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author:("Li, xining")
Papillary thyroid carcinoma susceptibility candidate 3 (PTCSC3) is a newly identified non-coding RNA, which is highly thyroid-specific. Dramatic downregulation in thyroid cancers suggests its potential roles in the occurrence and development of thyroid tumors. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of PTCSC3 on the biological features of thyroid cancer cells and to explore its possible function as a competing endogenous RNA to bind with miRNAs. Constructs containing the long non-coding RNA, PTCSC3, were transfected into various thyroid cancer cell lines (BCPAP, FTC133 and 8505C). Cell growth, cell cycle transition and apoptosis were measured by MTT assay and flow cytometry. In silico analysis was performed to identify the binding site of PTCSC3 for target miRNAs. Additionally, detection of putative miRNA by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in thyroid cancer cells transfected with PTCSC3 was determined to confirm the interaction. Following transfection with PTCSC3, all three thyroid cancer cells originating from various pathological types of thyroid cancers demonstrated significant growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest and increased apoptosis. The top 20 miRNAs to have a potential interaction with PTCSC3 were identified, out of which miR-574-5p was selected to further confirm the inverse correlation with PTCSC3 in thyroid cancer cells in vitro. In the present study, PTCSC3 as a tumor suppressor was investigated as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-574-5p.
PMCID: PMC3628718  PMID: 23599737
thyroid cancer; papillary thryoid susceptibility candidate 3; miR-574-5p
2.  Opposite Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Mice 
PLoS ONE  2012;7(12):e52924.
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a key factor for the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), whose function is known to be mediated by TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) or 2. However, the precise role of the two receptors in IBD remains poorly understood. Herein, acute colitis was induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) instillation in TNFR1 or 2−/− mice. TNFR1 ablation led to exacerbation of signs of colitis, including more weight loss, increased mortality, colon shortening and oedema, severe intestinal damage, and higher levels of myeloperoxidase compared to wild-type counterparts. While, TNFR2 deficiency had opposite effects. This discrepancy was reflected by alteration of proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine production in the colons. Importantly, TNFR1 ablation rendered enhanced apoptosis of colonic epithelial cells and TNFR2 deficiency conferred pro-apoptotic effects of lamina propria (LP)-immune cells, as shown by the decreased ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and enhanced nuclear factor (NF)-κB activity.
PMCID: PMC3532169  PMID: 23285227
3.  MicroRNA expression profiles in differentiated thyroid cancer, a review 
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short endogenous non-coding RNAs regulating gene expression in many biological processes, including proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. The deregulation of miRNA expression is believed to be an important regulator of tumor development and progression of thyroid cancer. In this review, we discussed important roles and expression profiles of miRNA in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) as well as the promising implication in clinical practice.
PMCID: PMC3515973  PMID: 23236561
Differentiated thyroid cancer; microRNA; mutations; fine needle aspiration biopsy
4.  Early-onset breast cancer in a woman with Graves’ disease 
The relationship between thyroid and breast diseases has been documented, but the clinical significance of Graves’ disease and breast cancer is unclear. We present a young patient with a history of Graves’ disease who developed a multicentric infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast several months after discontinuing her treatment with propylthiouracil. Early-onset breast cancer in women without a family history of early breast cancer may be related to hyperthyroidism. The relationship between thyroid hormone and estrogen is discussed.
PMCID: PMC3443885  PMID: 22993658
Graves’ disease; thyroid hormone; estrogen; breast cancer
5.  Concurrent occurrence of primary hepatocellular and cholangiocellular carcinoma in the different part of the liver: a case report 
Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma which shows features of both hepatocellular and biliary epithelial differentiation is a rare form of primary liver cancer. The rarer is that the two types of cancer occur in the different lobe of the same liver concurrently.
PMCID: PMC3443894  PMID: 22993657
Hepatocellular carcinoma; cholangiocellular carcinoma; liver; diagnosis; treatment
6.  BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma 
BRAF mutation is the most common genetic alternation in thyroid cancer, particularly in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Excessive activation of BRAF/MAPK signaling pathway due to BRAF mutation plays a central role in the tumorigenesis and development of PTC. The association of BRAF mutation with poor clinicopathological characteristics of PTC further demonstrated the importance of the BRAF mutation alternation in PTC. Detection of BRAF mutation on FNA specimen before surgery is recommended as a useful diagnostic marker and prognostic indicator for PTC, and thus influences surgeon’s decision on management of PTC. Recent studies have focused on inhibition of BRAF activation and several small molecules have been developed as targeting therapy.
