Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-delineated particles secreted by most types of cells under both normal and pathophysiological conditions. EVs are believed to mediate intercellular communication by serving as carriers of different bioactive ingredients, including proteins, nucleic acids and lipids. Glycoconjugates are complex molecules consisting of covalently linked carbohydrate with proteins or lipids. These glycoconjugates play essential roles in the sorting of vesicular protein and the uptake of small extracellular vesicles (30–100 nm, sEVs) into recipient cells. Glycosphingolipids (GSLs), one subtype of glycolipids, which are ubiquitous membrane components in almost all living organisms, are also commonly distributed on sEVs. However, the study of functional roles of GSLs on sEVs are far behind than other functional cargos. The purpose of this review is to highlight the importance of GSLs on sEVs. Initially, we described classification and structure of GSLs. Then, we briefly introduced the essential functions of GSLs, which are able to interact with functional membrane proteins, such as growth factor receptors, integrins and tetraspanins, to modulate cell growth, adhesion and cell motility. In addition, we discussed analytical methods for studying GSLs on sEVs. Finally, we focused on the function of GSLs on sEVs, including regulating the aggregation of extracellular α-synuclein (α-syn) or extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) and influencing tumor cell malignancy.
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Introduction
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-delineated particles secreted by most types of cells and are present in all body fluids under both normal and pathophysiological conditions [1]. Although the study of EVs is constantly increased, the subtypes of EVs remain less well-defined. Basically, EVs are classified as exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies. Exosomes are ranging from 40–120 nm, microvesicles are 50–1000 nm and apoptotic bodies are 500–2000 nm in diameter [1]. And the term “small extracellular vesicles” (sEVs) refers to a heterogeneous population of EVs less than 200 nm in diameter.
sEVs have been conspicuously recognized for their role in mediating intercellular communication by serving as carriers of different bioactive ingredients, including proteins, RNAs(miRNA, long non-coding RNA and others)and lipids from donor cells to surrounding and distant recipient cells [2]. Recently, many studies have revealed that sEVs derived from tumor cells play critical roles in key progressions associated with tumor development and metastasis [3, 4].
Similar to cell membrane, sEVs are heavily covered by glycoconjugates, which are shown in Fig. 1 [5]. Glycoconjugates are complex molecules consisting of covalently linked carbohydrate with proteins or lipids. The glycoconjugates on which carbohydrates linked protein are termed either glycoproteins or proteoglycans. Glycoproteins are proteins which contain carbohydrates covalently attached to amino acids, usually by nitrogen or oxygen linkages, also known as N-glycosylation and O-glycosylation, respectively. Compared to glycoproteins, proteoglycans have a very high carbohydrate content, which are covalently linked to small polypeptides. The conjugates in which saccharides covalently attached to lipids are glycolipids [6]. These glycoconjugates play essential roles in the sorting of vesicular protein and the uptake of sEVs into recipient cells [7,8,9,10]. For example, high level of bisecting GlcNAc modification, one specific N-Glycan structure, significantly diminished the pro-metastatic functions of sEVs derived from breast cancer cells [7].
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are the major subclass of glycolipids, which are ubiquitous membrane components in almost all living organisms, and also commonly distributed on sEVs [11,12,13,14]. However, the study of functional roles of GSLs on sEVs are far behind than those of proteins, nucleic acids and other functional cargos. In this review, we briefly introduced the background of GSLs, and summarized the studies of GSLs on sEVs.
Classification and structure of GSLs
GSLs are classified as neutral and acidic. The former does not contain sialic acid and is frequently called cerebroside. The latter could be further divided into two subgroups, sulfatide and ganglioside. The amount of sialic acids in sulfatide is less than in gangliosides [11]. The core structure of GSLs includes the glucose-ceramide (GlcCer) or the galactose-ceramide (GalCer). Furthermore, GlcCer is generally classified as globo-series, lacto-series and ganglio-series (a-series, b-series, c-series, o-series). The categories of globo-series and lacto-series are related to the covalent bond between Gal and Galβ4GlcβCer. The ganglio-series is related to the number of sialic acids. The main structures and synthesized processes of GSLs have been summarized and discussed by Professor S. Hakomori and other scientists in several reviews (Table 1) [15,16,17,18], and will not be discussed in detail here.
