Bugs On Their Way to Death (IMAGE)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Bugs On Their Way to Death

Caption

A phagosome is shown with bugs trapped inside it by the lipid membrane of the phagosome (green). Dynein motors (red) have assembled into cholesterol rich domains (yellow patches) on the membrane. A team of Dyneins is also pulling the phagosome along a microtubule. The direction of motion (black arrow) is towards a lysosome, where the bugs will be killed. Another phagosome is fusing with a lysosome.

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Mukesh Kumar (Artwork) and Autostakkert.com (Bug image)

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Credit to Mukesh Kumar (Artwork) and Autostakkert.com (Bug image)

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