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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2021

Muscle-derived exosomes encapsulate myomiRs and are involved in local skeletal muscle tissue communication.

Chrystalla Mytidou, Andrie Koutsoulidou, Anna Katsioloudi, Marianna Prokopi, Konstantinos Kapnisis, Kyriaki Michailidou, Andreas Anayiotos, Leonidas A Phylactou

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Article in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chrystalla MytidouDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Function & Therapy, Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Andrie KoutsoulidouDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Function & Therapy, Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Anna KatsioloudiTheramir Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus.
Marianna ProkopiTheramir Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus.
Konstantinos KapnisisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus.
Kyriaki MichailidouThe Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Andreas AnayiotosDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus.
Leonidas A PhylactouDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Function & Therapy, Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics · CYCyprus University of Technology · CYLimassol General Hospital · CY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are extracellular vesicles that are released from most cell types encapsulating specific molecular cargo. Exosomes serve as mediators of cell-to-cell and tissue-to-tissue communications under normal and pathological conditions. It has been shown that exosomes carrying muscle-specific miRNAs, myomiRs, are secreted from skeletal muscle cells in vitro and are elevated in the blood of muscle disease patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the secretion of exosomes encapsulating the four myomiRs from skeletal muscle tissues and to assess their role in inter-tissue communication between neighboring skeletal muscles in vivo. We demonstrate, for the first time, that isolated, intact skeletal muscle tissues secrete exosomes encapsulating the four myomiRs, miR-1, miR-133a, miR-133b, and miR-206. Notably, we show that the sorting of the four myomiRs within exosomes varies between skeletal muscles of different muscle fiber-type composition. miR-133a and miR-133b downregulation in TA muscles caused a reduction of their levels in neighboring skeletal muscles and in serum exosomes. In conclusion, our results reveal that skeletal muscle-derived exosomes encapsulate the four myomiRs, some of which enter the blood, while a portion is used for the local communication between proximal muscle tissues. These findings provide important evidence regarding novel pathways implicated in skeletal muscle function.

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Cell CommunicationAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedExosomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMuscle Fibers, SkeletalSatellite Cells, Skeletal MuscleMicroRNAsexosomal cross talkexosomesmyomiRsskeletal muscle

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PMID33484211
PMCPMC12315491
OpenAlexW3123888857

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