TiCp/Al预制块在Mg中熔化过程研究

将TiCp／Al预制块以不同的工艺加入到Mg液中进行熔化试验。结果表明，未搅拌时TiCp／Al预制块在800℃的Mg液中保温60min后仍不熔化，采用合适的搅拌工艺可使TiCp／Al预制块熔化，并且使TiC粒子在熔体中均匀分布。TiCp／Al预制块在Mg液中的熔化过程机理为：基体Al通过熔化和对淹扩散进入到Mg液中，TiC粒子间的结合力需通过搅拌产生的剪切力才能破坏，并随Mg液流动进入到Mg液中，机械搅拌可使TiC粒子Mg液中均匀分布。     

基于p范式模型的检索

随着电子文本的大量涌现,人们对信息检索工具提出了更高的要求。本文介绍一种扩展的布尔检索模型及其在中文信息检索系统中的应用,并利用相关反馈技术改善检索系统性能。     

基于密度树的P2P视频流多播

应用层多插技术是互联网研究的一个重要方向．本文提出一种新的应用层多插模型DHCM，该模型采用改进的IHC算法，对cluster的密度进行层次划分，通过组建一个密度树实现最短路由，并把peer-to-peer技术用在数据传输上，最终把视频服务器的内容分发到密度树上的各个主机，实现应用层多插．这种密度层次划分的cluster满足单调性和同构性．实验证明DHCM可以在视频流传输上具有高效性和健壮性．     

硫酸高铈与对二甲苯反应的动力学研究

本工作测定了不同温度下硫酸高铈与对二甲苯反应的速率常数及表观活化能Ｅａ＝ １１１．５ｋＪ·ｍ ｏｌ－ １。在动力学测定的的基础上确定了此反应的速率方程为ｄ［ＰＴＡＬ］／ｄｔ＝ ｋ［ＰＸ］［Ｃｅ（ＩＶ）］     

P53基因、Bcl-XL基因表达对淋巴性肿瘤细胞株辐射敏感性的影响

本文运用PCR－SSCP银染法检测人淋巴细胞恶性肿瘤株8226、U266、Raji、Jurkat、Daudi p53基因状态,RT－PCR半定量检测了Bcx-xL的mRNA的相对表达,DNA片段释放法检测细胞受照后24h的细胞DNA链断裂量,探讨了p53基因功能状态及Bcl-xL基因表达对细胞株8226、U266、Raji、Jurkat、Dsaudi辐射敏感性的影响。结果表明,淋巴细胞恶性肿瘤株8226、U266、Raji、Jurkat、Daudi均存在p53基因突变,高表达Bcl-xL基因的细胞株较低表达细胞株有较强的辐射耐性。     

Analysis of miRNA Expression Profiling of RIP2 Knockdown in Chicken HD11 Cells When Infected with Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC)

Colibacillosis is an acute and chronic avian disease caused by avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC). Previous studies have demonstrated that RIP2 plays a significant role in APEC infection. Moreover, increasing evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in host–pathogen interactions and the immune response. However, the role of miRNAs in the host against APEC infection remains unclear. Herein, we attempted to reveal new miRNAs potentially involved in the regulation of the immune and inflammatory response against APEC infection, with a particular focus on those possibly correlated with RIP2 expression, via miRNA-seq, RT-qPCR, Western blotting, dual-luciferase reporter assay, and CCK-8. The results showed that a total of 93 and 148 differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs were identified in the knockdown of RIP2 cells following APEC infection (shRIP2+APEC) vs. knockdown of RIP2 cells (shRIP2) and shRIP2 vs. wild-type cells (WT), respectively. Among those identified DE miRNAs, the biological function of gga-miR-455-5p was investigated. It was found that gga-miR-455-5p regulated by RIP2 was involved in the immune and inflammatory response against APEC infection via targeting of IRF2 to modulate the expression of type I interferons. Additionally, RIP2 could directly regulate the production of the type I interferons. Altogether, these findings highlighted the crucial role of miRNAs, especially gga-miR-455-5p, in host defense against APEC infection.     

