Shedding light on the cell biology of extracellular vesicles

G Van Niel, G d'Angelo, G Raposo - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles are a heterogeneous group of cell-derived membranous structures
comprising exosomes and microvesicles, which originate from the endosomal system or …

Determinants, maintenance, and function of organellar pH

SA Freeman, S Grinstein… - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The protonation state of soluble and membrane-associated macromolecules dictates their
charge, conformation, and functional activity. In addition, protons (H+ or their equivalents) …

ALIX-and ESCRT-III–dependent sorting of tetraspanins to exosomes

J Larios, V Mercier, A Roux, J Gruenberg - Journal of Cell Biology, 2020 - rupress.org
The intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) of endosomes mediate the delivery of activated signaling
receptors and other proteins to lysosomes for degradation, but they also modulate …

Increased LCN2 (lipocalin 2) in the RPE decreases autophagy and activates inflammasome-ferroptosis processes in a mouse model of dry AMD

U Gupta, S Ghosh, CT Wallace, P Shang, Y **n… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), LCN2 (lipocalin 2) is upregulated. Whereas
LCN2 has been implicated in AMD pathogenesis, the mechanism remains unknown. Here …

Merging organoid and organ-on-a-chip technology to generate complex multi-layer tissue models in a human retina-on-a-chip platform

K Achberger, C Probst, J Haderspeck, S Bolz, J Rogal… - elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
The devastating effects and incurable nature of hereditary and sporadic retinal diseases
such as Stargardt disease, age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa …

Melanosomes: biogenesis, properties, and evolution of an ancient organelle

L D'Alba, MD Shawkey - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Melanosomes are organelles that produce and store melanin, a widespread biological
pigment with a unique suite of properties including high refractive index, semiconducting …

Deep in vivo photoacoustic imaging of mammalian tissues using a tyrosinase-based genetic reporter

AP Jathoul, J Laufer, O Ogunlade, B Treeby, B Cox… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Photoacoustic imaging allows absorption-based high-resolution spectroscopic in vivo
imaging at a depth beyond that of optical microscopy. Until recently, photoacoustic imaging …

The tetraspanin CD63 regulates ESCRT-independent and-dependent endosomal sorting during melanogenesis

G Van Niel, S Charrin, S Simoes, M Romao, L Rochin… - Developmental cell, 2011 - cell.com
Cargo sorting to intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) of multivesicular endosomes is required for
lysosome-related organelle (LRO) biogenesis. PMEL—a component of melanocyte LROs …

Life in the lumen: The multivesicular endosome

J Gruenberg - Traffic, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The late endosomes/endo‐lysosomes of vertebrates contain an atypical phospholipid,
lysobisphosphatidic acid (LBPA)(also termed bis [monoacylglycero] phosphate [BMP]) …

Exosomes and their role in tumorigenesis and anticancer drug resistance

N Milman, L Ginini, Z Gil - Drug Resistance Updates, 2019 - Elsevier
Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicles ranging in size from 40 to 100 nm, which are
secreted by both cancer cells and multiple stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment …