Open AccessThe Neural Crest Pitches In to Remove Apoptotic Debris
Author(s) -
Aglaja Kopf,
Michael Sixt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2019.08.047
Subject(s) - neural crest , biology , zebrafish , apoptosis , microbiology and biotechnology , neural cell , crest , cell , neural fold , nervous system , anatomy , neuroscience , neural plate , genetics , embryo , physics , quantum mechanics , gene
In this issue of Cell, Zhu et al. show that in the developing zebrafish, neural crest cells can act as professional phagocytes and directionally approach apoptotic cells to clear the larval nervous system from cell debris.
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