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Introduction: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell (CAR-T) therapy followed by haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) markedly improves the long-term survival of patients with refractory/relapsed (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Methods: We performed a parallel comparison of transplant outcomes in 168 B-ALL patients undergoing haplo-HSCT after achieving minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete remission (CR) from CAR-T therapy (n = 28) or chemotherapy (n = 140) between January 2016 and August 2021. We further divided the chemotherapy group into the first CR group (chemo+CR1, n = 118) and a second or more CR group (chemo+≥CR2, n = 22). Results: With a median follow-up period of 31.0 months, the 2-year overall survival (OS), leukemia-free survival (LFS), non-relapse mortality (NRM), and relapse rates in the CAR-T and chemotherapy groups did not differ significantly (OS, 87.9% vs. 71.5 %; LFS, 72.0% vs. 66.8%; NRM, 3.9% vs. 13.7%; relapse, 24.1% vs. 19.4%). Multivariate analysis confirmed that ≥CR2 at transplantation following chemotherapy was an independent risk factor associated with poor OS (hazard ratio (HR) 4.22 [95% CI, 1.34-13.293], p = 0.014) and LFS (HR 2.57 [95% CI, 1.041-6.343], p = 0.041). The probabilities of OS and LFS at 2 years in the CAR-T group were comparable to those in the chemo+CR1 group but significantly higher than those in the chemo+≥CR2 group (OS, 87.9% vs. 37.8%, p = 0.007; LFS, 72.0% vs. 41.7%, p = 0.043). No significant differences in the incidences of NRM were noted among the three groups. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated that patients with R/R B-ALL receiving haplo-HSCT after CAR-T therapy achieved comparable outcomes to patients transplanted post-chemotherapy-based MRD-negative CR1, without increased risk of transplant-related mortality and toxicity.
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Linfoma de Burkitt , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos , Humanos , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Neoplasia Residual , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/terapia , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/genética , RecurrenciaRESUMEN
Organic homostructures with tunable physiochemical properties were fabricated by simply changing the isomer molecules via the "cocrystal engineering" approach. The morphology of the cocrystals can be changed into rod-like or branched, with superior waveguide and multi-directional waveguide performance, respectively, which contributes to the realization of optical waveguide modules with integrated functions.
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Near-infrared (NIR) organic solid-state lasers play an essential role in applications ranging from laser communication to infrared night vision, but progress in this area is restricted by the lack of effective excited-state gain processes. Herein, we originally proposed and demonstrated the cascaded occurrence of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer for constructing the completely new energy-level systems. Cascading by the first ultrafast proton transfer of <430â fs and the subsequent irreversible second proton transfer of ca. 1.6â ps, the stepwise proton transfer process favors the true six-level photophysical cycle, which supports efficient population inversion and thus NIR single-mode lasing at 854â nm. This work realizes longest wavelength beyond 850â nm of organic single-crystal lasing to date and originally exploits the cascaded excited-state molecular proton transfer energy-level systems for organic solid-state lasers.
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BACKGROUND: A consensus has been reached that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) screening in immunosuppressed individuals can reduce the incidence of CRE bloodstream infection (BSI). METHODS: We retrospectively studied the clinical data of 395 consecutive HSCT patients from September 2017 to April 2019. From September 2017 to June 2018 (period 1), 200 patients received single CRE screening before transplantation. From July 2018 to April 2019 (period 2), 195 patients received continuous weekly CRE screening after admission. For patients colonized with CRE, targeted managements were received: (1) contact precautions and (2) preemptive CRE-targeted treatment if necessary. RESULTS: During period 1, 3 patients with CRE colonization were detected (1.5%). The CRE BSI rate was 2.0% (4 patients), and the related 30-day mortality was 50.0% (2 out of 4 patients). During period 2, 21 patients with CRE colonization were detected, and the detection rate was significantly higher than that in period 1 (P < 0.001). Of the 21 colonized patients, 4 (19.0%) patients were identified as positive for CRE at the first screening, 5 (23.8%) were identified at the second screening, and the remaining 12 (57.1%) were identified at the third or later screening. The CRE BSI rate decreased to 0.5% (1/195), and there were no CRE-related death. Fifteen colonized patients developed neutropenic fever. Thirteen colonizers were preemptively treated with tigecycline within 24 h of fever onset, and they achieved rapid temperature control. One colonizer received tigecycline later than 48 h after fever onset and ultimately survived due to the addition of polymyxin. The other received tigecycline later than 72 h after fever onset and died of septic shock. CONCLUSION: The increase in screening frequency contributed to the detection of patients with CRE colonization. Targeted managements for these colonized patients may contribute to reducing the incidence and mortality of CRE BSI, therefore improving the prognosis of patients.
