Complement receptor 3 mediates ruffle-like, actin-rich aggregates during phagocytosis of Leishmania infantum metacyclics.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2020.107968
Abstract: The parasitic protozoan Leishmania infantum resides primarily in macrophages throughout mammalian infection. Infection is initiated by deposition of the metacyclic promastigote into the dermis of a mammalian host by the sand fly vector. Promastigotes enter… read more here.
Keywords: phagocytosis; complement receptor; actin; ruffle like ... See more keywords