Integrative multi-omics analysis N4-acetylcytidine modification landscape and the role of TMEM65 in breast cancer.

N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C), an evolutionarily conserved RNA modification regulated by NAT10, is increasingly recognized for its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. However, the modification patterns and clinical significance of ac4C remain largely unclear in breast cancer (BC). In this study, we performed single-cell transcriptomic analysis to investigate the heterogeneity of ac4C-related gene (acRG) activity within the BC microenvironment for the first time.

Role of myosin heavy chain 9 in gastrointestinal tumorigenesis: A comprehensive review.

Myosin heavy chain 9 (MYH9), a non-muscle myosin heavy chain protein, has been identified as a significant factor in gastrointestinal (GI) oncology, with its overexpression in various GI malignancies such as esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancers being associated with poor prognosis and playing a role in tumor invasion and metastasis. This comprehensive review synthesizes the current body of knowledge regarding MYH9's role in GI tumors, focusing on its molecular mechanisms, including its interaction with key signaling pathways like the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mechanistic target of rapamycin axis, which suggests a role in cancer cell survival, proliferation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. The review also explores MYH9's potential as a therapeutic target, with preclinical models demonstrating promising results in inhibiting tumor growth and enhancing chemosensitivity.

BmHR3 Is Essential for Silk Gland Development and Silk Protein Synthesis in Silkworms ().

The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), which is known to regulate insect molting and metamorphosis, is crucial for the normal development of silk glands (SGs) in the silkworm . However, how the 20E signaling pathway and its core members function in the SG remains largely unclear. Here, we report that the orphan nuclear receptor BmHR3, a 20E-response factor, plays an essential role in regulating SG development and silk protein synthesis.

Effects of intensity-modulated radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy and prognostic factors in patients with locally advanced oesophageal cancer.

Purpose: We explored the efficacy and influencing factors of chemoradiotherapy and radiotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed 226 locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy and radiotherapy alone. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to analyse the impact of relevant factors.

Quantum reflection of single photons in a cold Rydberg atomic gas.

We propose a scheme for realizing the quantum reflection of single photons in a cold Rydberg atomic gas via electromagnetically induced transparency, by which a deep and tunable attractive potential can be prepared by using stored gate photons. Such a scheme is promising for designing dispersion-type single-photon switches, and may be taken as a quantum device for observing the wave and particle natures of photons simultaneously.

A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes the silk-producing organ in the silkworm.

The silk gland of the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori, is a remarkable organ that produces vast amounts of silk with exceptional properties. Little is known about which silk gland cells execute silk protein synthesis and its precise spatiotemporal control. Here, we use single-cell RNA sequencing to build a comprehensive cell atlas of the silkworm silk gland, consisting of 14,972 high-quality cells representing 10 distinct cell types, in three early developmental stages.

SOX17-mediated MALAT1-miR-199a-HIF1α axis confers sensitivity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells to radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy is a main modality of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) treatment, while radioresistance largely limits the effect of this therapy. Evidence exists reporting that SOX17 may sensitize ESCC cells to irradiation, but the downstream mechanism remains poorly understood. Therefore, we attempt to explore the molecular basis of SOX17 effect on radioresistance in ESCC.

Promotion of microRNA-146a by histone deacetylase 4 silencing contributes to radiosensitization of esophageal carcinoma.

Background: Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have been identified to be implicated in the carcinogenesis and cancer progression. The present study was performed to probe into the effect of HDAC4 on radioresistance of esophageal carcinoma (EC).

Methods: The expression of HDAC4 in responders and non-responders to radiotherapy was characterized by RT-qPCR, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot analysis.

Genome-wide survey and characterization of transcription factors in the silk gland of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Transcription factors (TFs) are key proteins that modulate gene transcription and thereby lead to changes in the gene expression profile and the subsequent alteration of cellular functions. In the silk gland (SG) of silkworm Bombyx mori, an important silk-producing insect, TFs are of vital importance in the regulation of silk protein synthesis in this organ. However, which TFs exist and express in the SG remains largely unknown.

New insights into the proteins interacting with the promoters of silkworm fibroin genes.

