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ArticleRNA biology2015

Small RNA deep sequencing discriminates subsets of extracellular vesicles released by melanoma cells--Evidence of unique microRNA cargos.

Taral R Lunavat, Lesley Cheng, Dae-Kyum Kim, Joydeep Bhadury, Su Chul Jang, Cecilia Lässer, Robyn A Sharples, Marcela Dávila López, Jonas Nilsson, Yong Song Gho and 2 more

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Article in RNA biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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128citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

128 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 184 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Taral R Lunavata Krefting Research Center ; Institute of Medicine; University of Gothenburg ; Gothenburg , Sweden.
Lesley Cheng
Dae-Kyum Kim
Joydeep Bhadury
Su Chul Jang
Cecilia Lässer
Robyn A Sharples
Marcela Dávila López
Jonas Nilsson
Yong Song Gho
Andrew F Hill
Jan Lötvall
University of Gothenburg · SEBiotechnology Institute · USPohang University of Science and Technology · KRUniversity of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma cells release different types of extracellular vesicles (EVs) into the extracellular milieu that are involved with communication and signaling in the tumor microenvironment. Subsets of EVs include exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies that carry protein and genetic (RNA) cargos. To define the contribution of the RNA cargo of melanoma cell derived EVs we performed small RNA sequencing to identify different small RNAs in the EV subsets. Using validated centrifugation protocols, we separated these EV subsets released by the melanoma cell line MML-1, and performed RNA sequencing with the Ion Torrent platform. Various, but different, non-coding RNAs were detected in the EV subsets, including microRNA, mitochondrial associated tRNA, small nucleolar RNA, small nuclear RNA, Ro associated Y-RNA, vault RNA and Y-RNA. We identified in total 1041 miRNAs in cells and EV subsets. Hierarchical clustering showed enrichment of specific miRNAs in exosomes, including hsa-miR-214-3p, hsa-miR-199a-3p and hsa-miR-155-5p, all being associated with melanoma progression. Comparison of exosomal miRNAs with miRNAs in clinical melanoma samples indicate that multiple miRNAs in exosomes also are expressed specifically in melanoma tissues, but not in benign naevi. This study shows for the first time the presence of distinct small RNAs in subsets of EVs released by melanoma cells, with significant similarities to clinical melanoma tissue, and provides unique insights into the contribution of EV associated extracellular RNA in cancer.

Indexed as

Blotting, WesternCell Line, TumorCluster AnalysisDisease ProgressionExosomesExtracellular VesiclesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMelanomaMicroRNAsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisRNA, Small UntranslatedMicroRNAsMIRN15 microRNA, humanmirn199 microRNA, humanMIRN214 microRNA, humanRNA, Small Untranslatedcancerextracellular RNAmalignant melanomamembrane vesiclesnext-generation sequencingnon-coding RNA

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PMID26176991
PMCPMC4615768
OpenAlexW1585322660

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