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Enterobacteriaceae Resistentes a los Carbapenémicos/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/diagnóstico , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/mortalidad , Polimixinas/uso terapéutico , Tigeciclina/uso terapéutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Profilaxis Antibiótica , Niño , Diagnóstico Precoz , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/microbiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mortalidad , Admisión del Paciente , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Within a matter of months, this highly contagious novel virus has led to a global outbreak and is still spreading rapidly across continents. In patients with COVID-19, underlying chronic diseases and comorbidities are associated with dismal treatment outcomes. Owing to their immunosuppressive status, patients with hematological malignancies (HMs) are at an increased risk of infection and have a worse prognosis than patients without HMs. Accordingly, intensive attention should be paid to this cohort. In this review, we summarize and analyze specific clinical manifestations for patients with coexisting COVID-19 and HMs. Furthermore, we briefly describe customized management strategies and interventions for this susceptible cohort. This review is intended to guide clinical practice.
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COVID-19/complicaciones , Neoplasias Hematológicas/complicaciones , COVID-19/diagnóstico , COVID-19/prevención & control , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Manejo de la Enfermedad , Neoplasias Hematológicas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hematológicas/virología , Hospitalización , Humanos , Huésped Inmunocomprometido , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an invasive B-cell lymphoma with significant individual differences. Currently, MCL international prognostic index (MIPI) score and tumor cell proliferation index Ki-67 have been proved to be the most important prognostic factors. But the prognostic effect of these factors in Asian population is uncertain. This study aimed to analyze the disease characteristics and prognostic factors of Chinese MCL patients.A total of 83 cases of newly-diagnosed MCL patients diagnosed by the Department of Pathology of our hospital between January 1, 2011, and May 31, 2016, were enrolled. The disease characteristics, treatment effects, and outcomes of the patients were collected and analyzed.According to our analysis, MCL cases accounted for 6.2% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) cases and mainly occurred in elderly males. But the proportion of patients at stage IV by Ann Arbor staging system and high-risk group by simplified-MIPI (s-MIPI) were significantly lower than that among European patients. Immunochemotherapy containing rituximab was significantly more effective than chemotherapy (overall response rate, [ORR]: 88.5% vs 65.2%, Pâ=â.021) and significantly prolonged patient survival (progression free survival [PFS]: 45.5 m vs 16.2 m, Pâ=â.001; overall survival [OS]: 58.3 m vs 22.8 m, Pâ=â.001). The multivariate analysis showed that the B symptoms, s-MIPI and administration of immunochemotherapy were independent prognostic factors that affected PFS and OS of the patients. s-MIPI and B symptom make up s-MIPI-B stratification method, by which patients in low-risk group of s-MIPI without B symptom were classified as low-risk, patients in high-risk group of s-MIPI and patients in low-risk group of s-MIPI with B symptom as high-risk, the rest as middle-risk. 3-year PFS of the 3 groups were 74.9%, 43.4% and 16.1%, respectively (Pâ=â.001). 3-year OS were 84.4%, 62.2%, 27.6% (Pâ<.001).Chinese MCL was male predominance. We have a minor proportion of late-stage and high-risk patients compared to European patients. Immunochemotherapy was proved to significantly improve the prognosis of MCL patients. B symptoms, s-MIPI, and administration of rituximab independently influenced the outcome. s-MIPI-B prognostic stratification method may better predict the prognosis of Asian MCL patients. Still, further confirmation in larger populations is needed.
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Linfoma de Células del Manto/diagnóstico , Medición de Riesgo/métodos , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico , Niño , China , Femenino , Humanos , Antígeno Ki-67/análisis , Linfoma de Células del Manto/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células del Manto/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Pronóstico , Supervivencia sin Progresión , Estudios Retrospectivos , Rituximab/uso terapéutico , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Solid-state lasers (SSLs) play an important role in developing optoelectronic devices, optical communication, and modern medicine fields. As compared with inorganic SSLs, the electrically pumped organic SSLs (OSSLs) still remain unrealized because of the high lasing threshold and low carrier mobility. Herein, we first demonstrate the laser action at â¼520 nm based on the self-assembled single-crystalline organic microribbons of the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecules of 1,4-bis(( E)-4-(1,2,2-triphenylvinyl)styryl)-2,5-dimethoxybenzene (TPDSB). Moreover, these as-prepared organic microribbons exhibit an effective optical waveguide with a low optical loss of 0.012 dB µm-1, indicating good light confinement for laser resonator feedback. Impressively, the multiple mode and the single mode lasing are both achieved from individual organic microribbons, whose lasing threshold is as low as 653 nJ cm-2. These "bottom-up" synthesized organic microribbons based on AIE-active molecules offer a new strategy for the realization of the ultralow threshold OSSLs, which would eventually contribute to the realization of electrically pumped OSSLs.
