High-throughput transcriptomics has evolved from bulk RNA-seq to single-cell and spatial profiling,yet its clinical translation still depends on effective integration across diverse omics and data modalities.Emerging ...High-throughput transcriptomics has evolved from bulk RNA-seq to single-cell and spatial profiling,yet its clinical translation still depends on effective integration across diverse omics and data modalities.Emerging foundation models and multimodal learning frameworks are enabling scalable and transferable representations of cellular states,while advances in interpretability and real-world data integration are bridging the gap between discovery and clinical application.This paper outlines a concise roadmap for AI-driven,transcriptome-centered multi-omics integration in precision medicine(Figure 1).展开更多
A key challenge in cancer precision oncology is the limited ability of genomic analyses to accurately predict changes in protein expression or function,even though proteins serve as the main targets of numerous modern...A key challenge in cancer precision oncology is the limited ability of genomic analyses to accurately predict changes in protein expression or function,even though proteins serve as the main targets of numerous modern therapies.Bridging this gap necessitates precise quantification of proteins and their post‑translational modifications(PTMs).Recent advances in mass spectrometry(MS)‑based proteomics now enable large‑scale,quantitative characterization of proteins and PTMs in tumor tissues.To link genomic aberrations to cancer phenotypes,the emerging field of proteogenomics integrates proteomic data,including PTMs,with genomic,epigenomic,and transcriptomic information.This comprehensive approach offers a deeper understanding of cancer biology at multiple levels.This review highlights recent advancements in MS‑based proteomics,key discoveries in cancer proteogenomics,and the transformative potential of this field in decoding the complexities of cancer across diverse dimensions.展开更多
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)has long been regarded as a prototypical immune-cold tumor because of its dense desmoplastic stroma,limited cytotoxic lymphocyte infiltration,and poor response to immunotherapy.Ho...Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)has long been regarded as a prototypical immune-cold tumor because of its dense desmoplastic stroma,limited cytotoxic lymphocyte infiltration,and poor response to immunotherapy.However,this definition is increasingly insufficient.Recent advances in single-cell sequencing,T-cell receptor(TCR)and B-cell receptor(BCR)repertoire profiling,single-cell immune receptor sequencing,three-dimensional(3D)genome technologies,spatial transcriptomics,spatial proteomics,and artificial intelligence(AI)-assisted data integration suggest that immune failure in PDAC is not merely a consequence of reduced immune effector cell abundance(1,2).展开更多
While conventional FISH and IHC methods struggle to decode complex tissue heterogeneity and comprehensive molecular diagnosis due to low-throughput spatial information,spatial omics technologies enable high-throughput...While conventional FISH and IHC methods struggle to decode complex tissue heterogeneity and comprehensive molecular diagnosis due to low-throughput spatial information,spatial omics technologies enable high-throughput molecular mapping across tissue microenvironments.These technologies are emerging as transformative tools in molecular diagnostics and medical research.By integrating histopathological morphology with spatial multi-omics profiling(genome,transcriptome,epigenome,and proteome),spatial omics technologies open an avenue for understanding disease progression,therapeutic resistance mechanisms,and precise diagnosis.It particularly enhances tumor microenvironment analysis by mapping immune cell distributions and functional states,which may greatly facilitate tumor molecular subtyping,prognostic assessment,and prediction of the radiotherapy and chemotherapy efficacy.Despite the substantial advancements in spatial omics,the translation of spatial omics into clinical applications remains challenging due to robustness,efficacy,clinical validation,and cost constraints.In this review,we summarize the current progress and prospects of spatial omics technologies,particularly in medical research and diagnostic applications.展开更多
Recent advances in spatial omics have transformed cancer research by allowing tumors to be studied not as simple aggregates of malignant cells,but as spatially organized ecosystems.Within these ecosystems,tumor cells,...Recent advances in spatial omics have transformed cancer research by allowing tumors to be studied not as simple aggregates of malignant cells,but as spatially organized ecosystems.Within these ecosystems,tumor cells,immune populations,fibroblasts,vascular elements,and extracellular matrix components are arranged in structured local contexts that shape invasion,immune evasion,therapy resistance,and clinical outcome(1-4).Artificial intelligence(AI)has become the central analytical engine of this transformation.By integrating machine learning,computer vision,graph-based modeling,and multimodal analysis,AI has enabled the identification of cellular neighborhoods,the inference of local communication networks,and the linkage of tissue architecture to prognosis and therapeutic response(5-8).These advances have greatly expanded our ability to study cancer in situ,but they have also exposed a conceptual bottleneck.The field is increasingly adept at describing where biology happens,but remains far less capable of determining which spatially organized processes actively drive disease and therefore represent tractable therapeutic targets.展开更多
Phytomelatonin,an emerging plant hormone,plays vital roles in plant growth,development,and stress adaptation(Arnao et al.,2022;Ullah et al.,2024).It acts both as a direct antioxidant and a signaling molecule,engaging ...Phytomelatonin,an emerging plant hormone,plays vital roles in plant growth,development,and stress adaptation(Arnao et al.,2022;Ullah et al.,2024).It acts both as a direct antioxidant and a signaling molecule,engaging complex networks and interacting with other phytohormones(Liu et al.,2022;Khan et al.,2023).Although phytomelatonin receptors(PMTRs)have been identified in many plants(Wei et al.,2018;Wang et al.,2022;Liu et al.,2025),the downstream signaling mechanisms,particularly receptor-mediated protein modifications and transcriptional regulation,remain poorly characterized.展开更多
Pain is the most common symptom of temporomandibular joint(TMJ)disorders,which present significant clinical challenges due to their complexity and limited treatment options.Our previous study demonstrates that gut mic...Pain is the most common symptom of temporomandibular joint(TMJ)disorders,which present significant clinical challenges due to their complexity and limited treatment options.Our previous study demonstrates that gut microbiome-derived butyrate is critical for the modulation of TMJ pain.In this study,we investigated its underlying mechanisms,and we found that oral administration of tributyrin,a prodrug of butyrate,not only significantly alleviated TMJ pain but also reversed the reduction in histone acetylation in the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis(Sp5C)under the TMJ pain condition.Using single-cell multi-omics sequencing,we profiled gene expression and chromatin accessibility in the Sp5C cells at the single-cell resolution.Bioinformatics analysis revealed that TMJ pain disrupted both the expression and chromatin accessibility of Nop14,Matk,Idh3b,Ndst2,and Tomm6 across four cell types in the Sp5C,and these alterations were reversed by tributyrin treatment.Specifically,Nop14 exhibited increased chromatin accessibility at its promoter region under TMJ pain condition,and knockdown of Nop14 in the Sp5C restored histone acetylation and alleviated TMJ pain.Together,our findings reveal cell-type-specific gene regulation that underlies butyrate-mediated epigenetic regulation of TMJ pain,which suggesting that targeting gut microbiome metabolites could develop a non-opioid novel therapy for TMJ disorders.展开更多
