间充质干细胞外泌体中的RNA与蛋白质

间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cell,MSC)外泌体是MSC中的多泡小体与细胞膜融合时分泌到细胞外环境中的50～200 nm大小的细胞外囊泡。MSC外泌体含有TSG101、CD9和CD81等典型蛋白质与多种RNA。人们逐渐认识到外泌体是通过传递其蛋白质和RNA等内容物到受体细胞发挥作用的。因此,MSC外泌体的治疗潜能可能是因为它含有特殊的蛋白质或RNA。该文对外泌体蛋白质和RNA的作用机制进行探究,并提出MSC外泌体很可能通过蛋白质而不是RNA发挥效应。     

一种大容量细胞灌流液中外泌体的提取方法及鉴定*

目的: 建立一种从大容量细胞灌流液中提取外泌体的方法,并进行外泌体的鉴定。方法: 人脐静脉内皮细胞株(EA.HY926)是人脐静脉内皮细胞和人肺腺癌细胞株A549杂交成的永生化细胞株,因其具有血管内皮细胞的特性,广泛用于内皮细胞相关研究。本研究采用含10%胎牛血清的M199培养基培养,利用Flexcell STR-4000平行板流室系统对EA.HY926施以振荡剪切应力。收集流体剪切应力处理后的细胞灌流液,去除细胞碎片后冻成干粉,脱盐、提取纯化外泌体。电镜观察外泌体形态、纳米粒径电位分析仪检测外泌体大小、PKH26染色检测外泌体膜性结构、BCA蛋白定量法检测外泌体的蛋白浓度、Western blot检测外泌体特异性蛋白CD9和CD81的表达,荧光定量RT-PCR检测内皮细胞相关基因的表达。结果: 该方法提取的外泌体,大小均一,结构完整,呈典型囊泡样结构;粒径集中在30~150 nm,多数粒径为97.63 nm;表达外泌体特异性蛋白CD9和CD81;PKH26染色阳性,并可被细胞摄取;EA.HY926分泌的外泌体表达内皮细胞相关的CD31、vWF等mRNA,以及miR-126、miR-21、miR-155等microRNA分子。结论: 本方法能够有效从大容量细胞灌流液中提取到结构完整的、高浓度、高质量的外泌体,为开展以流体力学干预细胞为基础的外泌体相关研究提供技术方法。     

肿瘤细胞外泌体中融合基因的检测

目的:探究肿瘤细胞分泌的外泌体中是否可以检测到来源于源细胞的融合基因m RNA。方法:培养人非小细胞肺癌NCI-H3122细胞,采用外泌体试剂盒提取细胞上清中的外泌体,并用Western Blot实验验证外泌体是否提取成功。分别提取外泌体以及H3122细胞中的总RNA,将RNA反转录为c DNA,通过PCR反应扩增v1型EML4-ALK融合基因片段,经琼脂糖凝胶电泳确定目的条带后,将两种PCR产物送公司进行基因测序,最后对测序结果进行比对分析。结果:从H3122细胞上清中成功提取了外泌体,并且在外泌体中检测到来源于H3122细胞的m RNA;从H3122细胞外泌体中检测到EML4-ALK融合基因,并发现外泌体中的EML4-ALK融合基因的融合形式为V1,与在H3122细胞中检测到的EML4-ALK融合基因的融合形式完全相同。结论:肿瘤细胞分泌的外泌体中可以检测到肿瘤细胞来源的m RNA,并且外泌体中的m RNA可以反映肿瘤细胞m RNA的基因融合情况等生物学特性。     

不同血清量标本外泌体提取及微小RNA的检测结果比较

本文旨在探讨Qiagen exoRNeasy Serum/Plasma试剂盒提取血清标本中外泌体所需的最适血清量。采用Qiagen exoRNeasy Serum/Plasma 试剂盒分别对250、500、1 000 μL血清中的外泌体进行抽提,使用透射电子显微镜检测分离的外泌体大小和形态,蛋白质免疫印迹法检测外泌体蛋白标记CD63和TSG101的表达,实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)检测外泌体中微小RNA-122(microRNA-122,miR-122)的表达。结果显示,透射电子显微镜下可见血清外泌体呈圆形或椭圆形,直径30～150 nm,有完整的膜结构。蛋白免疫印迹法检测外泌体CD63和TSG101阳性。实时荧光定量PCR检测慢性乙型肝炎患者250、500、1 000 μL血清外泌体中miR-122表达量,与正常人相比,分别上调22.44、21.48、20.69倍(P＝0.42)。结果提示,在临床血清样本体积有限的情况下,采用 Qiagen exoRNeasy Serum/Plasma 试剂盒提取血清中外泌体,减少血清量至250 μL也可达到所需实验目的。     

