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ortality, whether the sedentary time is quantified via questionnaire or pedometer. Because both laboratory scores and activity levels remain significant in Cox models where both are included, these factors are largely independent, indicating that they are measuring distinct influences on the risk of mortality.Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a key role in the development and metastasis of cancer. However, the biological role and clinical significance of lncRNA DNAJC3-AS1 in the development of colon cancer is still unknown. In this study, the effects of DNAJC3-AS1 on cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were evaluated by MTT assay, wound-healing assay, and transwell assay, respectively. The relationship between DNAJC3-AS1, miR-214-3p and LIVIN was predicted by the online software and confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assay. We found that the down-regulation of DNAJC3-AS1 inhibited the proliferation of colon cancer cells and induced growth arrest. Down-regulation of DNAJC3-AS1 also inhibited the migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of colon cancer cells. Moreover, miR-214-3p can bind to DNAJC3-AS1, and knockdown of DNAJC3-AS1 increased miR-214-3p expression in colon cancer cells. LIVIN was identified as a target of miR-214-3p. The up-regulation of miR-214-3p inhibited the protein expression of LIVIN and suppressed the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway. Besides, down-regulation of DNAJC3-AS1 reduced cell viability, invasion, and EMT of colon cancer cells, while miR-214-3p inhibitor could reverse these effects. The expression of LIVIN and the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway were suppressed by down-regulating DNAJC3-AS1, while these effects could be restored by miR-214-3p inhibitor. These findings suggested that DNAJC3-AS1 may promote colon cancer progression by regulating the miR-214-3p/LIVIN axis. DNAJC3-AS1 may serve as a new biomarker and therapeutic target for colon cancer, stimulating new research directions and treatment options.A safe and effective delivery system is considered a key to the success of nucleic acid therapeutics. It has been reported that pulmonary surfactants or their components could facilitate the uptake of small interfering RNA (siRNA) into the lung epithelial cells. Previously, our group investigated the use of KL4 peptide, a synthetic cationic peptide that simulates the structural properties of surfactant protein B (SP-B), as siRNA delivery vector. Although KL4 peptide exhibits good in vitro siRNA transfection efficiency on lung epithelial cells, its therapeutic potential is limited by its poor aqueous solubility due to the presence of a high proportion of hydrophobic leucine residues. Olaparib molecular weight In this study, we aim to address the solubility issue, designing five different modified peptides by replacing the hydrophobic leucine with alanine or valine, and assess their potential as siRNA delivery vectors. While the modified peptides retain the overall cationic property, their siRNA binding is also affected and their transfection efficiency is inferior to the parent KL4 peptide. A closer examination of the conformation of these peptides by circular dichroism shows that substitution of leucine residues leads to the change of the secondary structure from α-helical content to either β-sheet or more disordered, β-turn conformations. Relatively conservative amino acid substitutions, in terms of hydrophobicity bulk, lead to substantial conformational alteration, heavily impacting siRNA binding and release, cellular uptake, and transfection efficiency. Although the peptide modification strategy employed in this study was unsuccessful in developing an improved version of KL4 peptide for siRNA delivery, it highlights the importance of the α-helical conformation for efficient siRNA transfection, providing useful insights for future development of peptide-based RNA delivery system.BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKpyVAN) remains a cause of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients on immunosuppressive therapy. Its diagnosis relies on the identification of BK virus (BKV) in the renal allograft biopsy by positive immunohistochemical (IHC) stain for the viral SV40 large T antigen, although in situ hybridization (ISH) for viral DNA is used in some centers. We examined tissue detection of BKV RNA by RNAscope, a novel, automated ISH test, in 61 allograft biopsies from 56 patients with BKpyVAN. We found good correlation between the estimate of BKV tissue load by RNAscope ISH and SV40 IHC (R2 = 0.65, p less then 0.0001). RNAscope ISH showed 88% sensitivity and 79% specificity and, as an alternative test, could confirm the presence of BKV tissue in presumed BKpyVAN and rule out BKV as the causative agent in JC virus nephropathy. We also used tissue BK viral load estimates by both RNAscope ISH and SV40 IHC to examine the relation between tissue and plasma BK levels and found significant correlation only between BK viremia and tissue BK measured by RNAscope ISH. Our findings suggest that the RNAscope ISH assay could be a reliable test for BKV detection in allograft biopsies.Modeling conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculates that as many as 160 to 214 million people in the United States could become infected by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19) and that as many as 200 000 to 1.7 million may die from COVID-19.1 Prisons and jails are amplifiers of infectious diseases because of overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions and will most certainly contribute to these estimates. COVID-19 outbreaks have already been identified in New York City and Cook County, Illinois, jails, with infection rates at the Rikers Island jail complex far exceeding community rates. In response, correctional systems are implementing changes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including reducing jail and prison admissions and releasing people from facilities. In tandem, jails and prisons must also initiate facility-level policies to help stop the spread of COVID-19. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print April 29, 2020 e1-e2.