Microvesicles: Intercellular Vectors of Biological Messages
Figure 1
Schematic representation of mechanisms for the formation of microparticles and exosomes and the different ways by which they
interact with target cells
Once microparticles (top) and exosomes (bottom) are released, they can interact with target cells through four mechanisms: (1) ligand/receptor interaction, (2) protein transfer, (3) membrane fusion, or (4) internalization.
