One of the long-standing questions in cell signaling field to identify and characterize key signaling nodes out of a complex network. Phospholipase Cγ1 ( ) was identified as the most frequently mutated gene in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, suggesting a critical function of PLCG1 in driving T cell activation. However, it remains unclear how these mutations regulate T cell physiology and pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we investigated the regulatory roles of the () gene in the reproductive process of female . Its total cDNA length was 1848 bp, encoding for 460 amino acids. It contained conserved domains typical of epoxide hydrolases, such as the Abhydrolase family domain, the EHN epoxide hydrolase superfamily domain, and the "WWG" and "HGWP" motifs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMacrobrachium nipponense is a commercially important freshwater species of prawn that is widely distributed across Asian countries. In order to investigate the molecular mechanisms of growth in M. nipponense, and to provide a foundation for molecular breeding, we used genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) and transcriptomic analysis to screen polymorphisms and genes related to growth traits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSex differentiation in crustaceans is a complex process influenced by various factors, including the androgenic gland and sex-related genes. This study characterized the role of the Mn-DHCR24 gene in the oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense). We used bioinformatics to analyze sequence features and phylogenetic relationships of a single Mn-DHCR24 gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMacrobrachium nipponense is an important commercial freshwater species in China. However, the ability of alkali tolerance of M. nipponense is insufficient to culture in the major saline-alkali water source in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF() is a gene encoding an enzyme related to the last step of juvenile hormone biosynthesis. cDNA has a total length of 1695 bp and an open reading frame (ORF) length of 1482 bp, encoding 493 amino acids. Sequence analysis showed that its amino acid sequence has a PPGP hinge, an FGCG structural domain, and other structural domains specific to the P450 family of enzymes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we used full-sib families to investigate the association between growth and gonad development during first sexual maturation of . We found that male GSI was significantly negatively correlated with growth traits ( < 0.01) and there were no significant correlations between female GSI (Gonadosomatic index) and growth traits ( > 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (NPC1) plays an important role in sterol metabolism and transport processes and has been studied in many vertebrates and some insects, but rarely in crustaceans. In this study, we characterized NPC1 from () and evaluated its functions. Its total cDNA length was 4283 bp, encoding for 1344 amino acids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigating hypoxia tolerance and growth trait single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in is conducive to cultivating prawns with hypoxia tolerance and good growth characteristics. The glutathione S-transferase-2 gene () has been shown to regulate hypoxia responses in . In this study, we identified a single SNP in , and analyzed its regulatory relationship with hypoxia tolerance and growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe previous publication identified that pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 () positively regulated the process of male reproduction in through affecting the expressions of insulin-like androgenic gland hormone. The present study aimed to identify the potential male-reproduction-related genes that were regulated by through performing the transcriptome profiling analysis in the testis and androgenic gland after the knockdown of the expressions of by the injection of . Both RNA-Seq and qPCR analysis identified the significant decreases in expressions in the testis and androgenic gland in injected prawns compared to those in -injected prawns, indicating the efficiency of in the present study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates the role of lysosomal acid lipase in sex hormone regulation and gonadal development in . The full-length cDNA was cloned, and its expression patterns were analyzed using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) in various tissues and developmental stages. Higher expression levels were observed in the hepatopancreas, cerebral ganglion, and testes, indicating the potential involvement of in sex differentiation and gonadal development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe oriental river prawn is an important freshwater economic species in China, producing huge economic benefits. However, shows lower alkali tolerance than fish species, thus genetic selection is urgently needed in order to improve alkali tolerance in this species. In the present study, the effects of alkalinity exposure on the hepatopancreas of were measured under the alkali concentrations of 0 (control), 4, 8, and 12 mmol/L with the exposure time of 96 h through histological observations, measurement of antioxidant enzymes, metabolic profiling analysis, and transcriptome profiling analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Macrobrachium nipponense is a freshwater prawn of economic importance in China. Its reproductive molt is crucial for seedling rearing and directly impacts the industry's economic efficiency. 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) controls various physiological behaviors in crustaceans, among which is the initiation of molt.