The essential functions of GSLs
GSLs at the cell surface membrane are able to interact with functional membrane proteins, such as growth factor receptors (GFRs), integrins and tetraspanins, to modulate cell growth, cell adhesion, and cell motility [15, 19]. It is well known that the GFRs, which include epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), is related to cell growth and cancer progression. In epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells, exogenous GM3 inhibited autophosphorylation of EGFR [20]. The possible mechanism is that GM3 inhibits EGFR tyrosine kinase by binding to GlcNAc residues of N-glycans on EGFR, which is required for EGFR function [21]. And the order of relative binding of gangliosides with EGFR was as follows: GM3 > > GM2, GD3, GM4 > GM1, GD1a, GD1b, GT1b, GD2, GQ1b > lactosylceramide [22]. In human lung embryonal fibroblast WI38, GM3 interacts specifically with FGFR, which is closely associated with c-Src, to inhibit tyrosine kinase [23]. In addition, GM1, GD1a and GT1b had stronger inhibitory effects on PDGF in mouse Swiss 3T3 cells [24].
GSLs affect cell adhesion in two ways: carbohydrate-to-protein interaction (CPI) and carbohydrate-to-carbohydrate interaction (CCI) [25]. In CPI way, GSLs could bind to a carbohydrate-binding protein, galectin-3 (Gal-3) [26]. High concentration of Gal-3 could downregulate cellular adhesion to the extracellular matrix proteins [27]. GSLs could also bind to E-selectin and support E-selectin–mediated tethering and rolling [28, 29]. The lacto-series structure, sialyl-Lex, has been regarded as the essential epitope for E-selectin–dependent adhesion [17]. In CCI way, GSLs on cell membranes may interact side-by-side (cis-interaction) or interact through their carbohydrate heads between two interfacing membranes (trans-interaction). Both cis- and trans-interaction display proper specificity and affinity required for cell adhesion. And the characteristic feature of CCI is that it relies on bivalent cations in the adhesion process, particularly Ca2+ [17]. Ca2+ may lock the glycoside residues in an optimal configuration, or they may link the hydroxyl groups of adjacent molecules to enhance the adhesion force [30].
The complex of GSLs and tetraspanins could regulate cell motility by inhibiting integrin receptors [30]. The complex exists on the special membrane microdomain: glycosynapse [31]. The function of integrin, including α-subunit and β-subunit, is affected by N-glycosylation and by interaction with GSLs or tetraspanins [32]. GM3 and GM2 are the most well studied GSLs in the glycosynapse. The complex of GM3 and CD9 interacts with integrin α3 were demonstrated by confocal microscopy, and the complex was able to inhibit cell motility by regulating laminin-5 [33]. Moreover, the formation of GM3/CD9/α5β1 complex inhibited motility and invasiveness in chicken and mouse fibroblasts by reversion of the Jun-induced oncogenic phenotype [34]. Hakomori and coworkers also demonstrated that the complex of GM2 and CD82 interacted with c-Met, which inhibited the interaction between integrin α3β1 and c-Met, whereby c-Met tyrosine phosphorylation was suppressed and cell invasiveness was inhibited [35].
GSLs are also associated with malignant properties of tumor. Glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the GSL-biosynthesis pathway and overexpressed in hepatocellular, breast, cervix and non-small cell lung cancer [36]. In colorectal cancer, Gb3 promotes cell invasiveness and tumor growth [37]. Exogenous Gb4 activates EGFR and induces the ERK pathway [38]. Gb5 promotes proliferation in vivo [39]. GM1 and GD1a are closely related to anticancer effects of anti-EpCAM mAb, treatment of which significantly inhibited the growth of colon tumors [40]. In breast cancer, globo-H promotes cell invasion and reduces apoptosis [41]. GD3 promotes metastasis in vivo [42]. GM2 higher expression is associated with breast cancer cell stemness [43]. In Leukemia, Lc3, GM3 and nLc4 upregulate in patients’ bone marrow, and are possibly involved in initiation and differentiation of acute myeloid leukemia [44]. GD2 is overexpressed in neuroectoderm-derived tumors and is considered as a marker in melanoma, glioblastoma and neuroblastoma [45]. It was first identified as a target for immunotherapy, and dinutuximab was an FDA-approved anti‐GD2 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of neuroblastoma [46]. Therefore, GSLs as targets for immunotherapy could expand the range of anticancer pharmaceutical targets.
