Journal of Extracellular Biology

Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are now established as key players in intercellular communication and other biological functions. It is, however, increasingly appreciated that other Extracellular Particles (EPs), many of which interact with and co-fractionate with EVs, also contribute to biological activities. The overarching vision of the Journal of Extracellular Biology (JEX) is to provide a broader forum to discuss EVs and their EP cousins from biogenesis to interactions with each other and with other extracellular macromolecules (including but not limited to RNA, lipoproteins and protein complexes), interactions with extracellular matrix, and their effects on recipient cells and organs. JEX will promote interdisciplinary studies that investigate the function of EVs and EPs in pathology, normal physiology, inter-organ and inter-organism communication; the role of their cargo as biomarkers and therapeutics; new technologies and methods to engineer EVs and EPs and their synthetic mimics.