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ReviewProteomics2015

Extracellular vesicles including exosomes are mediators of signal transduction: are they protective or pathogenic?

Lahiru Gangoda, Stephanie Boukouris, Michael Liem, Hina Kalra, Suresh Mathivanan

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Review in Proteomics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 171 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
171citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

171 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 307 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Epstein-Barr Virus Immunology and Pathogenesis for Possible Diagnostic and Therapeutic Direction.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2026
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  17. Biophysical modeling of membrane curvature generation and curvature sensing by the glycocalyx.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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111 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lahiru GangodaDepartment of Biochemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stephanie Boukouris
Michael Liem
Hina Kalra
Suresh Mathivanan
La Trobe University · AU

Funding

SOC CoreU54DA036134 · NIDA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI GALAS, DAVID J., GERSTEIN, MARK BENDER · 2013 to 2018
$15.0M
NIDA NIH HHS U54 DA036134NIDA NIH HHS U54-DA036134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are signaling organelles that are released by many cell types and is highly conserved in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Based on the mechanism of biogenesis, these membranous vesicles can be classified as exosomes, shedding microvesicles, and apoptotic blebs. It is becoming clearer that these EVs mediate signal transduction in both autocrine and paracrine fashion by the transfer of proteins and RNA. While the role of EVs including exosomes in pathogenesis is well established, very little is known about their function in normal physiological conditions. Recent evidences allude that EVs can mediate both protective and pathogenic effects depending on the precise state. In this review, we discuss the involvement of EVs as mediators of signal transduction in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. In addition, the role of EVs in mediating Wnt and PI3K signaling pathways is also discussed. Additional findings on the involvement of EVs in homeostasis and disease progression will promote a better biological understanding, advance future therapeutic, and diagnostic applications.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsExosomesHumansNeoplasmsNeurodegenerative DiseasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesWnt ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesWnt ProteinsAnimal proteomicsExosomesExtracellular vesiclesMicrovesiclesNeurodegenerative diseasesTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID25307053
PMCPMC4419270
OpenAlexW1982992710

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