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2. Clinical and genetic analysis of a case of late onset carbamoyl phosphate synthase I deficiency caused by CPS1 mutation and literature review
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Wang, Shangyu, Chen, Jinglin, Zhu, Xiaoqi, Huang, Tingting, Xu, Haifeng, Ying, Guohuan, Qian, Hao, Lin, Wenxin, Tung, Yiehen, Khan, Kaleem Ullah, Guo, Hu, Zheng, Guo, Lu, Haiying, and Zhang, Gang
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- 2023
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3. Effect of berberine on global modulation of lncRNAs and mRNAs expression profiles in patients with stable coronary heart disease
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Han, Ye-Chen, Xie, Hong-Zhi, Lu, Bo, Xiang, Ruo-Lan, Li, Jing-Yi, Qian, Hao, and Zhang, Shu-Yang
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- 2022
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4. Impact of water deficiency on leaf cuticle lipids and gene expression networks in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
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Yang, Fan, Han, Yongchao, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Zhang, Xinyu, Xue, Fei, Li, Yanjun, Luo, Honghai, Qin, Jianghong, Sun, Jie, and Liu, Feng
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- 2022
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5. Identification of miRNA biomarkers for stomach adenocarcinoma
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Qian, Hao, Cui, Nanxue, Zhou, Qiao, and Zhang, Shihai
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- 2022
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6. The prognostic value of admission lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction
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Zhao, Yuanyuan, Hao, Chunshu, Bo, Xiangwei, Lu, Zhengri, Qian, Hao, and Chen, Lijuan
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- 2022
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7. Correction to: Characterization of the Gh4CL gene family reveals a role of Gh4CL7 in drought tolerance
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Sun, Shi-Chao, Xiong, Xian-Peng, Zhang, Xiao-Li, Feng, Hong-Jie, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Sun, Jie, and Li, Yan-Jun
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- 2021
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8. Characterization of the Gh4CL gene family reveals a role of Gh4CL7 in drought tolerance
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Sun, Shi-Chao, Xiong, Xian-Peng, Zhang, Xiao-Li, Feng, Hong-Jie, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Sun, Jie, and Li, Yan-Jun
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- 2020
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9. Characterization and transcriptome analysis of a dominant genic male sterile cotton mutant
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Cheng, Xin-Qi, Zhang, Xin-Yu, Xue, Fei, Zhu, Shou-Hong, Li, Yan-Jun, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Liu, Feng, and Sun, Jie
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- 2020
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10. Diverse genetic mechanisms underlie worldwide convergent rice feralization
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Qiu, Jie, Jia, Lei, Wu, Dongya, Weng, Xifang, Chen, Lijuan, Sun, Jian, Chen, Meihong, Mao, Lingfeng, Jiang, Bowen, Ye, Chuyu, Turra, Guilherme Menegol, Guo, Longbiao, Ye, Guoyou, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Imaizumi, Toshiyuki, Song, Beng-Kah, Scarabel, Laura, Merotto, Jr, Aldo, Olsen, Kenneth M., and Fan, Longjiang
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- 2020
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11. A transcriptomic profile of topping responsive non-coding RNAs in tobacco roots (Nicotiana tabacum)
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Chen, Xi, Sun, Shuo, Liu, Fangjie, Shen, Enhui, Liu, Lu, Ye, Chuyu, Xiao, Bingguang, Timko, Michael P., Zhu, Qian-Hao, Fan, Longjiang, and Cao, Peijian
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- 2019
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12. Charcot neuroarthropathy of the knee due to idiopathic sensory peripheral neuropathy
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Yang, Qian-Hao, Hsu, Peichun, Gao, You-Shui, and Zhang, Chang-Qing
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- 2019
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13. GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotype increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: evidence based on 46 studies
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Zhen Zhai, Pengtao Yang, Ying Wu, Shu Chen, Linghui Zhou, Zhijun Dai, Shanli Li, Peng Xu, Shuai Lin, Yi Zheng, Yujiao Deng, Qian Hao, and Feng Xue
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hepatocellular carcinoma ,Subgroup analysis ,Gene mutation ,Chronic liver disease ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Genetics ,Medicine ,lcsh:QH573-671 ,neoplasms ,GSTT1 ,business.industry ,lcsh:Cytology ,Null (mathematics) ,medicine.disease ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,Confidence interval ,Glutathione S-transferase ,Meta-analysis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,business ,Viral hepatitis ,Primary Research ,GSTM1 - Abstract
Background It is well known that hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been one of the most life-threatening diseases all over the world. Plenty of internal and extrinsic factors have been proven to be related to HCC, such as gene mutation, viral hepatitis, and Nitrosamines. Though previous studies demonstrated that glutathione S-transferase (GST) genotypes are associated with HCC, the conclusions are inconsistent. Therefore, we carried on a renewed meta-analysis to expound the connection between the null GSTM1, GSTT1 polymorphisms and the risk of HCC. Methods We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and CNKI databases to select qualified researches which satisfied the inclusion criteria up to July 31, 2018. Finally, we selected 41 articles with 6124 cases and 9781 controls in this meta-analysis. We use ORs and 95% confidence interval (CI) to evaluate the correlation intension between the GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genes and the risk of HCC. All the statistical processes were executed by Stata (version 12.0). Results The pooled analysis showed that both GSTM1 null genotypes (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.18–1.59) and GSTT1 null genotypes (OR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.23–1.66) increased the risk of HCC. And GSTM1–GSTT1 dual-null genotypes also increased the risk of HCC (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.22–2.05). In the subgroup analysis, we obtained significant results among Asians when stratified by race, and the results are GSTM1 null OR = 1.44, 95% CI = (1.22–1.71), GSTT1 null OR = 1.48, 95% CI = (1.25–1.77), GSTM1–GSTT1 null OR = 1.58, 95% CI = (1.19–2.09), while we didn’t obtain significant results among Caucasians or Africans. Stratified analyses on the type of control indicated a higher risk of HCC associated with GSTM1, GSTT1 single null genotypes and GSTM1–GSTT1 dual-null genotypes in healthy people. No evidence of significant connection was discovered in chronic liver disease (CLD) except in GSTT1 single null. Conclusions Our study indicated that an individual who carries the GSTM1, GSTT1 single null genotypes and GSTT1–GSTM1 dual-null genotypes is more likely to develop HCC. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12935-019-0792-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2019
