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ArticleScientific reports2016

Comparative transcriptomic analysis of human and Drosophila extracellular vesicles.

Fabio Alexis Lefebvre, Louis Philip Benoit Bouvrette, Lilyanne Perras, Alexis Blanchet-Cohen, Delphine Garnier, Janusz Rak, Éric Lécuyer

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fabio Alexis LefebvreInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Louis Philip Benoit BouvretteInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Lilyanne PerrasInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Alexis Blanchet-CohenInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Delphine GarnierMontreal Children's Hospital, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Janusz RakMontreal Children's Hospital, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Éric LécuyerInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
McGill University · CAMontreal Clinical Research Institute · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAMontreal Children's Hospital · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed nanoparticles containing specific repertoires of genetic material. In mammals, EVs can mediate the horizontal transfer of various cargos and signaling molecules, notably miRNA and mRNA species. Whether this form of intercellular communication prevails in other metazoans remains unclear. Here, we report the first parallel comparative morphologic and transcriptomic characterization of EVs from Drosophila and human cellular models. Electronic microscopy revealed that human and Drosophila cells release similar EVs with diameters ranging from 30 to 200 nm, which contain complex populations of transcripts. RNA-seq identified abundant ribosomal RNAs, related pseudogenes and retrotransposons in human and Drosophila EVs. Vault RNAs and Y RNAs abounded in human samples, whereas small nucleolar RNAs involved in pseudouridylation were most prevalent in Drosophila EVs. Numerous mRNAs were identified, largely consisting of exonic sequences displaying full-length read coverage and enriched for translation and electronic transport chain functions. By analogy with human systems, these sizeable similarities suggest that EVs could potentially enable RNA-mediated intercellular communication in Drosophila.

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TranscriptomeAnimalsDrosophilaExtracellular VesiclesHumansRNA, Small NucleolarSpecies SpecificityRNA, Small Nucleolar

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PMID27282340
PMCPMC4901365
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