hagocytosis of a bacterial cell by a macrophage, involves extensive remodeling of the actin microfilaments in the cell cortex to produce extensions of the plasma membrane and formation the phagocytic cup. Based on your knowledge of microfilament assembly/disassembly and related cell membrane deformation, explain the underlying processes that would be involved in formation of the phagocytic cup.

hagocytosis of a bacterial cell by a macrophage, involves extensive remodeling of the actin microfilaments in the cell cortex to produce extensions of the plasma membrane and formation the phagocytic cup. Based on your knowledge of microfilament assembly/disassembly and related cell membrane deformation, explain the underlying processes that would be involved in formation of the phagocytic cup.

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Chapter4: Cell Structure

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