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. 2005 Oct 21;123(2):190-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.10.005.

Eater: a big bite into phagocytosis

Deniz Ertürk-Hasdemir  1 , Neal Silverman
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Eater: a big bite into phagocytosis

Deniz Ertürk-Hasdemir et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

The phagocytosis of invading microorganisms by specialized blood cells is a crucial element of innate immunity in both mammals and insects. In this issue of Cell, Kocks et al. (2005) demonstrate that Eater, a scavenger receptor, plays an important role in the recognition and phagocytosis of bacteria in the fruit fly Drosophila.

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