UCR researchers show how plants fight against infections by delivering protective molecules into fungi using bubble-like exosomes In the battle between plants and pathogens, molecules called small RNAs are coveted weapons used by both invaders and defenders. In a paper ...
Read More »Frontiers Publishing Establishes Research Topic – Exosome Functions in Infectious Diseases
About this Research Topic Exosomes have recently been classified as the newest family members of ‘bioactive vesicles’ that function to promote intercellular communication. These microvesicles originate from the late endosomes and are released into the extracellular milieu through multivesicular body ...
Read More »MiR-21 in Extracellular Vesicles Leads to Neurotoxicity
Researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center isolated and characterized EVs from the brains of rhesus macaques, both with and without simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) induced central nervous system (CNS) disease. Small RNA sequencing revealed increased miR-21 levels in EVs ...
Read More »Exosomes and other extracellular vesicles in host-pathogen interactions
An effective immune response requires the engagement of host receptors by pathogen-derived molecules and the stimulation of an appropriate cellular response. Therefore, a crucial factor in our ability to control an infection is the accessibility of our immune cells to ...
Read More »Exosomes and other extracellular vesicles in host-pathogen interactions
An effective immune response requires the engagement of host receptors by pathogen-derived molecules and the stimulation of an appropriate cellular response. Therefore, a crucial factor in our ability to control an infection is the accessibility of our immune cells to ...
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