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Plant J ; 115(1): 190-204, 2023 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36994650

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Lignins and their antimicrobial-related polymers cooperatively enhance plant resistance to pathogens. Several isoforms of 4-coumarate-coenzyme A ligases (4CLs) have been identified as indispensable enzymes involved in lignin and flavonoid biosynthetic pathways. However, their roles in plant-pathogen interaction are still poorly understood. This study uncovers the role of Gh4CL3 in cotton resistance to the vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae. The cotton 4CL3-CRISPR/Cas9 mutant (CR4cl) exhibited high susceptibility to V. dahliae. This susceptibility was most probably due to the reduction in the total lignin content and the biosynthesis of several phenolic metabolites, e.g., rutin, catechin, scopoletin glucoside, and chlorogenic acid, along with jasmonic acid (JA) attenuation. These changes were coupled with a significant reduction in 4CL activity toward p-coumaric acid substrate, and it is likely that recombinant Gh4CL3 could specifically catalyze p-coumaric acid to form p-coumaroyl-coenzyme A. Thus, overexpression of Gh4CL3 (OE4CL) showed increasing 4CL activity that augmented phenolic precursors, cinnamic, p-coumaric, and sinapic acids, channeling into lignin and flavonoid biosyntheses and enhanced resistance to V. dahliae. Besides, Gh4CL3 overexpression activated JA signaling that instantly stimulated lignin deposition and metabolic flux in response to pathogen, which all established an efficient plant defense response system, and inhibited V. dahliae mycelium growth. Our results propose that Gh4CL3 acts as a positive regulator for cotton resistance against V. dahliae by promoting JA signaling-mediated enhanced cell wall rigidity and metabolic flux.


Assuntos
Resistência à Doença , Verticillium , Ligases/metabolismo , Lignina/metabolismo , Verticillium/fisiologia , Gossypium/genética , Gossypium/metabolismo , Doenças das Plantas , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo
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Mol Ther ; 31(9): 2662-2680, 2023 09 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37469143

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Cancer metastatic organotropism is still a mystery. The liver is known to be susceptible to cancer metastasis and alcoholic injury. However, it is unclear whether and how alcohol facilitates liver metastasis and how to intervene. Here, we show that alcohol preferentially promotes liver metastasis in colon-cancer-bearing mice and post-surgery pancreatic cancer patients. The mechanism is that alcohol triggers an extra- and intrahepatic crosstalk to reshape an immunosuppressive liver microenvironment. In detail, alcohol upregulates extrahepatic IL-6 and hepatocellular IL-6 receptor expression, resulting in hepatocyte STAT3 signaling activation and downstream lipocalin-2 (Lcn2) upregulation. Furthermore, LCN2 promotes T cell-exhaustion neutrophil recruitment and cancer cell epithelial plasticity. In contrast, knocking out hepatocellular Stat3 or systemic Il6 in alcohol-treated mice preserves the liver microenvironment and suppresses liver metastasis. This mechanism is reflected in hepatocellular carcinoma patients, in that alcohol-associated signaling elevation in noncancerous liver tissue indicates adverse prognosis. Accordingly, we discover a novel application for BBI608, a small molecular STAT3 inhibitor that can prevent liver metastasis. BBI608 pretreatment protects the liver and suppresses alcohol-triggered premetastatic niche formation. In conclusion, under extra- and intrahepatic crosstalk, the alcoholic injured liver forms a favorable niche for cancer cell metastasis, while BBI608 is a promising anti-metastatic agent targeting such microenvironments.


