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Extracellular Vesicle RNA: A Universal Mediator of Microbial Communication?

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Tsatsaronis,  James A.
Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Max Planck Society;

Franch-Arroyo,  Sandra
Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Max Planck Society;

Resch,  Ulrike
Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Max Planck Society;

Charpentier,  Emmanuelle
Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Tsatsaronis, J. A., Franch-Arroyo, S., Resch, U., & Charpentier, E. (2018). Extracellular Vesicle RNA: A Universal Mediator of Microbial Communication? Trends in Microbiology, 26(5), 401-410. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2018.02.009.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0008-7C66-B
Abstract
Both extracellular RNAs and extracellular vesicles (EVs) have recently garnered attention as novel mediators of intercellular communication in eukaryotes and prokaryotes alike. EVs not only permit export of RNA, but also facilitate delivery and trans-kingdom exchange of these and other biomolecules, for instance between microbes and their hosts. In this Opinion article, we propose that EV-mediated export of RNA represents a universal mechanism for interkingdom and intrakingdom communication that is conserved among bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic microbes. We speculate how microbes might use EV RNA to influence target cell gene expression or manipulate host immune responses.