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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 88-93.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0397

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Research Progress on Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Agriculture and Environmental Protection

YAO Weige1(), FAN Li2, SUN Rui1, KANG Jie1, GE Jingping1()   

  1. 1 Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education/ Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering and Biological Fermentation for Cold Region/ Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province/ School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080
    2 Qiqihar Institute for Drug Control, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000
  • Received:2024-06-21 Revised:2024-09-29 Online:2025-02-25 Published:2025-02-24

Abstract:

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small vesicles released into the extracellular matrix by cells and retain a high compositional similarity to the cell membrane. Almost all types of cells are capable of secreting vesicles, and those produced by bacteria are usually referred to as bacterial extracellular vesicles. Vesicles play an important role in agriculture and environmental protection. To gain a deeper insight into the function of vesicles within the realm of environmental protection, a review was conducted on the types and composition of vesicles, extraction methods, production, secretion and regulation mechanisms and their roles in degrading pesticide wastes in soils. Moreover, the importance of vesicles in the relationships among bacteria and between pathogens and crops, as well as their potential applications in the field of environmental protection and agricultural production were discussed in depth. Finally, the future research direction was prospected, and it was believed that the function of vesicles should be deeply understood and the role of vesicles in the ecosystem category should be studied, and the role of vesicles in the ecosystem should be utilized to make more contributions to environmental protection.

Key words: extracellular vesicles, bacterial extracellular vesicles, agriculture and environmental protection, pesticide degradation, extraction methods, production, secretion and regulation mechanisms, ecosystem