When Cells Become Organelle Donors

Tunneling nanotubes mediate rescue of prematurely senescent endothelial cells by endothelial progenitors: exchange of lysosomal pool

(2016) Kaoru Yasuda et al.   Aging-US

Cutting Edge: Membrane Nanotubes In Vivo: A Feature of MHC Class II + Cells in the Mouse Cornea

(2014) Holly R. Chinnery et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Mitochondrial transfer from bone-marrow–derived stromal cells to pulmonary alveoli protects against acute lung injury

(2012) Mohammad Naimul Islam et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfer Mitochondria to the Cells with Virtually No Mitochondrial Function but Not with Pathogenic mtDNA Mutations

(2012) Young Min Cho et al.   PLoS One

Multi-Level Communication of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells via Tunneling Nanotubes

(2012) Dierk Wittig et al.   PLoS One

Tunneling Nanotubes Provide a Unique Conduit for Intercellular Transfer of Cellular Contents in Human Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

(2012) Emil Lou et al.   PLoS One

Melanoregulin regulates a shedding mechanism that drives melanosome transfer from melanocytes to keratinocytes

(2012) X. S. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Initiate Proliferation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Mitochondrial Transfer via Tunneling Nanotubes

(2012) Krishna C. Vallabhaneni et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Tunneling-nanotube direction determination in neurons and astrocytes

(2012) X Sun et al.   Cell Death & Disease

Multifaceted Roles of Tunneling Nanotubes in Intercellular Communication

(2012) Ludovica Marzo et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Long-distance intercellular connectivity between cardiomyocytes and cardiofibroblasts mediated by membrane nanotubes

(2011) Kangmin He et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 Endocytic Trafficking Through Macrophage Bridging Conduits Facilitates Spread of Infection

(2011) Irena Kadiu et al.   Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Macrophage Bridging Conduit Trafficking of HIV-1 Through the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Network

(2011) Irena Kadiu et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Calcium-dependent mitochondrial extrusion in ciliated protozoa

(2011) Yelena Bisharyan et al.   MITOCHONDRION

MicroRNAs are transported in plasma and delivered to recipient cells by high-density lipoproteins

(2011) Kasey C. Vickers et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Intercellular Communication by Exchange of Cytoplasmic Material via Tunneling Nano-Tube Like Structures in Primary Human Renal Epithelial Cells

(2011) Sophie Domhan et al.   PLoS One

Mitochondrial Capture by a Transmissible Cancer

(2011) C. A. Rebbeck et al.   SCIENCE

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reprogram Adult Cardiomyocytes Toward a Progenitor-Like State Through Partial Cell Fusion and Mitochondria Transfer

(2011) Adrien Acquistapace et al.   STEM CELLS

Adriamycin Nephropathy

(2010) Kaoru Yasuda et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Tunneling-nanotube development in astrocytes depends on p53 activation

(2010) Y Wang et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

Cytoplasm and organelle transfer between mesenchymal multipotent stromal cells and renal tubular cells in co-culture

(2010) Egor Y. Plotnikov et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Melanin transfer in human skin cells is mediated by filopodia—a model for homotypic and heterotypic lysosome-related organelle transfer

(2010) Suman K. Singh et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Fas stimulation of T lymphocytes promotes rapid intercellular exchange of death signals via membrane nanotubes

(2009) Peter D Arkwright et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Selective block of tunneling nanotube (TNT) formation inhibits intercellular organelle transfer between PC12 cells

(2009) Nickolay V. Bukoreshtliev et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Prions hijack tunnelling nanotubes for intercellular spread

(2009) Karine Gousset et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Concentration-dependent inhibition of angiogenesis by mesenchymal stem cells

(2008) K. Otsu et al.   BLOOD

Tunneling nanotube (TNT)-like structures facilitate a constitutive, actomyosin-dependent exchange of endocytic organelles between normal rat kidney cells☆

(2008) Steffen Gurke et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Cell-to-cell cross-talk between mesenchymal stem cells and cardiomyocytes in co-culture

(2008) E. Y. Plotnikov et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE