Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer

Abstract mRNA‐based molecular subtypes have implications for bladder cancer prognosis and clinical benefit from certain therapies. Whether small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) can reflect bladder cancer molecular subtypes is unknown. We performed whole transcriptome RNA sequencing for formalin fixed...

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Main Authors: Liang Dong, Mingxiao Feng, Morgan D. Kuczler, Kengo Horie, Chi‐Ju Kim, Zehua Ma, Kara Lombardo, Heather Lyons, Sarah R. Amend, Max Kates, Trinity J. Bivalacqua, David McConkey, Wei Xue, Woonyoung Choi, Kenneth J. Pienta
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12402
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author Liang Dong
Mingxiao Feng
Morgan D. Kuczler
Kengo Horie
Chi‐Ju Kim
Zehua Ma
Kara Lombardo
Heather Lyons
Sarah R. Amend
Max Kates
Trinity J. Bivalacqua
David McConkey
Wei Xue
Woonyoung Choi
Kenneth J. Pienta
author_facet Liang Dong
Mingxiao Feng
Morgan D. Kuczler
Kengo Horie
Chi‐Ju Kim
Zehua Ma
Kara Lombardo
Heather Lyons
Sarah R. Amend
Max Kates
Trinity J. Bivalacqua
David McConkey
Wei Xue
Woonyoung Choi
Kenneth J. Pienta
author_sort Liang Dong
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description Abstract mRNA‐based molecular subtypes have implications for bladder cancer prognosis and clinical benefit from certain therapies. Whether small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) can reflect bladder cancer molecular subtypes is unknown. We performed whole transcriptome RNA sequencing for formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumour tissues and sEVs separated from matched tissue explants, urine and plasma in patients with bladder cancer. sEVs were separated using size‐exclusion chromatography, and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, nano flow cytometry and western blots, respectively. High yield of sEVs were obtained using approximately 1 g of tissue, incubated with media for 30 min. FFPE tumour tissue and tumour tissue‐derived sEVs demonstrated good concordance in molecular subtype classification. All urinary sEVs were classified as luminal subtype, while all plasma sEVs were classified as Ba/Sq subtype, regardless of the molecular subtypes indicated by their matched FFPE tumour tissue. The comparison within urine sEVs, which may exclude the sample type specific background, could pick up the different biology between NMIBC and MIBC, as well as the signature genes related to molecular subtypes. Four candidate sEV‐related bladder cancer‐specific mRNA biomarkers, FAM71E2, OR4K5, FAM138F and KRTAP26‐1, were identified by analysing matched urine sEVs, tumour tissue derived sEVs, and adjacent normal tissue derived sEVs. Compared to sEVs separated from biofluids, tissue‐derived sEVs may reflect more tissue‐ or disease‐specific biological features. Urine sEVs are promising biomarkers to be used for liquid biopsy‐based molecular subtype classification, but the current algorithm needs to be modified/adjusted. Future work is needed to validate the four new bladder cancer‐specific biomarkers in large cohorts.
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spelling doaj.art-ece9db0272414a03a5178ffe2e145ee82024-02-24T09:50:27ZengWileyJournal of Extracellular Vesicles2001-30782024-02-01132n/an/a10.1002/jev2.12402Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancerLiang Dong0Mingxiao Feng1Morgan D. Kuczler2Kengo Horie3Chi‐Ju Kim4Zehua Ma5Kara Lombardo6Heather Lyons7Sarah R. Amend8Max Kates9Trinity J. Bivalacqua10David McConkey11Wei Xue12Woonyoung Choi13Kenneth J. Pienta14Department of Urology Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai ChinaThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USADepartment of Urology Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai ChinaThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USADivision of Urology Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USADepartment of Urology Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai ChinaThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAThe Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USAAbstract mRNA‐based molecular subtypes have implications for bladder cancer prognosis and clinical benefit from certain therapies. Whether small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) can reflect bladder cancer molecular subtypes is unknown. We performed whole transcriptome RNA sequencing for formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumour tissues and sEVs separated from matched tissue explants, urine and plasma in patients with bladder cancer. sEVs were separated using size‐exclusion chromatography, and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, nano flow cytometry and western blots, respectively. High yield of sEVs were obtained using approximately 1 g of tissue, incubated with media for 30 min. FFPE tumour tissue and tumour tissue‐derived sEVs demonstrated good concordance in molecular subtype classification. All urinary sEVs were classified as luminal subtype, while all plasma sEVs were classified as Ba/Sq subtype, regardless of the molecular subtypes indicated by their matched FFPE tumour tissue. The comparison within urine sEVs, which may exclude the sample type specific background, could pick up the different biology between NMIBC and MIBC, as well as the signature genes related to molecular subtypes. Four candidate sEV‐related bladder cancer‐specific mRNA biomarkers, FAM71E2, OR4K5, FAM138F and KRTAP26‐1, were identified by analysing matched urine sEVs, tumour tissue derived sEVs, and adjacent normal tissue derived sEVs. Compared to sEVs separated from biofluids, tissue‐derived sEVs may reflect more tissue‐ or disease‐specific biological features. Urine sEVs are promising biomarkers to be used for liquid biopsy‐based molecular subtype classification, but the current algorithm needs to be modified/adjusted. Future work is needed to validate the four new bladder cancer‐specific biomarkers in large cohorts.https://doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12402bladder cancerextracellular vesiclesliquid biopsymolecular subtypetissue derived EV
spellingShingle Liang Dong
Mingxiao Feng
Morgan D. Kuczler
Kengo Horie
Chi‐Ju Kim
Zehua Ma
Kara Lombardo
Heather Lyons
Sarah R. Amend
Max Kates
Trinity J. Bivalacqua
David McConkey
Wei Xue
Woonyoung Choi
Kenneth J. Pienta
Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
bladder cancer
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
molecular subtype
tissue derived EV
title Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
title_full Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
title_fullStr Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
title_full_unstemmed Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
title_short Tumour tissue‐derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
title_sort tumour tissue derived small extracellular vesicles reflect molecular subtypes of bladder cancer
topic bladder cancer
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
molecular subtype
tissue derived EV
url https://doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12402
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