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Ectocytosis prevents accumulation of ciliary cargo in C. elegans sensory neurons

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ELIFE
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -

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eLIFE SCIENCES PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.67670

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extracellular vesicles; cilia trafficking; ectosomes; neuron-glia interactions; C; elegans; sensory neurons; cilia; C; elegans

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  1. NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs [P40 OD010440]

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Cilia are sensory organelles protruding from cell surfaces that can release extracellular vesicles (EVs) in some organisms. These EVs are formed by ciliated sensory neurons, with release from both the cilia tip and periciliary membrane compartment. The formation and release of EVs help maintain cilia composition.
Cilia are sensory organelles protruding from cell surfaces. Release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from cilia was previously observed in mammals, Chlamydomonas, and in male Caenorhabditis elegans. Using the EV marker TSP-6 (an ortholog of mammalian CD9) and other ciliary receptors, we show that EVs are formed from ciliated sensory neurons in C. elegans hermaphrodites. Release of EVs is observed from two ciliary locations: the cilia tip and/or periciliary membrane compartment (PCMC). Outward budding of EVs from the cilia tip leads to their release into the environment. EVs' budding from the PCMC is concomitantly phagocytosed by the associated glial cells. To maintain cilia composition, a tight regulation of cargo import and removal is achieved by the action of intra-flagellar transport (IFT). Unbalanced IFT due to cargo overexpression or mutations in the IFT machinery leads to local accumulation of ciliary proteins. Disposal of excess ciliary proteins via EVs reduces their local accumulation and exports them to the environment and/or to the glia associated to these ciliated neurons. We suggest that EV budding from cilia subcompartments acts as a safeguard mechanism to remove deleterious excess of ciliary material.

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