Identification of Novel Senescent Markers in Small Extracellular Vesicles

Senescent cells exhibit several typical features, including the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), promoting the secretion of various inflammatory proteins and small extracellular vesicles (EVs). SASP factors cause chronic inflammation, leading to age-related diseases. Recently, therapeutic strategies targeting senescent cells, known as senolytics, have gained attention; however, noninvasive methods to detect senescent cells in living organisms have not been established. Therefore, the goal of this study was to identify novel senescent markers using small EVs (sEVs). sEVs were isolated from young and senescent fibroblasts using three different methods, including size-exclusion chromatography, affinity column for phosphatidylserine, and immunoprecipitation using antibodies against tetraspanin proteins, followed by mass spectrometry. Principal component analysis revealed that the protein composition of sEVs released from senescent cells was significantly different from that of young cells. Importantly, we identified ATP6V0D1 and RTN4 as novel markers that are frequently upregulated in sEVs from senescent and progeria cells derived from patients with Werner syndrome. Furthermore, these two proteins were significantly enriched in sEVs from the serum of aged mice. This study supports the potential use of senescent markers from sEVs to detect the presence of senescent cells in vivo.

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