Exosomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I Pathogenesis: Threat or Opportunity?

• Main Authors: Teow, Sin Yeang, Nordin, Alif Che, Ali, Syed A., Khoo, Alan Soo Beng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
• Subjects: RK1-715 Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/39056/1/Exosomes_in_Human_Immunodeficiency_Virus_Type_I_Pathogenesis_Threat_or_Opportunity.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/39056/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9852494

Nanometre-sized vesicles, also known as exosomes, are derived from endosomes of diverse cell types and present in multiple biological fluids. Depending on their cellular origins, the membrane-bound exosomes packed a variety of functional proteins and RNA species. These microvesicles are secreted i...