The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a silk-producing insect that has contributed greatly to human society. The silk gland of B. mori is a specialized organ responsible for synthesizing silk fibroin and sericin proteins under control of numerous factors.

The intronic promoter of Actin4 mediates high-level transgene expression mainly in the wing and epidermis of silkworms.

The cytoplasmic actin gene Actin4 (A4) in silkworm (Bombyx mori) was isolated 20 years ago and has a distal promoter upstream of the first exon and a proximal promoter within the first intron; however, how the promoter regulates gene expression has yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we characterized the function and expression of the proximal promoter (named A4IP) by analyzing transgenic Gal4/UAS silkworms, A4IP-Gal4/UAS-EGFP. We demonstrated that A4IP drives the expression of Gal4 and thereby activates UAS-linked EGFP in transgenic silkworms beginning in day-3 embryos through adults.

Insights into regulatory characteristics of the promoters of Sericin 1 and Sericin 3 in transgenic silkworms.

Sericin, produced in the middle silk gland (MSG) of silkworms, is a group of glue proteins that coat and cement silk fibers. Several genes are known to encode sericin, but their spatiotemporal regulation has yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we report in detail the expression profiles of the promoters of two major sericin-coding genes, Sericin 1 (Ser1)and Sericin 3 (Ser3), by analyzing Gal4/UAS transgenic silkworms.

Expression and characterization of recombinant human VEGF165 in the middle silk gland of transgenic silkworms.

Recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor (rhVEGF) has important applications in therapeutic angiogenesis and inhibition of VEGF-mediated pathological angiogenesis. Previous studies have shown that rhVEGF can be produced in several expression systems, including Escherichia coli, yeasts, insect cells and mammalian cells. However, little is known regarding the effective production of this protein in organs of live organisms.

DNA methylation enzyme inhibitor RG108 suppresses the radioresistance of esophageal cancer.

Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth most common highly aggressive cancer worldwide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor RG108 on the radiosensitivity of EC cells. MTT and clonogenic assays were performed to assess the effect of RG108 on the proliferation and radiosensitivity of Eca‑109 and TE‑1 human EC cells.

BmYki is transcribed into four functional splicing isoforms in the silk glands of the silkworm Bombyx mori.

Yorkie (Yki), the Drosophila homolog of vertebrate yes-associated protein (YAP), is a key effector of the Hippo pathway, which modulates organ size via the transcriptional regulation of downstream targets involved in cell proliferation and survival. YAP has been shown to be expressed as multiple splicing isoforms in mammals, but thus far, no evidence of alternatively spliced Yki isoforms has been reported in insects. Here, we confirmed that the Yki protein of the silkworm Bombyx mori, BmYki, is transcribed in the silk gland into at least four splicing isoforms, named BmY1329, BmY1314, BmY1188, and BmY1173.

Effects of transgenic overexpression of diapause hormone and diapause hormone receptor genes on non-diapause silkworm.

Diapause is a state of developmental arrest that is most often observed in arthropods, especially insects. The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a typical insect that enters diapause at an early embryonic stage. Previous studies have revealed that the diapause hormone (DH) signaling molecules, especially the core members DH and DH receptor 1 (DHR1), are crucial for the determination of embryonic diapause in diapause silkworm strains.

Cloning and expression analysis of BmYki gene in silkworm, Bombyx mori.

The transcriptional coactivator Yorkie(Yki), is a critical downstream effector of the Hippo(Hpo) signaling pathway that controls organ size through the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis. During the past ten years the biological function of Yki has been studied extensively in Drosophila and a few other insects, however, little is known about it in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, a major research model of lepidopteran insect. Here, we describe the isolation, characterization and expression of the B.

[Clinical application of maxillary endossenous implant with edentulous ridge expansion technique].

Objective: To evaluate the application and the effect of edentulous ridge expansion(ERE) technique in maxillary endossenous implant placement.

Methods: 49 patients with maxillary alveolar ridge atrophy received edentulous ridge expansion using condenser. In order to be similar to natural root, dental implants were selected and placed to tooth missed sites according to the requirements of aesthetics, function and dimension.