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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Clin Chem. 2016 Apr 7;74:103–141. doi: 10.1016/bs.acc.2015.12.005

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Exosome uptake by cells. Exosomes may interact with target cells by one of several pathways, which depend on the cargo components they carry and on the presence of the recognizable “address” on the target cell membrane. Following the surface contact or uptake, exosomes transfer proteins and genes to the target cell and re-program its activities.