Release of extracellular membrane particles carrying the stem cell marker prominin-1 (CD133) from neural progenitors and other epithelial cells
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Cell Science
- Vol. 118 (13), 2849-2858
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.02439
Abstract
Apical plasma membrane constituents of mammalian neural stem/progenitor cells have recently been implicated in maintaining their stem/progenitor cell state. Here, we report that in the developing embryonic mouse brain, the fluid in the lumen of the neural tube contains membrane particles carrying the stem cell marker prominin-1 (CD133), a pentaspan membrane protein found on membrane protrusions of the apical surface of neuroepithelial cells. Two size classes of prominin-1-containing membrane particles were observed in the ventricular fluid: approximately 600-nm particles, referred to as P2 particles, and 50-80-nm vesicles, referred to as P4 particles. The P2 and P4 particles appeared in the ventricular fluid at the very onset and during the early phase of neurogenesis, respectively. Concomitant with their appearance, the nature of the prominin-1-containing apical plasma membrane protrusions of neuroepithelial cells changed, in that microvilli were lost and large pleiomorphic protuberances appeared. P4 particles were found in various body fluids of adult humans, including saliva, seminal fluid and urine, and were released by the epithelial model cell line Caco-2 upon differentiation. Importantly, P4 particles were distinct from exosomes. Our results demonstrate the widespread occurrence of a novel class of extracellular membrane particles containing proteins characteristic of stem cells, and raise the possibility that the release of the corresponding membrane subdomains from the apical surface of neural progenitors and other epithelial cells may have a role in tissue development and maintenance. Moreover, the presence of prominin-1-containing membrane particles in human body fluids may provide the basis for a protein-based diagnosis of certain diseases.Keywords
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