- Exosome (vesicle)
Exosomes are 50-90 nm
vesicle s secreted by a wide range of mammalian cell types.cite journal |author=Keller S, Sanderson MP, Stoeck A, Altevogt P |title=Exosomes: from biogenesis and secretion to biological function |journal=Immunol. Lett. |volume=107 |issue=2 |pages=102–8 |year=2006 |pmid=17067686 |doi=10.1016/j.imlet.2006.09.005] First discovered in maturing mammalian reticulocytes, they were shown to be a mechanism for selective removal of many plasma membrane proteins. [cite journal |author=van Niel G, Porto-Carreiro I, Simoes S, Raposo G |title=Exosomes: a common pathway for a specialized function |journal=J. Biochem. |volume=140 |issue=1 |pages=13–21 |year=2006 |pmid=16877764 |doi=10.1093/jb/mvj128] These proteins are lost or reduced in amount, without concomitant degradation, during the maturation to the erythrocyte. Although the exosomal protein composition varies with the cell of origin, most exosomes contain the soluble protein Hsc 70. Certain immune cells, such asdendritic cells andB cells , secrete exosomes that many scientists believe play a functional role in mediating adaptive immune responses topathogens andtumor s. [cite journal |author=Li XB, Zhang ZR, Schluesener HJ, Xu SQ |title=Role of exosomes in immune regulation |journal=J. Cell. Mol. Med. |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=364–75 |year=2006 |pmid=16796805 |doi=]An exosome is created intracellularly when a segment of the cell membrane spontaneously invaginates and is endocytosed. The internalized segment is broken into smaller vesicles that are subsequently expelled from the cell. The latter stage occurs when the late endosome, containing many small vesicles , fuses with the
cell membrane , triggering the release of the vesicles from the cell. The vesicles (once released are called exosomes) consist of alipid raft embedded withligands common to the original cell membrane.Interalumenal endosomal vesicles are also called exosomes when released to the extracellular medium cite journal |author= Gruenberg J, Gisou van der Goot F|title=Mechanisms of pathogen entry through the endosomal compartments|journal=Nature reviews |volume=7 |pages=495–504 |year=2006 |doi=10.1038/nrm1959 ] .
Exosomes from red cells contain the transferrin receptor which is absent in mature erythrocytes. Dendritic cell-derived exosomes express
MHC I ,MHC II , and costimulatory molecules. Exosomes derived from dendritic cells have proven to be able to induce and enhance antigen-specificT cell responses in vivo. In addition, the first exosome-basedcancer vaccination platforms are being explored in earlyclinical trials . [cite journal |author=Mignot G, Roux S, Thery C, Ségura E, Zitvogel L |title=Prospects for exosomes in immunotherapy of cancer |journal=J. Cell. Mol. Med. |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=376–88 |year=2006 |pmid=16796806 |doi=] . Exosomes can also contain both functional mRNA and microRNA, which can be shuttled from one cell to another, affecting the recipient cell's protein production. This RNA is called "exosomal shuttle RNA" (esRNA; Valadi et al., Nat Cell Biol 2007 Jun;9(6):654-9).References
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