Human Brain Small Extracellular Vesicles Contain Selectively-Packaged, Full-Length mRNA
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ABSTRACT: Brain cells release and take up small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) containing bioactive nucleic acids. sEV exchange is hypothesized to contribute to stereotyped spread of neuropathological changes in the diseased brain. We assessed mRNA from sEVs of non-diseased (ND) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) human postmortem brain, using short- and long-read sequencing. sEV transcriptomes were distinct from bulk tissue, showing enrichment for multiple genes including mRNAs encoding ribosomal proteins and L1Hs transposable elements. AD versus ND sEVs showed enrichment of inflammation-related and depletion of synaptic signaling mRNAs. sEV mRNA from cultured murine primary neurons, astrocytes, or microglia showed similarities with human brain sEVs and revealed cell-type specific packaging. Nearly 80% of human brain sEV transcripts sequenced using long-read sequencing were full-length. Motif analyses of sEV-enriched full-length isoforms revealed RNA-binding proteins that may be associated with sEV loading. Collectively, we show that mRNA in brain sEVs is selectively-packaged and altered by disease state.
Project description:Brain cells release and take up small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) containing bioactive nucleic acids. sEV exchange is hypothesized to contribute to stereotyped spread of neuropathological changes in the diseased brain. We assessed mRNA from sEVs of non-diseased (ND) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) human postmortem brains, using short- and long-read sequencing. sEV transcriptomes were distinct from bulk tissue, showing enrichment for multiple genes including mRNAs encoding ribosomal proteins and L1Hs transposable elements. AD versus ND sEVs showed enrichment of inflammation-related and depletion of synaptic signaling mRNAs. sEV mRNA from cultured murine primary neurons, astrocytes, or microglia showed similarities with human brain sEVs and revealed cell-type specific packaging. Nearly 80% of human brain sEV transcripts sequenced using long-read sequencing were full-length. Motif analyses of sEV-enriched full-length isoforms revealed RNA-binding proteins that may be associated with sEV loading. Collectively, we show that mRNA in brain sEVs is selectively-packaged and altered by disease state.
Project description:Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) play a critical role in cardiac cell therapy by delivering molecular cargo and mediating cellular signaling. Among sEV cargo molecule types, microRNA (miRNA) is particularly potent and highly heterogenous. However, not all miRNAs in sEV are beneficial. Two previous studies utilizing computational modeling identified miR-192-5p and miR-432-5p as potentially deleterious in cardiac function and repair. Here, we show that knocking down miR-192-5p and miR-432-5p in cardiac c-kit+ cell-derived sEVs enhances the therapeutic capabilities of sEVs in vitro and in a rat in vivo model of cardiac ischemia reperfusion. miR-192-5p and miR-432-5p depleted CPC-sEVs enhance cardiac function by reducing fibrosis, enhancing mesenchymal stromal cell-like cell mobilization, and inducing macrophage polarization to the M2 phenotype. Knocking down deleterious miRNAs from sEV could be a promising therapeutic strategy for treatment of chronic myocardial infarction.
Project description:Mesenchymal stromal cells-derived small extracellular vesicles (MSC-sEVs) have recently attracted considerable attention because of their therapeutic potential in various immune diseases. We previously reported that MSC-sEVs could exert immunomodulatory roles in allergic airway inflammation by regulating group 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2) and dendritic cell (DC) functions. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of MSC-sEVs on mature DC (mDC)-ILC2 interplay in allergic rhinitis (AR). Here, we isolated MSC-sEVs from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)-MSCs using anion-exchange chromatography for the generation of sEV-mDCs. sEV-mDCs were co-cultured with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with AR or purified ILC2s. The levels of IL-13 and GATA3 in ILC2s were examined by flow cytometry. Bulk RNA-sequence for mDCs and sEV-mDCs was employed to further probe the potential mechanisms, which were then validated in the co-culture systems.
