Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry information between cells in the form of biomolecules. Such molecules have been found to serve as biomarkers. Glycans attached to surface molecules on EVs are involved in their cellular uptake. In this study, we examined glycan profiles of small EVs which are generally termed exosomes before and after osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by an evanescent field fluorescence-assisted (EFF)-lectin array system to discover glycan biomarkers for osteogenic differentiation. We found few differences between exosomes before and after osteogenic differentiation of MSCs in terms of fundamental characteristics such as size, morphology, and exosomal marker proteins. However, specific lectins bound strongly to exosomes from differentiated cells. Exosomes from osteogenically differentiated MSCs bound strongly to fucose- and mannose-binding lectins, especially at a high concentration of exosomes. In summary, we found that several lectins bound to exosomes from differentiated MSCs more strongly than to those from undifferentiated cells using an EFF-lectin array system, indicating that monitoring exosomal surface glycans may identify predictive indexes of osteogenic differentiation.
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Introduction
“Extracellular vesicles (EVs)” is the generic name of cell-derived membrane vesicles including exosomes, microvesicles, oncosomes, and apoptotic bodies1. Exosomes, a type of small extracellular vesicles which are recovered by ≥100,000 g ultracentrifugation, are formed in the process of the endocytosis pathway1. All types of cells release exosomes that carry biological information in their components, especially proteins and microRNAs (miRNAs), to other cells. Based on this important function for cell-to-cell communication, exosomes are thought to be fingerprints of their originating cells, which can be used as biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and determining the cell state2. For example, exosomal circulating miRNAs have been found in various kinds of body fluids, including serum, plasma, and urine, especially in cancer patients. Tumour-related miRNAs are found in serum exosomes of glioblastoma3 and non-small cell lung cancer patients4, in plasma exosomes of breast cancer patients5 and colon cancer patients6, and in urine exosomes of prostate cancer patients7. Similarly, exosomal proteins are also considered as diagnostic biomarkers of cancer8 and infection9, and lipids in urine exosomes are being reported as emerging markers of prostate cancer10,11.
The cell membrane is densely coated with glycans that are normally attached to proteins and lipids to form glycoproteins and glycolipids, respectively. Cell surface glycans participate in a wide variety of biological functions such as cell-cell interactions, protein folding, immune regulation, and virus infection12. Recent studies have shown that exosomes are typically internalized into recipient cells through multiple endocytic routes or membrane fusion. Cell-exosome interactions are mediated by various proteins including transmembrane proteins, extracellular matrix proteins, and proteoglycans13. These findings suggest that glycans attached to surface molecules on exosomes are involved in cellular uptake of exosomes. We found that exosomes from human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) strongly interact with sialic acid-binding lectins, and sialic acids on exosomes are involved in cellular uptake of exosomes in vitro and in vivo14.
To elucidate further functions of exosomal surface glycans in biological events, we examined glycan profiles resulting from MSC differentiation, particularly during osteogenic differentiation. It is well known that MSCs can differentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, neurons, and myocytes, of which the first three cell types have been particularly well studied15. Bone remodelling is the process through which bones are continuously regenerated by maintaining the balance of bone resorption and formation to maintain homeostasis16. Unbalanced bone remodelling can cause various bone disorders including osteoporosis, Paget disease, and heterotopic ossification16,17. Therefore, understanding the bias in the bone remodelling balance is important to avoid the risk of these diseases. Osteoblasts are responsible for bone formation, and some protein markers, such as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin, and type I collagen, are thought to be useful as bone formation biomarkers18. However, using these markers has several practical problems: (1) ALP and type I collagen are not specific to bone; (2) Expression may change in response to environmental factors, including the time of day, season, food, diseases, and drugs19,20. To overcome these limitations, a new biomarker is needed for bone formation. As mentioned above, exosomal components can be various kinds of biomarkers. However, a limited number of studies have reported the role of exosomal glycans to monitor the cell state21,22,23.
Analysis of glycan patterns on EVs from various types of cells was reported by Batista et al. in 201124. They showed that cell-specific and EV-enriched glycan patterns on EVs from T-cells, melanoma, colon cancer, and breast milk. Additionally, Liang et al. found that glycosylation is important for glycoprotein sorting into EVs25. Our previous study first showed that comprehensive glycan patterns on intact exosomes can be analysed using an evanescent field fluorescence-assisted (EFF) lectin array system14. The advantages of this method especially by using EFF lectin array system are as follows: (1) Glass slides spotted with dozens of lectins (an array with 45 lectins was used for this study) enable determination of glycan patterns simultaneously; (2) Washing steps to remove unbound samples are unnecessary because the area of the evanescent field is confined to the immediate vicinity of the glass (<150 nm); (3) Rapid and simple processing of a small amount of sample are superior to other processes such as those in mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and capillary electrophoresis26.