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC),the predominant pathological subtype of pancreatic cancer,presents significant challenges in early diagnosis and treatment due to its high degree of heterogeneity.The emergence o...Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC),the predominant pathological subtype of pancreatic cancer,presents significant challenges in early diagnosis and treatment due to its high degree of heterogeneity.The emergence of single-cell omics and pathomics are providing powerful new tools and insights that are advancing PDAC research.Single-cell omics elucidates the molecular profiles of malignant epithelial cells,immune cells,and stromal cells within the PDAC tumor microenvironment,uncovering key pathways and cellular subpopulations that drive PDAC progression and drug resistance.In contrast,pathomics quantitatively extracts subtle morphological features from digitized whole-slide images,employing machine and deep learning to build diagnostic and prognostic prediction models.The multi-omics integration based on single-cell and pathology data provides deeper insights into tumor microenvironment.This integrated approach not only enables the prediction of molecular subtypes and immune status from routine hematoxylin and eosin-stained images,providing a low-cost and rapid auxiliary diagnostic tool for clinical practice,but also accurately identifies therapeutic targets,predicts drug responses,and screens potential beneficiaries for immunotherapy.This minireview aims to dissect PDAC from a multi-omics perspective,with the objectives of fostering greater integration and exploration across these fields and thereby deepening the molecular and spatial understanding of PDAC and laying the groundwork for future precision medicine approaches.展开更多
Objective:Exposure to extreme cold temperatures may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.This study aimed to investigate the effects of cold exposure on the heart and its underlying mechanisms using an integra...Objective:Exposure to extreme cold temperatures may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.This study aimed to investigate the effects of cold exposure on the heart and its underlying mechanisms using an integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic approach.Methods:C57BL/6 mice were subjected to cold exposure at 4°C for 12 hours per day for 4 weeks.Transcriptomics and metabolomics profiles of the heart were analyzed.Differentially expressed genes(DEGs)and differentially expressed metabolites(DEMs)were identified,and mRNA expression levels were validated by qRT-PCR.Enrichment analyses were performed to identify significantly affected pathways.Transcriptomic and metabolomic data were then integrated to provide a comprehensive view of molecular alterations induced by cold exposure.To further evaluate the relationship between cold exposure and cardiovascular diseases,a myocardial infarction(MI)mouse model was established,and overlapping genes between cold exposure and MI were analyzed.Results:Cold exposure significantly altered both the transcriptomic and metabolomic profiles of mouse hearts.Pathway enrichment analyses based on DEGs and DEMs identified several signaling pathways affected by cold stress.Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses further highlighted potential metabolic and signaling pathways associated with cold exposure.By cross-referencing DEGs associated with cold exposure with those from the MI model in the GEO database(GSE223208),34 overlapping genes were identified.Integrated analyses implicated key genes(Tnfrsf12a and Nppb)in cold-aggravated cardiac remodeling,which were further validated in MI models.Conclusion:Cold exposure reprograms the cardiac transcriptome and metabolome in mice.Cold exposure and MI share a subset of DEGs,which may help illuminate the pathophysiological interplay between cold stress and MI,highlighting potential therapeutic targets for cold-exacerbated cardiovascular diseases.展开更多
Mass spectrometry imaging(MSI)is a rapidly advancing field in omics research,offering spatially resolved localization of biomolecules such as metabolites,lipids,and proteins within tissue sections.Recent advancements ...Mass spectrometry imaging(MSI)is a rapidly advancing field in omics research,offering spatially resolved localization of biomolecules such as metabolites,lipids,and proteins within tissue sections.Recent advancements in high-resolution MSI instrumentation have significantly enhanced the visualization of cellular structures,enabling molecular mapping at the single-cell level.Current single-cell MSI techniques can be broadly categorized into label-free approaches and multiplexed antibody-based strategies,both of which are continuously evolving to support comprehensive molecular profiling with subcellular precision.These technologies have become particularly valuable in cancer and neurodegenerative disease research,where they facilitate the characterization of cellular heterogeneity,metabolic reprogramming,and microenvironmental changes associated with disease progression.To meet the increasing demands of high-content spatial biology,multiple single-cell MSI platforms have been employed to detect low-abundance molecules,distinguish phenotypically distinct cell populations,and uncover region-specific molecular alterations in complex tissues.Moreover,emerging capabilities such as three-dimensional MSI are further extending the potential of this technology to reconstruct tissue biochemical architecture and capture spatially resolved molecular dynamics.In this review,we highlight pioneering advancements in single-cell MSI techniques and their applications in cancer and neurodegenerative disease research,with a particular emphasis on their role in elucidating disease mechanisms at the cellular level.We also discuss current challenges and future perspectives for expanding the utility of single-cell MSI in subcellular imaging and deeper biological discoveries.展开更多
Lactic acid bacteria and the fermentation environment interact to form an intertwined system.Lactic acid bacteria are constantly evolving to adapt to different fermentation environments,causing changes in their physio...Lactic acid bacteria and the fermentation environment interact to form an intertwined system.Lactic acid bacteria are constantly evolving to adapt to different fermentation environments,causing changes in their physiological processes.To achieve a targeted improvement of their adaptability to various environments,a detail analysis of their evolutionary physiological processes is required.While several studies have been carried out in the past by using single-omics techniques to investigate their response to environmental stress,most researchers are now using a multi-omics approach to explore more detail in the biological regulatory networks and molecular mechanisms of lactic acid bacteria in response to environmental stress,thereby overcoming the limitations of single-omics analysis.In this review,we describe the various single-omics approaches that have been used to study environmental stress in lactic acid bacteria,present the advantages of various multi-omics combined analysis approaches,and discuss the potential and practicality of applying emerging single-cell transcriptomics and single-cell metabolomics techniques to the molecular mechanism study of microbes response to environmental stress.Multi-omics approaches enable the accurate identification of complex microbial physiological processes in different environments,allow people to comprehensively reveal the molecular mechanisms of microbes response to stress from different perspectives.Single-cell omics techniques,analyze the targeted regulation of microbial functions in a multi-dimensional space,provides a new perspective on understanding microbes responses environment stress.展开更多
