2021年第48卷第1期目录
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封面故事:研究单个外泌体的结构及行为特性对于认识外泌体的生物学功能及其生物医学应用具有
重要科学意义,但由于相关技术手段及方法的缺乏,目前对于单个活体状态外泌体精细结构及机械
特性的认知还很不足. 李密等利用原子力显微镜(atomic force microscopy,AFM) 实现了溶液环境
下单个活体状态外泌体的形貌成像及机械特性同步测量. 文中提出了基于静电吸附的外泌体固定方
法,在此基础上利用AFM峰值力轻敲模式(peak force tapping,PFT) 对单个活体状态外泌体的形
貌进行了高质量成像,同时对外泌体的机械特性进行了测量与可视化表征. 实验结果显示了传统空
气干燥处理对外泌体形貌的影响, 并揭示了化学固定处理后外泌体结构及机械特性的动态变化. 研
究结果对于纳米尺度下活体状态外泌体原位探测具有重要意义.
(李密,许新宁,席宁,王文学,邢晓静,刘连庆. 基于AFM的活体状态外泌体纳米结构及机械特性研
究,本期第100~110 页)
Cover Story:Exosomes play an important role in the fulfillment of cellular physiological activities and are strongly involved in the
pathological processes of numerous diseases. Investigating the behaviors of exosomes is therefore of critical significance for
revealing the underlying mechanisms guiding life mysteries and diseases. Nevertheless, due to the lack of adequate tools, the detailed
structures and mechanics of living exosomes in their native states are still not fully understood. In this work, atomic force
microscopy (AFM), a powerful multifunctional tool for characterizing native biological samples without pretreatments under
aqueous conditions, was utilized to probe the nanostructures and mechanics of single living exosomes prepared from clinical cancer
patients. Firstly, by attaching exosomes isolated from the bone marrow of lymphoma patients onto the substrates with electrostatic
adsorption, single living exosomes were clearly visualized by AFM in situ imaging in liquids. The morphological differences of
exosomes in liquids and in air were revealed. Secondly, the mechanical properties of single living exosomes were quantitatively and
visually studied by AFM indentation assays and AFM multiparametric imaging, respectively. Finally, structural and mechanical
changes of exosomes after the treatment of chemical fixation were revealed by AFM. The research benefits investigating the
structures and properties of living exosomes at the nanoscale for comprehensively understanding the behaviors of exosomes, which
will have potential impacts on the studies of exosomes.
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纳米生物学与纳米酶专题
综述与专论
研究报告
技术与方法
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