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- Title
Identification of CD133<sup>+</sup> intercellsomes in intercellular communication to offset intracellular signal deficit.
- Authors
Kota Kaneko; Yan Liang; Qing Liu; Shuo Zhang; Scheiter, Alexander; Dan Song; Gen-Sheng Feng
- Abstract
CD133 (prominin 1) is widely viewed as a cancer stem cell marker in association with drug resistance and cancer recurrence. Herein, we report that with impaired RTK-Shp2-Ras-Erk signaling, heterogenous hepatocytes form clusters that manage to divide during mouse liver regeneration. These hepatocytes are characterized by upregulated CD133 while negative for other progenitor cell markers. Pharmaceutical inhibition of proliferative signaling also induced CD133 expression in various cancer cell types from multiple animal species, suggesting an inherent and common mechanism of stress response. Super-resolution and electron microscopy localize CD133 on intracellular vesicles that apparently migrate between cells, which we name 'intercellsome.' Isolated CD133+ intercellsomes are enriched with mRNAs rather than miRNAs. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals lower intracellular diversity (entropy) of mitogenic mRNAs in Shp2-deficient cells, which may be remedied by intercellular mRNA exchanges between CD133+ cells. CD133-deficient cells are more sensitive to proliferative signal inhibition in livers and intestinal organoids. These data suggest a mechanism of intercellular communication to compensate for intracellular signal deficit in various cell types.
- Subjects
DRUG resistance in cancer cells; CELL communication; CANCER stem cells; PROGENITOR cells; LIVER regeneration; CANCER cells
- Publication
eLife, 2023, p1
- ISSN
2050-084X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7554/eLife.86824