Eater: a big bite into phagocytosis
Erturk Hasdemir, Deniz Silverman, Neal
Erturk Hasdemir, Deniz
Silverman, Neal
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2005-10-22
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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.
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Cell. 2005 Oct 21;123(2):190-2. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.cell.2005.10.005
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16239137