2021/03/04 by Eric Daniel Ávila-Calderón, María del Socorro Ruiz-Palma, Ma. Guadalupe Aguilera‐Arreola +5 · 1 citation
Immunology and Microbiology · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Bacterial Infections and Vaccines #Legionella and Acanthamoeba research #Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
paper · pdf · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.557902
openalex publication_date 2021/03/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) from Gram-negative bacteria were first described more than 50 years ago. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in biogenesis began to be studied only in the last few decades. Presently, the biogenesis and molecular mechanisms for their release are not completely known. This review covers the most recent information on cellular components involved in OMV biogenesis, such as lipoproteins and outer membrane proteins, lipopolysaccharide, phospholipids, quorum-sensing molecules, and flagella.