Journal of Extracellular Biology (Jun 2022)

Are supermeres a distinct nanoparticle?

  • Dennis K. Jeppesen,
  • Qin Zhang,
  • Jeffrey L. Franklin,
  • Robert J. Coffey

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jex2.44
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract We have recently reported the discovery of a new distinct nanoparticle by ultracentrifugation of the supernatant of exomeres at 376,000 x g for 16 hours. We termed the resulting pellet, supermeres (supernatant of exomeres). The Witwer team raised the legitimate question that these two membraneless nanoparticles may arise from a continuous population of extracellular particles. We have reviewed our data here and present additional analyses that reinforce supermeres as distinct nanoparticles.