Exosomes harbor B cell targets in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and exert decoy function against complement-mediated cytotoxicity

Michela Capello, Jody V. Vykoukal, Hiroyuki Katayama, Leonidas E. Bantis, Hong Wang, Deepali L. Kundnani, Clemente Aguilar-Bonavides, Mitzi Aguilar, Satyendra C. Tripathi, Dilsher S. Dhillon, Amin A. Momin, Haley Peters, Matthew H. Katz, Hector Alvarez, Vincent Bernard, Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, Randall Brand, Douglas G. Adler, Matthew A. Firpo, Sean J. MulvihillJeffrey J. Molldrem, Ziding Feng, Ayumu Taguchi, Anirban Maitra, Samir M. Hanash

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Abstract

Although B cell response is frequently found in cancer, there is little evidence that it alters tumor development or progression. The process through which tumor-associated antigens trigger humoral response is not well delineated. We investigate the repertoire of antigens associated with humoral immune response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) using in-depth proteomic profiling of immunoglobulin-bound proteins from PDAC patient plasmas and identify tumor antigens that induce antibody response together with exosome hallmark proteins. Additional profiling of PDAC cell-derived exosomes reveals significant overlap in their protein content with immunoglobulin-bound proteins in PDAC plasmas, and significant autoantibody reactivity is observed between PDAC cell-derived exosomes and patient plasmas compared to healthy controls. Importantly, PDAC-derived exosomes induce a dose-dependent inhibition of PDAC serum-mediated complement-dependent cytotoxicity towards cancer cells. In summary, we provide evidence that exosomes display a large repertoire of tumor antigens that induce autoantibodies and exert a decoy function against complement-mediated cytotoxicity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number254
JournalNature communications
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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