Curvature recognition and force generation in phagocytosis

The uptake of particles by actin-powered invagination of the plasma membrane is common to protozoa and to phagocytes involved in the immune response of higher organisms. The question addressed here is how a phagocyte may use geometric cues to optimize force generation for the uptake of a particle. W...

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Hauptverfasser: Clarke, Margaret (VerfasserIn) , Engel, Ulrike (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 29 December 2010
In: BMC biology
Year: 2010, Jahrgang: 8
ISSN:1741-7007
DOI:10.1186/1741-7007-8-154
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Verfasserangaben:Margaret Clarke, Ulrike Engel, Jennifer Giorgione, Annette Müller-Taubenberger, Jana Prassler, Douwe Veltman, Günther Gerisch
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Zusammenfassung:The uptake of particles by actin-powered invagination of the plasma membrane is common to protozoa and to phagocytes involved in the immune response of higher organisms. The question addressed here is how a phagocyte may use geometric cues to optimize force generation for the uptake of a particle. We survey mechanisms that enable a phagocyte to remodel actin organization in response to particles of complex shape.
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ISSN:1741-7007
DOI:10.1186/1741-7007-8-154