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Benzofuranos , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Camundongos , Animais , Evasão da Resposta Imune , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Microambiente Tumoral/genética
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Plant Cell Rep ; 43(4): 102, 2024 Mar 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38499710

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KEY MESSAGE: The transcriptomic, phenotypic and metabolomic analysis of transgenic plants overexpressing GhMPK31 in upland cotton revealed the regulation of H2O2 burst and the synthesis of defensive metabolites by GhMPK31. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are a crucial class of protein kinases, which play an essential role in various biological processes in plants. Upland cotton (G. hirsutum) is the most widely cultivated cotton species with high economic value. To gain a better understanding of the role of the MAPK gene family, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the MAPK gene family in cotton. In this study, a total of 55 GhMPK genes were identified from the whole genome of G. hirsutum. Through an investigation of the expression patterns under diverse stress conditions, we discovered that the majority of GhMPK family members demonstrated robust responses to abiotic stress, pathogen stress and pest stress. Furthermore, the overexpression of GhMPK31 in cotton leaves led to a hypersensitive response (HR)-like cell death phenotype and impaired the defense capability of cotton against herbivorous insects. Transcriptome and metabolomics data analysis showed that overexpression of GhMPK31 enhanced the expression of H2O2-related genes and reduced the accumulation of defensive related metabolites. The direct evidence of GhMPK31 interacting with GhRBOHB (H2O2-generating protein) were found by Y2H, BiFC, and LCI. Therefore, we propose that the increase of H2O2 content caused by overexpression of GhMPK31 resulted in HR-like cell death in cotton leaves while reducing the accumulation of defensive metabolites, ultimately leading to a decrease in the defense ability of cotton against herbivorous insects. This study provides valuable insights into the function of MAPK genes in plant resistance to herbivorous insects.


Assuntos
Gossypium , Peróxido de Hidrogênio , Gossypium/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Transcriptoma , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/genética , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Filogenia
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J Transl Med ; 21(1): 747, 2023 10 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37875930

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BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) has not been fully elucidated, and there are no effective disease-modifying drugs for the treatment of PD. Mesenchymal stem cells have been used to treat several diseases, but are not readily available. METHODS: Here, we used phenotypically uniform trophoblast stage-derived mesenchymal stem cells (T-MSCs) from embryonic stem cells, which are capable of stable production, and their exosomes (T-MSCs-Exo) to explore the molecular mechanisms involved in dopaminergic (DA) neuron protection in PD models using experimental assays (e.g., western blotting, immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry staining). RESULTS: We assessed the levels of DA neuron injury and oxidative stress in MPTP-induced PD mice and MPP+-induced MN9D cells after treating them with T-MSCs or T-MSCs-Exo. Furthermore, T-MSCs-Exo miRNA sequencing analysis revealed that miR-100-5p-enriched T-MSCs-Exo directly targeted the 3' UTR of NOX4, which could protect against the loss of DA neurons, maintain nigro-striatal system function, ameliorate motor deficits, and reduce oxidative stress via the Nox4-ROS-Nrf2 axis in PD models. CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that miR-100-5p-enriched T-MSCs-Exo may be a promising biological agent for the treatment of PD. Schematic summary of the mechanism underlying the neuroprotective actions of T-MSCs-Exo in PD. T-MSCs Exo may inhibit the expression level of the target gene NOX4 by delivering miR-100-5p, thereby reducing ROS production and alleviating oxidative stress via the Nox4-ROS-Nrf2 axis, thus improving DA neuron damage in PD.


Assuntos
Exossomos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais , MicroRNAs , Doença de Parkinson , Camundongos , Animais , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Exossomos/metabolismo , Doença de Parkinson/genética , Doença de Parkinson/terapia , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , NADPH Oxidase 4/genética , NADPH Oxidase 4/metabolismo
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Environ Sci Technol ; 57(13): 5169-5179, 2023 04 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36940370

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The determination of primary organic carbon (POC) and secondary organic carbon (SOC) in fine particulate matter using ambient measurements is essential in atmospheric chemistry. A novel Bayesian inference (BI) approach is proposed to achieve such quantification using only major component measurement data and tested in two case studies. One case study composes of filter-based daily compositional data made in the Pearl River Delta region, China, during 2012, while the other uses online measurement data recorded at the Dianshan Lake monitoring site in Shanghai in wintertime 2019. Source-specific organic trace measurement data are available in both the cases so that positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis is performed, where PMF-resolved POC and SOC are used as the best available reference values for model evaluation. Meanwhile, traditional techniques, i.e., minimum ratio value, minimum R squared, and multiple linear regression, are also employed and evaluated. For both the cases, the BI models have shown significant advantages in accurately estimating POC and SOC amounts over conventional methods. Further analysis suggests that using sulfate as the SOC tracer in BI model gives the best model performance. This methodological advance provides an improved and practical tool to derive POC and SOC levels for addressing PM-related environmental impacts.


