Comparability of the small RNA secretome across human biofluids concomitantly collected from healthy adults
Open Access
- 10 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 15 (4), e0229976
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229976
Abstract
Small extracellular vesicles (sEV) are nano-sized (40–150 nm), membrane-encapsulated vesicles that are released by essentially all cells into the extracellular space and function as intercellular signaling vectors through the horizontal transfer of biologic molecules, including microRNA (miRNA) and other small non-coding RNA (ncRNA), that can alter the phenotype of recipient cells. sEV are present in essentially all extracellular biofluids, including serum, urine and saliva, and offer a new avenue for discovery and development of novel biomarkers of various disease states and exposures. The objective of this study was to systematically interrogate similarities and differences between sEV ncRNA derived from saliva, serum and urine, as well as cell-free small ncRNA (cf-ncRNA) from serum. Saliva, urine and serum were concomitantly collected from 4 healthy donors to mitigate potential bias that can stem from interpersonal and temporal variability. sEV were isolated from each respective biofluid, along with cf-RNA from serum. sEV were isolated from the respective biofluids via differential ultracentrifugation with a 30% sucrose cushion to minimize protein contamination. Small RNA-sequencing was performed on each sample, and cluster analysis was performed based on ncRNA profiles. While some similarities existed in terms of sEV ncRNA cargo across biofluids, there are also notable differences in ncRNA class and ncRNA secretion, with sEV in each biofluid bearing a unique ncRNA profile, including major differences in composition by ncRNA class. We conclude that sEV ncRNA cargo varies according to biofluid, so thus should be carefully selected and interpreted when designing or contrasting translational or epidemiological studies.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (1R21DE027227)
- American Cancer Society (132476-RSG-18-148-01-CCE)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2P30ES006096)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (5UL1TR001425-04)
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