14. Increasing rate of inflammatory bowel disease: a 12-year retrospective study in NingXia, China
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Jing Wu, Yuping Yao, Qianqian Li, Qian Hao, Shanshan Feng, Huihong Zhai, Wenyu Huang, Chao Wang, Aiqin Liu, Shutian Zhang, Xin Liu, and Jian-Guo Hu
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0301 basic medicine ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,China ,Adolescent ,Retrospective analysis ,Colonoscopy ,Disease ,Inflammatory bowel disease ,Gastroenterology ,NingXia ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Age Distribution ,Crohn Disease ,Internal medicine ,Epidemiology ,Medicine ,Humans ,Sex Distribution ,Mesalamine ,Retrospective Studies ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Hepatology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Ulcerative colitis ,digestive system diseases ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Hospitalization ,Sulfasalazine ,030104 developmental biology ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Colitis, Ulcerative ,Female ,Steroids ,business ,Immunosuppressive Agents ,Research Article - Abstract
Background In China, the incidence of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has shown a significant growth trend. Analysis of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic means, and treatment of IBD will further improve the clinician's understanding of IBD, improve knowledge and further enable early diagnosis and standardized therapeutic management. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of IBD inpatients in General Hospital of NingXia Medical University over a 12-year period to identify trends in clinical and epidemiological features, clinical manifestations, and treatment programs. Methods By excluding188 patients with incomplete information or incompatible with the 2012 Guidlines cases, we retrospectively analyzed the case records of 567 inpatients with a diagnosis of IBD admitted to the General Hospital of NingXia Medical University between January 2002 and December 2014. The clinical epidemiological features, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic status were analyzed. Results Over the study period, IBD hospitalization rates in 2002 and 2014 groups was 1.96 % and 4.05 %, increased 2.07 times. Of 567 cases of IBD, 483 (85.19 %) cases were categorized as ulcerative colitis (UC) and 84 as Crohn’s disease (CD) (14.81 %). Total male cases were 321 (56.61 %). Mean age of cases was 49.06 ± 14.92 years for UC and 44.84 ± 14.67 years for CD. The majority of UC was located in the colon, with a moderate level of disease activity. A combination of clinical manifestations and colonoscopy was mostly used to make a diagnosis; relatively the rate of pathological diagnosis was low, with a small proportion of patient’s diagnosed based on radiology. Treatment with SASP/5ASA and steroids was applied to the majority of inpatients and 47.83 % were treated with antibiotics; in contrast, only 1.86 % cases were treated with immunosuppressive therapy. Conclusions An increasing trend of admissions for IBD can be observed in our study; there are some differences in clinical features and treatment compared with Western countries, and further research into this is required.
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15. Genome-wide identification of oil biosynthesis-related long non-coding RNAs in allopolyploid Brassica napus.
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Shen, Enhui, Zhu, Xintian, Hua, Shuijin, Chen, Hongyu, Ye, Chuyu, Zhou, Longhua, Fan, Longjiang, Chen, Xi, Liu, Qing, and Zhu, Qian-Hao
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NON-coding RNA ,PROTEINS ,PLANTS ,RUTABAGA ,LIPID metabolism ,BIOSYNTHESIS - Abstract
Background: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts longer than 200 bp that do not encode proteins but nonetheless have been shown to play important roles in various biological processes in plants. Brassica napus is an important seed oil crop worldwide and the target of many genetic improvement activities. To understand better the function of lncRNAs in regulating plant metabolic activities, we carried out a genome-wide lncRNA identification of lncRNAs in Brassica napus with a focus on lncRNAs involved in lipid metabolism. Twenty ribosomal RNA depleted strand specific RNA-seq (ssRNA-seq) datasets were generatred using RNAs isolated from B. napus seeds at four developmental stages. For comparison we also included 30 publically available RNA-seq datasets generated from poly(A) enriched mRNAs isolated from from various Brassica napus tissues in our analysis. Results: A total of 8905 lncRNA loci were identified, including 7100 long intergenic noncoding RNA (lincRNA) loci and 1805 loci generating long noncoding natural antisense transcript (lncNAT). Many lncRNAs were identified only in the ssRNA-seq and poly(A) RNA-seq dataset, suggesting that B. napus has a large lncRNA repertoire and it is necessary to use libraries prepared from different tissues and developmental stages as well as different library preparation approaches to capture the whole spectrum of lncRNAs. Analysis of coexpression networks revealed that among the regulatory modules are networks containing lncRNAs and protein-coding genes related to oil biosynthesis indicating a possible role of lncRNAs in the control of lipid metabolism. One such example is that several lncRNAs are potential regulators of BnaC08g11970D that encodes oleosin1, a protein found in oil bodies and involved in seed lipid accumulation. We also observed that the expression levels of B. napus lncRNAs is positively correlated with their conservation levels. Conclusions: We demonstrated that the B. napus genome has a large number of lncRNA and that these lncRNAs are expressed broadly across many developmental times and in different tissue types. We also provide evidence indicating that specific lncRNAs appear to be important regulators of lipid biosynthesis forming regulatory networks with transcripts involved in lipid biosynthesis. We also provide evidence that these lncRNAs are conserved in other species of the Brassicaceae family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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16. Damage to the macula associated with LED-derived blue laser exposure: A case report.