PMCID: PMC3443896  PMID: 22993650
BRAF mutation; papillary thyroid carcinoma; BRAF/MAPK signaling pathway; targeting therapy
7.  Structural basis of LaDR5, a novel agonistic anti-death receptor 5 (DR5) monoclonal antibody, to inhibit DR5/TRAIL complex formation 
BMC Immunology  2012;13:40.
As a member of the TNF superfamily, TRAIL could induce human tumor cell apoptosis through its cognate death receptors DR4 or DR5, which can induce formation of the death inducing signaling complex (DISC) and activation of the membrane proximal caspases (caspase-8 or caspase-10) and mitochondrial pathway. Some monoclonal antibodies against DR4 or DR5 have been reported to have anti-tumor activity.
In this study, we reported a novel mouse anti-human DR5 monoclonal antibody, named as LaDR5, which could compete with TRAIL to bind DR5 and induce the apoptosis of Jurkat cells in the absence of second cross-linking in vitro. Using computer-guided molecular modeling method, the 3-D structure of LaDR5 Fv fragment was constructed. According to the crystal structure of DR5, the 3-D complex structure of DR5 and LaDR5 was modeled using molecular docking method. Based on distance geometry method and intermolecular hydrogen bonding analysis, the key functional domain in DR5 was predicted and the DR5 mutants were designed. And then, three mutants of DR5 was expressed in prokaryotic system and purified by affinity chromatograph to determine the epitope of DR5 identified by LaDR5, which was consistent with the theoretical results of computer-aided analysis.
Our results demonstrated the specific epitope located in DR5 that plays a crucial role in antibody binding and even antineoplastic bioactivity. Meanwhile, revealed structural features of DR5 may be important to design or screen novel drugs agonist DR5.
PMCID: PMC3436762  PMID: 22788777
TRAIL; Death receptor 5; Monoclonal antibody; Apoptosis; Breast cancer
8.  Identification of JAK2 as a Mediator of FIP1L1-PDGFRA-Induced Eosinophil Growth and Function in CEL 
PLoS ONE  2012;7(4):e34912.
PMCID: PMC3327703  PMID: 22523564
9.  Defective anchoring of JNK1 in the cytoplasm by MKK7 in Jurkat cells is associated with resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis 
Molecular Biology of the Cell  2011;22(1):117-127.
MKK7 works as a cytoplasmic anchoring protein for JNK1 in various cell lines but exhibits aberrant nuclear entry in Jurkat cells, which leads to resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis.
The c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) plays a context-dependent role in tumorigenesis. Stress-induced redistribution of JNK from the cytoplasm to the nucleus has been demonstrated as essential for stress-induced cell death. However, accumulation of basal JNK activity in the nucleus has frequently been seen in tumor cells. Our previous report revealed aberrant nuclear entry of JNK protein in Jurkat human leukemic T-cells even without JNK hyperactivation. Because inhibition of JNK activity, especially JNK1 activity, in Jurkat cells results in augmented Fas-mediated apoptosis, it is possible that aberrant subcellular localization of JNK, especially the JNK1 isoform, contributes to the resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis. Here we report that MKK7 works as a cytoplasmic anchoring protein for JNK1 in various types of cells, including human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) T-cells, but exhibits aberrant nuclear entry in Jurkat cells. Ectopic expression of a JNK1 mutant defective of nuclear entry or a nuclear JNK inhibitor leads to impaired UV-induced apoptosis in both PBMC T- and Jurkat cells. The same treatment shows no effect on Fas-mediated apoptosis of PBMC T-cells but sensitizes Jurkat cells to Fas-mediated apoptosis. Taken together, our work suggests that aberrant subcellular organization of the JNK pathway might render certain tumor cells resistant to Fas-mediated apoptosis.