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BACKGROUND: Contribution of model for end-stage liver disease incorporating with serum sodium (MELD-Na) score in predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is yet to be identified. This study assessed the prognostic value of MELD-Na score for the development of AKI following OLT. METHODS: Preoperative and surgery-related variables of 321 adult end-stage liver disease patients who underwent OLT in Fuzhou General Hospital were collected. Postoperative AKI was defined and staged in accordance with the clinical practice guidelines developed by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to determine the risk factors for AKI following OLT. The discriminating power of MELD/MELD-Na score on AKI outcome was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Spearman's correlation analysis was used for identifying the correlated relationship between MELD/MELD-Na score and the severity levels of AKI. RESULTS: The prevalence of AKI following OLT was in 206 out of 321 patients (64.2%). Three risk factors for AKI post-OLT were presented, preoperative calculated MELD score (odds ratio [OR] = 1.048, P = 0.021), intraoperative volume of red cell suspension transfusion (OR = 1.001, P = 0.002), and preoperative liver cirrhosis (OR = 2.015, P = 0.012). Two areas under ROC curve (AUCs) of MELD/MELD-Na score predicting AKI were 0.688 and 0.672, respectively; the difference between two AUCs was not significant (Z = 1.952, P = 0.051). The Spearman's correlation coefficients between MELD/MELD-Na score and the severity levels of AKI were 0.406 and 0.385 (P = 0.001, 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that preoperative MELD score, intraoperative volume of red cell suspension transfusion and preoperative liver cirrhosis were risk factors for AKI following OLT. Furthermore, we preliminarily validated that MELD score seemed to have a stronger power discriminating AKI post-OLT than that of novel MELD-Na score.
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Lesión Renal Aguda/etiología , Lesión Renal Aguda/patología , Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal/etiología , Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal/patología , Trasplante de Hígado/efectos adversos , Sodio/sangre , Lesión Renal Aguda/sangre , Adulto , Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal/sangre , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Cathepsins are key members of mammalian papain-like cysteine proteases that play an important role in the immune response. In this study, a fragment of cDNA encoding cathepsin O proteinase (ApCathepsin O) was cloned from Antheraea pernyi. It contains an open reading frame of 1170bp and encodes a protein with 390 amino acid residues, including a conserved I29 inhibitor domain and a peptidase C1A (clan CA of cysteine proteases, papain family C1 subfamily) domain. Comparison with other previously reported cathepsin O proteins showed identity ranging from 45% to 79%. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot analysis revealed that ApCathepsin O was highly expressed in the fat body; furthermore, the high expression during the pupal stage indicated that it might be involved during metamorphosis. After exposure to four different heat-killed pathogens (Escherichia coli, Beauveria bassiana, Micrococcus luteus, and A. pernyi nucleopolyhedrovirus), the expression levels of ApCathepsin O mRNA significantly increased and showed variable expression patterns. This indicates that ApCathepsin O is potentially involved in the innate immune system of A. pernyi. Interestingly, ApCathepsin O expression was upregulated after 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) injection, which suggested that it might be regulated by 20E. In conclusion, ApCathepsin O is a protease that may play an important role in the innate immune response and metamorphosis of A. pernyi.
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Catepsinas/metabolismo , Inmunidad Innata/fisiología , Proteínas de Insectos/metabolismo , Metamorfosis Biológica/fisiología , Mariposas Nocturnas/metabolismo , Animales , Catepsinas/genética , Clonación Molecular , Proteínas de Insectos/genética , Mariposas Nocturnas/genéticaRESUMEN
In the present study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Agrius convolvuli (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) and compared it with previously sequenced mitogenomes of lepidopteran species. The mitogenome was a circular molecule, 15 349 base pairs (bp) long, containing 37 genes. The order and orientation of genes in the A. convolvuli mitogenome were similar to those in sequenced mitogenomes of other lepidopterans. All 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) were initiated by ATN codons, except for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene, which seemed to be initiated by the codon CGA, as observed in other lepidopterans. Three of the 13 PCGs had the incomplete termination codon T, while the remainder terminated with TAA. Additionally, the codon distributions of the 13 PCGs revealed that Asn, Ile, Leu2, Lys, Phe, and Tyr were the most frequently used codon families. All transfer RNAs were folded into the expected cloverleaf structure except for tRNASer(AGN), which lacked a stable dihydrouridine arm. The length of the adenine (A) + thymine (T)-rich region was 331 bp. This region included the motif ATAGA followed by a 19-bp poly-T stretch and a microsatellite-like (TA)8 element next to the motif ATTTA. Phylogenetic analyses (maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods) showed that A. convolvuli belongs to the family Sphingidae.