Tidal cycles in estuaries dynamically regulate the composition and transformation of dissolved organic matter(DOM).However,conventional methods exhibit inadequate capacity to decipher the molecular transformation path...Tidal cycles in estuaries dynamically regulate the composition and transformation of dissolved organic matter(DOM).However,conventional methods exhibit inadequate capacity to decipher the molecular transformation pathways,thereby limiting the understanding of nitrogen-sulfur biogeochemical cycles therein.This study employed Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry(FT-ICR MS),reaction omics based on paired mass distance(PMD)networks,and machine learning(ML)approaches to investigate tidal-driven DOM dynamics in the estuarine sediments of a representative mountainous river,i.e.,Mulan River.Results revealed that tidal cycling significantly enhanced the humification of DOM in sediments,with O/C ratio increased from 0.251 for shallow layer samples when tide receded to 0.395 in deep layer sample collected at high tide.Tide cycles also promoted the accumulation of nitrogen-containing and sulfur-containing compounds,i.e.,CHON and CHONS moieties,particularly in deeper sediments(proportion up to 37%).ML models,i.e.,XGBoost and LightGBM identified high molecular weight(>450 Da),elevated N/C(>0.05),and S/C(>0.025)ratios as key predictors of biodegradable DOM.PMD-based reaction networks uncovered microbially mediated transformations,including dealkylation,amide hydrolysis,and desulfonation,driving dominant fractions shifting from aliphatic/proteins to lignin/carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules during tidal events.Network topology analysis disclosed that CHOS compounds,e.g.,C17H20O8S1,emerged as pivotal nodal regulators of sulfur cycling,serving as metabolic hubs bridging aerobic and anaerobic microbial communities.Putatively derived from cysteine/methionine biotransformation products,these sulfur-enriched molecules exhibited significantly enhanced betweenness centrality in post-tidal reaction networks,underscoring their role in maintaining functional resilience under oscillating redox regimes.展开更多
In the post-genomic era, biological studies are characterized by the rapid development and wide application of a series of "omics" technologies, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics,...In the post-genomic era, biological studies are characterized by the rapid development and wide application of a series of "omics" technologies, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, lipidomics, cytomics, metallomics, ionomics, interactomics, and phenomics. These "omics" are often based on global analyses of biological samples using high through-put analytical approaches and bioinformatics and may provide new insights into biological phenomena. In this paper, the development and advances in these omics made in the past decades are reviewed, especially genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics; the applications of omics technologies in pharmaceutical research are then summarized in the fields of drug target discovery, toxicity evaluation, personalized medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine; and finally, the limitations of omics are discussed, along with the future challenges associated with the multi-omics data processing, dynamics omics analysis, and analytical approaches, as well as amenable solutions and future prospects.展开更多
The Brassicaceae family includes many economically important crop species,as well as cosmopolitan agricultural weed species.In addition,Arabidopsis thaliana,a member of this family,is used as a molecular model plant s...The Brassicaceae family includes many economically important crop species,as well as cosmopolitan agricultural weed species.In addition,Arabidopsis thaliana,a member of this family,is used as a molecular model plant species.The genus Brassica is mesopolyploid,and the genus comprises comparatively recently originated tetrapolyploid species.With these characteristics,Brassicas have achieved the commonly accepted status of model organisms for genomic studies.This paper reviews the rapid research progress in the Brassicaceae family from diverse omics studies,including genomics,transcriptomics,epigenomics,and three-dimensional(3D)genomics,with a focus on cultivated crops.The morphological plasticity of Brassicaceae crops is largely due to their highly variable genomes.The origin of several important Brassicaceae crops has been established.Genes or loci domesticated or contributing to important traits are summarized.Epigenetic alterations and 3D structures have been found to play roles in subgenome dominance,either in tetraploid Brassica species or their diploid ancestors.Based on this progress,we propose future directions and prospects for the genomic investigation of Brassicaceae crops.展开更多
Musculoskeletal disorders,including osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis,osteoporosis,bone fracture,intervertebral disc degeneration,tendinopathy,and myopathy,are prevalent conditions that profoundly impact quality of ...Musculoskeletal disorders,including osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis,osteoporosis,bone fracture,intervertebral disc degeneration,tendinopathy,and myopathy,are prevalent conditions that profoundly impact quality of life and place substantial economic burdens on healthcare systems.Traditional bulk transcriptomics,genomics,proteomics,and metabolomics have played a pivotal role in uncovering disease-associated alterations at the population level.However,these approaches are inherently limited in their ability to resolve cellular heterogeneity or to capture the spatial organization of cells within tissues,thus hindering a comprehensive understanding of the complex cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these diseases.To address these limitations,advanced single-cell and spatial omics techniques have emerged in recent years,offering unparalleled resolution for investigating cellular diversity,tissue microenvironments,and biomolecular interactions within musculoskeletal tissues.These cutting-edge techniques enable the detailed mapping of the molecular landscapes in diseased tissues,providing transformative insights into pathophysiological processes at both the single-cell and spatial levels.This review presents a comprehensive overview of the latest omics technologies as applied to musculoskeletal research,with a particular focus on their potential to revolutionize our understanding of disease mechanisms.Additionally,we explore the power of multi-omics integration in identifying novel therapeutic targets and highlight key challenges that must be overcome to successfully translate these advancements into clinical applications.展开更多
Medicinal plants synthesize abundant specialized metabolites that adapt to environmental stress,and these compounds are important for human health,from traditional medicine to industrial uses.Rapid advances in high-th...Medicinal plants synthesize abundant specialized metabolites that adapt to environmental stress,and these compounds are important for human health,from traditional medicine to industrial uses.Rapid advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies and declining costs have accelerated the generation of high-quality reference genomes for medicinal plants.Integrated multi-omics analysis,particularly transcriptomics,metabolomics,and epigenomics,are now essential for deciphering the genes,pathways,and regulatory networks underlying the biosynthesis of metabolites.While published research has explored hundreds of medicinal plant genomics,a comprehensive knowledge of secondary metabolism integrated via multi-omics strategies remains lacking.In this review,we bridge this gap by summarizing the distinctive features of medicinal plants'genomes and highlighting how integrated omics facilitate the discovery of biosynthetic mechanisms.We also explore some applications in molecular breeding and synthetic biology,demonstrating how genomic insights can drive the sustainable development and innovative utilization of medicinal plant resources.展开更多
