1.TW-37 inhibited metastasis in pancreatic cancer via regulating NF-κB signal in vitro
Longchao WU ; Linna WANG ; Ruidong LIU ; Xiaoli WANG ; Wenxia TIAN ; Xingtao LI ; Jun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2016;16(4):237-242
Objective To study the effect and mechanisms of TW-37 on cell proliferation,apoptosis,invasion and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and further explore the potential mechanism.Methods BxPC3 and HPAC cells were pretreated with TW-37 using untransfected or transfected with NF-κB p65 cDNA(p65 cDNA)or NF-κB p65 siRNA(siRNA-p65)cells as controls.Cell viability was determined by MrTT assay.Cell apoptosis was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Cell invasion and angiogenesis was detected by Transwell and endothelial tube formation assay of HUVECs.ELISA assay was used to measure the activity of NF-κB,and its target proteins of MMP-9 and VEGF were detected by western blot.Results TW-37 suppressed cell growth and induced apoptosis (A405:1.29 ± 0.21 vs 0.09 ± 0.01,1.07 s0.18 vs 0.08 ± 0.01),inhibited NF-κB activity and protein expression of NF-κB p65,VEGF and MMP-9(all P <0.05)in a dose-and time-dependent manner.The number of cells that invaded across the matrigel in the transwell chamber was (46.7 ±5.24) and (10.3 ± 1.26)/×200 in BxPC3 control and 0.75 μmol/L TW-37 group (P=0.001).The number of tube formation was (39.4 ±4.36) and (7.84 ± 1.25)/×200,(P =0.001).NF-κB activity was increased by p65 cDNA transfection,and decreased by TW-37 treatment in both of the two cell lines (P <0.05).However,NF-κB activity was decreased by p65 siRNA transfection,and greatly decreased by TW-37 treatment in both two cell lines (P <0.05 or P <0.01).Transfection of p65 cDNA did not significantly affect cell apoptosis.Transfection of p65 siRNA increased cell apoptosis,and greatly increased by TW-37 treatment in both two cell lines (all P < 0.01).Conclusions TW-37 could inhibit the proliferation,invasion and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer cells by regulating NF-κB signal pathway.
2.Single-cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Thoracolumbar Vertebra Heterogeneity and Rib-genesis in Pigs.
Jianbo LI ; Ligang WANG ; Dawei YU ; Junfeng HAO ; Longchao ZHANG ; Adeniyi C ADEOLA ; Bingyu MAO ; Yun GAO ; Shifang WU ; Chunling ZHU ; Yongqing ZHANG ; Jilong REN ; Changgai MU ; David M IRWIN ; Lixian WANG ; Tang HAI ; Haibing XIE ; Yaping ZHANG
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2021;19(3):423-436
Development of thoracolumbar vertebra (TLV) and rib primordium (RP) is a common evolutionary feature across vertebrates, although whole-organism analysis of the expression dynamics of TLV- and RP-related genes has been lacking. Here, we investigated the single-cell transcriptome landscape of thoracic vertebra (TV), lumbar vertebra (LV), and RP cells from a pig embryo at 27 days post-fertilization (dpf) and identified six cell types with distinct gene expression signatures. In-depth dissection of the gene expression dynamics and RNA velocity revealed a coupled process of osteogenesis and angiogenesis during TLV and RP development. Further analysis of cell type-specific and strand-specific expression uncovered the extremely high level of HOXA10 3'-UTR sequence specific to osteoblasts of LV cells, which may function as anti-HOXA10-antisense by counteracting the HOXA10-antisense effect to determine TLV transition. Thus, this work provides a valuable resource for understanding embryonic osteogenesis and angiogenesis underlying vertebrate TLV and RP development at the cell type-specific resolution, which serves as a comprehensive view on the transcriptional profile of animal embryo development.