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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

Vesicle Induced Receptor Sequestration: Mechanisms behind Extracellular Vesicle-Based Protein Signaling.

Oskar Staufer, Jochen Estebano Hernandez Bücher, Julius Fichtler, Martin Schröter, Ilia Platzman, Joachim P Spatz

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rethinking Extracellular Vesicle Signaling.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  3. TNF-Stimulated Gene-6, Part of Extracellular Vesicles in Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Concentrated Conditioned Medium, Affects Microglial Activity.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
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  4. Effect of Extracellular Vesicles Derived From Tumor Cells on Immune Evasion.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  15. Advances in Extracellular Vesicle Nanotechnology for Precision Theranostics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
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  17. The evolving paradigm of extracellular vesicles in intercellular signaling and delivery of therapeutic RNAs.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2022
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Oskar StauferDepartment for Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstraße 29, Heidelberg, D-69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8015-3132
Jochen Estebano Hernandez BücherDepartment for Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstraße 29, Heidelberg, D-69120, Germany.
Julius FichtlerBiophysical Engineering of Life Group, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstraße 29, Heidelberg, D-69120, Germany.
Martin SchröterDepartment for Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstraße 29, Heidelberg, D-69120, Germany.
Ilia PlatzmanDepartment for Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstraße 29, Heidelberg, D-69120, Germany.
Joachim P SpatzDepartment for Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstraße 29, Heidelberg, D-69120, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEMax Planck Institute for Medical Research · DE

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research of GermanyFederal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany 13XP5073AGerman Research Foundation EXC-2082/1 - 390761711German Science Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are fundamental for proper physiological functioning of multicellular organisms. By shuttling nucleic acids and proteins between cells, EVs regulate a plethora of cellular processes, especially those involved in immune signalling. However, the mechanistic understanding concerning the biophysical principles underlying EV-based communication is still incomplete. Towards holistic understanding, particular mechanisms explaining why and when cells apply EV-based communication and how protein-based signalling is promoted by EV surfaces are sought. Here, the authors study vesicle-induced receptor sequestration (VIRS) as a universal mechanism augmenting the signalling potency of proteins presented on EV-membranes. By bottom-up reconstitution of synthetic EVs, the authors show that immobilization of the receptor ligands FasL and RANK on EV-like vesicles, increases their signalling potential by more than 100-fold compared to their soluble forms. Moreover, the authors perform diffusion simulations within immunological synapses to compare receptor activation between soluble and EV-presented proteins. By this the authors propose vesicle-triggered local clustering of membrane receptors as the principle structural mechanism underlying EV-based protein presentation. The authors conclude that EVs act as extracellular templates promoting the local aggregation of membrane receptors at the EV contact site, thereby fostering inter-protein interactions. The results uncover a potentially universal mechanism explaining the unique structural profit of EV-based intercellular signalling.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesCell CommunicationProtein TransportSignal Transductionbottom-up synthetic biologyCD95ectosomesFasFasLimmunological synapsereceptor multimerization

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PMID35233981
PMCPMC9069182
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