Nanoplastics are associated with several risks to the ecology and toxicity to humans.
Nanoplastics are synthetic polymers with dimensions ranging from 1 nm to 1 μm. They are …

Phagocytosis is a widespread and evolutionarily conserved process with diverse biological
functions, ranging from engulfment of invading microbes during infection to clearance of …

A robust comprehension of phagocytosis is crucial for understanding its importance in innate
immunity. A detailed description of the molecular mechanisms that lead to the uptake and …

Antibodies mediate a broad array of non-neutralizing Fc-mediated functions against HIV-1
including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cellular …

Phagocytic cells form the first line of defense in an organism, engulfing microbial pathogens.
Phagocytosis involves cell mechanical changes that are not yet well understood …

Phagocytosis is an important part of innate immunity and describes the engulfment of
bacteria and other extracellular objects on the micrometer scale. The protrusion of the cell …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a significant clinical burden globally and is
predicted to continue to increase in incidence for the foreseeable future. The treatment of …

Immune cells degrade internalized pathogens in vesicle compartments called phagosomes.
Many intracellular bacteria induce homotypic phagosome fusion to survive in host cells, but …

The immune synapse is the tight contact zone between a lymphocyte and a cell presenting
its cognate antigen. This structure serves as a signaling platform and entails a polarization of …

In this work, we report on the development of mannose-coated fluorescent lipid
microparticles to study the role of C-type lectin membrane receptors in phagocytosis. The …