There is growing evidence that lipid metabolism instability in depressive disorder may be a core early pathological event associated with numerous pathogenesis hypotheses.However,spatial distributions and quantitative...There is growing evidence that lipid metabolism instability in depressive disorder may be a core early pathological event associated with numerous pathogenesis hypotheses.However,spatial distributions and quantitative changes of lipids in specific brain regions associated with depressive disorder are far from elucidated.In the present study,lipid profiling characteristics of whole brain sections are systematically determined by using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging(MALDI-MSI)-combined with histomorphological analysis in rats with depressive-like behavior induced by multiple early life stress(mELS)and unstressed control.Lipid dyshomeostasis and different degrees of metabolic disturbance occur in the eight paired representative brain sections from micro-region and molecular level.More specifically,17 lipid molecules show the severe dyshomeostasis between intergroup(control and depressed rats)or intra-group(multiple emotion-regulation-related brain regions).Quite specially,phosphatidylcholine(PC)(39:6)expression in section 7 is significantly upregulated only in the amygdala of depressed rat relative to control rat,by contrast,up-regulated phosphatidylglycerol(PG)(34:2)in section 2 emerges in the medial prefrontal cortex,insular cortex,and nucleus accumbens simultaneously.Linking spatial distribution to quantitative variation of lipids from the whole brain sections contributes the uncovering of new insights in causal mechanism of lipid dyshomeostasis in depression investigation and related targeting interventions.展开更多
Objective:Circadian rhythm disruption(CRD)is a risk factor that correlates with poor prognosis across multiple tumor types,including hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).However,its mechanism remains unclear.This study aimed...Objective:Circadian rhythm disruption(CRD)is a risk factor that correlates with poor prognosis across multiple tumor types,including hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).However,its mechanism remains unclear.This study aimed to define HCC subtypes based on CRD and explore their individual heterogeneity.Methods:To quantify CRD,the HCC CRD score(HCCcrds)was developed.Using machine learning algorithms,we identified CRD module genes and defined CRD-related HCC subtypes in The Cancer Genome Atlas liver HCC cohort(n=369),and the robustness of this method was validated.Furthermore,we used bioinformatics tools to investigate the cellular heterogeneity across these CRD subtypes.Results:We defined three distinct HCC subtypes that exhibit significant heterogeneity in prognosis.The CRD-related subtype with high HCCcrds was significantly correlated with worse prognosis,higher pathological grade,and advanced clinical stages,while the CRD-related subtype with low HCCcrds had better clinical outcomes.We also identified novel biomarkers for each subtype,such as nicotinamide nmethyltransferase and myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate-like 1.Conclusion:We classify the HCC patients into three distinct groups based on circadian rhythm and identify their specific biomarkers.Within these groups greater HCCcrds was associated with worse prognosis.This approach has the potential to improve prediction of an individual’s prognosis,guide precision treatments,and assist clinical decision making for HCC patients.展开更多
Guangdong Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium from the dry and mature peel of Citrus reticulata‘Chachi’(CRC)is a well-known medicinal and food material in Asia.The main propagation methods of CRC are layerage and grafting...Guangdong Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium from the dry and mature peel of Citrus reticulata‘Chachi’(CRC)is a well-known medicinal and food material in Asia.The main propagation methods of CRC are layerage and grafting.It is generally considered that the quality of CRC from layerage is superior to that obtained from plants propagated by grafting.Nevertheless,the effects of layerage and grafting on the biosynthesis of flavonoid(main bioactive ingredients)in the peel of CRC remain unknown.Here,metabolomic analyses revealed the effects of layerage,self-grafting,and heterografting(Citrus limonia as rootstock)on flavonoid biosynthesis in CRC from two main harvesting periods,CRCV(Citri Reticulatae Chachiensis Viride)and CRCR(Citri Reticulatae Chachiensis Reddish).Compared with CRCR,CRCV exhibited a higher content of flavonoids.Grafting CRC onto C.limonia exhibited a higher content of hesperidin,nobiletin,tangeretin,narirutin,demethylnobiletin,and sinensetin than layerage and self-grafting.This increase can be attributed to the upregulation of genes involved in flavonoid synthesis.Further,the transcription factor CrcMYBF1 was identified within the gene coexpression network and is confirmed to be significantly induced by methyl jasmonate(MeJA)and upregulate the expression of Crc1,6RhaT through interacting with its promoter region,thereby boosting the biosynthesis and accumulation of hesperidin.In summary,our findings provide mechanistic insights into the coordinated regulation of hesperidin biosynthesis via MeJA-inducing CrcMYBF1 in CRC.Our study is expected to provide a theoretical basis for CRC propagation and cultivation.展开更多
Chronic uncontrolled inflammation is a major risk factor driving the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),with over half of global cases attributed to hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection.Persistent inflammation fre...Chronic uncontrolled inflammation is a major risk factor driving the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),with over half of global cases attributed to hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection.Persistent inflammation frequently progresses to cirrhosis and,ultimately,malignancy[1].Monitoring the key risk factors involved in the inflammatory-to-cancerous transformation in HCC is crucial for enabling timely intervention and improving patient survival rates.To address this challenge,we analyzed plasma samples collected from healthy volunteers and patients at various stages of HCC progression,including hepatitis,cirrhosis,and HCC(Approval No.:2021-IRBQYYS-021)(Tables S1–S5).展开更多
摘要High-throughput transcriptomics has evolved from bulk RNA-seq to single-cell and spatial profiling,yet its clinical translation still depends on effective integration across diverse omics and data modalities.Emerging foundation models and multimodal learning frameworks are enabling scalable and transferable representations of cellular states,while advances in interpretability and real-world data integration are bridging the gap between discovery and clinical application.This paper outlines a concise roadmap for AI-driven,transcriptome-centered multi-omics integration in precision medicine(Figure 1).
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22425703 and 22507131)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(Yangfan Special Project)(No.24YF2755900)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB0830000)the CAS Special Research Assistant Funding Program.