Technical Validation and Clinical Implications of Ultrasensitive PCR Approaches for EGFR-Thr790Met Mutation Detection in Pretreatment FFPE Samples and in Liquid Biopsies from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

In pretreatment tumor samples of EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, EGFR-Thr790Met mutation has been detected in a variable prevalence by different ultrasensitive assays with controversial prognostic value. Furthermore, its detection in liquid biopsy (LB) samples remains challenging, being hampered by the shortage of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Here, we describe the technical validation and clinical implications of a real-time PCR with peptide nucleic acid (PNA-Clamp) and digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) for EGFR-Thr790Met detection in diagnosis FFPE samples and in LB. Limit of blank (LOB) and limit of detection (LOD) were established by analyzing negative and low variant allele frequency (VAF) FFPE and LB specimens. In a cohort of 78 FFPE samples, both techniques showed an overall agreement (OA) of 94.20%. EGFR-Thr790Met was detected in 26.47% of cases and was associated with better progression-free survival (PFS) (16.83 ± 7.76 vs. 11.47 ± 1.83 months; p = 0.047). In LB, ddPCR was implemented in routine diagnostics under UNE-EN ISO 15189:2013 accreditation, increasing the detection rate of 32.43% by conventional methods up to 45.95%. During follow-up, ddPCR detected EGFR-Thr790Met up to 7 months before radiological progression. Extensively validated ultrasensitive assays might decipher the utility of pretreatment EGFR-Thr790Met and improve its detection rate in LB studies, even anticipating radiological progression.     

Improving Homology-Directed Repair in Genome Editing Experiments by Influencing the Cell Cycle

Genome editing is currently widely used in biomedical research; however, the use of this method in the clinic is still limited because of its low efficiency and possible side effects. Moreover, the correction of mutations that cause diseases in humans seems to be extremely important and promising. Numerous attempts to improve the efficiency of homology-directed repair-mediated correction of mutations in mammalian cells have focused on influencing the cell cycle. Homology-directed repair is known to occur only in the late S and G2 phases of the cell cycle, so researchers are looking for safe ways to enrich the cell culture with cells in these phases of the cell cycle. This review surveys the main approaches to influencing the cell cycle in genome editing experiments (predominantly using Cas9), for example, the use of cell cycle synchronizers, mitogens, substances that affect cyclin-dependent kinases, hypothermia, inhibition of p53, etc. Despite the fact that all these approaches have a reversible effect on the cell cycle, it is necessary to use them with caution, since cells during the arrest of the cell cycle can accumulate mutations, which can potentially lead to their malignant transformation.     

Relative Frequencies of PAX6 Mutational Events in a Russian Cohort of Aniridia Patients in Comparison with the World’s Population and the Human Genome

Genome-wide sequencing metadata allows researchers to infer bias in the relative frequencies of mutational events and to predict putative mutagenic models. In addition, much less data could be useful in the evaluation of the mutational frequency spectrum and the prevalent local mutagenic process. Here we analyzed the PAX6 gene locus for mutational spectra obtained in our own and previous studies and compared them with data on other genes as well as the whole human genome. MLPA and Sanger sequencing were used for mutation searching in a cohort of 199 index patients from Russia with aniridia and aniridia-related phenotypes. The relative frequencies of different categories of PAX6 mutations were consistent with those previously reported by other researchers. The ratio between substitutions, small indels, and chromosome deletions in the 11p13 locus was within the interval previously published for 20 disease associated genomic loci, but corresponded to a higher end due to very high frequencies of small indels and chromosome deletions. The ratio between substitutions, small indels, and chromosome deletions for disease associated genes, including the PAX6 gene as well as the share of PAX6 missense mutations, differed considerably from those typical for the whole genome.     

Comprehensive Analysis of hsa-miR-654-5p’s Tumor-Suppressing Functions

The pivotal roles of miRNAs in carcinogenesis, metastasis, and prognosis have been demonstrated recently in various cancers. This study intended to investigate the specific roles of hsa-miR-654-5p in lung cancer, which is, in general, rarely discussed. A series of closed-loop bioinformatic functional analyses were integrated with in vitro experimental validation to explore the overall biological functions and pan-cancer regulation pattern of miR-654-5p. We found that miR-654-5p abundance was significantly elevated in LUAD tissues and correlated with patients’ survival. A total of 275 potential targets of miR-654-5p were then identified and the miR-654-5p-RNF8 regulation axis was validated in vitro as a proof of concept. Furthermore, we revealed the tumor-suppressing roles of miR-654-5p and demonstrated that miR-654-5p inhibited the lung cancer cell epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process, cell proliferation, and migration using target-based, abundance-based, and ssGSEA-based bioinformatic methods and in vitro validation. Following the construction of a protein–protein interaction network, 11 highly interconnected hub genes were identified and a five-genes risk scoring model was developed to assess their potential prognostic ability. Our study does not only provide a basic miRNA-mRNA-phenotypes reference map for understanding the function of miR-654-5p in different cancers but also reveals the tumor-suppressing roles and prognostic values of miR-654-5p.