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Experiment number
  • If needed, multiple experiments were identified in a single publication based on differing sample types, separation protocols and/or vesicle types of interest.
Species
  • Species of origin of the EVs.
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the different steps of the separation protocol.
    • (d)(U)C = (differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Details EV-TRACK ID Experiment nr. Species Sample type Separation protocol First author Year EV-METRIC
EV230012 3/4 Mus musculus Cardiac tissue Filtration
UF
SEC (non-commercial)
Caller T 2024 63%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Caller T, Rotem I, Shaihov-Teper O, Lendengolts D, Schary Y, Shai R, Glick-Saar E, Dominissini D, Motiei M, Katzir I, Popovtzer R, Nahmoud M, Boomgarden A, D'Souza-Schorey C, Naftali-Shani N, Leor J
Journal
Circulation
Abstract
Myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure are associated with an increased incidence of cancer. H (show more...)Myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure are associated with an increased incidence of cancer. However, the mechanism is complex and unclear. Here, we aimed to test our hypothesis that cardiac small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), particularly cardiac mesenchymal stromal cell-derived sEVs (cMSC-sEVs), contribute to the link between post-MI left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) and cancer. (hide)
EV-METRIC
63% (50th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cardiac tissue
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Function/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Cardiac tissue
Separation Method
Filtration steps
0.8
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10
Membrane type
Cellulose acetate
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
70
Sample volume/column (mL)
10
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)-(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
<250
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
number of particles per 100mg tissue: 90000000
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
EV230012 4/4 Mus musculus Cardiac tissue Filtration
UF
SEC (non-commercial)
Caller T 2024 63%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Caller T, Rotem I, Shaihov-Teper O, Lendengolts D, Schary Y, Shai R, Glick-Saar E, Dominissini D, Motiei M, Katzir I, Popovtzer R, Nahmoud M, Boomgarden A, D'Souza-Schorey C, Naftali-Shani N, Leor J
Journal
Circulation
Abstract
Myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure are associated with an increased incidence of cancer. H (show more...)Myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure are associated with an increased incidence of cancer. However, the mechanism is complex and unclear. Here, we aimed to test our hypothesis that cardiac small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), particularly cardiac mesenchymal stromal cell-derived sEVs (cMSC-sEVs), contribute to the link between post-MI left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) and cancer. (hide)
EV-METRIC
63% (50th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cardiac tissue
Sample origin
Heart failure
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Function/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Cardiac tissue
Separation Method
Filtration steps
0.8
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10
Membrane type
Cellulose acetate
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
70
Sample volume/column (mL)
10
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)-(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
<250
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
number of particles per 100 mg tissue: 190000000
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
EV220300 7/18 Homo sapiens CT5.3hTeRT UF
(d)(U)C
Filtration
DG
SEC (non-commercial)
Pinheiro C 2024 63%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Pinheiro C, Guilbert N, Lippens L, Roux Q, Boiy R, Fischer S, Van Dorpe S, De Craene B, Berx G, Boterberg T, Sys G, Denys H, Miinalainen I, Mestdagh P, Vandesompele J, De Wever O, Hendrix A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diver (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diverse diagnostic and therapeutic application potential. Although reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is the most widely applied laboratory technique to evaluate gene expression, its applicability in EV research is challenged by the lack of universal and stably present reference genes (RGs). In this study, we identify, validate and establish SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 as RGs for the normalization of EV-associated genes by RT-qPCR. We show the stable presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 in multiple cell lines and their secreted EVs (n = 12) under different (patho)physiological conditions as well as in human-derived biofluids (n = 3). Enzymatic treatments confirm the presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 inside EVs. In addition, the four EV-associated RGs are stably detected in a size-range of EV subpopulations. RefFinder analysis reveals that SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 are more stable compared to RGs established specifically for cultured cells or tissues such as HMBS, YWHAZ, SDHA and GAPDH. In summary, we present four universal and stably present EV-associated RGs to enable normalization and thus steer the implementation of RT-qPCR for the analysis of EV-associated RNA cargo for research or clinical applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
63% (93rd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Ultrafiltration
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Density gradient
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ TSG101/ Flotillin-1/ Syntenin-1/ CD9
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.09-1.11
Show all info
Study aim
Validation of standards
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
CT5.3hTeRT
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Pelleting performed
No
Density gradient
Type
Discontinuous
Number of initial discontinuous layers
4
Lowest density fraction
5%
Highest density fraction
40%
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
15.5
Sample volume (mL)
1
Orientation
Top-down
Speed (g)
100000
Duration (min)
1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
16
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Filtration steps
Between 0.22 and 0.45 _m
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10 kDa
Membrane type
Regenerated cellulose
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
10
Sample volume/column (mL)
2
Resin type
Sepharose CL-2B
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Protein Yield (µg)
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.10E10-8.93E10
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
139.6-150.4
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.10E10-8.93E10
EV220300 8/18 Homo sapiens CT5.3hTeRT UF
(d)(U)C
Filtration
DG
SEC (non-commercial)
Pinheiro C 2024 63%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Pinheiro C, Guilbert N, Lippens L, Roux Q, Boiy R, Fischer S, Van Dorpe S, De Craene B, Berx G, Boterberg T, Sys G, Denys H, Miinalainen I, Mestdagh P, Vandesompele J, De Wever O, Hendrix A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diver (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diverse diagnostic and therapeutic application potential. Although reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is the most widely applied laboratory technique to evaluate gene expression, its applicability in EV research is challenged by the lack of universal and stably present reference genes (RGs). In this study, we identify, validate and establish SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 as RGs for the normalization of EV-associated genes by RT-qPCR. We show the stable presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 in multiple cell lines and their secreted EVs (n = 12) under different (patho)physiological conditions as well as in human-derived biofluids (n = 3). Enzymatic treatments confirm the presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 inside EVs. In addition, the four EV-associated RGs are stably detected in a size-range of EV subpopulations. RefFinder analysis reveals that SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 are more stable compared to RGs established specifically for cultured cells or tissues such as HMBS, YWHAZ, SDHA and GAPDH. In summary, we present four universal and stably present EV-associated RGs to enable normalization and thus steer the implementation of RT-qPCR for the analysis of EV-associated RNA cargo for research or clinical applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
63% (93rd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
10Gy single dose
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Ultrafiltration
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Density gradient
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ TSG101/ Flotillin-1/ Syntenin-1/ CD9
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.09-1.11
Show all info
Study aim
Validation of standards
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
CT5.3hTeRT
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Pelleting performed
No
Density gradient
Type
Discontinuous
Number of initial discontinuous layers
4
Lowest density fraction
5%
Highest density fraction
40%
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
15.5
Sample volume (mL)
1
Orientation
Top-down
Speed (g)
100000
Duration (min)
1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
16
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Filtration steps
Between 0.22 and 0.45 _m
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10 kDa
Membrane type
Regenerated cellulose
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
10
Sample volume/column (mL)
2
Resin type
Sepharose CL-2B
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Protein Yield (µg)
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.10E10-8.93E10
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
139.6-150.4
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.10E10-8.93E10
EV210336 1/2 Homo sapiens THP1 (d)(U)C
DG
Driedonks, Tom 2024 63%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Tom A. P. Driedonks, Sarah Ressel, Thi Tran Ngoc Minh, Amy H. Buck, Esther N. M. Nolte-‘t Hoen
Journal
J Extracell Biol
Abstract
Cells can communicate via the release and uptake of extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are nano-siz (show more...)Cells can communicate via the release and uptake of extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are nano-sized membrane vesicles that can transfer protein and RNA cargo between cells. EVs contain microRNAs and various other types of non-coding RNA, of which Y RNA is among the most abundant types. Studies on how RNAs and their binding proteins are sorted into EVs have mainly focused on comparing intracellular (cytoplasmic) levels of these RNAs to the extracellular levels in EVs. Besides overall transcriptional levels that may regulate sorting of RNAs into EVs, the process may also be driven by local intracellular changes in RNA/RBP concentrations. Changes in extracellular Y RNA have been linked to cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Although the loading of RNA cargo into EVs is generally thought to be influenced by cellular stimuli and regulated by RNA binding proteins (RBP), little is known about Y RNA shuttling into EVs. We previously reported that immune stimulation alters the levels of Y RNA in EVs independently of cytosolic Y RNA levels. This suggests that Y RNA binding proteins, and/or changes in the local Y RNA concentration at EV biogenesis sites, may affect Y RNA incorporation into EVs. Here, we investigated the subcellular distribution of Y RNA and Y RNA binding proteins in activated and non-activated THP1 macrophages. We demonstrate that Y RNA and its main binding protein Ro60 abundantly co-fractionate in organelles involved in EV biogenesis and in EVs. Cellular activation led to an increase in Y RNA concentration at EV biogenesis sites and this correlated with increased EV-associated levels of Y RNA and Ro60. These results suggest that Y RNA incorporation into EVs may be controlled by local intracellular changes in the concentration of Y RNA and their protein binding partners. (hide)
EV-METRIC
63% (93rd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Density gradient
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.11 -1.18
Show all info
Study aim
Biogenesis/cargo sorting
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
THP1
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Cell viability (%)
95
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
No
Density gradient
Type
Continuous
Lowest density fraction
0.4 M
Highest density fraction
2.0 M
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
12
Sample volume (mL)
0.2
Orientation
Bottom-up
Speed (g)
192000
Duration (min)
900-1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
4
Pelleting: speed (g)
192000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)-(q)PCR/ Capillary electrophoresis (e.g. Bioanalyzer)
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
BD Influx
Hardware adjustment
according to van der Vlist et al, Nature Protocols 2012
Calibration bead size
0.1/ 0.2
EV concentration
Yes
EV210336 2/2 Homo sapiens THP1 (d)(U)C
DG
Driedonks, Tom 2024 63%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Tom A. P. Driedonks, Sarah Ressel, Thi Tran Ngoc Minh, Amy H. Buck, Esther N. M. Nolte-‘t Hoen
Journal
J Extracell Biol
Abstract
Cells can communicate via the release and uptake of extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are nano-siz (show more...)Cells can communicate via the release and uptake of extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are nano-sized membrane vesicles that can transfer protein and RNA cargo between cells. EVs contain microRNAs and various other types of non-coding RNA, of which Y RNA is among the most abundant types. Studies on how RNAs and their binding proteins are sorted into EVs have mainly focused on comparing intracellular (cytoplasmic) levels of these RNAs to the extracellular levels in EVs. Besides overall transcriptional levels that may regulate sorting of RNAs into EVs, the process may also be driven by local intracellular changes in RNA/RBP concentrations. Changes in extracellular Y RNA have been linked to cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Although the loading of RNA cargo into EVs is generally thought to be influenced by cellular stimuli and regulated by RNA binding proteins (RBP), little is known about Y RNA shuttling into EVs. We previously reported that immune stimulation alters the levels of Y RNA in EVs independently of cytosolic Y RNA levels. This suggests that Y RNA binding proteins, and/or changes in the local Y RNA concentration at EV biogenesis sites, may affect Y RNA incorporation into EVs. Here, we investigated the subcellular distribution of Y RNA and Y RNA binding proteins in activated and non-activated THP1 macrophages. We demonstrate that Y RNA and its main binding protein Ro60 abundantly co-fractionate in organelles involved in EV biogenesis and in EVs. Cellular activation led to an increase in Y RNA concentration at EV biogenesis sites and this correlated with increased EV-associated levels of Y RNA and Ro60. These results suggest that Y RNA incorporation into EVs may be controlled by local intracellular changes in the concentration of Y RNA and their protein binding partners. (hide)
EV-METRIC
63% (93rd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Pam3CSK4 treated
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Density gradient
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.11 -1.18
Show all info
Study aim
Biogenesis/cargo sorting
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
THP1
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Cell viability (%)
95
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
No
Density gradient
Type
Continuous
Lowest density fraction
0.4 M
Highest density fraction
2.0 M
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
12
Sample volume (mL)
0.2
Orientation
Bottom-up
Speed (g)
192000
Duration (min)
900-1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
4
Pelleting: speed (g)
192000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)-(q)PCR/ Capillary electrophoresis (e.g. Bioanalyzer)
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
BD Influx
Hardware adjustment
according to van der Vlist et al Nature Protocols 2012
Calibration bead size
0.1/ 0.2
EV concentration
Yes
EV220300 12/18 Homo sapiens PANC1 UF
(d)(U)C
Filtration
DG
Pinheiro C 2024 57%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Pinheiro C, Guilbert N, Lippens L, Roux Q, Boiy R, Fischer S, Van Dorpe S, De Craene B, Berx G, Boterberg T, Sys G, Denys H, Miinalainen I, Mestdagh P, Vandesompele J, De Wever O, Hendrix A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diver (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diverse diagnostic and therapeutic application potential. Although reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is the most widely applied laboratory technique to evaluate gene expression, its applicability in EV research is challenged by the lack of universal and stably present reference genes (RGs). In this study, we identify, validate and establish SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 as RGs for the normalization of EV-associated genes by RT-qPCR. We show the stable presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 in multiple cell lines and their secreted EVs (n = 12) under different (patho)physiological conditions as well as in human-derived biofluids (n = 3). Enzymatic treatments confirm the presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 inside EVs. In addition, the four EV-associated RGs are stably detected in a size-range of EV subpopulations. RefFinder analysis reveals that SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 are more stable compared to RGs established specifically for cultured cells or tissues such as HMBS, YWHAZ, SDHA and GAPDH. In summary, we present four universal and stably present EV-associated RGs to enable normalization and thus steer the implementation of RT-qPCR for the analysis of EV-associated RNA cargo for research or clinical applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