Here, we hypothesized that specific glycan biomarkers for osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived MSCs can be detected by profiling of exosome surface glycans by an EFF-lectin array system. Undifferentiated MSC- and osteogenically differentiated MSC-derived exosomes were collected and their surface glycans were analysed using an EFF-lectin array method. We found that several lectins bound to exosomes from differentiated cells more strongly than to those from undifferentiated cells, indicating that monitoring exosomal glycans using an EFF-lectin array may discriminate not only cellular differentiation, but also reprogramming, pluripotency, and the cancer stage.
Results
Isolation and characterisation of MSC- and osteogenically differentiated MSC-derived exosomes
Differentiation from MSCs to osteoblasts was induced by culture in growth medium supplemented with dexamethasone, (+)-sodium L-ascorbate, and β-glycerophosphate disodium. ALP and Alizarin red staining after 21 days of osteogenic induction revealed that cells were successfully differentiated into mineralized osteoblasts (Fig. 1).
Exosomes from undifferentiated or osteogenically differentiated MSCs were isolated by ultracentrifugation and analysed for their size distributions, morphologies, and exosome markers (CD63 and CD81). Lipid bilayer vesicles were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) revealed that the average diameters of MSC exosomes and osteogenically differentiated MSC exosomes were 181 ± 11 nm and 156 ± 12 nm, respectively (Fig. 2A,B). In addition, the number of particles at 1 µg/mL obtained by NTA was 6.5 ± 3.0 × 108 particles/mL (MSC exosomes) and 7.7 ± 2.4 × 108 particles/mL (osteogenically differentiated MSC exosomes). CD63 and CD81 in exosomes and cell lysates was confirmed by western blot analyses (Fig. 2C, full-length blots are presented in Supplementary Fig. S1).
Surface glycan patterns before and after osteogenic differentiation determined by an EFF-lectin array
Cy3 dye-labelled plasma membrane proteins from MSCs or osteogenically differentiated MSCs and intact exosomes from both cell types were prepared to analyse glycan patterns using the EFF-lectin array. The samples were added to each well on a lectin array containing 45 lectins (Supplementary Table S1), and each fluorescence intensity was normalized to the average intensities of the 45 lectins. As we found in our previous study, exosomes were more strongly bound to α2-6 sialic-acid-recognizing lectins [Sambucus nigra (SNA), Sambucus sieboldiana (SSA), and Trichosanthes japonica (TJA-I)], which was common to both undifferentiated and differentiated MSCs (Supplementary Figs S2 and 3). Next, we evaluated the difference between exosomes from MSCs and osteogenically differentiated MSCs. Four lectins (ECA (Galβ1-4GlcNAc), BPL (terminal β-GalNAc), WFA (terminal β-GalNAc), and SBA (terminal β-GalNAc)) had statistically higher binding affinities (>3-fold change, *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01) to exosomes from osteogenically differentiated MSCs than to those from undifferentiated MSCs (Fig. 3). In cell membrane fractions, increasing BPL and WFA binding affinities were observed during osteogenic differentiation (>3-fold change, *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01, Fig. 4).
To obtain further insights into the affinity for lectins, we investigated the binding curves for each of the 45 lectins with cells or exosomes as a function of the concentrations from undifferentiated and osteogenically differentiated MSCs (Supplementary Figs S4 and 5). The resulting signals were normalized to the signal of one specific lectin, Lycipersicon esculentum (LEL), whose signal did not change during differentiation, as a reference27. Similarly to the results shown in Figs 3 and 4, four lectins (ECA, BPL, WFA, and SBA) strongly bound to osteogenically differentiated MSC-derived exosomes and cells with the increase in sample concentration (Fig. 5). Furthermore, other four lectins (PSA, AOL, GNA and HHL) showed higher binding to exosomes from osteogenically differentiated MSCs, and six lectins (AOL, MAL_I, PHA(L), TxLC_I, ABA, and MPA) showed higher binding to cells from osteogenically differentiated MSCs in accordance with the increase in sample concentration (Fig. 6).
