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. 2021 Dec 8;12:771551. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.771551

Table 2.

Major types of extracellular particles.

Vesicle Size (nm) Origin Markers
Exosomes 30-150 Endosomes Tetraspanins, Alix, TSG101, CD63
Microvesicles 100-1000 Plasma membrane Integrins, selectins, CD40
Apoptotic bodies 1000-5000 Plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum Phosphatidylserine, genomic DNA, receptors