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RAL-1 controls multivesicular body biogenesis and exosome secretion

Vincent Hyenne,Ahmet Apaydin,8 Authors,Michel Labouesse

2015 · DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201504136
Journal of Cell Biology · 66 Citations

Abstract

In Caenorhabditis elegans, the RAL-1 GTPase regulates multivesicular body formation and fusion with the plasma membrane, thereby promoting exosome secretion; in mammals, RalA and RalB are required for the secretion of exosome-like vesicles.