Requirement for Croquemort in Phagocytos
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Franc, N. C.
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Article
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1999
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American Association for the Advancement of Scienc
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English
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Macrophages in the __Drosophila__ embryo are responsible for the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and are competent to engulf bacteria. Croquemort (CRQ) is a CD36-related receptor expressed exclusively on these macrophages. Genetic evidence showed that __crq__ was essential for efficient phagocytosis