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Di Liegro CM, Schiera G, Di Liegro I. Extracellular Vesicle-Associated RNA as a Carrier of Epigenetic Information. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8100240. [PMID: 28937658 PMCID: PMC5664090 DOI: 10.3390/genes8100240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Post-transcriptional regulation of messenger RNA (mRNA) metabolism and subcellular localization is of the utmost importance both during development and in cell differentiation. Besides carrying genetic information, mRNAs contain cis-acting signals (zip codes), usually present in their 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs). By binding to these signals, trans-acting factors, such as RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), and/or non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), control mRNA localization, translation and stability. RBPs can also form complexes with non-coding RNAs of different sizes. The release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is a conserved process that allows both normal and cancer cells to horizontally transfer molecules, and hence properties, to neighboring cells. By interacting with proteins that are specifically sorted to EVs, mRNAs as well as ncRNAs can be transferred from cell to cell. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms underlying the sorting to EVs of different classes of molecules, as well as the role of extracellular RNAs and the associated proteins in altering gene expression in the recipient cells. Importantly, if, on the one hand, RBPs play a critical role in transferring RNAs through EVs, RNA itself could, on the other hand, function as a carrier to transfer proteins (i.e., chromatin modifiers, and transcription factors) that, once transferred, can alter the cell's epigenome.
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- Carlo Maria Di Liegro
- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo (UNIPA), I-90128 Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo (UNIPA), I-90128 Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BIONEC), University of Palermo,I-90127 Palermo,Italy.
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Kim SM, Kim HS. Engineering of extracellular vesicles as drug delivery vehicles. Stem Cell Investig 2017; 4:74. [PMID: 29057246 DOI: 10.21037/sci.2017.08.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted membrane-enclosed nano-sized particles (40-1,000 nm) that deliver biological information between cells. The molecular composition of these subcellular particles includes growth factor receptors, ligands adhesion proteins, mRNA, miRNAs, lncRNA and lipids that are derived from donor cells. A number of studies demonstrated that stem cell-derived EVs are the key mediator of tissue repair and regeneration in multiple animal disease models. In addition, the composition of these particles is known to be altered in cancer and disease pathology suggesting them for useful in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Their endogenous origin and biological properties offer benefits over conventional drug delivery systems (DDS), such as liposome, synthetic nanoparticles and prompted the further application of EVs as drug delivery vehicles for chemical drugs, genetic materials and proteins. The contents of EVs can be efficiently modified by chemical, biological or physical means. Thus, EVs can be an innovative DDS as it can overcome physical and biological barriers and safely deliver therapeutic drugs to target tissues. In this minireview, we summarized current progress on the strategies of drug loading onto EVs; ex vivo and in vivo loading.
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- Sung-Man Kim
- Medical Management Department, College of Medical Convergence, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medical Convergence, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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Puhka M, Takatalo M, Nordberg ME, Valkonen S, Nandania J, Aatonen M, Yliperttula M, Laitinen S, Velagapudi V, Mirtti T, Kallioniemi O, Rannikko A, Siljander PRM, af Hällström TM. Metabolomic Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles and Alternative Normalization Methods Reveal Enriched Metabolites and Strategies to Study Prostate Cancer-Related Changes. Am J Cancer Res 2017; 7:3824-3841. [PMID: 29109780 PMCID: PMC5667407 DOI: 10.7150/thno.19890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Body fluids are a rich source of extracellular vesicles (EVs), which carry cargo derived from the secreting cells. So far, biomarkers for pathological conditions have been mainly searched from their protein, (mi)RNA, DNA and lipid cargo. Here, we explored the small molecule metabolites from urinary and platelet EVs relative to their matched source samples. As a proof-of-concept study of intra-EV metabolites, we compared alternative normalization methods to profile urinary EVs from prostate cancer patients before and after prostatectomy and from healthy controls. Methods: We employed targeted ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to profile over 100 metabolites in the isolated EVs, original urine samples and platelets. We determined the enrichment of the metabolites in the EVs and analyzed their subcellular origin, pathways and relevant enzymes or transporters through data base searches. EV- and urine-derived factors and ratios between metabolites were tested for normalization of the metabolomics data. Results: Approximately 1 x 1010 EVs were sufficient for detection of metabolite profiles from EVs. The profiles of the urinary and platelet EVs overlapped with each other and with those of the source materials, but they also contained unique metabolites. The EVs enriched a selection of cytosolic metabolites including members from the nucleotide and spermidine pathways, which linked to a number of EV-resident enzymes or transporters. Analysis of the urinary EVs from the patients indicated that the levels of glucuronate, D-ribose 5-phosphate and isobutyryl-L-carnitine were 2-26-fold lower in all pre-prostatectomy samples compared to the healthy control and post-prostatectomy samples (p < 0.05). These changes were only detected from EVs by normalization to EV-derived factors or with metabolite ratios, and not from the original urine samples. Conclusions: Our results suggest that metabolite analysis of EVs from different samples is feasible using a high-throughput platform and relatively small amount of sample material. With the knowledge about the specific enrichment of metabolites and normalization methods, EV metabolomics could be used to gain novel biomarker data not revealed by the analysis of the original EV source materials.
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Lázaro-Ibáñez E, Neuvonen M, Takatalo M, Thanigai Arasu U, Capasso C, Cerullo V, Rhim JS, Rilla K, Yliperttula M, Siljander PRM. Metastatic state of parent cells influences the uptake and functionality of prostate cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles. J Extracell Vesicles 2017; 6:1354645. [PMID: 28819549 PMCID: PMC5556667 DOI: 10.1080/20013078.2017.1354645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including microvesicles and exosomes, mediate intercellular signalling which has a profound role in cancer progression and in the development of metastasis. Internalisation of EVs can prompt functional changes in the recipient cells, the nature of which depends on the molecular composition and the cargo of the EVs. We hypothesised that the metastatic stage of cancerous parent cells would determine the uptake efficacy and the subsequent functional effects of the respective cancer cell-derived EVs. To address this question, we compared the internalisation of EVs derived from two metastatic site-derived prostate cancer cell lines (PC-3 and LNCaP), human telomerase reverse transcriptase immortalised primary malignant prostate epithelial cells (RC92a/hTERT), and a benign epithelial prostate cell line (PNT2). EVs isolated from the metastatic site-derived PC-3 and LNCaP cells were more efficiently internalised by the PC-3 and PNT2 cells compared to the EVs from the primary malignant RC92a/hTERT cells or the benign PNT2 cells, as determined by high content microscopy, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry. EV uptake was also influenced by the phase of the cell cycle, so that an increased EV-derived fluorescence signal was observed in the cells at the G2/M phase compared to the G0/G1 or S phases. Finally, differences were also observed in the functions of the recipient cells based on the EV source. Proliferation of PNT2 cells and to a lesser extent also PC-3 cells was enhanced particularly by the EVs from the metastatic-site-derived prostate cancer cells in comparison to the EVs from the benign cells or primary cancer cells, whereas migration of PC-3 cells was enhanced by all cancerous EVs. RESPONSIBLE EDITOR Takahiro Ochiya, National Cancer Center, Japan.
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- Elisa Lázaro-Ibáñez
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Laboratory of Immunovirotherapy, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences and Centre for Drug Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Immunovirotherapy, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences and Centre for Drug Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Prostate Disease Research, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Lin HM, Mahon KL, Weir JM, Mundra PA, Spielman C, Briscoe K, Gurney H, Mallesara G, Marx G, Stockler MR, PRIMe Consortium, Parton RG, Hoy AJ, Daly RJ, Meikle PJ, Horvath LG. A distinct plasma lipid signature associated with poor prognosis in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Int J Cancer 2017; 141:2112-2120. [PMID: 28741687 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lipids are known to influence tumour growth, inflammation and chemoresistance. However, the association of circulating lipids with the clinical outcome of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is unknown. We investigated associations between the plasma lipidome and clinical outcome in CRPC. Lipidomic profiling by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was performed on plasma samples from a Phase 1 discovery cohort of 96 CRPC patients. Results were validated in an independent Phase 2 cohort of 63 CRPC patients. Unsupervised analysis of lipidomic profiles (323 lipid species) classified the Phase 1 cohort into two patient subgroups with significant survival differences (HR 2.31, 95% CI 1.44-3.68, p = 0.0005). The levels of 46 lipids were individually prognostic and were predominantly sphingolipids with higher levels associated with poor prognosis. A prognostic three-lipid signature was derived (ceramide d18:1/24:1, sphingomyelin d18:2/16:0, phosphatidylcholine 16:0/16:0) and was also associated with shorter survival in the Phase 2 cohort (HR 4.8, 95% CI 2.06-11.1, p = 0.0003). The signature was an independent prognostic factor when modelled with clinicopathological factors or metabolic characteristics. The association of plasma lipids with CRPC prognosis suggests a possible role of these lipids in disease progression. Further research is required to determine if therapeutic modulation of the levels of these lipids by targeting their metabolic pathways may improve patient outcome.
