As it turns out, phagocytes ingest substances both for feeding and as a protective mechanism ... whether the uptake involves large particles (phagocytosis) or mainly solutes and water (pinocytosis).

The autophagy protein microtubule-associated protein 1 Light Chain 3 (LC3) becomes lipidated onto macropinosomes, phagosomes, and entotic vacuole membranes in a manner requiring core autophagy genes ...

In addition, in immune cells, the cytoskeleton is essential for phagocytosis ... of the role of the cytoskeleton in host-defense mechanisms. Unlike the skeleton in higher organisms, the cellular ...