Exosomes as mediators of intercellular crosstalk in metabolism

R Isaac, FCG Reis, W Ying, JM Olefsky - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Exosomes are nanoparticles secreted by all cell types and are a large component of the
broader class of nanoparticles termed extracellular vesicles (EVs). Once secreted …

RNA delivery by extracellular vesicles in mammalian cells and its applications

K O'Brien, K Breyne, S Ughetto, LC Laurent… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2020 - nature.com
The term 'extracellular vesicles' refers to a heterogeneous population of vesicular bodies of
cellular origin that derive either from the endosomal compartment (exosomes) or as a result …

Shedding light on extracellular vesicle biogenesis and bioengineering

F Teng, M Fussenegger - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are biocompatible, nano‐sized secreted vesicles containing
many types of biomolecules, including proteins, RNAs, DNAs, lipids, and metabolites. Their …

The many functions of ESCRTs

M Vietri, M Radulovic, H Stenmark - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2020 - nature.com
Cellular membranes can form two principally different involutions, which either exclude or
contain cytosol. The 'classical'budding reactions, such as those occurring during …

MicroRNA-mediated regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism

P Agbu, RW Carthew - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
In animals, systemic control of metabolism is conducted by metabolic tissues and relies on
the regulated circulation of a plethora of molecules, such as hormones and lipoprotein …

Extracellular miRNAs: from biomarkers to mediators of physiology and disease

MA Mori, RG Ludwig, R Garcia-Martin, BB Brandão… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
miRNAs can be found in serum and other body fluids and serve as biomarkers for disease.
More importantly, secreted miRNAs, especially those in extracellular vesicles (EVs) such as …

The current state and future directions of RNAi-based therapeutics

RL Setten, JJ Rossi, S Han - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway regulates mRNA stability and translation in nearly all
human cells. Small double-stranded RNA molecules can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

RNA-binding proteins contribute to small RNA loading in plant extracellular vesicles

B He, Q Cai, L Qiao, CY Huang, S Wang, W Miao, T Ha… - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
Plants use extracellular vesicles (EVs) to transport small RNAs (sRNAs) into their fungal
pathogens and silence fungal virulence-related genes through a phenomenon called 'cross …

[HTML][HTML] Reassessment of exosome composition

DK Jeppesen, AM Fenix, JL Franklin, JN Higginbotham… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The heterogeneity of small extracellular vesicles and presence of non-vesicular extracellular
matter have led to debate about contents and functional properties of exosomes. Here, we …

Overview of microRNA biogenesis, mechanisms of actions, and circulation

J O'Brien, H Hayder, Y Zayed, C Peng - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that play important roles in regulating
gene expression. The majority of miRNAs are transcribed from DNA sequences into primary …