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Two distinct cytoplasmic regions of the beta2 integrin chain regulate RhoA function during phagocytosis.
The Journal of cell biology - 27 Mar 2006
Wiedemann Agnès, Patel Jayesh C, Lim Jenson, Tsun Andy, van Kooyk Yvette, Caron Emmanuelle
Abstract excerpt
AlphaMbeta2 integrins mediate phagocytosis of opsonized particles in a process controlled by RhoA, Rho kinase, myosin II, Arp2/3, and actin polymerization. AlphaMbeta2, Rho, Arp2/3, and F-actin accumulate underneath bound particles; however, the mechanism regulating Rho function during alphaMbeta2-mediated phagocytosis is poorly understood. We report that the binding of C3bi-opsonized sheep red blood cells (RBCs)...
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