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Integrin αPS3/βν-mediated phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and bacteria in Drosophila.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 12 Apr 2013
Nonaka Saori, Nagaosa Kaz, Mori Toshinobu, Shiratsuchi Akiko, Nakanishi Yoshinobu
Abstract excerpt
Integrins exert a variety of cellular functions as heterodimers of two transmembrane subunits named α and β. Integrin βν, a β-subunit of Drosophila integrin, is involved in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and bacteria. Here, we searched for an α-subunit that forms a complex and cooperates with βν. Examinations of RNAi-treated animals suggested that αPS3, but not any of four other α-subunits, is required for...
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