Cracking Open Bacterial Membrane Vesicles

Membrane vesicles (MVs) are nanoparticles composed of lipid membranes that are produced by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. MVs have been assigned diverse biological functions, and they show great potential for applications in various fields. However, the mechanisms underlying their fu...

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Autores principales: Nagakubo, Toshiki, Nomura, Nobuhiko, Toyofuku, Masanori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32038523
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03026
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Nomura, Nobuhiko
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description Membrane vesicles (MVs) are nanoparticles composed of lipid membranes that are produced by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. MVs have been assigned diverse biological functions, and they show great potential for applications in various fields. However, the mechanisms underlying their functions and biogenesis are not completely understood. Accumulating evidence shows that MVs are heterogenous, and different types of MVs with different compositions are released from the same species. To understand the origin and function of these MVs, determining the biochemical properties of MVs is important. In this review, we will discuss recent progress in understanding the biochemical composition and properties of MVs.
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spelling pubmed-69888262020-02-07 Cracking Open Bacterial Membrane Vesicles Nagakubo, Toshiki Nomura, Nobuhiko Toyofuku, Masanori Front Microbiol Microbiology Membrane vesicles (MVs) are nanoparticles composed of lipid membranes that are produced by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. MVs have been assigned diverse biological functions, and they show great potential for applications in various fields. However, the mechanisms underlying their functions and biogenesis are not completely understood. Accumulating evidence shows that MVs are heterogenous, and different types of MVs with different compositions are released from the same species. To understand the origin and function of these MVs, determining the biochemical properties of MVs is important. In this review, we will discuss recent progress in understanding the biochemical composition and properties of MVs. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6988826/ /pubmed/32038523 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03026 Text en Copyright © 2020 Nagakubo, Nomura and Toyofuku. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Nagakubo, Toshiki
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Cracking Open Bacterial Membrane Vesicles
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title_fullStr Cracking Open Bacterial Membrane Vesicles
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title_short Cracking Open Bacterial Membrane Vesicles
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32038523
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03026
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