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Genoma Mitocondrial , Ipomoea batatas/parasitología , Lepidópteros/genética , Animales , Composición de Base , Biología Computacional/métodos , ADN Intergénico , Orden Génico , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Lepidópteros/clasificación , Anotación de Secuencia Molecular , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta , FilogeniaRESUMEN
The present study was designed to investigate the chemical constituents of Lindera nacusua and their antitumor activities. A new phenolic glycoside, namely 1-O-3-hydroxyphenyl-5-methoxyphenol-(6'-O-vanilloyl)-ß-d-glucopyranoside (1), together with five known phenolic glycosides (2-6), two anthraquinones (7, 8) and two γ-butanolides (9, 10), was isolated, and its structure was elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Compounds 1-10 were screened for their in vitro cytotoxicities against HL-60, SMMC-7721, A549, MCF-3 and SW480 cell lines by the MTS method. Compounds 9 and 10 showed moderate cytotoxicities with IC50 values ranging from 17.40 to 35.21 µM.
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacología , Glicósidos/química , Lindera/química , Monosacáridos/aislamiento & purificación , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/química , Línea Celular Tumoral , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales/métodos , Glicósidos/aislamiento & purificación , Glicósidos/farmacología , Células HL-60 , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Estructura Molecular , Monosacáridos/química , Monosacáridos/farmacología , Fenoles/química , Fenoles/farmacología , Tallos de la Planta/químicaRESUMEN
In present study, a Cecropin-like peptide from Antheraea pernyi (ApCec) was cloned and characterized. The full-length ApCec cDNA encoded a protein with 64 amino acids including a putative 22-amino-acid signal peptide, a 4-amino-acid propeptide, and a 38-amino-acid mature peptide. ApCec gene was highly expressed in Malpighian tubules of A. pernyi after induction for 24 h by Escherichia coli in PBS. Pro-ApCec (including propeptide and mature peptide) and M-ApCec (just mature peptide) were synthesized chemically and analyzed by HPLC and mass spectroscopy. The antibacterial activity of M-ApCec is more potent than pro-ApCec against E. coli K12 or B. subtilus in both minimum inhibitory concentration and inhibition zone assays. Hemolytic assay results showed M-ApCec possessed a low cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. The secondary structure of M-ApCec forms α-helical structure, shown by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscopy analysis suggested that M-ApCec killed bacteria by disrupting bacterial cell membrane integrity. Our results indicate ApCec may play an important role in defending from pathogenic bacteria in A. pernyi, and it may be as a potential candidate for applications in antibacterial drug development and agriculture.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Cecropinas/genética , Cecropinas/farmacología , Proteínas de Insectos/genética , Mariposas Nocturnas/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Bacillus subtilis/efectos de los fármacos , Cecropinas/química , Cecropinas/metabolismo , Clonación Molecular , ADN Complementario/genética , ADN Complementario/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/fisiología , Escherichia coli K12/efectos de los fármacos , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas de Insectos/química , Proteínas de Insectos/metabolismo , Larva/genética , Larva/crecimiento & desarrollo , Larva/metabolismo , Mariposas Nocturnas/crecimiento & desarrollo , Mariposas Nocturnas/metabolismo , Filogenia , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Alineación de SecuenciaRESUMEN
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Leucoma salicis (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) was sequenced and annotated. It is a circular molecule of 15,334 bp, containing the 37 genes usually present in insect mitogenomes. All protein-coding genes (PCGs) are initiated by ATN codons, other than cox1, which is initiated by CGA. Three of the 13 PCGs had an incomplete termination codon, T or TA, while the others terminated with TAA. The relative synonymous codon usage of the 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) was consistent with those of published lepidopteran sequences. All tRNA genes had typical clover-leaf secondary structures, except for the tRNASer (AGN), in which the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm could not form a stable stem-loop structure. The A + T-rich region of 325 bp had several distinctive features, including the motif 'ATAGA' followed by an 18 bp poly-T stretch, a microsatellite-like (AT)7 element, and an 11-bp poly-A present immediately upstream of tRNAMet. Relationships among 32 insect species were determined using Maximum Likelihood (ML), Neighbor Joining (NJ) and Bayesian Inference (BI) phylogenetic methods. These analyses confirm that L. salicis belongs to the Lymantriidae; and that Lymantriidae is a member of Noctuoidea, and is a sister taxon to Erebidae, Nolidae and Noctuidae, most closely related to Erebidae.
