Identification of small extracellular vesicle subtypes in follicular fluid: Insights into the function and miRNA profiles
- 12 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular Physiology
- Vol. 236 (8), 5633-5645
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.30251
Abstract
The study of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) heterogeneity is one of the main problems that must be solved, and the different sEV subtypes in follicular fluid are still unclear, limiting our understanding of their function. This study first separated sEV subtypes from follicular fluid using differential ultracentrifugation combined with iodixanol density gradient flotation and then evaluated their miRNA profile and effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of granulosa cells (GCs). We also performed Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis of potential target genes of differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) and KEGG analysis of potential target genes of non‐DEMs. Low‐density sEVs (sEV_F6) were enriched in TSG101, while high‐density sEVs (sEV_F8) were enriched in CD63. The miRNA profiles of sEV_F6 and sEV_F8 were heterogeneous, and the differential signaling pathways were mainly related to the adhesion and hypoxic stress pathways, while the same signaling pathways were mainly related to cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle, and autophagy pathways. In addition, the highly expressed miRNAs in both subtypes were mainly related to cell proliferation and apoptosis. Both subtypes transferred their miRNAs into GCs and promoted the proliferation ability of the GCs and inhibited their apoptosis. The results showed for the first time that there are different subtypes of sEVs in follicular fluid and that the miRNA profiles of subtypes are heterogeneous.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31873033)
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