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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: Proteomics. 2014 Dec 18;15(0):260–271. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201400234

Figure 3. Neuronal EV-mediated release of proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases.

Figure 3

EVs released from infected neurons carry disease associated proteins; PrPSc, α-synuclein, Aβ, tau, SOD1 and possibly including α-synuclein and Aβ aggregates. Exosomal release and transfer to surrounding neuronal cells may facilitate in neurodegenerative disease progression.