TY - JOUR
T1 - Uptake of micrornas from exosome-like nanovesicles of edible plant juice by rat enterocytes
AU - Ito, Yuko
AU - Taniguchi, Kohei
AU - Kuranaga, Yuki
AU - Eid, Nabil
AU - Inomata, Yosuke
AU - Lee, Sang Woong
AU - Uchiyama, Kazuhisa
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI, grant number JP16K10482.
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PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs present in extracellular vesicles (EVs) that, when transferred to a target cell, affect its biological functions. Plant miRNAs regulate the expression of certain mammalian genes. Here, we characterized EVs in fruit and vegetable juice, and their miRNA cargo, and investigated whether such miRNA-containing EVs could be taken up by mammalian enterocytes in vitro. Using filtration and ultra-centrifugation methods, EVs were purified from commercially available and manually squeezed plant juice. EV morphological features and subcellular localization were analyzed using the NanoSight tracking system and electron microscopy. Plant EV miRNA levels were evaluated using quantitative reverse transcription PCR. For the in vitro EV uptake experiments, rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC6) were used. Plant EVs shared morphological features with mammalian EVs and contained miR156a-5p, miR166a-3p, and miR168a-5p. EVs were present in the cell sap-filled central vacuoles and were taken up by IEC6 cells. Edible plant cells produce EVs that contain various miRNAs and release them into the central vacuole. The exogenous plant EVs are taken up by mammalian enterocytes in vitro. These findings suggest the possibility that exogenous plant miRNAs carried by EVs can be absorbed via the gastrointestinal tract.
AB - MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs present in extracellular vesicles (EVs) that, when transferred to a target cell, affect its biological functions. Plant miRNAs regulate the expression of certain mammalian genes. Here, we characterized EVs in fruit and vegetable juice, and their miRNA cargo, and investigated whether such miRNA-containing EVs could be taken up by mammalian enterocytes in vitro. Using filtration and ultra-centrifugation methods, EVs were purified from commercially available and manually squeezed plant juice. EV morphological features and subcellular localization were analyzed using the NanoSight tracking system and electron microscopy. Plant EV miRNA levels were evaluated using quantitative reverse transcription PCR. For the in vitro EV uptake experiments, rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC6) were used. Plant EVs shared morphological features with mammalian EVs and contained miR156a-5p, miR166a-3p, and miR168a-5p. EVs were present in the cell sap-filled central vacuoles and were taken up by IEC6 cells. Edible plant cells produce EVs that contain various miRNAs and release them into the central vacuole. The exogenous plant EVs are taken up by mammalian enterocytes in vitro. These findings suggest the possibility that exogenous plant miRNAs carried by EVs can be absorbed via the gastrointestinal tract.
KW - Edible plant
KW - Enterocyte
KW - Exosome
KW - Extracellular vesicle
KW - MicroRNA
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U2 - 10.3390/ijms22073749
DO - 10.3390/ijms22073749
M3 - Article
C2 - 33916868
AN - SCOPUS:85103504837
SN - 1661-6596
VL - 22
JO - International journal of molecular sciences
JF - International journal of molecular sciences
IS - 7
M1 - 3749
ER -