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- Hui-Ming Lin
- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Medical Oncology, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, Mid North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Waratah, NSW, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Medical Oncology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Pharmacogenomics Research for Individualised Medicine Consortium, NSW, Australia
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- Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine Division, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Medical Oncology, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Kiamehr M, Viiri LE, Vihervaara T, Koistinen KM, Hilvo M, Ekroos K, Käkelä R, Aalto-Setälä K. Lipidomic profiling of patient-specific iPSC-derived hepatocyte-like cells. Dis Model Mech 2017; 10:1141-1153. [PMID: 28733363 PMCID: PMC5611970 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.030841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offer an alternative model to primary human hepatocytes to study lipid aberrations. However, the detailed lipid profile of HLCs is yet unknown. In the current study, functional HLCs were differentiated from iPSCs generated from dermal fibroblasts of three individuals by a three-step protocol through the definitive endoderm (DE) stage. In parallel, detailed lipidomic analyses as well as gene expression profiling of a set of lipid-metabolism-related genes were performed during the entire differentiation process from iPSCs to HLCs. Additionally, fatty acid (FA) composition of the cell culture media at different stages was determined. Our results show that major alterations in the molecular species of lipids occurring during DE and early hepatic differentiation stages mainly mirror the quality and quantity of the FAs supplied in culture medium at each stage. Polyunsaturated phospholipids and sphingolipids with a very long FA were produced in the cells at a later stage of differentiation. This work uncovers the previously unknown lipid composition of iPSC-HLCs and its alterations during the differentiation in conjunction with the expression of key lipid-associated genes. Together with biochemical, functional and gene expression measurements, the lipidomic analyses allowed us to improve our understanding of the concerted influence of the exogenous metabolite supply and cellular biosynthesis essential for iPSC-HLC differentiation and function. Importantly, the study describes in detail a cell model that can be applied in exploring, for example, the lipid metabolism involved in the development of fatty liver disease or atherosclerosis.
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- Mostafa Kiamehr
- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33520, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33520, Finland
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33520, Finland.,Heart Hospital, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, 33520, Finland
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Xu JY, Chen GH, Yang YJ. Exosomes: A Rising Star in Falling Hearts. Front Physiol 2017; 8:494. [PMID: 28751864 PMCID: PMC5508217 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Although exosomes were previously recognized as a mechanism for discharging useless cellular components, growing evidence has elucidated their roles in conveying information between cells. They contribute to cell-cell communication by carrying nucleic acids, proteins and lipids that can, in turn, regulate behavior of the target cells. Recent research suggested that exosomes extensively participate in progression of diverse cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary arterial hypertension and others. Here, we summarize effects of exosome-derived molecules (mainly microRNAs and proteins) on cardiac function, to examine their potential applications as biomarkers or therapeutics in CVDs.
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- Jun-Yan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing, China
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Extracellular vesicles are a heterogeneous population of microparticles released by virtually all living cells which have been recently widely investigated in different biological fields. They are typically composed of two primary types (exosomes and microvesicles) and are recently commanding increasing attention as mediators of cellular signaling. Indeed, these vesicles can affect recipient cells by carrying and delivering complex cargos of biomolecules (including proteins, lipids and nucleic acids), protected from enzymatic degradation in the environment. Their importance has been demonstrated in the pathophysiology of several organs, in particular in kidney, where different cell types secrete extracellular vesicles that mediate their communication with downstream urinary tract cells. Over the past few years, evidence has been shown that vesicles participate in kidney development and normal physiology. Moreover, EVs are widely demonstrated to be implicated in cellular signaling during renal regenerative and pathological processes. Although many EV mechanisms are still poorly understood, in particular in kidney, the discovery of their role could help to shed light on renal biological processes which are so far elusive. Lastly, extracellular vesicles secreted by renal cells gather in urine, thus becoming a great resource for disease or recovery markers and a promising non-invasive diagnostic instrument for renal disease. In the present review, we discuss the most recent findings on the role of extracellular vesicles in renal physiopathology and their potential implication in diagnosis and therapy.
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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Chao OS, Chang TC, Di Bella MA, Alessandro R, Anzanello F, Rappa G, Goodman OB, Lorico A. The HDAC6 Inhibitor Tubacin Induces Release of CD133 + Extracellular Vesicles From Cancer Cells. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:4414-4424. [PMID: 28452069 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as an important mode of intercellular communication, capable of transferring biologically active molecules that facilitate the malignant growth and metastatic process. CD133 (Prominin-1), a stem cell marker implicated in tumor initiation, differentiation and resistance to anti-cancer therapy, is reportedly associated with EVs in various types of cancer. However, little is known about the factors that regulate the release of these CD133+ EVs. Here, we report that the HDAC6 inhibitor tubacin promoted the extracellular release of CD133+ EVs from human FEMX-I metastatic melanoma and Caco-2 colorectal carcinoma cells, with a concomitant downregulation of intracellular CD133. This effect was specific for tubacin, as inhibition of HDAC6 deacetylase activity by another selective HDAC6 inhibitor, ACY-1215 or the pan-HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA), and knockdown of HDAC6 did not enhance the release of CD133+ EVs. The tubacin-induced EV release was associated with changes in cellular lipid composition, loss of clonogenic capacity and decrease in the ability to form multicellular aggregates. These findings indicate a novel potential anti-tumor mechanism for tubacin in CD133-expressing malignancies. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 4414-4424, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Olivia S Chao
- College of Medicine, Roseman University, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
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- Amnis, Part of MilliporeSigma, Seattle, Washington, 98119
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- Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnology, University of Palermo, Via Divisi 83, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnology, University of Palermo, Via Divisi 83, Palermo, Italy
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- College of Medicine, Roseman University, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135.,Roseman Cancer Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
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- College of Medicine, Roseman University, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135.,Roseman Cancer Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
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- College of Medicine, Roseman University, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
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- College of Medicine, Roseman University, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135.,Roseman Cancer Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
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Gerlach JQ, Maguire CM, Krüger A, Joshi L, Prina-Mello A, Griffin MD. Urinary nanovesicles captured by lectins or antibodies demonstrate variations in size and surface glycosylation profile. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2017; 12:1217-1229. [PMID: 28520506 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIM The use of carbohydrate-binding proteins (lectins) to isolate urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) was investigated and the captured subpopulations were characterized. METHODS Pooled uEVs from multiple healthy donors were exposed to lectin-conjugated or antibody-conjugated beads. Recovered uEVs were evaluated by protein estimation, transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis and lectin microarray profiling. RESULTS uEVs isolated by lectin- and antibody-based affinity capture exhibited distinct variations in size and surface content. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed similar EV diameters to those established by nanoparticle tracking analysis, but total particle counts did not correlate closely with protein-based quantification. Lectin microarray profiling demonstrated capture-dependent differences in surface glycosylation. CONCLUSION Selective, carbohydrate-mediated EV isolation by lectin affinity approaches may prove immediately useful for research and find eventual use in clinical applications.
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- Jared Q Gerlach
- Advanced Glycoscience Research Cluster (AGRC), National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Laboratory for Biological Characterization of Advanced Materials (LBCAM), School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
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- Advanced Glycoscience Research Cluster (AGRC), National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Laboratory for Biological Characterization of Advanced Materials (LBCAM), School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
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Chapuy-Regaud S, Dubois M, Plisson-Chastang C, Bonnefois T, Lhomme S, Bertrand-Michel J, You B, Simoneau S, Gleizes PE, Flan B, Abravanel F, Izopet J. Characterization of the lipid envelope of exosome encapsulated HEV particles protected from the immune response. Biochimie 2017; 141:70-79. [PMID: 28483690 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. Although HEV is a small, naked RNA virus, HEV particles become associated with lipids in the blood of infected patients and in the supernatant of culture systems. The egress of these particles from cells implies the exocytosis pathway but the question of the role of the resulting HEV RNA containing exosomes and the nature of the lipids they contain has not been fully addressed. We determined the lipid proportions of exosomes from uninfected and HEV-infected cells and their role in HEV spreading. We cultured a suitable HEV strain on HepG2/C3A cells and analyzed the population of exosomes containing HEV RNA using lipidomics methods and electron microscopy. We also quantified HEV infectivity using an infectivity endpoint method based on HEV RNA quantification to calculate the tissue culture infectious dose 50. Exosomes produced by HEV-infected HepG2/C3A cells contained encapsidated HEV RNA. These HEV RNA-containing exosomes were infectious but ten times less than stools. HEV from stools, but not exosome-associated HEV from culture supernatant, was neutralized by anti-HEV antibodies in a dose-dependent manner. HEV infection did not influence the morphology or lipid proportions of the bulk of exosomes. These exosomes contained significantly more cholesterol, phosphatidylserine, sphingomyelin and ceramides than the parent cells, but less phosphoinositides and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Exosomes play a major role in HEV egress but HEV infection does not modify the characteristics of the bulk of exosomes produced by infected cells. PS and cholesterol enriched in these vesicles could then be critical for HEV entry. HEV particles in exosomes are protected from the immune response which could lead to the wide circulation of HEV in its host.
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- Sabine Chapuy-Regaud
- INSERM, UMR1043, Toulouse, France; Department of Virology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France; Toulouse University, Toulouse, France.
