏患者血清为一抗,用ELISA实验分析了Ca2+和EDTA对rCor h 1抗原活性的影响。结果:在高浓度rCor h 1溶液中Ca2+的加入可以引起椭圆率的增加,而在低浓度的rCor h 1溶液中则引起椭圆率的降低;EDTA在高浓度和低浓度的rCor h 1溶液中均能引起rCor h 1二级结构相对含量的降低;椭圆率增加(或降低)的幅度与Ca2+、EDTA终浓度成正比。ELISA实验表明Ca2+和EDTA都能显著降低rCor h 1的抗原活性。结论:Ca2+离子可以显著影响rCor h 1的二级结构,降低其抗原活性,为非CaBPs蛋白类低致敏原的研究奠定了较好的前期研究基础。
