Exosomes from Plasmodium yoelii-infected reticulocytes protect mice from lethal infections.

Exosomes are 30-100-nm membrane vesicles of endocytic origin that are released after the fusion of multivesicular bodies (MVBs) with the plasma membrane. While initial studies suggested that the role of exosomes was limited to the removal of proteins during the maturation of reticulocytes to erythro...

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Main Authors: Lorena Martin-Jaular, Ernesto S Nakayasu, Mireia Ferrer, Igor C Almeida, Hernando A Del Portillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3202549?pdf=render