ATP1A3 as a target for isolating neuron-specific extracellular vesicles from human brain and biofluids

Yang You, Zhengrong Zhang, Nadia Sultana, Maria Ericsson, Yuka A. Martens, Min Sun, Takahisa Kanekiyo, Seiko Ikezu, Scott A. Shaffer, Tsuneya Ikezu

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Abstract

Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) are potential biomarkers of neurological diseases although their reliable molecular target is not well established. Here, we demonstrate that ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 3 (ATP1A3) is abundantly expressed in extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from induced human neuron, brain, cerebrospinal fluid, and plasma in comparison with the presumed NDEV markers NCAM1 and L1CAM by using super-resolution microscopy and biochemical assessments. Proteomic analysis of immunoprecipitated ATP1A3+ brain-derived EVs shows higher enrichment of synaptic markers and cargo proteins relevant to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) compared to NCAM1+ or LICAM+ EVs. Single particle analysis shows the elevated amyloid-β positivity in ATP1A3+ EVs from AD plasma, providing better diagnostic prediction of AD over other plasma biomarkers. Thus, ATP1A3 is a reliable target to isolate NDEV from biofluids for diagnostic research.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbereadi3647
JournalScience Advances
Volume9
Issue number37
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

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