Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Article Title: Malaria Parasites Hijack Host Receptors From Exosomes to Capture Lipoproteins
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.749153
Figure Lengend Snippet: Analyses of the exosomes isolated from Pb -parasitized mouse plasma or from cultured cells differentiated from CMK11-5 cells. (A) Electron micrograph of the plasma exosomes (arrows) on day 8 post-infection. Scale bar: 333 nm. (B) Western blot of exosomes from plasma, platelets, and pRBCs. CD36, CD41 and an exosome marker (ALIX) were detected on days 5 and 8 post-infection. (C) Detection of exosomes doubly-positive for CD36 and CD41 by sandwich ELISA (duplicated). Each group of exosomes was isolated from the ‘pooled plasma’ of five mice. PBS and exosomes from a CD36 −/− mouse were used as negative controls. On days 5 and 8 post-infection, increased OD450 nm was observed. (D) immunoblot analysis for CD36 and CD41 in cultured cells differentiated from CMK11-5 cells or the exosomes released from those cells. (E) Immunocytochemical analysis of erythrocytes from a Pb -parasitized CD36 −/− mouse 6 h after adding CMK11-5-derived exosomes. CD36 and CD41 were detected from internal Pb (pink). NC: parasitized erythrocytes incubated with CMK11-5-derived exosomes and immunostained without primary Abs but with secondary Abs. Scale bar: 5 μm. (F) Trafficking of DiI-labelled exosomes derived from CMK11-5 cells into erythrocytes 1 h after exosome addition. DiI was observed in pRBCs (red) but not in uninfected ones. Scale bar: 5 μm.
Article Snippet: Exosomes from 50 μl of equally pooled plasma from five mice per group were sequentially incubated at room temperature for 1 h with goat polyclonal anti-CD36 Ab (AF2519, R and D Systems) and HRP-labelled bovine anti-goat IgG heavy and light chains, known to be minimally cross-reactive with mouse and rat serum proteins (805–035-180, Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove, PA, United States).
Techniques: Isolation, Clinical Proteomics, Cell Culture, Infection, Western Blot, Marker, Sandwich ELISA, Derivative Assay, Incubation