摘要A key challenge in cancer precision oncology is the limited ability of genomic analyses to accurately predict changes in protein expression or function,even though proteins serve as the main targets of numerous modern therapies.Bridging this gap necessitates precise quantification of proteins and their post‑translational modifications(PTMs).Recent advances in mass spectrometry(MS)‑based proteomics now enable large‑scale,quantitative characterization of proteins and PTMs in tumor tissues.To link genomic aberrations to cancer phenotypes,the emerging field of proteogenomics integrates proteomic data,including PTMs,with genomic,epigenomic,and transcriptomic information.This comprehensive approach offers a deeper understanding of cancer biology at multiple levels.This review highlights recent advancements in MS‑based proteomics,key discoveries in cancer proteogenomics,and the transformative potential of this field in decoding the complexities of cancer across diverse dimensions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82541012 and No.82571996)。
摘要Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)has long been regarded as a prototypical immune-cold tumor because of its dense desmoplastic stroma,limited cytotoxic lymphocyte infiltration,and poor response to immunotherapy.However,this definition is increasingly insufficient.Recent advances in single-cell sequencing,T-cell receptor(TCR)and B-cell receptor(BCR)repertoire profiling,single-cell immune receptor sequencing,three-dimensional(3D)genome technologies,spatial transcriptomics,spatial proteomics,and artificial intelligence(AI)-assisted data integration suggest that immune failure in PDAC is not merely a consequence of reduced immune effector cell abundance(1,2).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32171022,32221005,and 32401246).
摘要While conventional FISH and IHC methods struggle to decode complex tissue heterogeneity and comprehensive molecular diagnosis due to low-throughput spatial information,spatial omics technologies enable high-throughput molecular mapping across tissue microenvironments.These technologies are emerging as transformative tools in molecular diagnostics and medical research.By integrating histopathological morphology with spatial multi-omics profiling(genome,transcriptome,epigenome,and proteome),spatial omics technologies open an avenue for understanding disease progression,therapeutic resistance mechanisms,and precise diagnosis.It particularly enhances tumor microenvironment analysis by mapping immune cell distributions and functional states,which may greatly facilitate tumor molecular subtyping,prognostic assessment,and prediction of the radiotherapy and chemotherapy efficacy.Despite the substantial advancements in spatial omics,the translation of spatial omics into clinical applications remains challenging due to robustness,efficacy,clinical validation,and cost constraints.In this review,we summarize the current progress and prospects of spatial omics technologies,particularly in medical research and diagnostic applications.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2023YFC2413502).
摘要Recent advances in spatial omics have transformed cancer research by allowing tumors to be studied not as simple aggregates of malignant cells,but as spatially organized ecosystems.Within these ecosystems,tumor cells,immune populations,fibroblasts,vascular elements,and extracellular matrix components are arranged in structured local contexts that shape invasion,immune evasion,therapy resistance,and clinical outcome(1-4).Artificial intelligence(AI)has become the central analytical engine of this transformation.By integrating machine learning,computer vision,graph-based modeling,and multimodal analysis,AI has enabled the identification of cellular neighborhoods,the inference of local communication networks,and the linkage of tissue architecture to prognosis and therapeutic response(5-8).These advances have greatly expanded our ability to study cancer in situ,but they have also exposed a conceptual bottleneck.The field is increasingly adept at describing where biology happens,but remains far less capable of determining which spatially organized processes actively drive disease and therefore represent tractable therapeutic targets.
基金supported by the grants from the Key Research and Development Program of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China(Grant No.2023B02017)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2024YFD2300703)+1 种基金the financial support from the Beijing Rural Revitalization Agricultural Science and Technology Project(Grant No.NY2401080000),BAIC01-2025the 2115 Talent Development Program of China Agricultural University.
摘要Phytomelatonin,an emerging plant hormone,plays vital roles in plant growth,development,and stress adaptation(Arnao et al.,2022;Ullah et al.,2024).It acts both as a direct antioxidant and a signaling molecule,engaging complex networks and interacting with other phytohormones(Liu et al.,2022;Khan et al.,2023).Although phytomelatonin receptors(PMTRs)have been identified in many plants(Wei et al.,2018;Wang et al.,2022;Liu et al.,2025),the downstream signaling mechanisms,particularly receptor-mediated protein modifications and transcriptional regulation,remain poorly characterized.
基金supported by the National Institutes of Health Grants R01DE031255(F.T.),R01DE032061(F.T.),and R03DE031822(S.L.)。
摘要Pain is the most common symptom of temporomandibular joint(TMJ)disorders,which present significant clinical challenges due to their complexity and limited treatment options.Our previous study demonstrates that gut microbiome-derived butyrate is critical for the modulation of TMJ pain.In this study,we investigated its underlying mechanisms,and we found that oral administration of tributyrin,a prodrug of butyrate,not only significantly alleviated TMJ pain but also reversed the reduction in histone acetylation in the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis(Sp5C)under the TMJ pain condition.Using single-cell multi-omics sequencing,we profiled gene expression and chromatin accessibility in the Sp5C cells at the single-cell resolution.Bioinformatics analysis revealed that TMJ pain disrupted both the expression and chromatin accessibility of Nop14,Matk,Idh3b,Ndst2,and Tomm6 across four cell types in the Sp5C,and these alterations were reversed by tributyrin treatment.Specifically,Nop14 exhibited increased chromatin accessibility at its promoter region under TMJ pain condition,and knockdown of Nop14 in the Sp5C restored histone acetylation and alleviated TMJ pain.Together,our findings reveal cell-type-specific gene regulation that underlies butyrate-mediated epigenetic regulation of TMJ pain,which suggesting that targeting gut microbiome metabolites could develop a non-opioid novel therapy for TMJ disorders.
