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To examine the clinical significance of miR-125b in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and to research the effect of miR-125b on the biological function of ESCC cells and the relevant underlying mechanism.

The expression of miR-125b in ESCC tissues and cell lines were discovered by RT-PCR assay. The interrelation between miR-125b expression and clinicopathological parameters and the forecasting of ESCC patients were analyzed. CCK-8 method and Transwell methods were used to detect the increased growth, shifting, and irruption of ESCC cells. Bioinformatics analysis was applied to forecast the possible target genes of miR-125b and verified through dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. After that, the expression of p38-MAPK mRNA and protein were found out by RT-PCR and Western blot.

The expression of miR-125b was down-regulated in ESCC tissues and cell lines (P<0.05). And the expression of miR-125b was closely about tumor differentiation, TNM level, and lymph node metastasis in ESCC patients. The low miR-125b formulation was closely related to rough forecasting in ESCC patients. Large scale expression of miR-125b can effectively decrease the acceleration, shifting, and irrupting strengths of ESCC cells. Bioinformatics analysis showed p38-MAPK was forecasted to be a potential mark of miR-125b, which was confirmed by dual luciferase assay, and extreme expression of miR-125b can stop the expression of p38-MAPK mRNA and protein.

miR-125b is down-regulated in ESCC. Moreover, its expression level is significant concerning tumor progression and prognosis in patients with ESCC. MiR-125b can stop the high growth and shifting of ESCC cells having p38-MAPK at target.

miR-125b is down-regulated in ESCC. Moreover, its expression level is significant concerning tumor progression and prognosis in patients with ESCC. MiR-125b can stop the high growth and shifting of ESCC cells having p38-MAPK at target.

The response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) can vary, but there is still no biomarker that can identify the benefiting population. Therefore, biomarkers to predict the outcome of nCRT are needed, as well as elucidation of the mechanism of resistance therapy. We investigated differences of genomic characteristics between patients with a pathologic complete response (pCR) and those with little or no response (pathologic stable disease pSD) before and after nCRT.

Fourteen subjects with locally advanced ESCC (7 cases of pCR and 7 of pSD) who received nCRT before undergoing esophagectomy were enrolled. An analysis of whole-exome sequencing (WES) data from 27 ESCC tissue samples obtained from the subjects pre and post nCRT was performed.

The number of pretherapy samples displaying loss of chromosome 19p13.11 was higher in the pCR group than in the pSD group (5/6) (P=0.0291, Fisher's exact test). Gain of 19q13.31 was observed significantly more often in the samples obtained following nCRT (5/14).

missense mutation was found more frequently in the pSD group's pre-nCRT samples than in those of the pCR group (3/6), and following nCRT, new genes such as

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were detected new variations. C/G>G/C (P=0.003) and C/G>A/T (P=0.002) transitions were statistically significantly reduced in every patient after nCRT, with similar observations made in both groups (pCR group C/G>G/C, P=0.027; C/G>A/T, P=0.004; and pSD group C/G>G/C, P=0.032; C/G>A/T, P=0.017).

Biomarkers to predict pCR might include 19p13.11 copy number loss and KMT2A missense mutation. Further validation in a prospective study of a larger sample is required.

Biomarkers to predict pCR might include 19p13.11 copy number loss and KMT2A missense mutation. Further validation in a prospective study of a larger sample is required.The modern approach to developing attenuated smallpox vaccines usually consists in targeted inactivation of vaccinia virus (VACV) virulence genes. In this work, we studied how an elevated production of extracellular enveloped virions (EEVs) and the route of mouse infection can influence the virulence and immunogenicity of VACV. The research subject was the LIVP strain, which is used in Russia for smallpox vaccination. Two point mutations causing an elevated production of EEVs compared with the parental LIVP strain were inserted into the sequence of the VACV A34R gene. The created mutant LIVP-A34R strain showed lower neurovirulence in an intracerebral injection test and elevated antibody production in the intradermal injection method. 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All STZ-treated mice survived beyond 50 days. By day 15 after STZ administration, 22 of 31 (71%) mice developed stable diabetes based on the following criteria (1) non-fasting PG ≥ 15 mmol/L on consecutive measurements up until day 50; (2) no diabetes remission. The mean non-fasting PG in mice with stable diabetes over the period of 35 days was equal to 25.7 mmol/L. On day 50, mean plasma insulin concentration, mean pancreatic insulin content, and the average number of β-cells in pancreatic islets were 2.6, 8.4, and 50 times lower, respectively, than in the control animals. We consider that our Nude mouse model of diabetes meets face validity and construct validity criteria and can be used in preclinical studies of HCT/Ps.ATP-dependent Lon protease of Escherichia coli (EcLon), which belongs to the superfamily of AAA+ proteins, is a key component of the cellular proteome quality control system. It is responsible for the cleavage of mutant, damaged, and short-lived regulatory proteins that are potentially dangerous for the cell. EcLon functions as a homooligomer whose subunits contain a central characteristic AAA+ module, a C-terminal protease domain, and an N-terminal non-catalytic region composed of the actual N-terminal domain and the inserted α-helical domain. An analysis of the N domain crystal structure suggested a potential involvement of residues E34, K35, and R38 in the formation of stable and active EcLon. We prepared and studied a triple mutant LonEKR in which these residues were replaced with alanine. The introduced substitutions were shown to affect the conformational stability and nucleotide-induced intercenter allosteric interactions, as well as the formation of the proper protein binding site.Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) proteins are evolutionarily conserved factors responsible for the repression and activation of the transcription of multiple genes in Drosophila and mammals. Disruption of the PcG/TrxG expression is associated with many pathological conditions, including cancer, which makes them suitable targets for diagnosis and therapy in medicine. In this review, we focus on the major PcG and TrxG complexes, the mechanisms of PcG/TrxG action, and their recruitment to chromatin. We discuss the alterations associated with the dysfunction of a number of factors of these groups in oncology and the current strategies used to develop drugs based on small-molecule inhibitors.The DPF (double PHD finger) domain consists of two PHD fingers organized in tandem. The two PHD-finger domains within a DPF form a single structure that interacts with the modification of the N-terminal histone fragment in a way different from that for single PHD fingers. Several histone modifications interacting with the DPF domain have already been identified. They include acetylation of H3K14 and H3K9, as well as crotonylation of H3K14. These modifications are found predominantly in transcriptionally active chromatin. Proteins containing DPF belong to two classes of protein complexes, which are the transcriptional coactivators involved in the regulation of the chromatin structure. These are the histone acetyltransferase complex belonging to the MYST family and the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex. The DPF domain is responsible for the specificity of the interactions between these complexes and chromatin. Proteins containing DPF play a crucial role in the activation of the transcription of a number of genes expressed during the development of an organism.