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Poluentes Atmosféricos , Material Particulado , Material Particulado/análise , Carbono , Teorema de Bayes , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , China , Aerossóis/análise , Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise
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BMC Biol ; 20(1): 45, 2022 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35164736

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BACKGROUND: Base editors (BEs) display diverse applications in a variety of plant species such as Arabidopsis, rice, wheat, maize, soybean, and cotton, where they have been used to mediate precise base pair conversions without the collateral generation of undesirable double-stranded breaks (DSB). Studies of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) underpinning plant traits are still challenging, particularly in polyploidy species where such SNPs are present in multiple copies, and simultaneous modification of all alleles would be required for functional analysis. Allotetraploid cotton has a number of homoeologous gene pairs located in the A and D sub-genomes with considerable SNPs, and it is desirable to develop adenine base editors (ABEs) for efficient and precise A-to-G single-base editing without DSB in such complex genome. RESULTS: We established various ABE vectors based on different engineered adenosine deaminase (TadA) proteins fused to Cas9 variants (dCas9, nCas9), enabling efficient A to G editing up to 64% efficiency on-target sites of the allotetraploid cotton genome. Comprehensive analysis showed that GhABE7.10n exhibited the highest editing efficiency, with the main editing sites specifically located at the position A5 (counting the PAM as positions 21-23). Furthermore, DNA and RNA off-target analysis of cotton plants edited with GhABE7.10n and GhABE7.10d by whole genome and whole-transcriptome sequencing revealed no DNA off-target mutations, while very low-level RNA off-target mutations were detected. A new base editor, namely GhABE7.10dCpf1 (7.10TadA + dCpf1), that recognizes a T-rich PAM, was developed for the first time. Targeted A-to-G substitutions generated a single amino acid change in the cotton phosphatidyl ethanolamine-binding protein (GhPEBP), leading to a compact cotton plant architecture, an ideotype for mechanized harvesting of modern cotton production. CONCLUSIONS: Our data illustrate the robustness of adenine base editing in plant species with complex genomes, which provides efficient and precise toolkit for cotton functional genomics and precise molecular breeding.


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Gossypium , Oryza , Adenina/metabolismo , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Edição de Genes , Gossypium/genética , Gossypium/metabolismo , Oryza/genética , RNA
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Molecules ; 28(2)2023 Jan 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36677653

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Polysaccharides are the main bioactive components in safflower. In this study, safflower polysaccharides (SPs) were extracted by ultrasonic assisted extraction, and four purified safflower polysaccharide fractions (named SSP1, SSP2, SSP3, and SSP4, respectively) were obtained. The physicochemical properties and in vitro physiological activities of the four fractions were investigated. The molecular weights (MW) of the SSPs were 38.03 kDa, 43.17 kDa, 54.49 kDa, and 76.92 kDa, respectively. Glucuronic acid, galactose acid, glucose, galactose, and arabinose were the main monosaccharides. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) indicated that the polysaccharides had α- and ß-glycosidic bonds. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis showed that SSP1 had 6 different types of glycosidic bonds, while SSP3 had 8 different types. SSP3 exhibited relatively higher ABTS+ scavenging activity, Fe+3-reduction activity, and antiproliferative activity. The results will offer a theoretical framework for the use of SPs in the industry of functional foods and medications.