RNA病毒利用外泌体促进病毒感染的研究进展

外泌体是一种由细胞主动向胞外分泌的囊泡类小体,因其能在细胞间传递蛋白、脂类和核酸等分子,而被认为是一种新的重要的细胞间通讯方式。RNA病毒,如HIV-1、HCV等,作为一类重要的病原体,一直影响着全人类的健康。近来的研究发现,病毒能够利用外泌体的某些相关功能促进其复制与传播。然而,对外泌体与病毒感染的相关研究才刚刚起步,尚有很多方面并未被详细认知,所要研究的内容还有很多。本文主要总结了外泌体在一些RNA病毒感染中的促进作用及其可能的机制,以期让大家了解RNA病毒与外泌体之间已有的相互关系。     

外泌体提取及保存技术研究进展

外泌体是多种活细胞经过"内吞–融合–外排"等一系列过程主动向胞外分泌的纳米级双层膜结构小囊泡,广泛存在于血液和尿液等生物体液中。因其携带着多种蛋白质、核酸和脂质等生物活性分子,所以外泌体不仅在细胞间物质交换和信息传递中发挥重要作用,而且对疾病诊断、预后预测和治疗管理等均具有提示意义。外泌体的高效提取、分离和完整保存是研究其在机体内生物学作用和功能的重要前提,也是制约基于外泌体的临床检测技术和治疗载体技术的关键。该综述将针对目前国内外外泌体提取和保存领域的最新研究进展加以综述,并对其特点进行对比和分析,以促进外泌体研究方法的标准化,以及相关技术的研发和应用拓展。     

黄病毒科和冠状病毒科病毒侵染中的外泌体研究进展

外泌体是一种在细胞间信息传递和物质运输中起重要作用的细胞外囊泡,它携带来源于宿主细胞的蛋白质、脂质和RNA等物质,并对受体细胞的生理状态产生重要影响.黄病毒科病毒如丙型肝炎病毒和冠状病毒科病毒如新型冠状病毒导致的疾病严重威胁人类健康,深入了解黄病毒科和冠状病毒科病毒与宿主的相互作用,对于筛选治疗的细胞靶点以及外泌体疫苗...     

外泌体在白血病中的重要调控作用

目前,白血病复发是患者死亡的主要原因之一。肿瘤细胞和微环境的相互作用,以及隐匿在骨髓中的肿瘤干细胞,促进了白血病的复发和向淋巴组织的转移,因此白血病的治疗、转移和复发问题受到广泛关注。外泌体是由绝大多数细胞分泌的双层脂质膜囊泡,可以调控细胞间的交流和信息传递。在白血病细胞、基质细胞和内皮细胞之间的相互联系中都涉及到外泌体,白血病细胞来源的外泌体存在于白血病患者的血浆中,能把其携带的白血病相关抗原及微小RNA呈递给靶细胞,促进白血病肿瘤细胞的增殖,有助于肿瘤细胞实现免疫逃避,保护白血病细胞抵抗化疗药物导致的细胞毒性作用,促进血管生成及肿瘤细胞的迁移。因此,外泌体与白血病的转移、治疗及预后密切相关,可以用来检测和监测白血病的进展。本文综述了外泌体的来源、形成与分泌机制,以及外泌体在白血病发生前、发展中、预后和免疫治疗中所扮演的重要角色。     

结直肠癌细胞外泌体激活肝星状细胞为癌相关成纤维细胞

目的:探讨结直肠癌(CRC)细胞上清外泌体对肝星状细胞(HSC)细胞的影响。方法:通过超高速离心结合过滤法提取和纯化CRC细胞上清外泌体,然后以透射电电子显微镜(TEM)、纳米颗粒跟踪分析仪(NTA)和蛋白免疫印迹(WB)实验鉴定所提取的外泌体的形态、大小、粒径分布,以及外泌体表面标志蛋白HSP90和TSG101。再通过激光共聚焦显微镜(LSCM)观察荧光标记的外泌体被HSC细胞摄取的情况。以WB实验验证CRC细胞上清外泌体处理后的HSC中成纤维细胞活化蛋白(FAP)和α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)的表达水平。结果:TEM显示结直肠癌细胞外泌体呈"茶托样"杯型或类圆形囊泡样结构;NTA分析发现结直肠癌细胞外泌体直径峰值和大小分布范围分别为57 nm和30-150 nm;WB显示外泌体表面标志蛋白HSP90和TSG101均为阳性。LSCM观察发现Di O标记的外泌体(绿色),能够被Dil标记的HSC(红色)摄取。CRC细胞上清外泌体处理后的HSC中FAP和α-SMA表达水平较对照组显著升高。结论:HSC与CRC细胞上清外泌体共孵育后能够被激活成癌相关成纤维细胞。     

人脐带干细胞来源的外泌体促进体外培养雪旺细胞迁移的研究

目的:外泌体是活细胞分泌的来源于多囊泡体的膜性囊泡,其主要作用包括携带与运输。雪旺细胞是周围神经再生中非常优秀的种子细胞,但其迁移能力较差,影响修复效果。本文旨在探讨外泌体和雪旺细胞共培养是否可以促进雪旺细胞迁移。方法:本实验通过分离纯化人脐带干细胞外泌体和大鼠坐骨神经雪旺细胞并鉴定,随后将其共培养于Transwell小室观察雪旺细胞迁移率。结果:通过人脐带干细胞超高速离心法得到的外泌体高表达干细胞标志物CD44(92.2±3.6%)、CD73(99.1±0.6%),并且低表达单核细胞表面抗原CD14(0.5±0.06%)以及造血干细胞表面抗原CD34(0.4±0.07%),外泌体鉴定高表达CD81和CD9;雪旺细胞培养鉴定纯度达(92.3±2.7)%;均符合实验要求。通过Transwell小室实验发现外泌体可以明显促进雪旺细胞的迁移,并且具有一定剂量关系。结论:外泌体可以提高雪旺细胞的迁移能力,从而使雪旺细胞在组织工程领域中的应用产生巨大突破。     

Tubular cell-derived exosomal miR-150-5p contributes to renal fibrosis following unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury by activating fibroblast in vitro and in vivo

Unilateral ischemia reperfusion injury (UIRI) with longer ischemia time is associated with an increased risk of acute renal injury and chronic kidney disease. Exosomes can transport lipid, protein, mRNA, and miRNA to corresponding target cells and mediate intercellular information exchange. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether exosome-derived miRNA mediates epithelial-mesenchymal cell communication relevant to renal fibrosis after UIRI. The secretion of exosomes increased remarkably in the kidney after UIRI and in rat renal tubular epithelium cells (NRK-52E) after hypoxia treatment. The inhibition of exosome secretion by Rab27a knockout or GW4869 treatment ameliorates renal fibrosis following UIRI in vivo. Purified exosomes from NRK-52E cells after hypoxia treatment could activate rat kidney fibroblasts (NRK-49F). The inhibition of exosome secretion in hypoxic NRK-52E cells through Rab27a knockdown or GW4869 treatment abolished NRK-49F cell activation. Interestingly, exosomal miRNA array analysis revealed that miR-150-5p expression was increased after hypoxia compared with the control group. The inhibition of exosomal miR-150-5p abolished the ability of hypoxic NRK-52E cells to promote NRK-49F cell activation in vitro, injections of miR-150-5p enriched exosomes from hypoxic NRK-52E cells aggravated renal fibrosis following UIRI, and renal fibrosis after UIRI was alleviated by miR-150-5p-deficient exosome in vivo. Furthermore, tubular cell-derived exosomal miR-150-5p could negatively regulate the expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 to activate fibroblast. Thus, our results suggest that the blockade of exosomal miR-150-5p mediated tubular epithelial cell-fibroblast communication may provide a novel therapeutic target to prevents UIRI progression to renal fibrosis.     

Exosomal Lipids Impact Notch Signaling and Induce Death of Human Pancreatic Tumoral SOJ-6 Cells

Exosomes are of increasing interest as alternative mode of cell-to-cell communication. We previously reported that exosomes secreted by human SOJ-6 pancreatic tumor cells induce (glyco)protein ligand-independent cell death and inhibit Notch-1 pathway, this latter being particularly active during carcinogenesis and in cancer stem cells. Therefore, we asked whether exosomal lipids were key-elements for cell death and hypothesized that cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains were privileged sites of exosome interactions with tumor cells. To address these questions and based on the lipid composition of exosomes from SOJ-6 cells (Ristorcelli et al. (2008) FASEB J. 22; 3358–3369) enriched in cholesterol and sphingomyelin (lipids forming liquid-ordered phase, Lo) and depleted in phospholipids (lipids forming liquid-disordered phase, Ld), we designed Synthetic Exosome-Like Nanoparticles (SELN) with ratios Lo/Ld from 3.0 to 6.0 framing that of SOJ-6 cell exosomes. SELN decreased tumor cell survival, the higher the Lo/Ld ratio, the lower the cell survival. This decreased survival was due to activation of cell death with inhibition of Notch pathway. FRET analyses indicated fusions/exchanges of SELN with cell membranes. Fluorescent SELN co-localized with the ganglioside GM1 then with Rab5A, markers of lipid microdomains and of early endosomes, respectively. These interactions occurred at lipid microdomains of plasma and/or endosome membranes where the Notch-1 pathway matures. We thus demonstrated a major role for lipids in interactions between SELN and tumor cells, and in the ensued cell death. To our knowledge this is the first report on such effects of lipidic nanoparticles on tumor cell behavior. This may have implications in tumor progression.     

Exosome biogenesis,secretion and function of exosomal miRNAs in skeletal muscle myogenesis

Exosomes are membrane‐bound extracellular vesicles that are produced in the endosomal compartment of most mammalian cell types and then released. Exosomes are effective carriers for the intercellular material transfer of material that can influence a series of physiological and pathological processes in recipient cells. Among loaded cargoes, non‐coding RNAs (ncRNAs) vary for the exosome‐producing cell and its homeostatic state, and characterization of the biogenesis and secretion of exosomal ncRNAs and the functions of these ncRNAs in skeletal muscle myogenesis remain preliminary. In this review, we will describe what is currently known of exosome biogenesis, release and uptake of exosomal ncRNAs, as well as the varied functions of exosomal miRNAs in skeletal muscle myogenesis.     

Heterogeneity in the physical state of the exterior and interior regions of mycoplasma membrane lipids

The electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of spin-labeled fatty acid in intact mycoplasma cells and isolated membrane preparations have been compared. With Mycoplasma hominis and Acholeplasma laidlawii preparations, the freedom of motion of the spin-label was higher in labeled intact cells than in labeled isolated membranes but no differences could be detected between the labeled intact cells and membranes isolated from the labeled intact cells. It is proposed that the higher freedom of motion of the spin-label in the intact cells is due to a higher fluidity of the outer half of the lipid bilayer of mycoplasma membranes rather than to alterations in the structure of the membrane upon isolation.     

Interaction of cationic antimicrobial peptides with Mycoplasma pulmonis

We investigated the mode of action underlying the anti-mycoplasma activity of cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) using four known AMPs and Mycoplasma pulmonis as a model mycoplasma. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the integrity of the M. pulmonis membrane was significantly damaged within 30 min of AMPs exposure, which was confirmed by measuring the uptake of propidium iodine into the mycoplasma cells. The anti-mycoplasma activity of AMPs was found to depend on the binding affinity for phosphatidylcholine, which was incorporated into the mycoplasma membrane from the growth medium and preferentially distributed in the outer leaflet of the lipid bilayer.     

Circulating Exosomal miR-17-5p and miR-92a-3p Predict Pathologic Stage and Grade of Colorectal Cancer

Exosomes are extracellular membrane vesicles of 50- to 130-nm diameter secreted by most tumor cells. Exosomes can mediate the intercellular transfer of proteins and RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), and promote both tumorigenesis and premetastatic niche formation. In this study, we performed exosomal RNA sequencing to identify candidate exosomal miRNAs that could be associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) and its distant metastasis. The expression profiles of exosomal miRNA, as secreted by isogenic human primary CRC cell line SW480 and highly metastatic cell line SW620, were analyzed and the potential targets related to tumorigenesis and metastatic progression were investigated. We found that 25 miRNAs had been up-regulated and 5 miRNAs had been down-regulated in exosomes purified from SW620 culture supernatant. Candidate miRNAs were further evaluated for CRC diagnosis using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in CRC patients. Higher expression levels of circulating exosomal miR-17-5p and miR-92a-3p were significantly associated with pathologic stages and grades of the CRC patients. CONCLUSIONS: Circulating exosomal miR-17-5p and miR-92a-3p may provide a promising noninvasive prognostic biomarker for primary and metastatic CRC.     

Engineered exosome-mediated messenger RNA and single-chain variable fragment delivery for human chimeric antigen receptor T-cell engineering

Background aimsMost current chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are generated by viral transduction, which induces persistent expression of CARs and may cause serious undesirable effects. Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based approaches in manufacturing CAR T cells are being developed to overcome these challenges. However, the most common method of delivering mRNA to T cells is electroporation, which can be toxic to cells.MethodsThe authors designed and engineered an exosome delivery platform using the bacteriophage MS2 system in combination with the highly expressed protein lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 isoform B on exosomes.ResultsThe authors’ delivery platform achieved specific loading and delivery of mRNA into target cells and achieved expression of specific proteins, and anti-CD3/CD28 single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) expressed outside the exosomal membrane effectively activated primary T cells in a similar way to commercial magnetic beads.ConclusionsThe delivery of CAR mRNA and anti-CD3/CD28 scFvs via designed exosomes can be used for ex vivo production of CAR T cells with cancer cell killing capacity. The authors’ results indicate the potential applications of the engineered exosome delivery platform for direct conversion of primary T cells to CAR T cells while providing a novel strategy for producing CAR T cells in vivo.     

In situ detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures by fluorescent Hoechst 33258 stain

A simple, fast, and easily reproducible routine laboratory technique for detecting mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures is reported. Cells grown on a coverslip are fixed directly with Carnoy's, air-dried, stained with DNA-specific fluorescent Hoechst 33258, and examined microscopically. All cultures that were infected with mycoplasmas had readily discernible, small, morphologically uniform, bright fluorescent bodies in the extranuclear and intercellular space in contrast to the non-contaminated control cultures in which the extra-nuclear background appeared uniformly dark. To probe the degree of sensitivity to detect mycoplasmas, control cultures were infected with aliquots from serially diluted cells or media collected from Mycoplasma hyorhinus infected cultures. The lowest infection rate (0.40% by sampling 1 000 cells in average per culture 4–24 h after infection) scored presently, however, can easily be lowered by increasing sample size since a cell infected with even one mycoplasma can be discerned. These mycoplasmas resisted centrifugation at 2 500 rpm for 30 min and easily filtered through 0.22 μm pore-size filter membrane. Amazingly infection rate of 0.63% scored from 24 h post-infection incubation attained 100% contamination with several hundreds of mycoplasmas per host cell within 120 h.     

The mechanisms underlying the enrichment and action of glypican-1-positive exosomes in colorectal cancer cells

BackgroundGlypican-1 (GPC1) is overexpressed in several tumors, and GPC1⁺ exosomes have shown the potential to predict early colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the mechanisms underlying the enrichment and action of GPC1⁺ exosomes in CRC remain unknown.MethodsThe expression of slit guidance ligand 2 (SLIT2), hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α/2α, and GPC1 in clinical CRC tissues was detected using immunohistochemistry and western blot. Exosomes were isolated from the supernatants of CRC cell cultures. The effects of SLIT2, hypoxia, heparin, and phospholipase C (PLC) on exosomal GPC1 expression and GPC1⁺ exosome enrichment in CRC cells were analyzed with western blot and flow cytometry. CRC cell proliferation was assessed with MTT and colony formation assays. Co-immunoprecipitation was used to detect the binding of GPC1 and SLIT2 in SW480 cells. Nude mice were subcutaneously inoculated with SW480 cells with different treatments. The Wnt signaling was detected.ResultsSLIT2 was poorly expressed and GPC1, HIF-1α, and HIF-2α were highly expressed in human CRC tissues. SLIT2 in CRC cells inhibited GPC1⁺ exosome enrichment and exosomal GPC1 expression. PLC and heparin increased GPC1⁺ exosome enrichment in CRC cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Hypoxia increased the enrichment of GPC1⁺ exosomes in CRC cells depending on HIF-2α expression. GPC1⁺ exosomes stimulated CRC cell proliferation and xenograft tumor growth through activation of Wnt signaling.ConclusionsGPC1⁺ exosome enrichment is related to PLC and heparin. Hypoxia increases the enrichment of GPC1⁺ exosomes in CRC cells by activating HIF-2α and downregulating SLIT2. GPC1⁺ exosomes further drive CRC progression by activating Wnt signaling.     

Distribution of cholesterol between the outer and inner halves of the lipid bilayer of mycoplasma cell membranes

Rapid kinetic studies of filipin binding to intact cells and isolated membranes were performed with a stopped-flow apparatus to determine the distribution of cholesterol in the outer and inner surfaces of mycoplasma membranes. The initial rates of association of filipin with cholesterol in Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma capricolum intact cells were slower than those obtained with isolated membrane preparations. Ratios of the second-order rate constants for filipin binding to cells relative to membranes indicate that cholesterol is distributed symmetrically in membranes of M. gallisepticum cells whereas in M. capricolum ～66% of the free cholesterol is localized in the outer half of the lipid bilayer.