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Dispositifs à base de papier pour l'isolement et la caractérisation de vésicules extracellulaire

Published: April 03, 2015
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Summary

Ce protocole décrit en détail une méthode pour isoler des vésicules extracellulaires (VE), de petites particules libérées par des cellules membranaires, d'aussi peu que 10 échantillons de sérum ul. Cette approche évite la nécessité d'ultracentrifugation, ne nécessite que quelques minutes de temps de dosage, et permet l'isolement des véhicules électriques à partir d'échantillons de volumes limités.

Abstract

Vésicules extracellulaires (VE), membraneuses particules libérées par divers types de cellules, détiennent un grand potentiel pour des applications cliniques. Ils contiennent cargaison d'acide nucléique et des protéines et sont de plus en plus reconnus comme un moyen de communication intercellulaire utilisé à la fois par eucaryote et les cellules procaryotes. Toutefois, en raison de leur petite taille, les protocoles actuels pour l'isolement des véhicules électriques sont souvent beaucoup de temps, lourde, et nécessitent de grands volumes d'échantillons et des équipements coûteux, comme une ultracentrifugation. Pour répondre à ces limitations, nous avons développé une plate-forme d'immunoaffinité à base de papier pour séparer les sous-groupes de véhicules électriques qui est facile, efficace et nécessite des volumes d'échantillon aussi faibles que 10 pi. Les échantillons biologiques peuvent être introduits à la pipette directement sur les zones de test de papier qui ont été chimiquement modifiés avec des molécules de capture ayant une affinité élevée à des marqueurs spécifiques de la surface d'exposition. Immunosorben lié à une enzyme, à base de papier Nous valider l'essai en utilisant la microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB)t essais (P-ELISA), et l'analyse du transcriptome. Ces dispositifs à base de papier permettront l'étude des véhicules électriques dans la clinique et le contexte de la recherche pour faire avancer notre compréhension des fonctions EV en matière de santé et de la maladie.

Introduction

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are heterogeneous membranous particles that range in size from 40 nm to 5,000 nm and are released actively by many cell types via different biogenesis routes1-9. They contain unique and selected subsets of DNA, RNA, proteins, and surface markers from parental cells. Their involvement in a variety of cellular processes, such as intercellular communication10, immunity modulation11, angiogenesis12, metastasis12, chemoresistance13, and the development of eye diseases9, is increasingly recognized and has spurred a great interest in their utility in diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic, and basic biology applications.

EVs can be classically categorized as exosomes, microvesicles, apoptotic bodies, oncosomes, ectosomes, microparticles, telerosomes, prostatosomes, cardiosomes, and vexosomes, etc., based on their biogenesis or cellular origin. For example, exosomes are formed in multivesicular bodies, whereas microvesicles are generated by budding directly from plasma membrane and apoptotic vesicles are from apoptotic or necrotic cells. However, the nomenclature is still under refined, partly due to a lack of thorough understanding and characterization of EVs. Several methods have been developed to purify EVs, including ultracentrifugation14, ultrafiltration15, magnetic beads16, polymeric precipitation17-19, and microfluidic techniques20-22. The most common procedure to purify EVs involves a series of centrifugations and/or filtration to remove large debris and other cellular contaminants, followed by a final high-speed ultracentrifugation, a process that is expensive, tedious, and nonspecific14,23,24. Unfortunately, technological need for rapid and reliable isolation of EVs with satisfactory purity and efficiency is not yet met.

We have developed a paper-based immunoaffinity device that provides a simple, time- and cost-saving, yet efficient way to isolate and characterize subgroups of EVs22. Cellulose paper cut into a defined shape can be arranged and laminated using two plastic sheets with registered through-holes. In contrast to the general strategy to define the fluid boundary in paper-based devices by printing hydrophobic wax or polymers25-27, these laminated paper patterns are resistant to many organic liquids, including ethanol. Paper test zones are chemically modified to provide stable and dense coverage of capture molecules (e.g., target-specific antibodies) that have high affinity to specific surface markers on EV subgroups. Biological samples can be pipetted directly onto the paper test zones, and purified EVs are retained after rinse steps. Characterization of isolated EVs can be performed by SEM, ELISA, and transcriptomic analysis.