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Antioxidantes , Carthamus tinctorius , Antioxidantes/química , Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier , Galactose , Monossacarídeos/química , Polissacarídeos/química , Peso Molecular
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Atmos Environ (1994) ; 289: 119308, 2022 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35967886

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During the Covid-19 outbreak, strict lockdown measures led to notable reductions in transportation-related emissions and significantly altered atmospheric pollution characteristics in urban and suburban areas. In this work, we compare comprehensive online measurements of PM2.5 major components and organic molecular markers in a suburban location in Shanghai, China before lockdown (Dec. 28, 2019 to Jan. 23, 2020) and during lockdown (Jan. 24 to Feb. 9, 2020). The NOx levels declined sharply by 59% from 44 to 18 ppb during the lockdown, while O3 rose two times higher to 42 ppb. The PM2.5 level dropped from 64 to 49 µg m-3 (-24%). The major components all showed reductions, with the reduction of nitrate most prominent at -58%, followed by organics at -19%, and sulfate at -17%. Positive matrix factorization analysis identifies fourteen source factors, including nine primary sources and five secondary sources. The secondary sources consist of sulfate-rich factor, nitrate-rich factor, and three secondary organic aerosol (SOA) factors, with SOA_I being anthropogenic SOA, SOA_II associated with later generation products of organic oxidation, and SOA_III being biogenic SOA. The combined secondary sources contributed to 69% and 63% (40 and 22 µg m-3) of PM2.5 before and during lockdown, respectively, among which the reductions in the nitrate-rich (-55%) factor was the most prominent. Among primary sources, large reductions (>80%) were observed in contributions from industrial, cooking, and vehicle emissions. Unlike some studies reporting that the restriction during the Covid-19 resulted in enhanced secondary sulfate and SOA formation, we observed decreases in both secondary inorganic and SOA formation despite the overall elevated oxidizing capacity in the suburban site. Our results indicate that the formation change in secondary inorganic and organic compounds in response to substantial reductions in urban primary precursors are different for urban and suburban environments.

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Faraday Discuss ; 226: 112-137, 2021 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33241247

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Air quality in megacities is significantly impacted by emissions from vehicles and other urban-scale human activities. Amid the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in January 2020, strict policies were in place to restrict people's movement, bringing about steep reductions in pollution activities and notably lower ambient concentrations of primary pollutants. In this study, we report hourly measurements of fine particulate matter (i.e., PM2.5) and its comprehensive chemical speciation, including elemental and molecular source tracers, at an urban site in Shanghai spanning a period before the lockdown restriction (BR) (1 to 23 Jan. 2020) and during the restriction (DR) (24 Jan. to 9 Feb. 2020). The overall PM2.5 was reduced by 27% from 56.2 ± 40.9 (BR) to 41.1 ± 25.3 µg m-3 (DR) and the organic carbon (OC) in PM2.5 was similar, averaged at 5.45 ± 2.37 (BR) and 5.42 ± 1.75 µgC m-3 (DR). Reduction in nitrate was prominent, from 18.1 (BR) to 9.2 µg m-3 (DR), accounting for most of the PM2.5 decrease. Source analysis of PM2.5 using positive matrix factorization modeling of comprehensive chemical composition, resolved nine primary source factors and five secondary source factors. The quantitative source analysis confirms reduced contributions from primary sources affected by COVID-19, with vehicular emissions showing the largest drop, from 4.6 (BR) to 0.61 µg m-3 (DR) and the percentage change (-87%) in par with vehicle traffic volume and fuel sale statistics (-60% to -90%). In the same time period, secondary sources are revealed to vary in response to precursor reductions from the lockdown, with two sources showing consistent enhancement while the other three showing reductions, highlighting the complexity in secondary organic aerosol formation and the nonlinear response to broad primary precursor pollutants. The combined contribution from the two secondary sources to PM2.5 increased from 7.3 ± 6.6 (BR) to 14.8 ± 9.3 µg m-3 (DR), partially offsetting the reductions from primary sources and nitrate while their increased contribution to OC, from 1.6 ± 1.4 (BR) to 3.2 ± 2.0 µgC m-3 (DR), almost offset the decrease coming from the primary sources. Results from this work underscore challenges in predicting the benefits to PM2.5 improvement from emission reductions of common urban primary sources.


