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ArticleFEBS open bio2021

Quantitative comparison of the mRNA content of human iPSC-derived motor neurons and their extracellular vesicles.

Kentaro Otake, Keiko Adachi-Tominari, Hiroaki Nagai, Masayo Saito, Osamu Sano, Yoshihiko Hirozane, Hidehisa Iwata

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. EV-Encapsulated Mitochondrial miRNAs: Enhancing Cardiomyocyte Bioenergetics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  3. The RNA content of extracellular vesicles from gene-editedMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kentaro OtakeInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9453-4801
Keiko Adachi-TominariInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.
Hiroaki NagaiInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0370-2900
Masayo SaitoInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.
Osamu SanoInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.
Yoshihiko HirozaneInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.
Hidehisa IwataInnovative Biology Laboratories, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0950-6388
Takeda (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain various cargo molecules, including RNAs and proteins. EVs, which include exosomes, are predicted to be suitable surrogates of their source cells for liquid biopsy to measure biomarkers. Several studies have performed qualitative comparisons of cargo molecule repertoires between source cells and their EVs. However, quantitative comparisons have not been reported so far. Furthermore, many studies analyzed microRNAs or proteins in EVs, but not mRNAs. In this study, we analyzed mRNAs in motor neurons and their EVs. Normal human-induced pluripotent stem cells were differentiated into motor neurons, and comprehensive analysis of mRNAs in the cells and their EVs was performed by RNA sequencing. Differential analysis between cellular and EV mRNAs was performed by edgeR after normalization of read count. The results suggest that signatures in the abundance of EV mRNAs were different from those of cellular mRNAs. Comparison of intracellular vesicle and EV mRNA abundance showed negatively and positively biased genes in the EVs. Gene Ontology analysis revealed that the genes showing negatively biased abundance in the EVs were enriched in many functions regarding neuronal development. In contrast, the positively biased genes were enriched in functions regarding cellular metabolism and protein synthesis. These results suggest that mRNAs in motor neurons are loaded into EVs to regulate certain mechanisms, which are yet to be elucidated.

Indexed as

BiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell LineExtracellular VesiclesHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLiquid BiopsyMotor NeuronsRNA, MessengerBiomarkersRNA, Messengerbiomarkerexosomeextracellular vesicleinduced pluripotent stem cellmotor neuronRNA sequencing

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PMID33296136
PMCPMC7876496
OpenAlexW3113141246

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