Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/geneontology/id/GO:0043277
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| rdf:type | |
| skos:definition |
"The recognition and removal of an apoptotic cell by a neighboring cell or by a phagocyte." [GOC:rk, PMID:14685684]
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| skos:inScheme | |
| skos:prefLabel |
apoptotic cell clearance
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| skos:altLabel |
apoptotic cell removal,
efferocytosis,
programmed cell clearance
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| skos:note |
Note that unlike mammals or Drosophila, C. elegans (and many lower organisms) do not have professional macrophages/phagocytes, instead cell corpses are engulfed by neighboring cells. Cell types that can function as engulfing cells include hypodermal cells, gonadal sheath cells, pharyngeal muscle cells, and intestinal cells.
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| skos:broader |