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Genoma Mitocondrial , Lepidópteros/genética , Mariposas Nocturnas/genética , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Teorema de Bayes , Codón de Terminación , ADN Mitocondrial/química , ADN Mitocondrial/aislamiento & purificación , ADN Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Lepidópteros/clasificación , Funciones de Verosimilitud , Mariposas Nocturnas/clasificación , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta/genética , Filogenia , ARN Ribosómico/clasificación , ARN Ribosómico/genética , ARN de Transferencia/química , ARN de Transferencia/clasificación , ARN de Transferencia/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ADNRESUMEN
Context Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is the only mammalian enzyme to catalyse the synthesis of fatty acid. The expression level of FAS is related to cancer progression, aggressiveness and metastasis. In recent years, research on natural FAS inhibitors with significant bioactivities and low side effects has increasingly become a new trend. Herein, we present recent research progress on natural fatty acid synthase inhibitors as potent therapeutic agents. Objective This paper is a mini overview of the typical natural FAS inhibitors and their possible mechanism of action in the past 10 years (2004-2014). Method The information was collected and compiled through major databases including Web of Science, PubMed, and CNKI. Results Many natural products induce cancer cells apoptosis by inhibiting FAS expression, with fewer side effects than synthetic inhibitors. Conclusion Natural FAS inhibitors are widely distributed in plants (especially in herbs and foods). Some natural products (mainly phenolics) possessing potent biological activities and stable structures are available as lead compounds to synthesise promising FAS inhibitors.
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/uso terapéutico , Ácido Graso Sintasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Inhibidores de la Síntesis de Ácidos Grasos/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Animales , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/efectos adversos , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/aislamiento & purificación , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Ácido Graso Sintasas/química , Ácido Graso Sintasas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de la Síntesis de Ácidos Grasos/efectos adversos , Inhibidores de la Síntesis de Ácidos Grasos/química , Inhibidores de la Síntesis de Ácidos Grasos/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Neoplasias/enzimología , Neoplasias/patología , Fitoterapia , Plantas Medicinales , Conformación Proteica , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) was determined (GenBank accession No. KM023645). The length of this mitogenome is 16,014 bp with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and an A + T-rich region. It presents the typical gene organization and order for completely sequenced lepidopteran mitogenomes. The nucleotide composition of the genome is highly A + T biased, accounting for 81.48%, with a slightly positive AT skewness (0.005). All PCGs are initiated by typical ATN codons, except for the gene cox1, which uses CGA as its start codon. Some PCGs harbor TA (nad5) or incomplete termination codon T (cox1, cox2, nad2 and nad4), while others use TAA as their termination codons. The A + T-rich region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 888 bp.
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ADN Mitocondrial/química , Genoma Mitocondrial , Mariposas Nocturnas/genética , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , Motivos de Nucleótidos , Análisis de Secuencia de ADNRESUMEN
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) was determined to be 15,374 bp (GenBank accession No. KF543065), including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and an A + T-rich region. It has the typical gene organization and order of mitogenomes from lepidopteran insects. The AT skew of this mitogenome was slightly positive and the nucleotide composition was also biased toward A + T nucleotides (81.03%). All PCGs were initiated by ATN codons, except for cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene which was initiated by CGA. Four of the 13 PCGs harbor the incomplete termination codon by T. All the tRNA genes displayed a typical clover-leaf structure of mitochondrial tRNA, with the exception of trnS1 (AGN). The A + T-rich region of the mitogenome was 326 bp in length.
