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Cellular phenotype switching and microvesicles.
Advanced drug delivery reviews - 30 Sept 2010
Quesenberry Peter J, Aliotta Jason M
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Cell phenotype alteration by cell-derived vesicles presents a new aspect for consideration of cell fate. Accumulating data indicates that vesicles from many cells interact with or enter different target cells from other tissues, altering their phenotype toward that of the cell releasing the vesicles. Cells may be changed by direct interactions, transfer of cell surface receptors or epigenetic reprogramming via...
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