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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2025

Rapid and high-yield recovery of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles using modified chromatography with soluble protein depletion for biomarker discovery.

Yang You, Zhengrong Zhang, Samuel Cortes, Son N Nguyen, Prakruthi Vadakattu, Bridgette C Melvin, Sean D Jr Mann, Nibedita Basu Ray, Maria Bregendahl, Pam J McLean and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Yang You *Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. you.yang1@mayo.edu.
Zhengrong Zhang *Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Samuel CortesDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Son N NguyenMass Spectrometry Facility, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, USA.
Prakruthi VadakattuDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Bridgette C MelvinDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Sean D Jr MannDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Nibedita Basu RayDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Maria BregendahlDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Pam J McLeanDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Maria Paz Gonzalez-PerezMass Spectrometry Facility, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, USA.
Seiko IkezuDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Tsuneya IkezuDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. ikezu.tsuneya@mayo.edu.

Funding

Therapeutic evaluation of targeting Tau Tubulin kinase-1 in Alzheimer’s diseaseR01AG079859 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE · PI Seiko Ikezu · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Alzheimer's Association AARF-22-918114CurePSP 691-2024-01-PipelineFlorida Department of Health Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program 22A04NIA NIH HHS R01 AG079859NIH HHS R01 AG054199, R01 AG054672, R01 AG066429, R01 AG067763, R01 AG072719NIH HHS R01 AG079859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are critical mediators of intercellular communication by transferring proteins, lipid and nucleic acids between cells. EVs in biofluids, particularly blood, have gathered significant interest as potential biomarkers for disease diagnosis. However, isolating EVs from blood poses a challenge due to the high concentration of plasma proteins, which obscure the detection of low abundant EV-associated proteins. Here, we optimized a simplified and efficient method for isolating plasma-derived EVs by combining size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with flow-through chromatography using Capto Core 700 beads. A brief incubation of SEC-derived EV fractions with Capto Core beads (qEV + CC) enabled us to isolate intact, high-purity EVs with reduced soluble plasma protein contamination. As a comparison, MagReSyn-based method was not compatible with elution of intact EVs after the purification and showed significant contamination of soluble plasma proteins. Data-independent acquisition-based liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of isolated plasma-EVs using the qEV + CC approach identified over 1,000 EV-associated proteins, including an increased presence of brain derived proteins and markers linked to neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyloid precursor protein and apolipoprotein E. These findings were further validated by super-resolution microscopy at a single EV resolution. Bioinformatic pathway and network analyses revealed enrichment of pathways involved in RNA processing, cell adhesion and synaptic function, highlighting the potential of EV molecules for broad disease biomarker discovery. Our findings present an optimized method for efficient purification of plasma-derived EVs, providing a valuable tool for advancing EV-based biomarker development.

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BiomarkersBlood ProteinsExtracellular VesiclesChromatography, GelHumansSolubilityBiomarkersBlood ProteinsBiomarkerCapto core 700 beadData-independent-acquisition mass spectrometryExtracellular vesicleNeurodegenerative disordersPlasma

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PMID40448170
PMCPMC12124018

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