Gold nanocluster extracellular vesicle supraparticles: Self-assembled nanostructures for 3D uptake visualization
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Journal Article
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted by the vast majority of cells and are being intensively studied due to their emerging involvement in a variety of cellular communication processes. However, the study of their cellular uptake and fate has been hampered by difficulty in imaging EVs against the cellular background. Here, we show that EVs combined with hydrophobic gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) can self-assemble into supraparticles, offering an excellent labeling strategy for high-resolution electron microscopic imaging in vitro. We have tracked and visualized the reuptake of breast cancer cell-derived EV AuNC supraparticles into their parent cells, from early endocytosis to lysosomal degradation, using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM). The presence of gold within the EVs and lysosomes was confirmed via DF-STEM EDX analysis of lift-out sections. The demonstrated formation of AuNC EV supraparticles will facilitate future applications in EV imaging as well as the EV-assisted cellular delivery of AuNCs.
Date Issued
2020-04-06
Date Acceptance
2020-03-03
Citation
Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 2020, 36 (14), pp.3912-3923
ISSN
0743-7463
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
3912
End Page
3923
Journal / Book Title
Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Volume
36
Issue
14
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Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited
Commission of the European Communities
Wellcome Trust
Commission of the European Communities
Identifier
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03479
Grant Number
676137
Mark Buswell
PIEF-GA-2013-626766
098411/Z/12/Z
642414
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Materials Science
EXOSOMES
DELIVERY
BRAIN
SIRNA
Chemical Physics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-04-06