{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Choezom D"],"funding":["Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft","Health and Medical University, Potsdam"],"pagination":["jcs259324"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8919340"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["135(5)"],"pubmed_abstract":["During endosome maturation, neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2, encoded by SMPD3) is involved in budding of intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) into late endosomes or multivesicular bodies (MVBs). Fusion of these with the plasma membrane results in secretion of exosomes or small extracellular vesicles (sEVs). Here, we report that nSMase2 activity controls sEV secretion through modulation of vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) activity. Specifically, we show that nSMase2 inhibition induces V-ATPase complex assembly that drives MVB lumen acidification and consequently reduces sEV secretion. Conversely, we further demonstrate that stimulating nSMase2 activity with the inflammatory cytokine TNFα (also known as TNF) decreases acidification and increases sEV secretion. Thus, we find that nSMase2 activity af"],"journal":["Journal of cell science"],"pubmed_title":["Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 controls exosome secretion by counteracting V-ATPase-mediated endosome acidification."],"pmcid":["PMC8919340"],"funding_grant_id":["GR4810/2-1"],"pubmed_authors":["Gross JC","Choezom D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 controls exosome secretion by counteracting V-ATPase-mediated endosome acidification.","description":"During endosome maturation, neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2, encoded by SMPD3) is involved in budding of intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) into late endosomes or multivesicular bodies (MVBs). Fusion of these with the plasma membrane results in secretion of exosomes or small extracellular vesicles (sEVs). Here, we report that nSMase2 activity controls sEV secretion through modulation of vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) activity. Specifically, we show that nSMase2 inhibition induces V-ATPase complex assembly that drives MVB lumen acidification and consequently reduces sEV secretion. Conversely, we further demonstrate that stimulating nSMase2 activity with the inflammatory cytokine TNFα (also known as TNF) decreases acidification and increases sEV secretion. Thus, we find that nSMase2 activity af","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T07:45:28.126Z","creation":"2025-04-04T07:45:28.126Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8919340","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35050379"],"doi":["10.1242/jcs.259324"]}}