PMCID: PMC3016969  PMID: 21148294
10.  Lethal Action of Quinolones against a Temperature-Sensitive dnaB Replication Mutant of Escherichia coli 
Inhibition of DNA replication in an Escherichia coli dnaB-22 mutant failed to block quinolone-mediated lethality. Inhibition of protein synthesis by chloramphenicol inhibited nalidixic acid lethality and, to a lesser extent, ciprofloxacin lethality in both dnaB-22 and wild-type cells. Thus, major features of quinolone-mediated lethality do not depend on ongoing replication.
PMCID: PMC1346826  PMID: 16377712
11.  Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Streptococcus agalactiae: Epidemiology and Mechanism of Resistance 
Quinolone-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria were recovered from single-patient isolates and found to contain mutations in the gyrase and topoisomerase IV genes. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that four isolates from the same long-term care facility were closely related; in seven cases, quinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae and S. agalactiae bacteria were isolated from the same patient.
PMCID: PMC1140524  PMID: 15917553
12.  Quinolone-Resistant Haemophilus influenzae: Determination of Mutant Selection Window for Ciprofloxacin, Garenoxacin, Levofloxacin, and Moxifloxacin 
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy  2004;48(11):4460-4462.
Stepwise selection of ciprofloxacin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae mutants produced first-, second-, third-, and fourth-step substitutions in GyrA (S84Y), ParC (S84R), GyrA (D88N), and ParC (E88K), respectively. Successive mutations raised the mutant selection window. The wild-type selection window for garenoxacin, levofloxacin, and moxifloxacin was also measured.
PMCID: PMC525419  PMID: 15504883
13.  Quinolone-Resistant Haemophilus influenzae in a Long-Term-Care Facility: Nucleotide Sequence Characterization of Alterations in the Genes Encoding DNA Gyrase and DNA Topoisomerase IV 
Fluoroquinolone-resistant isolates of Haemophilus influenzae, obtained from a long-term care facility, were examined for nucleotide sequence differences in the quinolone-resistance-determining regions of gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE. Similarities among the resistant isolates, plus multiple differences with susceptible isolates, suggest clonal dissemination involving two resistant subclones.
PMCID: PMC514738  PMID: 15328129
14.  Selection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Mutants Having Reduced Susceptibility to Moxifloxacin and Levofloxacin 
With Streptococcus pneumoniae, moxifloxacin was 4- and 10-fold more effective than levofloxacin at restricting selection of resistant mutants and at killing resistant mutants, respectively. The selection frequency for first-step topoisomerase mutants was 1,000 times lower for moxifloxacin than for levofloxacin; this difference was lost when second-step mutants were selected.
PMCID: PMC127057  PMID: 11796368
15.  Enhancement of Fluoroquinolone Activity by C-8 Halogen and Methoxy Moieties: Action against a Gyrase Resistance Mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis and a Gyrase-Topoisomerase IV Double Mutant of Staphylococcus aureus 
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy  2001;45(10):2703-2709.
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens prompted a microbiological study of fluoroquinolone structure-activity relationships with resistant mutants. Bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities for 12 fluoroquinolones were examined with a gyrase mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis and a gyrase-topoisomerase IV double mutant of Staphylococcus aureus. For both organisms C-8 halogen and C-8 methoxy groups enhanced activity. The MIC at which 99% of the isolates tested were inhibited (MIC99) was reduced three- to fivefold for the M. smegmatis mutant and seven- to eightfold for the S. aureus mutant by C-8 bromine, chlorine, and methoxy groups. With both organisms a smaller reduction in the MIC99 (two- to threefold) was associated with a C-8 fluorine moiety. In most comparisons with M. smegmatis the response to a C-8 substituent was similar (within twofold) for wild-type and mutant cells. In contrast, mutant S. aureus was affected more than the wild type by the addition of a C-8 substituent. C-8 halogen and methoxy groups also improved the ability to kill the two mutants and the respective wild-type cells when measured with various fluoroquinolone concentrations during an incubation period equivalent to four to five doubling times. Collectively these data help define a group of fluoroquinolones that can serve (i) as a base for structure refinement and (ii) as test compounds for slowing the development of fluoroquinolone resistance during infection of vertebrate hosts.
PMCID: PMC90720  PMID: 11557458

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