Effects of melatonin on maturation,histone acetylation,autophagy of porcine oocytes and subsequent embryonic development

Melatonin (MLT) is an endogenous hormone with roles in animal germ cell development. However, the effect of MLT on porcine oocyte maturation and its underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of exogenous MLT on oocyte maturation, histone acetylation, autophagy and subsequent embryonic development. We found that 1 nmol/L MLT supplemented in maturation medium was the optimal concentration to promote porcine oocyte maturation and subsequent developmental competence and quality of parthenogenetic embryos. Interestingly, the beneficial effects of 1 nmol/L MLT treatment on porcine oocyte maturation and embryo development were mainly attributed to the first half period of in vitro maturation. Simultaneously, MLT treatment could also improve maturation of small follicle‐derived oocytes, morphologically poor (cumulus cell layer ≤1) and even artificially denuded oocytes and their subsequent embryo development. Furthermore, MLT treatment not only could decrease the levels of H3K27ac and H4K16ac in metaphase II (MII) oocytes, but also could increase the expression abundances of genes associated with cumulus cell expansion, meiotic maturation, histone acetylation and autophagy in cumulus cells or MII oocytes. These results indicate that MLT treatment can facilitate porcine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryonic development probably, through improvements in histone acetylation and autophagy in oocytes.     

黄曲霉毒素B1诱导MEK/ERK/ROS介导的巨噬细胞自噬反应

为研究黄曲霉毒素B1(AFB1)能否诱导细胞自噬,并初步探讨其可能的作用机制。利用免疫荧光、酶标仪检测、免疫印迹等技术检测经AFB1处理过的细胞的自噬水平、相关蛋白的表达量以及活性氧(Reactive oxygen species,ROS)的产生情况。结果表明:AFB1能够引起RAW264.7细胞和Hela细胞的自噬反应,并且该自噬为完全自噬。AFB1诱导的小鼠单核巨噬细胞RAW264.7自噬是依赖细胞外信号调节激酶(Extracellular signal-regulated kinase,ERK)途径发生的,并受ROS的调节。此外,发现AFB1诱导ROS产生呈浓度依赖性,而ROS抑制剂同时抑制了ROS和自噬发生,但自噬抑制剂并没有有效地抑制ROS的产生,表明ROS处于AFB1诱导自噬的上游,对自噬起到调节作用。这表明AFB1诱导的自噬现象在细胞中普遍存在,而自噬作为机体的免疫机制,在抵抗AFB1毒力侵染的过程中发挥重要作用。     

水稻和昆虫细胞自噬期间自噬体发生的细胞学机理

【目的】从细胞学角度研究细胞自噬过程中膜结构细胞器的变化及其与自噬体发生的关系。【方法】以基因互作引起细胞调亡现象发生的水稻爪粳杂种F1和天然化合物印楝素、喜树碱、苦参碱诱导凋亡的昆虫细胞Sf9为材料,通过透射电子显微镜和荧光显微镜技术观察细胞自噬凋亡期间自噬体的特征。【结果】水稻杂种F1花粉母细胞在不同发育时期存在不同程度的退化,部分细胞内线粒体形态发生显著变化,形成长哑铃型或线管状,最后两端弯曲形成双层膜结构的细胞器;绒毡层细胞均出现内质网膨大,且逐渐包裹周围其它细胞器,如线粒体,形成双层膜结构的自噬体,最终引发细胞的自噬性凋亡。喜树碱和苦参碱诱发凋亡的细胞胞内线粒体形态发生拉长、弯曲,最后闭合形成包裹其它细胞器的双层膜结构自噬体;印楝素和喜树碱诱发凋亡的细胞胞内核通过分页和出芽的方式形成双层膜结构自噬体。【结论】动植物细胞自噬凋亡过程中,内质网、线粒体和细胞核3种膜结构细胞器均是自噬体膜结构的直接来源,然而3种膜结构细胞器参与自噬体形成的程度和方式因物种、细胞种类以及自噬诱发因素的变化而不同。     

Mixotrophy in a Local Strain of Nannochloropsis granulata for Renewable High-Value Biomass Production on the West Coast of Sweden

A local strain of Nannochloropsis granulata (Ng) has been reported as the most productive microalgal strain in terms of both biomass yield and lipid content when cultivated in photobioreactors that simulate the light and temperature conditions during the summer on the west coast of Sweden. To further increase the biomass and the biotechnological potential of this strain in these conditions, mixotrophic growth (i.e., the simultaneous use of photosynthesis and respiration) with glycerol as an external carbon source was investigated in this study and compared with phototrophic growth that made use of air enriched with 1–2% CO₂. The addition of either glycerol or CO₂-enriched air stimulated the growth of Ng and theproduction of high-value long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA) as well as the carotenoid canthaxanthin. Bioassays in human prostate cell lines indicated the highest antitumoral activity for Ng extracts and fractions from mixotrophic conditions. Metabolomics detected betaine lipids specifically in the bioactive fractions, suggesting their involvement in the observed antitumoral effect. Genes related to autophagy were found to be upregulated by the most bioactive fraction, suggesting a possible therapeutic target against prostate cancer progression. Taken together, our results suggest that the local Ng strain can be cultivated mixotrophically in summer conditions on the west coast of Sweden for the production of high-value biomass containing antiproliferative compounds, carotenoids, and EPA.     

