Phagocytosis: The Host 978-1-55938-999-0

Table of contents :
Content:
List of contributors
Pages ix-xiii

Introduction to the series
Pages xv-xvi
Alan M. Tartakoff

Preface
Pages xvii-xix
Siamon Gordon

The early history of phagocytosis Review Article
Pages 3-18
Thomas P. Stossel

Drosophila hemocytes, phagocytosis, and croquemort, a macrophage receptor Review Article
Pages 19-46
Nathalie C. Franc

Phagocytosis by nonprofessional phagocytes Review Article
Pages 47-67
Debora Williams-Herman, Zena Werb

Scavenger receptors and phagocytosis of bacteria and apoptotic cells Review Article
Pages 71-85
Nick Platt, Richard Haworth, Rosangela P. da Silva, Siamon Gordon

Mannose receptor and phagocytosis Review Article
Pages 87-101
Iain P. Fraser, R. Alan B. Ezekowitz

Integrin receptors of phagocytes Review Article
Pages 103-147
Scott D. Blystone, Eric J. Brown

Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis Review Article
Pages 149-191
Steven Greenberg

Heterogeneity in macrophage phagocytosis Review Article
Pages 195-213
Alan Aderem, David M. Underhill

Signaling through rho gtpases in phagocytes Review Article
Pages 215-231
Arie E. Abo

Regulatory roles of phosphatidylinositol (4,5) bisphosphate in cell signaling, membrane traffic, and the cytoskeleton Review Article
Pages 233-263
Shamshad Cockcroft

Pathways through the macrophage vacuolar compartment Review Article
Pages 267-284
Joel A. Swanson

Sequential maturation of phagosomes provides unique targets for pathogens Review Article
Pages 285-297
Carmen Alvarez-Dominguez, Philip D. Stahl, Luis Mayorga

Phagosomal acidification mechanisms and functional significance Review Article
Pages 299-319
David J. Hackam, Ori D. Rotstein, Sergio Grinstein

The phagocyte actin cytoskeleton Review Article
Pages 321-342
Hui-Qiao Sun, Keng-Mean Lin, Masaya Yamamoto, Helen L. Yin

Nramp1: A novel macrophage protein with a key function in resistance to intracellular pathogens Review Article
Pages 345-362
Samantha Gruenheid, Emil Skamene, Philippe Gros

Uptake and presentation of phagocytosed antigens by dendritic cells Review Article
Pages 363-378
Matthew L. Albert, Nina Bhardwaj, Ralph M. Steinman, Shannon Turley, Wendy Garrett, Ira Mellman, Kayo Inaba

Processing and presentation of phagocytosed antigens to the immune system Review Article
Pages 379-406
Jean Pieters

Antimicrobial mechanisms of macrophages Review Article
Pages 407-439
Michael U. Shiloh, Carl F. Nathan

Components and organization of the nadph oxidase of phagocytic cells: Its role in microbial killing and in the molecular pathology of chronic granulomatous disease Review Article
Pages 441-483
Anthony W. Segal, Frans Wientjes, R.W. Stockley, Lodewijk V. Dekker

Oxygen-independent antimicrobial mechanisms of pmn Review Article
Pages 485-512
Peter Elsbach

Index
Pages 513-521