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Lingling Liang, Zhihua Cui, Chengwei Lu, Qian Hao, Yajuan Zheng, Liang, Lingling, Cui, Zhihua, Lu, Chengwei, Hao, Qian, and Zheng, Yajuan
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RETINAL injuries ,LIGHT emitting diodes ,PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of lasers ,OPTICAL coherence tomography ,ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY ,PHOTORECEPTORS - Abstract
Background: Light emitting diodes laser is emerging as an important source of light replacing conventional lights. It is widely used for illumination in the bar where young people love to go. But not everyone knows about the light damage to the eye especially to the macula. In this article, we report the case of a macular damage induced by LED-derived blue laser in a bar, studied with optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate the retinal lesion and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) to evaluate functional damage.Case Presentation: Four days after the photo injury to the right eye, the visual acuity was 0.5. Funduscopy revealed a round red lesion in the macula of the right eye. Fluorescein angiography (FA) revealed no leakage. OCT revealed a deficiency in the center of the fovea. MfERG revealed a reduction of the peak value in the right eye compared to the left eye. One month later, although the vision was 1.0 in the right eye, OCT revealed a hyporeflectivity of the ellipsoid zone. MfERG still showed a reduction of the peak value in the right eye compared to the left eye.Conclusion: We believe that general knowledge about laser injuries to the eye should be realized widely. We also think in cases of macular laser damage, the recovery of vision can not demonstrate the recovery of the function of photoreceptors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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17. In vivo confocal microscopy of pre-Descemet corneal dystrophy associated with X-linked ichthyosis: a case report.
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Hui Shi, Xiao-feng Qi, Tao-tao Liu, Qian Hao, Xiao-hong Li, Ling-ling Liang, Yi-miao Wang, Zhi-hua Cui, Shi, Hui, Qi, Xiao-Feng, Liu, Tao-Tao, Hao, Qian, Li, Xiao-Hong, Liang, Ling-Ling, Wang, Yi-Miao, and Cui, Zhi-Hua
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Background: Pre-Descemet corneal dystrophy (PDCD) is characterized by the presence of numerous, tiny, polymorphic opacities immediately anterior to Descemet membrane, which is a rare form of corneal stromal dystrophy and hard to be diagnosed. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is a useful tool to examine the minimal lesions of the cornea at the cellular level. In this article, we report a rare case of PDCD associated with X-linked ichthyosis and evaluate IVCM findings.Case Presentation: We present a 34-year-old male Chinese patient with PDCD associated with X-linked ichthyosis. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy showed the presence of tiny and pleomorphic opacities in the posterior stroma immediately anterior to Descemet membrane bilaterally. IVCM revealed regular distributed hyperreflective particles inside the enlarged and activated keratocytes in the posterior stroma. Hyperreflective particles were also observed dispersedly outside the keratocytes in the anterior stroma. Dermatological examination revealed that the skin over the patient's entire body was dry and coarse, with thickening and scaling of the skin in the extensor side of the extremities. PCR results demonstrated that all ten exons and part flanking sequences of STS gene failed to produce any amplicons in the patient.Conclusions: IVCM is useful for analyzing the living corneal structural changes in rare corneal dystrophies. We first reported the IVCM characteristics of PDCD associated with X-linked ichthyosis, which was caused by a deletion of the steroid sulfatase (STS) gene, confirmed by gene analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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18. Diversity analysis of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm using the CottonSNP63K Array.
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Hinze, Lori L., Hulse-Kemp, Amanda M., Wilson, Iain W., Qian-Hao Zhu, Llewellyn, Danny J., Taylor, Jen M., Spriggs, Andrew, Fang, David D., Ulloa, Mauricio, Burke, John J., Giband, Marc, Lacape, Jean-Marc, Van Deynze, Allen, Udall, Joshua A., Scheffler, Jodi A., Hague, Steve, Wendel, Jonathan F., Pepper, Alan E., Frelichowski, James, and Lawley, Cindy T.
