▪ Abstract Phagocytosis of pathogens by macrophages initiates the innate immune
response, which in turn orchestrates the adaptive response. In order to discriminate between …

Hydrophobic insertion of the acyl chain into the bilayer is necessary but not sufficient for the
membrane binding of a myristoylated protein. The myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase …

It has long been known from the results of ultrastructural studies that complement-and
immunoglobulin G (IgG)-opsonized particles are phagocytosed differently by macrophages …

Whereas amastigotes of the protozoan parasite Leishmania proliferate inside acidic
phagolysosomal vacuoles of the macrophage, vacuoles induced by Leishmania donovani …

The proteins of the MARCKS (myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate) family were first
identified as prominent substrates of protein kinase C (PKC). Since then, these proteins …

Recent advances in research on phagocytosis include a better appreciation of the cross-talk
between phagocytic receptors, the definition of multiple signaling domains within these …

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and monocyte/macrophages (MMs) are
professional phagocytic cells that are able to phagocytose and destroy infectious agents …

Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric epithelium of∼ 50% of the world's population and
plays a causative role in the development of gastric and duodenal ulcers. H. pylori is …

Myristoylated, alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) is a lipopolysaccharide-induced
protein kinase C (PKC) substrate that has been proposed to regulate actin-membrane …

Failure of oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) differentiation contributes significantly to
failed myelin sheath regeneration (remyelination) in chronic demyelinating diseases …