Abstract
Exosomes are small vesicles, approximately 30–100 nm in diameter, that transport various cargos, such as proteins and nucleic acids, between cells. It has been previously shown that exosomes can also transport viral proteins, such as the HTLV protein Tax, and viral RNAs, potentially contributing to disease pathogenesis. Therefore, it is important to understand their impact on recipient cells. Here, we describe methods of isolating and purifying exosomes from cell culture or tissue through ultracentrifugation, characterizing exosomes by surface biomarkers, and assays that evaluate the effect of exosomes on cells.
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We would like to thank the members of the Kashanchi lab for any and all assistance with the manuscript. In addition, we would like to thank Dr. Benjamin Lepene, Ceres Biosciences, for providing reagents and expertise on the NT080 and NT082. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants (AI078859, AI074410, and AI043894) to F.K.
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Barclay, R.A., Pleet, M.L., Akpamagbo, Y., Noor, K., Mathiesen, A., Kashanchi, F. (2017). Isolation of Exosomes from HTLV-Infected Cells. In: Casoli, C. (eds) Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1582. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6872-5_5
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