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A Rab11-containing rapidly recycling compartment in macrophages that promotes phagocytosis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Jan 2000
Cox D, Lee D J, Dale B M, Calafat J, Greenberg S
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages are specialized cells of the immune system that exhibit a prodigious capacity for phagocytosis. The ability of macrophages to internalize a substantial proportion of their plasma membrane during phagocytosis indicates that they possess a mechanism for the rapid renewal of plasma membrane. We examined the role of endocytic membrane recycling in promoting phagocytosis. In contrast to many other cell...
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