57% (92nd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Ultrafiltration
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Density gradient
Protein markers
EV: None
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.09-1.11
Show all info
Study aim
Validation of standards
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
PANC1
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Cell viability (%)
92
Cell count
2.06e8
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW32.1 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Density gradient
Type
Discontinuous
Number of initial discontinuous layers
4
Lowest density fraction
5%
Highest density fraction
40%
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
15.5
Sample volume (mL)
1
Orientation
Top-down
Speed (g)
100000
Duration (min)
1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
16
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Filtration steps
Between 0.22 and 0.45 _m
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10 kDa
Membrane type
Regenerated cellulose
Size-exclusion chromatography
Resin type
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
Size
Characterization: Protein analysis
None
Protein Concentration Method
Fluorometric assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per microliter
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Report size (nm)
50-90
EV220300 13/18 Homo sapiens T47D UF
(d)(U)C
Filtration
DG
Pinheiro C 2024 57%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Pinheiro C, Guilbert N, Lippens L, Roux Q, Boiy R, Fischer S, Van Dorpe S, De Craene B, Berx G, Boterberg T, Sys G, Denys H, Miinalainen I, Mestdagh P, Vandesompele J, De Wever O, Hendrix A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diver (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diverse diagnostic and therapeutic application potential. Although reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is the most widely applied laboratory technique to evaluate gene expression, its applicability in EV research is challenged by the lack of universal and stably present reference genes (RGs). In this study, we identify, validate and establish SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 as RGs for the normalization of EV-associated genes by RT-qPCR. We show the stable presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 in multiple cell lines and their secreted EVs (n = 12) under different (patho)physiological conditions as well as in human-derived biofluids (n = 3). Enzymatic treatments confirm the presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 inside EVs. In addition, the four EV-associated RGs are stably detected in a size-range of EV subpopulations. RefFinder analysis reveals that SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 are more stable compared to RGs established specifically for cultured cells or tissues such as HMBS, YWHAZ, SDHA and GAPDH. In summary, we present four universal and stably present EV-associated RGs to enable normalization and thus steer the implementation of RT-qPCR for the analysis of EV-associated RNA cargo for research or clinical applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
57% (92nd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Ultrafiltration
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Density gradient
Protein markers
EV: None
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.09-1.11
Show all info
Study aim
Validation of standards
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
T47D
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW32.1 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Density gradient
Type
Discontinuous
Number of initial discontinuous layers
4
Lowest density fraction
5%
Highest density fraction
40%
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
15.5
Sample volume (mL)
1
Orientation
Top-down
Speed (g)
100000
Duration (min)
1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
16
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Filtration steps
Between 0.22 and 0.45 _m
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10 kDa
Membrane type
Regenerated cellulose
Size-exclusion chromatography
Resin type
Characterization: Protein analysis
None
Protein Concentration Method
Fluorometric assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per microliter
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Report size (nm)
90-120
EV220300 14/18 Homo sapiens U87MG UF
(d)(U)C
Filtration
DG
Pinheiro C 2024 57%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Pinheiro C, Guilbert N, Lippens L, Roux Q, Boiy R, Fischer S, Van Dorpe S, De Craene B, Berx G, Boterberg T, Sys G, Denys H, Miinalainen I, Mestdagh P, Vandesompele J, De Wever O, Hendrix A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diver (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain a plethora of biomolecules, including nucleic acids, with diverse diagnostic and therapeutic application potential. Although reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is the most widely applied laboratory technique to evaluate gene expression, its applicability in EV research is challenged by the lack of universal and stably present reference genes (RGs). In this study, we identify, validate and establish SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 as RGs for the normalization of EV-associated genes by RT-qPCR. We show the stable presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 in multiple cell lines and their secreted EVs (n = 12) under different (patho)physiological conditions as well as in human-derived biofluids (n = 3). Enzymatic treatments confirm the presence of SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 inside EVs. In addition, the four EV-associated RGs are stably detected in a size-range of EV subpopulations. RefFinder analysis reveals that SNRPG, OST4, TOMM7 and NOP10 are more stable compared to RGs established specifically for cultured cells or tissues such as HMBS, YWHAZ, SDHA and GAPDH. In summary, we present four universal and stably present EV-associated RGs to enable normalization and thus steer the implementation of RT-qPCR for the analysis of EV-associated RNA cargo for research or clinical applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
57% (92nd percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Ultrafiltration
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Density gradient
Protein markers
EV: None
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
EV density (g/ml)
1.09-1.11
Show all info
Study aim
Validation of standards
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
U87MG
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Cell viability (%)
94
Cell count
6.52e8
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW32.1 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Density gradient
Type
Discontinuous
Number of initial discontinuous layers
4
Lowest density fraction
5%
Highest density fraction
40%
Total gradient volume, incl. sample (mL)
15.5
Sample volume (mL)
1
Orientation
Top-down
Speed (g)
100000
Duration (min)
1080
Fraction volume (mL)
1
Fraction processing
Centrifugation
Pelleting: volume per fraction
16
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Filtration steps
Between 0.22 and 0.45 _m
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10 kDa
Membrane type
Regenerated cellulose
Size-exclusion chromatography
Resin type
Characterization: Protein analysis
None
Protein Concentration Method
Fluorometric assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per microliter
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
(RT)(q)PCR
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Report size (nm)
120-250
EV240137 1/4 Mus musculus Blood plasma (d)(U)C
Filtration
Arteaga-Blanco, Luis A. 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Luis A. Arteaga-Blanco, Andrew E. Evans, Dan A. Dixon
Journal
Cells
Abstract
NA (show more...)NA (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Blood plasma
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
large extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Protein markers
EV: CD63/ CD81/ actin-beta
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Function/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Blood plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: speed (g)
15000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1.4
Wash: time (min)
40
Wash: speed (g)
15000
Filtration steps
0.8 µm
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Fluorometric assay
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD63/ CD81/ actin-beta
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
191
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 3.29E+08
EM
EM-type
Scanning-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Report size (nm)
246
Extra information
This study characterizes plasma-derived EV subtypes (large and small EVs) and other non-vesicular entities released from the colorectal (CRC) mouse model APCMin/+. EV preparations, including large EVs (LEV) and small EVs (SEV), were characterized based on their physical (NTA and SEM) and biochemical properties (WB). Because we did not use additional purification methodologies such as size exclusion chromatography, density gradient, immunocapture, etc., we expected our crude EV preparations to be contaminated with other extracellular particles (e.g., lipoproteins) and soluble proteins such as albumin, immunoglobulins, and fibrinogen. Therefore, the operational terms EV preparation or EV-containing preparations were used to refer to nanoparticles obtained by multiple centrifugation steps containing populations of LEV or SEV and non-vesicular entities. We believe this is an excellent opportunity to share our protocol for reproducibility purposes with other researchers working with plasma-
EV240137 3/4 Mus musculus Blood plasma (d)(U)C
Filtration
Arteaga-Blanco, Luis A. 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Luis A. Arteaga-Blanco, Andrew E. Evans, Dan A. Dixon
Journal
Cells
Abstract
NA (show more...)NA (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Blood plasma
Sample origin
APCMin/+ CRC mice model
Focus vesicles
large extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Protein markers
EV: CD63/ CD81/ actin-beta
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Function/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Blood plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: speed (g)
15000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1.4
Wash: time (min)
40
Wash: speed (g)
15000
Filtration steps
0.8 µm
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Fluorometric assay
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD63/ CD81/ actin-beta
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
246
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.41E+09
EM
EM-type
Scanning-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Report size (nm)
290
EV240017 1/3 Ceratotherium simum simum Follicular Fluid (d)(U)C
Filtration
SEC (non-commercial)
Gad A 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Gad A, Menjivar NG, Felton R, Durrant B, Tesfaye D, Ruggeri E
Journal
Biol Reprod
Abstract
Efforts to implement effective assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for the conservation of the (show more...)Efforts to implement effective assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for the conservation of the northern white rhinoceros (NWR/ Ceratotherium simum cottoni) to prevent its forthcoming extinction, could be supported by research conducted on the closely related southern white rhinoceros (SWR/ Ceratotherium simum simum). Within the follicle, extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a fundamental role in the bidirectional communication facilitating the crucial transport of regulatory molecules such as microRNAs (miRNAs) that control follicular growth and oocyte development. This study aimed to elucidate the dynamics of EV-miRNAs in stage-dependent follicular fluid (FF) during SWR ovarian antral follicle development. Three distinct follicular stages were identified based on diameter: Growing (G/ 11-17 mm), Dominant (D/ 18-29 mm), and Pre-ovulatory (P/ 30-34 mm). Isolated EVs from the aspirated FF of segmented follicle stages were used to identify EV-miRNA previously known via subsequent annotation to all equine (Equus caballus/ eca), bovine (Bos taurus/ bta), and human (Homo sapiens/ hsa) miRNAs. A total of 417 miRNAs were detected, with 231 being mutually expressed across all three stages, including eca-miR-148a and bta-miR-451 as the top highly expressed miRNAs. Distinct expression dynamics in miRNA abundance were observed across the three follicular stages, including 31 differentially expressed miRNAs that target various pathways related to follicular growth and development, with 13 miRNAs commonly appearing amidst two different comparisons. In conclusion, this pioneering study provides a comprehensive understanding of the stage-specific expression dynamics of FF EV-miRNAs in the SWR. These findings provide insights that may lead to novel approaches in enhancing ARTs to catalyze rhinoceros conservation efforts. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (76th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Follicular Fluid
Sample origin
Growing follicle
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: HSP70/ TSG101
non-EV: Cytochrome C
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Ceratotherium simum simum
Sample Type
Follicular Fluid
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
3
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 55 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Size-exclusion chromatography
Used for validation?
Yes
Total column volume (mL)
0.5
Sample volume/column (mL)
0.75
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Nanodrop
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
HSP70/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
Cytochrome C
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
RNA-sequencing/ Capillary electrophoresis (e.g. Bioanalyzer)
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
173.78
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.93E+09
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up
EV240017 2/3 Ceratotherium simum simum Follicular Fluid (d)(U)C
Filtration
SEC (non-commercial)
Gad A 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Gad A, Menjivar NG, Felton R, Durrant B, Tesfaye D, Ruggeri E
Journal
Biol Reprod
Abstract
Efforts to implement effective assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for the conservation of the (show more...)Efforts to implement effective assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for the conservation of the northern white rhinoceros (NWR/ Ceratotherium simum cottoni) to prevent its forthcoming extinction, could be supported by research conducted on the closely related southern white rhinoceros (SWR/ Ceratotherium simum simum). Within the follicle, extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a fundamental role in the bidirectional communication facilitating the crucial transport of regulatory molecules such as microRNAs (miRNAs) that control follicular growth and oocyte development. This study aimed to elucidate the dynamics of EV-miRNAs in stage-dependent follicular fluid (FF) during SWR ovarian antral follicle development. Three distinct follicular stages were identified based on diameter: Growing (G/ 11-17 mm), Dominant (D/ 18-29 mm), and Pre-ovulatory (P/ 30-34 mm). Isolated EVs from the aspirated FF of segmented follicle stages were used to identify EV-miRNA previously known via subsequent annotation to all equine (Equus caballus/ eca), bovine (Bos taurus/ bta), and human (Homo sapiens/ hsa) miRNAs. A total of 417 miRNAs were detected, with 231 being mutually expressed across all three stages, including eca-miR-148a and bta-miR-451 as the top highly expressed miRNAs. Distinct expression dynamics in miRNA abundance were observed across the three follicular stages, including 31 differentially expressed miRNAs that target various pathways related to follicular growth and development, with 13 miRNAs commonly appearing amidst two different comparisons. In conclusion, this pioneering study provides a comprehensive understanding of the stage-specific expression dynamics of FF EV-miRNAs in the SWR. These findings provide insights that may lead to novel approaches in enhancing ARTs to catalyze rhinoceros conservation efforts. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (76th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Follicular Fluid
Sample origin
Dominant follicle
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: HSP70/ TSG101
non-EV: Cytochrome C
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Ceratotherium simum simum
Sample Type
Follicular Fluid
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
3
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 55 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Size-exclusion chromatography
Used for validation?
