Neurofibromin controls macropinocytosis and phagocytosis in Dictyostelium

Neurofibromin controls macropinocytosis and phagocytosis in Dictyostelium

Cells use phagocytosis and macropinocytosis to internalise bulk material, which in phagotrophic organisms supplies the nutrients necessary for growth. Wildtype Dictyostelium amoebae feed on bacteria, but for decades laboratory work has relied on axenic mutants that can also grow on liquid media. We...

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Main Authors: Gareth Bloomfield, David Traynor, Sophia P Sander, Douwe M Veltman, Justin A Pachebat, Robert R Kay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
amoeba
growth
macropinocytosis
phagocytosis
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/04940

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