Single Gene Mutations in Pkd1 or Tsc2 Alter Extracellular Vesicle Production and Trafficking

Prashant Kumar, Fahad Zadjali, Ying Yao, Michael Köttgen, Alexis Hofherr, Kenneth W. Gross, Darshan Mehta, John J. Bissler*

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Abstract

Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are born with normal or near-normal kidneys that later develop cysts and prematurely lose function. Both renal cystic diseases appear to be mediated, at least in part, by disease-promoting extracellular vesicles (EVs) that induce genetically intact cells to participate in the renal disease process. We used centrifugation and size exclusion chromatography to isolate the EVs for study. We characterized the EVs using tunable resistive pulse sensing, dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and Western blot analysis. We performed EV trafficking studies using a dye approach in both tissue culture and in vivo studies. We have previously reported that loss of the Tsc2 gene significantly increased EV production and here demonstrate that the loss of the Pkd1 gene also significantly increases EV production. Using a cell culture system, we also show that loss of either the Tsc2 or Pkd1 gene results in EVs that exhibit an enhanced uptake by renal epithelial cells and a prolonged half-life. Loss of the primary cilia significantly reduces EV production in renal collecting duct cells. Cells that have a disrupted Pkd1 gene produce EVs that have altered kinetics and a prolonged half-life, possibly impacting the duration of the EV cargo effect on the recipient cell. These results demonstrate the interplay between primary cilia and EVs and support a role for EVs in polycystic kidney disease pathogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number709
JournalBiology
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 6 2022

Keywords

  • autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
  • cystogenesis
  • extracellular vesicles (EVs)
  • primary cilia
  • renal cyst
  • tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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