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In this work, we explored the aberrant expression pattern, clinical association, and functional regulations of microRNA-1270 (miR-1270) in osteosarcoma. Among in vitro osteosarcoma cell lines and in situ tissues of osteosarcoma patients, quantitative real time-PCR was used to examine their endogenous miR-1270 expression. Clinical correlation between endogenous miR-1270 expression and clinicopathological features of osteosarcoma patients, as well as cancer patients' overall survival, was statistically examined. MiR-1270 was downregulated in 143B and MG-63 cells by lentiviral transduction. The mechanistic effects of miR-1270 downregulation on osteosarcoma in vitro proliferation and migration, as well as in vivo tumorigenesis, were further examined. MiR-1270 was aberrantly upregulated in both in vitro osteosarcoma cell lines and in situ human tumors. Statistical analysis demonstrated endogenous miR-1270 was associated with poor clinical outcomes and shorter overall survival of osteosarcoma patients. Lentivirus-induced miR-1270 downregulation inhibited cancer in vitro proliferation and migration, as well as in vivo tumorigenesis. Aberrant upregulation miR-1270 may be a prognostic biomarker for osteosarcoma patients with poor clinical outcomes and shorter survival. Inhibition of miR-1270 may also be a potential therapeutic target for anticancer treatment in osteosarcoma. © 2018 IUBMB Life, 70(7):625-632, 2018.

A novel series of biaryl-type, meso,meso-linked and planar, triply fused diporphyrin derivatives was prepared and fully characterized together with the corresponding monoporphyrin control compounds. They feature peripheral meso-3-cyanophenyl and meso-3,5-cyanophenyl groups, which have previously been shown to undergo transformation into malonates without perturbation of the porphyrin core and subsequent Bingel addition to fullerene C60. The tetrapyrrolic metal binding sites in the diporphyrin arrays are either complexed to two ZnII or CuII ions, or, in a mixed coordination, to one CuII and one ZnII ion; alternatively, one or both sites remain unoccupied. The interaction between the differentially metallated porphyrin rings was systematically investigated by UV/Vis spectroscopy and electrochemistry. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry reveal that electronic communication in the diporphyrin arrays varies strongly with the mode of connection (meso,meso-linked or triply fused), the nature of the bound metal ion, and the number of peripheral cyano groups. The electrochemical HOMO–LUMO gap in both series of diporphyrins is strongly but differentially affected by the choice of the inserted metal ions. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007)

A series of new poly(phenylenevinylene) (PPV) derivatives covelently linked with fullerenes (C 60 ) were synthesized and characterized. Copolymers containing different percentage of C 60 were obtained by controlling the percentage of azido groups in the initial feed ratio. The absorption spectra of copolymer (PPV-C 60 ) showed two peaks in the regions of 410 and 330 nm. The former peak was interpreted as being the π-π* interband excitation of copolymer PPV followed by electron transfer to C 60 , while the latter was attributed to the optical excitation of the C 60 moiety. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis showed the presence of interaction between the PPV unit and fullurene moiety in the ground state. Fluorescence spectra of the copolymers indicated charge transfer from the π* band of the photoexcited PPV of the copolymer to the C 60 .

New C60-based dyads containing carbazole and benzothiazole moieties were synthesized. Two synthetic routes were studied.

In this paper, we focus our attention on the design, synthesis and properties of fullerene derivatives bearing electron donor units covalently or noncovalently attached to the fullerene core. Novel classes of (polyphenylenevinylene)-C 60 (PPV-C 60 ) dyads were synthesized and organic light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices were fabricated. The dumbbell-type [60]fullerene dimer containing a cyanine dye was synthesized and its molecular structure is studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The [60]fullerene derivative C 60 BPY and C 60 TPY were also prepared and were employed to self-assemble on the surface of Au(1 1 1) and the gold nanoparticles. In this report, the noncovalently self-assembly systems through weak interaction were also studied.