This protocol describes the isolation from brain tissue of extracellular vesicle subpopulations, including microvesicles, exosomes and mitochondria-derived mitovesicles, using a high-resolution (iodixanol) density step gradient. Extracellular vesicle characterization and analysis are also presented.
- Pasquale D’Acunzo
- Yohan Kim
- Efrat Levy