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Exocyst controls exosome biogenesis via Rab11a

Tumor cells actively release large quantities of exosomes, which pivotally participate in the regulation of cancer biology, including head and neck cancer (HNC). Exosome biogenesis and release are complex and elaborate processes that are considered to be similar to the process of exocyst-mediated ve...

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Published in:Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids 2022-03, Vol.27, p.535-546
Main Authors: Bai, Suwen, Hou, Wenxuan, Yao, Yanheng, Meng, Jialin, Wei, Yuan, Hu, Fangfang, Hu, Xianyu, Wu, Jing, Zhang, Ning, Xu, Ruihuan, Tian, Faqing, Wang, Benguo, Liao, Hailan, Du, Yinan, Fang, Haoshu, He, Wei, Liu, Yehai, Shen, Bing, Du, Juan
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Summary:Tumor cells actively release large quantities of exosomes, which pivotally participate in the regulation of cancer biology, including head and neck cancer (HNC). Exosome biogenesis and release are complex and elaborate processes that are considered to be similar to the process of exocyst-mediated vesicle delivery. By analyzing the expression of exocyst subunits and their role in patients with HNC, we aimed to identify exocyst and its functions in exosome biogenesis and investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of exosome transport in HNC cells. We observed that exocysts were highly expressed in HNC cells and could promote exosome secretion in these cells. In addition, downregulation of exocyst expression inhibited HN4 cell proliferation by reducing exosome secretion. Interestingly, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy revealed the accumulation of multivesicular bodies (MVBs) after the knockdown of exocyst. Autophagy, the major pathway of exosome degradation, is not activated by this intracellular accumulation of MVBs, but these MVBs are consumed when autophagy is activated under the condition of cell starvation. Rab11a, a small GTPase that is involved in MVB fusion, also interacted with the exocyst. These findings suggest that the exocyst can regulate exosome biogenesis and participate in the malignant behavior of tumor cells. [Display omitted] Exosomes play a role in the occurrence and development of head and neck cancer (HNC); however, the specific mechanism for their secretion remains unclear. We found that the multivesicular body gets transported to the plasma membrane for exosome secretion by exocyst via binding with Rab11a in HNC.
ISSN:2162-2531
2162-2531
DOI:10.1016/j.omtn.2021.12.023