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- INSERM, UMR1043, Toulouse, France; Department of Virology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM, UMR1043, Toulouse, France; Department of Virology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM, UMR1043, Toulouse, France; Department of Virology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France; Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse University, Toulouse, France; MetaToul-Lipidomic Core Facility, INSERM, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- LFB, Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies, Courtaboeuf, France
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- LFB, Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies, Courtaboeuf, France
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- LFB, Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies, Courtaboeuf, France
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- INSERM, UMR1043, Toulouse, France; Department of Virology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France; Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM, UMR1043, Toulouse, France; Department of Virology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France; Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
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Roberg-Larsen H, Lund K, Seterdal KE, Solheim S, Vehus T, Solberg N, Krauss S, Lundanes E, Wilson SR. Mass spectrometric detection of 27-hydroxycholesterol in breast cancer exosomes. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 169:22-28. [PMID: 26877254 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Exosomes from cancer cells are rich sources of biomarkers and may contain elevated levels of lipids of diagnostic value. 27-Hydroxycholesterol (27-OHC) is associated with proliferation and metastasis in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer. In this study, we investigated the levels of 27-OHC, and other sidechain-hydroxylated oxysterols in exosomes. To study both cytoplasmic and exosomal oxysterol samples of limited size, we have developed a capillary liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry platform that outperforms our previously published systems regarding chromatographic resolution, analysis time and sensitivity. In the analyzed samples, the quantified level of cytoplasmic 27-OHC using this platform fitted with mRNA levels of 27-OHC's corresponding enzyme, CYP27A1. We find clearly increased levels of 27-OHC in exosomes (i.e., enrichment) from an ER+ breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) compared to exosomes derived from an estrogen receptor (ER-) breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231) and other control exosomes (non-cancerous cell line (HEK293) and human pooled serum). The exosomal oxysterol profile did not reflect cytoplasmic oxysterol profiles in the cells of origin; cytoplasmic 27-OHC was low in ER+ MCF-7 cells while high in MDA-MB-231 cells. Other control cancer cells showed varied cytoplasmic oxysterol levels. Hence, exosome profiling in cancer cells might provide complementary information with the possibility of diagnostic value.
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- Hanne Roberg-Larsen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway.
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- Unit for Cell Signaling, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Unit for Cell Signaling, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Unit for Cell Signaling, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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Durcin M, Fleury A, Taillebois E, Hilairet G, Krupova Z, Henry C, Truchet S, Trötzmüller M, Köfeler H, Mabilleau G, Hue O, Andriantsitohaina R, Martin P, Le Lay S. Characterisation of adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicle subtypes identifies distinct protein and lipid signatures for large and small extracellular vesicles. J Extracell Vesicles 2017; 6:1305677. [PMID: 28473884 PMCID: PMC5405565 DOI: 10.1080/20013078.2017.1305677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are biological vectors that can modulate the metabolism of target cells by conveying signalling proteins and genomic material. The level of EVs in plasma is significantly increased in cardiometabolic diseases associated with obesity, suggesting their possible participation in the development of metabolic dysfunction. With regard to the poor definition of adipocyte-derived EVs, the purpose of this study was to characterise both qualitatively and quantitatively EVs subpopulations secreted by fat cells. Adipocyte-derived EVs were isolated by differential centrifugation of conditioned media collected from 3T3-L1 adipocytes cultured for 24 h in serum-free conditions. Based on morphological and biochemical properties, as well as quantification of secreted EVs, we distinguished two subpopulations of adipocyte-derived EVs, namely small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) and large extracellular vesicles (lEVs). Proteomic analyses revealed that lEVs and sEVs exhibit specific protein signatures, allowing us not only to define novel markers of each population, but also to predict their biological functions. Despite similar phospholipid patterns, the comparative lipidomic analysis performed on these EV subclasses revealed a specific cholesterol enrichment of the sEV population, whereas lEVs were characterised by high amounts of externalised phosphatidylserine. Enhanced secretion of lEVs and sEVs is achievable following exposure to different biological stimuli related to the chronic low-grade inflammation state associated with obesity. Finally, we demonstrate the ability of primary murine adipocytes to secrete sEVs and lEVs, which display physical and biological characteristics similar to those described for 3T3-L1. Our study provides additional information and elements to define EV subtypes based on the characterisation of adipocyte-derived EV populations. It also underscores the need to distinguish EV subpopulations, through a combination of multiple approaches and markers, since their specific composition may cause distinct metabolic responses in recipient cells and tissues.
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- Maëva Durcin
- INSERM U1063, Oxidative stress and metabolic pathologies, Angers University, Pointe à Pitre, France.,Adaptation to Tropical Climate and Exercise Laboratory, EA3596, University of the French West Indies, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- INSERM U1063, Oxidative stress and metabolic pathologies, Angers University, Pointe à Pitre, France
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- INSERM U1063, Oxidative stress and metabolic pathologies, Angers University, Pointe à Pitre, France
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- INSERM U1063, Oxidative stress and metabolic pathologies, Angers University, Pointe à Pitre, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,EXCILONE, Elancourt, France
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- MICALIS Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, PAPPSO, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Adaptation to Tropical Climate and Exercise Laboratory, EA3596, University of the French West Indies, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Omics Center Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Omics Center Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Adaptation to Tropical Climate and Exercise Laboratory, EA3596, University of the French West Indies, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INSERM U1063, Oxidative stress and metabolic pathologies, Angers University, Pointe à Pitre, France
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Costa J. Glycoconjugates from extracellular vesicles: Structures, functions and emerging potential as cancer biomarkers. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2017; 1868:157-166. [PMID: 28347750 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by virtually all cells, carry cellular molecules to the extracellular environment, and may interact with other cells. They are found in body fluids, therefore, constituting useful target sources for the identification of disease biomarkers, for example, in cancer. EVs originate from the plasma membrane or from multivesicular endosomes. They have the same topology as the plasma membrane and are rich in glycoconjugates, displaying specific glycosignatures. Surface glycoconjugates play important roles in EVs biogenesis and in their interaction with other cells. Changes in glycosylation constitute a hallmark of different types of cancer, therefore, the study of glycoconjugates and glycosignatures of EVs appear as promising candidates to identify novel cancer biomarkers and to increase the specificity and sensitivity of the existing clinical biomarkers, many of which are glycosylated.
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- Julia Costa
- Laboratory of Glycobiology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.
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Skotland T, Sandvig K, Llorente A. Lipids in exosomes: Current knowledge and the way forward. Prog Lipid Res 2017; 66:30-41. [PMID: 28342835 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 654] [Impact Index Per Article: 93.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lipids are essential components of exosomal membranes, and it is well-known that specific lipids are enriched in exosomes compared to their parent cells. In this review we discuss current knowledge about the lipid composition of exosomes. We compare published data for different lipid classes in exosomes, and what is known about their lipid species, i.e. lipid molecules with different fatty acyl groups. Moreover, we elaborate on the hypothesis about hand-shaking between the very-long-chain sphingolipids in the outer leaflet and PS 18:0/18:1 in the inner leaflet, and we propose this to be an important mechanism in membrane biology, not only for exosomes. The similarity between the lipid composition of exosomes, HIV particles, and detergent resistant membranes, used as lipid rafts models, is also discussed. Furthermore, we summarize knowledge about the role of specific lipids and lipid metabolizing enzymes on the formation and release of exosomes. Finally, the use of exosomal lipids as biomarkers and how the lipid composition of exosomes may be of importance for researchers aiming to use exosomes as drug delivery vehicles is discussed. In conclusion, we have summarized what is presently known about lipids in exosomes and identified issues that should be taken into consideration in future studies.
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- Tore Skotland
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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Blans K, Hansen MS, Sørensen LV, Hvam ML, Howard KA, Möller A, Wiking L, Larsen LB, Rasmussen JT. Pellet-free isolation of human and bovine milk extracellular vesicles by size-exclusion chromatography. J Extracell Vesicles 2017; 6:1294340. [PMID: 28386391 PMCID: PMC5373680 DOI: 10.1080/20013078.2017.1294340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Studies have suggested that nanoscale extracellular vesicles (EV) in human and bovine milk carry immune modulatory properties which could provide beneficial health effects to infants. In order to assess the possible health effects of milk EV, it is essential to use isolates of high purity from other more abundant milk structures with well-documented bioactive properties. Furthermore, gentle isolation procedures are important for reducing the risk of generating vesicle artefacts, particularly when EV subpopulations are investigated. In this study, we present two isolation approaches accomplished in three steps based on size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) resulting in effective and reproducible EV isolation from raw milk. The approaches do not require any EV pelleting and can be applied to both human and bovine milk. We show that SEC effectively separates phospholipid membrane vesicles from the primary casein and whey protein components in two differently obtained casein reduced milk fractions, with one of the fractions obtained without the use of ultracentrifugation. Milk EV isolates were enriched in lactadherin, CD9, CD63 and CD81 compared to minimal levels of the EV-marker proteins in other relevant milk fractions such as milk fat globules. Nanoparticle tracking analysis and electron microscopy reveals the presence of heterogeneous sized vesicle structures in milk EV isolates. Lipid analysis by thin layer chromatography shows that EV isolates are devoid of triacylglycerides and presents a phospholipid profile differing from milk fat globules surrounded by epithelial cell plasma membrane. Moreover, the milk EV fractions are enriched in RNA with distinct and diverging profiles from milk fat globules. Collectively, our data supports that successful milk EV isolation can be accomplished in few steps without the use of ultracentrifugation, as the presented isolation approaches based on SEC effectively isolates EV in both human and bovine milk.
