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Phagocytosis of Latex Beads by Acanthamoeba

Year: 1967

Type: article

Abstract: Electron microscopic studies confirm and extend the conclusions derived previously from a quantitative biochemical study of the phagocytosis of polystyrene and polyvinyltoluene latex beads by Acanthamoeba (1). Latex beads 1.305, 1.90, and 2.68 micro in diameter are ingested individually, with each bead tightly surrounded by a membrane derived from the plasma membrane. Latex beads 0.557, 0.264, 0.126, and 0.088 micro in diameter are accumulated at the surface of the ameba and then phagocytosed, with many beads tightly packed within one membrane-bounded vesicle.

Source: The Journal of Cell Biology

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.34.1.219

Authors: Edward D. Korn, Robert A. Weisman

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service

Language: English

Topic: Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

Subfield: Endocrinology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2045098449

FWCI: 15.18

Cites: 6

Cited by: 164

Related to: 10