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Nat Cell Biol ; 2024 Jun 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38886558

ABSTRACT

Extracellular vesicles such as exosomes are now recognized as key players in intercellular communication. Their role is influenced by the specific repertoires of proteins and lipids, which are enriched when they are generated as intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) in multivesicular endosomes. Here we report that a key component of small extracellular vesicles, the tetraspanin CD63, sorts cholesterol to ILVs, generating a pool that can be mobilized by the NPC1/2 complex, and exported via exosomes to recipient cells. In the absence of CD63, cholesterol is retrieved from the endosomes by actin-dependent vesicular transport, placing CD63 and cholesterol at the centre of a balance between inward and outward budding of endomembranes. These results establish CD63 as a lipid-sorting mechanism within endosomes, and show that ILVs and exosomes are alternative providers of cholesterol.

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Nat Aging ; 3(10): 1251-1268, 2023 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37723209

ABSTRACT

Aging is characterized by gradual immune dysfunction and increased disease risk. Genomic instability is considered central to the aging process, but the underlying mechanisms of DNA damage are insufficiently defined. Cells in confined environments experience forces applied to their nucleus, leading to transient nuclear envelope rupture (NER) and DNA damage. Here, we show that Lamin A/C protects lung alveolar macrophages (AMs) from NER and hallmarks of aging. AMs move within constricted spaces in the lung. Immune-specific ablation of lamin A/C results in selective depletion of AMs and heightened susceptibility to influenza virus-induced pathogenesis and lung cancer growth. Lamin A/C-deficient AMs that persist display constitutive NER marks, DNA damage and p53-dependent senescence. AMs from aged wild-type and from lamin A/C-deficient mice share a lysosomal signature comprising CD63. CD63 is required to limit damaged DNA in macrophages. We propose that NER-induced genomic instability represents a mechanism of aging in AMs.


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Lamin Type A , Macrophages, Alveolar , Animals , Mice , Lamin Type A/genetics , Nuclear Envelope , Lung , Aging/genetics , Genomic Instability
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J Cell Biol ; 221(12)2022 12 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36136097

ABSTRACT

Exosomes are endosome-derived extracellular vesicles involved in intercellular communication. They are generated as intraluminal vesicles within endosomal compartments that fuse with the plasma membrane (PM). The molecular events that generate secretory endosomes and lead to the release of exosomes are not well understood. We identified a subclass of non-proteolytic endosomes at prelysosomal stage as the compartment of origin of CD63 positive exosomes. These compartments undergo a Rab7a/Arl8b/Rab27a GTPase cascade to fuse with the PM. Dynamic endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-late endosome (LE) membrane contact sites (MCS) through ORP1L have the distinct capacity to modulate this process by affecting LE motility, maturation state, and small GTPase association. Thus, exosome secretion is a multi-step process regulated by GTPase switching and MCS, highlighting the ER as a new player in exosome-mediated intercellular communication.


Subject(s)
Endoplasmic Reticulum , Endosomes , Exosomes , rab GTP-Binding Proteins , Biological Transport , Cell Communication , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism , Endosomes/enzymology , Exosomes/metabolism , rab GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(21)2021 Oct 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34768734

ABSTRACT

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. For patients with advanced or metastatic prostate cancer, available treatments can slow down its progression but cannot cure it. The development of innovative drugs resulting from the exploration of biodiversity could open new therapeutic alternatives. Dermaseptin-B2, a natural multifunctional antimicrobial peptide isolated from Amazonian frog skin, has been reported to possess antitumor activity. To improve its pharmacological properties and to decrease its peripheral toxicity and lethality we developed a hormonotoxin molecule composed of dermaseptin-B2 combined with d-Lys6-LHRH to target the LHRH receptor. This hormonotoxin has a significant antiproliferative effect on the PC3 tumor cell line, with an IC50 value close to that of dermaseptin-B2. Its antitumor activity has been confirmed in vivo in a xenograft mouse model with PC3 tumors and appears to be better tolerated than dermaseptin-B2. Biophysical experiments showed that the addition of LHRH to dermaseptin-B2 did not alter its secondary structure or biological activity. The combination of different experimental approaches indicated that this hormonotoxin induces cell death by an apoptotic mechanism instead of necrosis, as observed for dermaseptin-B2. These results could explain the lower toxicity observed for this hormonotoxin compared to dermaseptin-B2 and may represent a promising targeting approach for cancer therapy.


Subject(s)
Amphibian Proteins/pharmacology , Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor/drug effects , Amino Acid Sequence , Amphibian Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/metabolism , Antimicrobial Peptides/metabolism , Antimicrobial Peptides/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Movement/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/analogs & derivatives , Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism , Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/pharmacology , Humans , Immunologic Factors/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Nude , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Neoplasms/metabolism , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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