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- Kristine Blans
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University , Tjele , Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University , Tjele , Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark
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Virtually all cells in the organism secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs), a heterogeneous population of lipid bilayer membrane-enclosed vesicles that transport and deliver payloads of proteins and nucleic acids to recipient cells, thus playing central roles in cell-cell communications. Exosomes, nanosized EVs of endosomal origin, regulate many pathophysiological processes including immune responses and inflammation, tumour growth, and infection. Healthy subjects and patients with different diseases release exosomes with different RNA and protein contents into the circulation, which can be measured as biomarkers. The discovery of exosomes as natural carriers of functional small RNA and proteins has raised great interest in the drug delivery field, as it may be possible to harness these vesicles for therapeutic delivery of miRNA, siRNA, mRNA, lncRNA, peptides, and synthetic drugs. However, systemically delivered exosomes accumulate in liver, kidney, and spleen. Targeted exosomes can be obtained by displaying targeting molecules, such as peptides or antibody fragments recognizing target antigens, on the outer surface of exosomes. Display of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored nanobodies on EVs is a novel technique that enables EV display of a variety of proteins including antibodies, reporter proteins, and signaling molecules. However, naturally secreted exosomes show limited pharmaceutical acceptability. Engineered exosome mimetics that incorporate desirable components of natural exosomes into synthetic liposomes or nanoparticles, and are assembled using controllable procedures may be more acceptable pharmaceutically. In this communication, we review the current understanding of physiological and pathophysiological roles of exosomes, their potential applications as diagnostic markers, and current efforts to develop improved exosome-based drug delivery systems.
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- Lucio Barile
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation, Lugano, Swiss Institute for Regenerative Medicine (SIRM), Taverne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation, Lugano, Swiss Institute for Regenerative Medicine (SIRM), Taverne, Switzerland; Dept. of Cardiology, University of Lausanne Medical Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Xiao T, Zhang W, Jiao B, Pan CZ, Liu X, Shen L. The role of exosomes in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer' disease. Transl Neurodegener 2017; 6:3. [PMID: 28184302 PMCID: PMC5289036 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-017-0072-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Exosomes are small vesicles secreted by most cell types including neurons that function in intercellular communication through transfer of their cargo or encapsulate and eliminate unnecessary cellular components and therefore have a broad impact on nerve development, activation and regeneration. In addition, exosomes have been observed to be involved in spreading pathological misfolded proteins, thereby leading to the onset and propagation of disease. Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and characterized by two types of lesions: amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that exosomes are associated with amyloid precursor (APP) and Tau proteins and play a controversial role in Alzheimer’s disease process. In this review, we will discuss the role of exosomes in the metabolism and secretion of APP and Tau proteins and their subsequent impact on AD pathogenesis.
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- Tingting Xiao
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Manni MM, Valero JG, Pérez-Cormenzana M, Cano A, Alonso C, Goñi FM. Lipidomic profile of GM95 cell death induced by Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin. Chem Phys Lipids 2017; 203:54-70. [PMID: 28104376 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 12/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin (ATX) is considered as a prototype of cytotoxic bacterial phospholipases C, and is the major virulence factor in C. perfringens-induced gas gangrene. It is known that, depending on the dose, ATX causes membrane disruption and cytolysis or only limited hydrolysis of its substrates. In the latter case, toxin activity leads to the unregulated generation of bioactive lipids that can ultimately induce cell death. We have characterized apoptosis and necrosis in highly ATX-sensitive, ganglioside-deficient cells exposed to different concentrations of ATX and we have studied the lipidomic profile of cells treated with ATX as compared to native cells to detect the main changes in the lipidomic profile and the possible involvement of lipid signals in cell death. ATX causes both apoptosis and necrosis, depending on dose and time. ATX activates cell death, stimulating the release of cytochrome C from mitochondria and the consequent activation of caspases-3. Moreover GM95 cells treated with ATX showed important lipidomic alterations, among them we detected a general decrease in several phospholipid species and important changes in lipids involved in programmed cell death e.g. ceramide. The data suggest two different mechanisms of cell death caused by ATX, one leading to (mainly saturated) glycerophospholipid hydrolysis related to an increase in diacylglycerols and associated to membrane damage and necrosis, and a second mechanism involving chiefly sphingomyelin hydrolysis and generation of proapoptotic lipidic mediators such as ceramide, N-acylethanolamine and saturated non-esterified fatty acids.
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- Marco M Manni
- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU), and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Aptdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU), and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Aptdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- OWL, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU), and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Aptdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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Dinkins MB, Wang G, Bieberich E. Sphingolipid-Enriched Extracellular Vesicles and Alzheimer's Disease: A Decade of Research. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 60:757-768. [PMID: 27662306 PMCID: PMC5360538 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly exosomes, have emerged in the last 10 years as a new player in the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with high potential for being useful as a diagnostic and treatment tool. Exosomes and other EVs are enriched with the sphingolipid ceramide as well as other more complex glycosphingolipids such as gangliosides. At least a subpopulation of exosomes requires neutral sphingomyelinase activity for their biogenesis and secretion. As ceramide is often elevated in AD, exosome secretion may be affected as well. Here, we review the available data showing that exosomes regulate the aggregation and clearance of amyloid-beta (Aβ) and discuss the differences in data from laboratories regarding Aβ binding, induction of aggregation, and glial clearance. We also summarize available data on the role of exosomes in extracellular tau propagation, AD-related exosomal mRNA/miRNA cargo, and the use of exosomes as biomarker and gene therapy vehicles for diagnosis and potential treatment.
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- Michael B. Dinkins
- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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Role of Phosphatidylserine-Derived Negative Surface Charges in the Recognition and Uptake of Intravenously Injected B16BL6-Derived Exosomes by Macrophages. J Pharm Sci 2017; 106:168-175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hessvik NP, Øverbye A, Brech A, Torgersen ML, Jakobsen IS, Sandvig K, Llorente A. PIKfyve inhibition increases exosome release and induces secretory autophagy. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:4717-4737. [PMID: 27438886 PMCID: PMC11108566 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2309-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Exosomes are vesicles released from cells by fusion of multivesicular bodies (MVBs) with the plasma membrane. This study aimed to investigate whether the phosphoinositide kinase PIKfyve affects this process. Our results show that in PC-3 cells inhibition of PIKfyve by apilimod or depletion by siRNA increased the secretion of the exosomal fraction. Moreover, quantitative electron microscopy analysis showed that cells treated with apilimod contained more MVBs per cell and more intraluminal vesicles per MVB. Interestingly, mass spectrometry analysis revealed a considerable enrichment of autophagy-related proteins (NBR1, p62, LC3, WIPI2) in exosomal fractions released by apilimod-treated cells, a result that was confirmed by immunoblotting. When the exosome preparations were investigated by electron microscopy a small population of p62-labelled electron dense structures was observed together with CD63-containing exosomes. The p62-positive structures were found in less dense fractions than exosomes in density gradients. Inside the cells, p62 and CD63 were found in the same MVB-like organelles. Finally, both the degradation of EGF and long-lived proteins were shown to be reduced by apilimod. In conclusion, inhibition of PIKfyve increases secretion of exosomes and induces secretory autophagy, showing that these pathways are closely linked. We suggest this is due to impaired fusion of lysosomes with both MVBs and autophagosomes, and possibly increased fusion of MVBs with autophagosomes, and that the cells respond by secreting the content of these organelles to maintain cellular homeostasis.
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- Nina Pettersen Hessvik
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway.
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway.
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Exosome-based tumor antigens–adjuvant co-delivery utilizing genetically engineered tumor cell-derived exosomes with immunostimulatory CpG DNA. Biomaterials 2016; 111:55-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Skotland T, Ekroos K, Kauhanen D, Simolin H, Seierstad T, Berge V, Sandvig K, Llorente A. Molecular lipid species in urinary exosomes as potential prostate cancer biomarkers. Eur J Cancer 2016; 70:122-132. [PMID: 27914242 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exosomes have recently appeared as a novel source of noninvasive cancer biomarkers, since these nanovesicles contain molecules from cancer cells and can be detected in biofluids. We have here investigated the potential use of lipids in urinary exosomes as prostate cancer biomarkers. METHODS A high-throughput mass spectrometry quantitative lipidomic analysis was performed to reveal the lipid composition of urinary exosomes in prostate cancer patients and healthy controls. RESULTS Control samples were first analysed to characterise the lipidome of urinary exosomes and test the reproducibility of the method. In total, 107 lipid species were quantified in urinary exosomes. Several differences, for example, in cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine, were found between urinary exosomes and exosomes derived from cell lines, thus showing the importance of in vivo studies for biomarker analysis. The 36 most abundant lipid species in urinary exosomes were then quantified in 15 prostate cancer patients and 13 healthy controls. Interestingly, the levels of nine lipids species were found to be significantly different when the two groups were compared. The highest significance was shown for phosphatidylserine (PS) 18:1/18:1 and lactosylceramide (d18:1/16:0), the latter also showed the highest patient-to-control ratio. Furthermore, combinations of these lipid species and PS 18:0-18:2 distinguished the two groups with 93% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Finally, in agreement with the reported dysregulation of sphingolipid metabolism in cancer cells, alteration in specific sphingolipid lipid classes were observed. CONCLUSION This study shows for the first time the potential use of exosomal lipid species in urine as prostate cancer biomarkers.
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- Tore Skotland
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Zora Biosciences Oy, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Urology, Oslo University Hospital, 0586 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway.
