Journal
SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Volume 67, Issue -, Pages 48-55Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.01.002
Keywords
Extracellular vesicles; Microvesicles; Exosomes; Intercellular communication; Cancer; Metastasis; Docking; Uptake; Targeting
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- National Institutes of Health [GM040654, CA201402, F32CA196321]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), lipid bilayer-enclosed structures that contain a variety of biological molecules shed by cells, are increasingly becoming appreciated as a major form of cell-to-cell communication. Indeed, EVs have been shown to play important roles in several physiological processes, as well as diseases such as cancer. EVs dock on to the surfaces of recipient cells where they transmit signals from the cell surface and/or transfer their contents into cells to elicit functional responses. EV docking and uptake by cells represent critical, but poorly understood processes. Here, we focus on the mechanisms by which EVs dock and transfer their contents to cells. Moreover, we highlight how these findings may provide new avenues for therapeutic intervention. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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