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Tumour microvesicles contain retrotransposon elements and amplified oncogene sequences
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Tumour cells release an abundance of microvesicles containing a selected set of proteins and RNAs. Here, we show that tumour microvesicles also carry DNA, which reflects the genetic status of the tumour, including amplification of the oncogene c-Myc. We also find amplified c-Myc in serum microvesicles from tumour-bearing mice. Further, we find remarkably high levels of retrotransposon RNA transcripts, especially for some human endogenous retroviruses, such as LINE-1 and Alu retrotransposon elements, in tumour microvesicles and these transposable elements could be transferred to normal cells. These findings expand the nucleic acid content of tumour microvesicles to include: elevated levels of specific coding and non-coding RNA and DNA, mutated and amplified oncogene sequences and transposable elements. Thus, tumour microvesicles contain a repertoire of genetic information available for horizontal gene transfer and potential use as blood biomarkers for cancer.
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- Balaj, L., Lessard, R., Dai, L., Cho, Y.-J., Pomeroy, S. L., Breakefield, X. O., & Skog, J.
- Venue
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2011-02-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 180-180
- ISSN
- 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1991390602
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- 1,187
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 20.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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