Fluorescence nanoparticle tracking analysis (fl-NTA) allows for accurate sizing, counting, and phenotyping of extracellular vesicles (EV). Here, we present two protocols for the analysis of EVs using fl-NTA, highlighting the potential pitfalls and challenges. The first protocol utilizes CellMask Orange™ (CMO) as a general membrane marker to label EVs derived from plasma. The second protocol describes the use of a Qdot-conjugated antibody to identify syncytiotrophoblast (STB)-derived EVs. "Standard" preparations of STB-derived EVs enriched for either microvesicles (STBMV) or exosomes (STBEX), containing a known amount of EV positive for the STB specific antigen placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP), were also used to optimize fl-NTA camera settings.
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Carnell-Morris, P., Tannetta, D., Siupa, A., Hole, P., & Dragovic, R. (2017). Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Using Fluorescence Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1660, 153–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7253-1_13
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