Interaction of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) and Target Cells
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Microenvironment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 58
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cell-to-cell communication is extremely essential for the orchestration and coordination of cellular events. A new phenomenon of cellular communication through the exchange of proteins or intact membrane patches has been demonstrated to commonly occur in biology. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized particles released by different kinds of cells and have the capacity to deliver certain cargoes, such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, which have been recognized as vital mediators in cell-to-cell communication. EV-mediated cancer resistance is controlled by the intercellular communication between cancer cells and heterogeneous cancer cells or various types of cancer-associated cells, such as cancer-associated fibroblasts, adipocytes, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, stroma cells, and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment and distance by bloodstream. Furthermore, EVs can act as decoys, carrying target membrane proteins (receptors) and capturing the antibodies intended to target the receptors at the cell surface. Importantly, EVs could be used as therapeutic targets, drug delivery markers, and diagnostic markers. Hence, this Special Issue will focus on what is known about how EVs can induce drug resistance and further discuss recent advances in the pathways of cancer drug resistance induced by EVs. Moreover, the applications of EVs in the fight against cancer are also characterized. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Prof. Dr. Liwu Fu
Dr. Lei Ye
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tumor cells
- extracellular vesicles
- stemness
- resistance
- immune microenvironment
- macrophage cells
- immune cells
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