Molecular Mechanisms and Functions of Extracellular Vesicles
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 49
Special Issue Editors
Interests: peptidylarginine deimnases; extracelluar vesicles; regenerative medicine; tissue remodelling; cancer; mucosal immunity; innate immunity; stem cells
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2. School of Human Sciences, Cell Communication in Disease Pathology, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, UK
Interests: immunology; extracellular vesicles; complement system; infectious disease; host-pathogen interactions; vaccinology; virology; microbiology; cancer; intercellular communication; disease mechanisms; biomedicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to collect state-of-the-art primary research studies, reports and review articles from international experts and leading groups in the research field of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs). It will focus will on the multifaceted mechanisms involved in mediating and modulating EVs in cellular communication, their diverse functions in physiological and pathological processes and their potential for biomarker discovery.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived lipid vesicles in the size range of 30–1000 nm and play crucial roles in cellular communication via transport of their cargoes, including non-coding RNAs, genetic material and proteins. As EVs can be isolated from a range of body fluids, their potential as clinical biomarkers in various pathologies is widely recognized. Research into molecular mechanisms and functions of EVs in pathobiological as well as normal physiological processes is therefore of great importance—to increase current understanding of EV function, to aid biomarker discovery and to develop treatment strategies aimed at modulating EV mediated communication. The Special Issue, Molecular Mechanisms and Functions of Extracellular Vesicles, invites research contributions from the EV community to further current understanding on EVs in cellular communication, welcoming original research articles, reports and reviews.
Prof. Dr. Sigrun Lange
Prof. Dr. Jameel M. Inal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extracellular vesicles
- molecular mechanisms
- biomarkers
- liquid biopsy
- cell-communication
- cellular function
- pathobiology
- clinical
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