Yes
Total column volume (mL)
0.5
Sample volume/column (mL)
0.75
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Nanodrop
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
HSP70/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
Cytochrome C
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
RNA-sequencing/ Capillary electrophoresis (e.g. Bioanalyzer)
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
225.76
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 8.17E+09
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up
EV240017 3/3 Ceratotherium simum simum Follicular Fluid (d)(U)C
Filtration
SEC (non-commercial)
Gad A 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Gad A, Menjivar NG, Felton R, Durrant B, Tesfaye D, Ruggeri E
Journal
Biol Reprod
Abstract
Efforts to implement effective assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for the conservation of the (show more...)Efforts to implement effective assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for the conservation of the northern white rhinoceros (NWR/ Ceratotherium simum cottoni) to prevent its forthcoming extinction, could be supported by research conducted on the closely related southern white rhinoceros (SWR/ Ceratotherium simum simum). Within the follicle, extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a fundamental role in the bidirectional communication facilitating the crucial transport of regulatory molecules such as microRNAs (miRNAs) that control follicular growth and oocyte development. This study aimed to elucidate the dynamics of EV-miRNAs in stage-dependent follicular fluid (FF) during SWR ovarian antral follicle development. Three distinct follicular stages were identified based on diameter: Growing (G/ 11-17 mm), Dominant (D/ 18-29 mm), and Pre-ovulatory (P/ 30-34 mm). Isolated EVs from the aspirated FF of segmented follicle stages were used to identify EV-miRNA previously known via subsequent annotation to all equine (Equus caballus/ eca), bovine (Bos taurus/ bta), and human (Homo sapiens/ hsa) miRNAs. A total of 417 miRNAs were detected, with 231 being mutually expressed across all three stages, including eca-miR-148a and bta-miR-451 as the top highly expressed miRNAs. Distinct expression dynamics in miRNA abundance were observed across the three follicular stages, including 31 differentially expressed miRNAs that target various pathways related to follicular growth and development, with 13 miRNAs commonly appearing amidst two different comparisons. In conclusion, this pioneering study provides a comprehensive understanding of the stage-specific expression dynamics of FF EV-miRNAs in the SWR. These findings provide insights that may lead to novel approaches in enhancing ARTs to catalyze rhinoceros conservation efforts. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (76th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Follicular Fluid
Sample origin
Pre-ovulatory follicle
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: HSP70/ TSG101
non-EV: Cytochrome C
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker/Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Ceratotherium simum simum
Sample Type
Follicular Fluid
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
3
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 55 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Size-exclusion chromatography
Used for validation?
Yes
Total column volume (mL)
0.5
Sample volume/column (mL)
0.75
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Nanodrop
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
HSP70/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
Cytochrome C
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
RNA-sequencing/ Capillary electrophoresis (e.g. Bioanalyzer)
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
237.41
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 7.05E+09
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up
EV230598 2/3 Homo sapiens Milk (d)(U)C Ten-Doménech, Isabel 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Isabel Ten-Doménech, Victoria Ramos-Garcia, Abel Albiach-Delgado, Jose Luis Moreno-Casillas, Alba Moreno-Giménez, María Gormaz, Marta Gómez-Ferrer, Pilar Sepúlveda, Máximo Vento, Guillermo Quintás, Julia Kuligowski
Journal
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems
Abstract
Human milk (HM) extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized, cell-derived particles sheathed in a li (show more...)Human milk (HM) extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized, cell-derived particles sheathed in a lipid bilayer that encase specific cargo for delivery from mother to infant. The aim of this study was to expand our understanding of the lipidomic fingerprint of HM-EVs, with a specific focus on the impact of data normalization using simulated and experimental data obtained from the analysis of HM samples from mothers of preterm (N = 5) and term infants (N = 5), and a pool of donor human milk from 20 mothers (before and after pasteurization). EVs were isolated by multi-stage ultracentrifugation and characterized in terms of total protein content, total particle count and size, surface tetraspanin profile and protein markers, and morphology. Lipidomic analysis after single-phase extraction was performed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The effect of widely used data normalization strategies (i.e., sample volume, particle count, protein content, total lipids signal) was compared. Results show that for the selection of the optimum normalization approach, the specific study aims, as well as the purity and homogeneity of size distribution of EV isolates should be considered. While normalization attending the particle number can be useful for between sample comparisons in EV populations with similar particle size, normalization to total lipid content is preferred when lipid contamination is encountered. Our findings exemplify the need for guidance with respect to data processing in LC-MS-based lipidomics studies of EVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (76th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Milk
Sample origin
Mothers of term infants
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP70
non-EV: Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Milk
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 50.2 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
108763
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
120
Wash: Rotor Type
Type 50.2 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
108763
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of EV isolate
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP70
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
Yes
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
168-238
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
as number of particles per milliliter of EV isolate: 1.4E10-1.4E12
Other particle analysis name(1)
ExoView
Report type
Mean
Report size
58-70
EV-concentration
Yes
Particle yield
as number of particles per milliliter of EV isolate: 6E07-3E08
EV230597 3/9 Homo sapiens 293T (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
293T
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
1.00E+07
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91,113,155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.20E+08
EV230597 4/9 Homo sapiens huMSC (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
huMSC
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
5.00E+06
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91/ 113/ 155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 7.71E+07
EV230597 5/9 Homo sapiens HFF-1 (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HFF-1
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
1.00E+07
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91/ 113/ 155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 8.57E+07
EV230597 6/9 Homo sapiens A549 (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
A549
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
1.00E+07
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91/ 113/ 155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 9.78E+07
EV230597 7/9 Homo sapiens H460 (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
H460
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
1.00E+07
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91/ 113/ 155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.44E+08
EV230597 8/9 Homo sapiens MCF7 (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
MCF7
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
1.00E+07
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91/ 113/ 155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.86E+08
EV230597 9/9 Homo sapiens MDAMB231 (d)(U)C Chen Z 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chen Z, Luo L, Ye T, Zhou J, Niu X, Yuan J, Yuan T, Fu D, Li H, Li Q, Wang Y
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinic (show more...)Pluripotent stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (PSC-sEVs) have demonstrated great clinical translational potential in multiple aging-related degenerative diseases. Characterizing the PSC-sEVs is crucial for their clinical applications. However, the specific marker pattern of PSC-sEVs remains unknown. Here, the sEVs derived from two typical types of PSCs including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-sEVs) and embryonic stem cells (ESC-sEVs) were analysed using proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and surface marker phenotyping analysis by nanoparticle flow cytometry (NanoFCM). A group of pluripotency-related proteins were found to be enriched in PSC-sEVs by LC-MS/MS and then validated by Western Blot analysis. To investigate whether these proteins were specifically expressed in PSC-sEVs, sEVs derived from seven types of non-PSCs (non-PSC-sEVs) were adopted for analysis. The results showed that PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a, and LIN28A were specifically enriched in PSC-sEVs but not in non-PSC-sEVs. Then, commonly used surface antigens for PSC identification (SSEA4, Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81) and PODXL were gauged at single-particle resolution by NanoFCM for surface marker identification. The results showed that the positive rates of PODXL (>50%) and SSEA4 (>70%) in PSC-sEVs were much higher than those in non-PSC-sEVs (<10%). These results were further verified with samples purified by density gradient ultracentrifugation. Taken together, this study for the first time identified a cohort of specific markers for PSC-sEVs, among which PODXL, OCT4, Dnmt3a and LIN28A can be detected with Western Blot analysis, and PODXL and SSEA4 can be detected with NanoFCM analysis. The application of these specific markers for PSC-sEVs identification may advance the clinical translation of PSCs-sEVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101/ CD81
non-EV: GM130/ Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
MDAMB231
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
1.00E+07
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
25
Wash: time (min)
70
Wash: Rotor Type
SW 32 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Alix/ CD9/ CD63/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ Calnexin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
0.25
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Particle analysis: flow cytometry
Flow cytometer type
Nano-flow Cytometry
Hardware adjustment
By utilizing Rayleigh scattering
Calibration bead size
68/ 91/ 113/ 155
Report type
Size range/distribution
Reported size (nm)
40-150
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.68E+08
EV230572 1/6 Homo sapiens HEK293 (d)(U)C Djeungoue-Petga, Marie-Ange 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Marie Ange Djeungoue Petgaa, Catherine Taylora, Alexander Macpherson, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Thomas Rollin, Jeremy W. Roya, Anirban Ghosh, Stephen M. Lewis, Rodney J. Ouellette
Journal
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are gaining interest as efficient, biocompatible vehicles for cellular (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are gaining interest as efficient, biocompatible vehicles for cellular delivery of therapeutic cargo. Precipitation-based methods for the isolation of EVs remain popular due to ease of use and lack of requirements for specialized equipment. We describe here a novel charge-based EV isolation method that is simple, scalable, and uses inexpensive polyethylenimine (PEI) polymers. GFP-expressing EVs were isolated from the conditioned cell culture (CCM) media of HEK293-GFP cells using either branched 10 kDa PEI (B-PEI) or linear 25 kDa PEI (L-PEI). Isolated EVs were characterized by Western blotting, nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and flow cytometry. Western blotting for common EV markers, including CD63, CD9, flotillin-1, and heat shock protein 70 were positive, while GRP94, a marker for cellular contamination, was negative. Isolated EVs had a mean diameter of 146 nm for B-PEI and 175 nm for L- PEI, while TEM revealed a spherical cup-shaped appearance typical of EVs. In addition, we determined that PEI-based EV isolation methods were scalable up to volumes of at least 50 mL. EVs isolated from CCM collected from SUM159 cells that express CD63 fused to a dual EGFP-Renilla-split tag were tested for their ability to reconstitute functional luciferase by delivering the CD63-EGFP-Renilla-split tag to SUM159 recipient cells loaded with a cytopermeable Renilla luciferase substrate. Although EVs isolated using L-PEI behaved similarly to EVs isolated using ultracentrifugation, we observed that EVs isolated using B-PEI produced a more rapid uptake and delivery of active luciferase. In this study we demonstrate that both branched and linear PEI polymers can precipitate EVs from CCM. Furthermore, once eluted from the polymers, the isolated EVs were able to deliver functional protein cargo to recipient cells. Overall, our data support PEI-based isolation of EVs as a simple, rapid method for the recovery of functional EVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ Flotillin-1/ HSP70/ GFP
non-EV: GRP94
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Mechanism of uptake/transfer/New methodological development/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HEK293
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 40 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ Flotillin-1/ HSP70
Not detected EV-associated proteins
GFP
Not detected contaminants
GRP94
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Beckman Coulter Cytoflex
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
The better resolution of the CytoFLEX is reached by using the violet side scatter of the 405 nm laser (manually set to 1600 and height threshold) and by performing preanalytical preparations with Fluorescent Megamix-Plus SSC beads (Cosmo Bio Co., LTD, Japan) which are FITC-labeled beads of increasing size (100, 160, 200, 240, 300, 500, 900 nm). beads were used to set the EV gate and manual gating was set to the populations of interest with reference to a negative control sample (GFP- EVs from HEK293 cells)
Calibration bead size
0.1/ 0.16/ 0.2/ 0.24/ 0.3/ 0.5/ 0.9
Not detected EV-associated proteins
GFP
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
None
Extra information
two kinds of PEI were used. Linear PEI 25 kDa and Branched 10 kDa
