Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Personalised Nanomedicine, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Proteomics. 2024 Jun;24(11):e2300089. doi: 10.1002/pmic.202300089. Epub 2024 Jan 3.
Much recent research has been dedicated to exploring the utility of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as circulating disease biomarkers. Underpinning this work is the assumption that the molecular cargo of EVs directly reflects the originating cell. Few attempts have been made, however, to empirically validate this on the -omic level. To this end, we have performed an integrative multi-omic analysis of a panel of breast cancer cell lines and corresponding EVs. Whole transcriptome analysis validated that the cellular transcriptome remained stable when cultured cells are transitioned to low serum or serum-free medium for EV collection. Transcriptomic profiling of the isolated EVs indicated a positive correlation between transcript levels in cells and EVs, including disease-associated transcripts. Analysis of the EV proteome verified that HER2 protein is present in EVs, however neither the estrogen (ER) nor progesterone (PR) receptor proteins are detected regardless of cellular expression. Using multivariate analysis, we derived an EV protein signature to infer cellular patterns of ER and HER2 expression, though the ER protein could not be directly detected. Integrative analyses affirmed that the EV proteome and transcriptome captured key phenotypic hallmarks of the originating cells, supporting the potential of EVs for non-invasive monitoring of breast cancers.
最近有很多研究致力于探索细胞外囊泡 (EVs) 作为循环疾病生物标志物的效用。这项工作的基础假设是 EVs 的分子货物直接反映了起源细胞。然而,很少有人试图在组学水平上对此进行实证验证。为此,我们对一组乳腺癌细胞系和相应的 EV 进行了综合的多组学分析。全转录组分析证实,当培养细胞过渡到用于 EV 收集的低血清或无血清培养基时,细胞的转录组保持稳定。分离的 EV 的转录组分析表明,细胞和 EV 中的转录水平之间存在正相关,包括与疾病相关的转录本。EV 蛋白质组分析证实,HER2 蛋白存在于 EV 中,但无论细胞表达如何,都检测不到雌激素 (ER) 或孕激素 (PR) 受体蛋白。通过多元分析,我们得出了一个 EV 蛋白质特征来推断 ER 和 HER2 表达的细胞模式,尽管 ER 蛋白不能直接检测到。综合分析证实,EV 蛋白质组和转录组捕获了起源细胞的关键表型特征,支持 EV 用于非侵入性监测乳腺癌的潜力。
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