ZHIPING WEI^1,2, YAJUN LIU¹, MEIWEN YANG³, MENGDI LI¹, KEXIN LI¹, LUXI ZHENG¹, HUIQIONG GUO¹, FENFANG HONG^4,*, SHULONG YANG^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 1005-1012, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.014581

Abstract Background and Objective: LTB4 has been shown to be involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. The effect of Dioscin(Dio) on the LTB4 pathway of RA have not been reported yet. This study aimed at further exploring whether Dioscin’s effects on TNF-α induced collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rat fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) connected with the LTB4 and its receptor pathway. Materials & Methods: In this experiment, control group, TNF-α group, and different concentrations of Dioscin groups were established. Cell viability was evaluated using MTT assay. The levels of LTB4 in the samples of above groups were measured using ELISA. The mRNA expression levels… More >

LIYAN SU^1,2,#, HONG YU^3,#, JIUDONG ZHANG¹, XIAOHONG ZHAO¹, XUAN LIU¹, QIANG LI^1,4,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 1153-1166, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.014499

Abstract Auxin signaling and its components (Auxin/Indole-3-Acetic Acid (Aux/IAA)) are critical for plant growth and development. Here, we performed a genome-wide annotation and identified twenty-one Aux/IAA genes in strawberry (Fragaria vesca). Most FveIAAs were located on chromosomes 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, while no FveIAAs were found in chromosomes 3 and 7. Phylogenetic analysis divided these genes into nine subfamilies. Most FveIAAs contained the DNA-binding and Aux/IAA domains, as well as motifs I–IV. There were 2–6 exons in the FveIAA genes based on the gene structure analysis. Also, we found that four pairs of FveIAA genes underwent segment duplications. Moreover,… More >

THARANGANI WELEGAMA¹, MOHD Y. RAFII^1,2,*, KHAIRULMAZMI AHMAD^1,3, SHAIRUL I. RAMLEE^1,2, YUSUFF OLADOSU¹

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 1069-1079, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.014354

Abstract Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belonging to the family Solanaceae is the second most consumed and cultivated vegetable globally. Since the ancient time of its domestication, thousands of cultivated tomato varieties have been developed targeting an array of aspects. Among which breeding for yield and yield-related traits are mostly focused. Cultivated tomato is extremely genetically poor and hence it is a victim for several biotic and abiotic stresses. Among the biotic stresses, the impact of viral diseases is critical all over tomato cultivating areas. Improvement of tomato still largely rely on conventional methods worldwide while molecular approaches, particularly Marker Assisted Selection… More >

SAYEQUA DANDOTI^*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 863-884, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.013993

Abstract Inactivation of apoptosis is the prime phenomenon in cancer development and cancer treatments. Mutations in the apoptotic pathway not only exert resistance to apoptosis and provide a survival advantage to cancer cells but also confer resistance to cancer therapies. Escaping apoptosis is the “hallmark” of cancer cells. Cancer cells can withstand many apoptotic stimuli, such as DNA damage, unfavorable environments, and cytotoxic therapies. Substantial research has been carried out and is in good progress on the various mechanisms adopted by cancer cells to evade apoptosis. This article reviews the apoptosis escape mechanisms by cancer cells, viz. apoptotic gene alterations (in… More >

LIN LIU, ZHOUWEN XU, YUYAN JIANG, MD REZAUL KARIM, XIAO HUANG^*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 823-833, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.013864

Abstract Protruded from cytomembrane, primary cilium is a widespread cell organelle that can be found in almost all cell types in Mammalia. Because of its comprehensive requirement in various cellular activities and various functions in different organs, primary cilium has been a valuable research area of human pathology research since the turn of the millennium. And the potential application of the interaction between primary cilia and cell cycle regulation may be the most promising direction as many primary cilium-caused diseases are found to be caused by cell cycle dysregulation resulted from primary cilia defects. Therefore, a deep understanding of the interaction… More >

WENBIAO CHEN, KEFAN BI, JINGJING JIANG, XUJUN ZHANG, HONGYAN DIAO^*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 885-899, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.012938

Abstract The genome characteristics and structural functions of coding proteins correlate with the genetic diversity of the H1N1 virus, which aids in the understanding of its underlying pathogenic mechanism. In this study, analyses of the characteristic of the H1N1 virus infection-related genes, their biological functions, and infection-related reversal drugs were performed. Additionally, we used multi-dimensional bioinformatics analysis to identify the key genes and then used these to construct a diagnostic model for the H1N1 virus infection. There was a total of 169 differently expressed genes in the samples between 21 h before infection and 77 h after infection. They were used… More >

HONGXIA HU^*, PING GUO, QIAN ZHAO, HAORAN LI, HUALEI LIU, CAIHONG MA

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 995-1004, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.012851

Abstract This study aims to detect the expression of selected circulating microRNAs (miRNA), including miRNA-451a, miRNA-486-5p and miR-10b-5p, and their prospective roles as biomarkers in patients with atherosclerosis. For this purpose, levels of miRNAs were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in case (N = 30) and healthy control (N = 30) groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic ability of miRNAs. The correlations of miR-451a with lipid parameters were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficients. HUVEC tested by ox-LDL was used as a cellular model of atherosclerosis. Cell viability and apoptosis were… More >

TING LI^1,#, XINHUI SUN^2,#, NANNAN LI¹, HONGMIN GUO^2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 985-994, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.012371

Abstract Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) play pivotal roles in cell migration and proliferation. However, the identity of the FGF that plays a dominant role in kidney cell proliferation remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the dominant FGF among all FGFs. To this end, RNA-sequencing, qRT-PCR, western blotting, and ChIP assays were performed. FGF9 showed the highest expression among all FGFs, and its overexpression significantly promoted proliferation in the mouse kidney cell line C57BL/6 and increased JNK and AKT phosphorylation levels. Further, RNA-seq analysis identified 365 upregulated and 276 downregulated genes in FGF9-overexpressed cells. These differentially expressed genes were classified… More >

WEIGAO ZHONG^1,*, AIQIN CHEN², XIAOHONG TANG¹, YI LIU¹

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 901-910, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.08672

Abstract Earlier studies indicated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) were found in various cancer cells, and circFOXM1 was reported to act as an oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the function of circFOXM1 in NSCLC remains unclear. The expression levels of genes were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions (qRT-PCR). Cell proliferation and apoptosis were determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide solution (MTT) and flow cytometry assay. The relative protein expression was assessed by western blot. Moreover, transwell assays were employed to examine cell migration and invasion. The targeted relationship was confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assay. The expression of circFOXM1 was… More >

JIAHE GUO^2,#, XIAOGUANG JI^3,#, YONGJIANG MAO², ZHANGPING YANG², ZHI CHEN², YUAN YUAN^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 835-847, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015652

Abstract Goat milk is widely recognized for its nutritional value. Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is the crucial enzyme of fatty acid de novo synthesis. It plays an important role in the formation of goat milk fat. In this paper, we first introduced the molecular regulation process of goat milk fat metabolism based on the structure research of FAS. Secondly, we reviewed some key factors in FAS transcription and post-transcriptional regulation of the goat mammary gland and preliminarily constructed the expression network of the goat mammary gland FAS gene. The purpose of this paper is to systematically introduce the role of FAS… More >