Eater: a big bite into phagocytosis.
作者信息
Ertürk-Hasdemir Deniz, Silverman Neal
机构信息
Division of Infectious Disease, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01605, USA.
出版信息
Cell. 2005 Oct 21;123(2):190-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.10.005.
PMID:16239137
Abstract
The phagocytosis of invading microorganisms by specialized blood cells is a crucial element of innate immunity in both mammals and insects. In this issue of Cell, Kocks et al. (2005) demonstrate that Eater, a scavenger receptor, plays an important role in the recognition and phagocytosis of bacteria in the fruit fly Drosophila.
摘要
Zotero 插件