Bacterial Engulfment Mechanism Is Strongly Conserved in Evolution Between Earthworm and Human Immune Cells

Bacterial Engulfment Mechanism Is Strongly Conserved in Evolution Between Earthworm and Human Immune Cells

Invertebrates, including earthworms, are applied to study the evolutionarily conserved cellular immune processes. Earthworm immunocytes (so-called coelomocytes) are functionally similar to vertebrate myeloid cells and form the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Hereby, we compared the...

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Main Authors: Bohdana Kokhanyuk, Kornélia Bodó, György Sétáló Jr, Péter Németh, Péter Engelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
macrophages
coelomocytes
evolution
endocytosis
phagocytosis
inhibitors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.733541/full

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