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Cell corpse engulfment mediated by C. elegans phosphatidylserine receptor through CED-5 and CED-12.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 28 Nov 2003
Wang Xiaochen, Wu Yi-Chun, Fadok Valerie A, Lee Ming-Chia, Gengyo-Ando Keiko, Cheng Li-Chun, Ledwich Duncan, Hsu Pei-Ken, Chen Jia-Yun, Chou Bin-Kuan, Henson Peter, Mitani Shohei, Xue Ding
Abstract excerpt
During apoptosis, phosphatidylserine, which is normally restricted to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane, is exposed on the surface of apoptotic cells and has been suggested to act as an "eat-me" signal to trigger phagocytosis. It is unclear how phagocytes recognize phosphatidylserine. Recently, a putative phosphatidylserine receptor (PSR) was identified and proposed to mediate recognition of...
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