Composition and functions of bacterial membrane vesicles

M Toyofuku, S Schild, M Kaparakis-Liaskos… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles are produced by species across all domains of life, suggesting that
vesiculation represents a fundamental principle of living matter. In Gram-negative bacteria …

The dental plaque biofilm matrix

NS Jakubovics, SD Goodman… - Periodontology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix is a critical component of microbial biofilms, such as dental plaque,
maintaining the spatial arrangement of cells and coordinating cellular functions throughout …

Microbiota‐derived extracellular vesicles in interkingdom communication in the gut

N Díaz‐Garrido, J Badia… - Journal of Extracellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The intestine is fundamental in controlling human health. Intestinal epithelial and immune
cells are continuously exposed to millions of microbes that greatly impact on intestinal …

The Biology of Streptococcus mutans

JA Lemos, SR Palmer, L Zeng, ZT Wen… - Microbiology …, 2019 - journals.asm.org
As a major etiological agent of human dental caries, Streptococcus mutans resides primarily
in biofilms that form on the tooth surfaces, also known as dental plaque. In addition to caries …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial extracellular vesicles as bioactive nanocarriers for drug delivery: Advances and perspectives

H Liu, Q Zhang, S Wang, W Weng, Y **g, J Su - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanosized extracellular vesicles derived from bacteria contain diverse cargo and transfer
intercellular bioactive molecules to cells. Due to their favorable intercellular interactions, cell …

Microbiota–host communications: Bacterial extracellular vesicles as a common language

RA Ñahui Palomino, C Vanpouille, PE Costantini… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria release extracellular vesicles (EVs) that
contain components from their mother cells. Bacterial EVs are similar in size to mammalian …

Molecular mechanisms of inhibiting glucosyltransferases for biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans

Q Zhang, Q Ma, Y Wang, H Wu, J Zou - International Journal of Oral …, 2021 - nature.com
Glucosyltransferases (Gtfs) play critical roles in the etiology and pathogenesis of
Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)-mediated dental caries including early childhood caries …

Extracellular membrane vesicles in the three domains of life and beyond

S Gill, R Catchpole, P Forterre - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Cells from all three domains of life, Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya, produce extracellular
vesicles (EVs) which are sometimes associated with filamentous structures known as …

Bacterial extracellular vesicles: modulation of biofilm formation and virulence

GJ Jeong, F Khan, N Tabassum, KJ Cho, YM Kim - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial pathogens cause persistent infections by forming biofilms and producing
numerous virulence factors. Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) are nanostructures …

Through the wall: extracellular vesicles in Gram-positive bacteria, mycobacteria and fungi

L Brown, JM Wolf, R Prados-Rosales… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are produced by all domains of life. In Gram-negative bacteria,
EVs are produced by the pinching off of the outer membrane; however, how EVs escape the …