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Genoma Mitocondrial/genética , Lepidópteros/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Animales , Genes de ARNr , Anotación de Secuencia Molecular , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta/genética , ARN de Transferencia/genéticaRESUMEN
The vitellogenin receptor (VgR) plays a key role on embryonic development in oviparous animals. Here, we cloned a VgR gene, which was identified from the wild silkworm Bombyx mandarina (BmaVgR) using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Sequence analysis revealed that BmaVgR is 5,861 bp long with an open reading frame encoded by 1,811 amino acid residues. The predicted amino acid sequence has 99.7 and 98.2% identity with the VgRs of Actias selene and Bombyx mori, respectively. The class B domain sequence of BmaVgR was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified by a Ni-NTA column. Polyclonal antibodies were produced against the purified recombinant protein, and titer of the antibody was about 1:12,800 measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Western blot and RT-qPCR showed that BmaVgR was expressed in the ovary and fat body of female larvae and the ovary of moth, and the expression level was highest at the third day and then declined from third day to seventh in fat body of pupa. After knockdown of the BmaVgR gene through RNA interference (RNAi), other three BmaVgR-related genes (Vg, egg-specific protein, and low molecular weight lipoprotein LP gene) were all downregulated significantly.
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Bombyx/metabolismo , Proteínas del Huevo/metabolismo , Proteínas de Insectos/metabolismo , Receptores de Superficie Celular/metabolismo , Animales , Bombyx/crecimiento & desarrollo , Proteínas del Huevo/genética , Cuerpo Adiposo/metabolismo , Femenino , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas de Insectos/genética , Larva/metabolismo , Especificidad de Órganos , Ovario/metabolismo , Pupa/metabolismo , Interferencia de ARN , Receptores de Superficie Celular/genéticaRESUMEN
Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) can regulate protein folding and protect cells from stress. To investigate the role of sHSPs in the silk-producing insect Antheraea pernyi (A. pernyi; Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), cDNA encoding HSP20.8 in A. pernyi, termed Ap-sHSP20.8, was identified as a 564 bp ORF. The translated amino acid sequence encoded 187 residues with a calculated molecular mass of 20.8 kDa and an isoelectronic point (pI) of 5.98; the sequence showed homology to sHSP chaperone proteins from other insects. Ap-sHSP20.8 mRNA transcript expression was abundant in the midgut and fat body and found to be both constitutive and inducible by infectious stimuli. Therefore, Ap-sHSP20.8 may play important roles in A. pernyi immune responses under biotic stress. Furthermore, we found that eicosanoids could mediate the induction of Ap-sHSP20.8 in the fat body and midgut. Our findings show that sHSPs may be promising molecules to target in order to cripple immunity in insect pests.
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Proteínas de Choque Térmico Pequeñas/genética , Proteínas de Insectos/genética , Mariposas Nocturnas/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Botrytis/inmunología , Eicosanoides/inmunología , Eicosanoides/farmacología , Escherichia coli/inmunología , Cuerpo Adiposo/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Adiposo/inmunología , Cuerpo Adiposo/metabolismo , Cuerpo Adiposo/microbiología , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas de Choque Térmico Pequeñas/inmunología , Proteínas de Insectos/inmunología , Mucosa Intestinal/metabolismo , Intestinos/efectos de los fármacos , Intestinos/inmunología , Intestinos/microbiología , Punto Isoeléctrico , Larva/efectos de los fármacos , Larva/genética , Larva/crecimiento & desarrollo , Larva/inmunología , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mariposas Nocturnas/efectos de los fármacos , Mariposas Nocturnas/crecimiento & desarrollo , Mariposas Nocturnas/inmunología , Nucleopoliedrovirus/inmunología , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Estrés FisiológicoRESUMEN
Apolipophorin-III (ApoLp-III) acts in lipid transport, lipoprotein metabolism, and innate immunity in insects. In this study, an ApoLp-III gene of Antheraea pernyi pupae (Ap-ApoLp-III) was isolated and characterized. The full-length cDNA of Ap-ApoLp-III is 687 bp, including a 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of 40 bp, 3'-UTR of 86 bp and an open reading frame of 561 bp encoding a polypeptide of 186 amino acids that contains an Apolipophorin-III precursor domain (PF07464). The deduced Ap-apoLp-III protein sequence has 68, 59, and 23% identity with its orthologs of Manduca sexta, Bombyx mori, and Aedes aegypti, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Ap-apoLp-III was close to that of Bombycoidea. qPCR analysis revealed that Ap-ApoLp-III expressed during the four developmental stages and in integument, fat body, and ovaries. After six types of microorganism infections, expression levels of the Ap-ApoLp-III gene were upregulated significantly at different time points compared with control. RNA interference (RNAi) of Ap-ApoLp-III showed that the expression of Ap-ApoLp-III was significantly downregulated using qPCR after injection of E. coli. We infer that the Ap-ApoLp-III gene acts in the innate immunity of A. pernyi.