Assuntos
COVID-19/patologia , Carbono/análise , Material Particulado/análise , Biomassa , COVID-19/virologia , Carbono/química , China , Análise por Conglomerados , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Humanos , Nitratos/análise , Quarentena , SARS-CoV-2/isolamento & purificação
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Environ Sci Technol ; 55(21): 14526-14535, 2021 11 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34672547

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Cooking organic aerosol (COA) is an important source of particulate pollutants in urbanized regions. Yet, the diversity and complexity of COA components make direct identification and quantification of COA difficult. In this study, we conducted collocated OA measurements with an aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) and a thermal desorption aerosol gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (TAG) in Shanghai. Cooking molecular tracers (e.g., C18 fatty acids, azelaic acid) measured by TAG provide unambiguous source information for evaluating the tracer ion (C6H10O+, m/z 98) used for identification and apportionment of COA in AMS analysis. Based on the collocated AMS and TAG measurements, two COA factors, namely, a primary COA (PCOA) and an oxygenated COA (OCOA) produced from rapid oxygenation of freshly emitted PCOA, were identified. Criteria for identifying COA factors from AMS analysis with different oxygenation levels are proposed, i.e., characteristic mass spectra, temporal variations, etc. Furthermore, two positive matrix factorization approaches, namely, AMS-PMF and the molecular marker (MM)-PMF, were compared for COA quantification, where high consistency was found with the contribution of COA to total PM2.5 mass estimated to be 9 ± 7% by AMS-PMF and 6 ± 5% by the MM-PMF. Our study highlights the important impacts of cooking activities on air quality in urban areas. We also demonstrate the advantage of conducting collocated measurements using multiple high time resolution mass spectrometric techniques in advancing our understanding of atmospheric OA chemistry and improving the accuracy of source apportionment.


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Poluentes Atmosféricos , Material Particulado , Aerossóis/análise , Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise , China , Culinária , Monitoramento Ambiental , Cromatografia Gasosa-Espectrometria de Massas , Espectrometria de Massas , Material Particulado/análise
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Plant Biotechnol J ; 18(12): 2436-2443, 2020 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32438486

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The CRISPR/Cas9 and Cas12a (Cpf1) tools have been used on a large scale for genome editing. A new effector with a single nuclease domain, a relatively small size, low-frequency off-target effects and cleavage capability under high temperature has been recently established and designated CRISPR/Cas12b (C2c1). Cas12b has also shown temperature inducibility in mammalian systems. Therefore, this system is potentially valuable for editing the genomes of plant species, such as cotton, that are resistant to high temperatures. Using this new system, mutants of upland cotton were successfully generated following Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation under a range of temperatures. Transformants (explants infected by Agrobacterium) exposed to 45 °C for 4 days showed the highest editing efficiency. No off-target mutation was detected by whole-genome sequencing. Genome edits by AacCas12b in T0 generation were faithfully passed to the T1 generation. Taken together, CRISPR/Cas12b is therefore an efficient and precise tool for genome editing in cotton plants.


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Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Edição de Genes , Repetições Palindrômicas Curtas Agrupadas e Regularmente Espaçadas , Genoma de Planta , Gossypium , Temperatura Alta , Humanos , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/genética , Tetraploidia
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Plant Biotechnol J ; 18(1): 45-56, 2020 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31116473

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The base-editing technique using CRISPR/nCas9 (Cas9 nickase) or dCas9 (deactivated Cas9) fused with cytidine deaminase is a powerful tool to create point mutations. In this study, a novel G. hirsutum-Base Editor 3 (GhBE3) base-editing system has been developed to create single-base mutations in the allotetraploid genome of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). A cytidine deaminase sequence (APOBEC) fused with nCas9 and uracil glycosylase inhibitor (UGI) was inserted into our CRISPR/Cas9 plasmid (pRGEB32-GhU6.7). Three target sites were chosen for two target genes, GhCLA and GhPEBP, to test the efficiency and accuracy of GhBE3. The editing efficiency ranged from 26.67 to 57.78% at the three target sites. Targeted deep sequencing revealed that the C→T substitution efficiency within an 'editing window', approximately six-nucleotide windows of -17 to -12 bp from the PAM sequence, was up to 18.63% of the total sequences. The 27 most likely off-target sites predicted by CRISPR-P and Cas-OFFinder tools were analysed by targeted deep sequencing, and it was found that rare C→T substitutions (average < 0.1%) were detected in the editing windows of these sites. Furthermore, whole-genome sequencing analyses on two GhCLA-edited and one wild-type plants with about 100× depth showed that no bona fide off-target mutations were detectable from 1500 predicted potential off-target sites across the genome. In addition, the edited bases were inherited to T1 progeny. These results demonstrate that GhBE3 has high specificity and accuracy for the generation of targeted point mutations in allotetraploid cotton.


