Phagosome proteomes open the way to a better understanding of phagosome function.
Phagocytic cells take up microbes and other particles into membrane-bounded organelles called phagosomes. Studies on the protein and lipid composition of model phagosomes containing latex beads are the first step in a systems-biology approach to understanding how these organelles function.
Griffiths
Gareth
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Cell Biology Program, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany. gareth.griffiths@embl-heidelberg.de
Mayorga
Luis
L
D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008863:Microspheres; D010588:Phagosomes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis*; D049490:Systems Biology
D008055:Lipids; D011506:Proteins; D020543:Proteome