Opsonin
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opsonin-299-5530614
title:
Opsonin
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Opsonins are extracellular proteins that, when bound to substances or cells, induce phagocytes to phagocytose the substances or cells with the opsonins bound. Thus, opsonins act as tags to label things in the body that should be phagocytosed by phagocytes. Different types of things ("targets") can be tagged by opsonins for phagocytosis, including: pathogens, cancer cells, aged cells, dead or dying cells, excess synapses, or protein aggregates. Opsonins help clear pathogens, as well as dead, dyin
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description:
Any extracellular molecule that tags cells or substances for phagocytosis by the immune system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsonin
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2024-03-14T16:21:58Z
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