GSLs change in central nervous system with aging and neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In the aging human brain and PD, levels of GlcCer, lactosylceramide and GM1a are elevated, while levels of GD1a, GD1b and GT1b are decreased [47]. AD model mice could be generated in the genetic background of GD3 synthase knockout [48], or GM2 synthase knockout [49]. The abnormal aggregation of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) has been considered an important risk factor for AD, which would induce the death of neurons. Previous articles reported that GM1-bound Aβ (GAβ) serves as the endogenous seed for the assembly of amyloid fibrils, which continuously promotes the accumulation of Aβ to form insoluble protein plaques [50, 51]. However, there are also evidence showed that GM1 exhibited neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects [52,53,54,55]. In physiological level of GM1 (2–4 mol%), Aβ binding to GM1 does not cause aggregation of Aβ40 monomers, whereas high density GM1 (> 20 mol%) facilitates fibril formation [53]. Thus, the perturbation of GSL metabolism in the aging brain may affect neurodegenerative disorders.
Identification of GSLs on sEVs
The leading technology to identify gangliosides is Lipidmics. The Electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-IT-MS) and the liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (LC–MS) are also widely used [56,57,58]. In addition, thin layer chromatography (TLC) is commonly applied for the detection of gangliosides on sEVs [59, 60]. Using specific GSLs’ antibodies or high affinity substrates were able to effectively identify the specific gangliosides on the sEVs, including GM3, GM2, GM1, GD3 and GT1b [12, 61,62,63]. Cholera Toxin B (CTB), which is ligand for GM1, was expected to be incorporated in sEVs. Previous studies have confirmed that sEVs of mesenchymal stem cell were derived from the endocytosis at the lipid rafts of plasma membrane and the inhibition of sphingomyelinases reduced CTB-binding sEVs, indicating that GM1 was enriched in sEVs [64]. Furthermore, the lipidomes of the metastatic prostate cancer cell line, PC-3, and their released sEVs were analyzed by shotgun analysis on MS. This analysis revealed that hexosylceramides and GSLs (Gb3, GD1, GM1-3) in sEVs were much higher than in PC-3 cells [57]. sEVs isolated from a panel of human neuroblastoma cell lines (HTLA-230, IMR-32, SH-SY5Y and GILI-N) and sEVs isolated from healthy blood cells were analyzed by cytofluorimetric assay. The result indicated that GD2 was detected in sEVs derived from all neuroblastoma cell lines but not from normal blood cells [65]. According to ExoCarta, which is a manually curated Web-based compendium of exosomal proteins, RNAs and lipids, sEVs membranes contain GSLs, including GD3, GM1, GM3, GT1b and GT1c [66]. In addition, GSLs are located at the outer leaflet of membrane and are easily detected by antibodies, which could be novel potential biomarkers of sEVs [57, 67].
The function of GSLs on sEVs
sEVs are circulating structures in body fluids, such as blood and urine, and involve in intercellular communication [1]. Thus, GSLs on sEVs may release in the extracellular matrix and partition into different cells and tissues. When GSLs remodeled in disease states, sEVs were able to transfer different biological information through the altered GSLs. Increasing numbers of studies have supported that GSLs on sEVs play critical roles in diseases, including PD, AD and cancer (Fig. 2).
GM1 and GM3 on sEVs from neuroblastoma cells have been verified to accumulate extracellular α-Synuclein (α-syn) [68]. The aggregated α-syn formed fibrils, which is the most crucial cause of neurodegeneration in PD [69]. The extracellular α-syn also targets the gangliosides on recipient cells to drive the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor subtype1 (S1P1R) out of the lipid rafts, resulting in the uncoupling of S1P1R from inhibitory G-protein (Gi) [70]. Subsequently, the blocked Gi signal inhibits exosomal cargo release (including α-Syn), which may increase the cellular content of α-syn and facilitate the aggregation of α-syn to promote the development of PD.
The recent evidences implicated that GM1 on sEVs could promote the fibrillation of Aβ by facilitating its conformational transition [71, 72]. When CTB (a specific GM1 binding ligand) or 4396C (a specific antibody to GAβ) was used to block GM1 on sEVs, the extracellular Aβ assembly was strongly reduced, indicating that GM1 may induce Aβ fibril formation on the surface of sEVs [14, 73]. Interestingly, when neuron-derived sEVs were internalized by microglia, sEVs may play roles in the uptake of Aβ amyloid by microglia, aiding Aβ degradation. This suppression was only related to oligomeric Aβ, but not related to sEVs-mediated Aβ fibrils [73]. In addition, through antibody-array based surface plasmon resonance imaging assay, GM1 was found to be more abundant on the membrane of CD171-positive sEVs [62]. CD171 is one of the most commonly used neuronal markers for sEVs, and CD171-containing sEVs could devote to the investigation of AD and PD [74, 75]. Furthermore, CD171 positive sEVs were able to stimulate the motility, proliferation, and invasiveness of glioblastoma cells [76].