摘要Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC),the predominant pathological subtype of pancreatic cancer,presents significant challenges in early diagnosis and treatment due to its high degree of heterogeneity.The emergence of single-cell omics and pathomics are providing powerful new tools and insights that are advancing PDAC research.Single-cell omics elucidates the molecular profiles of malignant epithelial cells,immune cells,and stromal cells within the PDAC tumor microenvironment,uncovering key pathways and cellular subpopulations that drive PDAC progression and drug resistance.In contrast,pathomics quantitatively extracts subtle morphological features from digitized whole-slide images,employing machine and deep learning to build diagnostic and prognostic prediction models.The multi-omics integration based on single-cell and pathology data provides deeper insights into tumor microenvironment.This integrated approach not only enables the prediction of molecular subtypes and immune status from routine hematoxylin and eosin-stained images,providing a low-cost and rapid auxiliary diagnostic tool for clinical practice,but also accurately identifies therapeutic targets,predicts drug responses,and screens potential beneficiaries for immunotherapy.This minireview aims to dissect PDAC from a multi-omics perspective,with the objectives of fostering greater integration and exploration across these fields and thereby deepening the molecular and spatial understanding of PDAC and laying the groundwork for future precision medicine approaches.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.82370269)。
摘要Objective:Exposure to extreme cold temperatures may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.This study aimed to investigate the effects of cold exposure on the heart and its underlying mechanisms using an integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic approach.Methods:C57BL/6 mice were subjected to cold exposure at 4°C for 12 hours per day for 4 weeks.Transcriptomics and metabolomics profiles of the heart were analyzed.Differentially expressed genes(DEGs)and differentially expressed metabolites(DEMs)were identified,and mRNA expression levels were validated by qRT-PCR.Enrichment analyses were performed to identify significantly affected pathways.Transcriptomic and metabolomic data were then integrated to provide a comprehensive view of molecular alterations induced by cold exposure.To further evaluate the relationship between cold exposure and cardiovascular diseases,a myocardial infarction(MI)mouse model was established,and overlapping genes between cold exposure and MI were analyzed.Results:Cold exposure significantly altered both the transcriptomic and metabolomic profiles of mouse hearts.Pathway enrichment analyses based on DEGs and DEMs identified several signaling pathways affected by cold stress.Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses further highlighted potential metabolic and signaling pathways associated with cold exposure.By cross-referencing DEGs associated with cold exposure with those from the MI model in the GEO database(GSE223208),34 overlapping genes were identified.Integrated analyses implicated key genes(Tnfrsf12a and Nppb)in cold-aggravated cardiac remodeling,which were further validated in MI models.Conclusion:Cold exposure reprograms the cardiac transcriptome and metabolome in mice.Cold exposure and MI share a subset of DEGs,which may help illuminate the pathophysiological interplay between cold stress and MI,highlighting potential therapeutic targets for cold-exacerbated cardiovascular diseases.
基金supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2022YFE0205800,2022YFA1105300)Major Science and Technology Special Project of Fujian Province(No.2022YZ036012)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.20720220003)Project“111”sponsored by the State Bureau of Foreign Experts and Ministry of Education of China(No.BP0618017).
摘要Mass spectrometry imaging(MSI)is a rapidly advancing field in omics research,offering spatially resolved localization of biomolecules such as metabolites,lipids,and proteins within tissue sections.Recent advancements in high-resolution MSI instrumentation have significantly enhanced the visualization of cellular structures,enabling molecular mapping at the single-cell level.Current single-cell MSI techniques can be broadly categorized into label-free approaches and multiplexed antibody-based strategies,both of which are continuously evolving to support comprehensive molecular profiling with subcellular precision.These technologies have become particularly valuable in cancer and neurodegenerative disease research,where they facilitate the characterization of cellular heterogeneity,metabolic reprogramming,and microenvironmental changes associated with disease progression.To meet the increasing demands of high-content spatial biology,multiple single-cell MSI platforms have been employed to detect low-abundance molecules,distinguish phenotypically distinct cell populations,and uncover region-specific molecular alterations in complex tissues.Moreover,emerging capabilities such as three-dimensional MSI are further extending the potential of this technology to reconstruct tissue biochemical architecture and capture spatially resolved molecular dynamics.In this review,we highlight pioneering advancements in single-cell MSI techniques and their applications in cancer and neurodegenerative disease research,with a particular emphasis on their role in elucidating disease mechanisms at the cellular level.We also discuss current challenges and future perspectives for expanding the utility of single-cell MSI in subcellular imaging and deeper biological discoveries.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32160578)the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Key Research and Develoment Program(2023BCF01027).
摘要Lactic acid bacteria and the fermentation environment interact to form an intertwined system.Lactic acid bacteria are constantly evolving to adapt to different fermentation environments,causing changes in their physiological processes.To achieve a targeted improvement of their adaptability to various environments,a detail analysis of their evolutionary physiological processes is required.While several studies have been carried out in the past by using single-omics techniques to investigate their response to environmental stress,most researchers are now using a multi-omics approach to explore more detail in the biological regulatory networks and molecular mechanisms of lactic acid bacteria in response to environmental stress,thereby overcoming the limitations of single-omics analysis.In this review,we describe the various single-omics approaches that have been used to study environmental stress in lactic acid bacteria,present the advantages of various multi-omics combined analysis approaches,and discuss the potential and practicality of applying emerging single-cell transcriptomics and single-cell metabolomics techniques to the molecular mechanism study of microbes response to environmental stress.Multi-omics approaches enable the accurate identification of complex microbial physiological processes in different environments,allow people to comprehensively reveal the molecular mechanisms of microbes response to stress from different perspectives.Single-cell omics techniques,analyze the targeted regulation of microbial functions in a multi-dimensional space,provides a new perspective on understanding microbes responses environment stress.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(No.2024YFC3214600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52470185 and 52170159)+2 种基金the Open Research Fund of National Engineering Research Center of Water Resources Efficient Utilization and Engineering Safety(No.GJGCZXJJ-202411)the National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention and Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province(No.BE2022601)the State-level Public Welfare Scientific Research Institutes Basic Scientific Research Business Project of China(No.CKSF2022253/SH)。
摘要Tidal cycles in estuaries dynamically regulate the composition and transformation of dissolved organic matter(DOM).However,conventional methods exhibit inadequate capacity to decipher the molecular transformation pathways,thereby limiting the understanding of nitrogen-sulfur biogeochemical cycles therein.This study employed Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry(FT-ICR MS),reaction omics based on paired mass distance(PMD)networks,and machine learning(ML)approaches to investigate tidal-driven DOM dynamics in the estuarine sediments of a representative mountainous river,i.e.,Mulan River.Results revealed that tidal cycling significantly enhanced the humification of DOM in sediments,with O/C ratio increased from 0.251 for shallow layer samples when tide receded to 0.395 in deep layer sample collected at high tide.Tide cycles also promoted the accumulation of nitrogen-containing and sulfur-containing compounds,i.e.,CHON and CHONS moieties,particularly in deeper sediments(proportion up to 37%).ML models,i.e.,XGBoost and LightGBM identified high molecular weight(>450 Da),elevated N/C(>0.05),and S/C(>0.025)ratios as key predictors of biodegradable DOM.PMD-based reaction networks uncovered microbially mediated transformations,including dealkylation,amide hydrolysis,and desulfonation,driving dominant fractions shifting from aliphatic/proteins to lignin/carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules during tidal events.Network topology analysis disclosed that CHOS compounds,e.g.,C17H20O8S1,emerged as pivotal nodal regulators of sulfur cycling,serving as metabolic hubs bridging aerobic and anaerobic microbial communities.Putatively derived from cysteine/methionine biotransformation products,these sulfur-enriched molecules exhibited significantly enhanced betweenness centrality in post-tidal reaction networks,underscoring their role in maintaining functional resilience under oscillating redox regimes.