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COTTON ,GERMPLASM ,ALLELES ,PHENOTYPES ,SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms - Abstract
Background: Cotton germplasm resources contain beneficial alleles that can be exploited to develop germplasm adapted to emerging environmental and climate conditions. Accessions and lines have traditionally been characterized based on phenotypes, but phenotypic profiles are limited by the cost, time, and space required to make visual observations and measurements. With advances in molecular genetic methods, genotypic profiles are increasingly able to identify differences among accessions due to the larger number of genetic markers that can be measured. A combination of both methods would greatly enhance our ability to characterize germplasm resources. Recent efforts have culminated in the identification of sufficient SNP markers to establish high-throughput genotyping systems, such as the CottonSNP63K array, which enables a researcher to efficiently analyze large numbers of SNP markers and obtain highly repeatable results. In the current investigation, we have utilized the SNP array for analyzing genetic diversity primarily among cotton cultivars, making comparisons to SSR-based phylogenetic analyses, and identifying loci associated with seed nutritional traits. Results: The SNP markers distinctly separated G. hirsutum from other Gossypium species and distinguished the wild from cultivated types of G. hirsutum. The markers also efficiently discerned differences among cultivars, which was the primary goal when designing the CottonSNP63K array. Population structure within the genus compared favorably with previous results obtained using SSR markers, and an association study identified loci linked to factors that affect cottonseed protein content. Conclusions: Our results provide a large genome-wide variation data set for primarily cultivated cotton. Thousands of SNPs in representative cotton genotypes provide an opportunity to finely discriminate among cultivated cotton from around the world. The SNPs will be relevant as dense markers of genome variation for association mapping approaches aimed at correlating molecular polymorphisms with variation in phenotypic traits, as well as for molecular breeding approaches in cotton. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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19. Increasing rate of inflammatory bowel disease: a 12-year retrospective study in NingXia, China.
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Huihong Zhai, Aiqin Liu, Wenyu Huang, Xin Liu, Shanshan Feng, Jing Wu, Yuping Yao, Chao Wang, Qianqian Li, Qian Hao, Jianguo Hu, Shutian Zhang, Zhai, Huihong, Liu, Aiqin, Huang, Wenyu, Liu, Xin, Feng, Shanshan, Wu, Jing, Yao, Yuping, and Wang, Chao
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INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,DISEASE management ,CROHN'S disease ,ULCERATIVE colitis ,ANTIBIOTICS ,CROHN'S disease diagnosis ,NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents ,STEROID drugs ,ULCERATIVE colitis diagnosis ,IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents ,MESALAMINE ,SULFONAMIDES ,COLONOSCOPY ,DEMOGRAPHY ,HOSPITAL care ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Background: In China, the incidence of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has shown a significant growth trend. Analysis of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic means, and treatment of IBD will further improve the clinician's understanding of IBD, improve knowledge and further enable early diagnosis and standardized therapeutic management. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of IBD inpatients in General Hospital of NingXia Medical University over a 12-year period to identify trends in clinical and epidemiological features, clinical manifestations, and treatment programs.Methods: By excluding188 patients with incomplete information or incompatible with the 2012 Guidlines cases, we retrospectively analyzed the case records of 567 inpatients with a diagnosis of IBD admitted to the General Hospital of NingXia Medical University between January 2002 and December 2014. The clinical epidemiological features, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic status were analyzed.Results: Over the study period, IBD hospitalization rates in 2002 and 2014 groups was 1.96 % and 4.05 %, increased 2.07 times. Of 567 cases of IBD, 483 (85.19 %) cases were categorized as ulcerative colitis (UC) and 84 as Crohn's disease (CD) (14.81 %). Total male cases were 321 (56.61 %). Mean age of cases was 49.06 ± 14.92 years for UC and 44.84 ± 14.67 years for CD. The majority of UC was located in the colon, with a moderate level of disease activity. A combination of clinical manifestations and colonoscopy was mostly used to make a diagnosis; relatively the rate of pathological diagnosis was low, with a small proportion of patient's diagnosed based on radiology. Treatment with SASP/5ASA and steroids was applied to the majority of inpatients and 47.83 % were treated with antibiotics; in contrast, only 1.86 % cases were treated with immunosuppressive therapy.Conclusions: An increasing trend of admissions for IBD can be observed in our study; there are some differences in clinical features and treatment compared with Western countries, and further research into this is required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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20. DNA demethylases target promoter transposable elements to positively regulate stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis.
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Tuan-Ngoc Le, Schumann, Ulrike, Smith, Neil, Tiwari, Sameer, Phil Au, Qian-Hao Zhu, Jen Taylor, Kazan, Kemal, Llewellyn, Danny, Ren Zhang, Dennis, Elizabeth, and Ming-Bo Wang
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- 2014
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21. Sequence variation and selection of small RNAs in domesticated rice.
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Yu Wang, Dan Shen, Shiping Bo, Huan Chen, Jian Zheng, Qian-Hao Zhu, Daguang Cai, Chris Helliwell, and Longjiang Fan
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PLANT genetics ,RNA ,GENETIC regulation ,GENOMES ,POLYMORPHISM (Zoology) - Abstract
Background: Endogenous non-coding small RNAs (21-24 nt) play an important role in post-transcriptional gene regulation in plants. Domestication selection is the most important evolutionary force in shaping crop genomes. The extent of polymorphism at small RNA loci in domesticated rice and whether small RNA loci are targets of domestication selection have not yet been determined. Results: A polymorphism survey of 94 small RNA loci (88 MIRNAs, four TAS3 loci and two miRNA-like long hairpins) was conducted in domesticated rice, generating 2 Mb of sequence data. Many mutations (substitution or insertion/ deletion) were observed at small RNA loci in domesticated rice, e.g. 12 mutation sites were observed in the mature miRNA sequences of 11 MIRNAs (12.5% of the investigated MIRNAs). Several small RNA loci showed significant signals for positive selection and/or potential domestication selection. Conclusions: Sequence variation at miRNAs and other small RNAs is higher than expected in domesticated rice. Like protein-coding genes, non-coding small RNA loci could be targets of domestication selection and play an important role in rice domestication and improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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22. Selection and mutation on microRNA target sequences during rice evolution.
