Exosomes in virus-associated cancer

• Published in: Cancer letters Vol. 438; pp. 44 - 51
• Main Authors: Wu, Jin'en, Yang, Jing, Ding, Juntao, Guo, Xiaola, Zhu, Xing-Quan, Zheng, Yadong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Cancer; Cell signaling; Exosome; Exosomes; Human papillomavirus; Kinases; Membrane vesicles; miRNAs; mRNA; Onco-virus; Phospholipids; Proteins; Virus-associated cancer; Viruses; China; miRNAs; ESCRT; LMPs; HFKs; EMT; Onco-virus; HPV; PKD1/2; FGF-2; NF-κB; Exosome; KSHV; EBV; Virus-associated cancer; HCV; HSCs; HBV; MVBs; HBx

Exosomes are phospholipid bilayer membrane-enclosed vesicles in a size from 30 to 150 nm, carrying a variety of active components, such as proteins, mRNA and miRNAs, and are involved in intercellular communication. Exosomes are released by almost all living cells and detected in various biological f...