Migrasome, from basic biology to therapeutic potentials
Date:2025-05-28

NO. 73

 

CIMR Wednesday Lecture Series

 

Time:

Wednesday, May. 28 2025, 2:00 p.m.

 

Location:

Yifu Lecture Hall, North Basic Research Building 

 

Host

Deguang Liang (梁德光)

Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Beijing

 

Speaker

Li Yu (俞力)

Professor

School of Life Sciences

Tsinghua University

 

TITLE:

Migrasome, from basic biology to therapeutic potentials

 

ABSTRACT:

Cells communicate with one another by secreting and releasing proteins and vesicles, and many possess the ability to migrate. In 2015, we discovered migracytosis, a mechanism for the release of cellular contents that depends on cell migration, and identified migrasomes, the vesicular structures that facilitate this process. In this seminar, I will discuss our recent advancements in understanding the mechanisms of migrasome biogenesis and their roles in various biological processes, with a particular emphasis on the roles of migrasome in the immune system.

 

SELECTED PAPERS

1. Jiang D, Jiao L, Li Q, Xie R, Jia H, Wang S, Chen Y, Liu S, Huang D, Zheng J, Song W, Li Y, Chen J, Li J, Ying B, Yu L. Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system. Nat Cell Biol. 2024 Jul; 26(7): 1110-1123.

2. Huang Y, Zucker B, Zhang S, Elias S, Zhu Y, Chen H, Ding T, Li Y, Sun Y, Lou J, Kozlov MM, Yu L. Migrasome formation is mediated by assembly of micron-scale tetraspanin macrodomains. Nat Cell Biol. 2019 Aug; 21(8): 991-1002. 

3. Ma L, Li Y, Peng J, Wu D, Zhao X, Cui Y, Chen L, Yan X, Du Y, Yu L. Discovery of the migrasome, an organelle mediating release of cytoplasmic contents during cell migration. Cell Res. 2015 Jan; 25(1): 24-38.