EV230372 1/14 Homo sapiens A549 (d)(U)C Schöne N 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Schöne N, Kemper M, Menck K, Evers G, Krekeler C, Schulze AB, Lenz G, Wardelmann E, Binder C, Bleckmann A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (show more...)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression of tissue PD-L1 (tPD-L1) is currently the only approved biomarker for predicting treatment response. However, even tPD-L1 low (1-49%) and absent (<1%) patients might benefit from immunotherapy but, to date, there is no reliable biomarker, that can predict response in this particular patient subgroup. This study aimed to test whether tumour-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) could fill this gap. Using NSCLC cell lines, we identified a panel of tumour-related antigens that were enriched on large EVs (lEVs) compared to smaller EVs. The levels of lEVs carrying these antigens were significantly elevated in plasma of NSCLC patients (n = 108) and discriminated them from controls (n = 77). Among the tested antigens, we focused on programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is a well-known direct target for immunotherapy. In plasma lEVs, PD-L1 was mainly found on a population of CD45 /CD62P lEVs and thus seemed to be associated with platelet-derived vesicles. Patients with high baseline levels of PD-L1 lEVs in blood showed a significantly better response to immunotherapy and prolonged survival. This was particularly true in the subgroup of NSCLC patients with low or absent tPD-L1 expression, thus identifying PD-L1-positive lEVs in plasma as a novel predictive and prognostic marker for immunotherapy. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
large EVs
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Actinin-4/ CD81/ Rgap1/ Syntenin/ EMMPRIN/ EpCAM/ EGFR/ Mitofilin/ Arf6/ HDAC1
non-EV: GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
A549
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
17000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1
Wash: time (min)
30
Wash: Rotor Type
Heraeus 3331
Wash: speed (g)
17000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Lowry-based assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Actinin-4/ Mitofilin/ Arf6
Not detected EV-associated proteins
CD81/ Rgap1/ Syntenin
Detected contaminants
ApoB
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
standard flow cytometer
Calibration bead size
0.2, 0.8
Detected EV-associated proteins
EMMPRIN/ EpCAM/ EGFR
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
163.6
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 8.71E+08
EV230372 2/14 Homo sapiens A549 (d)(U)C Schöne N 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Schöne N, Kemper M, Menck K, Evers G, Krekeler C, Schulze AB, Lenz G, Wardelmann E, Binder C, Bleckmann A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (show more...)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression of tissue PD-L1 (tPD-L1) is currently the only approved biomarker for predicting treatment response. However, even tPD-L1 low (1-49%) and absent (<1%) patients might benefit from immunotherapy but, to date, there is no reliable biomarker, that can predict response in this particular patient subgroup. This study aimed to test whether tumour-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) could fill this gap. Using NSCLC cell lines, we identified a panel of tumour-related antigens that were enriched on large EVs (lEVs) compared to smaller EVs. The levels of lEVs carrying these antigens were significantly elevated in plasma of NSCLC patients (n = 108) and discriminated them from controls (n = 77). Among the tested antigens, we focused on programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is a well-known direct target for immunotherapy. In plasma lEVs, PD-L1 was mainly found on a population of CD45 /CD62P lEVs and thus seemed to be associated with platelet-derived vesicles. Patients with high baseline levels of PD-L1 lEVs in blood showed a significantly better response to immunotherapy and prolonged survival. This was particularly true in the subgroup of NSCLC patients with low or absent tPD-L1 expression, thus identifying PD-L1-positive lEVs in plasma as a novel predictive and prognostic marker for immunotherapy. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
small EVs
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: CD81/ Syntenin/ Actinin-4/ Arf6/ Rgap1/ Mitofilin
non-EV: GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
A549
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
143000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1.4
Wash: time (min)
90
Wash: Rotor Type
TLA-55
Wash: speed (g)
143000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Lowry-based assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD81/ Syntenin/ Actinin-4/ Arf6
Not detected EV-associated proteins
Rgap1/ Mitofilin
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
147.13
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.95E+09
EV230372 4/14 Homo sapiens HCC-78 (d)(U)C Schöne N 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Schöne N, Kemper M, Menck K, Evers G, Krekeler C, Schulze AB, Lenz G, Wardelmann E, Binder C, Bleckmann A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (show more...)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression of tissue PD-L1 (tPD-L1) is currently the only approved biomarker for predicting treatment response. However, even tPD-L1 low (1-49%) and absent (<1%) patients might benefit from immunotherapy but, to date, there is no reliable biomarker, that can predict response in this particular patient subgroup. This study aimed to test whether tumour-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) could fill this gap. Using NSCLC cell lines, we identified a panel of tumour-related antigens that were enriched on large EVs (lEVs) compared to smaller EVs. The levels of lEVs carrying these antigens were significantly elevated in plasma of NSCLC patients (n = 108) and discriminated them from controls (n = 77). Among the tested antigens, we focused on programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is a well-known direct target for immunotherapy. In plasma lEVs, PD-L1 was mainly found on a population of CD45 /CD62P lEVs and thus seemed to be associated with platelet-derived vesicles. Patients with high baseline levels of PD-L1 lEVs in blood showed a significantly better response to immunotherapy and prolonged survival. This was particularly true in the subgroup of NSCLC patients with low or absent tPD-L1 expression, thus identifying PD-L1-positive lEVs in plasma as a novel predictive and prognostic marker for immunotherapy. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
small EVs
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: CD81/ Syntenin/ Actinin-4/ Arf6/ Rgap1/ Mitofilin
non-EV: GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HCC-78
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
143000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1.4
Wash: time (min)
90
Wash: Rotor Type
TLA-55
Wash: speed (g)
143000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Lowry-based assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD81/ Syntenin/ Arf6
Not detected EV-associated proteins
Rgap1/ Actinin-4/ Mitofilin
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
163.6
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.26E+10
EV230372 5/14 Homo sapiens H1975 (d)(U)C Schöne N 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Schöne N, Kemper M, Menck K, Evers G, Krekeler C, Schulze AB, Lenz G, Wardelmann E, Binder C, Bleckmann A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (show more...)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression of tissue PD-L1 (tPD-L1) is currently the only approved biomarker for predicting treatment response. However, even tPD-L1 low (1-49%) and absent (<1%) patients might benefit from immunotherapy but, to date, there is no reliable biomarker, that can predict response in this particular patient subgroup. This study aimed to test whether tumour-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) could fill this gap. Using NSCLC cell lines, we identified a panel of tumour-related antigens that were enriched on large EVs (lEVs) compared to smaller EVs. The levels of lEVs carrying these antigens were significantly elevated in plasma of NSCLC patients (n = 108) and discriminated them from controls (n = 77). Among the tested antigens, we focused on programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is a well-known direct target for immunotherapy. In plasma lEVs, PD-L1 was mainly found on a population of CD45 /CD62P lEVs and thus seemed to be associated with platelet-derived vesicles. Patients with high baseline levels of PD-L1 lEVs in blood showed a significantly better response to immunotherapy and prolonged survival. This was particularly true in the subgroup of NSCLC patients with low or absent tPD-L1 expression, thus identifying PD-L1-positive lEVs in plasma as a novel predictive and prognostic marker for immunotherapy. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
large EVs
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Actinin-4/ Rgap1/ Syntenin-1/ CD81/ EMMPRIN/ EpCAM/ EGFR/ Mitofilin,Arf6
non-EV: GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
H1975
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
17000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1
Wash: time (min)
30
Wash: Rotor Type
Heraeus 3331
Wash: speed (g)
17000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Lowry-based assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Actinin-4/ Rgap1/ Mitofilin/ Arf6
Not detected EV-associated proteins
CD81/ Syntenin
Detected contaminants
GM130
Not detected contaminants
HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
standard flow cytometer
Calibration bead size
0.2, 0.8
Detected EV-associated proteins
EMMPRIN/ EpCAM/ EGFR
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
180.6
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.37E+10
EV230372 6/14 Homo sapiens H1975 (d)(U)C Schöne N 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Schöne N, Kemper M, Menck K, Evers G, Krekeler C, Schulze AB, Lenz G, Wardelmann E, Binder C, Bleckmann A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (show more...)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression of tissue PD-L1 (tPD-L1) is currently the only approved biomarker for predicting treatment response. However, even tPD-L1 low (1-49%) and absent (<1%) patients might benefit from immunotherapy but, to date, there is no reliable biomarker, that can predict response in this particular patient subgroup. This study aimed to test whether tumour-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) could fill this gap. Using NSCLC cell lines, we identified a panel of tumour-related antigens that were enriched on large EVs (lEVs) compared to smaller EVs. The levels of lEVs carrying these antigens were significantly elevated in plasma of NSCLC patients (n = 108) and discriminated them from controls (n = 77). Among the tested antigens, we focused on programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is a well-known direct target for immunotherapy. In plasma lEVs, PD-L1 was mainly found on a population of CD45 /CD62P lEVs and thus seemed to be associated with platelet-derived vesicles. Patients with high baseline levels of PD-L1 lEVs in blood showed a significantly better response to immunotherapy and prolonged survival. This was particularly true in the subgroup of NSCLC patients with low or absent tPD-L1 expression, thus identifying PD-L1-positive lEVs in plasma as a novel predictive and prognostic marker for immunotherapy. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (90th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
small EVs
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: CD81/ Syntenin/ Actinin-4/ Arf6/ Rgap1/ Mitofilin
non-EV: GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
H1975
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
overnight (16h) at >=100,000g
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
143000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1.4
Wash: time (min)
90
Wash: Rotor Type
TLA-55
Wash: speed (g)
143000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Lowry-based assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD81/ Syntenin/ Actinin-4
Not detected EV-associated proteins
Rgap1/ Mitofilin/ Arf6
Not detected contaminants
GM130/ HDAC1/ Albumin/ ApoA1/ ApoB
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
163.9
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.43E+10
EV230372 11/14 Homo sapiens Blood plasma (d)(U)C Schöne N 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Schöne N, Kemper M, Menck K, Evers G, Krekeler C, Schulze AB, Lenz G, Wardelmann E, Binder C, Bleckmann A
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (show more...)Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression of tissue PD-L1 (tPD-L1) is currently the only approved biomarker for predicting treatment response. However, even tPD-L1 low (1-49%) and absent (<1%) patients might benefit from immunotherapy but, to date, there is no reliable biomarker, that can predict response in this particular patient subgroup. This study aimed to test whether tumour-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) could fill this gap. Using NSCLC cell lines, we identified a panel of tumour-related antigens that were enriched on large EVs (lEVs) compared to smaller EVs. The levels of lEVs carrying these antigens were significantly elevated in plasma of NSCLC patients (n = 108) and discriminated them from controls (n = 77). Among the tested antigens, we focused on programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is a well-known direct target for immunotherapy. In plasma lEVs, PD-L1 was mainly found on a population of CD45 /CD62P lEVs and thus seemed to be associated with platelet-derived vesicles. Patients with high baseline levels of PD-L1 lEVs in blood showed a significantly better response to immunotherapy and prolonged survival. This was particularly true in the subgroup of NSCLC patients with low or absent tPD-L1 expression, thus identifying PD-L1-positive lEVs in plasma as a novel predictive and prognostic marker for immunotherapy. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Blood plasma
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
large EVs
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: Actinin-4/ Rgap1/ EMMPRIN/ EpCAM
non-EV: ApoA1/ ApoB
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Biomarker
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Blood plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 32 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
17000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
1
Wash: time (min)
30
Wash: Rotor Type
Heraeus 3331
Wash: speed (g)
17000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Lowry-based assay
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
Actinin-4/ Rgap1/ EMMPRIN
Detected contaminants
ApoB
Not detected contaminants
ApoA1/ ApoA1
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
standard flow cytometer
Calibration bead size
0.2, 0.8
Detected EV-associated proteins
EMMPRIN/ EpCAM
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
185.2
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 5.01E+08
EV220329 1/2 Homo sapiens Blood plasma (d)(U)C Chong MC 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chong MC, Shah AD, Schittenhelm RB, Silva A, James PF, Wu SSX, Howitt J
Journal
Acta Physiol (Oxf)
Abstract