Acidosis is a fundamental feature of the tumor microenvironment, which could increase tumor cell invasion, proliferation and drug resistance [77]. Low pH microenvironment also plays an important role in regulating the release of sEVs and the uptake of cancer cells [78]. Acidic sEVs, which GM3 were more enriched in, are intrinsically endowed with negative charge. When they released in a low pH condition, sEVs were positively charged and fused better with cells [78]. The fusion efficiency of sEVs is higher in metastasis tumors than in primary tumors, thus the enrichment of GM3 on sEVs may become a key factor to affect the tumorigenesis. On the other hand, at a low pH condition, the rate of α-syn aggregation increases dramatically [79, 80]. These findings provide new insights into possible mechanisms of GM3 in PD. In addition, GM3 plays a crucial role in enveloped virus entry and trafficking. GM3 binds to macrophages and dendritic cells by recognizing CD169 (also termed Siglec1) [81,82,83]. The GM3-CD169 recognition could drive virus to transmit to T cell targets through macrophages and dendritic cells [84]. The GM3-CD169 interaction could also accumulate exogenous virus particles in intracellular compartments, which are the virus-containing compartments and considered an ideal reservoir for the virus to evade the host’s immune system [85]. Therefore, GM3-presenting artificial virus nanoparticles can be used as a platform for delivering antiretroviral drugs to intracellular compartments to selectively targeting virus. Furthermore, it was reported that the GM3-enriched sEVs were positively correlated with the severity of COVID-19 patients [13].
Another ganglioside on sEVs, GD3, has been reported to be associated with multiple cancers and contributed to immunosuppression [86, 87]. When normal melanocyte cells were transfected with GD3 synthase gene (ST8Sia I), melanocytes shed their sEVs enriched in GD3. The sEVs further partition into recipient cells and modify the behavior of normal cells. And the sEVs produced by GD3 overexpressing cells was able to stimulate cell migration in parental melanocytes [88]. In addition, GD3 on sEVs is also associated with immunosuppression and functional arrest of T cells. Several studies have shown that GD3 induces apoptosis of T cells, and high levels of GD3 could inhibit NKT cell activation in ovarian cancer [89, 90]. Study also revealed that GD3 directly inhibits T cells activation, rather than other cargos in sEVs [12]. This inhibition could be impaired by antibody blockade of GD3 or sialidase treatment, indicating that both GD3 and sialic acid on sEVs represent potential to be therapeutic targets for enhancing the antitumor activity of T cells in ovarian cancer [12].
Perspective
This review introduced the background of GSLs, and focuses on the function of GSLs on sEVs. sEVs are believed to play crucial roles in a wide range of biological processes and contain several bioactive molecules, including lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. However, the study of functional roles of GSLs on sEVs are far behind than other functional cargos. It is fairly crucial that new technologies and methods for isolation and characterization of GSLs on sEVs should be developed and improved. More researches are needed to clarify the relationship between GSLs on sEVs and disease with an aim to find potential therapeutic targets.
Abbreviations
- sEVs:
-
Small extracellular vesicles
- GSLs:
-
Glycosphingolipids
- GalCer:
-
Galactose-Ceramide
- GlcCer:
-
Glucose-Ceramide
- GFRs:
-
Growth factor receptors
- EGFR:
-
Epidermal growth factor receptor
- FGFR:
-
Fibroblast growth factor receptor
- PDGFR:
-
Platelet derived growth factor receptor
- CPI:
-
Carbohydrate-to-protein
- CCI:
-
Carbohydrate-to-carbohydrate interaction
- Gal-3:
-
Galectin-3
- ESI-IT-MS:
-
Electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry
- LC-MS:
-
Liquid chromatograph-
- TLC:
-
Thin layer chromatography
- CTB:
-
Cholera toxin B subunit
- PD:
-
Parkinson disease
- AD:
-
Alzheimer disease
- α-syn:
-
α-Synuclein
- S1P1R:
-
Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1
- Gi:
-
Inhibitory G-protein
- Aβ:
-
Amyloid-β
- Gaβ:
-
GM1-bound Aβ
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He, X., Guan, F. & Lei, L. Structure and function of glycosphingolipids on small extracellular vesicles. Glycoconj J 39, 197–205 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10719-022-10052-0
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