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CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY
卷 259, 期 2, 页码 128-134出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2009.06.006
关键词
Macrophage; E. coli; Mertk; Axl; Tyro3; Phagocytosis
资金
- National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease [5-31702]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R01AI050736] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Many receptors that are employed for the engulfment of apoptotic cells are also used for the recognition and phagocytosis of bacteria. Tyro3, Axl, and Mertk (TAM) are important in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by macrophages. Animals lacking these receptors are hypersensitive to bacterial products. In this report, we examine whether the TAM receptors are involved in the phagocytosis of bacteria. We found that macrophages lacking Mertk, Axl, Tyro3 or all three receptors were equally efficient in the phagocytosis of Gram-negative E. coli. Similarly, the phagocytosis of E. coli and Gram-positive S. aureus bioparticles by macrophages lacking TAM receptors was equal to wild-type. In addition, we found that Mertk did not play a role in killing of extracellular E. coli or the replication status of intracellular Francisella tularensis. Thus, while TAM receptors may regulate signal transduction to bacterial components, they are not essential for the phagocytosis and killing of bacteria. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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