Through a process called phagocytosis, the amoeba encloses the yeast cell with its membrane and draws it inside. Specialized plasma membrane proteins in the amoeba (in green) are involved in this ...

Phagocytosis –the ingestion of particulate matter ≥0.5 µm in diameter– and macropinocytosis –the gulping of large volumes of extracellular fluid– are key components of innate immunity. Both processes ...

Phagocytosis is a critical immune function for infection control and tissue homeostasis. During phagocytosis, pathogens are ...

A review article highlights how two X chromosomes in females influence immune system composition and function, leading to faster infection clearance and stronger vaccination responses but also a ...

A fully functioning immune system is essential to help the body maintain good health, and macrophages play a critical role in ...

In this mini-webinar Tim Dale will: Illustrate how real-time live-cell analysis using pH-sensitive fluorescent probe-labelled target cells can be used to visualize and quantify phagocytosis. Share ...

During a process called phagocytosis, alveolar macrophages capture and eliminate particles that pass through the mucus layer, moving them out of the lungs and into the upper airways or lymphatic ...

Three researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been elected to the American Association for the ...

and was capable of phagocytosis (Figure 2a). The alternative hypothesis is that the host of the endosymbiont was an archaeon, and the endosymbiosis triggered the evolution of eukaryotic ...

Microglia seem to play a hand in every aspect of Alzheimer’s pathogenesis, from the seeding and clearing of plaques to the traveling of tau to the dying of neurons. Scientists are pursuing ...

is the result of...phagocytosis of free nuclear material with a resulting round vacuole containing this partially digested and lysed nuclear material...”. This discovery ushered in the present era of ...

On March 13, 2024, MorphoSys confirmed the receipt of antitrust clearance in Germany and Austria. Subsequently, on March 22, 2024, MorphoSys announced the receipt of U.S. antitrust clearance. As a ...