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Eat me: The cell signal of death – EurekAlert

Scientists at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and colleagues in Japan have revealed molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted…

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IMAGE: Cut-away pieces of XRCC4 protein travel out of the nucleus to the cell membrane to activate scramblases, turning on an ‘eat me’ signal recognized by phagocytes.
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Credit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS
Scientists at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and colleagues in Japan have revealed molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted cells in the body. A nuclear protein fragment released into the cytoplasm activates a plasma membrane protein…

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