细胞自噬对动物卵泡发育调控的研究进展

卵泡是雌性哺乳动物发挥其繁殖能力的基础,其发育是一个动态的过程,主要涉及原始卵泡的形成、卵泡的募集、优势卵泡的选择、成熟卵泡的排卵以及排卵后卵泡的黄体化。卵泡发育的整个过程受内分泌系统、细胞自噬、细胞凋亡等的调控。自噬是一种进化上保守的应激反应过程,通过将细胞内物质包裹形成自噬体并传递到溶酶体中进行降解,以帮助细胞维持胞内物质代谢平衡,其在卵泡发育的过程中发挥着重要作用,一方面它能够通过降解或回收受损的蛋白质或有害代谢产物缓解应激造成的卵泡损伤,另一方面它又通过产生大量自噬体导致细胞器过度降解而引起卵泡闭锁。自噬对卵泡发育的调控需要PI3K-Akt-mTOR、MAPK-ULK1、ERK1/2、Sirt1-FOXO1-Atg7等多种经典信号通路的参与,这些信号通路在激素、氧化应激、细胞饥饿等的刺激下,通过独立作用或相互作用促进或抑制自噬调控卵泡细胞的生理活动。目前已知不同的自噬水平对卵泡细胞的存活具有不同作用,但关于决定细胞能否存活的自噬水平的研究还比较少。此外,自噬对卵泡发育调控的研究主要集中在颗粒细胞中,而对卵母细胞的成熟和卵泡膜细胞的作用的报道较少。文章简述了自噬在卵巢储备的形成、...     

Involvement of the autophagy-related gene BdATG8 in development and pathogenicity in Botryosphaeria dothidea

Botryosphaeria dothidea is a destructive fungal pathogen that causes Botryosphaeria canker and fruit ring rot on apple worldwide. Autophagy is a process of self-degradation that maintains intracellular homeostasis via lysosomal pathway.To date, the biological role of autophagy in B. dothidea remains unknown. In this study, we identified and characterized the autophagy-related gene BdATG8 in B. dothidea. BdATG8 was able to restore the defect in nitrogen starvation tolerance of Saccharomyces cerev...     

新城疫病毒疫苗株F蛋白裂解位点改造对诱导HepG2细胞发生自噬的影响

新城疫病毒(NDV)通过启动不依赖p53的内源性凋亡通路特异性诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡.最新研究表明NDV可以引起U251肿瘤细胞发生自噬,并在后期导致细胞凋亡,但其机理尚不清楚.本研究通过反向遗传操作技术对NDV Clone30疫苗株F蛋白的碱性裂解位点进行突变,将F蛋白的裂解位点由弱毒株的GGRQGR ↓ L突变为强毒株的GRRQRR ↓ F基序,并成功拯救出突变改造病毒rC30-FmF.分别将Clone30野生型病毒株rC30-wt与rC30-FmF感染HepG2肝癌细胞,通过透射电镜检测细胞超微结构显示,rC30-FmF感染4h后细胞内出现大量自噬小体及自噬溶酶体.通过westem blot检测自噬标志蛋白LC-3 Ⅱ表明,rC30-FmF感染4h后LC3Ⅱ表达量显著上调,与rC30-wt对照组相比差异极显著(p＜0.01).研究表明,rC30-FmF可以在感染早期增加HepG2细胞自噬程度.从而初步证明F蛋白的裂解位点在诱导HepG2细胞自噬过程中具有关键作用.     

自噬调节剂对感染日本脑炎病毒小鼠脑部细胞凋亡的影响

旨在研究自噬调控药物对感染日本脑炎病毒(Japanese encephalitis virus,JEV)小鼠脑部细胞凋亡的影响,本试验建立自噬调控药物处理的感染日本脑炎病毒小鼠的动物模型,其中,雷帕霉素为自噬诱导剂,渥漫青霉素及氯喹为自噬抑制剂.实验动物分成8组:DMEM对照组(Control);JEV感染组(JEV)...