Objective To explore the network structure of genes and microRNA(miRNA) at the system level and to study topological characteristics of survival rate related molecules by means of survival analysis.Methods Regulatory networks were established with genes of hepatocellular carcinoma( HCC) and with the expression profiling data of miRNA. Survival knowledge in nodes was studied.Results All the nodes in gene co-expression networks conformed to power-law distribution.In a network, high-degree nodes were called Hub, which enriched more survival related genes than lower degree ones.Conclusion Hub nodes in gene regulatory networks promise to be potential features for molecular subtyping.

Objective To solve the key problem on classification and identification of Salvia miltiorrhiza,which was urgently needed to be solved in breeding of S. miltiorrhiza. Methods Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) was carried out to analyze the genetic variation of 48 germplasm in S. miltiorrhiza from different sources. Results The data showd that 120 alleles had been found using 15 pairs of primer which had been selected from 100 pairs. Unweighted pair-group method with arithmetical averages (UPGMA) cluster analysis was used to classify the germplasm of S. miltiorrhiza. Two groups could be divided and three subgroups were contained in every group. Conclusion A complex relationship exists between the genetic distance and space distance of differernt S. miltiorrhiza. The genetic diversity in different geographical populations of S. miltiorrhiza in China is rich. The results show that the genetic distance of different germplasm will increase with the stage of domestication.

Objective To detect the expressions of enhancer of zeste homology 2 (EZH2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in gastric cancer tissues,and analyze the relationship between their expressions and clinicopathological factors and prognosis of patients.Methods The clinical data of 67 patients with gastric cancer who were admitted to the People's Hospital of Peking University from May 1999 to April 2000 were retrospectively analyzed.Gastric cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were harvested and fixed in 4％ formaldehyde,and then to make the tissue chips.The protein expressions of EZH2 and STAT3 were detected by immunohistochemical staining,and the relationship between the expressions of EZH2 and STAT3 and the prognosis of patients was analyzed.The correlation between the protein expressions of EZH2 and STAT3 in the gastric and colorectal tissues and the clinicopathological parameters was analyzed using the paired chi-square test.The survival curve was drawn by Kaplan-Meier method,and the survival rate was analyzed by using the Logrank test.The relationship between the clinicopathological factors and the prognosis of patients was analyzed using the COX proportional hazard model.Results The positive protein expression rates of EZH2 and STAT3 in the gastric cancer tissues were 73.1％ (49/67) and 67.2％ (45/67),which were significantly higher than 32.8％ (22/67) and 37.3％ (25/67) in the adjacent normal tissues (x2=21.839,11.964,P ＜0.05).The protein expression of STAT3 was correlated with the age,TNM staging,lymph node metastatic status (x2=5.475,9.998,5.475,P ＜ 0.05).The protein expression of EZH2 was correlated with TNM staging and lymph node metastatic status (x2=11.573,5.902,P ＜ 0.05).The co-expression rate of EZH2 and STAT3 proteins was 73.1％ (49/67),EZH2 and STAT3 had the common expression trend (r =0.397,P ＜ 0.05).The co-expression rate of EZH2 and STAT3 was increased as the increase of TNM stages,and the co-expression of EZH2 and STAT3 in the gastric cancer tissue was correlated with the TNM stages (x2 =6.997,P ＜ 0.05).The 5-year survival rate of patients with low protein expression of EZH2 was significantly higher than those with high protein expression of EZH2 (x2=7.386,P ＜ 0.05).The 5-year survival rate of patients with low proteins expression of STAT3 was significantly higher than those with high proteins expression of STAT3 (x2=12.253,P ＜ 0.05).The 5-year survival rate of patients with low co-expression of EZH2 and STAT3 protein was significantly higher than those with high co-expression of EZH2 and STAT3 proteins (x2 =8.765,P ＜ 0.05).The results of univariate analysis showed that age,TNM staging,EZH2 and STAT3 expression,lymph node metastasis and distal metastasis were the factors influencing the survival of patients with gastric cancer (RR =2.136,3.452,3.179,8.341,11.773,6.873,P ＜0.05).The results of multivariate analysis showed that TNM staging and STAT3 expression were independent factors influencing the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (RR =2.453,7.535,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions There is significant correlation between EZH2 and STAT3 protein expressions in gastric cancer tissues,and co-expression of EZH2 and STAT3 is associated with the TNM staging and the prognosis of the patients with gastric cancer.

Objective To explore the protein expression of PLAC1/CP1 ( cancer-placenta 1 ) and its correlation with clinicopathological characteristics in patients of colorectal carcinoma. Methods The expression of PLAC1/CP1 gene was studied by using tissue chip and immunochemistry in 125 cases CRC tissue specimens. Data were analyzed with the x2-test or Fisher's x2 test statistic by SPSS 16. 0 software.Results The protein expression of PLAC1/CP1 gene was 57.6% (72/125) in 125 cases of CRC and 56. 7% (55/97)in 97 primary adenocarcinoma cases. That was 78. 9% (15/19)in poor differentiated colorectal primary adenocarcinoma, those were significantly higher than that of 35.3% (6/17) in well and 55.7% (34/61) in moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma ( P ＜ 0.05 ); PLAC1/CP1 protein expression was significantly higher in stage TNM Ⅲ + Ⅳ 71.2% (37/52) than in stage TNM Ⅰ + Ⅱ 40% (18/45)(P ＜ 0.05 ); PLAC1/CP1 genes expression rate was 69.6% (32/46) in these with lymphoid node metastasis and 45.1% (23/51)in patients without lymphoid node metastasis (P ＜ 0.05 ). The positive expression rate of PLAC1/CP1 increased in colorectal carcinoma with the increasing of the numbers of lymphoid node involved with metastasis( x2 = 13. 353, P = 0.001 ). Conclusions The protein expression of PLAC1/CP1 is associated with tumor differentiation, TNM stage and lymphoid node metastasis.

Objective To explore protein expression and significance of MAGE genes in colorectal carcinoma(CRC)tissues.Methods The expression of MAGE genes were studied by using tissue chip and immunochemistry methods in primary CRC tissue and paired adjacent tissue samples in 97 cases.Data were analyzed with x2-test by SPSS 16.0 software.Results The protein expression of MAGE-A3,MAGE-A4 and MAGE-A10 genes were 57％(56/97),63％(61/97)and 28％(27/97)respectively in 97 cases of primary adenocarcinoma.The protein expression frequency of MAGE-A3 in poor colorectal adenocarcinomas was significantly higher than in well-and moderately disfferentiated adenocarcinomas(x2 =9.133,P =0.010).MAGE-A10 in poor colorectal primary adenocarcinomas was significantly higher than in well and moderately adenocarcinomas(x2 =15.280,P =0.000); MAGE-A10 protein expression was significantly higher in stage TNM Ⅲ + Ⅳ than in stage TNM Ⅰ + Ⅱ(x2 =4.227,P=0.040); MAGE-A10 gene expression was higher in metastasis lymphoid node than in no metastasis lymphoid node(x2 =5.557,P =0.018),and the expression level was higher in primary lesion with the increasing of the numbers of lymphoid node metastasis(x2 =7.296,P =0.026).Conclusions The protein expression of MAGE genes is associated with the tumor differentiation,TNM stage and lymphoid node metastasis.MAGE-A3 and MAGE-A10 genes are the possible prognosis marker and potential target of immunotherapy of CRC.