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Phagosomes

Known as: Phagocytic vesicle, Phagosome 
Membrane-bound cytoplasmic vesicles formed by invagination of phagocytized material. They fuse with lysosomes to form phagolysosomes in which the… 
National Institutes of Health

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CytoplasmMicrobiologicalNeutrophil Cytosolic Factor 2Phagocytosis

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Endoplasm

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Phagolysosomesphagocytic vesicle membrane

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Factors affecting the escape of Francisella tularensis from the phagolysosome.
The highly virulent bacterium Francisella tularensis is well adapted to the intracellular habitat but the mechanisms behind its… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Dangerous Liaisons between a Microbe and the Prion Protein
Aren't bugs a source of continuous amazement? Consider, for example, how cunningly bacteria conspire to shanghai the molecular… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A role for N‐WASP in invasin‐promoted internalisation
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Interaction of Mycobacterium avium-Containing Phagosomes with the Antigen Presentation Pathway1
Pathogenic mycobacteria infect macrophages where they replicate in phagosomes that minimize contact with late endosomal/lysosomal… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Possible origin of the Legionella pneumophila virulence genes and their relation to Coxiella burnetii
Many aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and amino acid biosynthesis genes in Gram-positive bacteria are regulated by an unusual… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Reconstitution of Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion in StreptolysinO-permeabilized Cells*
We have reconstituted fusion between phagosomes and lysosomes in streptolysin O-permeabilized J774-E macrophages. Fusion was… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Differential and sequential delivery of fluorescent lysosomal probes into phagosomes in mouse peritoneal macrophages
It has previously been inferred that the fusion of a macrophage secondary lysosome with a phagosome delivers the entire lysosomal… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
The killing of pathogens by phagocytes.
Phagocytes include neutrophils, eosinophils, and monocyte-macrophages. They are cells specialized for destruction. Their name… 
1980
1980
Prostaglandin synthesis in different phases of phagocytosis in lung macrophages
Macrophages have a central role in bodily defence and inflammatory responses. Prostaglandins (PGs), mediators of inflammation1… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
An Electron Microscopic Study of Erythrophagocytosis
The present study describes a submicroscopic surface fragmentation of erythrocytes which occurs in the ascitic fluid of rats… 
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