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Vehus T, Roberg-Larsen H, Waaler J, Aslaksen S, Krauss S, Wilson SR, Lundanes E. Versatile, sensitive liquid chromatography mass spectrometry - Implementation of 10 μm OT columns suitable for small molecules, peptides and proteins. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37507. [PMID: 27897190 PMCID: PMC5126632 DOI: 10.1038/srep37507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We have designed a versatile and sensitive liquid chromatographic (LC) system, featuring a monolithic trap column and a very narrow (10 μm ID) fused silica open tubular liquid chromatography (OTLC) separation column functionalized with C18-groups, for separating a wide range of molecules (from small metabolites to intact proteins). Compared to today's capillary/nanoLC approaches, our system provides significantly enhanced sensitivity (up to several orders) with matching or improved separation efficiency, and highly repeatable chromatographic performance. The chemical properties of the trap column and the analytical column were fine-tuned to obtain practical sample loading capacities (above 2 μg), an earlier bottleneck of OTLC. Using the OTLC system (combined with Orbitrap mass spectrometry), we could perform targeted metabolomics of sub-μg amounts of exosomes with 25 attogram detection limit of a breast cancer-related hydroxylated cholesterol. With the same set-up, sensitive bottom-up proteomics (targeted and untargeted) was possible, and high-resolving intact protein analysis. In contrast to state-of-the-art packed columns, our platform performs chromatography with very little dilution and is "fit-for-all", well suited for comprehensive analysis of limited samples, and has potential as a tool for challenges in diagnostics.
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- T. Vehus
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Post Box 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder, Jon Lilletunsvei 9, NO-4891 Grimstad, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Post Box 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Unit for Cell Signaling, SFI-CAST Biomedical Innovation Center, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Unit for Cell Signaling, SFI-CAST Biomedical Innovation Center, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Unit for Cell Signaling, SFI-CAST Biomedical Innovation Center, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Post Box 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Post Box 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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Haraszti RA, Didiot MC, Sapp E, Leszyk J, Shaffer SA, Rockwell HE, Gao F, Narain NR, DiFiglia M, Kiebish MA, Aronin N, Khvorova A. High-resolution proteomic and lipidomic analysis of exosomes and microvesicles from different cell sources. J Extracell Vesicles 2016; 5:32570. [PMID: 27863537 PMCID: PMC5116062 DOI: 10.3402/jev.v5.32570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 465] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles (MVs), are explored for use in diagnostics, therapeutics and drug delivery. However, little is known about the relationship of protein and lipid composition of EVs and their source cells. Here, we report high-resolution lipidomic and proteomic analyses of exosomes and MVs derived by differential ultracentrifugation from 3 different cell types: U87 glioblastoma cells, Huh7 hepatocellular carcinoma cells and human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). We identified 3,532 proteins and 1,961 lipid species in the screen. Exosomes differed from MVs in several different areas: (a) The protein patterns of exosomes were more likely different from their cells of origin than were the protein patterns of MVs; (b) The proteomes of U87 and Huh7 exosomes were similar to each other but different from the proteomes of MSC exosomes, whereas the lipidomes of Huh7 and MSC exosomes were similar to each other but different from the lipidomes of U87 exosomes; (c) exosomes exhibited proteins of extracellular matrix, heparin-binding, receptors, immune response and cell adhesion functions, whereas MVs were enriched in endoplasmic reticulum, proteasome and mitochondrial proteins. Exosomes and MVs also differed in their types of lipid contents. Enrichment in glycolipids and free fatty acids characterized exosomes, whereas enrichment in ceramides and sphingomyelins characterized MVs. Furthermore, Huh7 and MSC exosomes were specifically enriched in cardiolipins; U87 exosomes were enriched in sphingomyelins. This study comprehensively analyses the protein and lipid composition of exosomes, MVs and source cells in 3 different cell types.
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- Reka A Haraszti
- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Berg LLC, Framingham, MA, USA
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- MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA;
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA;
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Lipidomics-Reshaping the Analysis and Perception of Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17111841. [PMID: 27827927 PMCID: PMC5133841 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17111841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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As a consequence of a sedentary lifestyle as well as changed nutritional behavior, today's societies are challenged by the rapid propagation of metabolic disorders. A common feature of diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), is the dysregulation of lipid metabolism. Our understanding of the mechanisms underlying these diseases is hampered by the complexity of lipid metabolic pathways on a cellular level. Furthermore, overall lipid homeostasis in higher eukaryotic organisms needs to be maintained by a highly regulated interplay between tissues, such as adipose tissue, liver and muscle. Unraveling pathological mechanisms underlying metabolic disorders therefore requires a diversified approach, integrating basic cellular research with clinical research, ultimately relying on the analytical power of mass spectrometry-based techniques. Here, we discuss recent progress in the development of lipidomics approaches to resolve the pathological mechanisms of metabolic diseases and to identify suitable biomarkers for clinical application. Due to its growing impact worldwide, we focus on T2D to highlight the key role of lipidomics in our current understanding of this disease, discuss remaining questions and suggest future strategies to address them.
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Soung YH, Nguyen T, Cao H, Lee J, Chung J. Emerging roles of exosomes in cancer invasion and metastasis. BMB Rep 2016; 49:18-25. [PMID: 26592936 PMCID: PMC4914208 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2016.49.1.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recent evidence has indicated that nano-sized vesicles called “exosomes” mediate the interaction between cancer cells and their microenvironment and play a critical role in the development of cancers. Exosomes contain cargo consisting of proteins, lipids, mRNAs, and microRNAs that can be delivered to different types of cells in nascent as well as distant locations. Cancer cell-derived exosomes (CCEs) have been identified in body fluids such as urine, plasma, and saliva from patients with cancer. Although their content depends on tumor type and stage, CCEs merit consideration as prognostic and diagnostic markers, as vehicles for drug delivery, and as potential therapeutic targets because they could transport various oncogenic elements. In this review, we summarize recent advances regarding the role of CCEs in cancer invasion and metastasis, as well as its potential clinical applications. [BMB Reports 2016; 49(1): 18-25]
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- Young Hwa Soung
- Department of Pathology, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73034, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73034, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73034, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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André-Grégoire G, Gavard J. Spitting out the demons: Extracellular vesicles in glioblastoma. Cell Adh Migr 2016; 11:164-172. [PMID: 27736300 DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2016.1247145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Discovered decades ago, extracellular vesicles (EVs) emerge as dedicated organelles, able to deliver protected, specific cellular cues throughout the organism. While virtually every cell can release EVs, cancer cells co-opted this feature and efficiently unleashed them both in the tumor microenvironment and toward healthy tissues. This might contribute to tumor aggressiveness and spreading. Cancer-derived EVs that contain DNA, mRNA, miRNA, and packed and transmembrane proteins can operate locally or at distance. This review will focus on the high-grade brain tumor (i.e. glioblastoma)-derived EVs, discussing recent reports on i) their phenotype and content, ii) their putative functions, and iii) their clinical potential for improving diagnosis and therapeutics.
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- Gwennan André-Grégoire
- a CRCNA, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Nantes , Nantes , France.,b Team SOAP, CNRS , Nantes , France
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- a CRCNA, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Nantes , Nantes , France.,b Team SOAP, CNRS , Nantes , France
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Santoni M, Piva F, Scarpelli M, Cheng L, Lopez-Beltran A, Massari F, Iacovelli R, Berardi R, Santini D, Montironi R. The origin of prostate metastases: emerging insights. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2016; 34:765-73. [PMID: 26363603 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-015-9597-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The outcome of patients with prostate cancer (PCa) is mainly dependent on the presence or absence of distant metastases. Although several advances have been made in understanding the biological basis of this tumor, the mechanisms underlying PCa metastatic spread are not fully clear. The lack of a clear origin for PCa metastasis may be partially due to the evidence of PCa heterogeneity between primary tumor and metastases and among different metastatic sites. Cross-metastatic seeding and the de novo monoclonal seeding of daughter metastases have been proposed as crucial events during metastasis. This process requires the contribution of tumor environment, which modulates cancer cell homing and growth, and involves several components including cancer stem cells (CSCs), tumor secreted microvesicles, circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and immune cells. In this review, we have focused on the recent findings on the origin of prostate metastasis, showing the contribution of tumor microenvironment to this evolutionary process.
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- Matteo Santoni
- Medical Oncology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I, GM Lancisi, G Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Specialistic Clinical and Odontostomatological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Section of Pathological Anatomy, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, School of Medicine, United Hospitals, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, 37124, Verona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit of Urogenital and Head & Neck Tumors, European Institute of Oncology
- , Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I, GM Lancisi, G Salesi, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Pathological Anatomy, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, School of Medicine, United Hospitals, Ancona, Italy
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Wang L, Skotland T, Berge V, Sandvig K, Llorente A. Exosomal proteins as prostate cancer biomarkers in urine: From mass spectrometry discovery to immunoassay-based validation. Eur J Pharm Sci 2016; 98:80-85. [PMID: 27664330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Exosomes have recently appeared as a novel source of non-invasive cancer biomarkers since tumor-specific molecules can be found in exosomes isolated from biological fluids. We have previously analyzed the proteome of urinary exosomes by mass spectrometry, and identified proteins differentially expressed in prostate cancer patients compared to healthy males. Since mass spectrometry is so far not commonly used in clinical laboratories, we have here investigated whether antibody-based methods such as Western blot or ELISA can be used to validate the use of the identified proteins as prostate cancer biomarkers. Western blot experiments designed to detect flotillin 2, TMEM256, Rab3B and LAMTOR1 showed that the level of these proteins was higher in urinary exosomes from prostate cancer patients compared to healthy males. Furthermore, a receiver operating characteristic curve of flotillin 2 in samples from 16 controls and 16 patients showed an area under the curve of 0.91, and 88% sensitivity at a threshold set to give 94% specificity. In addition, ELISA-based detection of flotillin 2 and PARK7 showed that the combination of these proteins was able to distinguish prostate cancer patients and healthy controls with 68% sensitivity and 93% specificity. Several promising biomarkers identified by mass spectrometry could not be evaluated by Western blot or ELISA due to their low exosomal amount and/or lack of good antibodies. In conclusion, our results show that several urinary exosomal proteins identified as prostate cancer biomarkers by mass spectrometry have a high diagnostic value also when analyzed by immunology-based methods, thus bringing these biomarkers closer to a potential clinical use.
