PMID- 37936884 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231109 VI - 4 IP - 3 DP - 2023 TI - Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B is enriched in CD9-positive extracellular vesicles released by osteoclasts. PG - 518-529 LID - 10.20517/evcna.2023.38 [doi] AB - AIM: Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK)-containing extracellular vesicles (EVs) bind RANK-Ligand (RANKL) on osteoblasts, and thereby simultaneously inhibit bone resorption and promote bone formation. Because of this, they are attractive candidates for therapeutic bone anabolic agents. Previously, RANK was detected in 1 in every 36 EVs from osteoclasts by immunogold electron microscopy. Here, we have sought to characterize the subpopulation of EVs from osteoclasts that contains RANK in more detail. METHODS: The tetraspanins CD9 and CD81 were localized in osteoclasts by immunofluorescence. EVs were visualized by transmission electron microscopy. A Single Particle Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (SP-IRIS) and immunoaffinity isolations examined whether RANK is enriched in specific types of EVs. RESULTS: Immunofluorescence showed CD9 was mostly on or near the plasma membrane of osteoclasts. In contrast, CD81 was localized deeper in the osteoclast's cytosolic vesicular network. By interferometry, both CD9 and CD81 positive EVs from osteoclasts were small (56-83 nm in diameter), consistent with electron microscopy. The CD9 and CD81 EV populations were mostly distinct, and only 22% of the EVs contained both markers. RANK was detected by SP-IRIS in 2%-4% of the CD9-containing EVs, but not in CD81-positive EVs, from mature osteoclasts. Immunomagnetic isolation of CD9-containing EVs from conditioned media of osteoclasts removed most of the RANK. A trace amount of RANK was isolated with CD81. CONCLUSION: RANK was enriched in a subset of the CD9-positive EVs. The current study provides the first report of selective localization of RANK in subsets of EVs. FAU - Ruan, Shaobo AU - Ruan S AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. FAU - Rody, Wellington J Jr AU - Rody WJ Jr AD - Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. FAU - Patel, Shivani S AU - Patel SS AD - Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. FAU - Hammadi, Lina I AU - Hammadi LI AD - Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. FAU - Martin, Macey L AU - Martin ML AD - Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. FAU - de Faria, Lorraine P AU - de Faria LP AD - Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - SP 05508-000, Brazil. FAU - Daaboul, George AU - Daaboul G AD - Unchained Labs, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA. FAU - Anderson, Leif S AU - Anderson LS AD - Unchained Labs, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA. FAU - He, Mei AU - He M AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. FAU - Holliday, L Shannon AU - Holliday LS AD - Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. AD - Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. LA - eng GR - R03 DE027504/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 DE019862/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230906 PL - United States TA - Extracell Vesicles Circ Nucl Acids JT - Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids JID - 101775065 PMC - PMC10629932 MID - NIHMS1929668 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Exosomes OT - RANKL reverse signaling OT - Single Particle Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor OT - bone OT - microvesicles OT - remodeling COIS- Conflicts of interest Daaboul G and Anderson LS were employed by NanoView Bioscience, Brighton MA at the time of the study. EDAT- 2023/11/08 06:43 MHDA- 2023/11/08 06:44 PMCR- 2023/11/07 CRDT- 2023/11/08 03:55 PHST- 2023/11/08 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/08 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/08 03:55 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.20517/evcna.2023.38 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Extracell Vesicles Circ Nucl Acids. 2023;4(3):518-529. doi: 10.20517/evcna.2023.38. Epub 2023 Sep 6.