Caenorhabditis elegans myotubularin MTM-1 negatively regulates the engulfment of apoptotic cells.
During programmed cell death, apoptotic cells are recognized and rapidly engulfed by phagocytes. Although a number of genes have been identified that promote cell corpse engulfment, it is not well understood how phagocytosis of apoptotic cells is negatively regulated. Here we have identified Caenorh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2751444?pdf=render |