基金supported by Professor of Chang Jiang Scholars Program,NSFC(No.81230090)Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(B906)+3 种基金Key laboratory of drug research for special environments,PLA,Shanghai Engineering Research Center for the Preparation of Bioactive Natural Products(No.10DZ2251300)the Scientific Foundation of Shanghai,China(Nos.12401900801,13401900 101)National Major Project of China(No.2011ZX09307-002-03)the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(No.2012BAI29B06)
摘要In the post-genomic era, biological studies are characterized by the rapid development and wide application of a series of "omics" technologies, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, lipidomics, cytomics, metallomics, ionomics, interactomics, and phenomics. These "omics" are often based on global analyses of biological samples using high through-put analytical approaches and bioinformatics and may provide new insights into biological phenomena. In this paper, the development and advances in these omics made in the past decades are reviewed, especially genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics; the applications of omics technologies in pharmaceutical research are then summarized in the fields of drug target discovery, toxicity evaluation, personalized medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine; and finally, the limitations of omics are discussed, along with the future challenges associated with the multi-omics data processing, dynamics omics analysis, and analytical approaches, as well as amenable solutions and future prospects.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFF1000101)the Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(Y2020PT21)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(ASTIP).
摘要The Brassicaceae family includes many economically important crop species,as well as cosmopolitan agricultural weed species.In addition,Arabidopsis thaliana,a member of this family,is used as a molecular model plant species.The genus Brassica is mesopolyploid,and the genus comprises comparatively recently originated tetrapolyploid species.With these characteristics,Brassicas have achieved the commonly accepted status of model organisms for genomic studies.This paper reviews the rapid research progress in the Brassicaceae family from diverse omics studies,including genomics,transcriptomics,epigenomics,and three-dimensional(3D)genomics,with a focus on cultivated crops.The morphological plasticity of Brassicaceae crops is largely due to their highly variable genomes.The origin of several important Brassicaceae crops has been established.Genes or loci domesticated or contributing to important traits are summarized.Epigenetic alterations and 3D structures have been found to play roles in subgenome dominance,either in tetraploid Brassica species or their diploid ancestors.Based on this progress,we propose future directions and prospects for the genomic investigation of Brassicaceae crops.
基金supported by two DoD grants(HT94252310534 to R.J.T.and HT94252310519 to C.M.K.)the following NIH/NIAMS grants:R01 grants(AR078035 and AR076900 to C.L.+10 种基金AG069401 and AG067698 to L.Q.AI186118,HD112474,and HD107034 to R.J.T.AR076325 and AR071967 to C.M.K.AR080902 and AR072999 to F.G.AR074441 and AR077678 to S.Y.T.AR082667 and AR077527 to A.E.L.AR083900,AR075860 and AR077616 to J.S.),R21 grants(AR077226 to J.S.AR083217 to A.E.L.AR081517 to S.Y.T.)a T32 grant(HD007434 to D.R.K.)P30 center grants(AR074992 and AR073752).
摘要Musculoskeletal disorders,including osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis,osteoporosis,bone fracture,intervertebral disc degeneration,tendinopathy,and myopathy,are prevalent conditions that profoundly impact quality of life and place substantial economic burdens on healthcare systems.Traditional bulk transcriptomics,genomics,proteomics,and metabolomics have played a pivotal role in uncovering disease-associated alterations at the population level.However,these approaches are inherently limited in their ability to resolve cellular heterogeneity or to capture the spatial organization of cells within tissues,thus hindering a comprehensive understanding of the complex cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these diseases.To address these limitations,advanced single-cell and spatial omics techniques have emerged in recent years,offering unparalleled resolution for investigating cellular diversity,tissue microenvironments,and biomolecular interactions within musculoskeletal tissues.These cutting-edge techniques enable the detailed mapping of the molecular landscapes in diseased tissues,providing transformative insights into pathophysiological processes at both the single-cell and spatial levels.This review presents a comprehensive overview of the latest omics technologies as applied to musculoskeletal research,with a particular focus on their potential to revolutionize our understanding of disease mechanisms.Additionally,we explore the power of multi-omics integration in identifying novel therapeutic targets and highlight key challenges that must be overcome to successfully translate these advancements into clinical applications.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2023A1515012007,2025A1515012679)Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou(2024A04J4663)Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program(2024FY100700).
摘要Medicinal plants synthesize abundant specialized metabolites that adapt to environmental stress,and these compounds are important for human health,from traditional medicine to industrial uses.Rapid advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies and declining costs have accelerated the generation of high-quality reference genomes for medicinal plants.Integrated multi-omics analysis,particularly transcriptomics,metabolomics,and epigenomics,are now essential for deciphering the genes,pathways,and regulatory networks underlying the biosynthesis of metabolites.While published research has explored hundreds of medicinal plant genomics,a comprehensive knowledge of secondary metabolism integrated via multi-omics strategies remains lacking.In this review,we bridge this gap by summarizing the distinctive features of medicinal plants'genomes and highlighting how integrated omics facilitate the discovery of biosynthetic mechanisms.We also explore some applications in molecular breeding and synthetic biology,demonstrating how genomic insights can drive the sustainable development and innovative utilization of medicinal plant resources.
