Exosomes

DM Pegtel, SJ Gould - Annual review of biochemistry, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Exosomes are small, single-membrane, secreted organelles of∼ 30 to∼ 200 nm in
diameter that have the same topology as the cell and are enriched in selected proteins …

Cellular signalling by primary cilia in development, organ function and disease

Z Anvarian, K Mykytyn, S Mukhopadhyay… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Primary cilia project in a single copy from the surface of most vertebrate cell types; they
detect and transmit extracellular cues to regulate diverse cellular processes during …

Exploiting the biogenesis of extracellular vesicles for bioengineering and therapeutic cargo loading

J Rädler, D Gupta, A Zickler, SEL Andaloussi - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are gaining increasing attention for diagnostic and therapeutic
applications in various diseases. These natural nanoparticles benefit from favorable safety …

Signaling through the primary cilium

G Wheway, L Nazlamova, JT Hancock - Frontiers in cell and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The presence of single, non-motile “primary” cilia on the surface of epithelial cells has been
well described since the 1960s. However, for decades these organelles were believed to be …

Establishing and regulating the composition of cilia for signal transduction

MV Nachury, DU Mick - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The primary cilium is a hair-like surface-exposed organelle of the eukaryotic cell that
decodes a variety of signals—such as odorants, light and Hedgehog morphogens—by …

[HTML][HTML] Non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa

SK Verbakel, RAC van Huet, CJF Boon… - Progress in retinal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) encompasses a group of inherited retinal dystrophies
characterized by the primary degeneration of rod and cone photoreceptors. RP is a leading …

Emerging mechanistic understanding of cilia function in cellular signalling

KI Hilgendorf, BR Myers, JF Reiter - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Primary cilia are solitary, immotile sensory organelles present on most cells in the body that
participate broadly in human health, physiology and disease. Cilia generate a unique …

Biogenesis and function of ESCRT-dependent extracellular vesicles

T Juan, M Fürthauer - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2018 - Elsevier
From bacteria to humans, cells secrete a large variety of membrane-bound extracellular
vesicles. Only relatively recently has it however started to become clear that the exovesicular …

[HTML][HTML] A serotonergic axon-cilium synapse drives nuclear signaling to alter chromatin accessibility

SH Sheu, S Upadhyayula, V Dupuy, S Pang, F Deng… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Chemical synapses between axons and dendrites mediate neuronal intercellular
communication. Here, we describe a synapse between axons and primary cilia: the axo …

Map** of neuronal and glial primary cilia contactome and connectome in the human cerebral cortex

JY Wu, SJ Cho, K Descant, PH Li, A Shapson-Coe… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Primary cilia act as antenna receivers of environmental signals and enable effective
neuronal or glial responses. Disruption of their function is associated with circuit disorders …