title: Macrophages gain a partner at the table: epidermal cells digest peripheral dendritic debris in Drosophila.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Han et al. (2014) develop powerful methods to visualize phagocytosis of Drosophila peripheral sensory neuron dendrites. Remarkably, epidermal cells rather than professional phagocytes are the primary mediators of debris clearance, using both familiar and new molecular players.
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Neuroscience Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors: Heather N
authors: HN
authors: Turner
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Neuroscience Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Genes and Development Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: mjgalko@mdanderson.org.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Galko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003712:Dendrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000166:cytology*