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- Ling Wang
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Urology, Oslo University Hospital, 0586 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway.
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Ryan E, Reid GE. Chemical Derivatization and Ultrahigh Resolution and Accurate Mass Spectrometry Strategies for "Shotgun" Lipidome Analysis. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:1596-604. [PMID: 27575732 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Lipids play critical structural and functional roles in the regulation of cellular homeostasis, and it is increasingly recognized that the disruption of lipid metabolism or signaling or both is associated with the onset and progression of certain metabolically linked diseases. As a result, the field of lipidomics has emerged to comprehensively identify and structurally characterize the diverse range of lipid species within a sample of interest and to quantitatively monitor their abundances under different physiological or pathological conditions. Mass spectrometry (MS) has become a critical enabling platform technology for lipidomic researchers. However, the presence of isobaric (i.e., same nominal mass) and isomeric (i.e., same exact mass) lipids within complex lipid extracts means that MS-based identification and quantification of individual lipid species remains a significant analytical challenge. Ultrahigh resolution and accurate mass spectrometry (UHRAMS) offers a convenient solution to the isobaric mass overlap problem, while a range of chromatographic separation, differential extraction, intrasource separation and selective ionization methods, or tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) strategies may be used to address some types of isomeric mass lipid overlaps. Alternatively, chemical derivatization strategies represent a more recent approach for the separation of lipids within complex mixtures, including for isomeric lipids. In this Account, we highlight the key components of a lipidomics workflow developed in our laboratory, whereby certain lipid classes or subclasses, namely, aminophospholipids and O-alk-1'-enyl (i.e., plasmalogen) ether-containing lipids, are shifted in mass following sequential functional group selective chemical derivatization reactions prior to "shotgun" nano-ESI-UHRAMS analysis, "targeted" MS/MS, and automated database searching. This combined derivatization and UHRAMS approach resolves both isobaric mass lipids and certain categories of isomeric mass lipids within crude lipid extracts, with no requirement for extensive sample handling prior to analysis, with additional potential for enhanced ionization efficiencies, improved molecular level structural characterization, and multiplexed relative quantification. When integrated with a monophasic method for the simultaneous global extraction of both highly polar and nonpolar lipids, this workflow has been shown to enable the sum composition level identification and relative quantification of 500-600 individual lipid species across four lipid categories and from 36 lipid classes and subclasses, in only 1-2 min data acquisition time and with minimal sample consumption. Thus, while some analytical challenges remain to be addressed, shotgun lipidomics workflows encompassing chemical derivatization strategies have particular promise for the analysis of samples with limited availability that require rapid and unbiased assessment of global lipid metabolism.
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- Eileen Ryan
- School
of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Bio21
Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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López-Cobo S, Campos-Silva C, Valés-Gómez M. Glycosyl-Phosphatidyl-Inositol (GPI)-Anchors and Metalloproteases: Their Roles in the Regulation of Exosome Composition and NKG2D-Mediated Immune Recognition. Front Cell Dev Biol 2016; 4:97. [PMID: 27672635 PMCID: PMC5019032 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Communication within the immune system depends on the release of factors that can travel and transmit information at points distant from the cell that produced them. In general, immune cells use two key strategies that can occur either at the plasma membrane or in intracellular compartments to produce such factors, vesicle release and proteolytic cleavage. Release of soluble factors in exosomes, a subset of vesicles that originate from intracellular compartments, depends generally on biochemical and lipid environment features. This physical environment allows proteins to be recruited to membrane microdomains that will be later endocytosed and further released to the extracellular milieu. Cholesterol and sphingolipid rich domains (also known as lipid rafts or detergent-resistant membranes, DRMs) often contribute to exosomes and these membrane regions are rich in proteins modified with Glycosyl-Phosphatidyl-Inositol (GPI) and lipids. For this reason, many palmitoylated and GPI-anchored proteins are preferentially recruited to exosomes. In this review, we analyse the biochemical features involved in the release of NKG2D-ligands as an example of functionally related gene families encoding both transmembrane and GPI-anchored proteins that can be released either by proteolysis or in exosomes, and modulate the intensity of the immune response. The immune receptor NKG2D is present in all human Natural Killer and T cells and plays an important role in the first barrier of defense against tumor and infection. However, tumor cells can evade the immune system by releasing NKG2D-ligands to induce down-regulation of the receptor. Some NKG2D-ligands can be recruited to exosomes and potently modulate receptor expression and immune function, while others are more susceptible to metalloprotease cleavage and are shed as soluble molecules. Strikingly, metalloprotease inhibition is sufficient to drive the accumulation in exosomes of ligands otherwise released by metalloprotease cleavage. In consequence, NKG2D-ligands appear as different entities in different cells, depending on cellular metabolism and biochemical structure, which mediate different intensities of immune modulation. We discuss whether similar mechanisms, depending on an interplay between metalloprotease cleavage and exosome release, could be a more general feature regulating the composition of exosomes released from human cells.
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- Sheila López-Cobo
- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology Madrid, Spain
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Dromedary milk exosomes as mammary transcriptome nano-vehicle: Their isolation, vesicular and phospholipidomic characterizations. J Adv Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Moyano AL, Li G, Boullerne AI, Feinstein DL, Hartman E, Skias D, Balavanov R, Breemen RB, Bongarzone ER, Månsson J, Givogri MI. Sulfatides in extracellular vesicles isolated from plasma of multiple sclerosis patients. J Neurosci Res 2016; 94:1579-1587. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Ana Lis Moyano
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of PharmacyUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
- Department of Veterans AffairsJesse Brown VA Medical CenterChicago Illinois
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- Center for Neurosciences, Orthopedics and Spine, PC in Dakota Dunes South Dakota
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- Neurology and Rehabilitation MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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- Department of NeurologyRush University Medical CenterChicago Illinois
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of PharmacyUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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- Institute of Clinical ChemistrySahlgrenska Academy, University of GothenburgGothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago Illinois
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Ventimiglia LN, Alonso MA. Biogenesis and Function of T Cell-Derived Exosomes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2016; 4:84. [PMID: 27583248 PMCID: PMC4987406 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Exosomes are a particular type of extracellular vesicle, characterized by their endosomal origin as intraluminal vesicles present in large endosomes with a multivesicular structure. After these endosomes fuse with the plasma membrane, exosomes are secreted into the extracellular space. The ability of exosomes to carry and selectively deliver bioactive molecules (e.g., lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids) confers on them the capacity to modulate the activity of receptor cells, even if these cells are located in distant tissues or organs. Since exosomal cargo depends on cell type, a detailed understanding of the mechanisms that regulate the biochemical composition of exosomes is fundamental to a comprehensive view of exosome function. Here, we review the latest advances concerning exosome function and biogenesis in T cells, with particular focus on the mechanism of protein sorting at multivesicular endosomes. Exosomes secreted by specific T-cell subsets can modulate the activity of immune cells, including other T-cell subsets. Ceramide, tetraspanins and MAL have been revealed to be important in exosome biogenesis by T cells. These molecules, therefore, constitute potential molecular targets for artificially modulating exosome production and, hence, the immune response for therapeutic purposes.
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- Leandro N Ventimiglia
- Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Biology and Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain
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Schlaepfer IR, Nambiar DK, Ramteke A, Kumar R, Dhar D, Agarwal C, Bergman B, Graner M, Maroni P, Singh RP, Agarwal R, Deep G. Hypoxia induces triglycerides accumulation in prostate cancer cells and extracellular vesicles supporting growth and invasiveness following reoxygenation. Oncotarget 2016; 6:22836-56. [PMID: 26087400 PMCID: PMC4673203 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hypoxia is an independent prognostic indicator of poor outcome in several malignancies. However, precise mechanism through which hypoxia promotes disease aggressiveness is still unclear. Here, we report that under hypoxia (1% O2), human prostate cancer (PCA) cells, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by these cells, are significantly enriched in triglycerides due to the activation of lipogenesis-related enzymes and signaling molecules. This is likely a survival response to hypoxic stress as accumulated lipids could support growth following reoxygenation. Consistent with this, significantly higher proliferation was observed in hypoxic PCA cells following reoxygenation associated with rapid use of accumulated lipids. Importantly, lipid utilization inhibition by CPT1 inhibitor etomoxir and shRNA-mediated CPT1-knockdown significantly compromised hypoxic PCA cell proliferation following reoxygenation. Furthermore, COX2 inhibitor celecoxib strongly reduced growth and invasiveness following hypoxic PCA cells reoxygenation, and inhibited invasiveness induced by hypoxic PCA EVs. This establishes a role for COX2 enzymatic products in the enhanced PCA growth and invasiveness. Importantly, concentration and loading of EVs secreted by PCA cells were significantly compromised under delipidized serum condition and by lipogenesis inhibitors (fatostatin and silibinin). Overall, present study highlights the biological significance of lipid accumulation in hypoxic PCA cells and its therapeutic relevance in PCA.
