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SUBMITTER: Zhou X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7109106 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Xiaoxue X Xie Feng F Wang Lin L Zhang Long L Zhang Suping S Fang Meiyu M Zhou Fangfang F
Cellular & molecular immunology 20200319 4
The innate immune system plays a crucial role in the host defense against viral and microbial infection. Exosomes constitute a subset of extracellular vesicles (EVs) that can be released by almost all cell types. Owing to their capacity to shield the payload from degradation and to evade recognition and subsequent removal by the immune system, exosomes efficiently transport functional components to recipient cells. Accumulating evidence has recently shown that exosomes derived from tumor cells, ...[more]