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© 2006 The Japanese Biochemical Society.

JB Minireview--Membrane Traffic in Physiology and Pathology

Exosomes: A Common Pathway for a Specialized Function

Guillaume van Niel, Isabel Porto-Carreiro, Sabrina Simoes and Graça Raposo*

Institut Curie, CNRS-UMR144, 75248 Paris cedex, France

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Structure et Compartiments Membranaires, Institut Curie, CNRS-UMR144, 26 rue d'Ulm 75248 Paris cedex, France. Tel: +33 1 42 34 64 42, E-mail: graposo{at}curie.fr

Exosomes are membrane vesicles that are released by cells upon fusion of multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane. Their molecular composition reflects their origin in endosomes as intraluminal vesicles. In addition to a common set of membrane and cytosolic molecules, exosomes harbor unique subsets of proteins linked to cell type–associated functions. Exosome secretion participates in the eradication of obsolete proteins but several findings, essentially in the immune system, indicate that exosomes constitute a potential mode of intercellular communication. Release of exosomes by tumor cells and their implication in the propagation of unconventional pathogens such as prions suggests their participation in pathological situations. These findings open up new therapeutic and diagnostic strategies.


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