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Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Edição de Genes , Gossypium/genética , Mutação , Tetraploidia
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J Org Chem ; 85(23): 15026-15037, 2020 12 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33175528

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A sequential [3 + 2]/[2 + 1] annulation domino reaction of crotonate-derived sulfur ylides and Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates of isatins for the construction of oxospiro[bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6,3'-indolin] scaffolds in moderate to good yields with almost 1:1 diastereoselectivity has been developed. Mild reaction conditions and readily accessible starting materials as well as excellent functional group compatibility render this transformation a powerful tool for the synthesis of spirocyclopropyloxindoles. A gram-scale synthetic procedure was also successfully carried out and a plausible reaction mechanism could be proposed.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 20(21)2019 Oct 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31661835

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Although the regulatory function of miRNAs and their targets have been characterized in model plants, a possible underlying role in the cotton response to herbivore infestation has not been determined. To investigate this, we performed small RNA and degradome sequencing between resistant and susceptible cotton cultivar following infestation with the generalist herbivore whitefly. In total, the 260 miRNA families and 241 targets were identified. Quantitative-PCR analysis revealed that several miRNAs and their corresponding targets exhibited dynamic spatio-temporal expression patterns. Moreover, 17 miRNA precursors were generated from 29 long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA) transcripts. The genome-wide analysis also led to the identification of 85 phased small interfering RNA (phasiRNA) loci. Among these, nine PHAS genes were triggered by miR167, miR390, miR482a, and two novel miRNAs, including those encoding a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) disease resistance protein, an auxin response factor (ARF) and MYB transcription factors. Through combined modeling and experimental data, we explored and expanded the miR390-tasiARF cascade during the cotton response to whitefly. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of ARF8 from miR390 target in whitefly-resistant cotton plants increased auxin and jasmonic acid (JA) accumulation, resulting in increased tolerance to whitefly infestation. These results highlight the provides a useful transcriptomic resource for plant-herbivore interaction.


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Resistência à Doença/genética , Gossypium/genética , Hemípteros , Herbivoria , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Animais , Ciclopentanos/metabolismo , Resistência à Doença/fisiologia , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Ontologia Genética , Inativação Gênica , Gossypium/metabolismo , Hemípteros/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Hemípteros/metabolismo , Ácidos Indolacéticos/metabolismo , Isoleucina/análogos & derivados , Isoleucina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Estabilidade de RNA/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , RNA de Plantas/genética , RNA de Plantas/metabolismo , RNA Interferente Pequeno/genética , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Transcriptoma
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Sci Total Environ ; 940: 173687, 2024 Aug 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38830424

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Below-ground herbivory impacts plant development and often induces systemic responses in plants that affect the performance and feeding behavior of above-ground herbivores. Meanwhile, pest-damaged root tissue can enhance a plant's susceptibility to abiotic stress such as salinity. Yet, the extent to which herbivore-induced plant defenses are modulated by such abiotic stress has rarely been studied. In this study, we examine whether root feeding by larvae of the turnip moth, Agrotis segetum (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) affects the performance of the above-ground, sap-feeding aphid Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on cotton, and assess whether those interactions are modulated by salinity stress. In the absence of salinity stress, A. segetum root feeding does not affect A. gossypii development. On the other hand, under intense salinity stress (i.e., 600 mM NaCl), A. segetum root feeding decreases aphid development time by 16.1 % and enhances fecundity by 72.0 %. Transcriptome, metabolome and bioassay trials showed that root feeding and salinity stress jointly trigger the biosynthesis of amino acids in cotton leaves. Specifically, increased titers of valine in leaf tissue relate to an enhanced performance of A. gossypii. Taken together, salinity stress alters the interaction between above- and below-ground feeders by changing amino acid accumulation. Our findings advance our understanding of how plants cope with concurrent biotic and abiotic stressors, and may help tailor plant protection strategies to varying production contexts.