Physical exercise triggers the secretion of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) into the circulation (show more...)Physical exercise triggers the secretion of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) into the circulation in humans, enabling signalling crosstalk between tissues. Exercise-derived EVs and their cargo have been proposed to mediate adaptations to exercise/ however, our understanding of how exercise-derived EV protein cargo is modulated by factors such as aerobic fitness and age of an individual is currently unknown. Here, we examined the circulating sEV proteome following aerobic exercise in healthy males of different ages and aerobic fitness to understand exercise-induced EV response during the aging process. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Blood plasma
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: TSG101/ Syntenin-1
non-EV: ApoA-1/ GM130
Proteomics
yes
Show all info
Study aim
Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Blood plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 70 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100,000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
20
Wash: time (min)
60
Wash: Rotor Type
Type 70 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100,000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
microBCA
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
TSG101/ Syntenin-1
Detected contaminants
ApoA-1
Not detected contaminants
GM130
Proteomics database
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Other particle analysis name(1)
Microfluidic resistive pulse sensing
Report type
Mean
Report size
88
EV-concentration
Yes
Particle yield
as number of particles per milliliter of starting sample: 2.80E+10
EV220329 2/2 Homo sapiens Blood plasma (d)(U)C Chong MC 2024 56%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Chong MC, Shah AD, Schittenhelm RB, Silva A, James PF, Wu SSX, Howitt J
Journal
Acta Physiol (Oxf)
Abstract
Physical exercise triggers the secretion of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) into the circulation (show more...)Physical exercise triggers the secretion of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) into the circulation in humans, enabling signalling crosstalk between tissues. Exercise-derived EVs and their cargo have been proposed to mediate adaptations to exercise/ however, our understanding of how exercise-derived EV protein cargo is modulated by factors such as aerobic fitness and age of an individual is currently unknown. Here, we examined the circulating sEV proteome following aerobic exercise in healthy males of different ages and aerobic fitness to understand exercise-induced EV response during the aging process. (hide)
EV-METRIC
56% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Blood plasma
Sample origin
post-exercise
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Protein markers
EV: TSG101/ Syntenin-1
non-EV: ApoA-1/ GM130
Proteomics
yes
Show all info
Study aim
Identification of content (omics approaches)
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Blood plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 70 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
100,000
Wash: volume per pellet (ml)
20
Wash: time (min)
60
Wash: Rotor Type
Type 70 Ti
Wash: speed (g)
100,000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
microBCA
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
TSG101/ Syntenin-1
Detected contaminants
ApoA-1
Not detected contaminants
GM130
Proteomics database
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
Other particle analysis name(1)
Microfluidic resistive pulse sensing
Report type
Mean
Report size
89
EV-concentration
Yes
Particle yield
as number of particles per milliliter of starting sample: 3.90E+10
EV240036 2/6 Homo sapiens Serum Exoquick
IAF
Shinde U 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Shinde U, Rao A, Bansal V, Das DK, Balasinor NH, Madan T
Journal
Reproduction
Abstract
Circulating extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin carry placental/amniochorionic (show more...)Circulating extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin carry placental/amniochorionic proteins and nucleic acids with the potential to facilitate non-invasive diagnosis of pregnancy-related disorders. The study reports an improvised method for the enriched isolation of extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin using the two markers, PLAP and HLA-G. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (89th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Serum
Sample origin
Non pregnant
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Commercial method
Immunoaffinity capture (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ PLAP/ Cullin 7
non-EV: Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Serum
Separation Method
Commercial kit
Exoquick
Immunoaffinity capture
Selected surface protein(s)
PLAP
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
affinity capture
Used subtypes
PLAP+
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ PLAP/ Cullin 7
Not detected contaminants
Calnexin
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Modus
Reported size (nm)
30-150 nm
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
number of particles per million cells: 1E10 particles/ml
EV240036 4/6 Homo sapiens Serum Exoquick Shinde U 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Shinde U, Rao A, Bansal V, Das DK, Balasinor NH, Madan T
Journal
Reproduction
Abstract
Circulating extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin carry placental/amniochorionic (show more...)Circulating extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin carry placental/amniochorionic proteins and nucleic acids with the potential to facilitate non-invasive diagnosis of pregnancy-related disorders. The study reports an improvised method for the enriched isolation of extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin using the two markers, PLAP and HLA-G. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (89th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Serum
Sample origin
Pregnant
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Commercial method
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ PLAP/ Cullin 7
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Serum
Separation Method
Commercial kit
Exoquick
Characterization: Protein analysis
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ PLAP/ Cullin 7
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
RT(q)PCR
RNAse treatment
Yes
Moment of RNAse treatment
After
RNAse type
RNAse
RNAse concentration
20mg/mL
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
30-150 nm
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Wide-field
Report size (nm)
30-150 nm
EV240036 6/6 Homo sapiens Serum Exoquick
IAF
Shinde U 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Shinde U, Rao A, Bansal V, Das DK, Balasinor NH, Madan T
Journal
Reproduction
Abstract
Circulating extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin carry placental/amniochorionic (show more...)Circulating extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin carry placental/amniochorionic proteins and nucleic acids with the potential to facilitate non-invasive diagnosis of pregnancy-related disorders. The study reports an improvised method for the enriched isolation of extracellular vesicles of placental/amniochorionic origin using the two markers, PLAP and HLA-G. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (89th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Serum
Sample origin
Pregnant
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
Commercial method
Immunoaffinity capture (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: PLAP/ HLA-G
non-EV: Calnexin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Serum
Separation Method
Commercial kit
Exoquick
Immunoaffinity capture
Selected surface protein(s)
PLAP/ HLA-G
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
affinity capture
Used subtypes
PLAP+ HLA-G+
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
PLAP/ HLA-G
Not detected contaminants
Calnexin
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Report type
Modus
Reported size (nm)
30-150 nm
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
number of particles per million cells: 1E10 particles/ml
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Wide-field
Report size (nm)
30-150 nm
EV240006 3/4 Rattus norvegicus INS-1 (d)(U)C
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Weerakkody, Jonathan S. 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Jonathan S. Weerakkody, Tiffany Tseng, Mackenzie Topper, Sikha Thoduvayil, Abhijith Radhakrishnan, Frederic Pincet, Themis R. Kyriakides, Roshan W. Gunasekara, Sathish Ramakrishnan
Journal
Abstract
The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as (show more...)The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as exosomes, secretory, and synthetic vesicles, lies in the absence of a unified approach that seamlessly delivers high purity, yield, and scalability for large-scale applications. To address this gap, an innovative method is developed that utilizes photosensitive lipid nanoprobes for the efficient isolation of vesicles and sorting them into subpopulations based on size. The photosensitive component in the probe undergoes cleavage upon exposure to light, facilitating the release of vesicles in their near-native form. The method demonstrates a superior ability in isolating high purity extracellular vesicles from complex biological media and separating them into size-based subpopulations within 1 h, achieving more efficiency and purity than ultracentrifugation. Furthermore, this method's cost-effectiveness and rapid enrichment of the vesicles align with demands for large-scale isolation and downstream analyses of nucleic acids and proteins. The method opens new avenues in exploring, analyzing, and utilizing synthetic and extracellular vesicle subpopulations in various biomedical applications, including diagnostics, therapeutic delivery, and biomarker discovery. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
small extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Rattus norvegicus
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
INS-1
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
Commercial EDS
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
12500
Commercial kit
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
lipid-based affinity capture
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
Size
Used subtypes
30-200
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
104
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
126
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 1.50E+07
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Other particle analysis name(1)
dSTORM single molecule localization microscopy
Report type
Mean
Report size
89
EV-concentration
No
Extra information
This paper was to validate the efficacy of photosensitive lipid nanoprobe for the isolation and size selective enrichment of native extracellular vesicles
EV240006 4/4 Mus musculus Neuro-2a (N2a) CCL-131 (d)(U)C
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Weerakkody, Jonathan S. 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Jonathan S. Weerakkody, Tiffany Tseng, Mackenzie Topper, Sikha Thoduvayil, Abhijith Radhakrishnan, Frederic Pincet, Themis R. Kyriakides, Roshan W. Gunasekara, Sathish Ramakrishnan
Journal
Abstract
The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as (show more...)The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as exosomes, secretory, and synthetic vesicles, lies in the absence of a unified approach that seamlessly delivers high purity, yield, and scalability for large-scale applications. To address this gap, an innovative method is developed that utilizes photosensitive lipid nanoprobes for the efficient isolation of vesicles and sorting them into subpopulations based on size. The photosensitive component in the probe undergoes cleavage upon exposure to light, facilitating the release of vesicles in their near-native form. The method demonstrates a superior ability in isolating high purity extracellular vesicles from complex biological media and separating them into size-based subpopulations within 1 h, achieving more efficiency and purity than ultracentrifugation. Furthermore, this method's cost-effectiveness and rapid enrichment of the vesicles align with demands for large-scale isolation and downstream analyses of nucleic acids and proteins. The method opens new avenues in exploring, analyzing, and utilizing synthetic and extracellular vesicle subpopulations in various biomedical applications, including diagnostics, therapeutic delivery, and biomarker discovery. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
small extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
Neuro-2a (N2a) CCL-131
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
Commercial EDS
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
12500
Commercial kit
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
lipid-based affinity capture
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
Size
Used subtypes
150-350
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
105
NTA
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
122
EV concentration
Yes
Particle yield
particles per milliliter of starting sample: 3.00E+07
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
Other particle analysis name(1)
dSTORM single molecule localization microscopy
Report type
Mean
Report size
52
EV-concentration
No
Extra information
This paper was to validate the efficacy of photosensitive lipid nanoprobe for the isolation and size selective enrichment of native extracellular vesicles
EV231008 9/27 Homo sapiens malignant ascites (d)(U)C
DC
Vyhlídalová Kotrbová A 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vyhlídalová Kotrbová A, Gömöryová K, Mikulová A, Plešingerová H, Sladeček S, Kravec M, Hrachovinová Š, Potěšil D, Dunsmore G, Blériot C, Bied M, Kotouček J, Bednaříková M, Hausnerová J, Minář L, Crha I, Felsinger M, Zdráhal Z, Ginhoux F, Weinberger V, Bryja V, Pospíchalová V
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum (HGSC), the most common type (show more...)High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum (HGSC), the most common type of ovarian cancer, ranks among the deadliest malignancies. Many HGSC patients have excess fluid in the peritoneum called ascites. Ascites is a tumour microenvironment (TME) containing various cells, proteins and extracellular vesicles (EVs). We isolated EVs from patients' ascites by orthogonal methods and analyzed them by mass spectrometry. We identified not only a set of 'core ascitic EV-associated proteins' but also defined their subset unique to HGSC ascites. Using single-cell RNA sequencing data, we mapped the origin of HGSC-specific EVs to different types of cells present in ascites. Surprisingly, EVs did not come predominantly from tumour cells but from non-malignant cell types such as macrophages and fibroblasts. Flow cytometry of ascitic cells in combination with analysis of EV protein composition in matched samples showed that analysis of cell type-specific EV markers in HGSC has more substantial prognostic potential than analysis of ascitic cells. To conclude, we provide evidence that proteomic analysis of EVs can define the cellular composition of HGSC TME. This finding opens numerous avenues both for a better understanding of EV's role in tumour promotion/prevention and for improved HGSC diagnostics. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (56th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
malignant ascites
Sample origin
ovarian cancer (HGSC) patient 5
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Density cushion
Protein markers
EV: None