Protocol

Un schéma général de la procédure d'opération est fourni à la figure 1. Utilisation de pratiques éthiques, nous avons recueilli des échantillons de sang de sujets sains, et obtenu des échantillons de l'humeur aqueuse de patients à travers le Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH), Taichung, Taiwan sous CISR protocoles approuvé ( CISR TCVGH n ° CF11213-1). 1. fabrication de dispositifs papier Couper le papier de Chromatographie en cercles de 5 mm de diamètre po…

Representative Results

La capacité du dispositif de papier pour isoler les sous-groupes de VE se appuie de manière efficace sur la reconnaissance sensible et spécifique de marqueurs de surface EV. La modification stable de fibres de papier avec des molécules de capture est obtenue en utilisant la chimie de l'avidine-biotine tel que décrit ailleurs 28-30. L'efficacité de la conjugaison chimique et celle de la méthode de physisorption est évalué en utilisant les lectures basées sur la fluorescence. Les zones de test…

Discussion

Les étapes les plus critiques pour l'isolement réussi de sous-groupes de vésicules extracellulaires sont: 1) un bon choix de papier; 2) une couverture stable et élevé de molécules de capture sur la surface des fibres de papier; 3) la manipulation correcte des échantillons; et 4) la pratique de l'hygiène générale de laboratoire.

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Disclosures

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

Ce travail a été financé en partie par NSC 99-2320-B-007-005-MY2 du Conseil national des sciences de Taiwan (CC) et NSC 101-2628-E-007-011-MY3 (CMC) et le Veterans General Hôpitaux et University System of Programme conjoint de recherche de Taiwan (CC).

Materials

Chromatography Paper GE Healthcare Life Sciences 3001-861  Whatman® Grade 1 cellulose paper
(3-Mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane Sigma Aldrich 175617 This chemical reacts with water and moisture and should be applied inside a nitrogen-filled glove bag. Avoid eye and skin contact. Do not breathe fumes or inhale vapors.
Ethanol Fisher Scientific BP2818 Absolute, 200 Proof, molecular biology grade
Bovine serum albumin (BSA) BioShop Canada Inc. ALB001 Often referred to as Cohn fraction V.
N-g-maleimidobutyryloxy succinimide ester (GMBS) Pierce Biotechnology 22309 GMBS is an amine-to-sulfhydryl crosslinker. GMBS is moisture-sensitive.
Avidin Pierce Biotechnology 31000 NeutrAvidin has 4 binding sites for biotin and its pI value is 6.3, which is more neutral than native avidin
Biotinylated mouse anti-human anti-CD63 Ancell 215-030 clone AHN16.1/46-4-5
biotinylated annexin V BD Biosciences 556418 Annxin V has a high affinity for phosphotidylserine (PS)
Primary anti-CD9 and secondary antibody System Biosciences EXOAB-CD9A-1 The secondary antibody is horseradish peroxidise-conjugated
Serum separation tubes BD Biosciences 367991 Clot activator and gel for serum separation
Annexin V binding buffer BD Biosciences 556454 10X; dilute to 1X prior to use.
TMB substrate reagent set BD Biosciences 555214 The set contains hydrogen peroxide and 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB)
RNA isolation kit Life Technologies AM1560 MirVana RNA isolation kit
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-based RNA isolation aid Life Technologies AM9690 Plant RNA isolation aid contains polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) that binds to polysaccharides.
RNA cleanup kit Qiagen Inc. 74004 MinElute RNA cleanup kit is designed for purification of up to 45 μg RNA.
Plasma chamber March Instruments PX-250
Scanning electron microscope Hitachi Ltd. S-4300
Desktop scanner Hewlett-Packard Company Photosmart B110 8-bit color images were captured. Cameras and smart phones may be also used.
Image-record system J&H Technology Co GeneSys G:BOX Chemi-XX8 16-bit fluroscence images were captured. Fluroscence microscopes may be also used.

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Chen, C., Lin, B., Hsu, M., Cheng, C. Paper-based Devices for Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles. J. Vis. Exp. (98), e52722, doi:10.3791/52722 (2015).

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