BBS2001 Threats and Defence Mechanisms: what are the steps of phagocytosis?

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what are the steps of phagocytosis?

Mirte Schattorie · Accepted Answer

1. attachment; mediated by cell-surface, fibronectin and opsonin receptors
2. internalization; part of the plasma membrane around the pathogen to form a phagocytic vesicle
3. digestion; vesicle fuses with primary lysosomes and become phagolysosomes

BBS2001 Threats and Defence Mechanisms

What are the steps of phagocytosis?

1. attachment; mediated by cell-surface, fibronectin and opsonin receptors 2. internalization; part of the plasma membrane around the pathogen to form a phagocytic vesicle 3. digestion; vesicle fuses with primary lysosomes and become phagolysosomes

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