Tagging the dead: a bridging factor for Caenorhabditis elegans phagocyte receptors

Rachael Rutkowski; Anton Gartner

doi:10.1038/ncb2077

Tagging the dead: a bridging factor for Caenorhabditis elegans phagocyte receptors

Rachael Rutkowski, Anton Gartner

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Abstract

Recognition of apoptotic cells by phagocytic cells in Caenorhabditis elegans has been something of a mystery. A secreted transthyretin-like protein, TTR-52, has been identified as a bridging molecule between apoptotic cells and CED-1 on the phagocytic cells that engulf them.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	638-640
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Cell Biology
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb2077
Publication status	Published - Jul 2010

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C-ELEGANS
ASYMMETRY

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Combined Genetic and Biochemical Approaches to Uncover and Characterize Redundant Factors Involved in Late Stages of Recombinational Repair
Gartner, A. (Investigator) & Lamond, A. (Investigator)
1/08/10 → 30/04/17
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Tagging the dead: a bridging factor for Caenorhabditis elegans phagocyte receptors

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