In this study, a new parameter, S phase cell percentage （S fraction） normalized BrdU （SFN-BrdU） incorporation rate, was introduced to detect $ arrest. The results showed a positive linear correlation between the BrdU incorporation rate and the S fraction in unperturbed 16HBE cells. Theoretical analysis indicated that only S arrest could result in a decrease in the SFN-BrdU incorporation rate. Additionally, the decrease in SFN-BrdU incorporation rate and the activation of DNA damage checkpoints further demonstrated that S arrest was induced by diethyl sulfate treatment of 16HBE cells. In conclusion, $FN-BrdU incorporation rate can be used to detecting S arrest.
ZHAO PengFU Juan LingYAO Bi YunJIA Yong RuiZHOU Zong Can
目的:基于肿瘤基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,TCGA)数据库筛选潜在泛癌生物标志物,为多种肿瘤的诊断和预后评估提供帮助。方法:利用“GDC Data Transfer Tool”和“GDCRNATools”软件包获取TCGA数据库,完成数据整理,将13种肿瘤纳入研究。以错误发现率(false discovery rate,FDR)<0.05且差异倍数(fold change,FC)>1.5作为差异表达标准,筛选在13种肿瘤中均上调或均下调的基因和微小RNA(microRNAs,miRNAs)。利用受试者工作特征曲线(receiver operating characteristic curve,ROC曲线)的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)、最佳截断值及对应的灵敏度和特异度反映诊断价值。利用Kaplan-Meier法计算生存概率后进行对数秩(log-rank)检验并计算风险比(hazard ratio,HR)反映预后评估价值。利用DAVID工具对差异表达基因进行GO(Gene Ontology)、KEGG(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes)富集分析。利用STRING和TargetScan工具对差异表达基因和miRNAs进行调控网络分析。结果:共发现48个基因和2个miRNAs在13种肿瘤中均差异表达,其中25个基因均表达上调,23个基因和2个miRNAs均表达下调。多数差异表达基因和miRNAs区分病例和对照的能力较好,AUC、灵敏度和特异度可达0.8~0.9。生存分析结果显示,差异表达基因和miRNAs与多种肿瘤患者的生存显著相关,且多数上调基因是患者生存的危险因素(HR>1),而多数下调基因是患者生存的保护因素(0
Objective To investigate the role of autophagy in MnC l2-induced apoptosis in human bronchial epithelial 16 HBE cells.Methods Cell proliferation was measured by MTT assay.Mitochondrial membrane potential（MMP） and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry.Autophagic vacuoles were detected by fluorescence microscopy.Cellular levels of apoptosis and autophagy-related proteins were measured by western blotting.Results 16 HBE cell proliferation was inhibited by Mn Cl2 in a dose-and time-dependent manner.Mn Cl2-induced 16 HBE cell growth inhibition was related to MMP depolarization prior to the induction of apoptosis.Our data revealed that Mn Cl2-induced apoptosis in 16 HBE cells was mediated by decreased expression of Bcl-2 and increased levels of cleaved caspase-3.It was observed that when we exposed 16 HBE cells to MnCl2 in a dose-dependent manner,the formation of autophagic vacuoles and the levels of LC-3B-II were elevated.RNA interference of LC3 B in these Mn Cl2-exposed cells demonstrated that MMP loss and apoptosis were enhanced.Additionally,the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK increased the cellular levels of Bcl-2 and decreased apoptosis,but did not affect the cellular levels of LC3 B in Mn Cl2-treated 16 HBE cells.Conclusion Mn Cl2 dose-and time-dependently inhibits 16 HBE cell proliferation and induces MMP loss and apoptosis.Autophagy acts in a protective role against Mn Cl2-induced apoptosis in 16 HBE cells.
YUAN ZhunYING Xian PingZHONG Wei JianTIAN Shi MinWANG YuJIA Yong RuiCHEN WenFU Juan LingZHAO PengZHOU Zong Can
