ectosome

English

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ -some.

Noun

ectosome (plural ectosomes)

1. An extracellular vesicle assembled at, and released from the plasma membrane
   • 2015 August 14, “Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     In this work we reveal the underlying cellular mechanisms used during morphogenesis accompanying ectosome regeneration in the homoscleromorph sponge model: Oscarella lobularis.

Related terms

• ectocytosis
• ectosomal

See also

• exosome