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Xingyi Guo, Yijie Gui, Yu Wang, Qian-Hao Zhu, Helliwell, Chris, and Longjiang Fan
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GENETIC mutation ,RNA ,NUCLEOTIDE sequence ,PLANT evolution ,RICE genetics ,GENE expression in plants ,BINDING sites ,PLANT chromosome numbers - Abstract
Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) posttranscriptionally down-regulate gene expression by binding target mRNAs. Analysis of the evolution of miRNA binding sites is helpful in understanding the co-evolution between miRNAs and their targets. To understand this process in plants a comparative analysis of miRNA-targeted duplicated gene pairs derived from a well-documented whole genome duplication (WGD) event in combination with a population genetics study of six experimentally validated miRNA binding sites in rice (O. sativa) was carried out. Results: Of the 1,331 pairs of duplicate genes from the WGD, 41 genes (29 pairs) were computationally predicted to be miRNA targets. Sequence substitution analysis indicated that the synonymous substitution rate was significantly lower in the miRNA binding sites than their 5' and 3' flanking regions. Of the 29 duplicated gene pairs, 17 have only one paralog been targeted by a miRNA. This could be due to either gain of a miRNA binding site after the WGD or because one of the duplicated genes has escaped from being a miRNA target after the WGD (loss of miRNA binding site). These possibilities were distinguished by separating miRNAs conserved in both dicots and monocot plants from rice-specific miRNAs and by phylogenetic analysis of miRNA target gene families. The gain/loss rate of miRNA binding sites was estimated to be 3.0 x 10
-9 gain/loss per year. Most (70.6%) of the gains/losses were due to nucleotide mutation. By analysis of cultivated (O. sativa; n = 30) and wild (O. rufipogon; n = 15) rice populations, no segregating site was observed in six miRNA binding sites whereas 0.12-0.20 SNPs per 21-nt or 1.53-1.80 x 10-3 of the average pairwise nucleotide diversity (π) were found in their flanking regions. Conclusion: Both molecular evolution and population genetics support the hypothesis that conservation of miRNA binding sites is maintained by purifying selection through elimination of deleterious alleles. Nucleotide mutations play a major role in the gain/loss of miRNA binding sites during evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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23. Ds tagging of BRANCHED FLORETLESS 1 (BFL1) that mediates the transition from spikelet to floret meristem in rice (Oryza sativa L).
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Zhu, Qian-Hao, Hoque, Mohammad Shamsul, Dennis, Elizabeth S., and Upadhyaya, Narayana M.
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PLANT gene isolation , *TRANSPOSONS , *MERISTEMS , *GENETIC transcription ,RICE genetics - Abstract
Background: The genetics of spikelet formation, a feature unique to grasses such as rice and maize, is yet to be fully understood, although a number of meristem and organ identity mutants have been isolated and investigated in Arabidopsis and maize. Using a two-element Ac/Ds transposon tagging system we have isolated a rice mutant, designated branched floretless 1 (bfl1) which is defective in the transition from spikelet meristem to floret meristem. Results: The bfl1 mutant shows normal differentiation of the primary rachis-branches leading to initial spikelet meristem (bract-like structure equivalent to rudimentary glumes) formation but fails to develop empty glumes and florets. Instead, axillary meristems in the bract-like structure produce sequential alternate branching, thus resulting in a coral shaped morphology of the branches in the developing panicle. The bfl1 mutant harbours a single Ds insertion in the upstream region of the BFL1 gene on chromosome 7 corresponding to PAC clone P0625E02 (GenBank Acc No. AP004570). RT-PCR analyses revealed a drastic reduction of BFL1 transcript levels in the bfl1 mutant compared to that in the wild-type. In each of the normal panicle-bearing progeny plants, from occasional revertant seeds of the vegetatively-propagated mutant plant, Ds was shown to be excised from the bfl1 locus. BFL1 contains an EREBP/AP2 domain and is most likely an ortholog of the maize transcription factor gene BRANCHED SILKLESS1 (BD1). Conclusions: bfl1 is a Ds-tagged rice mutant defective in the transition from spikelet meristem (SM) to floret meristem (FM). BFL1 is most probably a rice ortholog of the maize ERF (EREBP/AP2) transcription factor gene BD1. Based on the similarities in mutant phenotypes bfl1 is likely to be an allele of the previously reported frizzy panicle locus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
24. The temporal and spatial profiles of cell loss following experimental spinal cord injury: effect of antioxidant therapy on cell death and functional recovery.
