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A transwell assay that excludes exosomes for assessment of tunneling
nanotube-mediated intercellular communication
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Thayanithy V
; O'Hare P
; Wong P
; Zhao X
; Steer CJ
; Subramanian S
; Lou E
Cell Commun Signal
2017[Nov]; 15
(1
): 46
PMID29132390
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BACKGROUND: Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are naturally-occurring filamentous
actin-based membranous extensions that form across a wide spectrum of mammalian
cell types to facilitate long-range intercellular communication. Valid assays are
needed to accurately assess the downstream effects of TNT-mediated transfer of
cellular signals in vitro. We recently reported a modified transwell assay system
designed to test the effects of intercellular transfer of a therapeutic oncolytic
virus, and viral-activated drugs, between cells via TNTs. The objective of the
current study was to demonstrate validation of this in vitro approach as a new
method for effectively excluding diffusible forms of long- and close-range
intercellular transfer of intracytoplasmic cargo, including
exosomes/microvesicles and gap junctions in order to isolate TNT-selective cell
communication. METHODS: We designed several steps to effectively reduce or
eliminate diffusion and long-range transfer via these extracellular vesicles, and
used Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis to quantify exosomes following implementation
of these steps. RESULTS: The experimental approach outlined here effectively
reduced exosome trafficking by >95%; further use of heparin to block exosome
uptake by putative recipient cells further impeded transfer of these
extracellular vesicles. CONCLUSIONS: This validated assay incorporates several
steps that can be taken to quantifiably control for extracellular vesicles in
order to perform studies focused on TNT-selective communication.