OBJECTIVETo analyze the alteration in alternative polyadenylation (APA) sites of tumor-related genes in gastric cancer cells.

METHODSWe used 3'RACE to capture the APA sites of two tumor-related genes (HSP90α and SEC11A) in gastric cancer cell lines MKN45, MKN28 and AGS, and compared the results with annotated poly(A) sites in UCSC database.

RESULTSWe found new APA sites in the two tumor-related genes in gastric cancer cells to produce new mRNA isoforms with different 3'UTRs.

CONCLUSIONSThere are new mRNA isoforms of HSP90α and SEC11A derived from ATA in gastric cancer cells, which provides new insights into the mechanisms of gastric tumorigenesis.

Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic ; Genes, Neoplasm ; Humans ; Polyadenylation ; Stomach Neoplasms ; genetics

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of different concentrations of paraquat (PQ) poisoning on the expression of voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) and caspase family in the mitochondria of rat lung tissue, and to explore possible mechanisms of acute lung injury induced by acute PQ poisoning.

METHODSTwo hundred healthy adult Wister rats with equal numbers of male and female ones were randomly and equally divided into control group and poisoned group. The control group received one-time gastric lavage with 1 ml of normal saline, and the poisoned group with PQ (50 mg/kg) diluted in 1 ml of normal saline. Twenty rats were collected at 1, 24, 72, 120, and 168 h after lavage with normal saline or PQ and dissected after anesthesia. Mitochondria were separated from rat lung tissue, and the content of VDAC and caspase-3, -8, and -9 were determined.

RESULTSThe expression of VDAC and caspase-3, -8, and -9 in the poisoned rats were significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.001). At 1, 24, 72, 120, and 168 h after exposure, acute diffuse damages were found in alveolar capillary endothelial cells, alveolar epithelial cells, and pulmonary interstitial cells. Inflammatory cell infiltration in the pulmonary interstitium, alveolar structural disorder, and substantially increased fibroblasts were also found in rat lung tissue.

CONCLUSIONPQ poisoning can up-regulate the expression of VDAC and caspase-3, -8, and -9 in mitochondria of rat lung tissue to induce acute lung injury.

Acute Lung Injury ; chemically induced ; pathology ; Animals ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Caspase 8 ; metabolism ; Caspase 9 ; metabolism ; Caspases ; metabolism ; Female ; Lung ; drug effects ; pathology ; Male ; Mitochondria ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Paraquat ; poisoning ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels ; metabolism