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Yuming Yang,†,§ Qiang Zhao,‡,§ Wei Feng,† and Fuyou Li*,† †Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China ‡Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, P. R. China.

Luminescent chemodosimeters for bioimaging.

: The unpolarized absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the fundamental vibrational transitions of the chiral molecule, 4-methyl-2-oxetanone, are calculated ab initio. Harmonic force fields are obtained using Density Functional Theory (DFT), MP2, and SCF methodologies and a 5S4P2D/3S2P (TZ2P) basis set. DFT calculations use the Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA), BLYP, and Becke3LYP (B3LYP) density functionals. Mid-IR spectra predicted using LSDA, BLYP, and B3LYP force fields are of significantly different quality, the B3LYP force field yielding spectra in clearly superior, and overall excellent, agreement with experiment. The MP2 force field yields spectra in slightly worse agreement with experiment than the B3LYP force field. The SCF force field yields spectra in poor agreement with experiment.The basis set dependence of B3LYP force fields is also explored: the 6-31G* and TZ2P basis sets give very similar results while the 3-21G basis set yields spectra in substantially worse agreements with experiment. jg

Ab initio calculation of vibrational absorption and circular dichroism spectra using density functional force fields

Recently, more than 1000 large intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) have been reported. These RNAs are evolutionarily conserved in mammalian genomes and thus presumably function in diverse biological processes. Here, we report the identification of lincRNAs that are regulated by p53. One of these lincRNAs (lincRNA-p21) serves as a repressor in p53-dependent transcriptional responses. Inhibition of lincRNA-p21 affects the expression of hundreds of gene targets enriched for genes normally repressed by p53. The observed transcriptional repression by lincRNA-p21 is mediated through the physical association with hnRNP-K. This interaction is required for proper genomic localization of hnRNP-K at repressed genes and regulation of p53 mediates apoptosis. We propose a model whereby transcription factors activate lincRNAs that serve as key repressors by physically associating with repressive complexes and modulate their localization to sets of previously active genes.

A Large Intergenic Noncoding RNA Induced by p53 Mediates Global Gene Repression in the p53 Response

A series of novel N-aryl-3-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide derivatives 4a-l was synthesized by the reaction of 3-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carbonyl chloride with substituted aniline in good to excellent yields. Structures of the compounds were determined by IR, (1) H NMR, and HR-MS spectroscopy. The molecular structure was confirmed by the X-ray crystal analysis of one compound (4j) that was prone to crystallization. These compounds were used to induce mouse osteoblast precursors MC3T3-E1 into osteoblasts and the induction was assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the gene expression of bone sialoprotein (BSP). The results showed that the compounds 4a-d, 4g, 4h, and 4k could increase the ALP activity in comparison with the negative control group and compound 4h was the most effective one which could induce osteogenesis. Furthermore, mRNA expression of BSP which is a marker of osteogenesis was up-regulated by the compound 4h.

Synthesis and discovery of novel pyrazole carboxamide derivatives as potential osteogenesis inducers.

Novel pyrazoly 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives were synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR, IR, HRMS and X-ray diffraction analysis. UV–vis absorption and fluorescence properties of these compounds in different solutions showed that the maximum absorption wavelength was not significantly changed in different solvents; however, maximal emission wavelength was red-shifted with the increase of solvent polarity. Absorption λmax and emission λmax was less correlated with substituent groups on aryl rings.

Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structures and Optical Properties of Novel Substituted Pyrazoly 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives

A fundamental aspect of cancer development is cancer cell proliferation. Seeking for chemical agents that can interfere with cancer cell growth has been of great interest over the years. In our study, we found that a benzoxazine derivative, (6-tert-butyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazin-3-yl) methanol (TBM), could inhibit cell growth and caused significant cell cycle arrest in pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 and H460 cells with wild-type p53, while not affecting the cell cycle distribution in p53-deleted H1299 lung adenocarcinoma cells. Since P53 plays an important role in regulating cell cycle progression, we analyzed the protein level of p53 by Western blot, and detected a significant elevation of p53 level after TBM treatment in A549 and H460 cells. The data suggested that TBM might specifically inhibit the proliferation of p53 wild-type lung adenocarcinoma cells through a p53-dependent cell cycle control pathway. More interestingly, results indicated that TBM might serve as a useful tool for studying the molecular mechanisms of lung cancer cell growth and cell cycle control, especially for the biologic process regulated by P53.

A benzoxazine derivative specifically inhibits cell cycle progression in p53-wild type pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells

Low-concentration HCP1 inhibits apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells.

A series of novel (1-arylmethyl-3-aryl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone derivatives were synthesised. Preliminary study of the structure–activity relationship revealed that 4-chlorop...

Bao-Xiang Zhao

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Synthesis and discovery of novel pyrazole carboxamide derivatives as potential osteogenesis inducers.

Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structures and Optical Properties of Novel Substituted Pyrazoly 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives

A benzoxazine derivative specifically inhibits cell cycle progression in p53-wild type pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells

Low-concentration HCP1 inhibits apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells.

Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of Novel (1-Arylmethyl-3-Aryl-1H-Pyrazol-5-yl)(4-Arylpiperazin-1-yl)Methanone Derivatives: