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Natural killer cell cytotoxicity is suppressed by exposure to the human NKG2D ligand MICA*008 that is shed by tumor cells in exosomes.

ABSTRACT: The MHC class I-related chain (MIC) A and MICB ligands for the activating receptor NKG2D can be shed from tumor cells, and the presence of these soluble molecules in sera is related with compromised immune response and progression of disease. Recently, thiol disulphide isomerases and members of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) gene family were identified as key enzymes in mediating MICA/B shedding from cells. Here, we report shedding of the most frequently expressed MICA allele in human populations (MICA*008) into exosomes, small membrane vesicles that are secreted upon fusion with the plasma membrane. Although similar to other MICA/B molecules in the extracellular domain, the predicted transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of MICA*008 are quite different, and this difference seemed to be critical for the mode of release from tumor cells. Treatment of natural killer (NK) cells with exosomes containing MICA*008 molecules not only triggered downregulation of NKG2D from the cell surface but also provoked a marked reduction in NK cytotoxicity that is independent of NKG2D ligand expression by the target cell. Our findings reveal a mechanism of NK suppression in cancer that may facilitate immune escape and progression.

SUBMITTER: Ashiru O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2817492 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Natural killer cell cytotoxicity is suppressed by exposure to the human NKG2D ligand MICA*008 that is shed by tumor cells in exosomes.

Ashiru Omodele O Boutet Philippe P Fernández-Messina Lola L Agüera-González Sonia S Skepper Jeremy N JN Valés-Gómez Mar M Reyburn Hugh T HT

Cancer research 20100112 2

The MHC class I-related chain (MIC) A and MICB ligands for the activating receptor NKG2D can be shed from tumor cells, and the presence of these soluble molecules in sera is related with compromised immune response and progression of disease. Recently, thiol disulphide isomerases and members of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) gene family were identified as key enzymes in mediating MICA/B shedding from cells. Here, we report shedding of the most frequently expressed MICA allele in ...[more]

PMID: 20068167

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Project description:BackgroundTumour-derived exosomes can be released to serum and provide information on the features of the malignancy, however, in order to perform systematic studies in biological samples, faster diagnostic techniques are needed, especially for detection of low abundance proteins. Most human cancer cells are positive for at least one ligand for the activating immune receptor NKG2D and the presence in plasma of NKG2D-ligands can be associated with prognosis.MethodsUsing MICA as example of a tumour-derived antigen, endogenously expressed in metastatic melanoma and recruited to exosomes, we have developed two immunocapture-based assays for detection of different epitopes in nanovesicles. Although both techniques, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) have the same theoretical basis, that is, using capture and detection antibodies for a colorimetric read-out, analysis of exosome-bound proteins poses methodological problems that do not occur when these techniques are used for detection of soluble molecules, due to the presence of multiple epitopes on the vesicle.ResultsHere we demonstrate that, in ELISA, the signal obtained was directly proportional to the amount of epitopes per exosome. In LFIA, the amount of detection antibody immobilized in Au-nanoparticles needs to be low for efficient detection, otherwise steric hindrance results in lower signal. We describe the conditions for detection of MICA in exosomes and prove, for the first time using both techniques, the co-existence in one vesicle of exosomal markers (the tetraspanins CD9, CD63 and CD81) and an endogenously expressed tumour-derived antigen. The study also reveals that scarce proteins can be used as targets for detection antibody in LFIA with a better result than very abundant proteins and that the conditions can be optimized for detection of the protein in plasma.ConclusionsThese results open the possibility of analyzing biological samples for the presence of tumour-derived exosomes using high throughput techniques.

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Natural killer cell cytotoxicity is suppressed by exposure to the human NKG2D ligand MICA*008 that is shed by tumor cells in exosomes.

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Natural killer cell cytotoxicity is suppressed by exposure to the human NKG2D ligand MICA*008 that is shed by tumor cells in exosomes.

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