Discussion
Because the characteristics of exosomes are known to reflect their cell of origin, they are attracting attention as biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment of diseases (especially cancer) and to determine the cell state. Most studies have concentrated on exosomal miRNAs or proteins, and there is little information about the role of exosomal glycans, mainly because glycans have much more complex structures than those of other biomolecules (e.g. DNAs, miRNAs, and proteins). Furthermore, specialized equipment is required, as well as complicated sample pretreatment, multiple samples, and long analysis time for their structure determination28. In our previous study, we found that an EFF-lectin array method is excellent for analysis of exosomal glycans in terms of both operability and sensitivity compared with typical approaches such as MS and HPLC. As another advantage, glycan-lectin interactions can be simply detected by adding intact fluorescence-modified exosomes to the array without any special processing.
Because exosomes, especially those derived from MSCs, are considered to be novel candidates for cell-free therapy29, we further showed that the surface glycans on exosomes play important roles in cellular uptake and distribution14. To discover additional functions of exosomal glycans, in this study, we examined differences in surface glycan patterns on exosomes before and after induced differentiation of MSCs. Some glycoproteins and glycolipids are known as stem cell markers30, and specific changes in surface glycans of stem cells have been reported. In mouse embryonic stem cells, the lectin binding profile is considered to be an ideal indicator of differentiation31,32,33. In MSCs, α2-6-sialylated N-glycans have been reported to be an index indicating whether MSCs have differentiation potentials34. Furthermore, it has been shown that glycan patterns of osteogenically and adipogenically differentiated MSCs are different from those of undifferentiated MSCs35,36. The number of reports on the roles of exosomes in bone remodeling have been increasing in recent years, which mainly focus on the differences in exosomal protein37,38,39 and miRNA40,41 profiles between pre-osteoblasts and mineralizing osteoblasts, or evaluate cellular interactions with them. Because growth factors released by osteoblasts promote the proliferation of prostate cancer cells42, Morhayim et al. found that osteoblast-derived exosomes are efficiently internalized into prostate cancer cells38, and Bilen et al. revealed involvement of cadherin-11 in cellular uptake of exosomes39. Furthermore, receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL), which is expressed in osteoblasts, was identified in osteoblast-derived exosomes. RANKL-positive exosomes were shown to be taken up by osteoclasts, resulting in the induction of osteoclastic differentiation from monocytes43,44. These findings suggest that osteoblasts deliver their biological information through exosomes to target cells.
In the current study, we substituted exosomes for plasma membranes to identify novel biomarkers of osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. There were not many differences between exosomes before and after osteogenic differentiation of MSCs in terms of fundamental characteristics (size, morphology, and exosomal marker proteins), while specific lectins strongly bound to exosomes from differentiated cells. An EFF-lectin array method assists comprehensive analysis of multiple samples simultaneously and estimates the difference between them. We also evaluated the binding affinities of cell membrane fractions and exosomes using binding curves. This evaluation yielded the same results that both cell membrane fractions and exosomes from osteogenically differentiated MSCs displayed high affinity for four lectins (ECA, BPL, WFA, and SBA). Interestingly, higher affinities interactions were observed between some lectins and exosomes or cell membrane fractions, especially at a high concentration of samples, indicating that analysis of exosome surface glycans by the EFF-lectin array system may identify predictive indexes of osteogenic differentiation.
Few reports have focused on the change in the glycan pattern during biological events. Gerlach et al. examined glycan profiles of urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) by a lectin microarray and found that surface glycans on uEVs can be used as biomarkers of polycystic kidney disease22. Moyano et al. analysed glycolipids (sulfatides) in plasma exosomes from multiple sclerosis patients and found that C16:0 sulfatide levels were higher than in healthy samples45. There are some studies of the changes in cell surface glycans during osteogenic differentiation. Xu et al. proposed that α2-3 sialic-acid expression on the pre-osteoblast cell surface was important for osteoblast mineralization46. Wilson et al. analyzed N-glycan profiles of MSCs and osteoblasts by mass spectrometry and found that oligomannose and fucose on antennae structures on MSCs are important to maintain their stem cell potential47. Because the role of exosomal glycans during cell differentiation has not been clarified so far, our data are the first to indicate their possible application as a novel cell differentiation index. Although we only revealed the differences in glycan profiles of undifferentiated and osteogenically differentiated MSCs, the methods are useful for application to other cells types such as various kinds of cancer cells.