non-EV: Albumin/ Argonaute-2/ Calreticulin/ GM130/ PMP70/ Prohibitin/ Apolipoprotein A-1/ Tamm-Horsfall protein
Proteomics
yes
Show all info
Study aim
Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
malignant ascites
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
No
Density cushion
Density medium
Sucrose
Sample volume
34
Cushion volume
4
Density of the cushion
30%
Centrifugation time
70
Centrifugation speed
100,000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Proteomics database
ProteomeXchange
Detected contaminants
Albumin/ Argonaute-2/ Calreticulin/ GM130/ PMP70/ Prohibitin/ Apolipoprotein A-1
Not detected contaminants
Tamm-Horsfall protein
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
EM
EM-type
Cryo-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
EV231008 10/27 Homo sapiens malignant ascites (d)(U)C
UF
qEV
Vyhlídalová Kotrbová A 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vyhlídalová Kotrbová A, Gömöryová K, Mikulová A, Plešingerová H, Sladeček S, Kravec M, Hrachovinová Š, Potěšil D, Dunsmore G, Blériot C, Bied M, Kotouček J, Bednaříková M, Hausnerová J, Minář L, Crha I, Felsinger M, Zdráhal Z, Ginhoux F, Weinberger V, Bryja V, Pospíchalová V
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum (HGSC), the most common type (show more...)High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum (HGSC), the most common type of ovarian cancer, ranks among the deadliest malignancies. Many HGSC patients have excess fluid in the peritoneum called ascites. Ascites is a tumour microenvironment (TME) containing various cells, proteins and extracellular vesicles (EVs). We isolated EVs from patients' ascites by orthogonal methods and analyzed them by mass spectrometry. We identified not only a set of 'core ascitic EV-associated proteins' but also defined their subset unique to HGSC ascites. Using single-cell RNA sequencing data, we mapped the origin of HGSC-specific EVs to different types of cells present in ascites. Surprisingly, EVs did not come predominantly from tumour cells but from non-malignant cell types such as macrophages and fibroblasts. Flow cytometry of ascitic cells in combination with analysis of EV protein composition in matched samples showed that analysis of cell type-specific EV markers in HGSC has more substantial prognostic potential than analysis of ascitic cells. To conclude, we provide evidence that proteomic analysis of EVs can define the cellular composition of HGSC TME. This finding opens numerous avenues both for a better understanding of EV's role in tumour promotion/prevention and for improved HGSC diagnostics. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (56th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
malignant ascites
Sample origin
ovarian cancer (HGSC) patient 5
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Ultrafiltration
qEV
Protein markers
EV: None
non-EV: Albumin/ Calreticulin/ PMP70/ Prohibitin/ Apolipoprotein A-1/ Argonaute-2/ GM130/ Tamm-Horsfall protein
Proteomics
yes
Show all info
Study aim
Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
malignant ascites
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Pelleting performed
No
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
10
Membrane type
Polyethersulfone (PES)
Commercial kit
qEV
Other
Name other separation method
qEV
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Proteomics database
ProteomeXchange
Detected contaminants
Albumin/ Calreticulin/ PMP70/ Prohibitin/ Apolipoprotein A-1
Not detected contaminants
Argonaute-2/ GM130/ Tamm-Horsfall protein
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
EM
EM-type
Cryo-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
EV231008 11/27 Homo sapiens malignant ascites (d)(U)C
DC
Vyhlídalová Kotrbová A 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vyhlídalová Kotrbová A, Gömöryová K, Mikulová A, Plešingerová H, Sladeček S, Kravec M, Hrachovinová Š, Potěšil D, Dunsmore G, Blériot C, Bied M, Kotouček J, Bednaříková M, Hausnerová J, Minář L, Crha I, Felsinger M, Zdráhal Z, Ginhoux F, Weinberger V, Bryja V, Pospíchalová V
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum (HGSC), the most common type (show more...)High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum (HGSC), the most common type of ovarian cancer, ranks among the deadliest malignancies. Many HGSC patients have excess fluid in the peritoneum called ascites. Ascites is a tumour microenvironment (TME) containing various cells, proteins and extracellular vesicles (EVs). We isolated EVs from patients' ascites by orthogonal methods and analyzed them by mass spectrometry. We identified not only a set of 'core ascitic EV-associated proteins' but also defined their subset unique to HGSC ascites. Using single-cell RNA sequencing data, we mapped the origin of HGSC-specific EVs to different types of cells present in ascites. Surprisingly, EVs did not come predominantly from tumour cells but from non-malignant cell types such as macrophages and fibroblasts. Flow cytometry of ascitic cells in combination with analysis of EV protein composition in matched samples showed that analysis of cell type-specific EV markers in HGSC has more substantial prognostic potential than analysis of ascitic cells. To conclude, we provide evidence that proteomic analysis of EVs can define the cellular composition of HGSC TME. This finding opens numerous avenues both for a better understanding of EV's role in tumour promotion/prevention and for improved HGSC diagnostics. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (56th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
malignant ascites
Sample origin
ovarian cancer (HGSC) patient 6
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Density cushion
Protein markers
EV: None
non-EV: Albumin/ Argonaute-2/ Calreticulin/ GM130/ PMP70/ Prohibitin/ Apolipoprotein A-1/ Tamm-Horsfall protein
Proteomics
yes
Show all info
Study aim
Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
malignant ascites
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
No
Density cushion
Density medium
Sucrose
Sample volume
34
Cushion volume
4
Density of the cushion
30%
Centrifugation time
70
Centrifugation speed
100,000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Proteomics database
ProteomeXchange
Detected contaminants
Albumin/ Argonaute-2/ Calreticulin/ GM130/ PMP70/ Prohibitin/ Apolipoprotein A-1
Not detected contaminants
Tamm-Horsfall protein
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
EM
EM-type
Cryo-EM
Image type
Close-up, Wide-field
EV231005 2/8 Sus scrofa domesticus Seminal plasma (d)(U)C
SEC (non-commercial)
Barranco I 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Barranco I, Spinaci M, Nesci S, Mateo-Otero Y, Baldassarro VA, Algieri C, Bucci D, Roca J
Journal
Theriogenology
Abstract
Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEV (show more...)Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEVs) that modulate several reproductive-related processes. This study investigated the effect of two sEV subsets, small (S-sEVs) and large (L-sEVs), on porcine in vitro fertilization (IVF). The sEVs were isolated from nine SP pools (five ejaculates/pool) using a size-exclusion chromatography-based procedure and characterized for quantity (total protein), morphology (cryogenic electron microscopy), size distribution (dynamic light scattering), purity and EV-protein markers (flow cytometry/ albumin, CD81, HSP90β). The characterization confirmed the existence of two subsets of high purity (low albumin content) sEVs that differed in size (S- and L-sEVs). In vitro fertilization was performed with in vitro matured oocytes and frozen-thawed spermatozoa and the IVF medium was supplemented during gamete coincubation (1 h at 38.5 °C, 5 % CO in a humidified atmosphere) with three different concentrations of each sEV subset: 0 (control, without sEVs), 0.1, and 0.2 mg/mL. The first experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, decreased penetration rates and total IVF efficiency (P < 0.0001). In a subsequent experiment, it was shown that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, impaired the ability of spermatozoa to bind to the zona pellucida of oocytes (P < 0.0001). The following experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of the subset, bound to frozen-thawed sperm but not to in vitro matured oocytes, indicating that sEVs would affect sperm functionality but not oocyte functionality. The lack of effect on oocytes was confirmed by incubating sEVs with oocytes prior to IVF, achieving sperm-zona pellucida binding results similar to those of control. In the last experiment, conducted under IVF conditions, sperm functionality was analyzed in terms of tyrosine phosphorylation, acrosome integrity and metabolism. The sEVs, regardless of the subset, did not affect sperm tyrosine phosphorylation or acrosome integrity, but did influence sperm metabolism by decreasing sperm ATP production under capacitating conditions. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the presence of sEVs on IVF medium impairs IVF outcomes, most likely by altering sperm metabolism. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (50th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Seminal plasma
Sample origin
First 10 mL of sperm rich fraction
Focus vesicles
large extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
non-EV: Albumin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Sus scrofa domesticus
Sample Type
Seminal plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
24 x 1.5/2.0mL
Pelleting: speed (g)
20000
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
10
Sample volume/column (mL)
0.5
Resin type
Sepharose CL-2B
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
microBCA
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Cytoflex S
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
The optical setup of the flow cytometer was modified to use the side scatter (SSC) information of the 405 nm laser (violet-SSC-A) instead of the 488 nm laser. The SSC was then calibrated using polystyrene beads of known diameter between 80 and 300 nm with a density of 1,05 g/cm_ and a refractive index of 1.59 nm (Cat 30080A, 30100A, 30200A and 30300A, Nanosphere serie 3000/ Thermofisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). The forward scatter (FSC) and violet SSC-A were corrected on a logarithmic scale and the fluorescence channels were corrected on a logarithmic gain. The EV detection region was then set for events with size (by FSC) and complexity (by violet-SSC-A) characteristics of EVs. The SSC data generated by beads were fitted to nm according to Mie theory, using FCMPASS software (https://nano.ccr.cancer.gov/fcmpass/). Commercially available recombinant exosomes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) on their membrane surface (SAE0193, Merck) with a size distribution ranging from 30 to 200 nm (peak at 100-150 nm, measured by DLS) were used to validate the accuracy of the flow cytometer for the analysis of sEVs.
Calibration bead size
0.08/ 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
Detected contaminants
Albumin
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
235
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Wide-field
EV231005 4/8 Sus scrofa domesticus Seminal plasma (d)(U)C
SEC (non-commercial)
Barranco I 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Barranco I, Spinaci M, Nesci S, Mateo-Otero Y, Baldassarro VA, Algieri C, Bucci D, Roca J
Journal
Theriogenology
Abstract
Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEV (show more...)Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEVs) that modulate several reproductive-related processes. This study investigated the effect of two sEV subsets, small (S-sEVs) and large (L-sEVs), on porcine in vitro fertilization (IVF). The sEVs were isolated from nine SP pools (five ejaculates/pool) using a size-exclusion chromatography-based procedure and characterized for quantity (total protein), morphology (cryogenic electron microscopy), size distribution (dynamic light scattering), purity and EV-protein markers (flow cytometry/ albumin, CD81, HSP90β). The characterization confirmed the existence of two subsets of high purity (low albumin content) sEVs that differed in size (S- and L-sEVs). In vitro fertilization was performed with in vitro matured oocytes and frozen-thawed spermatozoa and the IVF medium was supplemented during gamete coincubation (1 h at 38.5 °C, 5 % CO in a humidified atmosphere) with three different concentrations of each sEV subset: 0 (control, without sEVs), 0.1, and 0.2 mg/mL. The first experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, decreased penetration rates and total IVF efficiency (P < 0.0001). In a subsequent experiment, it was shown that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, impaired the ability of spermatozoa to bind to the zona pellucida of oocytes (P < 0.0001). The following experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of the subset, bound to frozen-thawed sperm but not to in vitro matured oocytes, indicating that sEVs would affect sperm functionality but not oocyte functionality. The lack of effect on oocytes was confirmed by incubating sEVs with oocytes prior to IVF, achieving sperm-zona pellucida binding results similar to those of control. In the last experiment, conducted under IVF conditions, sperm functionality was analyzed in terms of tyrosine phosphorylation, acrosome integrity and metabolism. The sEVs, regardless of the subset, did not affect sperm tyrosine phosphorylation or acrosome integrity, but did influence sperm metabolism by decreasing sperm ATP production under capacitating conditions. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the presence of sEVs on IVF medium impairs IVF outcomes, most likely by altering sperm metabolism. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (50th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Seminal plasma
Sample origin
Remaining sperm rich fraction
Focus vesicles
large extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
non-EV: Albumin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Sus scrofa domesticus
Sample Type
Seminal plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
24 x 1.5/2.0mL
Pelleting: speed (g)
20000
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
10
Sample volume/column (mL)
0.5
Resin type
Sepharose CL-2B
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
microBCA
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Cytoflex S
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
The optical setup of the flow cytometer was modified to use the side scatter (SSC) information of the 405 nm laser (violet-SSC-A) instead of the 488 nm laser. The SSC was then calibrated using polystyrene beads of known diameter between 80 and 300 nm with a density of 1,05 g/cm_ and a refractive index of 1.59 nm (Cat 30080A, 30100A, 30200A and 30300A, Nanosphere serie 3000/ Thermofisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). The forward scatter (FSC) and violet SSC-A were corrected on a logarithmic scale and the fluorescence channels were corrected on a logarithmic gain. The EV detection region was then set for events with size (by FSC) and complexity (by violet-SSC-A) characteristics of EVs. The SSC data generated by beads were fitted to nm according to Mie theory, using FCMPASS software (https://nano.ccr.cancer.gov/fcmpass/). Commercially available recombinant exosomes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) on their membrane surface (SAE0193, Merck) with a size distribution ranging from 30 to 200 nm (peak at 100-150 nm, measured by DLS) were used to validate the accuracy of the flow cytometer for the analysis of sEVs.