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- Isabel R Schlaepfer
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Stremersch S, De Smedt SC, Raemdonck K. Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of extracellular vesicles. J Control Release 2016; 244:167-183. [PMID: 27491882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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During the past two decades, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been identified as important mediators of intercellular communication, enabling the functional transfer of bioactive molecules from one cell to another. Consequently, it is becoming increasingly clear that these vesicles are involved in many (patho)physiological processes, providing opportunities for therapeutic applications. Moreover, it is known that the molecular composition of EVs reflects the physiological status of the producing cell and tissue, rationalizing their exploitation as biomarkers in various diseases. In this review the composition, biogenesis and diversity of EVs is discussed in a therapeutic and diagnostic context. We describe emerging therapeutic applications, including the use of EVs as drug delivery vehicles and as cell-free vaccines, and reflect on future challenges for clinical translation. Finally, we discuss the use of EVs as a biomarker source and highlight recent studies and clinical successes.
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- Stephan Stremersch
- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Øverbye A, Skotland T, Koehler CJ, Thiede B, Seierstad T, Berge V, Sandvig K, Llorente A. Identification of prostate cancer biomarkers in urinary exosomes. Oncotarget 2016. [PMID: 26196085 PMCID: PMC4745805 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Exosomes have recently appeared as a novel source of non-invasive cancer biomarkers since tumour-specific molecules can be found in exosomes isolated from biological fluids. We have here investigated the proteome of urinary exosomes by using mass spectrometry to identify proteins differentially expressed in prostate cancer patients compared to healthy male controls. In total, 15 control and 16 prostate cancer samples of urinary exosomes were analyzed. Importantly, 246 proteins were differentially expressed in the two groups. The majority of these proteins (221) were up-regulated in exosomes from prostate cancer patients. These proteins were analyzed according to specific criteria to create a focus list that contained 37 proteins. At 100% specificity, 17 of these proteins displayed individual sensitivities above 60%. Even though several of these proteins showed high sensitivity and specificity for prostate cancer as individual biomarkers, combining them in a multi-panel test has the potential for full differentiation of prostate cancer from non-disease controls. The highest sensitivity, 94%, was observed for transmembrane protein 256 (TM256; chromosome 17 open reading frame 61). LAMTOR proteins were also distinctly enriched with very high specificity for patient samples. TM256 and LAMTOR1 could be used to augment the sensitivity to 100%. Other prominent proteins were V-type proton ATPase 16 kDa proteolipid subunit (VATL), adipogenesis regulatory factor (ADIRF), and several Rab-class members and proteasomal proteins. In conclusion, this study clearly shows the potential of using urinary exosomes in the diagnosis and clinical management of prostate cancer.
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- Anders Øverbye
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Urology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Simbari F, McCaskill J, Coakley G, Millar M, Maizels RM, Fabriás G, Casas J, Buck AH. Plasmalogen enrichment in exosomes secreted by a nematode parasite versus those derived from its mouse host: implications for exosome stability and biology. J Extracell Vesicles 2016; 5:30741. [PMID: 27389011 PMCID: PMC4937767 DOI: 10.3402/jev.v5.30741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate communication between cells and organisms across all 3 kingdoms of life. Several reports have demonstrated that EVs can transfer molecules between phylogenetically diverse species and can be used by parasites to alter the properties of the host environment. Whilst the concept of vesicle secretion and uptake is broad reaching, the molecular composition of these complexes is expected to be diverse based on the physiology and environmental niche of different organisms. Exosomes are one class of EVs originally defined based on their endocytic origin, as these derive from multivesicular bodies that then fuse with the plasma membrane releasing them into the extracellular environment. The term exosome has also been used to describe any small EVs recovered by high-speed ultracentrifugation, irrespective of origin since this is not always well characterized. Here, we use comparative global lipidomic analysis to examine the composition of EVs, which we term exosomes, that are secreted by the gastrointestinal nematode, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, in relation to exosomes secreted by cells of its murine host. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis reveals a 9- to 62-fold enrichment of plasmalogens, as well as other classes of ether glycerophospholipids, along with a relative lack of cholesterol and sphingomyelin (SM) in the nematode exosomes compared with those secreted by murine cells. Biophysical analyses of the membrane dynamics of these exosomes demonstrate increased rigidity in those from the nematode, and parallel studies with synthetic vesicles support a role of plasmalogens in stabilizing the membrane structure. These results suggest that nematodes can maintain exosome membrane structure and integrity through increased plasmalogens, compensating for diminished levels of other lipids, including cholesterol and SM. This work also illuminates the prevalence of plasmalogens in some EVs, which has not been widely reported and could have implications for the biochemical or immunomodulatory properties of EVs. Further comparative analyses such as those described here will shed light on diversity in the molecular properties of EVs that enable them to function in cross-species communication.
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- Fabio Simbari
- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK;
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Extracellular vesicles in renal tissue damage and regeneration. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 790:83-91. [PMID: 27375075 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) appear as important actors in cell-to-cell communication. EV content is characterized by proteins and RNA species that dynamically reflect cell and tissue state. Urinary EVs in particular may act in inter-nephron communication with possible beneficial or detrimental effects. Increasing interest is addressed to the pharmacological properties of EVs as a cell-free therapy, since several of the effects crAQ/tgqcedited to stem cells have been recapitulated by administration of their EVs. Preclinical data in models of renal damage indicate a general regenerative potential of EVs derived from mesenchymal stromal cells of different sources, including bone marrow, fetal tissues, urine and kidney. In this review we will discuss the results on the effect of EVs in repair of acute and chronic renal injury, and the mechanisms involved. In addition, we will analyse the strategies for EV pharmacological applications in renal regenerative medicine and limits and benefits involved.
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Mihelich BL, Dambal S, Lin S, Nonn L. miR-182, of the miR-183 cluster family, is packaged in exosomes and is detected in human exosomes from serum, breast cells and prostate cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:1197-1203. [PMID: 27446418 PMCID: PMC4950593 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Members of the microRNA (miR)-183 family are expressed at high levels in the majority of cancer types, including breast and prostate, and are considered ‘oncomiRs’. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of exosomes in cell-to-cell transfer of the miR-183 family, which includes miRs-96, −182 and −183. Despite highly detectable levels of these three miRs within prostate and breast cells in vitro, only miR-182 was detectable in exosomes isolated from cell culture supernatant. Similar to the in vitro results, miR-182 was the only miR detected in exosomes isolated from fresh human serum. The packaging of miR-182 into exosomes was examined in MDA-MB-231 (MDA-182) breast cancer cells with miR-182 overexpression. Levels of mature miR-182 increased in exosomes in a dose-dependent manner compared to intracellular expression. Furthermore, co-culture of MDA-182 cells with naïve MDA-MB-231 cells resulted in an increase in mature miR-182 in the naïve cells, which was blocked by a chemical inhibitor of microvesicle formation. In summary, the present study demonstrates that of the miR-183 family members, miR-182 is preferentially packaged in exosomes, detectable in exosomes from human sera and may be transferred between cells via a microvesicle-dependent mechanism.
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- Brittany L Mihelich
- Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Cesi G, Walbrecq G, Margue C, Kreis S. Transferring intercellular signals and traits between cancer cells: extracellular vesicles as "homing pigeons". Cell Commun Signal 2016; 14:13. [PMID: 27282631 PMCID: PMC4901437 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-016-0136-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles are cell-derived vesicles, which can transport various cargos out of cells. From their cell of origin, the content molecules (proteins, non-coding RNAs including miRNAs, DNA and others) can be delivered to neighboring or distant cells and as such extracellular vesicles can be regarded as vehicles of intercellular communication or "homing pigeons". Extracellular vesicle shuttling is able to actively modulate the tumor microenvironment and can partake in tumor dissemination. In various diseases, including cancer, levels of extracellular vesicle secretion are altered resulting in different amounts and/or profiles of detectable vesicular cargo molecules and these distinct content profiles are currently being evaluated as biomarkers. Apart from their potential as blood-derived containers of specific biomarkers, the transfer of extracellular vesicles to surrounding cells also appears to be involved in the propagation of phenotypic traits. These interesting properties have put extracellular vesicles into the focus of many recent studies.Here we review findings on the involvement of extracellular vesicles in transferring traits of cancer cells to their surroundings and briefly discuss new data on oncosomes, a larger type of vesicle. A pressing issue in cancer treatment is rapidly evolving resistance to many initially efficient drug therapies. Studies investigating the role of extracellular vesicles in this phenomenon together with a summary of the technical challenges that this field is still facing, are also presented. Finally, emerging areas of research such as the analysis of the lipid composition on extracellular vesicles and cutting-edge techniques to visualise the trafficking of extracellular vesicles are discussed.
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- Giulia Cesi
- Life Sciences Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 6, av. du Swing, L-4367, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Life Sciences Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 6, av. du Swing, L-4367, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Life Sciences Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 6, av. du Swing, L-4367, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Life Sciences Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 6, av. du Swing, L-4367, Belvaux, Luxembourg.
