Fig. 4: Blocking Phagosome Formation by Depolymerizing Actin
Fig. 4: Blocking Phagosome Formation by Depolymerizing Actin
Molecules of some bacteria, through a type III secretion system, deliver effector proteins that depolymerize the actin microfilaments of the phagocyte used for phagocytic engulfment.
Illustration of Blocking Phagosome
Formation by Depolymerizing Actin .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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