Calibration bead size
0.08/ 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
Detected contaminants
Albumin
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
244
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Wide-field
EV231005 6/8 Sus scrofa domesticus Seminal plasma (d)(U)C
SEC (non-commercial)
Barranco I 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Barranco I, Spinaci M, Nesci S, Mateo-Otero Y, Baldassarro VA, Algieri C, Bucci D, Roca J
Journal
Theriogenology
Abstract
Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEV (show more...)Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEVs) that modulate several reproductive-related processes. This study investigated the effect of two sEV subsets, small (S-sEVs) and large (L-sEVs), on porcine in vitro fertilization (IVF). The sEVs were isolated from nine SP pools (five ejaculates/pool) using a size-exclusion chromatography-based procedure and characterized for quantity (total protein), morphology (cryogenic electron microscopy), size distribution (dynamic light scattering), purity and EV-protein markers (flow cytometry/ albumin, CD81, HSP90β). The characterization confirmed the existence of two subsets of high purity (low albumin content) sEVs that differed in size (S- and L-sEVs). In vitro fertilization was performed with in vitro matured oocytes and frozen-thawed spermatozoa and the IVF medium was supplemented during gamete coincubation (1 h at 38.5 °C, 5 % CO in a humidified atmosphere) with three different concentrations of each sEV subset: 0 (control, without sEVs), 0.1, and 0.2 mg/mL. The first experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, decreased penetration rates and total IVF efficiency (P < 0.0001). In a subsequent experiment, it was shown that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, impaired the ability of spermatozoa to bind to the zona pellucida of oocytes (P < 0.0001). The following experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of the subset, bound to frozen-thawed sperm but not to in vitro matured oocytes, indicating that sEVs would affect sperm functionality but not oocyte functionality. The lack of effect on oocytes was confirmed by incubating sEVs with oocytes prior to IVF, achieving sperm-zona pellucida binding results similar to those of control. In the last experiment, conducted under IVF conditions, sperm functionality was analyzed in terms of tyrosine phosphorylation, acrosome integrity and metabolism. The sEVs, regardless of the subset, did not affect sperm tyrosine phosphorylation or acrosome integrity, but did influence sperm metabolism by decreasing sperm ATP production under capacitating conditions. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the presence of sEVs on IVF medium impairs IVF outcomes, most likely by altering sperm metabolism. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (50th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Seminal plasma
Sample origin
Post sperm rich fraction
Focus vesicles
large extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
non-EV: Albumin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Sus scrofa domesticus
Sample Type
Seminal plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
24 x 1.5/2.0mL
Pelleting: speed (g)
20000
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
10
Sample volume/column (mL)
0.5
Resin type
Sepharose CL-2B
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
microBCA
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Cytoflex S
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
The optical setup of the flow cytometer was modified to use the side scatter (SSC) information of the 405 nm laser (violet-SSC-A) instead of the 488 nm laser. The SSC was then calibrated using polystyrene beads of known diameter between 80 and 300 nm with a density of 1,05 g/cm_ and a refractive index of 1.59 nm (Cat 30080A, 30100A, 30200A and 30300A, Nanosphere serie 3000/ Thermofisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). The forward scatter (FSC) and violet SSC-A were corrected on a logarithmic scale and the fluorescence channels were corrected on a logarithmic gain. The EV detection region was then set for events with size (by FSC) and complexity (by violet-SSC-A) characteristics of EVs. The SSC data generated by beads were fitted to nm according to Mie theory, using FCMPASS software (https://nano.ccr.cancer.gov/fcmpass/). Commercially available recombinant exosomes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) on their membrane surface (SAE0193, Merck) with a size distribution ranging from 30 to 200 nm (peak at 100-150 nm, measured by DLS) were used to validate the accuracy of the flow cytometer for the analysis of sEVs.
Calibration bead size
0.08/ 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
Detected contaminants
Albumin
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
267
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Wide-field
EV231005 7/8 Sus scrofa domesticus Seminal plasma (d)(U)C
Filtration
UF
SEC (non-commercial)
Barranco I 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Barranco I, Spinaci M, Nesci S, Mateo-Otero Y, Baldassarro VA, Algieri C, Bucci D, Roca J
Journal
Theriogenology
Abstract
Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEV (show more...)Porcine seminal plasma (SP) is loaded with a heterogeneous population of extracellular vesicles (sEVs) that modulate several reproductive-related processes. This study investigated the effect of two sEV subsets, small (S-sEVs) and large (L-sEVs), on porcine in vitro fertilization (IVF). The sEVs were isolated from nine SP pools (five ejaculates/pool) using a size-exclusion chromatography-based procedure and characterized for quantity (total protein), morphology (cryogenic electron microscopy), size distribution (dynamic light scattering), purity and EV-protein markers (flow cytometry/ albumin, CD81, HSP90β). The characterization confirmed the existence of two subsets of high purity (low albumin content) sEVs that differed in size (S- and L-sEVs). In vitro fertilization was performed with in vitro matured oocytes and frozen-thawed spermatozoa and the IVF medium was supplemented during gamete coincubation (1 h at 38.5 °C, 5 % CO in a humidified atmosphere) with three different concentrations of each sEV subset: 0 (control, without sEVs), 0.1, and 0.2 mg/mL. The first experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, decreased penetration rates and total IVF efficiency (P < 0.0001). In a subsequent experiment, it was shown that sEVs, regardless of subset and concentration, impaired the ability of spermatozoa to bind to the zona pellucida of oocytes (P < 0.0001). The following experiment showed that sEVs, regardless of the subset, bound to frozen-thawed sperm but not to in vitro matured oocytes, indicating that sEVs would affect sperm functionality but not oocyte functionality. The lack of effect on oocytes was confirmed by incubating sEVs with oocytes prior to IVF, achieving sperm-zona pellucida binding results similar to those of control. In the last experiment, conducted under IVF conditions, sperm functionality was analyzed in terms of tyrosine phosphorylation, acrosome integrity and metabolism. The sEVs, regardless of the subset, did not affect sperm tyrosine phosphorylation or acrosome integrity, but did influence sperm metabolism by decreasing sperm ATP production under capacitating conditions. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the presence of sEVs on IVF medium impairs IVF outcomes, most likely by altering sperm metabolism. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (50th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Seminal plasma
Sample origin
Entire ejaculate
Focus vesicles
small extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Size-exclusion chromatography (non-commercial)
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
non-EV: Albumin
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Sus scrofa domesticus
Sample Type
Seminal plasma
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
No
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
100
Membrane type
Regenerated cellulose
Size-exclusion chromatography
Total column volume (mL)
10
Sample volume/column (mL)
2
Resin type
Sepharose CL-2B
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
microBCA
Western Blot
Not detected contaminants
Albumin
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Cytoflex S
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
The optical setup of the flow cytometer was modified to use the side scatter (SSC) information of the 405 nm laser (violet-SSC-A) instead of the 488 nm laser. The SSC was then calibrated using polystyrene beads of known diameter between 80 and 300 nm with a density of 1,05 g/cm_ and a refractive index of 1.59 nm (Cat 30080A, 30100A, 30200A and 30300A, Nanosphere serie 3000/ Thermofisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). The forward scatter (FSC) and violet SSC-A were corrected on a logarithmic scale and the fluorescence channels were corrected on a logarithmic gain. The EV detection region was then set for events with size (by FSC) and complexity (by violet-SSC-A) characteristics of EVs. The SSC data generated by beads were fitted to nm according to Mie theory, using FCMPASS software (https://nano.ccr.cancer.gov/fcmpass/). Commercially available recombinant exosomes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) on their membrane surface (SAE0193, Merck) with a size distribution ranging from 30 to 200 nm (peak at 100-150 nm, measured by DLS) were used to validate the accuracy of the flow cytometer for the analysis of sEVs.
Calibration bead size
0.08/ 0.1/ 0.2/ 0.3
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ HSP90/ CD44
Detected contaminants
Albumin
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
142
EM
EM-type
Transmission-EM
Image type
Wide-field
EV230572 2/6 Homo sapiens HEK293 PEI precipitation Djeungoue-Petga, Marie-Ange 2024 50%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Marie Ange Djeungoue Petgaa, Catherine Taylora, Alexander Macpherson, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Thomas Rollin, Jeremy W. Roya, Anirban Ghosh, Stephen M. Lewis, Rodney J. Ouellette
Journal
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are gaining interest as efficient, biocompatible vehicles for cellular (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are gaining interest as efficient, biocompatible vehicles for cellular delivery of therapeutic cargo. Precipitation-based methods for the isolation of EVs remain popular due to ease of use and lack of requirements for specialized equipment. We describe here a novel charge-based EV isolation method that is simple, scalable, and uses inexpensive polyethylenimine (PEI) polymers. GFP-expressing EVs were isolated from the conditioned cell culture (CCM) media of HEK293-GFP cells using either branched 10 kDa PEI (B-PEI) or linear 25 kDa PEI (L-PEI). Isolated EVs were characterized by Western blotting, nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and flow cytometry. Western blotting for common EV markers, including CD63, CD9, flotillin-1, and heat shock protein 70 were positive, while GRP94, a marker for cellular contamination, was negative. Isolated EVs had a mean diameter of 146 nm for B-PEI and 175 nm for L- PEI, while TEM revealed a spherical cup-shaped appearance typical of EVs. In addition, we determined that PEI-based EV isolation methods were scalable up to volumes of at least 50 mL. EVs isolated from CCM collected from SUM159 cells that express CD63 fused to a dual EGFP-Renilla-split tag were tested for their ability to reconstitute functional luciferase by delivering the CD63-EGFP-Renilla-split tag to SUM159 recipient cells loaded with a cytopermeable Renilla luciferase substrate. Although EVs isolated using L-PEI behaved similarly to EVs isolated using ultracentrifugation, we observed that EVs isolated using B-PEI produced a more rapid uptake and delivery of active luciferase. In this study we demonstrate that both branched and linear PEI polymers can precipitate EVs from CCM. Furthermore, once eluted from the polymers, the isolated EVs were able to deliver functional protein cargo to recipient cells. Overall, our data support PEI-based isolation of EVs as a simple, rapid method for the recovery of functional EVs. (hide)
EV-METRIC
50% (87th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
PEI precipitation
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ Flotillin-1/ HSP70/ GFP
non-EV: GRP94
Proteomics
no
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Study aim
Mechanism of uptake/transfer/New methodological development/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HEK293
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
>=18h at >= 100,000g
Separation Method
Other
Name other separation method
PEI precipitation
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ Flotillin-1/ HSP70
Not detected EV-associated proteins
GFP
Not detected contaminants
GRP94
Flow cytometry
Type of Flow cytometry
Beckman Coulter Cytoflex
Hardware adaptation to ~100nm EV's
The better resolution of the CytoFLEX is reached by using the violet side scatter of the 405 nm laser (manually set to 1600 and height threshold) and by performing preanalytical preparations with Fluorescent Megamix-Plus SSC beads (Cosmo Bio Co., LTD, Japan) which are FITC-labeled beads of increasing size (100, 160, 200, 240, 300, 500, 900 nm). beads were used to set the EV gate and manual gating was set to the populations of interest with reference to a negative control sample (GFP- EVs from HEK293 cells)
Calibration bead size
0.1/ 0.16/ 0.2/ 0.24/ 0.3/ 0.5/ 0.9
Not detected EV-associated proteins
GFP
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
None
EV240006 1/4 Mus musculus Neuro-2a (N2a) CCL-131 (d)(U)C
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Weerakkody, Jonathan S. 2024 44%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Jonathan S. Weerakkody, Tiffany Tseng, Mackenzie Topper, Sikha Thoduvayil, Abhijith Radhakrishnan, Frederic Pincet, Themis R. Kyriakides, Roshan W. Gunasekara, Sathish Ramakrishnan
Journal
Abstract
The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as (show more...)The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as exosomes, secretory, and synthetic vesicles, lies in the absence of a unified approach that seamlessly delivers high purity, yield, and scalability for large-scale applications. To address this gap, an innovative method is developed that utilizes photosensitive lipid nanoprobes for the efficient isolation of vesicles and sorting them into subpopulations based on size. The photosensitive component in the probe undergoes cleavage upon exposure to light, facilitating the release of vesicles in their near-native form. The method demonstrates a superior ability in isolating high purity extracellular vesicles from complex biological media and separating them into size-based subpopulations within 1 h, achieving more efficiency and purity than ultracentrifugation. Furthermore, this method's cost-effectiveness and rapid enrichment of the vesicles align with demands for large-scale isolation and downstream analyses of nucleic acids and proteins. The method opens new avenues in exploring, analyzing, and utilizing synthetic and extracellular vesicle subpopulations in various biomedical applications, including diagnostics, therapeutic delivery, and biomarker discovery. (hide)
EV-METRIC
44% (84th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
small extracellular vesicles
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ Syt1
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
Neuro-2a (N2a) CCL-131
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
Commercial EDS
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
12500
Commercial kit
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
lipid-based affinity capture
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
Size
Used subtypes
30-150
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ Syt1
