Phagosome-lysosome fusion is a calcium-independent event in macrophages
Phagosome-lysosome membrane fusion is a highly regulated event that is essential for intracellular killing of microorganisms. Functionally, it represents a form of polarized regulated secretion, which is classically dependent on increases in intracellular ionized calcium ([Ca2+]i). Indeed, increases...
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Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1996
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2120694/ |