Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma

Exosomes that are released by T cells are key messengers involved in immune regulation. However, the molecular profiling of these vesicles, which is necessary for understanding their functions, requires their isolation from a very heterogeneous mixture of extracellular vesicles that are present in t...

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Main Authors: Aneta Zebrowska, Karol Jelonek, Sujan Mondal, Marta Gawin, Katarzyna Mrowiec, Piotr Widłak, Theresa Whiteside, Monika Pietrowska
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author Aneta Zebrowska
Karol Jelonek
Sujan Mondal
Marta Gawin
Katarzyna Mrowiec
Piotr Widłak
Theresa Whiteside
Monika Pietrowska
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Karol Jelonek
Sujan Mondal
Marta Gawin
Katarzyna Mrowiec
Piotr Widłak
Theresa Whiteside
Monika Pietrowska
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description Exosomes that are released by T cells are key messengers involved in immune regulation. However, the molecular profiling of these vesicles, which is necessary for understanding their functions, requires their isolation from a very heterogeneous mixture of extracellular vesicles that are present in the human plasma. It has been shown that exosomes that are produced by T cells could be isolated from plasma by immune capture using antibodies that target the CD3 antigen, which is a key component of the TCR complex that is present in all T lymphocytes. Here, we demonstrate that CD3(+) exosomes that are isolated from plasma can be used for high-throughput molecular profiling using proteomics and metabolomics tools. This profiling allowed for the identification of proteins and metabolites that differentiated the CD3(+) from the CD3(−) exosome fractions that were present in the plasma of healthy donors. Importantly, the proteins and metabolites that accumulated in the CD3(+) vesicles reflected the known molecular features of T lymphocytes. Hence, CD3(+) exosomes that are isolated from human plasma by immune capture could serve as a “T cell biopsy”.
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spelling doaj.art-84c7654006ca433d810b62e977494c962023-11-23T16:02:17ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092022-06-011112196510.3390/cells11121965Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human PlasmaAneta Zebrowska0Karol Jelonek1Sujan Mondal2Marta Gawin3Katarzyna Mrowiec4Piotr Widłak5Theresa Whiteside6Monika Pietrowska7Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 44-102 Gliwice, PolandMaria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 44-102 Gliwice, PolandUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USAMaria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 44-102 Gliwice, PolandMaria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 44-102 Gliwice, PolandClinical Research Support Centre, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, PolandUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USAMaria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 44-102 Gliwice, PolandExosomes that are released by T cells are key messengers involved in immune regulation. However, the molecular profiling of these vesicles, which is necessary for understanding their functions, requires their isolation from a very heterogeneous mixture of extracellular vesicles that are present in the human plasma. It has been shown that exosomes that are produced by T cells could be isolated from plasma by immune capture using antibodies that target the CD3 antigen, which is a key component of the TCR complex that is present in all T lymphocytes. Here, we demonstrate that CD3(+) exosomes that are isolated from plasma can be used for high-throughput molecular profiling using proteomics and metabolomics tools. This profiling allowed for the identification of proteins and metabolites that differentiated the CD3(+) from the CD3(−) exosome fractions that were present in the plasma of healthy donors. Importantly, the proteins and metabolites that accumulated in the CD3(+) vesicles reflected the known molecular features of T lymphocytes. Hence, CD3(+) exosomes that are isolated from human plasma by immune capture could serve as a “T cell biopsy”.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/12/1965CD3 antigenexosomesimmune captureT lymphocytesmetabolomicsproteomics
spellingShingle Aneta Zebrowska
Karol Jelonek
Sujan Mondal
Marta Gawin
Katarzyna Mrowiec
Piotr Widłak
Theresa Whiteside
Monika Pietrowska
Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma
Cells
CD3 antigen
exosomes
immune capture
T lymphocytes
metabolomics
proteomics
title Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma
title_full Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma
title_fullStr Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma
title_full_unstemmed Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma
title_short Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles of T Cell-Derived Exosomes Isolated from Human Plasma
title_sort proteomic and metabolomic profiles of t cell derived exosomes isolated from human plasma
topic CD3 antigen
exosomes
immune capture
T lymphocytes
metabolomics
proteomics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/12/1965
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