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ArticleNature biotechnology2025

Amplifying mutational profiling of extracellular vesicle mRNA with SCOPE.

Jayeon Song, Mi Hyeon Cho, Hayoung Cho, Younseong Song, Sung Woon Lee, Ho Chul Nam, Tae Ho Yoon, Jong Cheol Shin, Jae-Sang Hong, Yejin Kim and 14 more

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Jayeon SongCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Mi Hyeon ChoCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Hayoung ChoCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Younseong SongDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5296-044X
Sung Woon LeeRevoSketch, Inc., Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0362-9982
Ho Chul NamRevoSketch, Inc., Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9646-5761
Tae Ho YoonRevoSketch, Inc., Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Jong Cheol ShinRevoSketch, Inc., Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Sang HongCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Yejin KimResearch Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Emil EkanayakeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jueun JeonCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Dong Gil YouCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Sung Gap ImDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Gyu-Seog ChoiColorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Jun Seok ParkColorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Bob C CarterDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Leonora BalajDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-9715
An Na SeoDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Miles A MillerCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7638-8898
Soo Yeun ParkColorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Taejoon KangSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea. kangtaejoon@kribb.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-6458
Cesar M CastroCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA. castro.cesar@mgh.harvard.edu.
Hakho LeeCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA. hlee@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0087-0909

Funding

Liquid Biopsy for treatment stratification of IDH1.R132H and EGFRvIII mutant gliomasU01CA230697 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARTER, BOB S, SKOG, JOHAN · 2018 to 2022
$4.0M
Expanding early cancer detection with high throughput OCEANA - Ovarian Cancer Exosome Analysis with Nanoplasmonic ArrayU01CA284982 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Cesar M Castro, Hakho Lee · 2023 to 2026
$3.7M
Clinical platform for high-throughput analyses of extracellular vesiclesR01CA229777 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LEE, HAKHO, SKOG, JOHAN · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Imaging and Liquid Biopsy for Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment MonitoringR01CA239078 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BALAJ, LEONORA, LEE, HAKHO · 2020 to 2024
$3.1M
High-throughput Phenotyping of iPSC-derived Airway Epithelium by Multiscale Machine Learning MicroscopyR01HL163513 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Hakho Lee, Kwonmoo Lee · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
Standardized Molecular Analyses of Glioma EVsR01CA237500 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARTER, BOB S, LEE, HAKHO · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
Dissection of in situ myeloid signaling using image-guided synthetic controlDP2CA259675 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MILLER, MILES A · 2020 to 2023
$2.7M
High throughput nanoplasmonic exosome testing (NEXT) of immunotherapies in bladder cancerR01CA264363 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CASTRO, CESAR M, LEE, HAKHO · 2021 to 2024
$2.4M
Composing CODAs to cervical cancer screening through an integrated CRISPR and fluorescent nucleic acid approachU01CA279858 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Cesar M Castro, Hakho Lee · 2023 to 2026
$2.1M
Molecular profiling of global tissue dynamics at sub cellular resolutionR01GM138790 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MILLER, MILES A · 2022 to 2025
$1.3M
Molecular subtyping of brain tumors using a blood-based multiplexed assayR01CA291826 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Leonora Balaj, Bob S Carter · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
3D Fourier Imaging System for High Throughput Analyses of Cancer OrganoidsR21CA267222 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LEE, HAKHO · 2022 to 2024
$613k
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) HR22C1832National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2021M3E5E3080379National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2021R1A2B5B03001416National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2021R1A2C1005342National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2023R1A2C2005185NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA259675NCI NIH HHS R01 CA229777NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237500NCI NIH HHS R01 CA239078NCI NIH HHS R01 CA264363NCI NIH HHS R01 CA291826NCI NIH HHS R21 CA267222NCI NIH HHS U01 CA230697NCI NIH HHS U01 CA279858NCI NIH HHS U01 CA284982NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL163513NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138790U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) 1U01CA279858U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA264363U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) U01CA284982U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (OD) DP2CA259675
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sequencing of messenger RNA (mRNA) found in extracellular vesicles (EVs) in liquid biopsies can provide clinical information such as somatic mutations, resistance profiles and tumor recurrence. Despite this, EV mRNA remains underused due to its low abundance in liquid biopsies, and large sample volumes or specialized techniques for analysis are required. Here we introduce Self-amplified and CRISPR-aided Operation to Profile EVs (SCOPE), a platform for EV mRNA detection. SCOPE leverages CRISPR-mediated recognition of target RNA using Cas13 to initiate replication and signal amplification, achieving a sub-attomolar detection limit while maintaining single-nucleotide resolution. As a proof of concept, we designed probes for key mutations in KRAS, BRAF, EGFR and IDH1 genes, optimized protocols for single-pot assays and implemented an automated device for multi-sample detection. We validated SCOPE's ability to detect early-stage lung cancer in animal models, monitored tumor mutational burden in patients with colorectal cancer and stratified patients with glioblastoma. SCOPE can expedite readouts, augmenting the clinical use of EVs in precision oncology.

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Extracellular VesiclesMutationRNA, MessengerAnimalsCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsCRISPR-Cas SystemsGlioblastomaHumansLiquid BiopsyLung NeoplasmsMiceRNA, Messenger

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PMID39375445
PMCPMC12747296

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