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      A subgroup of mitochondrial extracellular vesicles discovered in human melanoma tissues are detectable in patient blood

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          Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, are secreted from all cells, and convey messages between cells in health and disease. However, the diversity of EV subpopulations are only beginning to be explored. Since EVs have been implicated in tumor microenvironmental communication, we started to determine the diversity of EVs specifically in this tissue. To do this, we isolated EVs directly from patient melanoma metastatic tissues. Using EV membrane isolation and mass spectrometry analysis, we discovered enrichment of mitochondrial membrane proteins in the melanoma tissue-derived EVs, compared to non-melanoma-derived EVs. Specifically, EVs positive for a combination of the two mitochondrial inner membrane proteins MT-CO2 (mitochondrial genome) and COX6c (nuclear genome) were detected in the plasma of melanoma patients, and in ovarian and breast cancer patients. Furthermore, this subpopulation of EVs, contains active mitochondrial enzymes. Our findings show that tumor tissues are enriched in EVs with mitochondrial proteins and enzymatic activity, and these EVs can be detected in blood.

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          Journal
          bioRxiv
          August 09 2017
          Article
          10.1101/174193
          22a1f04b-9083-45b7-a6ba-69a4a78e67b5
          © 2017
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          Cell biology,Molecular biology
          Cell biology, Molecular biology

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