Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Compromising Cellular Resilience to Environmental Stressors

Table 1

Types and characteristics of different EVs.

Characteristic	Exosomes	Microvesicles	Apoptotic bodies
Size (nm)	30-180	100-1000	500-2000
Origin	MVB exocytosis	Cell membrane budding and fission	Plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum
Morphology	Cup or round shaped	Various shapes	Various shapes
Surface markers	Annexins, tetraspanins, and heat-shock proteins	CD40, cholesterol, sphingomyelin, and ceramide	Annexin V positivity, TSP, and C3b
Contents	Proteins, nucleic acids, lipid	Proteins, nucleic acids, lipid	Nuclear fractions, DNA, cell organelles