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Afídeos , Herbivoria , Mariposas , Estresse Salino , Animais , Afídeos/fisiologia , Mariposas/fisiologia , Gossypium , Larva , Raízes de Plantas , Salinidade , Folhas de Planta
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Ital J Pediatr ; 50(1): 63, 2024 Apr 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38589916

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BACKGROUND: This study aims to thoroughly study the connection between congenital heart disease (CHD) and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) through observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) designs. METHODS: This observational study uses data from the National Survey of Children's Health (2020-2021). Multivariable logistic regression and propensity score matching (PSM) were performed to analyze the association. PSM was used to minimize bias for covariates such as age, race, gender, maternal age, birth weight, concussion or brain injury, preterm birth, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and other inherited conditions. In MR analyses, inverse variance-weighted measures, weighted median, and MR-Egger were employed to calculate causal effects. RESULTS: A total of 85,314 children aged 0-17 were analyzed in this study. In regression analysis, CHD (p = 0.04), the current heart condition (p = 0.03), and the severity of current heart condition (p < 0.05) had a suggestive association with speech or language disorders. The severity of current heart condition (p = 0.08) has a potential statistically significant association with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD). In PSM samples, ADHD(p = 0.003), intellectual disability(p = 0.012), and speech or language disorders(p < 0.001) were all significantly associated with CHD. The severity of current heart condition (p < 0.001) also had a significant association with autism. MR analysis did not find causality between genetically proxied congenital cardiac malformations and the risk of NDDs. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that children with CHD have an increased risk of developing NDDs. Heart conditions currently and severity of current heart conditions were also significantly associated with these NDDs. In the future, we need to try more methods to clarify the causal relationship between CHD and NDDs.


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Cardiopatias Congênitas , Transtornos da Linguagem , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento , Nascimento Prematuro , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Cardiopatias Congênitas/epidemiologia , Cardiopatias Congênitas/genética , Análise da Randomização Mendeliana , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/epidemiologia , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/genética , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Adolescente , Masculino
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ACS Nano ; 18(2): 1449-1463, 2024 Jan 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38175529

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The discovery of high-entropy oxides (HEOs) in 2015 has provided a family of potential solid catalysts, due to their tunable components, abundant defects or lattice distorts, excellent thermal stability (ΔG↓ = ΔH - TΔS↑), and so on. When facing the heterogeneous catalysis by HEOs, the micrometer bulky morphology and low surface areas (e.g., <10 m2 g-1) by traditional synthesis methods obstructed their way. In this work, an electrospinning method to fabricate HEO nanofibers with diameters of 50-100 nm was demonstrated. The key point lay in the formation of one-dimensional filamentous precursors, during which the uniform dispersion of five metal species with disordered configuration would help to crystallize into single-phase HEOs at lower temperatures: inverse spinel (Cr0.2Mn0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Fe0.2)3O4 (400 °C), perovskite La(Mn0.2Cu0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Fe0.2)O3 (500 °C), spinel Ni0.2Mg0.2Cu0.2Mn0.2Co0.2)Al2O4 (550 °C), and cubic Ni0.2Mg0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2Co0.2O (750 °C). As a proof-of-concept, (Ni3MoCoZn)Al12O24 nanofiber exhibited good activity (CH4 Conv. > 96%, CO2 Conv. > 99%, H2/CO ≈ 0.98), long-time stability (>100 h) for the dry reforming of methane (DRM) at 700 °C without coke deposition, better than control samples (Ni3MoCoZn)Al12O24-Coprecipitation-700 (CH4 Conv. < 3%, CO2 Conv. < 7%). The reaction mechanism of DRM was studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy, CO2-TPD, and CO2/CH4-TPSR. This electrospinning method provides a synthetic route for HEO nanofibers for target applications.

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