基金supported by the China Science and Technology Innovation 2030-Major Project(Nos.2022ZD0211701,2021ZD0200700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82130042,81830040,22176195,82127801)+3 种基金Shenzhen Science and Technology Serial Funds(Nos.GJHZ20210705141400002,KCXFZ20211020164543006,JCYJ20220818101615033,ZDSYS20220606100606014,KQTD 20221101093608028)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFF0705003)Guangdong Province Zhu Jiang Talents Plan(No.2021QN02Y028)the Guangdong Science and Technology Department(No.2021B1212030004)。
摘要There is growing evidence that lipid metabolism instability in depressive disorder may be a core early pathological event associated with numerous pathogenesis hypotheses.However,spatial distributions and quantitative changes of lipids in specific brain regions associated with depressive disorder are far from elucidated.In the present study,lipid profiling characteristics of whole brain sections are systematically determined by using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging(MALDI-MSI)-combined with histomorphological analysis in rats with depressive-like behavior induced by multiple early life stress(mELS)and unstressed control.Lipid dyshomeostasis and different degrees of metabolic disturbance occur in the eight paired representative brain sections from micro-region and molecular level.More specifically,17 lipid molecules show the severe dyshomeostasis between intergroup(control and depressed rats)or intra-group(multiple emotion-regulation-related brain regions).Quite specially,phosphatidylcholine(PC)(39:6)expression in section 7 is significantly upregulated only in the amygdala of depressed rat relative to control rat,by contrast,up-regulated phosphatidylglycerol(PG)(34:2)in section 2 emerges in the medial prefrontal cortex,insular cortex,and nucleus accumbens simultaneously.Linking spatial distribution to quantitative variation of lipids from the whole brain sections contributes the uncovering of new insights in causal mechanism of lipid dyshomeostasis in depression investigation and related targeting interventions.
基金supported by Tianjian advanced biomedical laboratory key research and development projectHenan Province Natural Science Foundation(grant number:242300421283)+1 种基金Henan Province Science and Technology Research and Development(grant number:242102311176)Henan Province medical science and technology research project(grant number:SBGJ202403038)。
摘要Objective:Circadian rhythm disruption(CRD)is a risk factor that correlates with poor prognosis across multiple tumor types,including hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).However,its mechanism remains unclear.This study aimed to define HCC subtypes based on CRD and explore their individual heterogeneity.Methods:To quantify CRD,the HCC CRD score(HCCcrds)was developed.Using machine learning algorithms,we identified CRD module genes and defined CRD-related HCC subtypes in The Cancer Genome Atlas liver HCC cohort(n=369),and the robustness of this method was validated.Furthermore,we used bioinformatics tools to investigate the cellular heterogeneity across these CRD subtypes.Results:We defined three distinct HCC subtypes that exhibit significant heterogeneity in prognosis.The CRD-related subtype with high HCCcrds was significantly correlated with worse prognosis,higher pathological grade,and advanced clinical stages,while the CRD-related subtype with low HCCcrds had better clinical outcomes.We also identified novel biomarkers for each subtype,such as nicotinamide nmethyltransferase and myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate-like 1.Conclusion:We classify the HCC patients into three distinct groups based on circadian rhythm and identify their specific biomarkers.Within these groups greater HCCcrds was associated with worse prognosis.This approach has the potential to improve prediction of an individual’s prognosis,guide precision treatments,and assist clinical decision making for HCC patients.
基金supported by the Open Competition Program of Ten Major Directions of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation for the 14th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Province(2022SDZG07 to H.W.)the Key Realm R&D Program of Guangdong Province(2020B020221001 to H.W.)the Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Modern Agriculture Industry Technology Innovation Teams(2019KJ125 to H.W.).
摘要Guangdong Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium from the dry and mature peel of Citrus reticulata‘Chachi’(CRC)is a well-known medicinal and food material in Asia.The main propagation methods of CRC are layerage and grafting.It is generally considered that the quality of CRC from layerage is superior to that obtained from plants propagated by grafting.Nevertheless,the effects of layerage and grafting on the biosynthesis of flavonoid(main bioactive ingredients)in the peel of CRC remain unknown.Here,metabolomic analyses revealed the effects of layerage,self-grafting,and heterografting(Citrus limonia as rootstock)on flavonoid biosynthesis in CRC from two main harvesting periods,CRCV(Citri Reticulatae Chachiensis Viride)and CRCR(Citri Reticulatae Chachiensis Reddish).Compared with CRCR,CRCV exhibited a higher content of flavonoids.Grafting CRC onto C.limonia exhibited a higher content of hesperidin,nobiletin,tangeretin,narirutin,demethylnobiletin,and sinensetin than layerage and self-grafting.This increase can be attributed to the upregulation of genes involved in flavonoid synthesis.Further,the transcription factor CrcMYBF1 was identified within the gene coexpression network and is confirmed to be significantly induced by methyl jasmonate(MeJA)and upregulate the expression of Crc1,6RhaT through interacting with its promoter region,thereby boosting the biosynthesis and accumulation of hesperidin.In summary,our findings provide mechanistic insights into the coordinated regulation of hesperidin biosynthesis via MeJA-inducing CrcMYBF1 in CRC.Our study is expected to provide a theoretical basis for CRC propagation and cultivation.
基金supported by Liaoning Province Science and Technology Plan Project,China(Grant No.:2022JH2/101300038)Liaoning Provincial Applied Basic Research Project,China(Grant No.:2022020255-JH2/1013)+6 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China of China(Grant Nos.:82104379/H3203 and 82104126/H3410)Liaoning Distinguished Professor Project(2017)Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program in 2019(A-37),ChinaLiaoning key Research and Development Program(2018),Chinathe Natural Science Funds of Liaoning Province,China(Grant No.:2021JH2/10300068)the Basic Scientific Research Project of Higher Education Department of Liaoning Province,China(Grant No.:LJ212410163036)Educational Commission of Liaoning Province of China,China(Grant No.:LJ212410163026).
摘要Chronic uncontrolled inflammation is a major risk factor driving the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),with over half of global cases attributed to hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection.Persistent inflammation frequently progresses to cirrhosis and,ultimately,malignancy[1].Monitoring the key risk factors involved in the inflammatory-to-cancerous transformation in HCC is crucial for enabling timely intervention and improving patient survival rates.To address this challenge,we analyzed plasma samples collected from healthy volunteers and patients at various stages of HCC progression,including hepatitis,cirrhosis,and HCC(Approval No.:2021-IRBQYYS-021)(Tables S1–S5).