Nanoalgosomes: Introducing extracellular vesicles produced by microalgae.

ABSTRACT: Cellular, inter-organismal and cross kingdom communication via extracellular vesicles (EVs) is intensively studied in basic science with high expectation for a large variety of bio-technological applications. EVs intrinsically possess many attributes of a drug delivery vehicle. Beyond the implications for basic cell biology, academic and industrial interests in EVs have increased in the last few years. Microalgae constitute sustainable and renewable sources of bioactive compounds with a range of sectoral applications, including the formulation of health supplements, cosmetic products and food ingredients. Here we describe a newly discovered subtype of EVs derived from microalgae, which we named nanoalgosomes. We isolated these extracellular nano-objects from cultures of microalgal strains,

SUBMITTER: Adamo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8077145 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature