Uncovering the Exosomes Diversity: A Window of Opportunity for Tumor Progression Monitoring

• Main Authors: Domenico Maisano (Author), Selena Mimmi (Author), Rossella Russo (Author), Antonella Fioravanti (Author), Giuseppe Fiume (Author), Eleonora Vecchio (Author), Nancy Nisticò (Author), Ileana Quinto (Author), Enrico Iaccino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Cells can communicate through special "messages in the bottle", which are recorded in the bloodstream inside vesicles, namely exosomes. The exosomes are nanovesicles of 30-100 nm in diameter that carry functionally active biological material, such as proteins, messanger RNA (mRNAs), and mi...