Table 2.

Distribution and functions of the migrasomes

Cell types or tissuesContentsPotential physiological and pathological rolesReference
L929 cells
NRK cells 
Small vesicles
Mitochondria
mRNA 
Packaged release and localized secretion of signaling proteins
Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis
Lateral transfer of materials 
Jiao et al. (2021), (2024); Ma et al. (2015); Zhu et al. (2021)  
Mouse monocytes Small vesicles Packaged release and targeted delivery of cytokines at inflammation sites Jiao et al. (2024)  
Mouse neutrophils Mitochondria Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis Jiao et al. (2021)  
Mouse macrophages Small vesicles
Mitochondria 
Packaged release and localized secretion of signaling proteins
Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis 
Jiao et al. (2021); Ma et al. (2015)  
Zebrafish embryos Chemokines Organ morphogenesis during zebrafish gastrulation Jiang et al. (2019)  
Chick embryo AM Growth factors, chemokines Angiogenesis in chicken embryos Zhang et al. (2022)  
Tumor cell lines Cytoplasm, mRNA, etc. Mediating the tumor–tumor associated osteoclast coupling Gu et al. (2024)  
BM-MSCs Dermcidin Enhancing bacterial phagocytosis of pulmonary macrophages Li et al. (2023)  
Multipotent MSCs SDF-1 Chemoattractant for cells of hematopoietic cells Deniz et al. (2023)  
Cells infected with viruses Virions Viral transmission Liu et al. (2023); Lv and Zhang (2023); Zhao et al. (2024)  
Macrophage lineage cells CD5L Impairment of complement-dependent blood–brain barrier in CAA Hu et al. (2023)  
Primary human coronary artery endothelial cells Unknown Cell–cell signalization Gagat et al. (2021)  
Retinal pigmented epithelium cells Unknown Development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy Wu et al. (2022)  
Microglia Contractile proteins, etc. Associated with high-salt diet–induced ischemic brain damage Schmidt-Pogoda et al. (2018)  
Urine miRNA Biomarker for early podocyte injury Liu et al. (2020)  
Cell types or tissuesContentsPotential physiological and pathological rolesReference
L929 cells
NRK cells 
Small vesicles
Mitochondria
mRNA 
Packaged release and localized secretion of signaling proteins
Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis
Lateral transfer of materials 
Jiao et al. (2021), (2024); Ma et al. (2015); Zhu et al. (2021)  
Mouse monocytes Small vesicles Packaged release and targeted delivery of cytokines at inflammation sites Jiao et al. (2024)  
Mouse neutrophils Mitochondria Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis Jiao et al. (2021)  
Mouse macrophages Small vesicles
Mitochondria 
Packaged release and localized secretion of signaling proteins
Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis 
Jiao et al. (2021); Ma et al. (2015)  
Zebrafish embryos Chemokines Organ morphogenesis during zebrafish gastrulation Jiang et al. (2019)  
Chick embryo AM Growth factors, chemokines Angiogenesis in chicken embryos Zhang et al. (2022)  
Tumor cell lines Cytoplasm, mRNA, etc. Mediating the tumor–tumor associated osteoclast coupling Gu et al. (2024)  
BM-MSCs Dermcidin Enhancing bacterial phagocytosis of pulmonary macrophages Li et al. (2023)  
Multipotent MSCs SDF-1 Chemoattractant for cells of hematopoietic cells Deniz et al. (2023)  
Cells infected with viruses Virions Viral transmission Liu et al. (2023); Lv and Zhang (2023); Zhao et al. (2024)  
Macrophage lineage cells CD5L Impairment of complement-dependent blood–brain barrier in CAA Hu et al. (2023)  
Primary human coronary artery endothelial cells Unknown Cell–cell signalization Gagat et al. (2021)  
Retinal pigmented epithelium cells Unknown Development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy Wu et al. (2022)  
Microglia Contractile proteins, etc. Associated with high-salt diet–induced ischemic brain damage Schmidt-Pogoda et al. (2018)  
Urine miRNA Biomarker for early podocyte injury Liu et al. (2020)  

L929 (mouse fibroblast cell line), NRK (normal rat kidney cell line).

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