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The isolation of morphologically intact and biologically active extracellular vesicles from the secretome of cancer-associated adipose tissue.


ABSTRACT: Breast cancer cells closely interact with different cell types of the surrounding adipose tissue to favor invasive growth and metastasis. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanometer-sized vesicles secreted by different cell types that shuttle proteins and nucleic acids to establish cell-cell communication. To study the role of EVs released by cancer-associated adipose tissue in breast cancer progression and metastasis a standardized EV isolation protocol that obtains pure EVs and maintains their functional characteristics is required. We implemented differential ultracentrifugation as a pre-enrichment step followed by OptiPrep density gradient centrifugation (dUC-ODG) to isolate EVs from the conditioned medium of cancer-associated adipose tissue. A combination of immune-electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and Western blot analysis identified EVs that are enriched in flotillin-1, CD9 and CD63, and sized between 20 and 200 nm with a density of 1.076-1.125 g/ml. The lack of protein aggregates and cell organelle proteins confirmed the purity of the EV preparations. Next, we evaluated whether dUC-ODG isolated EVs are functionally active. ZR75.1 breast cancer cells treated with cancer-associated adipose tissue-secreted EVs from breast cancer patients showed an increased phosphorylation of CREB. MCF-7 breast cancer cells treated with adipose tissue-derived EVs exhibited a stronger propensity to form cellular aggregates. In conclusion, dUC-ODG purifies EVs from conditioned medium of cancer-associated adipose tissue, and these EVs are morphologically intact and biologically active.

SUBMITTER: Jeurissen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5351718 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The isolation of morphologically intact and biologically active extracellular vesicles from the secretome of cancer-associated adipose tissue.

Jeurissen Sarah S   Vergauwen Glenn G   Van Deun Jan J   Lapeire Lore L   Depoorter Victoria V   Miinalainen Ilkka I   Sormunen Raija R   Van den Broecke Rudy R   Braems Geert G   Cocquyt Véronique V   Denys Hannelore H   Hendrix An A  

Cell adhesion & migration 20170201 2


Breast cancer cells closely interact with different cell types of the surrounding adipose tissue to favor invasive growth and metastasis. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanometer-sized vesicles secreted by different cell types that shuttle proteins and nucleic acids to establish cell-cell communication. To study the role of EVs released by cancer-associated adipose tissue in breast cancer progression and metastasis a standardized EV isolation protocol that obtains pure EVs and maintains their  ...[more]

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