Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
ACS Nano. 2010 Apr 27;4(4):1921-6. doi: 10.1021/nn901824n.
All living systems contain naturally occurring nanoparticles with unique structural, biochemical, and mechanical characteristics. Specifically, human saliva exosomes secreted by normal cells into saliva via exocytosis are novel biomarkers showing tumor-antigen enrichment during oral cancer. Here we show the substructure of single human saliva exosomes, using a new ultrasensitive low force atomic force microscopy (AFM) exhibiting substructural organization unresolvable in electron microscopy. We correlate the data with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and AFM images to interpret the nanoscale structures of exosomes under varying forces. Single exosomes reveal reversible mechanical deformation displaying distinct elastic, 70-100 nm trilobed membrane with substructures carrying specific transmembrane receptors. Further, we imaged and investigated, using force spectroscopy with antiCD63 IgG functionalized AFM tips, highly specific and sensitive detection of antigenCD63, potentially useful cancer markers on individual exosomes. The quantitative nanoscale morphological, biomechanical, and surface biomolecular properties of single saliva exosomes are critical for the applications of exosomes for cancer diagnosis and as a model for developing new cell delivery systems.
所有生命系统都含有具有独特结构、生化和机械特性的天然存在的纳米颗粒。具体来说,正常细胞通过胞吐作用分泌到唾液中的人唾液外泌体是一种新型生物标志物,在口腔癌中显示出肿瘤抗原富集。在这里,我们使用一种新的超灵敏低力原子力显微镜(AFM)显示了单个人唾液外泌体的亚结构,该显微镜在电子显微镜下无法分辨亚结构组织。我们将数据与场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)和 AFM 图像相关联,以解释不同力下外泌体的纳米级结构。单个外泌体显示出可逆转的机械变形,呈现出独特的弹性、70-100nm 的三叶膜,带有带有特定跨膜受体的亚结构。此外,我们使用带有抗 CD63 IgG 功能化 AFM 尖端的力谱学进行成像和研究,对个体外泌体上的抗原 CD63 进行高度特异性和敏感的检测,这可能是癌症标志物的有用候选物。单个唾液外泌体的定量纳米形态、生物力学和表面生物分子特性对于外泌体在癌症诊断中的应用以及作为开发新细胞输送系统的模型至关重要。
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