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SUBMITTER: Jaumouille V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304309 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jaumouillé Valentin V Waterman Clare M CM
Frontiers in immunology 20200612
Phagocytosis is a specialized process that enables cellular ingestion and clearance of microbes, dead cells and tissue debris that are too large for other endocytic routes. As such, it is an essential component of tissue homeostasis and the innate immune response, and also provides a link to the adaptive immune response. However, ingestion of large particulate materials represents a monumental task for phagocytic cells. It requires profound reorganization of the cell morphology around the target ...[more]