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The zipper mechanism in phagocytosis: energetic requirements and variability in phagocytic cup shape

BACKGROUND: Phagocytosis is the fundamental cellular process by which eukaryotic cells bind and engulf particles by their cell membrane. Particle engulfment involves particle recognition by cell-surface receptors, signaling and remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton to guide the membrane around the pa...

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Autores principales: Tollis, Sylvain, Dart, Anna E, Tzircotis, George, Endres, Robert G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21059234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-0509-4-149