Explicating Exosomes: Reclassifying the Rising Stars of Intercellular Communication.

Pluchino, Stefano; Smith, Jayden A · Cell · 2019

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Abstract

There is growing interest surrounding the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of exosomes, but a definitive description of these extracellular vesicles remains elusive. In this issue, Jeppesen et al. characterize exosomes following a strict isolation protocol and in so doing challenge several of the accepted properties of these agents of intercellular communication.

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