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Ling, Xiang, Bao, Feng, Qian, Hao, and Liu, Danxia
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Background: Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI)-induced overproduction of endogenous deleterious substances triggers secondary cell death to spread damage beyond the initial injury site. Substantial experimental evidence supports reactive species (RS) as important mediators of secondary cell death after SCI. This study established quantitative temporal and spatial profiles of cell loss, characterized apoptosis, and evaluated the effectiveness of a broad spectrum RS scavenger - Mn (III) tetrakis (4-benzoic acid) porphyrin (MnTBAP) and a combination of MnTBAP plus nitro-L-arginine to prevent cell loss and neurological dysfunction following contusion SCI to the rat spinal cord.Results: By counting the number of surviving cells in spinal cord sections removed at 1, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 h and 1 week post-SCI and at 0 - 4 mm from the epicenter, the temporal and spatial profiles of motoneuron and glia loss were established. Motoneurons continued to disappear over a week and the losses decreased with increasing distance from the epicenter. Significant glia loss peaked at 24 to 48 h post-SCI, but only at sections 0-1.5 mm from the epicenter. Apoptosis of neurons, motoneurons and astrocytes was characterized morphologically by double immuno-staining with cell-specific markers and apoptosis indicators and confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. DNA laddering, ELISA quantitation and caspase-3 activation in the spinal cord tissue indicated more intense DNA fragments and greater caspase-3 activation in the epicenter than at 1 and 2 cm away from the epicenter or the sham-operated sections. Intraperitoneal treatment with MnTBAP + nitro-L-arginine significantly reduced motoneuron and cell loss and apoptosis in the gray and white matter compared with the vehicle-treated group. MnTBAP alone significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells and improved functional recovery as evaluated by three behavioral tests.Conclusions: Our temporal and spatial profiles of cell loss provide data bases for determining the time and location for pharmacological intervention. Our demonstration that apoptosis follows SCI and that MnTBAP alone or MnTBAP + nitro-L-arginine significantly reduces apoptosis correlates SCI-induced apoptosis with RS overproduction. MnTBAP significantly improved functional recovery, which strongly supports the important role of antioxidant therapy in treating SCI and the candidacy of MnTBAP for such treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2013
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25. Tremor and clinical fluctuation are related to sleep disorders in Chinese patients with Parkinson's disease.
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Zhou H, Shen C, Chen J, Qian H, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Xian W, Pei Z, and Chen L
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Objective: To study the relationship between sleep disturbances and symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD)., Methods: The Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale-Chinese Version (PDSS-CV) was used to evaluate the sleep disturbances of PD patients in a cross sectional study. The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) parts II-IV, and the Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) stage were used to determine the level of motor function in PD and the severity of PD. The Spearman correlation and a multiple regression analysis were used to identify the relationship between sleep disturbances and symptoms of PD. The quantities derived from the UPDRS and the H&Y stage and disease duration were compared between groups of patients either with or without sleep disturbances identified by the PDSS. This study was conducted from December 2011 to March 2012 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, in Guangzhou., Results: A total of 136 PD patients were included in this study. The overall total PDSS score in PD patients was 107.58 ± 23.35 points (range: 30-146). There were significant differences in the disease duration, the H&Y stage, and the UPDRS section subscores between groups of patients either with or without sleep disturbances (Kruskal-Wallis Test, p <0.05). There were significant negative correlations between PDSS scores and the UPDRS subscores, the H&Y stage and the disease duration (Spearman correlation, p < 0.05). The multiple regression analysis indicated that sleep disturbances identified by the PDSS were only associated with daily life activity, tremor intensity and clinical fluctuation (R(2) = 0.22, F(3,132) = 12.4, p < 0.001). The correlations were also significant when the contribution of the other two factors was excluded using partial correlations., Conclusions: The level of daily life activity and the occurrences of tremor and clinical fluctuation are likely to be important factors that lead to PD patients' sleep disturbances. This study may elucidate an important clue for the relationship between sleep disturbances and PD symptoms.
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- 2014
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26. Input-dependent subcellular localization of spike initiation between soma and axon at cortical pyramidal neurons.
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Ge R, Qian H, Chen N, and Wang JH
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- Action Potentials drug effects, Animals, Axons drug effects, Cnidarian Venoms toxicity, Ion Channel Gating drug effects, Mice, Pyramidal Cells drug effects, Refractory Period, Electrophysiological drug effects, Sensory Thresholds drug effects, Subcellular Fractions drug effects, Subcellular Fractions metabolism, Time Factors, Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels metabolism, Action Potentials physiology, Axons physiology, Pyramidal Cells physiology
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Background: Action potentials can be initiated at various subcellular compartments, such as axonal hillock, soma and dendrite. Mechanisms and physiological impacts for this relocation remain elusive, which may rely on input signal patterns and intrinsic properties in these subcellular compartments. We examined this hypothesis at the soma and axon of cortical pyramidal neurons by analyzing their spike capability and voltage-gated sodium channel dynamics in response to different input signals., Results: Electrophysiological recordings were simultaneously conducted at the somata and axons of identical pyramidal neurons in the cortical slices. The somata dominantly produced sequential spikes in response to long-time steady depolarization pulse, and the axons produced more spikes in response to fluctuated pulse. Compared with the axons, the somata possessed lower spike threshold and shorter refractory periods in response to long-time steady depolarization, and somatic voltage-gated sodium channels demonstrated less inactivation and easier reactivation in response to steady depolarization. Based on local VGSC dynamics, computational simulated spike initiation locations were consistent with those from the experiments. In terms of physiological impact, this input-dependent plasticity of spike initiation location made neuronal encoding to be efficient., Conclusions: Long-time steady depolarization primarily induces somatic spikes and short-time pulses induce axonal spikes. The input signal patterns influence spike initiations at the axon or soma of cortical pyramidal neurons through modulating local voltage-gated sodium channel dynamics.
