Plasma membrane-derived extracellular microvesicles mediate non-canonical intercellular NOTCH signaling

ABSTRACT: ARMMs (arrestin domain-containing protein 1 [ARRDC1]-mediated microvesicles) are extracellular vesicles that bud directly atthe plasma membrane. However, little is known about the physiological function of these vesicles. Here we report that secreted ARMMs contain active NOTCH receptors and mediate a non-canonical intercellular NOTCH signaling. Masss pectrometry of purified ARMMs identifiedNOTCH2 as a protein component of the vesicles. The NOTCH protein in ARMMs contains the critical intracellular region (NICD) that is required for its transcriptional activity in the nucleus. ARRDC1 overexpression increased the NOTCH2 incorporation into ARMMs. Conversely, CRISPR-mediated knockout of ARRDC1 dramatically reduced the amount of NOTCH2 in secreted ARMMs. The incorporation of NOTCH2 into ARMMs is facilitated by the ITCH E3 ligase and ADAM10, which are also secreted into ARMMs. We showed NOTCH2 in ARMMs delivered into recipient cells is further activated by γ-secretase cleavage to induce NOTCH-specific signaling in recipient cells. Together, our findings revealed a role for ARMMs in a novelNOTCH signaling pathway that acts in distance beyond direct cell-cell contact.

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Cell Culture

SUBMITTER: Qiyu Wang  

LAB HEAD: Quan Lu

PROVIDER: PXD006416 | Pride | 2017-10-11

REPOSITORIES: Pride