International Journal of Molecular Sciences Review Lysosomal Exocytosis, Exosome Release and Secretory Autophagy: The Autophagic- and Endo-Lysosomal Systems Go Extracellular 1, 1, 1,2 1 3 Sandra Buratta y, Brunella Tancini y, Krizia Sagini , Federica Delo , Elisabetta Chiaradia , Lorena Urbanelli 1,* and Carla Emiliani 1,4,* 1 Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06123 Perugia, Italy;
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[email protected] (C.E.); Tel.: +39-075-585-7440 (L.U.); +39-075-585-7438 (C.E.); Fax: +39-075-585-7436 (L.U. & C.E.) Both authors contributed equally to this work. y Received: 17 March 2020; Accepted: 6 April 2020; Published: 8 April 2020 Abstract: Beyond the consolidated role in degrading and recycling cellular waste, the autophagic- and endo-lysosomal systems play a crucial role in extracellular release pathways. Lysosomal exocytosis is a process leading to the secretion of lysosomal content upon lysosome fusion with plasma membrane and is an important mechanism of cellular clearance, necessary to maintain cell fitness. Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicles originating from the inward budding of the membrane of late endosomes, which may not fuse with lysosomes but be released extracellularly upon exocytosis.