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ Syt1
Characterization: RNA analysis
RNA analysis
Type
RNA-sequencing
Proteinase treatment
No
RNAse treatment
No
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
100-150
Extra information
This paper was to validate the efficacy of photosensitive lipid nanoprobe for the isolation and size selective enrichment of native extracellular vesicles
EV240006 2/4 Mus musculus Primary bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) cells from hind limbs in C57BL/6J wild type mice (d)(U)C
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Weerakkody, Jonathan S. 2024 44%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Jonathan S. Weerakkody, Tiffany Tseng, Mackenzie Topper, Sikha Thoduvayil, Abhijith Radhakrishnan, Frederic Pincet, Themis R. Kyriakides, Roshan W. Gunasekara, Sathish Ramakrishnan
Journal
Abstract
The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as (show more...)The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as exosomes, secretory, and synthetic vesicles, lies in the absence of a unified approach that seamlessly delivers high purity, yield, and scalability for large-scale applications. To address this gap, an innovative method is developed that utilizes photosensitive lipid nanoprobes for the efficient isolation of vesicles and sorting them into subpopulations based on size. The photosensitive component in the probe undergoes cleavage upon exposure to light, facilitating the release of vesicles in their near-native form. The method demonstrates a superior ability in isolating high purity extracellular vesicles from complex biological media and separating them into size-based subpopulations within 1 h, achieving more efficiency and purity than ultracentrifugation. Furthermore, this method's cost-effectiveness and rapid enrichment of the vesicles align with demands for large-scale isolation and downstream analyses of nucleic acids and proteins. The method opens new avenues in exploring, analyzing, and utilizing synthetic and extracellular vesicle subpopulations in various biomedical applications, including diagnostics, therapeutic delivery, and biomarker discovery. (hide)
EV-METRIC
44% (84th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Total Exosome Isolation
lipid-based affinity capture
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ Syt1
non-EV: None
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Mus musculus
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
Primary bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) cells from hind limbs in C57BL/6J wild type mice
EV-harvesting Medium
EV-depleted medium
Preparation of EDS
Commercial EDS
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Between 10,000 g and 50,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
SW 55 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
12500
Commercial kit
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
Total Exosome Isolation
Other
Name other separation method
lipid-based affinity capture
EV-subtype
Distinction between multiple subtypes
Size
Used subtypes
30-200
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
Not determined
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ Syt1
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ Syt1
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
DLS
Report type
Mean
Reported size (nm)
220-350
Extra information
This paper was to validate the efficacy of photosensitive lipid nanoprobe for the isolation and size selective enrichment of native extracellular vesicles
EV230996 2/5 Homo sapiens HEK293F (d)(U)C
Filtration
Vo N 2024 44%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vo N, Tran C, Tran NHB, Nguyen NT, Nguyen T, Ho DTK, Nguyen DDN, Pham T, Nguyen TA, Phan HTN, Nguyen HN, Tu LN
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompat (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompatible and capable of targeted delivery. However, clinical translation of EVs remains challenging due to the lack of standardized and scalable manufacturing protocols to consistently isolate small EVs (sEVs) with both high yield and high purity. The heterogenous nature of sEVs leading to unknown composition of biocargos causes further pushback due to safety concerns. In order to address these issues, we developed a robust quality-controlled multi-stage process to produce and isolate sEVs from human embryonic kidney HEK293F cells. We then compared different 2-step and 3-step workflows for eliminating protein impurities and cell-free nucleic acids to meet acceptable limits of regulatory authorities. Our results showed that sEV production was maximized when HEK293F cells were grown at high-density stationary phase in semi-continuous culture. The novel 3-step workflow combining tangential flow filtration, sucrose-cushion ultracentrifugation and bind-elute size-exclusion chromatography outperformed other methods in sEV purity while still preserved high yield and particle integrity. The purified HEK293F-derived sEVs were thoroughly characterized for identity including sub-population analysis, content profiling including proteomics and miRNA sequencing, and demonstrated excellent preclinical safety profile in both in-vitro and in-vivo testing. Our rigorous enrichment workflow and comprehensive characterization will help advance the development of EVs, particularly HEK293F-derived sEVs, to be safe and reliable drug carriers for therapeutic applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
44% (84th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81/ TSG101/ CD63
non-EV: CANX
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HEK293F
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
3.00E+06
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 50.2 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Size-exclusion chromatography
Resin type
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Particle yield
per milliliter of starting sample
EV230996 3/5 Homo sapiens HEK293F (d)(U)C
Filtration
UF
Vo N 2024 44%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vo N, Tran C, Tran NHB, Nguyen NT, Nguyen T, Ho DTK, Nguyen DDN, Pham T, Nguyen TA, Phan HTN, Nguyen HN, Tu LN
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompat (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompatible and capable of targeted delivery. However, clinical translation of EVs remains challenging due to the lack of standardized and scalable manufacturing protocols to consistently isolate small EVs (sEVs) with both high yield and high purity. The heterogenous nature of sEVs leading to unknown composition of biocargos causes further pushback due to safety concerns. In order to address these issues, we developed a robust quality-controlled multi-stage process to produce and isolate sEVs from human embryonic kidney HEK293F cells. We then compared different 2-step and 3-step workflows for eliminating protein impurities and cell-free nucleic acids to meet acceptable limits of regulatory authorities. Our results showed that sEV production was maximized when HEK293F cells were grown at high-density stationary phase in semi-continuous culture. The novel 3-step workflow combining tangential flow filtration, sucrose-cushion ultracentrifugation and bind-elute size-exclusion chromatography outperformed other methods in sEV purity while still preserved high yield and particle integrity. The purified HEK293F-derived sEVs were thoroughly characterized for identity including sub-population analysis, content profiling including proteomics and miRNA sequencing, and demonstrated excellent preclinical safety profile in both in-vitro and in-vivo testing. Our rigorous enrichment workflow and comprehensive characterization will help advance the development of EVs, particularly HEK293F-derived sEVs, to be safe and reliable drug carriers for therapeutic applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
44% (84th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81/ TSG101/ CD63
non-EV: CANX
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HEK293F
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
3.00E+06
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 50.2 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
300
Membrane type
Polyethersulfone (PES)
Size-exclusion chromatography
Resin type
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Particle yield
per milliliter of starting sample
EV230996 4/5 Homo sapiens HEK293F (d)(U)C
DC
Filtration
UF
Vo N 2024 44%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vo N, Tran C, Tran NHB, Nguyen NT, Nguyen T, Ho DTK, Nguyen DDN, Pham T, Nguyen TA, Phan HTN, Nguyen HN, Tu LN
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompat (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompatible and capable of targeted delivery. However, clinical translation of EVs remains challenging due to the lack of standardized and scalable manufacturing protocols to consistently isolate small EVs (sEVs) with both high yield and high purity. The heterogenous nature of sEVs leading to unknown composition of biocargos causes further pushback due to safety concerns. In order to address these issues, we developed a robust quality-controlled multi-stage process to produce and isolate sEVs from human embryonic kidney HEK293F cells. We then compared different 2-step and 3-step workflows for eliminating protein impurities and cell-free nucleic acids to meet acceptable limits of regulatory authorities. Our results showed that sEV production was maximized when HEK293F cells were grown at high-density stationary phase in semi-continuous culture. The novel 3-step workflow combining tangential flow filtration, sucrose-cushion ultracentrifugation and bind-elute size-exclusion chromatography outperformed other methods in sEV purity while still preserved high yield and particle integrity. The purified HEK293F-derived sEVs were thoroughly characterized for identity including sub-population analysis, content profiling including proteomics and miRNA sequencing, and demonstrated excellent preclinical safety profile in both in-vitro and in-vivo testing. Our rigorous enrichment workflow and comprehensive characterization will help advance the development of EVs, particularly HEK293F-derived sEVs, to be safe and reliable drug carriers for therapeutic applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
44% (84th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Density cushion
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81/ TSG101/ CD63
non-EV: CANX
Proteomics
no
Show all info
Study aim
New methodological development/Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HEK293F
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
3.00E+06
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 50.2 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
300
Membrane type
Polyethersulfone (PES)
Density cushion
Density medium
Sucrose
Sample volume
20
Cushion volume
5
Density of the cushion
30%
Centrifugation time
240
Centrifugation speed
120,000
Size-exclusion chromatography
Resin type
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
Particle yield
per milliliter of starting sample
EV230996 5/5 Homo sapiens HEK293F (d)(U)C
DC
Filtration
UF
Vo N 2024 44%

Study summary

Full title
All authors
Vo N, Tran C, Tran NHB, Nguyen NT, Nguyen T, Ho DTK, Nguyen DDN, Pham T, Nguyen TA, Phan HTN, Nguyen HN, Tu LN
Journal
J Extracell Vesicles
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompat (show more...)Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as a promising drug delivery vehicle as they are biocompatible and capable of targeted delivery. However, clinical translation of EVs remains challenging due to the lack of standardized and scalable manufacturing protocols to consistently isolate small EVs (sEVs) with both high yield and high purity. The heterogenous nature of sEVs leading to unknown composition of biocargos causes further pushback due to safety concerns. In order to address these issues, we developed a robust quality-controlled multi-stage process to produce and isolate sEVs from human embryonic kidney HEK293F cells. We then compared different 2-step and 3-step workflows for eliminating protein impurities and cell-free nucleic acids to meet acceptable limits of regulatory authorities. Our results showed that sEV production was maximized when HEK293F cells were grown at high-density stationary phase in semi-continuous culture. The novel 3-step workflow combining tangential flow filtration, sucrose-cushion ultracentrifugation and bind-elute size-exclusion chromatography outperformed other methods in sEV purity while still preserved high yield and particle integrity. The purified HEK293F-derived sEVs were thoroughly characterized for identity including sub-population analysis, content profiling including proteomics and miRNA sequencing, and demonstrated excellent preclinical safety profile in both in-vitro and in-vivo testing. Our rigorous enrichment workflow and comprehensive characterization will help advance the development of EVs, particularly HEK293F-derived sEVs, to be safe and reliable drug carriers for therapeutic applications. (hide)
EV-METRIC
44% (84th percentile of all experiments on the same sample type)
 Reported
 Not reported
 Not applicable
EV-enriched proteins
Protein analysis: analysis of three or more EV-enriched proteins
non EV-enriched protein
Protein analysis: assessment of a non-EV-enriched protein
qualitative and quantitative analysis
Particle analysis: implementation of both qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quantitative method, the reporting of measured EV concentration is expected.
electron microscopy images
Particle analysis: inclusion of a widefield and close-up electron microscopy image
density gradient
Separation method: density gradient, at least as validation of results attributed to EVs
EV density
Separation method: reporting of obtained EV density
ultracentrifugation specifics
Separation method: reporting of g-forces, duration and rotor type of ultracentrifugation steps
antibody specifics
Protein analysis: antibody clone/reference number and dilution
lysate preparation
Protein analysis: lysis buffer composition
Study data
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant
Sample origin
Control condition
Focus vesicles
extracellular vesicle
Separation protocol
Separation protocol
  • Gives a short, non-chronological overview of the
    different steps of the separation protocol.
    • dUC = (Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
    • DG = density gradient
    • UF = ultrafiltration
    • SEC = size-exclusion chromatography
    • IAF = immuno-affinity capture
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
Density cushion
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Protein markers
EV: CD9/ CD81/ TSG101/ CD63
non-EV: CANX
Proteomics
no
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Study aim
New methodological development/Identification of content (omics approaches)/Technical analysis comparing/optimizing EV-related methods
Sample
Species
Homo sapiens
Sample Type
Cell culture supernatant
EV-producing cells
HEK293F
EV-harvesting Medium
Serum free medium
Cell count
3.00E+06
Separation Method
(Differential) (ultra)centrifugation
dUC: centrifugation steps
Below or equal to 800 g
Between 800 g and 10,000 g
Between 100,000 g and 150,000 g
Pelleting performed
Yes
Pelleting: rotor type
Type 50.2 Ti
Pelleting: speed (g)
120000
Filtration steps
0.2 or 0.22 µm
Ultra filtration
Cut-off size (kDa)
300
Membrane type
Polyethersulfone (PES)
Density cushion
Density of the cushion
30%
Centrifugation speed
120,000
Characterization: Protein analysis
Protein Concentration Method
BCA
Protein Yield (µg)
per milliliter of starting sample
Western Blot
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Detected EV-associated proteins
CD9/ CD63/ CD81/ TSG101
Not detected contaminants
CANX
Characterization: Lipid analysis
No
Characterization: Particle analysis
NTA
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