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Brain-derived exosomal hemoglobin transfer contributes to neuronal mitochondrial homeostasis under hypoxia.

Zhengming Tian, Yuning Li, Feiyang Jin, Zirui Xu, Yakun Gu, Mengyuan Guo, Qianqian Shao, Yingxia Liu, Hanjiang Luo, Yue Wang and 5 more

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Article in eLife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Zhengming TianBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-4701
Yuning LiBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Feiyang JinBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zirui XuBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yakun GuBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Mengyuan GuoBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Qianqian ShaoBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yingxia LiuBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hanjiang LuoLaboratory of Neuroscience, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Yue WangBGI-Beijing, Beijing, China.
Suyu ZhangBGI-Beijing, Beijing, China.
Chenlu YangBGI-Beijing, Beijing, China.
Xin LiuBGI-Beijing, Beijing, China.
Xunming JiBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0527-2852
Jia LiuBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Disorders, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-based Precision Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-3841

Funding

Beijing Nova Program 20230484436Beijing Nova Program Z211100002121038Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Basic Research Cooperation 22JCZXJ00190Chinese Institutes for Medical Research CX23YQ01National Natural Science Foundation of China 32100925
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia is an important physiological stress causing nerve injuries and several brain diseases. However, the mechanism of brain response to hypoxia remains unclear, thus limiting the development of interventional strategies. This study conducted combined analyses of single-nucleus transcriptome sequencing and extracellular vesicle transcriptome sequencing on hypoxic mouse brains, described cell-cell communication in the brain under hypoxia from intercellular and extracellular dimensions, confirmed that hemoglobin mRNA was transferred from non-neuronal cells to neurons, and eventually expressed. Then we further explored the role of exosomal hemoglobin transfer in vitro, using human-derived cell lines, and clarified that hypoxia promoted the transfer and expression of exosomal hemoglobin between endothelial cells and neurons. We found the vital function of exosomal hemoglobin to protect against neurological injury by maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis in neurons. In conclusion, this study identified a novel mechanism of 'mutual aid' in hypoxia responses in the brain, involving exosomal hemoglobin transfer, clarified the important role of exosomal communication in the process of brain stress response, and provided a novel interventional perspective for hypoxia-related brain diseases.

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BrainExosomesHemoglobinsHomeostasisHypoxiaMitochondriaNeuronsAnimalsCell CommunicationEndothelial CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLHemoglobinsbrain-derived extracellular vesicleshemoglobinhypoxiamitochondrial homeostasismousenerve injuryneuroscience

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