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July 20, 2017ACS Nano

Exosomes Mediate Epithelium–Mesenchyme Crosstalk in Organ Development

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NJNan JiangShenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityLXLusai XiangStomatology HospitalLHLing HeCentral South University

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Experimental study reveals that epithelial exosomal miR135a enhances mesenchymal dentin matrix production in mice, highlighting therapeutic avenues for tissue regeneration.

Key Points

  • Determine the role of epithelial exosomes and their transported molecular cargo in mediating epithelial-mesenchymal communication during organ development.
  • Profiled microRNAs and peptides contained within exosomes isolated from mutant mice.
  • Screened epithelial exosomal microRNAs against known regulators of the Wnt signaling pathway.
  • Assessed the regulatory effects of exosomal miR135a and its inhibitor, Antago-miR135a, on mesenchymal cells.
  • Epithelium exosome-derived miR135a activated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
  • MiR135a increased mesenchymal production of dentin matrix proteins, an outcome partially reversed by Antago-miR135a attenuation.

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Jiang et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0cc8df3239dcc1e4625969https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b01087
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