1.Observation and analysis of the individual behavior with weaning of infant Rhesus Monkeys
Yanyan LI ; Lixiong CHEN ; Sudong QI ; Junbin WANG ; Fengmei YANG ; Yuan ZHAO ; Shuaiyao LU ; Wenhai YU ; Zhanlong HE
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2014;(5):35-41
Objective To understand the characteristics and rules of behavior and preliminary study on the change of psychological state and behavior of infant rhesus monkeys after weaning by artificial feed .Methods 290 infant rhesus monkeys were born in 2012, individual behavior of infant rhesus monkeys were observed and recorded by the methods of ad libitum sampling and chronography .Results The behavior of huddling , sucking finger and sucking body of companion were observed in the first month , the behavior of huddling and sucking finger were significantly increased in the second and third month(P <0.05), sucking body of companion in second month were significantly higher than the first month (P <0.05);the new behavior pacing , sucking genitalia and mounting were observed in the second month , pacing and sucking were significantly increased in the third month ( P <0.05 ) , mounting did not have obvious change; in the third month , sucking toe behavior ware recorded and did not change with time; The proportion of huddling behavior occurred between female and female was significantly higher than opposite sex or male in the same cage .The male infant monkeys were more likely to occurred pacing behavior than female .Sucking body of companion and sucking finger behavior of male were significantly lower than the female infant monkeys ( P <0.05 ) .There was no significant difference of sucking toe behavior .Conclusions 7 behaviors were recorded during the whole stage of observation , huddling behavior , pacing behavior , sucking toe behavior , sucking finger behavior , sucking genitalia behavior , sucking body of companion behavior and mounting behavior respectively , and 7 behaviors were increased by degrees with time .Huddling behavior to reflect fear psychology;sucking behavior to represent physiological demand and defensive psychology ;pacing was insignificant behavior in the initial stage , then to reflect psychological anxiety of rhesus monkeys .Provided a way and model on assessment of psychology, praxiology, to study and research the change of psychological state and behavior of early weaning infants .
2.Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of CDH13 gene with metabolic syndrome among ethnic Han Chinese.
Yiping LI ; Ying YANG ; Shuaiyao LU ; Xianli LI ; Man YANG ; Yuxin XIONG ; Wenyu TAO ; Xiaoling WANG ; Yufeng YAO ; Chunjie XIAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2018;35(1):107-111
OBJECTIVE To assess the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the T-cadherin (CDH13) gene with metabolic syndrome (MS) among ethnic Han Chinese.METHODS Genotypes of 6 SNPs(rs11646213, rs12596316, rs3865188, rs12444338, rs12051272, and rs7195409) of the CDH13 gene among 453 patients with MS and 526 controls were determined with a TaqMan method, and their association with MS was assessed. RESULTS For 5 SNPs (rs11646213, rs3865188, rs12444338, rs12051272, and rs7195409), no difference was found in allelic and genotypic frequencies of the CDH13 gene between the two groups. Comparing with rs12596316 (AA+GG) genotype, rs12596316 AG genotype has significantly increased the risk of MS(P = 0.01,OR = 1.38,95%CI: 1.07-1.78), though no association was found between particular alleles of the rs12596316 with MS.There was no difference in the frequencies of rs11646213-rs12596316-rs3865188-rs12444338-rs12051272 haplotype between the two groups(P > 0.05). CONCLUSION No association was found between the five SNPs (rs11646213, rs3865188, rs12444338, rs12051272 and rs7195409) of the CDH13 gene with the MS, while the rs12596316AG genotype of the CDH13 gene is associated with the susceptibility to MS among ethnic Han Chinese.
3.SARS-CoV-2 impairs the disassembly of stress granules and promotes ALS-associated amyloid aggregation.
Yichen LI ; Shuaiyao LU ; Jinge GU ; Wencheng XIA ; Shengnan ZHANG ; Shenqing ZHANG ; Yan WANG ; Chong ZHANG ; Yunpeng SUN ; Jian LEI ; Cong LIU ; Zhaoming SU ; Juntao YANG ; Xiaozhong PENG ; Dan LI
Protein & Cell 2022;13(8):602-614
The nucleocapsid (N) protein of SARS-CoV-2 has been reported to have a high ability of liquid-liquid phase separation, which enables its incorporation into stress granules (SGs) of host cells. However, whether SG invasion by N protein occurs in the scenario of SARS-CoV-2 infection is unknow, neither do we know its consequence. Here, we used SARS-CoV-2 to infect mammalian cells and observed the incorporation of N protein into SGs, which resulted in markedly impaired self-disassembly but stimulated cell cellular clearance of SGs. NMR experiments further showed that N protein binds to the SG-related amyloid proteins via non-specific transient interactions, which not only expedites the phase transition of these proteins to aberrant amyloid aggregation in vitro, but also promotes the aggregation of FUS with ALS-associated P525L mutation in cells. In addition, we found that ACE2 is not necessary for the infection of SARS-CoV-2 to mammalian cells. Our work indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infection can impair the disassembly of host SGs and promote the aggregation of SG-related amyloid proteins, which may lead to an increased risk of neurodegeneration.
Amyloidogenic Proteins/metabolism*
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics*
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Animals
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COVID-19
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Cytoplasmic Granules/metabolism*
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Mammals
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SARS-CoV-2
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Stress Granules
4.Comprehensive analysis of RNA-seq and whole genome sequencing data reveals no evidence for SARS-CoV-2 integrating into host genome.
Yu-Sheng CHEN ; Shuaiyao LU ; Bing ZHANG ; Tingfu DU ; Wen-Jie LI ; Meng LEI ; Yanan ZHOU ; Yong ZHANG ; Penghui LIU ; Yong-Qiao SUN ; Yong-Liang ZHAO ; Ying YANG ; Xiaozhong PENG ; Yun-Gui YANG
Protein & Cell 2022;13(5):379-385