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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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2014
2014
Sulfonamide inhibition studies of two β-carbonic anhydrases from the bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Sphingosine Kinase 1 (SK1) Is Recruited to Nascent Phagosomes in Human Macrophages: Inhibition of SK1 Translocation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis1
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) is a leading cause of global infectious mortality. The pathogenesis of tuberculosis involves… 
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
Leishmania promastigotes require lipophosphoglycan to actively modulate the fusion properties of phagosomes at an early step of phagocytosis
The lipophosphoglycan (LPG) of Leishmania promastigotes plays key roles in parasite survival in both insect and mammalian hosts… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A method to purify bacteria-containing phagosomes from infected macrophages.
When small particles, such as microorganisms, are taken up by macrophages, they are wrapped with a portion of the host cell… 
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
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The phagosome containing Legionella pneumophila within the protozoan Hartmannella vermiformis is surrounded by the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular parasite of protozoa and human phagocytes. To examine adaptation of this bacterium to… 
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… 
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