Cell type-selective secretome profiling in vivo

Nat Chem Biol. 2021 Mar;17(3):326-334. doi: 10.1038/s41589-020-00698-y. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

Abstract

Secreted polypeptides are a fundamental axis of intercellular and endocrine communication. However, a global understanding of the composition and dynamics of cellular secretomes in intact mammalian organisms has been lacking. Here, we introduce a proximity biotinylation strategy that enables labeling, detection and enrichment of secreted polypeptides in a cell type-selective manner in mice. We generate a proteomic atlas of hepatocyte, myocyte, pericyte and myeloid cell secretomes by direct purification of biotinylated secreted proteins from blood plasma. Our secretome dataset validates known cell type-protein pairs, reveals secreted polypeptides that distinguish between cell types and identifies new cellular sources for classical plasma proteins. Lastly, we uncover a dynamic and previously undescribed nutrient-dependent reprogramming of the hepatocyte secretome characterized by the increased unconventional secretion of the cytosolic enzyme betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT). This secretome profiling strategy enables dynamic and cell type-specific dissection of the plasma proteome and the secreted polypeptides that mediate intercellular signaling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase / genetics*
  • Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase / metabolism
  • Biotin / administration & dosage
  • Biotin / chemistry*
  • Biotinylation
  • Blood Proteins / genetics*
  • Blood Proteins / metabolism
  • Gene Expression
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Hepatocytes / cytology
  • Hepatocytes / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Muscle Cells / cytology
  • Muscle Cells / metabolism
  • Myeloid Cells / cytology
  • Myeloid Cells / metabolism
  • Organ Specificity
  • Pericytes / cytology
  • Pericytes / metabolism
  • Proteome / genetics*
  • Proteome / metabolism
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Staining and Labeling / methods*

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Proteome
  • Biotin
  • Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase
  • Bhmt protein, mouse