Social amoebae trap and kill bacteria by casting DNA nets

Extracellular traps (ETs) from neutrophils are reticulated nets of DNA decorated with anti-microbial granules, and are capable of trapping and killing extracellular pathogens. Various phagocytes of mammals and invertebrates produce ETs, however, the evolutionary history of this DNA-based host defenc...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xuezhi, Zhuchenko, Olga, Kuspa, Adam, Soldati, Thierry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26927887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10938

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26927887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10938

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