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ReviewExtracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids2025

Extracellular vesicles: cargo loading, degradation and secretory pathways, and their intersection with autophagy.

Jinzhe Ju, Sophie M L Neuen, Marc van Zandvoort, Tom G H Keulers, Kasper M A Rouschop

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Review in Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jinzhe JuDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht 6229 HX, The Netherlands.
Sophie M L NeuenDepartment of Pediatrics, GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center+, MosaKids Children's Hospital, Maastricht 6229 ER, The Netherlands.
Marc van ZandvoortDepartment of Genetics and Cell Biology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6229 ER, The Netherlands.
Tom G H KeulersDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht 6229 HX, The Netherlands.
Kasper M A RouschopDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht 6229 HX, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted by nearly all cell types and fulfil a crucial role in intercellular communication by transporting diverse cargo, including enzymes, mRNA, growth factors, chemokines, and cytokines. Although EVs were initially thought to primarily function in waste elimination, it is now clear that they can be diverted from degradation and instead actively secreted to mediate intercellular communication. While the processes of EV biogenesis, degradation, and release have been extensively studied, many aspects remain poorly understood. The involvement of molecular pathways shared by EV biogenesis and autophagy - a lysosome-mediated disposal mechanism - suggests the existence of common regulatory controls. Despite the partial overlap in molecular machineries involved in cargo sorting, the mechanisms that balance the degradation and secretory pathways of EVs, as well as their interplay with autophagy, remain elusive. This review discusses the molecular machinery that dictates the selective cargo loading into EVs. Additionally, it examines the coordination between degradation and secretory pathways in EV biology and situates these processes within the broader context of autophagy. The substantial overlap in molecular pathways, shared proteins, and complementary mechanisms suggests a high degree of coordination between these systems.

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autophagybiogenesisESCRTExtracellular vesiclelysosome

Identifiers

PMID41132500
PMCPMC12540057

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