BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a prevalent and aggressive tumor.Sorafenib is the first-line treatment for patients with advanced HCC,but resistance to sorafenib has become a significant challenge in this t...BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a prevalent and aggressive tumor.Sorafenib is the first-line treatment for patients with advanced HCC,but resistance to sorafenib has become a significant challenge in this therapy.Cancer stem cells play a crucial role in sorafenib resistance in HCC.Our previous study revealed that the long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)KIF9-AS1 is an oncogenic gene in HCC.However,the role of KIF9-AS1 in drug resistance and cancer stemness in HCC remains unclear.Herein,we aimed to investigate the function and mechanism of the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 in cancer stemness and drug resistance in HCC.AIM To describe the role of the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 in cancer stemness and drug resistance in HCC and elucidate the underlying mechanism.METHODS Tumor tissue and adjacent non-cancerous tissue samples were collected from HCC patients.Sphere formation was quantified via a tumor sphere assay.Cell viability,proliferation,and apoptosis were evaluated via Cell Counting Kit-8,flow cytometry,and colony formation assays,respectively.The interactions between the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 and its downstream targets were confirmed via RNA immunoprecipitation and coimmunoprecipitation.The tumorigenic role of KIF9-AS1 was validated in a mouse model.RESULTS Compared with that in normal controls,the expression of the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 was upregulated in HCC tissues.Knockdown of KIF9-AS1 inhibited stemness and attenuated sorafenib resistance in HCC cells.Mechanistically,N6-methyladenosine modification mediated by methyltransferase-like 3/insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 stabilized and increased the expression of KIF9-AS1.Additionally,KIF9-AS1 increased the stability and expression of short stature homeobox 2 by promoting ubiquitin-specific peptidase 1-induced deubiquitination.Furthermore,depletion of KIF9-AS1 alleviated sorafenib resistance in a xenograft mouse model of HCC.CONCLUSION The N6-methyladenosine-modified lncRNA KIF9-AS1 promoted stemness and sorafenib resistance in HCC by upregulating short stature homeobox 2 expression.展开更多
Agreen regioselective synthesis of some new and known 9-aryl-5,9-dihydropyrimido[4,5-d][l,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6,8（4H,7H）-diones has been described via the microwave-assisted one-pot reaction of 3-amino-1H-...Agreen regioselective synthesis of some new and known 9-aryl-5,9-dihydropyrimido[4,5-d][l,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6,8（4H,7H）-diones has been described via the microwave-assisted one-pot reaction of 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazoles,aromatic aldehydes and barbituric acids under solvent- and catalyst-free conditions.This operationally simple procedure is less laborious and provides a better scope than previously reported procedures.展开更多
Microsoft Excel 2003具有数据输入与处理、图表制作、报表设计、统计分析等功能,用Excel软件VBA程序语言对EP9-A2文件方法比对实验中的公式、函数、图表、统计、打印等编程,经固化、隐藏、加密、自动化运行等处理后制作安全快捷的数据...Microsoft Excel 2003具有数据输入与处理、图表制作、报表设计、统计分析等功能,用Excel软件VBA程序语言对EP9-A2文件方法比对实验中的公式、函数、图表、统计、打印等编程,经固化、隐藏、加密、自动化运行等处理后制作安全快捷的数据处理模板。使用该模板时只要录入实验数据,可自动实现相关数据处理,如筛选离群值、绘制偏移图及线性回归方程、计算相关系数、检查并判定X值合适范围、计算与判定预期偏移及其可信区间、打印报告等。展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82271628.
文摘BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a prevalent and aggressive tumor.Sorafenib is the first-line treatment for patients with advanced HCC,but resistance to sorafenib has become a significant challenge in this therapy.Cancer stem cells play a crucial role in sorafenib resistance in HCC.Our previous study revealed that the long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)KIF9-AS1 is an oncogenic gene in HCC.However,the role of KIF9-AS1 in drug resistance and cancer stemness in HCC remains unclear.Herein,we aimed to investigate the function and mechanism of the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 in cancer stemness and drug resistance in HCC.AIM To describe the role of the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 in cancer stemness and drug resistance in HCC and elucidate the underlying mechanism.METHODS Tumor tissue and adjacent non-cancerous tissue samples were collected from HCC patients.Sphere formation was quantified via a tumor sphere assay.Cell viability,proliferation,and apoptosis were evaluated via Cell Counting Kit-8,flow cytometry,and colony formation assays,respectively.The interactions between the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 and its downstream targets were confirmed via RNA immunoprecipitation and coimmunoprecipitation.The tumorigenic role of KIF9-AS1 was validated in a mouse model.RESULTS Compared with that in normal controls,the expression of the lncRNA KIF9-AS1 was upregulated in HCC tissues.Knockdown of KIF9-AS1 inhibited stemness and attenuated sorafenib resistance in HCC cells.Mechanistically,N6-methyladenosine modification mediated by methyltransferase-like 3/insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 stabilized and increased the expression of KIF9-AS1.Additionally,KIF9-AS1 increased the stability and expression of short stature homeobox 2 by promoting ubiquitin-specific peptidase 1-induced deubiquitination.Furthermore,depletion of KIF9-AS1 alleviated sorafenib resistance in a xenograft mouse model of HCC.CONCLUSION The N6-methyladenosine-modified lncRNA KIF9-AS1 promoted stemness and sorafenib resistance in HCC by upregulating short stature homeobox 2 expression.
文摘Agreen regioselective synthesis of some new and known 9-aryl-5,9-dihydropyrimido[4,5-d][l,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6,8（4H,7H）-diones has been described via the microwave-assisted one-pot reaction of 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazoles,aromatic aldehydes and barbituric acids under solvent- and catalyst-free conditions.This operationally simple procedure is less laborious and provides a better scope than previously reported procedures.
