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Feng Jiang
  • Faculty, Institute of Pathogen Biology Beijing
A Protocol for Laser-Assisted Microdissection and tRF & tiRNA Sequencing in Lung Adenocarcinoma
肺腺癌中激光显微切割与tRF/tiRNA测序操作方法
作者:Zi Wang, Qinglin Wang, Lin Xu, Qixing Mao and Feng Jiang日期:04/05/2025,浏览量:215,Q&A: 0

Laser-assisted microdissection (LAM) coupled with next-generation sequencing technologies offers a powerful approach to dissecting the complex cellular heterogeneity within lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) tumors. This protocol outlines the method for isolating specific high-risk LUAD tissues containing micropapillary/solid (MIP/SOL) patterns, which is linked to poor prognosis. We detail the process of LAM, which involves tissue fixation, microtome sectioning, and the precise dissection and collection of cells of interest under microscopic guidance. The isolated cells are then subjected to RNA extraction, library preparation, and sequencing to profile transfer RNA–derived fragments (tRFs) and tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs (tiRNAs), which are emerging as key regulators in cancer. This protocol enables researchers to obtain high-quality transcriptomic data from specific LUAD cell populations, aiming to uncover tRF-Val-CAC-024 and tiRNA-Gly-CCC as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and therapeutic targets for LUAD treatment.

Purification of Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette (PVC) Protein Complexes from Escherichia coli for Artificial Translocation of Heterologous Cargo Proteins
从大肠杆菌中纯化发光杆菌毒力盒(PVC)蛋白复合物,用于异源货物蛋白的人工转运
作者:Yueying Wang, Xinting Zhang, Xiao Feng, Xia Wang, Qi Jin and Feng Jiang日期:04/05/2024,浏览量:728,Q&A: 0

Contractile injection systems (CISs), one of the most important bacterial secretion systems that transport substrates across the membrane, are a collection of diverse but evolutionarily related macromolecular devices. Numerous effector proteins can be loaded and injected by this secretion complex to their specific destinations. One group of CISs called extracellular CIS (eCIS) has been proposed as secretory molecules that can be released from the bacterial cytoplasm and attack neighboring target cells from the extracellular environment. This makes them a potential delivery vector for the transportation of various cargos without the inclusion of bacterial cells, which might elicit certain immunological responses from hosts. We have demonstrated that the Photorhabdus virulence cassette (PVC), which is a typical eCIS, could be applied as an ideal vector for the translocation of proteinaceous cargos with different physical or chemical properties. Here, we describe the in-depth purification protocol of this mega complex from Escherichia coli. The protocol provided is a simpler, faster, and more productive way of generating the eCIS complexes than available methodologies reported previously, which can facilitate the subsequent applications of these nanodevices and other eCIS in different backgrounds.