Project description:Midlife obesity increases the risk of developing AD. Adipocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles (ad-sEVs) have been implicated as a mecha-nism in several obesity-related diseases. We hypothesized that ad-sEVs from patients with AD would contain miRNAs predicted to downregulate pathways involved in synaptic plasticity and memory formation. We isolated ad-sEVs from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with AD and controls and compared miRNA expression profiles
Project description:- Endometrial sEV protein cargo are hormonally regulated – EP treated sEVs are enriched in key players of embryo implantation - Endometrial sEVs are taken up by recipient trophectoderm cells - Endometrial EP-sEVs (or secretory phase sEVs) promote trophectoderm cell invasion via MAPK signalling pathway - Invasion-related proteins are enriched on Tsc cell surface following EP-sEV treatment
Project description:Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and their small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) hold significant potential for regenerative medicine due to their capabilities for tissue repair. However, the effects of ASC heterogeneity on sEV characteristics and microRNA (miRNA) profiles remain unclear. We investigated ASCs heterogeneity and its changes with aging and cell expansion using bulk RNA-seq from young and old donors across various passages. Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) was used to identify distinct ASC clusters. Small RNA sequencing was performed on sEVs collected from ASC culture supernatants to analyze miRNA profiles. NMF analysis revealed ASC heterogeneity, identifying clusters characterized by ISLR and genes associated with collagen and smooth muscle cells. The miRNA profiles of sEVs matched these ASC clusters, showing variations based on donor age and cell expansion. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that these miRNAs may have distinct functional roles. Our findings show that ASC heterogeneity and sEV miRNA content are significantly influenced by donor age and cell expansion. These variations underscore the necessity of selecting specific ASC-derived sEVs.
Project description:Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and their small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) hold significant potential for regenerative medicine due to their capabilities for tissue repair. However, the effects of ASC heterogeneity on sEV characteristics and microRNA (miRNA) profiles remain unclear. We investigated ASCs heterogeneity and its changes with aging and cell expansion using bulk RNA-seq from young and old donors across various passages. Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) was used to identify distinct ASC clusters. Small RNA sequencing was performed on sEVs collected from ASC culture supernatants to analyze miRNA profiles. NMF analysis revealed ASC heterogeneity, identifying clusters characterized by ISLR and genes associated with collagen and smooth muscle cells. The miRNA profiles of sEVs matched these ASC clusters, showing variations based on donor age and cell expansion. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that these miRNAs may have distinct functional roles. Our findings show that ASC heterogeneity and sEV miRNA content are significantly influenced by donor age and cell expansion. These variations underscore the necessity of selecting specific ASC-derived sEVs.
Project description:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) accelerates vascular calcification (VC) via phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). We investigated the roles of circulating small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) between the kidneys and VSMCs and uncovered relevant sEV-propagated microRNAs (miRNAs) and their biological signaling pathways. We established CKD models in rats and mice by adenine-induced tubulointerstitial fibrosis. The miRNA transcriptome of sEVs revealed a depletion of several miRNAs in CKD. Their expression levels in sEVs from CKD patients were correlated to kidney function. This study revealed the transcriptomic landscape of miRNAs propagated in sEVs in CKD. We investigated the therapeutic potential of miRNAs in VC.
Project description:We utilize the syngeneic 9464D-GD2 mouse model to investigate the role of neuroblastoma-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) in developing resistance to the anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody dinutuximab. RNA-sequencing and flow cytometry analysis of whole tumors revealed that neuroblastoma-derived sEVs modulate immune cell tumor infiltration upon dinutuximab treatment to create an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment that contains more tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and fewer tumor-infiltrating NK cells. Importantly, tipifarnib, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor that inhibits sEV secretion, drastically enhanced the efficacy of dinutuximab and reversed the immunosuppressive effects of neuroblastoma-derived sEVs.
Project description:Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are important mediators of intercellular communication with respect to diverse pathophysiological processes. The heterogeneity of sEV populations is a key factor in pursuing the sEV-related translational and basic research into forward but remains challenging for unraveling. Here, we discovered novel phosphatidylserine (PS; marker for sEV uptake by macrophage)-deficient sEV subpopulations which possessed super long blood circulation through escape from the uptake by macrophages (main player of the rapid sEV clearance from blood). PS(-)-sEVs were identified in various cultured-cells as a minor population. Meanwhile, circulating somatic cell-derived sEVs in the blood were found to be majorly PS(-)-sEVs, which were caused by rapid uptake of PS(+)-sEVs by macrophages within 10 min after entry into the circulation. These results suggest endogenous PS(-)-sEVs could truly be the key player of sEV-mediated intracellular communication and that PS(-)-sEVs can be a good target for sEV-based diagnosis as well as a potent candidate for sEV-based delivery carrier. Our findings shift the paradigm for further understanding the biology as well as for the translational applications of sEV.