Materials and Methods
Cell cultures
Adipose-derived MSCs were obtained from Lonza (Walkersville, MD, USA) and cultured in serum free StemPro® MSC SFM XenoFree medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) containing CTS™ GlutaMAX™-I (Thermo Fisher Scientific) at 37 °C in an atmosphere with 5% CO2. For osteogenic differentiation, passage 3–6 ADSCs were cultured to 90% confluence, and then the culture medium was replaced with osteogenic medium [MSC growth medium supplemented with 5 nM dexamethasone (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), 250 μM (+)-sodium L-ascorbate (Sigma-Aldrich), and 10 mM β-glycerophosphate disodium (Sigma-Aldrich)]. The medium was changed two or three times a week, and the cells were cultured for 21 days.
ALP and alizarin red S staining
To evaluate osteogenic differentiation, MSCs were seeded at a density of 5000 cells/cm2 in a 24-well cell culture plate and cultured until 90% confluence. After 21 days of osteogenic induction, ALP and Alizarin Red S staining were performed using a TRACP & ALP double-stain Kit (TAKARA BIO Inc., Shiga, Japan) and Calcification Evaluation Set (Iwai Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), according to the manufacturers’ instructions, respectively.
Isolation of MSC- and osteogenically differentiated MSC-derived exosomes
For MSC-derived exosome isolation, subconfluent cells were cultured in fresh growth medium for 48 h before collecting the supernatant. For osteogenically differentiated MSC-derived exosomes, the medium was replaced with fresh medium at day 19 after osteogenic induction, and then the cells were incubated for a further 48 h. The resulting conditioned media from both cell types were centrifuged at 300 × g for 10 min, 2,000 × g for 10 min, 10,000 × g for 30 min, and then 120,000 × g for 100 min at 4 °C. Subsequently, the pellets were washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) by ultracentrifugation at 120,000 × g for 100 min at 4 °C. Exosome pellets were resupended in PBS and stored at −80 °C until use. The concentration of exosomal proteins was determined using a Micro BCA assay kit (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA).
Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA)
The size distribution of exosomes was determined by NTA. The exosome solution was diluted to a concentration of 4–8 × 108 particles/mL and analysed using a NanoSight LM10 (Malvern Instruments Ltd, UK) with a blue laser. Experimental conditions were as follows: Measurement Time: 60 s; Blur: Auto; Detection Threshold: 4–5; Min Track Length: Auto; Min Expected Size: Auto. Data represent the mean ± standard deviation (SD) of three (MSCs) or five (osteogenically differentiated MSCs) independent experiments.
Western blotting
Cell lysates in RIPA buffer (Nacalai Tesque Inc., Kyoto, Japan) and exosomes were separated by 12.5% SDS-PAGE under non-reducing conditions. The separated proteins were transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes with an iBlot 2 Dry Blotting System (Thermo Fisher Scientific). After blocking with Blocking-One (Nacalai Tesque Inc.) for 30 min, membranes were incubated with the following primary antibodies: anti-CD63 (ab59479; Abcam, Cambridge, UK) and anti-CD81 (Thermo Fisher Scientific). After overnight incubation at 4 °C, the membranes were incubated with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies and EzWestLumi plus (ATTO, Tokyo, Japan). Proteins bands were visualized using a LAS-4000 (GE Healthcare).
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
The morphologies of MSC- and osteogenically differentiated MSC-derived exosomes were observed using an HT7700-TEM (Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan), as described previously13.
Lectin array
Plasma membrane proteins from MSCs and osteogenically differentiated MSCs were prepared using a Mem-PER™ Plus Membrane Protein Extraction Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Cells and exosomes were labelled with a Cy3 Mono-Reactive dye pack (GE Healthcare Ltd., Tokyo, Japan). Samples were diluted with Probing Solution containing 0.005% Triton X-100 (GlycoTechnica, Yokohama, Japan) to 500–1000 ng/mL and then applied to each well of a lectin microarray chip (LecChip™; GlycoTechnica). After overnight incubation at room temperature, fluorescence images were obtained using a GlycoStation™ Reader 2200 (GlycoTechnica). Data were analysed using GlycoStation® Tools Pro Suite 1.5 (GlycoTechnica).
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was performed using the Student’s t-test. P-values of less than 0.05 were considered as significant.
Data Availability
All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article and its supplementary information file.
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This work was supported by JST CREST Grant Number JPMJCR17H2 and a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 17K13029). We thank Mitchell Arico from Edanz Group (www.edanzediting.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript and helping to draft the abstract.
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Shimoda, A., Sawada, Si., Sasaki, Y. et al. Exosome surface glycans reflect osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells: Profiling by an evanescent field fluorescence-assisted lectin array system. Sci Rep 9, 11497 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47760-x
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