Extracellular vesicles derived from macrophages display glycyl-tRNA synthetase 1 and exhibit anti-cancer activity

Peter C. Goughnour, Min Chul Park, Sang Bum Kim, Sangmi Jun, Won Suk Yang, Sehyun Chae, Seongmin Cho, Chihong Song, Ji Hyun Lee, Jae Kyung Hyun, Byung Gyu Kim, Daehee Hwang, Hyun Suk Jung, Yong Song Gho, Sunghoon Kim

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Abstract

Glycyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (GARS1), a cytosolic enzyme secreted from macrophages, promotes apoptosis in cancer cells. However, the mechanism underlying GARS1 secretion has not been elucidated. Here, we report that GARS1 is secreted through unique extracellular vesicles (EVs) with a hydrodynamic diameter of 20–58 nm (mean diameter: 36.9 nm) and a buoyant density of 1.13–1.17 g/ml. GARS1 was anchored to the surface of these EVs through palmitoylated C390 residue. Proteomic analysis identified 164 proteins that were uniquely enriched in the GARS1-containing EVs (GARS1-EVs). Among the identified factors, insulin-like growth factor II receptor, and vimentin also contributed to the anti-cancer activity of GARS1-EVs. This study identified the unique secretory vesicles containing GARS1 and various intracellular factors that are involved in the immunological defence response against tumorigenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12029
JournalJournal of Extracellular Vesicles
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Oct 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Global Frontier Project grant (NRF‐M3A6A4‐2010‐0029785) of the National Research Foundation funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of Korea. Electron Microscopy study (H.S.J.) was supported by the Global Frontier Research grant (NRF‐2015M3A6A4065729) of the National Research Foundation funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of Korea.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Histology
  • Cell Biology

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