ELHAM AMJAD¹, RAFFAELE PEZZANI^2,3,*, BABAK SOKOUTI^1,*

Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 439-461, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.044473 - 06 February 2024

Abstract Noncoding RNAs instruct the Cas9 nuclease to site-specifically cleave DNA in the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Despite the high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the patient’s outcome is poor. As a result of the emergence of therapeutic resistance in HCC patients, clinicians have faced difficulties in treating such tumor. In addition, CRISPR/Cas9 screens were used to identify genes that improve the clinical response of HCC patients. It is the objective of this article to summarize the current understanding of the use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system for the treatment of cancer, with a particular emphasis on HCC as… More >

Hafiza Arooj Razzaq¹, Siddra Ijaz^1,*, Imran Ul Haq², Faisal Saeed Awan¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.8, pp. 2451-2460, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.030501 - 25 June 2023

Abstract The imperative aspect of the CRISPR/Cas9 system is a short stretch of 20 nucleotides of gRNA that control the overall specificity. Due to the small size, the chance of its multiple occurrences in the genome increases; however, a few mismatches are tolerated by the Cas9 endonuclease activity. An accurate and careful in silico-based off-target prediction while target selection is preferred to address the issue. These predictions are based on a comprehensive set of selectable parameters. Therefore, we investigated the possible off-target prediction and their screening in StERF3 gene-edited potato plants while developing StERF3-loss-of-function mutants using CRISPR/Cas9 More >

Shuo Qu¹, Qi Cai², Huimin Cui¹, Lamboro Abraham¹, Yaolei Jiao¹, Guilong Ma², Piwu Wang^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.2, pp. 501-519, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.023479 - 12 October 2022

Abstract High yield, high quality, stable yield, adaptability to growth period, and modern mechanization are the basic requirements for crops in the 21st century. Soybean oleic acid is a natural unsaturated fatty acid with strong antioxidant properties and stability. Known as a safe fatty acid, it has the ability to successfully prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders. Improving the fatty acid composition of soybean seeds, can not only speed up the breeding process of high-quality high-oil and high-oleic soybeans, but also have important significance in human health, and provide the possibility for the development of soybean oil… More >

MINGZHAO LI¹, QIAN ZHANG², WENBIN HUANG¹, SHIYING ZHANG¹, NAN JIANG², XIAOSHUAI HUANG^3,*, FENG CHEN^2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.1, pp. 205-214, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.022572 - 26 September 2022

Abstract Cancer progression involves the sonic hedgehog (SHH) pathway, in which the receptor PTCH1 actives the downstream pathways. Dysfunction of PTCH1 can lead to nevoid basal cell carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCs) including neoplastic disease and congenital disorder. To evaluate the relationship between PTCH1 and cancer, we applied the CRISPR/Cas9 system to knock out PTCH1 in oral nontumorous epithelial cells (GMSM-K). Then we screened six PTCH1 variants associated with cleft lip/palate (CL/P), one of the congenital disorders in NBCCs, and generated PTCH1 variant and wild-type recombinant PTCH1^−/− GMSM-K cell lines. Transcriptome sequencing was conducted in these cell lines. The… More >

RUYU YAN^1,#, JUNJIE WANG^1,#, MINXIA LIU², KECHENG ZHOU^1,3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.10, pp. 2159-2165, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.021107 - 13 June 2022

Abstract Emerging cohorts and basic studies have associated certain genetic modifications in cancer patients, such as gene mutation, amplification, or deletion, with the overall survival prognosis, underscoring patients’ genetic background may directly regulate drug sensitivity/resistance during chemotherapies. Understanding the molecular mechanism underpinning drug sensitivity/resistance and further uncovering the effective drugs have been the major ambition in the cancer drug discovery. The emergence and popularity of CRISPR/Cas9 technology have reformed the entire life science research, providing a precise and simplified genome editing tool with unlimited editing possibilities. Furthermore, it presents a powerful tool in cancer drug discovery, More >

Hangxing Wang^1,#, Jingyun Fang^1,#, Yujiao Wang^2,#, Shuo Li², Zirui Wang², Wei He², Nan Wang¹, Shuang Luo¹, Huimei Zou^3,*, Fan Zhang^4,5,*

Oncologie, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 65-83, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.021863 - 31 March 2022

Abstract Lung cancer is the most common malignant tumor with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for the vast majority of cases. At present, its main treatment methods are still traditional surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with disadvantages such as a high recurrence rate and limited effectiveness. Therefore, a new, better treatment method is urgently needed. Gene editing technology, as a new genetic engineering approach, has shown great potential in gene research, gene therapy and genetic improvement. It has also emerged as a promising treatment for lung cancer. More >

Yuzhe Zhang^1,#, Guanglong Li^1,#, Shaowang Hu¹, Jinfeng Liu¹, Yushi Jiang¹, Siyan Liu^2,*, Shuyan Guan^2,*, Jing Qu², Dan Yao¹, Andi Shi¹, Yixuan Liu¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.6, pp. 1183-1198, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.018853 - 14 February 2022

Abstract Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important cultivated crop, which requires much water during its growth, and drought seriously affects soybean yields. Studies have shown that the expression of small heat shock proteins can enhance drought resistance, cold resistance and salt resistance of plants. In this experiment, soybean GmHsps_p23-like gene was successfully cloned by RT-PCR, the protein encoded by the GmHsps_p23-like gene was subjected to bioinformatics analysis, and the pCAMBIA3301-GmHsps_p23-like overexpression vector and pCBSG015-GmHsps_p23-like gene editing vector were constructed. Agrobacterium-mediated method was used to transform soybeans to obtain positive plants. RT-PCR detection, rehydration experiment and drought resistance… More >

Zhifeng Xiao, Yukun Jin, Qi Zhang, Abraham Lamboro, Baozhu Dong, Zhuoyu Yang, Piwu Wang^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.2, pp. 349-361, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.017451 - 26 September 2021

Abstract Soybean oleic acid content is one of the important indexes to evaluate the quality of soybean oil. In the synthesis pathway of soybean fatty acids, the FAD2 gene family is the key gene that regulates the production of linoleic acid from soybean oleic acid. In this study, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology was used to regulate FAD2 gene expression. Firstly, the CRISPR/Cas9 single knockout vectors GmFAD2-1B and GmFAD2-2C and double knockout vectors GmFAD2-2A-3 were constructed. Then, the three vectors were transferred into the recipient soybean variety Jinong 38 by Agrobacterium-mediated cotyledon node transformation, and the mutant plants were obtained. More >

Haizhen Wang^*, Zhenghua Tang^*, Ting Li^*, Menglu Liu^*, Yong Li^†, Baoling Xing^*

Oncology Research, Vol.27, No.9, pp. 1051-1060, 2019, DOI:10.3727/096504019X15561873320465

Abstract Medroxyprogesterone (MPA) is used for the conservative treatment of endometrial cancer. Unfortunately, progesterone resistance seriously affects its therapeutic effect. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the influence of deletion of AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A) in progesterone resistance in Ishikawa cells. Ablation of ARID1A was conducted through the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Acquired progesterone-resistant Ishikawa (Ishikawa-PR) cells were generated by chronic exposure of Ishikawa cells to MPA. The sensitivity of the parental Ishikawa, Ishikawa-PR, and ARID1A-deficient cells to MPA and/or LY294002 was determined using the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and flow cytometry analysis.… More >