The fluid membrane determines mechanics of erythrocyte extracellular vesicles and is softened in hereditary spherocytosis

Red blood cell disorders are often accompanied by increased release of extracellular vesicles (EVs), but their structural and mechanical properties are not fully understood. Here, the authors show that red blood cell EVs show liposome-like mechanical features and are softened in blood disorder patie...

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Main Authors: Daan Vorselen, Susan M. van Dommelen, Raya Sorkin, Melissa C. Piontek, Jürgen Schiller, Sander T. Döpp, Sander A. A. Kooijmans, Brigitte A. van Oirschot, Birgitta A. Versluijs, Marc B. Bierings, Richard van Wijk, Raymond M. Schiffelers, Gijs J. L. Wuite, Wouter H. Roos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07445-x
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Summary:Red blood cell disorders are often accompanied by increased release of extracellular vesicles (EVs), but their structural and mechanical properties are not fully understood. Here, the authors show that red blood cell EVs show liposome-like mechanical features and are softened in blood disorder patients.
ISSN:2041-1723