Phagocytosis: How the phagosome became the phag-ER-some

Colin Watts

doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01163-6

Phagocytosis: How the phagosome became the phag-ER-some

Colin Watts (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Phagocytosis is a fundamental mechanism for engulfment of pathogens, dead and dying host cells and other particulate material. Surprisingly, the involvement of the endoplasmic reticulum in macrophage-mediated phagocytosis has only just been discovered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R666-R668
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	12
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01163-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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