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- 2014
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27. Upregulation of transmitter release probability improves a conversion of synaptic analogue signals into neuronal digital spikes.
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Yu J, Qian H, and Wang JH
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- Animals, Calcium metabolism, Computer Simulation, Egtazic Acid analogs & derivatives, Egtazic Acid metabolism, GABAergic Neurons metabolism, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Mice, Presynaptic Terminals metabolism, Synaptic Transmission, Action Potentials physiology, Neurons physiology, Neurotransmitter Agents metabolism, Signal Transduction, Synapses metabolism, Up-Regulation
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Action potentials at the neurons and graded signals at the synapses are primary codes in the brain. In terms of their functional interaction, the studies were focused on the influence of presynaptic spike patterns on synaptic activities. How the synapse dynamics quantitatively regulates the encoding of postsynaptic digital spikes remains unclear. We investigated this question at unitary glutamatergic synapses on cortical GABAergic neurons, especially the quantitative influences of release probability on synapse dynamics and neuronal encoding. Glutamate release probability and synaptic strength are proportionally upregulated by presynaptic sequential spikes. The upregulation of release probability and the efficiency of probability-driven synaptic facilitation are strengthened by elevating presynaptic spike frequency and Ca2+. The upregulation of release probability improves spike capacity and timing precision at postsynaptic neuron. These results suggest that the upregulation of presynaptic glutamate release facilitates a conversion of synaptic analogue signals into digital spikes in postsynaptic neurons, i.e., a functional compatibility between presynaptic and postsynaptic partners.
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- 2012
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28. Identification of wounding and topping responsive small RNAs in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum).
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Tang S, Wang Y, Li Z, Gui Y, Xiao B, Xie J, Zhu QH, and Fan L
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- Plant Leaves genetics, Plant Roots genetics, MicroRNAs genetics, RNA, Plant genetics, RNA, Small Interfering genetics, Nicotiana genetics
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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are two major classes of small RNAs. They play important regulatory roles in plants and animals by regulating transcription, stability and/or translation of target genes in a sequence-complementary dependent manner. Over 4,000 miRNAs and several classes of siRNAs have been identified in plants, but in tobacco only computational prediction has been performed and no tobacco-specific miRNA has been experimentally identified. Wounding is believed to induce defensive response in tobacco, but the mechanism responsible for this response is yet to be uncovered., Results: To get insight into the role of small RNAs in damage-induced responses, we sequenced and analysed small RNA populations in roots and leaves from wounding or topping treated tobacco plants. In addition to confirmation of expression of 27 known miRNA families, we identified 59 novel tobacco-specific miRNA members of 38 families and a large number of loci generating phased 21- or 24-nt small RNAs (including ta-siRNAs). A number of miRNAs and phased small RNAs were found to be responsive to wounding or topping treatment. Targets of small RNAs were further surveyed by degradome sequencing., Conclusions: The expression changes of miRNAs and phased small RNAs responsive to wounding or topping and identification of defense related targets for these small RNAs suggest that the inducible defense response in tobacco might be controlled by pathways involving small RNAs.
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29. Physiological synaptic signals initiate sequential spikes at soma of cortical pyramidal neurons.
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Ge R, Qian H, and Wang JH
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- Animals, Axons physiology, Computer Simulation, Mice, Reaction Time physiology, Refractory Period, Electrophysiological, Sodium Channels metabolism, Time Factors, Action Potentials physiology, Pyramidal Cells physiology, Signal Transduction, Synapses physiology
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The neurons in the brain produce sequential spikes as the digital codes whose various patterns manage well-organized cognitions and behaviors. A source for the physiologically integrated synaptic signals to initiate digital spikes remains unknown, which we studied at pyramidal neurons of cortical slices. In dual recordings from the soma vs. axon, the signals recorded in vivo induce somatic spikes with higher capacity, which is associated with lower somatic thresholds and shorter refractory periods mediated by voltage-gated sodium channels. The introduction of these parameters from the soma and axon into NEURON model simulates sequential spikes being somatic in origin. Physiological signals integrated from synaptic inputs primarily trigger the soma to encode neuronal digital spikes.
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- 2011
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30. Sequence variation and selection of small RNAs in domesticated rice.
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Wang Y, Shen D, Bo S, Chen H, Zheng J, Zhu QH, Cai D, Helliwell C, and Fan L
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- Base Sequence, Genetic Variation, MicroRNAs genetics, Oryza genetics, RNA, Plant genetics, RNA, Untranslated genetics
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Background: Endogenous non-coding small RNAs (21-24 nt) play an important role in post-transcriptional gene regulation in plants. Domestication selection is the most important evolutionary force in shaping crop genomes. The extent of polymorphism at small RNA loci in domesticated rice and whether small RNA loci are targets of domestication selection have not yet been determined., Results: A polymorphism survey of 94 small RNA loci (88 MIRNAs, four TAS3 loci and two miRNA-like long hairpins) was conducted in domesticated rice, generating 2 Mb of sequence data. Many mutations (substitution or insertion/deletion) were observed at small RNA loci in domesticated rice, e.g. 12 mutation sites were observed in the mature miRNA sequences of 11 MIRNAs (12.5% of the investigated MIRNAs). Several small RNA loci showed significant signals for positive selection and/or potential domestication selection., Conclusions: Sequence variation at miRNAs and other small RNAs is higher than expected in domesticated rice. Like protein-coding genes, non-coding small RNA loci could be targets of domestication selection and play an important role in rice domestication and improvement.
