Полиморфизм вставки/делеции гена АПФ связан с глиобластомой у населения Ирана: исследование случай-контроль

Background. The insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has recently been reported to be associated with the pathogenesis and development of human cancers.This study aimed to assess the potential association between ACE (I/D) polymorphism and glioblastoma in an Iranian population.Material and Methods. This case-control study was conducted on 80 patients with glioblastoma and 80 healthy blood donors as controls. Gap-polymerase chain reaction (Gap-PCR) was used to determine the ACE (I/D) genotypes. PCR products were separated and measured by electrophoresis on a 2 % agarose gel.Results. Analysis of demographic data showed a significant difference in the family history of cancer between the case and control groups (p=0.03). The distribution of ACE gene variants including II, ID, and DD genotypes was also calculated, and significant differences were seen in the DD genotype (p=0.03) and D allele (p=0.04) between the glioblastoma cases and controls.Conclusion. ACE gene polymorphism was associated with glioblastoma in the study population. Further studies are needed to approve this finding.Актуальность. Недавно сообщалось, что инсерционно-делеционный (I/D) полиморфизм гена ангиотензин-превращающего фермента (АПФ) связан с патогенезом и развитием рака человека.Целью исследования была оценка потенциальной связи между I/D полиморфизмом гена АПФ и глиобластомой у населения Ирана.Материал и методы. В исследовании случай-контроль участвовали 80 пациентов с глиобластомой и 80 здоровых доноров в качестве группы контроля. Полимеразная цепная реакция (Gap-PCR) использовалась для определения генотипов I/D полиморфизма гена AПФ. ПЦР-продукты разделяли и измеряли электрофорезом в 2 % агарозном геле.Результаты. Анализ демографических данных показал значительную разницу в семейной истории рака между основной и контрольной группами (p=0,03). Было рассчитано распределение вариантов гена АПФ, включая генотипы II, ID и DD, и были обнаружены значительные различия в генотипе DD (p=0,03) и аллеле D (p=0,04) между группой больных с глиобластомой и контрольной группой.Заключение. Полиморфизм гена AПФ был связан с глиобластомой в исследуемой популяции. Необходимы дальнейшие исследования, чтобы подтвердить эти данные

A r c h i v e o f S I D Iranian Chemical Society Molecular Cloning, Expression and Sequence Analysis of DNA Polymerase I from an Iranian Thermophilic Bacterium, Bacillus sp. G (2006)

Thermostable DNA polymerases are widely used in DNA amplification reactions such as the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), requiring the activity of the enzymes at high temperatures. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential biotechnological capabilities of Iranian thermostable DNA polymerases. To this end, we cloned the gene encoding a DNA polymerase from a novel thermophilic eubacterium, Bacillus sp. G (2006). Phylogentic analysis of this gene revealed that the new isolate belongs to the genera Bacillus. Sequence analysis of the fragment produced by degenerate primers also showed that it consists of 2,631 bp encoding an 876 amino acid protein, and subsequent amino acid sequence analysis of this DNA polymerase showed that it belongs to family A-type DNA polymerases. The expression vector pET28a (+) was chosen for expression of the gene fragment in the mesophilic host bacterium E. coli BL21. This expression vector has some advantages such as attachment of a Poly-His tag to the N-terminus of the protein for the ease of purification and a powerful promoter of lac-Z induced by IPTG. The band corresponding to the protein product was observed in the molecular weight range of about 100KDa on the SDS-PAGE gel after heat and Ni +2 -NTA column chromatography. Using the dot blot technique, the polymerase activity of the enzyme was qualitatively confirmed at 70 °C. Therefore, it is suggested that optimizations of this activity could make this enzyme appropriate for PCR processes in future