GAPDH controls extracellular vesicle biogenesis and enhances the therapeutic potential of EV mediated siRNA delivery to the brain

Dar, GH (author)

Mendes, CC (author)

Kuan, WL (author)

Speciale, AA (author)

Conceicao, M (author)

Uliyakina, I (author)

Lobo, MJ (author)

Lim, WF (author)

Mager, I (author)

Roberts, TC (author)

Barker, RA (author)

Goberdhan, DCI (author)

Wilson, C (author)

Wood, MJA (author)

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2021-11-18
2021
English.
In: Nature communications. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2041-1723. ; 12:1, s. 6666-

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Abstract Subject headings

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are biological nanoparticles with important roles in intercellular communication, and potential as drug delivery vehicles. Here we demonstrate a role for the glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) in EV assembly and secretion. We observe high levels of GAPDH binding to the outer surface of EVs via a phosphatidylserine binding motif (G58), which promotes extensive EV clustering. Further studies in a Drosophila EV biogenesis model reveal that GAPDH is required for the normal generation of intraluminal vesicles in endosomal compartments, and promotes vesicle clustering. Fusion of the GAPDH-derived G58 peptide to dsRNA-binding motifs enables highly efficient loading of small interfering RNA (siRNA) onto the EV surface. Such vesicles efficiently deliver siRNA to multiple anatomical regions of the brain in a Huntington’s disease mouse model after systemic injection, resulting in silencing of the huntingtin gene in different regions of the brain.

By the author/editor: Dar, GH; Mendes, CC; Kuan, WL; Speciale, AA; Conceicao, M; Gorgens, A; show more...; Uliyakina, I; Lobo, MJ; Lim, WF; El Andaloussi, S; Mager, I; Roberts, TC; Barker, RA; Goberdhan, DCI; Wilson, C; Wood, MJA; show less...

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