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring retinal microsurgery, excessive interaction force between surgical instruments and intraocular tissue can cause serious accidents such as tissue injury, irreversible retinal damage, and even vision loss. It is essential to accurately sense the micro tool-tissue interaction force, especially for the Ophthalmic Microsurgery Robot. In this study, a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) three-dimensional (3-D) micro-force sensor for micro-forceps is proposed, which is integrated with the drive module as an end-effector and can be conveniently mounted onto the ophthalmic surgical robot.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA fiber Bragg grating (FBG) based three-dimensional (3D) force sensor for a humanoid prosthetic hand is designed, which can precisely detect 3D force and compensate for ambient temperature. FBG was encapsulated in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for force sensitization and immobilization, and the structural parameters of the sensor were optimized by using finite element simulation, so that its sensitivity to 3D force is enhanced. In the meantime, the calibration experiments for normal force fZ, shear force fX/fY, and temperature were conducted, and the 3D force data were decoupled using the least square (LS) and backpropagation (BP) neural networks decoupling methods, so that an overall decoupling error is 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigated the potential to use double-stranded RNA insulin-like androgenic gland hormone () to induce sex reversal in and identified the molecular mechanisms underlying crustacean reproduction and sex differentiation. The study aimed to determine whether could induce sex reversal in PL30-male during a critical period. The sex-related genes were selected by performing the gonadal transcriptome analysis of normal male (dsM), normal female (dsFM), neo-female sex-reversed individuals (dsRM), and unreversed males (dsNRM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells form dynamic immunological synapses with their cancer cell targets. After a CAR-antigen engagement, the CAR-T synapse forms, matures, and finally disassembles, accompanied by substantial remodeling of cell surface proteins, lipids, and glycans. In this review, we provide perspectives for understanding protein distribution, membrane topology, and force transmission across the CAR-T synapse.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis an exoribonuclease that degrades mRNA in the cytoplasm along the 5'-3' direction. A previous study indicated that it may be involved in the reproduction of . Quantitative real-time PCR was used to detect the spatiotemporal expression pattern of .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe relationship between molting and reproduction has received more attention in economically important crustacean decapods. Molting and reproduction are synergistic events in , but the molecular regulatory mechanisms behind them are unclear. In the current study, we performed Illumina sequencing for the ovaries of during the molt cycle (pre-molting, Prm; mid-molting, Mm; and post-molting, Pom).
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September 2023
CYP302A1 is a member of the Halloween genes in the cytochrome P450 supergene family, which play an important regulatory role in the synthesis of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) in crustaceans and insects. In this study, we found that the Mn-CYP302A1sequence included typical CYP450 conserved domains. Phylogenic showed that it is closely related to crustaceans and insects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSex reversal induced by 17β-estradiol (E) has shown the potential possibility for monoculture technology development. The present study aimed to determine whether dietary supplementation with different concentrations of E could induce sex reversal in , and select the sex-related genes by performing the gonadal transcriptome analysis of normal male (M), normal female (FM), sex-reversed male prawns (RM), and unreversed male prawns (NRM). Histology, transcriptome analysis, and qPCR were performed to compare differences in gonad development, key metabolic pathways, and genes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCyclin B3 () is involved in the metabolic pathway of the cell cycle, playing essential roles in the regulation of cell proliferation and mitosis. is also predicted to be involved in the reproduction of male oriental river prawns (). In this study, the potential functions of in were investigated using quantitative real-time PCR, RNA interference, and histological observations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Cholesterol 7-desaturase gene plays an important role in insect ecdysone synthesis, but its role in ovarian development has not been reported. In this study, characteristics and the phylogenetic relationship of Cholesterol 7-desaturase were identified by bioinformatics. qPCR showed that the gene was highly expressed in the ovary, which was much higher than that in other tissues, and the expression level of reached the highest level at the third stage of the ovarian development stage (O-III).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe steroid 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) inhibits ovarian function and is often used to induce sex reversal artificially in vertebrates. In the present study, different concentrations of MT were added as dietary supplementation, and the effects on sex ratio, growth, and gonadal development were examined. After 40 days, the sex ratio (male:female) in each group increased at different degrees with 50 (1.
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