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Kharaziha P, Chioureas D, Rutishauser D, Baltatzis G, Lennartsson L, Fonseca P, Azimi A, Hultenby K, Zubarev R, Ullén A, Yachnin J, Nilsson S, Panaretakis T. Molecular profiling of prostate cancer derived exosomes may reveal a predictive signature for response to docetaxel. Oncotarget 2016; 6:21740-54. [PMID: 25844599 PMCID: PMC4673300 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Docetaxel is a cornerstone treatment for metastatic, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) which remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, worldwide. The clinical usage of docetaxel has resulted in modest gains in survival, primarily due to the development of resistance. There are currently no clinical biomarkers available that predict whether a CRPC patient will respond or acquire resistance to this therapy. Comparative proteomics analysis of exosomes secreted from DU145 prostate cancer cells that are sensitive (DU145 Tax-Sen) or have acquired resistance (DU145 Tax-Res) to docetaxel, demonstrated significant differences in the amount of exosomes secreted and in their molecular composition. A panel of proteins was identified by proteomics to be differentially enriched in DU145 Tax-Res compared to DU145 Tax-Sen exosomes and was validated by western blotting. Importantly, we identified MDR-1, MDR-3, Endophilin-A2 and PABP4 that were enriched only in DU145 Tax-Res exosomes. We validated the presence of these proteins in the serum of a small cohort of patients. DU145 cells that have uptaken DU145 Tax-Res exosomes show properties of increased matrix degradation. In summary, exosomes derived from DU145 Tax-Res cells may be a valuable source of biomarkers for response to therapy.
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- Pedram Kharaziha
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Stremersch S, Vandenbroucke RE, Van Wonterghem E, Hendrix A, De Smedt SC, Raemdonck K. Comparing exosome-like vesicles with liposomes for the functional cellular delivery of small RNAs. J Control Release 2016; 232:51-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Erb U, Zöller M. Progress and potential of exosome analysis for early pancreatic cancer detection. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2016; 16:757-67. [PMID: 27206554 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2016.1187563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) is the most deadly malignancy, due to late diagnosis prohibiting surgery. Thus, strong efforts are taken improving early diagnosis via biomarkers recovered in the serum of PaCa patients. AREAS COVERED One promising option are PaCa-derived exosomes in patients' sera. Exosomes, small vesicles delivered by live cells and recovered in all body fluids, are a powerful diagnostic tool due to relative stability and composition covering the whole range of cancer-related biomarkers including proteins, metabolites, DNA, DNA modifications, coding and noncoding RNA. We discuss the mechanisms accounting for the condensed packaging of biomarkers, refer to studies using PaCa serum-exosomes for diagnosis. Based on an extensive literature search, we outline questions that answers may help establishing a serum-exosome-based screening for early PaCa detection. Expert commentary: Improved proteomic and genomic characterization and progress in the biogenesis of exosomes will allow for optimized and unified screening panels for PaCa diagnosis via TEX in body fluids.
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- Ulrike Erb
- a Department of Tumor Cell Biology , University Hospital of Surgery , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Department of Tumor Cell Biology , University Hospital of Surgery , Heidelberg , Germany
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Silva M, Melo SA. Non-coding RNAs in Exosomes: New Players in Cancer Biology. Curr Genomics 2016; 16:295-303. [PMID: 27047249 PMCID: PMC4763967 DOI: 10.2174/1389202916666150707154719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Exosomes are lipid bilayer extracellular vesicles (EVs) of 50-150nm in size, which contain
nucleic acids (mRNA, ncRNAs and DNA), proteins and lipids. They are secreted by all cells and circulate
in all body fluids. Exosomes are key mediators of several processes in cancer that mediate tumor
progression and metastasis. These nano-vesicles, when secreted from cancer cells, are enriched in
non-coding RNAs (e.g. microRNAs) complexed with the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC),
that mediate an efficient and rapid silencing of mRNAs at the recipient cell, reprogramming their transcriptome.
MicroRNAs in circulation encapsulated in exosomes are protected from degradation by a
lipid bilayer and might serve as potential non-invasive diagnostic and screening tools to detect early stage cancer, to facilitate
treatment options and possible help in curative surgical therapy decisions. Additionally, engineered exosomes can be
used as therapy vehicles for targeted delivery of RNAi molecules, escaping the immune system detection.
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- Miguel Silva
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal and Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal and Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200 Porto, Portugal
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Abels ER, Breakefield XO. Introduction to Extracellular Vesicles: Biogenesis, RNA Cargo Selection, Content, Release, and Uptake. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2016; 36:301-12. [PMID: 27053351 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-016-0366-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1095] [Impact Index Per Article: 136.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles are a heterogeneous group of membrane-limited vesicles loaded with various proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Release of extracellular vesicles from its cell of origin occurs either through the outward budding of the plasma membrane or through the inward budding of the endosomal membrane, resulting in the formation of multivesicular bodies, which release vesicles upon fusion with the plasma membrane. The release of vesicles can facilitate intercellular communication by contact with or by internalization of contents, either by fusion with the plasma membrane or by endocytosis into "recipient" cells. Although the interest in extracellular vesicle research is increasing, there are still no real standards in place to separate or classify the different types of vesicles. This review provides an introduction into this expanding and complex field of research focusing on the biogenesis, nucleic acid cargo loading, content, release, and uptake of extracellular vesicles.
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- Erik R Abels
- Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and NeuroDiscovery Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology Research Group, VU University Medical Center, 1007MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and NeuroDiscovery Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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Kalamvoki M, Deschamps T. Extracellular vesicles during Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 infection: an inquire. Virol J 2016; 13:63. [PMID: 27048572 PMCID: PMC4822280 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0518-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles are defined as a heterogeneous group of vesicles that are released by prokaryotic to higher eukaryotic cells and by plant cells in an evolutionary conserved manner. The significance of these vesicles lies in their capacity to transfer selected cargo composed of proteins, lipids and nucleic acids to both recipient and parent cells and to influence various physiological and pathological functions. Microorganisms such as parasites, fungi and protozoa and even single cell organisms such as bacteria generate extracellular vesicles. In addition, several viruses have evolved strategies to hijack the extracellular vesicles for egress or to alter the surrounding environment. The thesis of this article is that: a) during HSV-1 infection vesicles are delivered from infected to uninfected cells that influence the infection; b) the cargo of these vesicles consists of viral and host transcripts (mRNAs, miRNAs and non-coding RNAs) and proteins including innate immune components, such as STING; and c) the viral vesicles carry the tetraspanins CD9, CD63 and CD81, which are considered as markers of exosomes. Therefore, we assume that the STING-carrying vesicles, produced during HSV-1 infection, are reminiscent to exosomes. The presumed functions of the exosomes released from HSV-1 infected cells include priming the recipient cells and accelerating antiviral responses to control the dissemination of the virus. This may be one strategy used by the virus to prevent the elimination by the host and establish persistent infection. In conclusion, the modification of the cargo of exosomes appears to be part of the strategy that HSV-1 has evolved to establish lifelong persistent infections into the human body to ensure successful dissemination between individuals.
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- Maria Kalamvoki
- Department Microbiology, Molecular Genetics Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Building Hixon, room 3009, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
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- Department Microbiology, Molecular Genetics Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Building Hixon, room 3009, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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Róg T, Orłowski A, Llorente A, Skotland T, Sylvänne T, Kauhanen D, Ekroos K, Sandvig K, Vattulainen I. Data including GROMACS input files for atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of mixed, asymmetric bilayers including molecular topologies, equilibrated structures, and force field for lipids compatible with OPLS-AA parameters. Data Brief 2016; 7:1171-1174. [PMID: 27761499 PMCID: PMC5063793 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
In this Data in Brief article we provide a data package of GROMACS input files for atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of multicomponent, asymmetric lipid bilayers using the OPLS-AA force field. These data include 14 model bilayers composed of 8 different lipid molecules. The lipids present in these models are: cholesterol (CHOL), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (POPC), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine (POPE), 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-ethanolamine (SOPE), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylserine (POPS), 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylserine (SOPS), N-palmitoyl-D-erythro-sphingosyl-phosphatidylcholine (SM16), and N-lignoceroyl-D-erythro-sphingosyl-phosphatidylcholine (SM24). The bilayers׳ compositions are based on lipidomic studies of PC-3 prostate cancer cells and exosomes discussed in Llorente et al. (2013) [1], showing an increase in the section of long-tail lipid species (SOPS, SOPE, and SM24) in the exosomes. Former knowledge about lipid asymmetry in cell membranes was accounted for in the models, meaning that the model of the inner leaflet is composed of a mixture of PC, PS, PE, and cholesterol, while the extracellular leaflet is composed of SM, PC and cholesterol discussed in Van Meer et al. (2008) [2]. The provided data include lipids׳ topologies, equilibrated structures of asymmetric bilayers, all force field parameters, and input files with parameters describing simulation conditions (md.mdp). The data is associated with the research article “Interdigitation of Long-Chain Sphingomyelin Induces Coupling of Membrane Leaflets in a Cholesterol Dependent Manner” (Róg et al., 2016) [3].
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomasz Róg
- Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P. O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P. O. Box 64, FI-00014, Finland
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- Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P. O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland; Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
| | - Alicia Llorente
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital - The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital - The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Zora Biosciences Oy, 02150 Espoo, Finland
| | - Kirsten Sandvig
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital - The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
| | - Ilpo Vattulainen
- Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P. O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P. O. Box 64, FI-00014, Finland; MEMPHYS - Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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