Components of the Engulfment Machinery Have Distinct Roles in Corpse Processing.

Components of the Engulfment Machinery Have Distinct Roles in Corpse Processing.

Billions of cells die in our bodies on a daily basis and are engulfed by phagocytes. Engulfment, or phagocytosis, can be broken down into five basic steps: attraction of the phagocyte, recognition of the dying cell, internalization, phagosome maturation, and acidification. In this study, we focus on...

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Main Authors: Tracy L Meehan, Tony F Joudi, Allison K Timmons, Jeffrey D Taylor, Corey S Habib, Jeanne S Peterson, Shanan Emmanuel, Nathalie C Franc, Kimberly McCall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4922577?pdf=render

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