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- 2010
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31. Over-expression of miR172 causes loss of spikelet determinacy and floral organ abnormalities in rice (Oryza sativa).
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Zhu QH, Upadhyaya NM, Gubler F, and Helliwell CA
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- DNA, Bacterial genetics, Flowers genetics, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, MADS Domain Proteins genetics, MADS Domain Proteins metabolism, Meristem genetics, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Oryza growth & development, Plant Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins metabolism, Plants, Genetically Modified genetics, Plants, Genetically Modified growth & development, RNA, Plant genetics, Flowers growth & development, Meristem growth & development, MicroRNAs metabolism, Oryza genetics
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Background: Regulation of gene expression by microRNAs (miRNAs) plays a crucial role in many developmental and physiological processes in plants. miRNAs act to repress expression of their target genes via mRNA cleavage or translational repression. Dozens of miRNA families have been identified in rice, 21 of which are conserved between rice and Arabidopsis. miR172 is a conserved miRNA family which has been shown to regulate expression of APETALA2 (AP2)-like transcription factors in Arabidopsis and maize. The rice genome encodes five AP2-like genes predicted to be targets of miR172. To determine whether these rice AP2-like genes are regulated by miR172 and investigate the function of the target genes, we studied the effect of over-expressing two members of the miR172 family on rice plant development., Results: Analysis of miR172 expression showed that it is most highly expressed in late vegetative stages and developing panicles. Analyses of expression of three miR172 targets showed that SUPERNUMERARY BRACT (SNB) and Os03g60430 have high expression in developing panicles. Expression of miR172 was not inversely correlated with expression of its targets although miR172-mediated cleavage of SNB was detected by 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Over-expression of miR172b in rice delayed the transition from spikelet meristem to floral meristem, and resulted in floral and seed developmental defects, including changes to the number and identity of floral organs, lower fertility and reduced seed weight. Plants over-expressing miR172b not only phenocopied the T-DNA insertion mutant of SNB but showed additional defects in floret development not seen in the snb mutant. However SNB expression was not reduced in the miR172b over-expression plants., Conclusions: The phenotypes resulting from over-expression of miR172b suggests it represses SNB and at least one of the other miR172 targets, most likely Os03g60430, indicating roles for other AP2-like genes in rice floret development. miR172 and the AP2-like genes had overlapping expression patterns in rice and their expression did not show an obvious negative correlation. There was not a uniform decrease in the expression of the AP2-like miR172 target mRNAs in the miR172b over-expression plants. These observations are consistent with miR172 functioning via translational repression or with expression of the AP2-like genes being regulated by a negative feedback loop.
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32. Selection and mutation on microRNA target sequences during rice evolution.
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Guo X, Gui Y, Wang Y, Zhu QH, Helliwell C, and Fan L
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- Binding Sites, Genes, Duplicate, Genes, Plant, Genetics, Population, Mutation, Phylogeny, Selection, Genetic, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, Protein, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Evolution, Molecular, Genome, Plant, MicroRNAs genetics, Oryza genetics, RNA, Plant genetics
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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) posttranscriptionally down-regulate gene expression by binding target mRNAs. Analysis of the evolution of miRNA binding sites is helpful in understanding the co-evolution between miRNAs and their targets. To understand this process in plants a comparative analysis of miRNA-targeted duplicated gene pairs derived from a well-documented whole genome duplication (WGD) event in combination with a population genetics study of six experimentally validated miRNA binding sites in rice (O. sativa) was carried out., Results: Of the 1,331 pairs of duplicate genes from the WGD, 41 genes (29 pairs) were computationally predicted to be miRNA targets. Sequence substitution analysis indicated that the synonymous substitution rate was significantly lower in the miRNA binding sites than their 5' and 3' flanking regions. Of the 29 duplicated gene pairs, 17 have only one paralog been targeted by a miRNA. This could be due to either gain of a miRNA binding site after the WGD or because one of the duplicated genes has escaped from being a miRNA target after the WGD (loss of miRNA binding site). These possibilities were distinguished by separating miRNAs conserved in both dicots and monocot plants from rice-specific miRNAs and by phylogenetic analysis of miRNA target gene families. The gain/loss rate of miRNA binding sites was estimated to be 3.0 x 10(-9) gain/loss per year. Most (70.6%) of the gains/losses were due to nucleotide mutation. By analysis of cultivated (O. sativa; n = 30) and wild (O. rufipogon; n = 15) rice populations, no segregating site was observed in six miRNA binding sites whereas 0.12-0.20 SNPs per 21-nt or 1.53-1.80 x 10(-3) of the average pairwise nucleotide diversity (pi) were found in their flanking regions., Conclusion: Both molecular evolution and population genetics support the hypothesis that conservation of miRNA binding sites is maintained by purifying selection through elimination of deleterious alleles. Nucleotide mutations play a major role in the gain/loss of miRNA binding sites during evolution.
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